Majlis Akikah and Berendoi for Prince Miki
Mar 10th 2008DiyanaI know what you did last weekend & Luth Mikael & Parenthood
Sometimes late at night, while nursing Miki I looked out the window and wondered why the baby’s poop have to stink so much I thought of Chico. Is he doing well up there? Perhaps we should send him a buddy…
So on the 1st March 2008, we fulfilled the deed of akikah for our baby, praising Allah swt for the perfect little boy that has completed our lives. Miki was 45 days old and I was practically done with my confinement. And because little Prince Miki is so precious I thought maybe we should have a berendoi ceremony for him too! Both the kenduri akikah and berendoi ceremony was done at my mother’s house in Penang and everything was done in such beautiful momentous kampung style.
We bought Coco the Bull at Sg Bakap and he was transported by lorry to the island. Coco was slaughtered at my mother’s own backyard the day before the ceremony. Her neighbors and friends worked hands in hands in preparing for the sumptuous feast, bergotong-royong just like those days in kampungs. We had Azman’s fave sup tulang and for the luncheon Coco was turned into delicious beef curry and daging masak hitam. The latter was cooked specially by my mother in law. Other than that, on the menu, we had kerabu perut & pucuk paku, sambal sotong, fried fish and fruits.
Woundn’t it be cute if Miki could wear a baju melayu for his berendoi? I really dont think an OshKosh jumpsuit would be appropriate.hehe.So we searched high and low for a pair of tiny baju melayu fit for newborns. No tailor wanted to make one so small and at last his grandparents managed to get him a pair all the way from Kedah. Though it was still quite big for him and the color didn’t really go with the swing, bunga telur or door gifts! Still our little boy was the handsome prince of the day! Yeah! By the way my kebaya didn’t match the golden yellow theme color either! :p
For those who didn’t know, berendoi is one of those Malay traditional ceremonies to celebrate newborns, popular in the northern states of Malaysia. The celebrated baby will be placed in a swing and will be lullabied by a marhaban group of elderly. Berendoi is a traditional custom that is almost forgotten, which makes it more a reason why I want one for Miki. The group arrived at 2pm, first they recited the marhaban before calling upon Miki to be placed in the decorated swing for the berendoi song/poem.Our baby never got on a swing before and I was rather worrying if he would cry, but such a sport Miki was, he slept soundly the whole time.
Thank you to all our family ands friends who came for the luncheon, especially those from all the way in KL. Azman and I are very much honored with your presence as much as we are pleased to have another Malay tradition preserved. As for Coco, happy grazing the green green grass in heaven. And be nice to Chico!
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Frankensteina
on 10 Mar 2008 at 11:20 am #
Miki is soooooooooooo comel! Sorry that I couldn’t make it as our car is not in a travelling condition. Takots nanti terpeleot on the way
The lauk pauk looks so sedap yums yums! Nothing beat kenduri kampung style
Majlis Akikah and Berendoi for Prince Miki
on 10 Mar 2008 at 11:30 am #
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Nize
on 10 Mar 2008 at 11:44 am #
ahh..terlepas aku majlis akikah itu.., Uuu..uu..sungguh menyelerakan!! =P kepeh kepeh kepeh
eintanz
on 10 Mar 2008 at 12:21 pm #
awww he’s soooo cute. and look at you, all radiant, glowy and…THIN! congrats again babe.
Iena
on 10 Mar 2008 at 6:58 pm #
waaaahhhhh…cutenye!!!! Grand tuuhhh…uhuhuhuh
bani :* world peace
on 11 Mar 2008 at 10:11 am #
sapa pulak yg ‘mengkendurikan’ otak, mata coco? mesti sedapppp
Dona
on 11 Mar 2008 at 2:28 pm #
aaaarrrggghhh!!!!!
you are thin! i envy you!
as for the lil prince, sigh, he is gorgeous! look at his cute chin!
kawaii_desu
on 11 Mar 2008 at 5:27 pm #
tomeyyy
anak hang bukan hang hehehe
hang tetap [polotil hehehe
anyway, sorryla aku tak dapat menghadirkan diri…
only the following aku balik penang… tu pun aku demam teruk… just turun ngundi je.
essentric
on 12 Mar 2008 at 3:45 pm #
woman. u look AWESOME! all happy and pretty. baby and hubby are perfect accessories
zAkiah
on 12 Mar 2008 at 4:57 pm #
Hey I wanna compliment u; U have a great body! Even after having a baby, ure so slim!!
rena
on 12 Mar 2008 at 5:43 pm #
goreng pon sodap!
Unit Alumni Za`ba
on 12 Mar 2008 at 6:13 pm #
salam,
jika anda ingin mendapat informasi atau mendaftar secara rasmi sebagai Alumni Za`bahan, sila hantar butir-butir peribadi anda ke alamat e-mail ini….
alumnizaba@yahoo.com.my atau princesseira_cyco@yahoo.com.sg.
untuk makluman anda sekalian,
pada tahun ini, Unit Alumni Za`ba 07/08 akan mengadakan sekali lagi Malam Alumni Za`ba. pada 5 April 2008, bertempat di Hotel Seri Pacific, PWTC.
untuk maklumat lanjut, e-mail kepada alamat e-mail di atas.
kerjasama anda amat dihargai….
Diharap warga Alumni dapat datang untuk menjayakan sekali lagi Malam Alumni Za`ba 08….
thanks…
shanana shanana in the morning
on 12 Mar 2008 at 6:31 pm #
ekceli nama sebenar coco adalah coco chanel. penyembelihan coco telah memberikan kesyahduan kepada kanak kanak di sekeliling rumah kerana dilakukan secara live dihadapan org ramai termasuk bikonan and friends.
kawaii_desu
on 14 Mar 2008 at 7:16 am #
hahah
coco chanel…
awat coco kuruuih??
Diyana
on 14 Mar 2008 at 12:26 pm #
Guys, thanks! and kawaii, coco kuruih sebab tak gundu macam hang! haha
kawaii_desu
on 14 Mar 2008 at 5:43 pm #
polotil sungguh minah ini
shanannananna
on 14 Mar 2008 at 7:58 pm #
coco kuruih sbb dia suka lari setempat bila bersenam.
Mommy to Chumsy
on 16 Mar 2008 at 10:55 pm #
Hi there!! maaf ya, i haven’t dropped by your blog this month. Sekali I came here, I saw many new posts
malu lah saya 
your lil prince is so comel 
the majlis berendoi is just fabulous. great that you and your family are still following the tradition. I love the swing.
yasmin akan mamadanish
on 17 Mar 2008 at 12:22 pm #
Aik..awat comment aku takdak pun??
Takpa la aku type balik..aku sungguh terharu ngan adat2 berendoi ni..aku baru tau rupanya ia adalah suatu adat negeri aku..kekek*thanx Dee*
Aku suka sungguh tgk the way hangpa tangkap gambaq..cantik sungguh…sape kan gerangan cameraman nye?
yasmin aka mamadanish
on 17 Mar 2008 at 12:24 pm #
Aik..awat comment aku takdak pun??
Takpa la aku type balik..aku sungguh terharu ngan adat2 berendoi ni..aku baru tau rupanya ia adalah suatu adat negeri aku..kekek*thanx Dee*
Aku suka sungguh tgk the way hangpa tangkap gambaq..cantik sungguh…sape kan gerangan cameraman nye?
mama win
on 02 Apr 2008 at 10:01 am #
huhu…dena hang dah kuruih la…huhu sonok latu…
cam best je hari tu syang aku x dak la…cis…