Guilt is a useless emotion.
We woke up at 5am (Indonesian time) on friday morning. Had breakfast at the hotel restaurant. As usual, food is served buffet style. After breakfast, we got ready and head straight to our meeting point in Aston Hotel.
Sean took this picture. That’s why he’s not in it. Sorry Sean. 
Once everyone is gathered we then head to the bride’s house in Bekasi, Jakarta Timur for a Kalimantan wedding ceremony called “Siraman” (bathed in flower water). Since there were 19 of us, they charted a bus instead. The journey took about 1 and a half hour. Long enough to get a shut-eye.
Like our Malay weddings, they too have “Hantaran” (dowry).
Ideham then changed into their traditional outfit in order to perform the ceremony.
The “Siraman” outfit.
The “Siraman” is like our Malay “merenjis” where they start off from the parents and the elders. Just when I thought everything was over we were called on to perform “Siraman” onto the couple. Wow.. this is definately something new for me. And as a good friend, I felt honoured.
Me performing “Siraman”.
Ideham then changed to another outfit and we then proceeded to have lunch. I was still full from breakfast so I didn’t have any. But I heard the food was good. After lunch, we went back inside the house where all of us took photos with the bride and groom. Check out some of the candid pictures taken.
The bride and groom with their parents.
This is us with Rizka’s sisters. The two girls is her eldest sister’s daughter.
Too many cameras to focus on.
I just had to do this stupid face. Hahah…
The event finished at about afternoon. It was a hot and tiring day for us. We then head back to our hotel to get some rest. I went to the mall nearby and got myself a new pair of sunnies. I like!
Went to Senayan City to have dinner with Ideham. Senayan City is huge! I almost went crazy looking at the Top Shop sales. The mall is like KLCC. I didn’t get to browse around because all of us were hungry. After dinner we head to a club called CJ’s Bar in Hotel Mulia. Don’t ask why there. It’s a nice place with live band performance. The drinks are a bit pricey. Maybe because it’s a hotel’s club.
Cheers?
We didn’t stay long since we have another event on saturday but it was a good night out. The clubs in Jakarta is so much different from KL. Can’t wait for tomorrow. Huhu…
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July 30th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
kan aku dah cakap…. jom jakartaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
Shahril Adnan: JOMMMMM!!!!
September 21st, 2007 at 11:43 am
yok jakartaaa! kapan lg ke jakarta?
October 4th, 2007 at 10:04 am
i really lurve dis song!! agaklah penat utk dicari dan didonwlod kan..