PARIT BUNTAR: The Ng family is one of a kind in Kampung Tebuk Haji Musa, being the only Chinese in the 3,000-strong Muslim village.
“No issue at all. I have lived here for decades. They come to my house for Chinese New Year and we go over for Raya. Ada kenduri, kami campur sekali. Biasa lah!(When there is a feast we all get together. It’s normal!),” said the Ng family patriarch Air Chin, 61, better known as Ah Khaw in the village.
The Malay way is second nature to the family, if not the norm.
On Sunday, his youngest daughter, 28-year-old Siau Hooi, tied the knot with factory worker Lim Choon Yong, 37, in Malay customs. The accountant is the youngest among four siblings.
The bride and groom were decked out in Malay splendour for their wedding.
“We decided to reflect our friendship with our neighbours by holding our wedding ceremony in their tradition,” Ah Khaw said.
“Most of the villagers, about 2,000 of them, attended the wedding. The family of the groom too was supportive of the Malay-style wedding.
“When Siao Hooi’s two older brothers held their weddings in 2007 and 2010, they also married the Malay way, bersanding and all.
“My neighbours helped and chipped in whichever way they could. There was a gotong royong effort,” Ah Khaw added.
Berita Harian yesterday highlighted the couple’s wedding on Monday and reported how the neighbours thought nothing of extending a helping hand – from assisting with the bridal costumes to cooking up a delicious meal.
Ah Kaw said the family would hold a Chinese wedding dinner on Wednesday at a restaurant nearby before Siao Hooi returns to Singapore, where her husband is working.
Siau Hooi said she was proud to wear the Malay bridal costume.
“It is a memory worth a lifetime for my husband and I. I attended Chinese primary and secondary schools but I grew up with my Malay neighbours,” said Siau Hooi.
“We are very close to each other,” said Siau Hooi.
新闻採自星报：
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/10/06/Lone-Chinese-family-in-Muslim-village-loves-Malay-tradition/
释文：
一对华人新人选择以马来人仪式来进行婚礼。
PARIT BUNTAR：在拥有三千多穆斯林土著居住的Kampung Tebuk Haji Musa 中，黄氏是村中唯一的华人家庭。
“我在这里住了几十年并什么没问题，我们互相来往，农历新年他们来我家拜访，开斋节时我们也去他们家拜访，有宴席举办时，我们会去参加聚在一起，这都是很平常。”61岁的黄家长者“AirChin”（村民都叫他AhKhaw）这么说。
在特殊的情形，马来习俗已是他们家庭第二自然生活方式。
上周日，他的28岁的小女儿 Siau Hooi与37岁的工厂工人LimChoon Yong喜结良缘，并以马来习俗进行婚礼，这位会计师是四个兄弟姐妹中最年轻一位。
新娘和新郎都决意以马来仪式来举办他们的婚礼。
“我们决定通过举办这场以友族的传统婚礼来反映我们与友族之间的情谊。”家长AhKhaw这么说。
“大部分村民，约有2000人参加了这婚礼，新郎的家人也表示支持马来式婚礼。”
“SiauHooi的两个哥哥在2007年和2010年举行他们的婚礼时，他们也是以马来人的方式来举办。”
“我的邻居们尽他们的能力帮助我们准备婚礼仪式，一切都是在亲善，互相帮助中进行”
Ah Khaw补充道。
每日新闻昨天星期一也特别报导了这对新人的婚礼，邻居们如何到场帮助，替新娘打扮，烹煮美味菜肴等。
家长AhKaw说“在女儿SiaoHooi和夫婿回星加玻工作前，他们家人会在 周三于家附近的餐馆另举办一场华人的婚礼晚宴。”
新娘SiauHooi说“她很自豪能穿上马来新娘服饰。”
“这是一个值得我和丈夫一辈子保留的美好回忆，我以前是进华文小学和中学，但我却和马来邻居一起长大。”
“我们都很融洽地生活在一起。”SiauHooi说。
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