Singaporean man marries friend's maid
Shin Min Daily News - 1 hr 47 mins ago
<cite style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-size: 10px; margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; ">Mr Chen Xiang Long and Indonesian maid Royati (transliteration) are happily married.</cite>
A Singaporean has just gotten married to his friend's maid.
Construction driver Chen Xiang Long, 36, was introduced to his wife Royati (transliteration), 26, by a long time friend, who is also the maid's employer.
The match came about when Chen's friend decided to match-make Chen and his maid.
Chen often sees Royati as he frequently visits his friend at his home.
"I began to take notice of Royati after my friend tried to match-make us. I found that she is caring, kind and very patient when taking care of my friend's three children. She is also a great cook!" exclaimed Chen.
Chen has been dating Royati for more than a year now but has rarely gone on dates with her.
"She has to work so we will bring her employer's three children along when we go out," Chen explained.
Before long, Chen decided to marry Royati and her employer proved to be very supportive. Her employer even wrote to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to apply to allow Royati to marry Chen.
Because of the employer's support, MOM approved the application within a week.
The two held their wedding at the Cheng Hong Siang Tng Temple at Arumugam Road two days ago.
More than 200 friends and relatives graced their wedding and offered them their blessings. Chen even chartered a bus to send his Bangladeshi colleagues to attend his wedding, which served a buffet dinner and provided karaoke facilities.
The couple will be flying to Indonesian tomorrow for another traditional marriage at Royati's village hometown.
Source: Shin Min Daily News, 24 October 2011.
Shin Min Daily News - 1 hr 47 mins ago
A Singaporean has just gotten married to his friend's maid.
Construction driver Chen Xiang Long, 36, was introduced to his wife Royati (transliteration), 26, by a long time friend, who is also the maid's employer.
The match came about when Chen's friend decided to match-make Chen and his maid.
Chen often sees Royati as he frequently visits his friend at his home.
"I began to take notice of Royati after my friend tried to match-make us. I found that she is caring, kind and very patient when taking care of my friend's three children. She is also a great cook!" exclaimed Chen.
Chen has been dating Royati for more than a year now but has rarely gone on dates with her.
"She has to work so we will bring her employer's three children along when we go out," Chen explained.
Before long, Chen decided to marry Royati and her employer proved to be very supportive. Her employer even wrote to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to apply to allow Royati to marry Chen.
Because of the employer's support, MOM approved the application within a week.
The two held their wedding at the Cheng Hong Siang Tng Temple at Arumugam Road two days ago.
More than 200 friends and relatives graced their wedding and offered them their blessings. Chen even chartered a bus to send his Bangladeshi colleagues to attend his wedding, which served a buffet dinner and provided karaoke facilities.
The couple will be flying to Indonesian tomorrow for another traditional marriage at Royati's village hometown.
Source: Shin Min Daily News, 24 October 2011.