Simple wedding.

I thought the evening of 29 October 2011 was going to be wet and we moved to Jalan Maktab off Jalan Semarak Kuala Lumpur early. It didn’t rained; maybe some Bomoh had chased the dark cloud away to make way for the Malaysia Cup Final at Shah Alam. We were only held back a couple of minutes due to some stupid road work at that hour in front of the Indian High Commission at Jalan Duta. The rest was plain sailing.

Zazili Jaafar and Nor Azah Mohd Said held a wedding reception for their son, Huraizi married to Nurul Huda Mohammad at Dewan Perdana FELDA. Nor Azah Mohd Said is a family friend, knowing her since she was a kid and we attended both their wedding receptions at Port Dickson and Benta Pahang. Now we are attending her son’s wedding. Time really flies.

Well wishers for the Bride & Groom with Puan Nor Azah (in white) thanking the guests.

One for the album with the Bride & Groom. (God knows who?).

The reception was elegant and simple. Only the groom and bride parents went up to the dais stage to perform the “adat merinjis” and photography session. Unlike some posh weddings, the Tan Sri, Puan Sri, Dato and Datin would make their presence known. I smiled and rather shocked knowing Zazili, quiet and no nonsense gentleman had a good sense of humor during his speech.

Wedding is when we get to meet old friends and missing familiar faces. I bumped into several - Rashid, Dato Salim, Dato Khalid, Mohd Thabit, Azam, Suhaimi, Hanapiah, Rano, Mohamed Othman and Nor Azah’s siblings. I had not met Khalid and Rashid since I left Port Dickson in 1974. Khalid joined the Malaysian army and retired as General and Rashid is now managing a commercial orchard somewhere in the jungle of Bentong. He promised to call during the next durian season. Salim once accommodated my family at his residence in Las Angeles when he was the Malaysian Consulate General. Azam was my working mate in ESSO and Mohd Thabit was together with me at GUTHRIE.

Flanked by Dato Khalid (right) and Dato Salim (left). Nice to meet you guys again. we have something in common, the hair are all colored white.

My wife and I were specially treated as special guests, seated together with the two Dato and my daughter with Nor Azah’s siblings.

After the reception we stayed a little while commingling among the family members of whom we are really familiar and close. We caught up with Halimatus, Prof Dato Dr Ikram, Iqbal, Izman, Dr Ikmal, Nor Saadah, Izmi, and Nor Lina. They asked for my missing Boy, well……probably busy with some production at TV3. Going down memory lane, Nor Azah in her teen then, was busy helping during my wedding reception in Port Dickson in 1973 where her parents played the major role. How not to be absent during her son’s wedding?

With the Groom Uncle, Prof Dato Dr Ikram Mohd Said (Mike) and Datin Azizar Othman.

On the very same night, Negeri Sembilan won the Malaysia Cup 2 – 1 against Trengganu and Arsenal trashed Chelsea at Stanford Bridge 5 – 3. Manchester escaped with a narrow win away, 1 – 0 with Everton.

To Huraizi and Huda, "A wedding is only one night but a Marriage would last forever". Wishing you both well in life.