The Wedding Diary Page #3

married back to Penang

and not my son to Singapore

After the meeting of parents from both sides, war commences

On one side, the Singaporeans, and on the other, the Malaysians

On one side, the Cantonese, and on the other, the Hokkiens

why does the pre-wedding discussion look like

mob negotiations?

On one side, the uber-rich, and on the other, the peasants

No matter how the fight goes, I'd end up bearing the brunt of it all

This is my dad, Ah Sai

Ah Sai? ("faeces" in Hokkien")

It's Ah Sai!

My daddy, Colin Chong

As in "Pathetic" Chong?

It's Colin Chong!

I don't know English

You don't know English? Let's speak Mandarin then

Alright, back to the wedding

No thanks to your son

Hmmph, the son of Ah Sai

is quite something

First, the banquet. Two hundred tables

At the most luxurious hotel in Singapore

Are you kidding me? Your daughter is marrying

into our family now

We are from Penang so the banquet will be held there.

30 tables the maximum

There's no reason for Colin Chong's precious daughter to wed in Penang

Shall we leave the wedding dicussions to the ladies?

You men go get yourselves some drinks

Okay, let's get some drinks

Why is he so obedient?

Weddings are of great significance to us Cantonese

Although we are from an average family

Weddings are, to us Hokkiens, no less significant

I would like to know what the betrothal gifts are?

Well, that would depend on how much dowry you are offering

Ah..Ah Sai

What do you do for a past time?

Well, I'd usually sun the fish once I'm back from fishing

And spent the rest of the time chatting with

my neighbours and family

You don't earn much, do you? Any plans for

business expansion?

Do you have to expand everything?

It's pretty simple. First, you buy a bigger fishing boat

Then, you hire workers to do the fishing

Once your company is on the right track, I can even help you to list it

When that happens, you can start enjoying a leisurely life

How long will it take for that to happen?

At least 10 years

Why do I have to wait another 10 years

to enjoy the life I am enjoying now?

Fifty

Ten

Forty

Eighteen sounds more auspicious

The maids we have in the family would already

take up 20 tables

What, two hundred maids?

Are you running a maid agency?

Ming Ming

Okay. Deal.

Oh my. How did they conjure up a hundred tables?

Do we have a thousands guests?

How much would it cost to let the bride's family have 20 tables?

Sigh. Getting married is not much different from

getting robbed, is it?

Dad, can we not invite those whom

we're not close to?

We don't call them relatives for nothing

A table costs S$1,000. That's almost RM3,000

Another $500 for 2 nights' accomodation, and

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