C loves to read. When she is doing something she considers boring like eating or when she's on the 'throne', she has to read. When she gets her hands on a book, she'll not put it down until she's read the last page. We have difficulty getting her to stop reading during such times. While reading is a good habit, I feel, like in everything we do, there's a time and place for it.
Reading during mealtimes takes your attention away from enjoying your food and the company of the people you are eating with. You miss out on bonding time, sharing and talking with your family members.
Many people read while sitting on the 'throne'. I think that there's nothing too wrong with that except that when most people do that, they tend to spend a longer time in the toilet. It's alright if you are self-disiciplined and stop reading once you're done. With C, she can spend between half to an hour in there, even if she's done what she's supposed to do within 15 minutes. My main concern is that it is not a physcially healthy habit. Sitting too long on the toilet can cause hemorrhoids. As it is, she is sometimes constipated and has to strain.
Pressure to the anal veins, due to improper diet and straining causes the veins to become irritated and swollen, resulting in hemorrhoids. Sitting for too long on the toilet, like when you read in the toilet, also causes strain to the anal veins.
Here are some links for further information:
Mayo Clinic info
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)
Hemorrhoid - Understanding Its Causes and Symptoms
And here's an excerpt from an article in Esquire dotcom:
Explains Dr. David Gutman, founder and lead physician of Advanced Hemorrhoid Specialists, "Hemorrhoids are derived from anatomical structures called anal cushions — like small balloons — embedded within the wall of the anal canal. When abdominal pressure is increased, these cushions instantly fill with blood to form a hydraulic seal to help prevent leakage.
"If the anal cushions become stretched out or get irritated, they are called hemorrhoids and can cause bleeding, itching, pain, and the protrusion of tissue through the rectum," the last condition also known as Jimmyfallonitis. "Sitting on the toilet too long can increase pressure on these anal cushions, which may eventually cause them to become hemorrhoids."
But doc, how long is too long?
"Well, you shouldn't be reading on the toilet. Bowel movements should be quick. I know people like to read in the bathroom, and what I would recommend is once they are done with the movement — if they insist on wanting to stay and read — they should wipe, flush, put the toilet-seat cover down, and sit on that. It's almost like sitting on a chair."
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Putting it on paper
When C gets her hands on freebie spiral notebooks, empty school exercise books, or one of the few fancy cartoon-character pocket diaries in her collection, she will scribble, write or draw all sorts of things that come to her mind. Over the years, there's quite a pile of these half-used notebooks lying around.
She's written stories of her own in some of them. Some are short stories, some longer ones complete with prologue and chapters. She's designed 'game books' ala computer games, she's drawn pictures of her current craze whicb usually involve the books she's been reading. And then in some, she's jotted down her feelings, usually those of daydreams like a few years ago, her crush on a boy (not joking, and she was only 6 then!), or those of dissatisfaction and anger.
Her handwriting is not the nicest and if she were to participate in a 'best handwriting' contest, I can be certain that she'll not win. There are times when she's disinterested or impatient, especially when it comes to schoolwork, that her handwriting will be the most atrocious and sometimes totally illegible. She just doesn't care when it comes to being 'forced' to write things she doesn't like. But when it comes to writing on her own free will on a subject that she's interested in, like writing her own story, she can write pages and pages of words that are reasonably legible with proper punctuation even. She is one who does things only when she's interested and wants to, not because she has to, is forced to, or fears the consequences if she doesn't. I think there's pros and cons to such character....It's a challenge to draw the line and keep her in line where this is concerned.
And even in anger, she's able to write systematically. I came to this conclusion when I chanced upon a notebook she titled Who I Hate (original edition). I chuckled when I read it, and wondered what the 'original edition' meant. Inside, she wrote the date on the top right hand corner, and on the first line, the name of one of her teachers. Then on the next line was "Why: 4 reasons" and proceeded to list the four reasons in numbered format (talk about being systematic!). And those four reasons were actually valid, in my opinion. At the bottom of the page, she ended with "no one else" i.e. that's the only person she 'hated' at that time of writing. The rest of the notebook has been empty since that first jotting of 29 March.
