This weekend had been filled with some official & private activities; and I enjoyed each moment! It started with Saturday, when I attended my best friend's daughter wedding! Wow, just reminded me that the years are adding up! arrrghhh
Anak enggau menantu iya, sama bela ingeniur! Nie enda untung iya! Tang laban ke ngena adat Cina; nguwai ke sepiak sida ke laki meh anak iya. Sinu ngah aku meda iya. Nya ko menantu iya; anang irau mak, nemuai belama kami duai lalu seduai tau ngah nemuai. Manah endal ngah menantu iya nya!
I was not so good about moving around and taking pictures; so I had to make do with taking a picture from the screen! The POB, on the left, and the POBG making a toast at the Sibu dinner!
Sida iya rami tiga (3) kali. Ke-datas nya, sida rami mit di Sibu; aku laban ke malu segau-segau ngambi gambar ari skrin aja. Makai malam nya, sampal kami sebilik enggau sida sebilik serta bala kaban-kaban ke di Sibu.
Val and I tried out our new London dresses to the dinner; and just lovely dresses! Actually I love these dresses so much, should have bought more ... its was sale season also in London! But at that time, it was just so difficult to choose, too many choices!! But these dresses I admired 4 days before I actually purchased them!! So you know now, am a slow shopper!! hahaTu gaya kami duai menyanak enggau makai kahwin! Agi LAMA aku nganti rami anak aku tu!!! Enda beruban!!! Udah bulih nge-empat tupi segi baru diasoh!! hahaha!
The whole family were invited to the 1st wedding dinner for Keyna & Sing Wei in Sibu; and it was a small gathering of family & friends. Thank you for including us in your circle of family/friends. It was a traditional Chinese wedding dinner with some singing; and of course, yours truly was asked to present a number.
I also made it to the Kuching church blessing/wedding, lunch & dinner - yup the whole works! Did I mentioned that Anna (the mother) is one of my very best friend and we had known each other for more than 20 years! She's like a sister to me!! As mothers, we are extremely close to our daughters; and we constantly talked about ours! So I am close to the her children (all adults, now) as she is to mine! So when she invited me to join her in the ceremonies also in Kuching, I just could not refuse! So off I go; after 2 months advance notice!!
Aku bisi mega dikagau ke sida sebilik enggau rami di Kuching, laban ke bisi ngatur kahwin gereja di St. Joseph Cathedral lalu makai malam aba Grand Magerita. Enggau meh tudah aku, nyelat bala ke nuh tekucha bejako Mandarin & Foochow! haha! Merangsang diri merati ke jako orang. Tekuchau meh aku berandau enggau bala iya bercampur aduk jako 5 bahasa - Melayu, Foochow, Mandarin, Inggeris & bahasa jari!
Here's the Bride (B) Keyna with her mom, Anna, and I. She is such a gorgeous BRIDE!!!
Keyna tu bacik amat. Dipeda aku ari mit kelia; diatu nuh besai serta ngelaboh ke pengidup baru!
Aku mega dibai sida tumu pagi, jam 7 pagi; meda sida ke laki ngambi indu nitih ke adat Cina. Nya meh sida mega bisi stail ber-kota serta ditambah ke enggau main. Aku ketawa aja-aja meda telatak sida. Amat enda nemu semua jako sida, tang meh nangkap seleka dua. Kadang-kadang nanya ibu Keyna ke dua iko ngah aku. Kami tiga ke meda orang ber-kota! Indai & apai Keyna nya nyaga dibilik; kami tiga diasoh orang meda dibaroh; lalu enda ngasoh ngelepas ke Laki iya nya enti kota enda betul! Nya lah, baka ke nemu meh aku tu! Tang ke bendar, kami tiga sama bela enda tentu nemu!!
I was witness to the Chinese culture of the BG picking up the B; and all the antics of the B's friends on the BG's parties. It was great fun; and its at times like these that I wish I could speak/understand Foochow & Mandarin, fluently!!! hahaha Yes, I was the sole Ikan Patin in the fishbowl of Ikan Kelik!! hahahaha Honestly, I didn't feel out of place; as I was the curious one getting anybody who was near me to explain what's going on! On that day, I get to use all my language skills - speaking 5 languages ie Malay, English, Foochow, Mandarin and the ever useful hand signals when all fails!! If I must say so myself, I get along so well and understood most of the going on.
Here we are at the welcoming line, and I took the opportunity to take a picture with the happy parents!Bergambar enggau Anna & Chung - chun magang kami tiga!!
At this dinner, Chung & Anna just LOVE to hear me sing my only Chinese Mandarin number (so now even her SIL will know me as the Aunty Ir who LOVES to sing); and so I was called to sing! Yup, there I was a non-Mandarin speaker entertaining about 240 Chinese guests to a Mandarin number! If I may say so myself, I did a GREAT job!! haha!
Aku tu endang tukang belagu ke Anna & Chung! Bala madik iya pandai magang belagu tang sida nya enda tentu manchal lalu emun endal aba pengerami. Ka pen enda, kaban bendal amat-amat ngasoh. Belagu meh tudah aku ... lagu Cina ke siti aja ke di temu aku. Nya baru nyadi endal, belagu ke sida Cina ke nemu Mandarin, paduhal aku tu enda nemu Mandarin!!
So friends, if anyone of you need a Wedding singer; that's my NEW moonlighting side-job!! At the right 'price', I will be there! ;) haha!
CONGRATULATION KEYNA CHUNG & CHO SING WEI!
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