Missing The "Telur Orang Kahwin"

August seems to be the most favoured month to tie the knot this year. My August weekends are filled with wedding invitations that peaked on 08.08.08! Triple auspiciousness! The very same day Olympics began at 8.08pm sharp in China too! Ah..weddings... reminds you of beauty.. romance.. love.. and arrghh.. food!! Bless my figure as I can do with a little help of an extreme makeover right now! Anyway, if am feeling just a tad guilty, well .. hope the fasting month that begins on September 1st will more than compensate it eh. Wishful thinking? Hmm... lets see.

Now what about these weddings that I wanted to comment on??.. Oh yeah, wanted to ask "What happened to the good ole "telur orang kahwin?!". When I was little, when it came to weddings (Malay weddings that is), I always looked forward to the "telur orang kahwin" (A hardboiled egg that would be placed in nice little bags or baskets etc..and given away to guests.) cuz somehow the eggs always tasted nicer than home boiled eggs. For Johoreans, it would be "telur pindang" ofcos.(eggs that are boiled with various herbs which gives them a brown colour.) Eventho that used to be the norm in Malay weddings, it has however changed now. Everywhere I went, eggs have been replaced with chocolates, sweets, cakes, cookies, etc.. Wo..o diabetics beware plizz!

Lets ponder a little shall we? Why were eggs given? An egg signifies a new beginning, a new chapter in the life of .... Mr so and Mrs so. An egg contains all the goodness, a complete range of nutrients and ingredients that would bring forth a chirruppy little chicklet. So, an egg represents a new life and with it comes our blessings and wellwishes for the new bride and groom to have a long, happy and productive marriage. Well... how sad to think that a well meaning Malay custom is allowed to die out... just for the sake of convenience... Boy, do I miss the good ole days!

TO ALL THE NEWLY WEDS AND THOSE IN LOVE... HERE'S A BEAUTIFUL SONG - 'DEALOVA' :