While some parents might think I'm invading my child's privacy by reading her jottings, I feel that at this phase when she's still young (she's only turning nine later this year), it is still okay for me to find out things that she sometimes does not tell me verbally. Most of the time, she does express verbally her thoughts and feelings, especially when she feels strongly about something. It's important to know her 'inner workings' to better understand and deal with her. As she grows older, the privacy issue can come into the picture as respecting their privacy and giving them their own space will hopefully teach them to behave responsibly, knowing that we have entrusted them with the responsibility to know and do what's right.
Of course, verbal communication and sharing thoughts, feelings and problems every now and then is also important so that they know we're there for them when they need our support and understanding, and especially when it comes to the future turbulent teenage years.
Conscious parenting is certainly not a breeze!
She's written stories of her own in some of them. Some are short stories, some longer ones complete with prologue and chapters. She's designed 'game books' ala computer games, she's drawn pictures of her current craze whicb usually involve the books she's been reading. And then in some, she's jotted down her feelings, usually those of daydreams like a few years ago, her crush on a boy (not joking, and she was only 6 then!), or those of dissatisfaction and anger.
Her handwriting is not the nicest and if she were to participate in a 'best handwriting' contest, I can be certain that she'll not win. There are times when she's disinterested or impatient, especially when it comes to schoolwork, that her handwriting will be the most atrocious and sometimes totally illegible. She just doesn't care when it comes to being 'forced' to write things she doesn't like. But when it comes to writing on her own free will on a subject that she's interested in, like writing her own story, she can write pages and pages of words that are reasonably legible with proper punctuation even. She is one who does things only when she's interested and wants to, not because she has to, is forced to, or fears the consequences if she doesn't. I think there's pros and cons to such character....It's a challenge to draw the line and keep her in line where this is concerned.
And even in anger, she's able to write systematically. I came to this conclusion when I chanced upon a notebook she titled Who I Hate (original edition). I chuckled when I read it, and wondered what the 'original edition' meant. Inside, she wrote the date on the top right hand corner, and on the first line, the name of one of her teachers. Then on the next line was "Why: 4 reasons" and proceeded to list the four reasons in numbered format (talk about being systematic!). And those four reasons were actually valid, in my opinion. At the bottom of the page, she ended with "no one else" i.e. that's the only person she 'hated' at that time of writing. The rest of the notebook has been empty since that first jotting of 29 March.
While some parents might think I'm invading my child's privacy by reading her jottings, I feel that at this phase when she's still young (she's only turning nine later this year), it is still okay for me to find out things that she sometimes does not tell me verbally. Most of the time, she does express verbally her thoughts and feelings, especially when she feels strongly about something. It's important to know her 'inner workings' to better understand and deal with her. As she grows older, the privacy issue can come into the picture as respecting their privacy and giving them their own space will hopefully teach them to behave responsibly, knowing that we have entrusted them with the responsibility to know and do what's right.
Of course, verbal communication and sharing thoughts, feelings and problems every now and then is also important so that they know we're there for them when they need our support and understanding, and especially when it comes to the future turbulent teenage years.
Conscious parenting is certainly not a breeze!
Organic Farming > Conventional Agriculture
This is an article I found in Scientific American.
Ten years ago, Certified Organic didn’t exist in the United States. Yet in 2010, a mere eight years after USDA’s regulations officially went into effect, organic foods and beverages made $26.7 billion. In the past year or two, certified organic sales have jumped to about $52 billion worldwide despite the fact that organic foods cost up to three times as much as those produced by conventional methods. More and more, people are shelling out their hard-earned cash for what they believe are the best foods available. Imagine, people say: you can improve your nutrition while helping save the planet from the evils of conventional agriculture – a complete win-win. And who wouldn’t buy organic, when it just sounds so good?
Here’s the thing: there are a lot of myths out there about organic foods, and a lot of propaganda supporting methods that are rarely understood.
Read the rest of this article here.
Ten years ago, Certified Organic didn’t exist in the United States. Yet in 2010, a mere eight years after USDA’s regulations officially went into effect, organic foods and beverages made $26.7 billion. In the past year or two, certified organic sales have jumped to about $52 billion worldwide despite the fact that organic foods cost up to three times as much as those produced by conventional methods. More and more, people are shelling out their hard-earned cash for what they believe are the best foods available. Imagine, people say: you can improve your nutrition while helping save the planet from the evils of conventional agriculture – a complete win-win. And who wouldn’t buy organic, when it just sounds so good?
