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Wednesday, May 10, 2006
5/10/2006 07:33:00 AM

Magnum Madness @ Marriage

posted by FH2o

I reluctantly went for a wedding dinner on Sunday night. Why reluctant? If you had been to a Chinese wedding dinner, you’ll know how noisy it is and you know how much I ‘enjoy’ karaoke right? After a quiet morning on the peaceful and serene rainforest river, the din was particularly jarring.

If not for the delicious food; I don’t think I could endure sitting through 3 hours of noise and bad singing! Because our table was in the front row where the speakers were, carrying out of any conversation was out of the question. So I flashed a stupid grin whenever someone looked my way.

So I ate course after course; and endured. I sound as if I was suffering. Is this the retribution of bad karma?

Then came the toasting or ‘yam-seng’ and an excuse for more yellings by the Ah Bengs and Ah Sengs of Kuching (they lived their lives for such moments!). There was no respite when it comes to the cutting of the cake as there was the mandatory teasing of the couple by asking them to kiss as they twirl around 10 times. Hmmm, juvenile I thought, but heck people are entitled to their own brand of fun.

Then suddenly these people wearing yellow Magnum T-shirts came on stage and set up a screen and lucky draw. And the bride and bridegroom were asked to carry out the lucky draw numbers! So that was what the pieces of paper distributed to all the tables to sms your bets were all about. The cheek!

A marriage is a private affair and I find it distasteful about the blatant commercialisation of it. Maybe there is something deep and profound in this that Magnum is trying to impart on us? That marriage is also a gamble?

Is this a new trend in marriage? Or are they sponsoring some of the dishes? Can someone enlighten me please; since this unker maybe a little ‘out of this’ with regards.

Irregardless, how I wished I was Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood not your other revered Harry ok?) with a magnum to put this magnum’s madness to rest!

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At Wednesday, 10 May, 2006 Gette said:

That's tasteless beyond description.

At Wednesday, 10 May, 2006 miracle8 said:

marriage is a gamble sometimes. Although this is totally absurd... drawing numbers on your wedding night.

At Wednesday, 10 May, 2006 Wuching said:

hahaha unker's a party pooper!

At Wednesday, 10 May, 2006 FH2O said:

wuching - hmmm Magnum, CASH, Sweep and Toto can all be at your wedding dinner then! YAMMMMM SENGGGGG!!!!! ;)

At Wednesday, 10 May, 2006 Happysurfer said:

I've not heard of this being done in West Malaysia - the Magnum bit.

At Wednesday, 10 May, 2006 Anonymous said:

Who ask you to be so tiam chiak?

At Wednesday, 10 May, 2006 FH2O said:

anonymous (aka ah beng) - u need to go to http://sisuahlai.blogspot.com to take some hokkien lessons first lah!

bay hiaow; my kong lah! ;)

At Wednesday, 10 May, 2006 Ah Beng said:

Freeloader!

At Wednesday, 10 May, 2006 The Moody Minstrel said:

Commercialization of weddings is something that is equally large and equally tasteless here in Japan.

The trouble is that people seem to like that. That's why some people marry, get a "Narita divorce" (i.e. the get divorced as soon as they get back from the honeymoon), and then quickly look for a new potential marriage partner.

No wonder wedding chapels seem to be popping up all over the place.

At Wednesday, 10 May, 2006 agus said:

Marriage a gamble? How true. Magnum eh? Hey, that's my first, although lucky draw is common. But why stop there? Make it a Magnum win today! Hahah,

Oh, look, you've ruffled a feather or two. Be affraid? Nah....it's just a nut and screw.

At Wednesday, 10 May, 2006 FH2O said:

mm - it's a crazy crazy world ... :(

agus - it was distasteful and shameless. i'm not afraid (nor care) about these ppl lah! if i were, i wouldnt call a spade a spade ... ;)

At Wednesday, 10 May, 2006 patienthelen^ said:

hmm.. weddings cost a lot nowadays.. it's not all party.. :)
i know some of those newlyweds are just praying hard for big angpaus :P

At Thursday, 11 May, 2006 FH2O said:

patienthelen^ - I'm always confounded why ppl spend so lavishly on their weddings with all that financial burden. if u can afford it, fine. but if not, who r u tryin to impress? it's afterall a private and sacred affair. hmmmm more brickbats after this comment?

