Comments on: getting hitched

By: drowmage

drowmage — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:01:09 +0000

Grand weddings are more about having ‘face’, from what I hear. The time to show off to all the relatives and friends and enemies that your kid is getting hitched and is mega-rich enough to have a grand event.
I’ve even heard of some people who have the gall to ask the groom to give them an invite to the wedding – and not turn up!
In this day and age – having a wedding isn’t as important as making sure your marriage lasts till the golden years. Seems to me that people seem to care more about weddings than the marriage itself now – look at the divorce rates…. sigh…
Just my two cents on this topic..

By: bongkersz

bongkersz — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:53:03 +0000

good advise there, i will definitely take that into account when it’s my time.. muahahahha!! better spend the money for great and wondnerful honeymoon.. and buying house/apartment. Hmm… how you settled the in laws and other relatives back then man?

By: evil_gal

evil_gal — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:09:17 +0000

i agree with you, wedding receptions is a waste of time n money.
especially the last sentence of ur blog, truly a life quote for everyone. hahaha.

every yr attending weddings of relatives also makes me sien already.. i don’t see the whole point of it lor.. except your point (a) :p

well said, mike~!

By: littleComma

littleComma — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 13:45:37 +0000

for once, i find myself agreeing with u. u r lucky to have really understanding inlaws and wife. but if they insist to have a grand wedding, well, u will have to go along anyway. :) so, wedding is really, not just about the bride and groom. it’s also for those who care and love u both.

By: william wilstroth

william wilstroth — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:53:30 +0000

sob… sob… sob… i am also a “koh loi yan”… i think of marriage then… my wallet burnt beyond recognition…

* wail * wail *

By: Arkane

Arkane — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:35:14 +0000

Hey mike, it’s not really “static” per se. The price of gold rises in tandem with world oil prices. Who knows one day, those “static” jewellery of yours might be worth a fortune.

By: michaelooi

michaelooi — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:40:13 +0000

arkane – Money in ‘another form’? Like those jeweleries and stuff? I don’t know bout you people but, I don’t need those shit. I have plenty of those shit, but I don’t fucking wear them… nor am I allowed to pawn them or anything. If it’s sitting there being static, then it’s a waste to me. I’ve got a LEAN thinking, man…

feizal – Is Malay wedding custom and taboos as finicky as Chinese’s? Can somebody share?

je5sie – Perhaps… but isn’t the same result achievable by sending an email? Something with a subject header – “ATTN: My daughter is getting hitched. Donations will be appreciated (no dinner)”.

mott – Make moolah disappear got ler…

By: mott

mott — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:47:10 +0000

Haha..thot one could make moolah outta such events. Oh well…depends how one ‘manages’ it la. Oh well… BigSnake prob will hv future problems if he can’t control the financials from the beginning. Heh!

By: Je5sie

Je5sie — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:37:51 +0000

Some parents will have the misconception that they’re “giving” away the daughter if no wedding banquet is held. That nobody knows their daughter is married, people might think, “anything fishy behind the marriage? the bridegroom has not enough money? the bride is pregnant? etc.. You know.. some parents NEED reputation. haha..

By: Feizal

Feizal — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:07:47 +0000

Even mitigating the unnecessary crap is a deadly challange. aduih!