Here’s the thing: there are a lot of myths out there about organic foods, and a lot of propaganda supporting methods that are rarely understood.
Read the rest of this article here.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Sun & Surf with the MPO
Every two months, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) will present a weekend programme called Family Fun Day. It is a great way to introduce children to orchestral music in a fun, colourful and interactive manner. Last Sunday was one of them which ACE took the opportunity to enjoy. The Orchestra titled their performance 'Sun and Surf' and it was truly apt for this season of summer that many countries experience at this time of the year. Although here in Malaysia it is sunny all year round, many of the orchestra members come from countries with the four seasons and are looking forward to taking a summer break for some R&R from their hectic performance schedule.
When we mention 'orchestra', we tend to think of having to sit in our formal wear in a dim but grand hall, seriously concentrating on classical music played by the orchestra which members are all dressed formally in black gowns, suits or tuxedos with the conductor striking his most intense pose, baton in hand. No clapping in between movements, no shuffling in your seat and god forbid if you start chatting or coughing, or worse, allow your phone with its Lady Gaga ringtone shock the audience. No noisy kids or crying babies. It is an activity for the 'cultured' some would say.
But at Family Fun Day (note: they included the word 'fun'!), it's totally different. The dress code is smart casual (no sports attire, sneakers, slippers, jeans) and you can bring children. Children feature prominently on Family Fun Day. Now back to Sun and Surf. The usually boring rich wood-paneled stage with its rows of black chairs and music stands was decorated with just enough props of fake coconut trees and children's rubber ring floaties to let you know that you've arrived at the right place. And when it was time, an announcement was made to remind us to turn off our handphones. Then the entire orchestra, dressed in colourful floral shirts, many of them holding their instruments, walked onto stage! What a sudden burst of colours that changed the entire ambience. Some donned straw hats and sunglasses too!
Usually at Family Fun Day, there will be a presenter on stage to introduce the songs that will be played, giving a short background story of the song and its composer. He/she also gets the audience movin' and groovin' with some physical activities like getting the audience seated at one end of the hall to bounce a ball to audience at another end (that was at a previous performance we attended), standing up to do actions, dance and clap along, answering fun questions, and some kids also get to go on stage to do stuff.
At Sun & Surf, the presenter stepped onto stage with a rather large straw hat, gaudy Hawaiian shirt and shorts, beach slippers and gigantic plastic-framed sunglasses, giving everyone a bright and cheery greeting. He then introduced the condcutor who was also dressed in a blue floral shirt and huge sunglasses. They looked really funny. But this did not steal the limelight from the amazing, mesmerising, foot-tapping, hand-clapping music the orchestra played marvelously well that made you feel like getting off your seat to dance along -- which I could see many cute children doing with their parents swaying along. The presenter also got us to do some actions such as making wave-like motions, sunshine actions, flamenco finger snapping, clapping and at the finale, we all got to get up and shake or dance.
Songs that were played included (Sir) Cliff Richard's Summer Holiday, the classic Hawaii Five-O theme, Herb Alpert's Spanish Flea, an African lullaby (which included the use of the vuvuzela of the Fifa World Cup fame - a young girl got to go on stage to give a few blows into it), Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnole and the popular Brazilian Carnavale music. A male Brazilian-looking dancer came onstage and managed to persuade a female cellist to join him dancing to the lively Carnavale at the finale.
The array of instruments, besides the regular ones in a typical orchestra, that were used and highlighted through their respective solo parts also helped the audience learn the names, hear the sounds and see what they looked like. Other than the vuvuzela, there were the cowbell and timbales, glockenspiel, marimba, and castanets. The electric guitar and modern drum kit were on stage too. Listening to music played live in a concert hall by an orchestra is a totally different experience from just listening to it over the radio or watching it on TV or Youtube. Your entire body is involved and all your senses just come alive watching the various instruments and musicians in action and listening to how they all blend.
Family Fun Day is a good and exciting way to enjoy classical (and pop) music and widen our musical knowledge and experience. I would recommend all families, especially those with young children, to attend this event. Ticket prices are affordable from as low as RM15. It is held bi-monthly on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Photography and video recording of the performance is not allowed so I'm not able to include any pictures in this post. I hope my description of it helped to give you an idea of what ACE enjoyed last Sunday at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas with the MPO.
