Month: February 2004

Sui Lin’s departure pictures from Sim’s camera!

I hate that feeling. I hate it when I’m in KL International Airport. During that time, it’s either I’m leaving or someone close to me is leaving. Well, Sui Lin finally left for Melbourne today. There were only 6 people including me that sent her off namely Sow, Ben, Jin Wy, Cris and I. Zing came just 1 minute before she leaves. Her flight was at 950AM hence we had to be there by 8AM. That explains why there weren’t many people.

Actually we made a bet with her couple of days ago, we said, “If you didn’t cry, I’ll chop off my dick”. So during the 1 hour there, we tried numerous ways to make her cry. We reminded her of the things that she’ll miss namely Breakers, yamcha sessions and also lunch at Uncle Maverick’s place. Um, yeah, she ran to the toilet to cry anyway. However, she wasnt sobbing or wailing loudly. She didn’t manage to flood KLIA.

Sui Lin hugged everybody when she was about to leave. There goes our group’s event planner. I’m going to miss her.

Anyway, here are pictures of Sui Lin’s drunken farewell at Bar Amber. There are from Sui Lin and Lynnzter’s cam…

Pictures of Sui Lin’s departure will be published soon after I get it from Sim 😀

Gavin’s departure

Pictures from Sui Lin’s camera…

Yews said,

Every time someone leaves he cries, someone cries he cries, hammer his hand with a sharp object he cries, he’s gay la.

Gavin left for Melbourne today. After work, I headed down to KLIA to met up with the rest there. Many of us were still in working clothes. Our main mission of the night was “TO SEE GAVIN CRY”. Haha, nah just kidding, we were there to send him off.

Gavin’s eyes were puffy. We were in McD waiting for him to board his plane. Instead he was busy walking around with June. I think they went to a corner to cry. Hehe.

For once I’m glad that I wasn’t the one who is leaving. The feeling of leaving is damn shitty especially during the first time. When my then-girlfriend was leaving for Melbourne for the first time, I cried.

So at 9PM, we stood in front of the departure gate. Gavin was teary eyed but he didn’t cry. We wanted to make a video of him crying but unfortunately, he did not cry despite the fact we were shouting, “WOI CRY LA!”

We shook his hand and gave him a hug before he left. Take care in Melbourne dude!

Happy belated Chinese Year to everyone. =)

This was the first CNY I had celebrated since I came back from UK. However, the event that I looked forward to the most this year was my cousin brother, John Lim’s wedding reception in my hometown, Sibu on the third day of CNY. His actual wedding ceremony was held a week after that in KL. The wedding reception was not grand but it was good. We had the bridal car, a Lexus that Uncle Kay Kee (a family friend) lent to us.

Also for the first time in 4 years, we bought some firecrackers to celebrate this auspicious day. It is the Chinese tradition for the guy’s family to burn the firecrackers to welcome the bride. The more firecrackers the family burn, the richer the family will be. Although my family is Christian, we decided to perform all these traditional customs because we want to have a proper Chinese wedding party in Sibu.

I too played an important role on that day. I was the Master of the ceremony and back-up best man. John’s younger brother was suppose to be the Master of ceremony and the best man but due to problem with his flight back to Malaysia ( He was doing his Master in USA), he had no time to prepare the speech. He is still the best man though.

The preparation of the speech was not an easy task especially when it had to be in Chinese. It was very difficult for me because I had never writen a formal Chinese speech before this. Furthermore, I had forgotten how to write most of the Chinese words. Hence, my uncle ended up writing the speech for me. =P After that, we showed the drafted speech to the organising committee for comments and amendments. The speech was initially one page long but after the meeting it was reduced to only 10 lines and only 4 paragraphs. Remembering the speech was not a problem but I had to look up the dictionary for the correct pronunciation of some new words I had encountered. My parents promised to literally skin me alive if I embarrassed my cousin brother, his new wife, my uncles and aunties and the in-laws if I pronounced the words wrongly. Hence in order to be sure, I checked two dictionaries to make sure that I pronounced every damn words correctly.

the small paper was the final draft

Finally the big day came. My uncle went to fetch the bride from a hotel in the city centre while I waited at home. I had another task then. I was in charge of lighting the firecrackers when I saw the car fetching the bride and the groom approaching the house. I did not have the chance to take the picture of the firecrackers because everything happen so fast. =P

the bride and the bridesmaid

Then,

The bride and the groom had to bow to the sky before entering the house for tea offering ceremony. Tea will be offered to the respective grandparents, parents and other uncles and aunties.

