Yay! Now I can officially say that I have visited all the negeri kat Mesia nih! I was there last weekend to attend my cousin's reception at Kuching of which I was, again, the mekap artis.
The merenjis tradition was different. Instead of sprinkling air kapur on the pengantin's hands, it was put on their foreheads, leaving a white mark. Ponek yo mak mekap..
We stayed at a service apartment in town, at the Somerset Gateway. It's quite grand and quite reasonable. Semua ada - toaster, fresh towels, shampoo, arah qiblat, microwave, washing machine, dryer, iron, ironing board, sofa malas and ottoman, fridge, sumolah eh!
Anyway, the people at Sarawak are so so so nice! So soft spoken, so generous, driving us all the way to the Indonesian border, Serikin, the place for shopping. Habiskan duit lagi la bagi orang-orang Indon kat situ. And I tasted the (I was told) famous Pak Salleh's Mi Kolok at Satok.
And of course I couldn't miss meeting Cik Felder, yang makin cun (udah la tu.. heheh!). She brought me shopping at the Waterfront, on the 30 cent boat ride and to eat Laksa Sarawak, where I happen to meet soon-to-be-married Ed and M. Daud (ala, Fiancee Am tu), tongah makan. Then Felder met me again at the airport to send me off. Siap kasik prezen mahal lagi! Gile best! Sedey gak bila cakap babai..
Takpe Felder, nanti ko kawen aku pegi lagi ye! Aku pun nak gi tengok orang utan jugak. Can't wait!
aniz halimi 26 years blessed subang jaya malaysia ________________
a woman, kinda lost a phenomenal average a solid stick a spoiled daughter a spastic fiancee a silly friend an evil do-gooder a male chauvinist hater an environmentalist a naive fearless driver a religious window shopper a music worshipper an oprah wannabe a confused conversationalist particular about kek batiks a luvly God-made aniz