Check out this website to learn more about the MPO and the many things it has to offer. Other than concerts, they have activities such as forums, chamber/ensemble performances, master classes, and talks.
When we mention 'orchestra', we tend to think of having to sit in our formal wear in a dim but grand hall, seriously concentrating on classical music played by the orchestra which members are all dressed formally in black gowns, suits or tuxedos with the conductor striking his most intense pose, baton in hand. No clapping in between movements, no shuffling in your seat and god forbid if you start chatting or coughing, or worse, allow your phone with its Lady Gaga ringtone shock the audience. No noisy kids or crying babies. It is an activity for the 'cultured' some would say.
But at Family Fun Day (note: they included the word 'fun'!), it's totally different. The dress code is smart casual (no sports attire, sneakers, slippers, jeans) and you can bring children. Children feature prominently on Family Fun Day. Now back to Sun and Surf. The usually boring rich wood-paneled stage with its rows of black chairs and music stands was decorated with just enough props of fake coconut trees and children's rubber ring floaties to let you know that you've arrived at the right place. And when it was time, an announcement was made to remind us to turn off our handphones. Then the entire orchestra, dressed in colourful floral shirts, many of them holding their instruments, walked onto stage! What a sudden burst of colours that changed the entire ambience. Some donned straw hats and sunglasses too!
Usually at Family Fun Day, there will be a presenter on stage to introduce the songs that will be played, giving a short background story of the song and its composer. He/she also gets the audience movin' and groovin' with some physical activities like getting the audience seated at one end of the hall to bounce a ball to audience at another end (that was at a previous performance we attended), standing up to do actions, dance and clap along, answering fun questions, and some kids also get to go on stage to do stuff.
At Sun & Surf, the presenter stepped onto stage with a rather large straw hat, gaudy Hawaiian shirt and shorts, beach slippers and gigantic plastic-framed sunglasses, giving everyone a bright and cheery greeting. He then introduced the condcutor who was also dressed in a blue floral shirt and huge sunglasses. They looked really funny. But this did not steal the limelight from the amazing, mesmerising, foot-tapping, hand-clapping music the orchestra played marvelously well that made you feel like getting off your seat to dance along -- which I could see many cute children doing with their parents swaying along. The presenter also got us to do some actions such as making wave-like motions, sunshine actions, flamenco finger snapping, clapping and at the finale, we all got to get up and shake or dance.
Songs that were played included (Sir) Cliff Richard's Summer Holiday, the classic Hawaii Five-O theme, Herb Alpert's Spanish Flea, an African lullaby (which included the use of the vuvuzela of the Fifa World Cup fame - a young girl got to go on stage to give a few blows into it), Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnole and the popular Brazilian Carnavale music. A male Brazilian-looking dancer came onstage and managed to persuade a female cellist to join him dancing to the lively Carnavale at the finale.
The array of instruments, besides the regular ones in a typical orchestra, that were used and highlighted through their respective solo parts also helped the audience learn the names, hear the sounds and see what they looked like. Other than the vuvuzela, there were the cowbell and timbales, glockenspiel, marimba, and castanets. The electric guitar and modern drum kit were on stage too. Listening to music played live in a concert hall by an orchestra is a totally different experience from just listening to it over the radio or watching it on TV or Youtube. Your entire body is involved and all your senses just come alive watching the various instruments and musicians in action and listening to how they all blend.
Family Fun Day is a good and exciting way to enjoy classical (and pop) music and widen our musical knowledge and experience. I would recommend all families, especially those with young children, to attend this event. Ticket prices are affordable from as low as RM15. It is held bi-monthly on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Photography and video recording of the performance is not allowed so I'm not able to include any pictures in this post. I hope my description of it helped to give you an idea of what ACE enjoyed last Sunday at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas with the MPO.
Check out this website to learn more about the MPO and the many things it has to offer. Other than concerts, they have activities such as forums, chamber/ensemble performances, master classes, and talks.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Trains and Chinese Weddings
The train of life keeps going "chugga, chugga, chugga..." and doesn't seem to run out of steam, or diesel or electric (whatever trains use as fuel these days anyway). And sometimes I feel like I'm running late and have to run alongside the train and try to catch up so that I can jump up onto one of its open doors, sigh a big sigh of relief, plonk myself down on one of its empty seats and say to myself "Aah, at least I can stop running for a while until the next stop..." before I have to get down and start chasing the train again.
