Woke up at 4:50am and arrived at Vicky's @ around 5:50am(it was sooooo nice to drive in the early morning). As expected at most weddings' morning, the bride's not ready and after she's finally done and had taken her breakfast, we only got started at 6:20am(with the occasional vague disrruptions of the photographer which I personally don't like - even if it doesn't hinder too much with my 'work' :P). Good thing I've not lost the 'touch' yet(hahaha) and had got her fully dolled-up by 7am as plan. By the time her own personal 'photo-shoots'(with her relatives) were 'completed', the photographer was also almost done with his with Sam at the carpark.
Just as I was about to leave, I was blocked by the Bridegroom arriving at the door! hahaha. With Ee Lin(Vicky's sister) wanting to chop chop him at the door, I had to wait whilst the negotiation took place, :D. It was a short one though and I wasn't made to wait too long, phew, hahaha.
I got home at close to 8am and was received by an unwell daughter crying for me, her hands outstretched... Was comforted with her request for milk(as she's got throat imflammation and that had caused her difficult to swallow even water) and got her to sleep with me after she's taken her medicines.
I woke up at 11:20am and began to prepare her porridge which took a longer time(about an hour, with constant watching out and adding of water) to cook today as I've wanted it to be very soggy. Kept one portion in the Thermos container1 but had to transfer it to another Thermos container2(for rice and dishes type) when she refused to finish up the first 3/4 bowl... That's when I began my next frantic rounds of cooking and washing! Quickly, I started to 'boil' rice water(which she only took abt 90ml and I've to discard the bal 260ml at the end of the day) and remembering that she loves to drink soup, I hurriedly boiled some with ribs + sweet corn soup and put them into the Thermos container1(which Eileen told me that she didn't finish also...).
Renee had expressed her disappointment and eagerness to attend my friend, Vicky's wedding so I refrained from mentioning it to her when I told her where she and us would be going. She's to go to Eileen's place whilst I go to the hotel for the 2nd mission and daddy to his. As we were leaving, Renee even displayed her 'angry face' when I had to go back in to retrieve the 'wedding red packet' for daddy and complained "I cannot wait, I want to go now". With such eagerness on her part, who would have thought that she would tear when she got to Eileen's place...(luckily we've discarded the initial plan of her being the flower girl, phew!)
Later at night, I learnt from Li that more manja emotions were displayed by her at our mom's hahaha and to cut long story short, I've put it in point-form :D :
1) She had been crying the whole night at mom's place.
2) They told her drink water many times and she cried though she did drink at first.
3) When left alone to play('cos Li went outside to smoke - she insisted that I put up this 'reason' hahaha), she begam asking for me and cried again.
4) She took a paper plate, drew 'my' face on it....
5) She cried & cried, till she coughed. All 3 of my sisters(Ellen, Eileen and Elsie) had to serve her, pat her, hold the paper plate and told her to spit out but she said 'got my mommmy's face". When they all laughed, she had no choice but proceeded to spit out
6) During the time when they all sat down for their dinner, she again, being alone, 'curved' her lips, eyes turned red and went... "Where's my mommy" - Li's comment to this : "we cannot eat meh?" hahaha
When I got to the hotel, the bride was still not ready and good thing again, everyone(sam - just a little powdering and her mom) were ready way ahead of schedule :D. They all went down for the solemnisation whilst I stayed back in the room(missing their 'moment') to get myself changed and made-up, :D.
Daddy, whom had assumed(not listening again) that it's gonna be yet another traditional chinese dinner, got a shock when I phoned him at 6pm to ask if he's already on his way home to change. With the traffic jam, daddy only arrived after I've come down with Vicky from her change of gown...
The dinner event scheduled at 7:30pm, started at around 7:45pm?(can't remember exact timing). It's a good thing that the Singer they've hired had co-acted as their emcee, so when the hotel staff/banquet manager didn't do their job to announce the commencement of the dinner, he took the initiative to. His 'performance' kinda relaxed the atmosphere and he even made the couple danced! Actually, he had first made them sing for each other and then, he suggested that they both do a waltz. After which, he invited Vicky's father to dance with her and that was really sweet... Just a pity he didn't end it off with asking the bride's parents to dance with each other, I had thought that that would be really nice.
The rest of night went on smoothly with Vicky pretty much like a PRO, heee, and given the early start, she's able to ensure that none of her guests were being left out(without her greeting them personally). We wouldn't mind to stay-on till later to join the couple for a drink but we have to pick Renee up, so we bid them goodbye at 10pm...
Not much pics to showcase here though quite abit were taken(and I'm looking forward to look at those taken by the photographer):
Yes, finally, my dear friend is married, :D. Our heartiest congratulations once again, Vicky!
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