Quite a Different Wedding Dinner..

We have all attending wedding dinner at hotel, I think. No worries, I am not going to bore you with that. I am going to relate a slightly different experience. It was a personal experience. Okay, to the specific, I'd just attended it yesterday.

It was conducted at a function hall in a neighbourhood CC (Community Club). The dinner was not a buffet spread. A tent was erected on an open field outside the function hall. That tent became the (field) kitchen. I am not complaining about such set up or arrangement. I find it quite warmly, in fact.

The most “amazing” part was that the entire evening was entertained by a standard professional 歌台. I use the word “professional” because those people are living off by running 歌台. *Ahem… The bill for the stage and crew worked out neatly to be $3K. I use the word “standard” not because it is necessarily of high standard, but it is the standard kind of thing we usually see everywhere during the seventh lunar month. Get it? Haha..

Everyone in Singapore would know the middle-aged lady compere (许琼芳). She has a way of creating the atmosphere and is especially appealing to the males in their 40s and 50s (which formed a large group last night). Frankly, I am quite impressed by her eloquence and glibness.

The singers.. erm.. okay they sang familiar tunes. Not that bad actually, but they kind of made me appreciate the original singers better. Haha.. They only stand out by how they wear and what they wear. People, there were only four tables on the first row nearest to the stage and I was sitting at one of those four and I’m facing the stage. I think I was only about 5 to 10 metres away from the performers. In other words, I not only can see their facial expression (they can see mine), I can see their complexion very well (they can see mine too). Yes, that near! What am I getting at? *Ahem.. There were more female performers than male performers ; there were many more younger female performers too. And those young ladies practically dressed to kill. I'm glad I'd survived to tell.

I shall just mention one most memorable case.
(Warning : This paragraph is rated NC16.)
This particular lady is pearly fair in complexion (erm.. pearly means having the qualities of pearl and not that of pear hor). She has long black hair and wore purely black. Perhaps the blackness of her attire further enhanced her fair complexion. The cutting of her top piece seemed a little unusual to me at first. On closer look, the top piece is only a black 肚兜! She flouted her fairness by turning around baring her entire back and showing off her curves, reflecting a silky sheen so many times. Besides, her bottom piece is a body hugging black pants, only flaring out slightly at the lower end. To top it up, she has a good figure, she moved/danced well and sang decently. How to concentrate on the feast? Erm.. Maybe I was already feasting on another kind. Naughty. Naughty. Oh, I recalled that in some cartoon scenes, the guys will be nose-bleeding under similar situation. I never hor :P

It really turned out to become just like a “standard” 歌台, with many uncles approaching the singers, requesting them to sing their favourite numbers. Luckily, the singers were professional enough to turn down songs not appropriate for the occasion. Can you imagine, we have uncles requesting the singers to sing those weird weird sad sad songs?? Heh..

There was even a drunken guest. Haiz.. I know him. It’s a sad case and he often buries his sorrow in alcohol. In such occasion when alcohol is literally free flow, such outcome is only predictable. I can’t bear to describe further. Can’t I do more to help? Haiz..

Okay, back to the main characters (bride and groom). There was some awkward hesitation when the compere asked the groom how long he has known the bride. Not that his memory is failing. In fact, they only know each other for less than 3 months, I think. It is an arranged marriage between Singapore and China. Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against the bride’s origin. I am just a little puzzled about the idea of an arranged marriage at this century. They first met, said ok, and the preparation of the marriage began immediately.

~ ~ He Says I Do & She Says I Do ~ ~
Just how much they know each other?
Maybe knowing each other is not the key factor for a successful union?
When your better half asked why-do-you-love-me kind of question, what’s your answer?
You may not have an immediate reply, but you may like to search for one.
Anyway, it is my sincere wish that they will lead a happy married life.