At Thursday, 11 May, 2006 Ah Beng said:

Speaking of commercialism.... how about your highly priced kayaking trips?

At Thursday, 11 May, 2006 Robin said:

haha.. never hear anyone with so much complaints after a wedding dinner one..

aiyo..

rule 1: avoid all marriage dinner

2.. screen the couples before u go.. if ah lian marry ah beng.. sure k-oke until midnight and sam seng all the way

3.. after eating, yawn, say you sleepy and go home!

4.. if really cannot tahan.. half way thru, pick up your phone .. pretend pretend somehing urgent walk out .. and dun come back.

No one will miss u at such dinner, since u have shown your face at the reception liao..

At Thursday, 11 May, 2006 Robin said:

who is this irritating Chow Ah Beng?

Want to say anything.. leave you WTF name!

At Thursday, 11 May, 2006 Ah Beng said:

Are bloggers an elitist club putting other ppl down? Just because you guys have education in monkey land you are corrupted with the same judgemental attitude? The US are paying dearly for the same attitude.

At Thursday, 11 May, 2006 Ah Beng said:

Robin, truth hurts doesn't it? No need for the swearing... let's debate the issue!

At Thursday, 11 May, 2006 FH2O said:

ah beng - yes they are commercial trips and we live in a materialistic world. do you work for free?

bloggers generally are a privileged lot I would think. as in d nature of a blog, certain comments may be construed as putting other ppl down or whatever. its one person expressing his own opinion only and not d divine truth! dont take me so seriously as I doubt my opinions would influence or further corrupt others! ;)

At Thursday, 11 May, 2006 Ah Beng said:

No arguments on opinions... well navigated! But being judgemental is another... I quote "Then came the toasting or ‘yam-seng’ and an excuse for more yellings by the Ah Bengs and Ah Sengs of Kuching (they lived their lives for such moments!)."

On commercialism, the food prepared for you is not free either.

At Thursday, 11 May, 2006 FH2O said:

ah beng - aiya! of course it's blatantly obvious that i'm being judgemental but I'm not condemning whoever/whatever either lah! to each his/her/their own.
no offense is intended.
the world is big enough for the all of us! :)

hello? when u attend wedding; angpow is mandatory lah!

btw if u dislike my attitude so much - why r u lurking around my site? ;)

peace bro! :)

At Thursday, 11 May, 2006 Ah Beng said:

Ah Beng likes the pictures that you take!

At Thursday, 11 May, 2006 patienthelen^ said:

"Are bloggers an elitist club putting other ppl down? Just because you guys have education in monkey land you are corrupted with the same judgemental attitude? The US are paying dearly for the same attitude." <-- oh wow, judgment day isn't it? :)

At Thursday, 11 May, 2006 Ah Beng said:

Miss Patienthelen^, that is not a judgement but a fact!

At Thursday, 11 May, 2006 Robin said:

Start your own blog then, if not, why are u even here? Enjoying free pictures and condemning.. tsk tsk..

"let's debate on this issue".. haha, I dun debate anything with dirt with no name..

dun flatter yourself or your altered ego. haha

At Thursday, 11 May, 2006 The Moody Minstrel said:

*sniff sniff*

I smell troll...

At Thursday, 11 May, 2006 Ah Beng said:

Robin.. means you have no valid point to make and a swearer! sigh.....

At Thursday, 11 May, 2006 FH2O said:

ah beng - if u really have nothing better to do than to lurk n 'heckle' here, u may want to try going there instead!

At Thursday, 11 May, 2006 Ah Beng said:

How do u catch the button?

At Sunday, 14 May, 2006 ah gu said:

ah beng u're an ass! cannot one u stupid!

At Monday, 15 May, 2006 Robin said:

Unker.. good one..

Just proven a point that such dirt is a brainless idoit, who even bother to ask..

"How do u catch the button?"