Attended a friend's bedak mandi (pre-wedding ceremony which involves a blessing by close family elders and a cleansing body-scrub) ceremony this afternoon and it brought back memories of my own bedak mandi all those years ago. What fun, a free body scrub performed by several family members, watched by even more family members! More pics here . Short rant: During the Microsoft Vista launch , both of us went in "business attire" as stated in the invitation. While trying to photograph the guest of honour, I was approached by one of the more seasoned photographers who asked me where I was from. I said I was an invited guest who happened to bring my camera. This is what he said to me, "Mana baju kot mu? Kalau jemputan duduk saja. Kalau mau buleh pulang ku panggil AO ni untuk membawa kau keluar." Yes, very Bruneian indeed matey. You could have just told me that its a requirement for photographers to wear a suit in the presence of royalty. No need to bite my head of...
if u are cooking.. don't forget to invite me..hahaha
ReplyDeleteI love that chocolate pudding. WHat's it called again? ladies' pudding? ladies' favourite is it?
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done.
Hello AB - more details on the food and menu please please! Thank yous. E.
ReplyDeleteFood? count me in :) hehehe
ReplyDeleteE, it was a simple and elegant meal. The menu as follows:
ReplyDeleteStarter: Eggplant stuffed with cheese
Mains: Grilled tiger prawns with beef tenderloin or Chicken breast stuffed with spinach and mushroom
Dessert: VN, its called Mary's Chocolate Souffle, a secret family recipe of Maurizio's missus heheh. Its absolutely gorgeous and I walloped mine in record time!
Oh, the meal was topped off very nicely with a very nice Margaret River Red called Devil's Lair. Unfortunately I missed that part cos I had to leave early heheh...
ReplyDeleteMary's Chocolate Souffle! Oh my, I was so far off.
ReplyDeleteI've tasted it at Portview, heavenly.
Wonderful! The mains all sound terrific... Thank you. E.
ReplyDelete