my sister's wedding

Tuesday, June 08, 2004

at home now. tried changing my blog skin but in the end i screwd it up. now my blog skin is fucked up and momo is cpcp-ing for me to go offline so that she can use the phone.


the past weekend has been most tiring / eventful / emotional / busy / hetic for me.

ya lah, my sis got married yesterday, on 6 june and i was one of her 'jie meis' cum her personal assistant.


SATURDAY 5 JUNE 04 -- the day before
was woken up by the loud thunder at 5+ am. i turned to face my momo (BIG MISTAKE), wanted to see if she was woken up by the thunder too, and i saw her smiling at me, eyes wide open and she told me to take a look at our living room. and i got a SHOCK. (for those of u who have been to my house, will know that my house is generally untidy, with a lot plastic containers and boxes.) the plastic containers and the boxes are actually gone!! (not gone, actually, they have been shifted to my room.) my popo woke up at 2am and started packing. i am very impressed.

and then she started talking to me, grumbling that she doesnt hava a matching bag to go with her gown, and this and that. by the time she got the idea that i WANT to sleep, it was already abt 5.30. and by that time, im already wide awake. though it was raining outside, but i was feeling warm and hungry. damn.

woke up at 11+. momo and popo are still busy cleaning the house. i have never seen my house any neater than now. after lunch, momo bugged me to go grocery shopping with her and we actually made 3 trips.

trip 1 - to ntuc and bought 1 carton of drinks and 1 packet of rice, which proves too much for us to carry so we went home.

trip 2 - to market to buy 15 apples, 15 oranges (the fruits are needed for the ceremony at SOKA) and some other fruits.

trip 3 - webt to ntuc at interchange as momo wanted to buy some grapes and there wernt any at the market. along the way home, we saw a bag which matches her gown and she bought it. thankfully we found the bag. she has been grumbling to me that she has no matching bag for the whole day.

by the time we were done with the shopping, it was already 5+ and i was damn tired. initially i planned to go gym but carrying all that grocery is actually heavier than the weights i carry in gym.

i took a nap and went to get ready to go meet matt. my house was very crowded too, cause aunty leng and uncle ron (my momo's old friends) came to pass us some cakes they baked for us. there were kuey lapis, brownies and muffins. but i only managed to eat the lapis. aft dat, big uncle and aunty came to pass momo the ang pow. at 7+. sis also came back with our gowns, which turns out much better than the previous time we tried.

went for steamboat buffet with dear dear, power and alvin at amk. we took lots of prawns and meat and dumped all the ingredients in even before the soup starts boiling. haha. i was trying to refrain myself from eating too much. dun wanna look fat and bloated the next day. aft the dinner, we took a walk ard the pasar malam. then, alvin sent matt back to woodlands to get some clothes and stuffs before sending us back to bedok. i had to go home early as i would be waking up early the next day and if i dun get my butt home early, my momo will CONFIRM + GAURENTEE NAG NON STOP. i dun wish to take any chances on that.

though i was dead tired, but i couldnt sleep. sis couldnt sleep too. so we eneded up chatting on her bed till 2. we used to have late night talks frequently in the past. dad was sleeping at home on sat so i have to shift back to my own bed. i guess im too used to sleeping with momo that i am uncomfortable with my own bed already. aft tossing and turning about i finally fell asleep at god knows what time.



SUNDAY 6 JUNE 04 -- the big day
woke up at 5.30 from the rustling of activities outside my room. i was the latest to wake up. the make up artist came at 5.45. karen, my sis's best fren and vediographer, came at 6. peggy, who is doing the make up for me and momo came at 6.30. by 7, almost all the jie meis have arrived and we started to plot. wahaha.

at around 8, my bro in law and his brothers arrived.

first round: he gave all of us 1 ang pow each. dun wow first. inside was $20 000 rupiah.

wah lau. cheap skate man.

so we made him sing xiao wei while his brothers have to dance in the back ground.

then its ang pow again. this time its SGD lahz. if not, we'll chase him out le.
we let him into the living room.

