my weekend was spent travelling to and from penang as it was siti (mariam)'s engagement. since i was put in charge of d hantaran, i had to b der to assemble the 7 trays of gifts for the man. before the weekend arrived, i was a lil bit under pressure trying to arrange things d way i wanted it to be to d extent i almost gave up (read: bebai) because it gave me a hard time but luckily with experience working under pressure, d result was as expected (claps).

d 7 trays consist of sirih junjung, pot pourri (which is actually scented beads), layer cake, chocolates, white fondant cake, fruits and dried fruits. fyi, sirih junjung was exclusively brought in from kl and throughout d journey to penang, i was given d 'honor' to hold it. anyway, penang was so hot im glad d sirih junjung arrangement survived d ceremony.

apart from d things dat happened during d discussion between d man and lady's side (slight clash of d titans?), der was a twist which my uncle managed to slot in during d ceremony. since siti is his first daughter, who is also his darling of all, he composed her a song, which he got one of his student (my uncle teaches silat & music at his place) to sing while strumming d guitar. anyway, d guy who sang my uncle's song is sweet and he has a dreamy voice (aaaaaaaaaahhh).

im not sure if d song has a title but i'd call it 'this lady was my lil girl' because its in d chorus. sedih ok dgr d song. basically it's about how fast time has gone by, where d girl suddenly has grown into a woman, and now its time for d father to pass on his responsibility to d man of her choice. when d english version was sung, i was choking on my breath trying to prevent myself from crying but i cudnt help it wen d guy sang in malay soon after. even siti cried, and a whole lot of her cousins were moved to tears. sob sob.

cant believe how time flies...