BA'ASIT Officially ENGAGED

MAJLIS MENGHANTAR TANDA PERTUNANGAN

Formal...Invitation Cards distributed to mostly... relatives... nn   friends...

Here is d' young man  ....  

...just 24  nn coming to a year older by d' end of d' year when he is getting married...

Hopefully .... if all d' schedule works as expected...    

Booked....  for  ... bride's HALL.....  at hotel's establishment .. 

December 18th...   for sure...    ???

Awangku Abdul Ba'asit bin Pengiran Haji Yahya

UBD degree-Graduated .....  soon employed.. nn...  working straight with banking investment  .... about 3 years ago ...    supposed... my son's age group except d' brought-up ... to compare academic nn career..  totally  grand differences...

His father is my cousin...   so ...my son...nn Baasit's.... relationship becomes second cousin....   ok.. is it correct... !!!

Had to attend... this engagement ceremony .... what ever...!!!

.....  so hurry left d' 4WD Group...  just  lucky enough.. managed to slip away while in waiting for d' FLAGs  march-pass to d' STADIUM...    

HOUSE NO 9.. KAMPONG ANGGEREK DESA....
His father's house is quite OLD  ....  meant for stilts wooden house a long time ago..but times passed nn changing took place.. 

...  old people had gone  nn  passed away..

NOT many people...in d' house... beside parents.. Baasit eldest.. two other younger sisters... as d' second one just graduated with degree course last year... GOOD role-model's  family  ..as his father married late...  

Token for d' ceremony...  probably... an engagement RING....

So..   traditional... be followed.. to show custom still d' blood inherited from old people... of Bruneian....

Baasit's eldest sister would carry for on behave of d' family...

Another token brought together.... as openly seen .. Money's NOTEs on top of covered parcel.. probably Al-Quraan   as mentioned this was supposed to be as called "PEMBUKA MULUT" ...    or simply ... Gift to please d' other party before proceeding d' engagement ceremony....  what  ever.. lol  ..!!!
.... Carried by cousin... nn youngest sister at d' back...

Guests were invited.... for d' ceremony..... NOT forgetting to serve  them with refreshments..  little heavy..  like HIGH TEA.....  nn  a plastic bag contained give away ...to be carried home for d' guests as well...

DOA...  read by Uncle Haji Suhaili... pray....as to please.. nn  wishes of health.. wealth.. smooth going.. so  nn   so..  to Mighty ALLAH...

IF all ready... got to move..   to d' FEMALE's HOME..... nn a bus was waiting...

HIRED BUS.. specially ordered for this occasion.. to carry at least many people...  in ONE - go

Importantly.. elders... of WHOm one of them.. were already prepared a script.. to say for this official engagement....

WHO were going to d' FEMALE's home...  so requesting d' eldest ..young.. to come alone... uncles, aunties.. all .. if necessary..

BUT d' young were NOT too keen to come alone...  

.... well wait for Uu turn...!!!

Specially POSING here..  all blood - related here..

Nobody seemed moving from the seats  ... d' bus began to move....  hello...!!

D' bus with full housed already moved slowly.. to fulfill d' request of bridegroom to be... expecting.. successful engagement mission.... for declaring officially ON...

So...now..  Baasit had .. to wait.. with result of flying colours... for d' return of ROMBONGAN MEMINANG...  ???