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4th July 2010 was a very special day for my cousin Nana. It was not only her birthday but she also got engaged on that day. It was a sunny morning as my family arrived at my cousin's house. Mr A n the kids stayed at home bcoz i didn't want them to get restless during the ceremony. So, they only came during 'makan' time.

The family of the groom-to-be were supposed to arrive at 11am but at around 10.30am, dark clouds n strong wind suddenly appeared out of no where n it rained soon after. After about an hour, the rain subsided n the family of the-groom-to-be arrived n the ceremony began.

Once the elders were done 'negotiating', it was time to put on the ring. My cousin Nana is a middle child n she has a younger sister n an older sister. As her older sister is not married yet, it is a Malay custom that the younger sister who is getting married first to give her older sister a gift as a token for getting married earlier, or in Malay it's called 'langkah bendul'.

Nana is now officially engaged to Sham.


The 'langkah bendul' gift for the older sister. A ring n a set of kebaya.

Nana putting on the ring on her sister's finger. It is not necessary for the younger sister to put on the ring but we asked them to do it for fun.

The hantaran from her to him.

The hantaran from him to her.

My cousin Nana n her fiance, Sham.

We managed to pose for the camera before going home.