Welcome to paradise....

Welcome to paradise....

Thursday, May 03, 2007

Part 2-Sunday-Muar!











What I heard in Muar over the weekend…pronounced as ‘Muo'

1. The Pak Imam telling the groom during the akad, ‘ saya nak goncang tangan awak ni tapi awak jangan pulak goncang tangan saya pulak, haru nanti!

2. During the akad taklik the groom accidentally read ,”Sekiranya saya tanggalkan isteri saya….(spelling of tinggalkan and tanggalkan in Jawi is pretty similar)

3. An auntie telling the bride to be, ‘Life is short but marriage is long, so be well prepared mentally & physically’.

4. Another auntie advised…. ‘people do change after marriage….most for the worse, good luck!’

5. A: ‘Eh ngape groom tu pakai rayban? B: Laaaa, kan tengah panas nak mampos ni! A: Tapi nikan dalam rumah????’

6. One makcik to another: ‘Kuatnye sound kugiran tu…. Mesti kena bayor dgn duit sumbangan….. memang sumbang!!

7. The Johor custom of charging a Toll’s (note the plural tense) before allowing the groom to
enter the house: Arrgk! Laa ada lagi ke? Ingat ada satu je tadi… macamana nih? IOU boleh tak Cik?

8. An uncle calling everyone for breakfast, ‘Cepat-cepat, siapa nak ikut sarapan kat bandor? satay, mee bandung, mee rebus, roti bakor dengan kopi 434 kaw. Pak Ngah belanja!

9. ‘Jom kita pancing nak? Sekarang tengah musim udang galah! Orang ari tu duduk satu jam, 17 ekor naik’.

10. ‘Apasal masjid lama dengan masjid baru tu serupa je’.

11. ‘Jom kita gi shopping kat Senyum, semua brand overseas ada kat sana. Murah tau!’

12. ‘Jalan nak balik Muar ni dah smooth gilerkan? Dah tak rasa macam balik kampong, tak bestlah!’

13. ‘Ish budak-budak ni. Dengan basikalpun boleh merempit. Bagus sangatlah tu, cita-cita masa depan dah terjamin hish!’

14. Conversation among some aunties, ‘Eh, nanti nak balik KL, kita singgah kat Tangkak ye. Raya nak dekat dah ni, dah boleh borong kain. Nanti kalau lambat, tailor I dah tak nak terima order lagi!’