The wedding without the Alcohol

Early in the morning, Philip and his “brothers” went to pick up the bride. All the relatives were there crowding around, anticipating the arrival of the groom and bride, Stanley and his nephew take care of the fire cracker where Patrick born in the dragon year has to hide in the room after the groom and bride step into their bedroom.

Friday, is an off day for the country instead of the weekends Sat and Sun, which is annoying or interesting, because you off on Friday and carry on working on Sat and off again on Sun.

I got to meet one of Philip’s “brothers”, Rick whom is a Bruneian but now works in Australia. He has a wicked sense of humour and what’s more he is a Vegan so Patrick and Stanley label us as same species which I prefer not to associate with alien. Happy to meet like-minded friend and have someone I can talk to in the wedding, to be specific on the same table which serve vegetarian dishes.

As both the Groom and Bride are teachers, so the wedding banquet was held in the school hall, interesting venue. Very Malaysia in a way, as there is a karaoke machine on the stage waiting for people to belt out. I sang The power of love and How do I live as a tribute to the wedding couple.

As the Chinese Emcee, I almost forgot Brunei prohibit public alcohol consumption and I fail to realise the champagne don’t pop because there is no alcohol content. It’s a beautiful night! Everyone is happy; I can see tears from Philip’s eyes at certain moments, when I sang and Gilbert giving the thank you speech...