last sunday, the JB reception for bachin and nasha was held. me, yanz, adiq and ayu went back on friday night. upon arriving, we went to Singgah Selalu (the JB equivalent for Hartamas Square) and hung out with naquib, naquib (yup, 2 naquibs), bachin and rambo. despite the fact that we were gonna be busy on the next day, we still managed to lepak till 3am. after that i went back to naquib’s house while yanz went back to her dad’s. i watched h2g2, or The HitchHiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. it was good, but i didn’t finish it coz i wanna watch it at the cinema.

the next day, i went to meet yanz’ mom. then we went to the bridal gallery to try out the pengapit’s baju melayu. they didn’t have any teluk belanga bajus, so bachin said a cekak musang one would be ok. it wouldn’t really matter, we thought. boy… we were dead wrong.

after the fitting, an issue erupted between me and yanz. actually it started a few hours before that. without elaborating on that, i’ll just say that there will always be issues within a couple. and you can’t resolve all of them, but you can learn to handle them better. that’s what i’m trying to learn… handle issues better.

at about 8pm there was a rehearsal at the Dewan Jubli Intan. midway through the rehearsal, i realized how STRESSFUL it was to have royalties at your wedding. and this is not just any royalty… it’s the baddest of them all. The Tuanku Sultan of Johor.

we had to follow and abide to all sort of protocols. the main man of the rehearsal was the Palace’s Head of Protocols. i hate him, man. he was damn condescending. throughout the night, i could see how stressful it was for bachin’s parents to plan a wedding fit for a Sultan. and we were told that the Tuanku hates baju melayu cekak musang. damn!

On Sunday, me and yanz rushed to Angsana to get a baju teluk belanga. then we rushed back to the hall to prepare. 10 minutes after going on the stage, bachin whispered to me, ‘Wei, aku lupa nak kencing la’. heheheh what a baboon… actually i forgot to pee too. all because of that damned Head of Protocols. he made us go on stage 30 minutes early, and everything was done in haste. the royal entourage came by 2.45, and the Tengku Mahkota Johor (TMJ) was there too.

I’ve uploaded the photos here. i guess you could see how terrified i was on the stage, especially in the presence of the Tuanku Sultan. i don’t wanna risk being clubbed to death just for staring him in the eye. no sir.

so that was it… Bachin and Nasha should rightfully feel proud that the Sultan blessed their marriage, even if their presence produced some complications.

after the reception, we made our obligatory DVD haul in Holiday Plaza. not much this time, but we should be occupied with the dvd player for the next few weeks. but i realized that the staff in that particular shop have already recognized us, and we’ve become their regular customers. with that comes further discounts heheh.

so now it has dawned upon me. my best friend has gotten married. in 3 months time, it’s gonna be my turn. how i’m gonna take it, i have no idea. i just know i’ll be eternally happy from then on.

baby here i come!

*baju melayu cekak musang is the one with the chinese-style collar.
baju melayu teluk belanga us the one without, like the one worn by the sultan in the picture above