My Xmas Eve this year was spent far away from KL city. In fact, I was down south in Kluang to attend my cousin's wedding dinner at Prime City Hotel in Kluang. I was quite hesitant to go initially due to the long journey and realising that I need to work on Xmas day itself, I thought I'll be dead tired. However, my aunt, I called her "leng yee ma" meaning pretty aunt in Cantonese has been persuading me to go. It's been years since we both seen each other. I've always call her pretty aunt since I was little because she is the prettiest aunt among all my other aunts. She's always watching her diet, keeping in shape and of course being rich does help too. She's always taking care of her beauty and she dresses well too. So I look up to her and say to myself - I want to be a pretty aunt someday too. Growing old gracefully and all...
This is her eldest daughter's wedding to her long time boyfriend from Greece - Elaine & Panos. My aunt is staying in Ayer Itam and the nearest town is Kluang and you've guessed it right - Prime City Hotel is the tallest building and best hotel there (i think). We arrived at the reception outside Matahari Ballroom at 7pm and is greeted by my aunt and uncle. My aunt looked gorgeous in her RM2K cheongsam, just like a Shanghainese socialite. We were greeted to a cocktail party right outside the ballroom with a chocolate fountain and sweet delights. The ballroom was well decorated. I am very sure that all these are the works of the wedding planner. The hotel in Kluang is not capable of doing that. Okay, I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but I think some personal touches have been given to the wedding and it's not the typical set up provided by hotels.
The setting
The food - yummy especially the lobster
It started off with a video of the couples - not the usual wedding photographs that have been touched up. It's actually an animation where it showed my cousin from Malaysia and Panos from Greece flew to England to study and they met at some club. It's a short story telling but cute and funny. My cousin and this Geek Greek guy has been staying in Manchester together and she runs a boutique there. The whole setting of the dinner is nice but 1 big complaint. It's really hot! I had a feeling the air-conditions were not working or the hotel is trying to save on electricity. Maybe it has to do with the name of the ballroom remember? Matahari? Haha...LOL
Me, My aunts and the bride
Me & my adorable cousin
Just like any ordinary wedding, we have the "yam seng" sessions. It's funny seeing how the "Ah Mos" doing the yam seng. We did 2 rounds of yam seng and a round of "yamas" in Greek which means a toast to health. Then the night ended with Panos friends & families doing the Greek dancing on the stage. I think it must be a tradition to dance in their weddings. That was not all. They actually smashed the porcelain plates on stage. Stacks and stacks of it. Can you imagine the reaction of the guests? Come on, chinese hates the breaking of things on auspicious day and there you have a bunch of Greeks smashing plates...Must have shocked the small town guests. Worst of all, the hotel manager might be standing there calculating the number of china smashed. Since my aunt could afford a new BMW 5 series and a some other 5 figure cars, what's the cost to her on some broken china plates right?
The highlights
Enjoy the short videos guys.
This is her eldest daughter's wedding to her long time boyfriend from Greece - Elaine & Panos. My aunt is staying in Ayer Itam and the nearest town is Kluang and you've guessed it right - Prime City Hotel is the tallest building and best hotel there (i think). We arrived at the reception outside Matahari Ballroom at 7pm and is greeted by my aunt and uncle. My aunt looked gorgeous in her RM2K cheongsam, just like a Shanghainese socialite. We were greeted to a cocktail party right outside the ballroom with a chocolate fountain and sweet delights. The ballroom was well decorated. I am very sure that all these are the works of the wedding planner. The hotel in Kluang is not capable of doing that. Okay, I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but I think some personal touches have been given to the wedding and it's not the typical set up provided by hotels.
The setting
The food - yummy especially the lobster
Me, My aunts and the bride
Me & my adorable cousinJust like any ordinary wedding, we have the "yam seng" sessions. It's funny seeing how the "Ah Mos" doing the yam seng. We did 2 rounds of yam seng and a round of "yamas" in Greek which means a toast to health. Then the night ended with Panos friends & families doing the Greek dancing on the stage. I think it must be a tradition to dance in their weddings. That was not all. They actually smashed the porcelain plates on stage. Stacks and stacks of it. Can you imagine the reaction of the guests? Come on, chinese hates the breaking of things on auspicious day and there you have a bunch of Greeks smashing plates...Must have shocked the small town guests. Worst of all, the hotel manager might be standing there calculating the number of china smashed. Since my aunt could afford a new BMW 5 series and a some other 5 figure cars, what's the cost to her on some broken china plates right?
The highlightsEnjoy the short videos guys.
The video is sweet huh? Makes me jealous. What a way to start my Xmas day.
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