Yesterday was a quite terrifying day for me....I was invited to one of khas's cousin's engagement ceremony...

I arrived at around 3.15pm and found Wak La and her husband were busy at the kitchen preparing the food...granny was there, sitting and she is always pitiful since she has a very bad sight...

Along came Latif's friends, Sham and his girlfriend I guess which seemed to be a little "huge". Quite as ordinary as most of the engagement parties, most of the family member's had gone to the girl's home...So I was left really rather alone and more desserted...

One after another, Latiff's friends streaming in...one of them came as family...I was really touched as the parents of Latiff's friend could make it...

Then came along a woman who claimed as Hawa...*I don't mean to be rude here*, she just came in when I have a hearty chat with granny in room...I really don't know whether whatever she said is true but most of her claims are far-fetched...no offense...What I really cannot understand was that she just walked out of the room when granny wants to go to the kitchen...Of course, I had to help her out since she had already walked out of the room...Granny said"Kesian, Hawa sorang kat dapur, nenek nak temankan Hawa", direct translation, she is pitiful for Hawa because she is sitting alone at the kitchen...and she wants to accompany her... and I really feel sorry for granny because she didn't know that Hawa had already left the room...

While not going to interfere whatever in the house...I went downstairs to catch fresh air since the rain had just abatted...I saw Ayah and a group of men, probably the ustad who had just came back from the girls house...then I saw Mak and the rest of the gang approaching with gifts from the girl's side...I just heaved a sigh of relief as I'm not alone anymore...

While the ceremony about to begin...Ayah's face suddenly changed...I don't know whether he is his usual self...After the ceremony is over, I didn't know that he had left already...

The place was so packed that it stretches down to the kitchen...Khalil aka Bob was laughing away because Sis, Abg mimin and Khas and I-don't- know-who-else had pinned him on the floor and tickle him like mad...Bob, of course, bursting laughing and almost out of breath...so madly fun even at such event like this...For you info, it was after the the whole ceremony...

On the way home, I can guess that everyone was rather tense...in the end Abg Maman decided to come back to Pasir Ris till ten to accompany Mak, Sis and Me...Abg Asyik was there too...Khas was going to report back to camp, Abg Maman and his family are going back, Abg Asyik is going back too...so left Mak,Sis and me...

Frankly speaking, I didn't plan to sleep over that night but Mak and Sis had pleaded so I had to give in...I also had a fear that something unimaginable will come upon them...I slept pretty late when Ayah came back, I just sharpened my ears to capture and keeps my body alert for anything suspicious going to happen...Abg Mimin kept calling to assure that everything was fine...Luckily nothing of that sort happen...

Although it is one day event, it is enough to wreak a havoc in the family...I was just plain lucky because I had never encounter such things before....

Pray for their safety and peace...thanks....