My Bro's Wedding

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYY!!! I managed to call my parents again earlier today and I could talk to Mom, my brother, and his new wife he he he he he...

First of all, the wedding was a success though they said it was SO crowded there. They sent out 450 invitations and ordered 700 plates (portions of food). They held the wedding in one of the Chinese restaurants in Bandung. As usual, since it's a restaurant, they were ready to add more food if there were more guests. And indeed they had to add more food: 145 plates (portions) more!!! Gee...I can imagine how crowded it was even though they decided to rent both the first and second floor.

Even the restaurant owner was shocked and said to my Mom, "I've never seen these many guests coming to a wedding held here." HA HA HA HA HA...My Mom told me that it was because I didn't invite many relatives at all on my wedding day. Plus both my brother and his wife have SO MANY friends!!!!

Then my Mom said that my brother's wife's Mom kept on crying at church during the wedding ceremony. Poor her!!! Even today she came over to our house with her hubby to talk to their daughter he he he he...I guess they missed her already!!! ;-D My brother spent two nights in a hotel with his new bride, and then today they came back to my parents' place. They are given an upstairs bedroom and a small living room at the side of my parents' house so that they can get some privacy he he he...

Then I asked Mom to hand over the phone to my brother. My brother said that he was sweating like a pig NON-STOP for hours during the party since the room was so crowded. Oh daer he he he he...He bought a digital camera earlier today since tomorrow they're going to Bali on their honeymoon. I told him to be careful there and I wished him a nice honeymoon.

I also got to talk to his wife for a little while. She said that it was SO tiring he he he...but she was glad it was over. Then I asked how she liked her new bedroom. She said that she still couldn't sleep well since it felt weird that there was another "creature" sleeping next to her HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA...Ahem...then I wished her an enjoyable honeymoon as well and I didn't talk too long since I knew her parents wanted to talk to her, too.

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I'm glad that now my parents have a new daughter he he he he...I hope that they'll live together harmoniously throughout the years and that God'll give them good health all through the coming days. ;-D And I'm GLAD finally my brother got himself a digital camera so he can keep on sending pictures of my familyyyyyyy via emaillll he he he he he he he he he he he he he...

I've been busy today, so I'll only begin blog-hopping now he he he he...All in all, today's a WONDERFUL Monday for me. Hope today's been MAGNIFICENT for you too! ;-D

Wedding Invitations

Oh, busy busy busy again...I haven't had time to visit other people's blogs. I'm trying to bake some chocolate-filled buns now and after that I have to study before my Finnish class starts. There are only 6 classes left to go this year.

Anyway, the other day my brother sent me his scanned wedding invitations so I could share them with my best friends. As you all know, he's getting married on December 8th. Apparently December is quite a busy month for weddings, since he's got 5 wedding invitations already that month.

The first thing that I don't miss from Indonesia is the HORRIBLE traffic. The second thing is the many wedding invitations he he he he...The more people you know, the bigger the chance is for you to get a wedding invitation. And it's impolite not to come, except if you really have a good excuse (for example you get sick, you're out of town, or your own sibling has a wedding on the same date and time). Even if you can't come, it's improper not to give anything, so you're bound to find someone who can come to the wedding party and ask him/her to bring your angpao (envelope with money in it.) My parents sometimes sigh deeply when they get 4 wedding invitations on the same month 'coz it means they have to spend more money that month for weddings alone.

I'm not saying that I don't want to be invited to wedding parties, but in Indonesia it can be really tough sometimes to go to one wedding party to another. I don't think there's a year passing by without at least a few wedding invitations for my parents. When your financial condition is okay, then it's not a big deal to get a few wedding invitations per month, but when you don't even have too much money for your daily necessities, then it becomes quite a burden.

I must say that I don't expect to be invited in any wedding party at all here in Finland, since most of the time the brides and grooms only invite their VERY CLOSE relatives and friends. Besides, over here people can just live together without getting married or they can just have a civil service without throwing a party. Over here, inviting 50 people as wedding guests is considered A LOT he he he...In Indonesia, inviting only 50 people is considered IMPOSSIBLE HA HA HA HA HA HA HA...

OK, gotta get back to my dough now. I sure hope it rises well he he he...Talk to you later, dudes and girls! ;-D