The first to be married...

*..among us 21 Chinese in our course is none other than Yee Chuan and long time girlfriend, Sandra (I don't know how to spell her Chinese namelar)

When he posted a photo of his ROM, we all got excited but there were not any hints for dinner yet until one day Mun Yee mentioned that his dinner will be on Dec 2nd but the Facebook invitation was only available after adding his new account!

At first I was a bit disappointed since I had to add him just to get the invitation until I checked my friend requests, lo and behold, his request was there!

*malu*

Soon after adding him the invitation came and I couldn't help getting teary-eyed over their wedding photo (not sure why).

Months after that, I received a missed call from him and after calling him back, he invited me to his wedding and asked for my home address so that his card could be sent!

Now, honestly, during our uni days, we weren't THAT close even though he was my neighbour during the 2nd and 3rd years and we talked only once a while. However he was such a sweetheart because he kept worrying about me going alone and made sure that I arranged everything with the others.

Obviously I failed haha too busy until last minute I asked him about accommodation and he said no problem, I can stay with his friends/wife's friends at a homestay. He even asked me to call him or his friend once I reached Gurun so that I can be directed to the homestay.

However I managed to contact the others and decided to tag along. Though I still drove on my own *pumps fist in the air over awesome solo driving which would have given mom a heart attack*

Still I was touched at his kindness.

Thank you so much Yee Chuan and sorry for troubling you!

Left Restoran Jejantas Sg. Buloh with everyone around 9am, and stopped at Juru Autocity for lunch! My first time there.






Went into Penang Island to check into Eastin Hotel.


We got ready and left the island at 5pm. Since we've never gone through the bridge traffic jam, we didn't want to take any chances and be late for the historical night. But luckily the jam was not so bad, we managed to reach the hall 15 minutes earlier! *amazed*

* our tables were at the front to our surprise. i think to we have a special spot in his heart LOL. I mean seriously. We didn't expect to be seated at the front. *touched*
We didn't have to wait long for the couple to arrive and boy, they looked really GOOD! I was like "Whhhhhaaaaaaaaa" but then I realised he looked thinner than he used to be. Hmm. Wedding jitters? LOL


the main table and the stage
haha somemore got sign


Beautiful wedding photos! I'm trying to remember the company's name... And the wedding photographer was awesome! He made us do some poses and we obliged happily for him!



(sorry about the pole LOL)

* yours truly and Mun Yee being funny
** ah much better
Out of the remaining 20, 15 made it to the dinner! :D It was a great catchup, but I still didn't manage to talk to everyone!

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** cake-cutting, such a leng chai and a leng lui lah this two lovebirds
After the dinner, we went to his house and continued drinking a little more (even drank with his cool dad!) before calling it a night.

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They planned for a meetup next day but I had to pass since I promised to visit my sister at her uni.

crazy 2 girls ordered 3 sets

Although it was a very short trip, and I regret not being able to join my friends for the meetup (which included endless makan sessions wtf T__T), it was still a very meaningful one. It was great catching up with them, and I hope to see them again.

We even promised to make weddings as our gatherings hohoho.

As for Mr. and Mrs. Ang, I sincerely wish them the best of everything.

** God bless these two souls

Waiting for their Dragon baby! hahaha (since he was so determined about it)

CONGRATULATIONS YEE CHUAN AND SANDRA! :)

* photos from Alex's FB
** photos from Mun Yee's FB

and now i pronounced you as husband and wife.

No wedding bells for me fortunately (yes you didn't read wrongly nor i used the wrong word) for now.

My cousin recently got married to a Taiping lass and I was glad to be part of a small, yet wonderful celebration.

A day after Malaysia Day me and my family drove off to Taiping after dad and sis came back from work/school respectively.

i took off days because i was superhardworking during Raya holidays wtf puji diri sendiri
hantaran
sad case
another sad case(s)
look at Bryan's hand, he's trying to push Aunt Jesica away LOL
The next day.


Groom left for the bride's house without any girls from our side!

Hmmph.

Apparently he was told that girls from our side were not allowed to be there and as we are not used to the tradition we just followed and stayed at the homestay.

T___T

So sadlah I missed out on the whole groom/heng dai bullying cheh rupe-rupenye kena tipu.

