For you ladies out there who have ‘Ah Fai’ in your lists of favourite men, you need to consider pulling his name out. ‘Coz he’s taken!
This handsome and young Chinese daredevil, Ser Meng Hui a.k.a Ah Fai just got married to the beautiful, Yee Ching, on 5th July 2007 at Tai Thong Imperial China Restaurant, Galaxy Building, Subang Jaya, ending his presumably more than 20 years of bachelorhood.
My friends and I got there at 7.00pm and the groom who’s one of the nation’s best car-drifting drivers, was already at the entrance, looking very attractive in a tuxedo, greeting his guests warmly like he always does at the drift circuit. We were then ushered to a special room deliberately prepared for the Moslem guests. I thought it was a good idea as it would ensure the halal foods would not get mixed up with the non-halal ones. This was my first time attending a Chinese wedding and was not the first time for the rest of my friends. So I guessed I was the only one who were more than curious to know about the modern Chinese wedding customs. I was also probably the only one who had been so inquisitive about the whole ceremony.
One of the plenty questions I had in mind was “How come the wedding reception is on Thursday instead of any of the days in the weekend?“. I made a mental note to ask these questions to any of my Chinese officemate tomorrow. But I was lucky that some Chinese friends came over and joined us at the dinner table. I started pouring out all the questions to me. Sorry, but I really needed to ask and clear my mind. Trapped, they had no choice but to surrender themselves to my intense interrogation and became victimized by the situation. From them, I believed that the Chinese people believe in feng shui so much that they use it almost everything they do in their lives. According to Wikipedia, Feng shui (fengshui), is the ancient Chinese practice of placement and arrangement of space to achieve harmony with the environment. Feng shui literally translates as “wind-water.” Well, in the case of marriage or wedding, when a Chinese couple plan for their wedding date, the very first thing they need to check is their birthdates against the feng shui. If the feng shui says Thursday, then Thursday it shall be.
Much to their (the victims of my non-stop interrogation) relief, the music started to play and the ceremony was about to get started. The marriage ceremony got off to a late start as the bride, looking ravishing in a white wedding gown was escorted down the aisle by her beloved Ah Fai who was looking happier than ever. So, here’s to both of you…
“May you live a beautiful life together, forever and ever. Yammmmmm seengggggg!”
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