Wedding Bells

Beta carotene & Capsaicin, swiped from williamnyk on Flickr.

My wet market excursion on Saturday took a modern twist. Instead of the traditional places, mum decided to shop at NSK, Kuchai Lama. That wholesale market feels just like a hypermarket with loads of fresh produce and other groceries. Open twenty four hours a day and hires loads of workers to man the counters and sort out the goods. Air-conditioned and clean with prices that are sometimes even lower than the pasar! Forklifts zip around near the parking lots and they even have Zamboni-like machines keeping the floors dry. After shopping, we had breakfast at the shops nearby. Rushed home to attend a 1:30pm wedding mass. Since the bride wasn't Catholic, it was a half mass and although the rite was predominantly in mandarin, the groom made his vows in English. It was the funniest wedding march I ever saw, with the bride walking slightly like a lurching zombie. During the ceremony, an old aunty asked me, "Do you have a girlfriend?". My mum just smiled. Ugh. Perfect setting to bring these issues up. Just after the priest officated their union, the bride headed out to throw her bouquet her band blue-clas bridesmaids. She threw the bouquet from the top of the stairs, and one desperate girl immediately zipped out to grab it, in the process destroying half of the flowers. And you know what? They haven't even taken photos yet. So much for that.



Had a very late lunch at 2:30pm. Ordered a very kesian-looking pork ribs rice at Restoran Ming Heong, Dataran Prima. MYR7.50 for a measly portion. Just a short walk from the restaurant, a Blook warehouse sale was going on, so mum went to have a look-see. It was just beside Keith Kee's boutique so I just hung around outside observing the dolled-up creatures that float in and out of his shop. Back home, I took a nap and at 7:00pm had to send mum out to a related wedding banquet at USJ19 City Mall. On the way out, I picked SK and CK up. While waiting for mum, we had a long dinner at Porntip Thai. Prices were quite fair and the portion wasn't too shabby. Ate seafood otak-otak (came in aluminium fool shaped into a rooster!), green curry, fried pucuk paku (so sweet that I felt I was eating palm sugar with every bite) and basil chicken. The waitress who intially took our order left the table abruptly after four failed attempts. She mumbled, "I don't understand!". O.o. We must have been speaking Thai. Post-dinner drinks were at Ka Fei Tian. Mum's dinner ended nearly at 11:00pm! Very slow. I saw the bride in her evening gown and I found it reminiscent of RTM1 backup dancer styles. :S. More weddings to come!