: : Traditional Chinese Engagement Announcement : :

I got Dad’s PosLaju (local post office courier service) parcel today with Jas’ and Donnie’s engagement announcement. So, it’s a long drive tomorrow as the errand gal to pass all these goodies to family members living in Kuching.

The packet of sweets that comes with the engagement notice. There were two smaller packets of candy inside, usually peanut candy. This would be the old traditional way of informing people that one is getting engage. These days, most Chinese couples would send smaller boxes of candy with the candy but my Dad didn’t like the perfumed box that came with it. I agree with him. Then again, I looooooooveee peanut candy so I’m biased.

The announcement card that is packed with the candy providing family details and the day both of them got engaged. Red is considered a colour to bring good luck and gold, properity.

This is the hard peanut candy. It’s basically peanuts coated heavily with sugar. Very sweet! But great with tea or coffee. It is packed into a plastic wrapping and then further wrapped with red wax paper.

This is my favourite, as well as Granny’s. It’s soft peanut candy that is sweetened with so much so sugar so that it doesn’t crumble that fast when removed from the mould. It literally melts in one’s mouth. Ahhhh!

The envelope containing the picture of Jas and Donnie. Mah-mah is Granny. I call her Mah-mah as it is a respectful way of addressing her according to Chinese tradition. Mah-mah in Hokkien means grandmother from the mother’s side.

Lastly, the picture from the envelope : the happy couple!

Congratulations you two!