CM: My son’s wedding was not lavish

Original article from thestar

MALACCA: Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam has dismissed talk about the lavishness of his son’s wedding banquet.

When contacted, Mohd Ali, who is on a working trip to Indonesia, said it was not extravagant.
“It was cheap to organise. The wedding just looked grand because of the number of people who attended,” he said.

Meanwhile, Mohd Ali’s special secretary Datuk M. S Mahadevan said people just wanted to congratulate the bridegroom Mohd Ridhwan, 26, and his wife Nur Azieha Mohd Ali, also 26.

“No one was forced to attend the event, including state government employees,” said Mahadevan yesterday.

About 130,000 people were said to have attended the wedding banquet on Sunday at the Dewan Tun Ali Bukit Katil here.

It has entered the Malaysia Book of Records for the huge turnout.
Opposition lawmakers have demanded that Mohd Ali reveal how much he spent on the wedding and where the funding came from.

“This is the first wedding ceremony for the Chief Minister’s family and every Malaccan wanted to take part.

“Even estate workers wearing slippers stood in line to shake hands with the bride and bridegroom,” noted Mahadevan, adding that 500 people had volunteered to help out at the event.

“Not a single sen was paid to these volunteers,” he added.

Mahadevan said many of the caterers and other businesses provided their services for free.

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Just like my number of tweets about this issue, OPPONENTS don't have job, that's y they are playing with this issues! This is a SPONSORED wedding reception, the caterers gave free food to Malaccan, why u jealous opponents? RM20million wedding u said? What a bullshit! Dato' Ali got more important thing to do for Malacca with the RM20m rather than spending for his son's wedding! I'm not on either side of the political parties, BUT, please be realistic! This is his 1st son, most of Malaccan loves Dato' Ali, so many people came to the wedding becoz they r happy for Dato' Ali and YET it becomes a big bullshit NATIONAL issue brought by the opponent!

Oblong Kg 8

Penangan dr MAHA 2010 aritu, I asik makan Oblong jerk.. biasanya beli kat Pasar Tani Presint 2.. Balik Melaka aritu ada jumpa satu kedai makan oblong di Kg 8! Memang terbaik..
Exotic burger pun ade.. Ostrich any1?
Salone or sirloin?
amat tergugat kan?
limpahan black pepper sauce mmg terbaik!
kalo u all dtg Melaka, singgah lah di Kg 8 n njoy the superb Oblong! Me like it!

MIB

Venue: Medan Ikan Bakar PNK Melaka Barat, Kuala Linggi, Melaka
Event: Family Dinner
Specialties: Seafood
Comments: Delicious, superb, 2 thumbs up, highly recommended
Pertanian Adalah Perniagaan
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Normally, my big brother is the one who will treat us makan2 but unfortunately he is far far away from us now since he works at Miri. Long time we havent had a big dinner together.. so i decided to treat my whole family to one of my MoA project that is Medan Ikan Bakar PNK Melaka Barat. I had neva go to that place eventou it was one of my project last year. So i took this opportunity last few weeks to bring my family there.. I neva tot there will be a lot of families eating out there.. This Restaurant is something, no wonder their profit increasing every year.. good job LKIM! This MIB also offers chalets, basic facilities like hall, stage and praying room. Nice view and easy to go..

my happy family really enjoyed eating all of the yummy menu.. eventou our order served a bit late but it worth...
kalo ada Model soang ni, mmg banyaklah pic perasan berbaju kurung dia malam2...
♥ my family..
if u happened to come/ visit Malacca, try this Restaurant out.. Maybe it is not well known as the Umbai MIB but u can always try to come here..


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As usual kalo i balik melaka, seboleh2 mesti nak pi singgah Jonker Walk, tak beli ape pun still jalan2 kat sana.. nak rasa kemeriahan melaka di waktu malam.. lgpun mmg dah jadi tpt tarikan tourist sejak dulu lagi... Jonker Walk ni ala2 uptown tp dia lg meriah n majority peniaga adalah berbangsa Cina.. dan pengunjug terdiri dr pelbagai bangsa dan tourist dr pelbagai negara - 1 Malaysia sungguh... kat sini mcm2 boleh dpt dr barang tiruan hinggalah ke makanan dan fashion2 pakaian yg direka oleh designer tempatan esp kat Jonker Gallery, serta kraftangan oleh rakyat Melaka.. tourist pun leh beli souvenir dan barang2 lama mcm siling2 lama, duit lama n pelbagai tinggalan sejarah dgn harga yg sgt berpatutan...

Butik Jonker Gallery pula menyediakan pelbagai fashion oleh designer local, mmg cantik2 baju dia.. dr cotton hingga ke linen.. pelbagai choices n mmg menarik... I pun ada grab 2 shirt n a handmade handbag! :)
kat sini juga ada bar-bar kecil utk tourist lepak2 n menikmati suasana malam di Jonker Walk disamping dihidangkan dgn bunyi2 lagu2 oldies dan persembahan spontan dr pengunjung or tourist sendirik.. kadang2 ada tarian beramai2 di dalam bbrp bar yang menjadi tarikan tourist! bg yg berminat dgn rekaan terompah baba n nyonya, di sini terdapat pelbagai pilihan terompah.. time i kecik2 dulu mmg ade bbrp pasang terompah... gi jln pakai terompah.. 10 km pun leh dgr dah bunyi tu.. hehehe
cakap bab makanan, mmg byk sgt makanan tradisional dan snek ringan yg dijual di sini.. paling popular adalah tart portugese n tart nanas, pelbagai pilihan dimsum dan kuih2 tradisional masyarakat baba n nyonya dan juga chinese malacca.. ada juga makanan yg dijual sukar utk dibeli di tpt lain.. kiranya uniklah..
pilihan pau, roti dan kuih-muih yg panas2 membuatkan pengunjung utk berhenti dan menikmati makanan tersebut..
kat sini juga ada disediakan pentas utk org2 ramai menikmati nyanyian warga2 tua chinese.. mmg ramai lah warga2 tua lepak2 dan menikmati persembahan nyanyian tersebut..
dan jgn lupa, saksikan bagaimana gula ketuk dibuat spt di bawah:
dan yg mesti try, Stick Ice Cream! remember my entry kat sini? Di Jonker Walk ada menjual ice cream stick yg mmg the best for me... soft je ce cream dia... mmg dr dulu auntie/uncle ni saja yg jual kt sini... memori sungguh...
orite, kalo nak rasa sendiri pengalaman jonker walk.. silalah berkunjung melaka... jonker walk dibuka paling meriah weekends dr jam 6pm to tgh malam... selamat berkunjung

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