Hi, I'm here for your daughter *timids*
Cili padi on chips? Pfffffffft. Small matter for us Kelantanese lah!
put foot in a basin of ice? aiyah mou man tai!
wah angpao somemore? you people dunno i work in Peace Hill issit?
tea-serving to bride's parents
phew!
i really like this photo, my ah sou looks so pweeettttyyy (psst extra notes in my angpao next year ah)
At Flemington Hotel, near Lake Garden





eldest grandchild with younger ones
sorry but spoiling photos with ugly faces is a bad habit of mine, i need a therapist





ah ee got smiley eyes!

she was my grandparents' youngest grandchild until 5 years ago hahaha


The event ended with some of our aunts crying suddenly so it was like "awww..."

Initially planned to go back KL that night itself but then everyone agreed to stay another night and the bride's family treated us to dinner. I didn't bring extra nice clothes so i wore my dress again pfft.


i was trying to coax Bryan into my arms but he refused! so had to resort to singing. we were really singing MBLAQ's Y and he was so happy.


But still refused to let me carry him. cis.



wahlau i got shot by a paparazzi kononnya



endorsers
We stayed at a bangalow (somewhere in Kampung Boyan or something like that) with 4 rooms equipped with airconditioners and 2 bathrooms. Has TV with VCD/DVD player, sofa set, dining table. Not bad at RM250++. No stove though. If not sure perfect.





2 weeks later, we had the wedding ceremony on our side. It's like a big celebration - apparently 500 cards were sent out and they weren't enough. Somehow everyone is related to one another. Now you'll get a gist of how us Kelantanese Chinese celebrate weddings!

she's a grandaunt! hahaha and i'm an aunt wtf
fellow November baby
Darren wearing my hairband

I look a bit exhausted here because I was busy tackling Darren's questions while waiting for the arrival of the groom and the bride. The conversation went mostly like this:

Darren : When is the bride arriving?
Me : In a while
Darren : Where is she?
Me : Kota Bharu
Darren : Why is she in Kota Bharu?
Me : *10 seconds of speechlessness* because she's staying there?
Darren : Why is she not here yet?
Me : *speechless* because she's still in Kota Bharu?
Darren : Why Kota Bharu? Why isn't she from Kuala Lumpur?
Me : err.. (ohmygod this kid)
Darren : Is she driving?
Me : No
Darren : Whhhhhyyy?
Me : *sweats*
Darren : Why isn't she here yet?
Me : *takes his hand and led him back towards the house*

Finally!

poor heels



The view from my maternal grandparents' house, which was featured here
this photo made me go "awwwwww..."
tea-serving, 1st in list: mother!

grandparents
groom's father's side
and

followed by countless numbers of people from groom's mother's side!
ah pek kong
granduncle and grandaunt
grandaunt
da ku (priceless expression!) and da kim
i don't know who these two fellas are heehee
er ku and er kim
uncles, aunts and cousins with their spouses
To tell you the truth, the photos of relatives being served tea above are not even half of the extensive list of relatives being served! Definitely more than 20 pairs of couples including those not even directly related! Luckily the couple only had to kneel down for only some relatives (mother and grandparent's specifically).

Which reminds me this will be the scenario when I get married. I still have a great-grandmother (my father's side, bless her, hope she'll still be around when i get married), 3 pairs of grandparents and their siblings, 3 uncles and an aunt (mother's side) while 3 aunts and 5 uncles (dad's side) and not forgetting granduncles/aunts, parents' cousins, my married cousins and distant relatives. I must apologise to my future husband now. Haha.

*sweats*

younger siblings serving tea
cousins serving tea
Eh me and youngest sis also got serve tea but nobody took photos of us I damn sad now T___T but at least I appear in here:

(currently) youngest cousins serving tea! so cute these two were so shy their voices were barely audible when they said, "Koter, Ah Sou lim teh~". Carelin avoided the couple's eyes most of the time! haha
Where iz my angpao? *clenches fist*

as usual la. Bryan made to dance to Y again
aish dontla i shy2 wan




i really like this photo! I think my grandfather is really proud that he's already had his first great-grandson! 4th generation!


i just had to leave this photo of me eating here to remind me how happy i was being back in my hometown. that is one of the reasons why even when my father retires, i will not follow them back to my hometown because i will not get to experience the balik kampung thrill anymore!

But now my father said he wants to stay back in KL because,

"we want to be close to all of you"

Fug why must he say like that made me sad almost all the way driving back to KL.

Oh well who's next in line?
*hint hint*