'tis the season to get hitched..........

Alisa & Anthony

Edward/Awat,brother of the bride's father,singing " And I love you"

John Kuisher rendering his version of "Summer Kisses & Winter wine"

This is only the 1st dish..6 more dishes to go.. Food was 7/10..Kok Chee /Grand Palace's roasted chicken's the best.

Diana,Jannifer,me & Rosalind

Parents of the bride

I know it is only the 6th day of Christmas and 'tis a season to be jolly,according to a lyric of a xmas favourite, but in Miri & I'm sure elsewhere, 'tis seems to be the season for mating. I don't mean it in a crude way..just trying to make the sentence more appealing. You know how it is,during Advent,i.e before Xmas, Christians are not supposed to get married. D& I were one of the culprits who defied that ruling. We got married on 20th December,1980...& I know quite a number of people also committed that SIN..getting married during Advent. After Xmas everyone seems to get hitched. Wedding dinners everywhere. The bridal shops are busy and so are the salons,where not only the bridal party go there for hair do & make up but the invited guests,too.

You see, I went to another wedding last night..they somehow managed to abstain from getting married during Advent,being good Christians,afterall dad is a church warden at Matei Dei. In that Boulevard restaurant alone, 2 weddings took place. A few engagement parties were held last night,one of which was the engagement of Endu's son to her late mother's best buddy's grand daughter. Confused? Vernon's engagement to Jill (not my Jill). Congrats to Vernon & Jill. Thank you Endu for not telling me..I had to get the news from Edward/Awat. Last night,the entourage from Kuala Lumpur in the form of Mang & family...especially flown in to attend another engagement party. Congrats to James & fiancee.

About the wedding last night, I was and am happy for Ai Geok & Dimang and share their joy when Alisa got married to Anthony. The crowd made up mostly of church people. The food was plentiful & I saw so much wastage.

More photos

Announcing the arrival of......the bride & groom. Salah ukai, it's Indai Maie,ko Lily.

Please be seated..a rare smile from Apai Maie..must be the 'escalating' price of the palm oil /oil palm that is

causing him to 'SMILE'.

Yes, Indai Maie, Keligit meh nya...anang entu merening,peda nuan ALK senyum 24jam...gaga bulih keligit. ha..

I couldn't help taking a snapshot of the MC's polished pair of shoes...really kilat. (shiny)). The 'kilatness'/shininess tells a lot about a person. D's friend, a fellow lawyer said, "Nama guna gamal sigat, ngena jacket,seluar & baju manah,kuchah-kuchah bejako ti kasut nyau bekurai, bekerak, balut latak/tai ukoi/tai manok lintong?" what's the use of looking smart when your shoes are not polished/ shiny? After hearing that, every sunday,after church,D never fails to polish his shoes. ( Kasut kena gap ko aku tu.)

A friend's son serving drinks to a diner while on semester break from university.

Mamarazzi & the paparazzi

Indai Maie showing the art/skill/technique of taking photograph with one hand.

Keep the church clean

Sunday 30th Dec 2007

It's about time that an announcement on keeping the church clean is made. Despite the notice, I still noticed some rubbish on the floor. I don't know whether it was from last night's Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols or from this morning. Again, I could not help being 'mangah' (in a state of wanting to 's------e 'somebody) again when a friend's son kept on banging the frame of the shutter. What did the mother do?..just acted deaf & dumb,until I stared hard at her,then she realised why I gave that stare. I posted my thoughts on discipline in church but I took it off. Now,I'll post it again. I did mention to Fr. Kenny Tan & Deacon Alfred about the lack of discipline,people talking during communion,answering phone calls & so forth. Come on lah...give God 1 1/2 hr of your time on Sundays.

Mark & Phyllis' wedding reception

MC ari rumah TR Daud,Niah.

Melah kek kawin Mark Minggu & Phyllis Gali. Nyadi Mark tu,anak Mr. & Mrs. Minggu Robat ari Pantu while Phyllis tu anak Gali Rayeng ari Banting & Rosalind Nangan,uchu to the late TR Pasang,Niah.

Steady Igat & Endu..........

Mark,Phyllis,Gali & Nangan

Apai & Indai Maie holding the ai kawin

Cr Thony & wife getting to know the bride & groom.

Steady Salleh! Joget sampai pagi.....Pak Agus sedang tidur.

Phyllis Gali & Mark Minggu

Nyadong ai kawin by bride & groom

D & me

Cr Thony & wife...manah endar cincin bemata jade. Dini alai iya meli kini? Is that for real?
Betundi aja.... anang ringat..kitai kaban,munyi ko Imun.

uchu Aki Lakam yang lain

If I could include my cousins,Gedut & Apai Anna & Lily to sit together with Indai & Apai Maie, Thony & wife,myself,my mum & D, our table would be the noisiest. As of last night's wedding reception at Marriot's (ichit Aki Pasang's wedding to her husband,Mark),the anembiak of TR Daud,Niah were the most well- behaved lot compared to our new-found isans (in-laws) from Pantu & Banting who were seen dominating the stage, berjoget. We,however,scored even because surprisingly,quite a number of the singers including the 2 MCs were from rumah TR Daud. Whatever little time we had last night chatting,the 3 uchu Aki Lakam had a good laugh,commenting & talking about things in general,nothing in particular.

Viva Espania

Hi Kristen, I saw the Spanish flag & Castellon on the feedjit thing,so I assume that it must be you reading my blog as your mum mentioned where you're. I hope you are doing fine and enjoying every minute of your stay there. Your family came to visit;Tim & Atan membujang ( I noticed Tim's quite a bit of pimples)
& Wawa,of course,still a 'baby'.As usual,Tim's always happy to see me. While your parents & Wawa beganjuh to Kennedy's house,the 2 bujangs stayed back & slept throughout until they were fetched. Your mum said they could not wait for sau pau shop to open for business. As for Wawa,he only had rice mixed with 'kicap kuda terbang' ala Krokop for lunch the other day.
It rains most of the time in Miri. I was supposed to meet your family yesterday for sau pau but they had to clean the house.
I have to go now to send Uncle D to work but first stop for breakfast at 2020's. Until then,you have a good time there and learn as much as you can.

Blog punya pasal........

Each time I took my camera out,my subjects or victims said,"Alu di engkah iya ba blog nya lagi; gambar manah-manah,pansut ba blog; ti ku ka nemu cerita/happening (munyi jako nembiak rebak baru diatu) di Miri, aku macha blog iya,ko Mang. {My subjects or victims said that the photos taken of them would immediately be on the blog;each time I want to know what's happening in Miri,I'd read her blog,said Mang.} To Mang,lu jangan lupa belanja gua minum kopi sebab gua bagi lu cerita sensasi untuk pengetahuan dan juga hiburan lu.{Mang,you have to buy me a mug of kopi for providing & entertaining you with news about Miri}
Ngagai bala "Ai-ban ' ke gawa di menua Arab ke bisi macha blog tu lalu teperindang,tikau-tikau kitu sida daging unta,ambi ulih diroast kami.(To the Ibans reading my blog, working in Arab countries,earning obscene sum of money(I'm green with envy),send some camel meat for us to roast here. ha..ha..enda liat kini isi daging unta? Rebus dulu,dah nya roast ba oven begulai enggau ai,enda iya liat...Ulih ngaga camel pie. ha..ha.