Date: 26 Sept 2009 Saturday
We set up for Melaka at 5 AM.
05:30 AM Tuas Checkpoint
Empty road
No queue
Sunrise
Reaching Merlimau
Out of highway via Touch n Go
07:45 AM Merlimau
We were informed that my parents and siblings had gone over to 阿伯’s house last night as Mummy needs to be there early. She is the appointed 媒人婆 and is required to accompany the groom to fetch his bride from her maiden house.
Our breakfast – 包, çƒ§å– and hot Milo. Left Merlimau shortly after.
09:10 AM 阿伯’s house
The whole house was decorated in red. They even had a huge tent set up at the front porch. Mummy, 玮玲 and 维廉 had just left the house to fetch the bride.
Whole table covered with food.
Preparing breakfast for the guests.
伯娘 and friend arranging the tables for the wedding ceremony.
Relatives chatting while waiting for the wedding couple.
Tea set
The Low family photo taken in 1988. I’m sitting at the front row, 3rd from the right.
We went up to the bridal room.
äº”å” and family arrived. They had drove down from KL.
伯娘 lighting the 龙凤烛 and joss sticks.
10:00 AM The arrival of the wedding couple
Mummy!
The groom and the bride
Worship heaven and earth
Waiting for the couple to enter the house.
I ♥ roses
10:30 AM Tea Ceremony
1. Groom’s parents
2. å”，婶，姑，姨 （higher seniority)
大姑
二姑
Papa & Mummy’s turn
å››å”四婶
五å”五婶
3. å§å§ & 弟弟
å®çŽ²
ç»´æž—
4.Cousins
Time for us to collect our angbaos. We substituted the tea with a hand shake.
Me & JR first
followed by YokeLing & JiaLing
and Wai Kit
玮玲 & 维廉
Wai Ling & Wai Kin
Yee Ling
11:05 AM Removing the Veil
11:30 AM Lunch
Buffet lunch
My lunch
12:50 PM Out to Town
Bridal car parked next door.
ç»´æž— led us to Tesco.
Papa’s car following closely behind us.
After Tesco, we went back to 阿伯’s house, took a short rest before deciding to proceed to Jonker Street. Papa wasn’t interested hence JR drove us there in papa’s car.
14:50 PM Donald & Lily’s Corner
We stopped by Donald & Lily’s Corner for their delicious Nyonya food. Didn’t bring Mark along, photos taken by our T100.
Nyonya Laksa
Chendol
Pongteh
