Billy's Wedding Reception @ PJ Hilton..

Sunday, 11th April 2010

Pakodokter's sister held Billy's wedding reception at the PJ Hilton on Sunday night. Apart from family members, many of the guests were Billy's friends from school and work as well as Hj Anwaruddin's ( pakdokter's brother-in-law) friends from MCKK, from the University of Malaya and from the Diplomatic Services ( Hj Anwaruddin was a former Malaysian diplomat).

Pakdokter met up with a few fellow old boys of STAR who were from the Diplomatic Services from amongst the guests, one was super-senior Datuk Yahya Baba and the other was pakdokter's contemporary at STAR, Datuk Anuar Hamid, whose last posting before retirement was as the Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam.

And another surprise meeting was with a fellow classmate from the Sekolah Melayu Petaling Jaya way back in 1962 and 1963. Rubiah was one of the cleverer girls in pakdokter's class and was selected to go to STF ( Sekolah Tun Fatimah - a boarding school for girls in Johor Baharu). She is married to one of Hj Anwaruddin's friends and came to the wedding dinner with her son. It was a pleasant reunion indeed for the two of us after 46 years or so....

pakdokter and brother-in-law, Hj Anwaruddin....

pakdokter's Baju Melayu could not fit anymore..

the happy parents..

Hj Anwaruddin and Hjah Rauna..


Alma and Pepe....

Nurul and her boyfriend...

Billy and Liza parading in for the banquet...

The Wedding Reception was a simple ceremony with a 'ceramah' and a 'doa selamat' by the family's religious teacher, followed by the dinner, a short video presentation introducing the bride and groom and finally a sweet little speech by Hj Anwaruddin. There was no 'bersanding' nor the 'merenjis' rituals.

An anklung and gamelan orchestra played soothing and gentle music throughout the occasion.

To Billy and Liza, Congratulations again from uncle and auntie....

pakdokter's family members..

pakdokter with Rubiah and her son..

Rubiah was pakdokter's classmate in primary school 46 yeas ago...

pakdokter's schoolmate in STAR Ipoh..

Datuk Anuar Hamid ( centre of pic)....