weddings and creative writing workshops.
Monday, November 2, 2009 @ 4:04 PM
super exhausted from last night's wedding reception for some relative i don't really know.
i was forced into my new year clothes, which aren't too bad, but are totally red.
then i had to wear red shoes with white polka-dots, which aren't as bad as they sound,
but they are high heels.
how do i express my utmost hate, resentment and detest for high heels.
you get calluses, blisters, abrasions, and if they are worn long-term,
the muscles in your lower thigh will have problems.
like, wtf is so great about high heels that cause girls to gush over them,
spend hundreds and thousands of dollars buying them and wearing them.
give me a pair of ballet pumps any day; i don't even mind crocs,
which by the way is bankrupt. yes. crocs is truly bankrupt, so the shoes are on sale.
my aunt bought me a pair of orange ones xD happy happy.
anyway, back to the subject. high heels suck.
but who knows, someday i might be gushing over a pair,
spending loads of dough on them and wearing them. maybe high heels is a female instinct thing.
back to the reception - so i was wearing that tomato-looking outfit.
i protested, but my mum thought otherwise.
'oh, red means good things mah, then what, wear black there meh.'
-.- we were all ready except her, so i told her to hurry up because we were probably late.
she heck care. 'no lah, we're on time, nevermind.' -.-
we were LATE. horrible.
walked into the room in the middle of the groom/bride's speech.
i thought we would be attending a reception with a large number of people,
therefore - a big room, so we would slip in unnoticed.
but guess what - there were only 8 tables. yes, eight.
my dad wore a freaking tee, thinking he wouldn't be noticed,
but nooooo, it had to be a room with 8 tables. nice job.
but i should have expected it. we were in RAFFLES HOTEL, for god's sake.
expensive expensive place. the whole place used chandeliers instead of regular lights,
and the hotel was furnished like a olden-day-raffles-time thing, so the lift was super slow.
the food was pretty good, not in big portions so you get stuffed,
but the waiters take the dish apart and place equal amounts on plates,
which means you can get to take more or less, which is pretty bad, because i got hungry.
which means you can get to take more or less, which is pretty bad, because i got hungry.
can you imagine? getting hungry eating a wedding dinner.
but the waiters were really nice.
and guess what? we weren't the latest - a couple whose wedding i remember going to
walked in after the second course had been served. talk about being fashionably late.
and i found out that the wife of that couple was pregnant! >:O and wearing a black toga dress too!
my grandma (maternal) was horribly rude. the groom was an ang moh,
so basically the father spoke in english, and my grandma didn't understand,
but no, she didn't just sit quietly and pay some attention, she spoke loudly to my grand-aunt!
in that small room where everyone could hear her!
the table of ang mohs glared at her :O i was sitting at the same table, so i was embarassed D:
the dish i remember the most is the deep-fried prawns with wasabi mayonaise.
it wasn't spicy at all, it just had the smell and taste of wasabi, but not the spiciness.
and the mayonaise was a nice touch, really yummy [;
by the way, i saw this relative of mine who was in a wheelchair,
and i could tell she had had a stroke - part of her face was just hanging, including her tongue.
it broke my heart watching her, and i almost cried. she's so pitiful ...
i told my dad, and he said i had seen her at another wedding before, then i remembered.
almost all the other weddings i had been to - she had been there.
ah i wish she would get better.
the more i imagine how she probably was when she was well, the more i want to cry.
--
today's booth duty was slack, because bethanie took over my job,
since she liked counting money so much. she should have been secretary (:
posting photos next time - i was obsessed with this blue paper butterfly
which was put on the wine glasses using a slit, so i took many pictures, adjusting here and there.
going to make the photos into a theme.
anyway, i'm going to do the creative writing thing - CAP, and i hope i can get in.
zhixin is trying out with me, so we're going to consult dr. carey on monday,
then go to watch a movie at bugis or something (:
cheers, love you all.
pandora.
hyunjoongjungminhongki&taemin.
