What the......?! Grandpa getting re-married??!!!

Presenting.. my new grandma:

Ok… just kidding, that is my cousin (camwhoring) =p

This is a story where most people would give a “WTF?!” response upon hearing it, and the single guys getting depressed with envy and jealousy. Yes, it is true, my grandpa got married again >.< Well, the actual reason was getting someone to take care of my grandpa during if he fallen sick or just helping him doing his job. Nevertheless, most of my cousins were taken by surprise when upon hearing the proposal as they weren’t expecting to get a replacement for grandma >.>

Anyway, I myself didn’t go to the engagement day due to last minute notice. But I made myself available for the oath ceremony and the wedding ceremony, which each of the ceremony was held on Sunday (oath) and the following next week’s Sunday (wedding). To be honest, I don’t really have a significant role during the whole process, but as a camera man to record the historic day LOL


During the oath swearing


Signing the marriage certificate


"I now pronounce you husband and wife" (and officially our grandma >.> )


A group picture after the ceremony

The truth is, I myself don’t really know much about my new grandma. I guess this kind of thing we need to take it slowly, but I already started to hear bad rumors going around inside the family. I don’t know what others are thinking, but if my uncles and aunties starts behaving like when small kids getting a new step-mother, I’ll be sure not to go back to my mum’s hometown ever again >.>


Yay... plucking the ripe Rambutan (do Wiki it especially non-Malaysian for further info)


Getting everyone aboard to the wedding ceremony (Climhazzard also must be shiny and clean LOL)


It is not everyday you can find yourself getting another grandma, thus a picture is a must LOL


Okay, time to go back

Anyway, below is the video during the oath swearing (akad) taken by me for education purposes and also for the LULZ :p My grandpa made a weird mistake since the dowry (mas kahwin) was agreed at RM200, but my grandpa mysteriously said RM205 during the oath <.< So he had to take a second oath with the correct dowry value LOL (but his voice was too soft to be caught by the mic >.< )



Ciao~

Celebrating Eid 2009

Hmmm…. How long have I updated the last blog entry? 1 month++ I guess :P It can’t be helped, I was too busy with work, festival, and vacation trip. Oh well, I’m making up excuses as usual :p

Anyway, recently it was the month where majority of the Muslims celebrated the Eid after a month of fasting. That also including me as my family excluding my dad, went back to my mum’s hometown somewhere around the state of Perak. One thing for sure I hate during this kind of time, the amount of traffic was massive and overwhelming. The journey from my house to the destination took up around 320km of distance. But could you imagine traffic jams worth around 250km along the journey on the highway??!! >.<


Mad rush as people doing last-minute shopping


and the city has became a rubbish city on the next day x.x

The normal journey that supposes to take around 4 hours became 6 hours instead >.< Oh well, we managed to arrived safely around 7am. Since we are expecting tomorrow will be the Eid, everyone were busy preparing the stuff like cleaning, decorating, and food. As for the kids, just continue playing and lighting the firecrackers at night.


I got another cousin >.<


Lighting up the rockets


and the firecrakers galore has begun

Finally, the awaited day has come! The guys have to go for the special prayer while the girls are just optional. The moment right after the prayer, it is feeding time!!! xD I think I just covered 1 month worth of fasting in just 1 day >.< Ketupat, Rendang, Laksa, Lemang, you just name it. After everyone is ready, we visited our grandmother’s grave who passed away last year. Right after the visit, I decided to pay my other late grandmother’s house at Penang. She also had passed away for quite some time now and her house currently being rented to a group of foreigners (according to my dad). Seeing the house made me felt a bit nostalgic, old memories seemed like dropping by inside my mind.


Visiting my grandma's grave


Stopping by at my dad's grandma house

Oh well, time to head back for another incoming activity. This time around, my mum’s family decided to have a seafood barbecue. I didn’t help much as I kept myself busy with photographing during the barbecue haha. Despite on festive mood, but work must go on. Even during Eid, my grandfather still getting catering request from the villagers whether for weddings or celebrations. As his grandson, I need to go and help him on the site of course.


Everyone busy preparing for the barbecue


The ones in-charged of barbecue-ing the foods


Don't forget to say thanks to the God


Ittadakimasu~


One of my uncle's special dish, stingray herb @.@


Barbecued cat fish


Barbecue time!