Even with this blog, I feel like I'm getting left behind as there are things to write about or report here but they just keep getting postponed. There's always something that keeps me busy or occupied every day, every weekend, all the time. And when there's nothing, I'm just what I pictured earlier, plonked down on a seat, sighing with relief until the next time I have to start playing catch-up again.
Last week, we were playing catch-up with getting back into our daily routine after having our rhythm disrupted by the school holidays. This week, we're almost there but still feeling rather tired. For C, it meant getting back into the swing of relatively long school hours, homework, extra-curricular activities and erratic sleep cycle. For me, it involved having to manage everything that concerns C, and the usual household chores. For E, I think it wasn't much different because he still kept to his usual routine of fighting traffic jams, going to work and dealing with the stresses of his job, and coming home to walk Rusty.
Over the weekend, we went down south to Melaka (or Malacca) to attend my cousin's wedding. The event included the Chinese tea ceremony in the morning and wedding dinner at the Bayview Hotel later that night. I may write with more details about our overnight trip to Melaka in another post (still running alongside the train...)
After attending so many Chinese weddings, it suddenly dawned on me that usually these weddings are not just about the newly-wed couple (aiyo, why have I been so blur all this while?). It is about their parents too. Many of us don't realise it but it IS usually about the parents of the bride and groom as they are overjoyed and proud to announce the marriage. That's why most of the time, the invitation card is worded such: Mr & Mrs So-And-So invite (your name) to the marriage of their son/daughter (name of child) to (name of bride/groom), son/daughter of Mr & Mrs So-And-So.
Who's the host of the dinner? I would think it'd be Mr & Mrs So-And-So since the invitation is worded such. Usually, the bride's parents will throw a dinner for their side of the family and friends and so will the groom's parents for their side of the family and friends. That means the wedding couple will be the stars of the 'show' twice, and maybe once more if there is a church wedding.
Who pays for the dinner? I think it would be the parents, who will then keep the angpows they receive from the guests. That means guests should address the angpows to the parents, right or not? Who organises and makes the decisions for the dinner and invitations? Most likely the parents in collaboration with the bride and groom. How much say the couple has on the arrangements and decisions depend on the intricacies of their relationship with their parents/parents-in-law. It may be easy for some, complicated for others, and definitely require lots of discussions, compromise, negotiations, especially if there is a generation and culture gap.
I've also seen invitations worded as such: Bride & Groom (their names), together with our parents, Mr & Mrs So-And-So (groom's parents), and Mr & Mrs So-And-So (bride's parents) invite (your name) to share in the joy of our marriage... That means the bride and groom are the hosts, right? But of course, the parents will also share the limelight and be given a say in the organisation and decisions as most filial children would accord their dedicated parents. As for who pays and who keeps the angpows, that could be a rather tricky question I think. It still boils down to the intricacies of their relationship with their parents/parents-in-law I would think. Some parents are happy to pay for everything regardless of whether they or their children are the hosts. Some children would prefer not to burden their parents and pay for the wedding and dinner themselves. Some share the cost? But I, as a guest, would address the angpow to the bridal couple in this case.
Whatever the case may be, there are many grey lines everywhere in such matters. It's a tangled web when it comes to the Asian extended family concept.
Getting married and making plans for the celebration is a tedious, lengthy and stressful affair for sure, amidst the joy and excitement. I'm glad I've 'been there, done that', whatever anyone may say, comment or complain -- why no wedding dinner, only tea reception, no banquet with sharks' fin soup, not enough food......
My conclusion is, there'll always be people who will comment and have different opinions. That's human nature. For the bride and groom, if they are hosting and organising, they just need to try to do it the way they want while considering their parents' viewpoints. For the parents who want to be the host, they should consider their children's needs too. Disagreements without compromise will just lead to an unhappy occasion and tarnish the family relationship. At the end of the day, what everyone wants is happiness, and how that's achieved may differ from one generation to another, the young and old, black and white, rich and poor. Mutual respect and love are needed. Newlyweds want the blessings and support of parents, family and friends, and also their God if they believe in one. And also to be a blessing to their parents, family and friends in return.
