we know tradition is part of our life. we live with tradition. in fact tradition in most circumstances, dictate our life. traditional malay wedding is full of fun and joy. and it should be so because it’s a day of special remembrance for the couple and their close ones - a day they grow up and enter a new phase of life, changing their lives forever. memories of a wedding day live forever in the minds of the wedded ones, and it is those happy and joyful memories which should live forever until death do them part.
during the wedding day, a ceremonial wedding procession will normally takes place. during the procession the wedded couple will normally walk hand in hand for the bersanding ceremony at the gaily decorated pelamin (dais) set up normally at the living room or in front of the house.
before reaching the house, the bride and the groom will be greeted with a silat pulut performance (the Malay art of self-defense) and sprinkled with yellow rice and scented water by the hosts.
culture and tradition will always come hand in hand with whatever we do in our life. so is the tradition in our architecture. after the joyful marriage celebration, the couple will need a home to settle down. for those who have to stay under the same roof with their parents or in-laws parents, the house probably need to be expanded. extra rooms probably needed to accomodate additional occupants. before the procession started, i managed to snap this photo of one of the house nearby which i persumed had gone through the process of expansion. this time is upwards instead of to the side or to the back of the normal two storeys low cost house. what struck my mind, does the building approval have been granted for the owner to be such creative if we were to consider the structural requirements or any other factors especially on the fire prevention requirements?
anyhow, i'm not in the position to question more on the matters, BUT the second & fourth picture taken have sparked some excitement to me architecturally, because the house had proven to be a good setting during the wedding procession.