After that, we proceed to the restaurant for the party.

This was me making the speech.=P

As the MC, it is also my job to lead the crowd to shout 3 times yamseng. The night before the party, I received instruction from John to shout, yaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (for 10 sec) sssssssssseng. I was almost out of my breath after the third yamseng. But everyone seems to enjoy it.

After the party, we had a photo session.

the Groom’s Family

the Bride’s Family

My Family
Back L-R my younger sister also the bridesmaid -Cindy, cousin sister in-law – May Leen, cousin brother – John, my baby sister – Angeline

Front L-R me, my mother, my grandmother and my father

That’s all folks! Stay tune for the Church wedding in KL!

Japanese lesson 2
今週の日曜日に父は日本で仕事をします。それから Sheraton 横浜 Bay です住みます。楽しいよ! ぼくも行きたい!

Konsyu no nitchi yobi ni, chichi wa nihon de shigoto shimasu.sorekara Sheraton Yokohama Bay de sumimasu. Tanoshiyo! Boku mo ikitai!

Direct translation would be, ?gThis week?fs Sunday, father japan working. Furthemore, Sheraton Yokohama Bay stay. Fun! I too want go!”

In proper English, ?gThis week?fs Sunday, Dad will be working in Japan. He will be staying in Sheraton Yokohama Bay. Fun!! I want to go too!?h

父は1週間にほんにいます。父に私を切手及びT-シャツを買うように言ます。

Chichi wa 1 syuumani nihon ni imasu. Chichi ni watashi wo kitte oyobi T-Shirt wo kau youbi ni imasu.

Direct translation would be, ?gFather 1 week Japan exist. Father To me stamps and also T-shirt buy way told?h

In proper English that would be, ?gHe?fll be there for a week. I asked him to get me some stamps and t-shirts?h

I hope he doesn?ft end up buying T-Shirts that says, ?gI Love Yokohama?h or some shit like that. Nah, I trust his taste!

Choon said,

Scenario 3
Today is Chap Goh Mei, whereby we, Chinese, celebrate the 15th day of the Chinese new year.
Today is also the day, whereby the Chinese people, will head to the river and throw mandarin oranges so that their wish will come true. so here it goes again, with my mom looking out for me when she sense that i need something in my life 😉 my mom has never told me the reason Chinese people threw oranges to the river ….
Up until today when she finds a reason to.

This is what I expect my mom to say when she is explaining the significance of the orange throwing.

mom: ah huei, if you throw mandarin oranges to the river on chap goh meh, anything that you wish for will come true

alas, this is what she said to me …

mom: ah huei, u know ah, tomorrow night is chap goh mei, so if you throw oranges to the river right, your wish will come true and you can get a boyfriend this year!
me: *gape*
mom: come come! i’m willing to fetch you to the klang river tomorrow night, and you throw orange lah. ask your single friends to throw with you also lar.
me: *speechless*
mom: (laughing hard) muahahahha ….

My mom wished that I could a boyfriend as soon as possible, so that she could brush her hands off me, while asking the guy to take care of me instead! or maybe it’s because i have been single for too long .. and she is scared that i could not get married (lol)

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Today is also regarded as Chinese?s Valentine?s Day. During old times, young ladies will be out on the streets on their best dress, looking for young handsome eligible bachelors. As mentioned above, they will be heading to the nearest river to throw oranges and pray that their single hood would end immediately. iloveu please head to the nearest river to end your lifetime misery.