September 9, 2007 (090907) was indeed an unforgettable day for both of us. On this day, we are officially registered as husband and wife, although for us Chinese, we would normally be considered married only after the actual Chinese Wedding Ceremony. So, what happened on this day? Both our families and friends gathered at the Morale Uplifting Society a.k.a. "de jia hui" in Penang to witness and share the joy with us. When we arrived, we were greeted by all our friends that were waiting for us at the lobby area. We are nervous. Why? Not only that we are overwhelmed by the crowd waiting for us, but also, we are anxious about what's going to happen next - the swearing by couples for marriage registration.
We decided earlier on to recite the swearing in Chinese (there is a English version). The only problem is that I do not know how to read Chinese characters. So, I memorized the whole paragraphs for a few days with YF's help. Guess what, my memory fails me on that day after reciting the first paragraph and it turned out to be quite a funny experience, pronoucing the phrases wrongly. Anyway, I guess it worked out after all. We finally signed the papers - did I mentioned I have to call YF's dad as Daddy on the spot before he signed? Sounded easy, but not for me. I'm used to calling her dad uncle. We exchanged rings and I presented flowers to my girl (a 9 liles + 9 pink roses bouquet) - only to follow with some unexpected kisses from all the couples that present - this is the first time I saw my dad kisses my mom. So is YF's parents too :)
All in all, it was really wonderful to have everyone's presence on that day. We are blessed! Thank you! ^_^
Here are some photos taken, a picture speaks a thousand words :)
Have you tasted a mooncake this year? There are more and more varieties of mooncakes these days. They are getting more expensive too. One piece of mooncakes would normally costs around RM10. Lucky for me, the box of mooncakes in the photo (my favourite ice-skin 冰皮) are homemade ^_^
The banglos are also growing like mushrooms on the crowded construction area.
New structure I have never seen before. Appears to be what seems like a shophouses lot
On the way home, I noticed that there are other newly completed residence houses have crack marks on the walls. In fact, I am seeing similar conditions on past visits to other housing areas as well as heard from friends on similar issues. These are really disappointed sights and news to hear. Are the quality of work nowadays have been compromised with getting the work completed fast?
Look at her too :D 
We were just playing around with the 3D glasses at Motion Master theater and we are now back from our Penang-Genting Highlands-KL-Sitiawan-Alor Star vacation. We had fun of course, the weather was welcoming too. We were away from work, we were relaxing and enjoying ourselves. YF loves the thrill rides haha. I had to give up after a few rounds especially those that spins around. It's great to take a break ;) After all, it's our pre-honeymoon trip :) Nevertheless, besides having fun, we had experienced a handful of unexpected situations too. First, our car was punctured on the way down from Genting, but, we fixed it temporarily. Then, we got lost and couldn't find our car in KLCC carpark area. We were wondering if it got stolen, but we found it at last with the help of the security patrol guards. We got stuck at the KLCC auto-pay parking exit because the exit time had exceeded the parking fee paid due to the car search. Finally, we joined the KL famous after-work traffic jam but we got out of it at last after 1 to 2 hours :p Anyway, at least we learnt how to change a car tyre at the slopy hill :D
To be continued after our "Cuti-Cuti Malaysia" roadtrip...
A surprised bouquet of lovely flower and warm wishes from LaM all the way ordered from Japan. Thank you Lam :)
