Thursday, January 15, 2009

Muslim Marriage Procedures

This is by far the most f*cked up day ever since I started my wedding preps last year. Seriously, they have to do something about the whole going back and forth thing just to freaking get a Tok Kadi to solemnize the marriage. I am so sick of government processes and is even more pissed off when it comes to the nikah procedures. I've had enough of waiting and wasting my time at the pejabat agama, I've had enough of taking leaves to do something that takes only an hour at most for at least 4 times. I have a freaking job to keep and money to earn but these people shake their asses and chit chat while handling the documents like as if they are the Prime Minister. As much as I want to shake off that perception of mine but OMG, f*cking work faster already!

I took half day leave last week to do my HIV test. Then, I had to rush back from work another day because the imam at the mosque is only free on Tuesdays/Saturdays night and he made us wait for quite awhile to sign our papers and witness the signing of the forms. Then I had to go to MAIS in Shah Alam to send in my nikah forms and waited like hell long before they settled our papers. Immediately after that I had to go to the Syariah Court to get forms to request for Wali Hakim because my dad is not Muslim so he can't give me away and I don't have any relatives on his side who is a Muslim. But guess what? The idiot man in MAIS said, "Oh, hanya fotokopi IC 2 saksi saje" but guess what? I don't even need the photocopies of the IC but I need my birthcert! So we freaking went to the court for nothing thinking that we could submit the forms there and then and just wait for them to call me up to sumpah to get my wali hakim. And their operation time? 9am - 12.30noon and 2pm - 3.45pm. I don't have to work is it? How many more rounds to go? 3 more....first to freaking hand in my forms to the court and read my afidavit and then another to go to court for the swearing session, which I don't know when they'll call me and the last one is to send ALL the forms back to MAIS again to get our Tok Kadi's contact to book him for our akad nikah. From the looks of their work speed, I don't think we'd be able to nikah on the 28th Feb even. Damn WTF. 5 times and in 5 different days!

This crap is really testing my patience a lot and it's not even helping much when there are other issues that are annoying the crap out of me as well. When I'm in a really bad mood, I'd go "Screw this shit...I don't want to get married! So susah". You don't see civil marriages being so difficult you know. Just standardize every state's Islamic ruling and get over your ego so everyone's life will be easier. Nak kahwin pun susah. Lepas kahwin lagi susah. Tak kahwin pun susah.

I know I know...P.Ramlee would say, "cObaan" and good will come after this but I doubt so. After I settle all these shit, I have to settle my temporary logistics pulak. And kecoh people are not helping make things better for me. And recently when a colleague of mine announced her engagement, I was tempted to say to her "Are you sure you're ready to go through hell in wedding preps?" but she seems happy so I don't wanna poop her bubble.

Swapping will take place immediately when work reopens after CNY. My boss and I are not ready. She may request for a one week delay from my next boss. I'm trying to clear as much as possible and do up my handover now already.

I hope tomorrow will be a better day. I can hardly breathe.


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