Against my wishes , my father invited relatives to my wedding dinner , when 1 family of 3 revert that they cant attend due to "an excuse" I was quietly happy. Then when they found out that my wedding is at marina Sands, they promptly called to inform that they can now attend....sad sad sad as I had been told this is a cheapskate family out to be free loaders all the time.
Came the wedding night , this couple , a Senior Counsel and senior manager SIA wife brought along teenage daughter . My parents were shocked when they opened the red packet on our behalf to find $100 in it. 3 persons attending a wedding dinner at the prestigious Marina Sands having the cheek to place $100 sheepishly into the red packet ! Are they that low class to take advantage of their relatives ?Sure they are aware going to hawker centre for Chi char also more than $100 nowadays, yet they kaka give $100. Suay to have such free loader relatives , still cannot get over this episode of my important day in life.
* Dinner menu included Sharksfin soup and Abalone too.
A good friend who lend you money don't expect you to pay back.
In your case, tt does not matter if he finds out that your dinner was held at Marina Sands, you are speculating that he will come because of that.
Look like you want to hold a glamours wedding dinner at the expenses of your guests you invited.
You shd join m&d holding at void deck and you will know who are your good friends? It is your father relatives and in this case you shd make your father happy not grumbling about how much was in the ang pow.
Don't inivte anyone to your daughter or son wedding (if you have kids) since you peeped into the ang pows and that is disgusting.
I once gave $1 ang pow to a friend wedding. I put $1 on the ang pow to make fun of him. He never made a fuss nor grumbled to anybody or among friends until I brought it out. He said he and his wife had forgotten about it totally and don't expect his 'honorable guests' to help foot his wedding dinner.
To him kinships are more important that ang pows received. He was rewarded with a life time kinship and 2 free air tickets plus fully paid holiday to China from me.
Now since you grumbled so much over the ang pow receivecd, I will also give you two air tickets plus fully paid holidays to visit Sendai Japan to tour the devasting Tsunami did to Japan. People there are asking whether their relatives, friends or family are still alive or not?
For a happy occasion to celebrate your forming a new family, don't look what's inside the ang pows. You may need your kinships one day if PAP run road with all your CPF and GIC monies, and CSJ or GMS cannot help you much.
Now you know who to votes this GE? This one you can peep into the ang pow and see how much PAP give you .... hehehehe