As the girls watching a ghost movie >.<


and we the boys watching EPL football match :p


Getting ready


Strategy meeting lol... assigning work


Work, work, work....


An evening tea after all the hard work

Enough with the helping, it is time to enjoy ourselves x) I decided to have a stroll at the Penang main island as a few of my cousins decided to tagged along. We went to the Gurney Plaza for a little shopping, dinner, and movie. Around 1am, we already headed home after hanging out around the Gurney Drive road.


Watching the ferry docking


My cousins and little brother that tagging along


Eating our dinner at McDonalds inside the mall

Whenever it is Eid, most of the kids will only look forward to one most important event, which is money giveaway xD But for me, this will be the first time I’m giving away the money to my smaller cousins >.< I’m almost nearly went broke hahaha.


Getting the money from grandpa


Even the little one also deserve the money :p


Taking a peek inside the money envelope eh?


Show your appreciation first!


and don't forget to say thank you

After all the fun had been sought and earned, it is time to part ways. One by one waved goodbyes and so does my family also since each of us have school or work to attend in the beginning of next week. It was a meaningful Eid, hope it will again next year :)


Time to bid goodbye

But the only funny thing about this year was, my grandpa is getting another grandma for us @.@


Did I ever mention about Meteorain is undergoing color change? >.>


plus with a leather change >.<

Ciao~

The Final Requiem For You

Deeply missed, my grandmother which recently had been called back by God to Its realm. Wishing her soul can finally sought peace that she deserves for.

Dear Grandma, your are free now. Don’t worry about us anymore, we will manage our lives and our family with peace and harmony so that you can stay by the God side without any remorse or worry.



Because, this bond we share, no one can severe it no matter what.

Al-Fatihah.

Somewhere You Belong...

This post dedicated to the dearly grandmother which has been called by God to stay protected until the Judgment Day befalls…


It was early in the morning I woke up like usual especially during the weekends. Nothing weird, nothing unusual, stills the same view I see everyday. As I walked down the stairs, it was empty, no one was there but I still can sense someone’s presence a few minutes ago. I tried to searched, but found no one except my two brothers still sleeping. The usual option when in this kind of time, a phone call to my mum’s cell phone was made.

The first thing I heard upon saying hello is the shocking death of her. I totally was lost of words as I’m still gathering my strength to hold the phone and listen to my mum. Short after the call, I informed my sis and waited for my brothers to wake up to inform the sulky yet sadden news.

I spent the day trying to distract myself from having the ‘thoughts’ by washing mum’s car because tomorrow we are going back to mum’s village. Somehow it worked.
In the evening, mum called as dad wants to speak with me. I said why? He asked me to come to the funeral. I okay-ed and quickly gets prepared and my youngest brother decided to tagged along.

Even though I never even know where the exact burial place is, I rushed to the place. Luck was at my side, or should I say maybe my grandma’s ‘remnants’ was calling my instinct to take a look at the road side and saw the convoy to the cemetery. I quickly turned and tracked down the convoy.

During at the burial ceremony, the vigil and cold atmosphere was clouding us. I just stared at her grave endlessly without any thoughts. Upon the Imam started the recital for the dead, in all of the sudden the memories of the past came into me. The things when I was still small and during Eid, now they are all getting back to me, how she treated me right after I arrived, feeding me with her cooking, just to make sure her lovely grandchildren was well fed and growing up nicely. She made sure that she had the original village’s chicken eggs in stock as she loved to let me ate it. When early in the morning, she will buy us plenty of ‘Nasi lemak’ and any other breakfast for us to eat. I still can remember she petted my head after she gave me some money during the Eid…

A few of these thoughts coming through my mind, it was unbearable as I slowly started shed tears during the ceremony. I tried my best to hold on, but still, it was flowing very slowly. I know, it is wrong to shed tears in front of the grave, but those thoughts were attacking me endlessly. I’m not sure whether my mum saw me or not, nut I hope no one does, as I didn’t even looked at anyone during that time.

After everything was done, it is time to head back. I took a final stare at grandma’s grave for the last time, hoping that she will be freed from this world’s pain and preparing herself for the heaven’s gate and resides with the almighty God forever.

As for us which were left living in this temporary world, life goes on and one day, we will be there, few feet under the earth. No one shall live forever. Dear grandma, I’ll be missing you. Hope dear God bless her soul and let her rest peacefully.

Al-Fatihah.