The Wedding + My Christmas

So, onto my cousin, Melissa's wedding. It was a great occasion. Weddings are gateways to family reunions and rediscovering your roots, and I find that rather interesting. So the celebrations were spreaded out over a two-day period which included ancestor worship, pre-marital night? (i'm not sure what lau thia meh is in English), tea drinking ceremony and the wedding night dinner feast.

The only thing I did not attend was the ancestral worship coz I was out, so I don't know what happened there. The lau thia meh was okay. We had catered food at my uncle's house and chit chatted into the night reminiscing and retracing roots and meeting up with other relatives whom I have not met before.

The tea ceremony was held on the next morning and tradition comes into play here with the younger generation serving tea to the elder. My cousin and her husband served tea to my parents, grandma, and other older relatives. Me, being the youngest in my generation, had to serve them tea instead... and got red packets in return :)

- My cousin and her husband serving tea to my grandma.

- Tea being served to my parents.


The dinner commenced in the night at Maple Gold. Dinner was good. And the atmosphere is what you can find in any typical Chinese wedding dinners. Loud music, out-of-pitch karaoke singers, multiple conversations but most importantly, a sense of camaraderie in the air. I even discovered new cousins!

- Random picture.

- The bride and groom with me.

- Alex, apparently a cousin I never knew I had, and me.

So, to Melissa, congratulations!

+ My Christmas

My Christmas celebrations were okay. Nothing interesting. It kicked off in the morning with me watching two movies with Zhi Xiang at Gurney Plaza. The first one was a French movie entitled 'Le Petit Lieutenant'. It was um...interesting. Never really watched a French movie before. The plot was rather slow with some unexpected twists and scenes. But the thing that gets me is the fact that there was absolutely no background music or any form of audio effects usually used to create moods. But at least now i've exposed myself to foreign films.

The second movie was National Treasure: The Book of Secrets. Great movie. But I think it's comparable to the prequel. If only they did things more differently this time around. The plot was rather predictable but it's still a good flick. They managed to use back the original cast, which was good, and they even threw in Academy Award winning actress, Helen Mirren, to the mix!

We didn't stay on for the Christmas countdown as I had dinner arrangements with my parent's friends. The dinner was held at Deluxious. The food was good. But the pricing is expensive. We dined the night away awaiting the Christmas countdown in good company, but I have to admit I was bored to death. Imagine being with old uncles who smoke and drink ALOT. As the night progressed, so did the merriment and by merriment, I mean rowdiness. But I guess it's better to eat and be...rowdy than to be all alone at home watching reruns of E!'s Most Starlicious Makeovers.