next, we served them breakfast, which we painstakingly prepared. the brothers got bread with wasabi while the groom got bread with wasabi, jam, butter and salt. then, another ang pow.

after finishing the sandwhich, we got the groom to eat brinjal (my bro in law hates brinjal). aft the brinjal, we got him to kneel down in front of my parents and used dailect (he sucks in dialect too) ask for my sister's hand. as we are teochew, he has to speak in teochew. aft he completed his feat, my momo says: im hokkien. so u have to speak hokkien. then, momo ask him to use dialect to say why he wants to marry my sis.

aft that, we blindfolded him, turn him round 3 times and asked him to guess which room my sis is in. and before entering, we made him write: the 10 commandments (of a husband), read it out loud, and another ang pow before opening the door for him.

so we went to max's place for the tea ceromony. by then, i was damn tired and hungry le. since it was still early for the soka ceremony, so we stayed at his place till 10.30 and then set off to an le.

when we reached there, there was another wedding going on and the bride was huiling, my ex leader. at 11.30, the ceremony began. lao nana matt overslept and didnt make it for the soka ceremony.

aft the ceremony was back at home for buffet. but the buffet pple cock up. we ordered food for 40 pple but they only prepared food for 30. so by the time we reached home aft accompanying sis to change into her tea dress, what's left was only a little only. so we had the tea ceremony and i had to serve tea to my sis and bro in law too. and got 2 ang pows.

aft the ceremony, we hurriedly left for sentosa. along the way, we went to cold storage to get some makan for the rest as i think everybody should b hungry and bought some props for "nao dong fang" aft the dinner.

we bought:

hershey's chocolate cream
m&m chocolates
ice cream
chocolate doughnut
banana
cherry tomatoes

okie, use your imagination to the wildest. haha.


so sis got the executive suite while me and the other jie meis stayed at the other room to catch some rest. it has been a hectic day for us. dad, momo, popo and ah mah arrived at ard 5 and its time to prepare for the dinner. so i bathed at sis's suite and OMG!!! their toiletries. its all trasauddi brand. its not those cheapo type of shampoos and bathing foam u usually find at other hotels. its really nice smelling. trasauddi!!! and the executive suite is really big. forgive me for being a sua ku but its really very big. it even has 2 toilets!!

so aft i got ready, i went to help out at the reception area. there was another navy wedding at the beach too and there were some people who actually came to the wrong wedding. and we even had to show one of them the picture of max and my sis to verify whether they are at the right wedding. damn funny.

the dinner started at 7+ and there was a mad rush for the meat section. matt managed to get some meat but was pushed out halfway. poor matt was the one taking all the food for me throughout the night. as i have difficulties walking in my gown. im just not used to being able to walk one small step at a time.

during the dinner, sis went on stage to give her thanks giving speach and i actually teared when she thanks momo and dad. i am a hum bao. she wasnt even thanking me and i cried. matt caught me tearing (damn pai say) and laughed at me for being a hum bao. he said next time we get married, i will surely cry, which i think i will, cause i cant bear to part with my momo.

now that sis has gotten married, im the only daughter left in the house. then when i get married, who will accompany her?? she will definately feel very lonely.

anyway, aft the dinner, we went to the bride and groom's room for part 2 - nao dong fang. it was real funny and R(A). haha. so i shall not reveal what actually happened. but u can use ur imagination to the fullest, what we can do with the above stuffs we bought. hee hee.

by the time the whole thing ended, i took a cab back with matt, karen and peggy. i was damn tired. spoke to matt over the phone for awhile and went to sleep.

oh ya, at max's house, they got the newly weds to pick 4 lucky digits for them. i asked my dad to help me buy 4d but by the time her went to buy, he said its full already. so i asked him to help me buy the wedding car's number. and guess what?? no i didnt strike any 4d. but instead my hp number came out in the starters. SHIT!!!!! damn wasted sial. i could have done with some extra cash. sigh, i guess i just dun have the luck.

im damn tired. i typed till my fingers are aching le.

Clatzz reflected on 12:43 AM