Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Majlis Merisik And House Warming

First, they hanged out with a group of friends ... lepas tu ... they started dating.

After a period of time, they’re now ready to take their relationship to the next level … Marriage.

Great! It's a big step, one not to be taken lightly.

So… 

First tradition – “Merisik”   (asking the girl’s father for her hand in marriage). Merisik is like a rite of passage.. an introduction.. the 'getting-to-know' .. and  a bonding experience between two families and a standard part of an engagement.







 everyone relaxing while waiting for the 'guests' to arrive







 Yasmin ditemani bestfriendnya Sarah (left) and cousin Nur Hanie (right)

Bersempena dengan majlis merisik ni, Faiz and I took the opportunity to have a small 'house warming' dinner pada sebelah malamnya memandangkan kami belum lagi berkesempatan menjemput kawan-kawan ke rumah semenjak berpindah almost 5 months ago.

Shahabe Catering prepared the food as well as table setting arrangements for the day.







Faris's family members arrived after Asar prayers dan majlis merisik pun bermula.








 sementara perbincangan sedang diadakan, Faris, my brother-in-law and my nephew spent their time at the gazebo watching sports


 apabila semua sudah sepakat, tiba masa untuk menyarung cincin




Gifts from Faris's family ...







Dibalas dengan buah tangan from our side... hadiah dari my aunties and my kind neighbour, Puan Sharifah.





"Nak meminang cucu, kena tackle bakal Tok Mertuanya dulu", quoted by my biras Muhammad Bin Abdul Rauf through Facebook. hehehe... 

 
 Yasmin and my mum



 the engaged couple



 Faris's twin sisters at the sides, his Mum beside him and his Nanni beside Yasmin


Left: newly-weds Kartina and Farid, Faris, Yasmin and my sister Ani


Menu for the day: 
Nasi Tomato, Kurma Kambing, Daging Goreng Bawang, Ayam Kapitan, Acar, Dalca, Bubur Kacang, Karipap, Kuih Seri Muka, buah Tembikai, Sirap and Teh Tarik.














Dah kenyang .... senang hati...


 Left: Nur Hanie, Sarah, Yasmin, Ani & Tina


 Yasmin's group of friends from USM who came for the house-warming dinner... such a fun and havoc group!!


my friends (from left) Kak Hajar, Kak Norma, Kak Bibah, Adila, Rina and Aunty Mazham


Rasa terkilan skit sebab tak terpikir nak dapatkan photographer for the night.  Ramai yang attended the dinner tapi no pictures untuk dibuat kenangan. Haish....

Alhamdulillah, Part 1 dah selesai.  Now start dengan persiapan kerja-kerja kahwin la pulak.  

Takpa... chill... 

... moga dipermudahkan segala urusan, insyaAllah. Aamiin.



9 comments:

  1. Sis...

    you forgot to mention.... terkilan jugak our handsome biy - Pidoih didn't managed to attend the reception.... uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    PJD5800

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    1. oohh... sememangnya berat hati Firdaus was not home for the occasion, tapi nak buat macamana, dia pun tengah nak exam. but on the bright side, i dah plan to do another kenduri kesyukuran especially for him nanti, insyaAllah.

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  2. Salam Dolly! I (yg start ziarah blog you beberapa hari lepas) dah jelajah entry blog you. Hmm sama your son Firdaus, my son pun dulu dapat offer ASASI SAINS FIZIKAL kat UM, Pastu dia keluar sebab dapat offer from MARA buat foundation di Kolej Mara Kuala Nerang. FIST under UNIKL buat engineering. Exam dia dah habis, so 21 Mei ni dah kena p BTN kat Meru Kelang. Persiapan utk fly dah mula sikit-sikit. Anak kita sebaya SPM 2009.

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    1. Salam my new online friend :-)

      amboiih.. dok buat persiapan skit2 dah, eh? myself belum start, ni tengah kalut dengan persiapan kahwin kakak si Firdaus. I am sure anak you akan enjoy the BTN trip as much as Firdaus enjoyed his trip di Gua Musang few months back. After fetching Firdaus balik on 31/5 ni, barulah boleh nak survey apa yang perlu and will only buy bila dapat surat tawaran nanti. Semakin dekat bulan Sept., hati semakin 'macam-macam'...hehehe...

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  3. I pun samalah makin dekat Sept. hati libang libu. Bulan lepas pihak Sheffield dah dtg jumpa my son dan empat lagi rakannya yg akan ke sheffield. Depa bagi tau serba sedikit tentang U, kolej kediaaman, makanan dan tarikh pendaftaran.Dan my son pun dah jumpa lecturer chemistrynya prof. Robert.

    Ooo bila nak langsungnya. You dah ada menantu dan cucu, I belum lagi. My son tu anak yg sulung.

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    1. agak-agaknya, selepas anak dah settle enrolment masuk Uni Sheffield, kejap tu Mama dia pun sampai...? cakk!! hehehehe...

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    2. Yap, I rancang nak pi November nanti. He..hee Mak yang dah teruja sgt ni!

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  4. Hi Dolly, gret pics, well taken. I really enjoyed looking thru all....can imagine the lovely food dishes too.
    And great looking couple too. She's gorgeous! And other ladies too. Wow!
    Have fun and keep a song in your heart.
    Lee.

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    1. hi Uncle Lee,
      thanks for the visit.
      thanks for the compliments too :-)

      take care always,
      Dolly

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