So here's to joyful and lasting unions. Yuuuuum seng!
p.s. I don't believe in love at first sight! ha ha....
Even with this blog, I feel like I'm getting left behind as there are things to write about or report here but they just keep getting postponed. There's always something that keeps me busy or occupied every day, every weekend, all the time. And when there's nothing, I'm just what I pictured earlier, plonked down on a seat, sighing with relief until the next time I have to start playing catch-up again.
Last week, we were playing catch-up with getting back into our daily routine after having our rhythm disrupted by the school holidays. This week, we're almost there but still feeling rather tired. For C, it meant getting back into the swing of relatively long school hours, homework, extra-curricular activities and erratic sleep cycle. For me, it involved having to manage everything that concerns C, and the usual household chores. For E, I think it wasn't much different because he still kept to his usual routine of fighting traffic jams, going to work and dealing with the stresses of his job, and coming home to walk Rusty.
Over the weekend, we went down south to Melaka (or Malacca) to attend my cousin's wedding. The event included the Chinese tea ceremony in the morning and wedding dinner at the Bayview Hotel later that night. I may write with more details about our overnight trip to Melaka in another post (still running alongside the train...)
After attending so many Chinese weddings, it suddenly dawned on me that usually these weddings are not just about the newly-wed couple (aiyo, why have I been so blur all this while?). It is about their parents too. Many of us don't realise it but it IS usually about the parents of the bride and groom as they are overjoyed and proud to announce the marriage. That's why most of the time, the invitation card is worded such: Mr & Mrs So-And-So invite (your name) to the marriage of their son/daughter (name of child) to (name of bride/groom), son/daughter of Mr & Mrs So-And-So.
Who's the host of the dinner? I would think it'd be Mr & Mrs So-And-So since the invitation is worded such. Usually, the bride's parents will throw a dinner for their side of the family and friends and so will the groom's parents for their side of the family and friends. That means the wedding couple will be the stars of the 'show' twice, and maybe once more if there is a church wedding.
Who pays for the dinner? I think it would be the parents, who will then keep the angpows they receive from the guests. That means guests should address the angpows to the parents, right or not? Who organises and makes the decisions for the dinner and invitations? Most likely the parents in collaboration with the bride and groom. How much say the couple has on the arrangements and decisions depend on the intricacies of their relationship with their parents/parents-in-law. It may be easy for some, complicated for others, and definitely require lots of discussions, compromise, negotiations, especially if there is a generation and culture gap.
I've also seen invitations worded as such: Bride & Groom (their names), together with our parents, Mr & Mrs So-And-So (groom's parents), and Mr & Mrs So-And-So (bride's parents) invite (your name) to share in the joy of our marriage... That means the bride and groom are the hosts, right? But of course, the parents will also share the limelight and be given a say in the organisation and decisions as most filial children would accord their dedicated parents. As for who pays and who keeps the angpows, that could be a rather tricky question I think. It still boils down to the intricacies of their relationship with their parents/parents-in-law I would think. Some parents are happy to pay for everything regardless of whether they or their children are the hosts. Some children would prefer not to burden their parents and pay for the wedding and dinner themselves. Some share the cost? But I, as a guest, would address the angpow to the bridal couple in this case.
Whatever the case may be, there are many grey lines everywhere in such matters. It's a tangled web when it comes to the Asian extended family concept.
Getting married and making plans for the celebration is a tedious, lengthy and stressful affair for sure, amidst the joy and excitement. I'm glad I've 'been there, done that', whatever anyone may say, comment or complain -- why no wedding dinner, only tea reception, no banquet with sharks' fin soup, not enough food......
My conclusion is, there'll always be people who will comment and have different opinions. That's human nature. For the bride and groom, if they are hosting and organising, they just need to try to do it the way they want while considering their parents' viewpoints. For the parents who want to be the host, they should consider their children's needs too. Disagreements without compromise will just lead to an unhappy occasion and tarnish the family relationship. At the end of the day, what everyone wants is happiness, and how that's achieved may differ from one generation to another, the young and old, black and white, rich and poor. Mutual respect and love are needed. Newlyweds want the blessings and support of parents, family and friends, and also their God if they believe in one. And also to be a blessing to their parents, family and friends in return.
So here's to joyful and lasting unions. Yuuuuum seng!
p.s. I don't believe in love at first sight! ha ha....
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