'Selamat Pengantin Baru' to the newlyweds Azad & Farida.

(The Kompang band parading with the bride & groom to the hall)

Marriage is a step that people have to go through to enchance the ties & relationship of the 2 couples & their family with the another. In some views it can be said to expand the clans of their family members. It is not only known to be a tradition but also a principle in the religion of Islam that marriage is a something that we're encouraged to do, to avoid the adultery and other shunned things.

(The groom Azad & my cousin the bride Farida)

Tonight at Cattleya Grand Ballroom, Wisma PKPS, in Shah Alam my family & I attended my cousin's wedding. Her name is Farida Nooranis Shan, the daughter of Ahmad Kamarul Bahrin & Associate Prof. Hilmiah bt. Hj. Ismail. She'll be wedded to Muhamad Azad b. Hj. Ahmad Dinar.

(Abg Ayie posing for picture hosting the ceremony in style)

We arrived at around 8.30pm at the building. The ceremony started at approximately 9pm with the traditional 'kompang' band parading with the bride & groom to the hall . The wedding attended mostly by close family members & friends really makes the night something to be remember of. The hosts wore the brown coloured johore tailored dress matching the surrounding props whitch shows some element of earth & wood and they greeted the large crowd with great hospitality.

(Kak Fiza entertaining Mak Ziah, Unc. Naguib & wife & Tok Jah)

The food served were great too! We had Nasi Briyani served in a form of buffet and every one of us really enjoy the delicacy which is said to be originated from the Middle East. A token of gift also were given to each one of us which consist of the Johorean Telur Pindang (egg boiled with soya sauce) sweets, choncolate & candy. I guess it is an identity of a Johorean family to serve the guest with the Telur Pindang as a token of appreciation for attending their wedding.

(My Dad, Uncle Mat, Aunty Amy, & My Mum)

We departed from the event at around 10.30pm after congratulate Uncle Mat & Aunty Amy for their daughter's wedding. We also met our cousin there & manage to exchange some words with them. It was great to seeing them again as we're not often meet these days except for some special occasion due to the fact that each 1 of us are pursuing our studies in the tertiary level of education all over Malaysia & overseas.

(Cousins reunited)

Oh well, there goes one of my cousin's wedding. I guess my time will arrive in years to come.

Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix

( Harry's preparing an army to fight the Dark Lord Voldermont. )

The latest movie of Harry Potter which is The Order of the Phoenix is a much awaited movie this month. Despite being the thickest book of all its edition, the screening of the film is no more than 2 hours. Sigh, but still really enjoyable watching it. Not much of new magics but the fighting scene is quite mesmerizing!

(The Dumbledore's Army )

The Dumbledore Army formed by Harry, Hermoine & Ron exist due to the presence of Professor Umbridge appointment as the new teacher for the Defence Against The Dark Arts. She's appointed by the Ministry of Magic as the new teacher for the subject as to avoid the students from learning magic to defend themselves against the evil creatures. Heck, by far she's the most hated teacher in Hogwarts.

(Luna Lovegood practicing her skills of producing the Patronus charm)

In this episode, there's a new girl in town. No i'm not talking about Cho Chang. She's Luna Lovegood acted by Evanna Lynch. Little do i know about this character but she seems to be a good additional members to Dumbledore's army squad. Luna also have a good control of power & project the Patronus charm in a form of a snow rabbit. He's seen to be paired with Neville Longbottom in a scene fighting the Death Eaters for a while. I think I liked her character, she really gives the spice in this episode.

(The fight against the Death Eaters)

The wizardry fighting scene in the movie finally comes after an hour of the screening. 6 members consist of Ron, Luna, Neville, Hermoine, Harry & Ginny went on for a mission to retrieve something valuable in the secret room. Headed by Harry, the 6 lads & lass put their practise of their skills to a test. Against the Death Eaters they wouldn't stand much chance but they really give a good fight against them.

My simple conclusion is that the movie is a good one to watch though it could have expanded the length of the story as being the thickest book of the editions. My advise is, watch it. You wont regret it!

A brief moment with HRH Raja Nazrin .

15th JULY 2007 - Midvalley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur - Around 3-5pm

I went to Midvalley Megamall MPH to search for some law books. To my suprise i bumped into His Royal Highness Raja Nazrin who's the Crown Prince of the state of Perak. He was there at the shelf browsing some latest books & the book on Tun Dr Ismail. His bodyguard was there holding a basket just in case if his highness wanted to buy something there.

I was stunned for a moment. Questioning myself..."That's Raja Nazrin, what's he doing here? The function is still 3 weeks ahead...shopping i guess.."

Then after a while, i decide to take this opportunity to talk to him. I presented myself and told that i'm a law student from UiTM. I also mentioned that Tawfik Ismail is my uncle. He paid attenttion to that statement & questioned me.
"Yes i know him very well, how are u related to him" asked Raja Nazrin.
"Well, Unc.Tawfik's mother Toh Puan Neno & my grandfather Captain Adnan are siblings". I said.
Then i asked, "Raja Nazrin, you'll be coming to the function at University Malaya to officiate the Tun Dr Ismail's book on 3rd August right?"
He replied, "Yes I will, how about u? Will u be there? I'm looking forward to see you & ur uncle there".
Then i said, "Yes i'll be there."

Such a friendly person HRH Raja Nazrin is...n'way, i hope to meet him again later on.