Y Saturday, November 20, 2004
8.05 pm
Saturday was awaken by the noises of my relatives. Everyone was awake already. Preparing for the bride to reach our house. Had to queue up to brush our teeth. No breakfast at home. So my aunts ask my big brother (cousin) to bring us all out to eat. We had to walk down the streets to a coffeeshop. A traditional coffee shop. Wz all the traditional tables and chairs and of coz all the Ah Peks (uncles). My dad was there with my uncles too. They gave us their seats, but due to the insufficient seats, we have to spilt into 2 tables lor. Order toasted bread, (round bread wz kaya and thick butter) and drinks. Me drank Teh-Bing (Ice milk tea la) while all my cousins drink hot drinks, so is my darling. He ordered coffee lor. His favourite. I dun like to drink hot drinks when eating, unless it's a very very cold weather or I am SICK. Geez.... Me had 2 half boiled eggs too. Yummy!!! Me and my traditional breakfast. Geez....
After the breakfast, headed home and began my job as a maid. Haiz. Had to wash the pouch floor outside the house with water and sweep away all the sands. Walked to the side of the house to take some water. My darling also joined to be the maid. Lolz. We had so much fun cleaning up the house. Next have to wait for my aunt to hang my cousin's pants (new 1 la) at the door. I think it's another custom lor, coz the cousin who is getting married is the younger 1. Hmm... dun ask me why la... Den have to blow the balloons up and decrorate the house. Bought some more balloons as the 1s that we used yesterday had deflated already. What lousy balloons they are. Every 1 is sooo busy preparing. Whoo... Family effort.
Next is dress up time!!! Me and Wendy have to help all the aunties to make up. We are the part time make up artists. Lolz! Have not even dress up yet and still have to do it for them. Whoo... den phone rang. Reaching in 15 mins!!! Whoa.... Rushed to get everything done up and of coz to dress up and make up lor. But we have to stay in the room as we can't see the bride coming in. Another custom, I also duno y 2.
The ceremony began wz the offering of the tea to the ancestors 1st and den the parents. It was a joyous occassion and cameras are everywhere. Well.. not really everywhere... but got 3 cameras lor. 1 is the professional 1... which is hired by my cousin, den the other 1 is my sister, she's a photographer and the other 1 is no other den my darling, Ian! Yeah! And lastly got another guy holding the cam recorder. Every move is being captured.
The ceremony took quite long coz we are a big family lor. Lastly, we, being the younger generation, get to collect "Hong baos" from the Groom and Bride! Yeah!!! We had to queue up as in the picture below lor.
Geez... alot of people right? Queuing up to take Hong Baos....
Groom and Bride....
We also took some photos of the car and us.... Quick See!!!
Me and Ee Ee
Cousins!!!
Ian and Me!!!
Mickey and Minnie MouseAfter the ceremony, me just sat on the sofa den went to the hair stylist shop opposite to have my hair to be ironed. Yeah... they washed for me and massage my head. Quite painful when she massage me leh, but never say it out la... hahaa... Guess how much leh?? RM 10 only! Darling accompanied me and of coz paid. Other den darling, Ee, Peishan and Hao Zi (Siang Hao). Bluff him that it cost RM 15. Ask him paid the RM 5 for me. He was quite reluctant at 1st, but still paid for it.... so cute right him. Geez... Ee and Peilin also had their hair ironed. Lolz!
After the hairdo, we went back and sit under the rambutan tree and began playing poker cards. I was on the winning strike before going to the toilet. Well... after that was the No. 2 or 3 and even the 4th. Haiz… but at least won ma.... No money is involved la. Just for the sake of killing time and playing some games. Played halfway and need to bathe already. We only have 1 bathroom in the house and 30+ people are waiting to bathe. So had to go opposite to the neighbour’s house and bathe. They took the cards over too. But in the end never play la... coz all were busy watching "Slam Dunk" Hahaa…
After bathe, we began to dress up and make up for our aunties. Hm.... after some time later we are ready to go.... Took some more photos....
After makeup take pic at car again. Geez....We just walked over to the place where we are going to eat. The dinner was held at the Civic Hall I think. Just renovated 1. Me and Ee are the 2 gals who sit outside the entrance and collect the "Hong Baos" and also got them to sign on the Guest Book. Took some pictures too.
Cousins Again!!!
Sisters 4ever!!! (Me and my 2 sisters and Ee Ee.... )
Ian, Me Peilin and Ee Ee....
Ian sigining on the Guest Book....The Lion Dance Team came over too. My cousin is one of the Lion Dance Team, so he did invited them over and they brought the "Lions" over also. The performance was great! My cousin also went to join in too....
Picture of the Groom hitting the drum. Cool!!!
The dinner started with the Lion Dance Team bring the Groom and Bride over. Geez… Kinda new to me lor…. But a sad thing is that we don’t have enough seats… coz the people over there was like bringing their entire family along... So left not much seats left lor... Quite sad... but somehow or rather, we managed to find some seats and seated quite near to each other la. The whole dinner have this KTV session…. Damn sian… all the aunties and uncles singing... my ears almost fell off!!! Yucks!!! The dinner also not bad lar... but quite stuffy, den we all have to be the part time waiter/waitress and serve drinks... haiz... wat to do... it’s a small small town.... So walked around with the drinks... Me smart... took Orange coz not many people drink Orange, so I dun have to serve much lor... wahahaha.... smart leh me!
The dinner ended quite abruptly. Den went home and dress down. One of the 1st few to bathe la... den sat in the living room watched the video which was taken in the day. Quite funny lor… After watching for some time, we decided to go to the Beer Garden to eat supper... we had to secretly sneaked out but was caught by Ah Bee (Siang Hua), he's too smart, and also Hao Zi (Siang Hao), no choice lor, have to bring them out. But before we eat... we have to count the money and make sure that we have enough $$ ma.... Geez... while we are counting, we saw our cousin, Geez... Supper on him man!!! Quickly keep the money le... ahhahaa... *Smart Move*
Each of us ordered a drink and we also ordered some food.... fried sotong, meat ball, chicken wing, and "small bird" and the "Fried Pig Intestine". Den 2 familiar figures came, Zi En and Zi Sen, den followed by Uncle and his wife. Lolz.... He ate the "Fried Pig Intestine"!!! Eee.... to us it's soooo smelly man!!! Yucks!!! Remember last time we ordered it too.... den the smell was sooo terrible tat we gave that plate to Ee Ee's friends who happened to sit beside us.
After the supper, we are tooo tired and went back to sleep.....
Signing off....
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