Weddings and Dinners

I attended a wedding dinner of someone I've never met in my life. It was my father's childhood friend's son. It felt weird being there despite the fact that I knew some of the uncles and aunties there. It was like I didn't belong there, like some kind of outcast. This is far from the truth, of course. My father does have great social skills whenever he chooses to socialise and being with his childhood friends, I suppose he (along with his friends) just decided to act like children once again. And since he is part of the in-group, I automatically belong to that group. But still there are some reasons why I felt as if I shouldn't be there:

1. I do not know the bride or the groom

2. 90% of them were friends of the groom's parents- in other words, the more mature adults

3. I should have stayed home to work on my research, which is due in 4 days, which I haven't started working on

4. I ate too much for my own good again

Just a little word on my opinion of Chinese wedding dinners in Malaysia.

1. They always, always start serving the food almost 2 hours after the time of which stated on the invitation card

2. Half the time, the bride and bridegroom do not know who they are "yam seng"-ing with (or! they don't even know all their guests)

3. It's just an excuse to get drunk, mostly the men

4. It's just an excuse to over dress (We dress up in respect to the newly weds, but why over dress? The night belongs to the bride, you have had/you'll have you chance)

5. You get full by the second dish

I've never really thought about my wedding and how it'd be like. I always thought it'd be a long way to go, and come to think about it, it is a long way before I hear the bells ring. At least not for the next 5 years. What I do know is that I don't want a typical wedding.

I don't regret going out with my family tonight nevertheless. Another opportunity to catch up with Clare, and have great laughs over little nothings.