ALOR GAJAH – A newlywed couple dressed in their wedding attire had to return home to retrieve their identity cards after realising they had left the documents behind when they arrived at the polling centre at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Machap Baru here to cast their votes.
The couple, Yau Wei Ming, 31, who works in the construction industry, and his wife, Chan Jia Rin, 27, who works in human resources, arrived at the polling centre at around noon in a decorated vintage car specially rented for their wedding.
They only realised they had forgotten their identity cards when they were about to register to vote, forcing them to make a brief trip back to their home in Machap Baru to retrieve the documents.
Wei Ming said they were originally from Machap Baru and worked in Singapore before returning to Malaysia last Wednesday for their wedding, which had been planned a year earlier.
"Earlier, we went to the temple to take photographs and pray before coming here to vote.
"Our wedding had been planned a year ago, and coincidentally, the date fell on polling day for the Melaka state election.
"We feel proud and happy. This is certainly a special experience," he said.
The couple returned to the polling centre at around 1pm to fulfil their responsibility as voters.