david September 24th, 2007
This last weekend was Pei Chyi’s birthday. And since she’s never had a surprise birthday party, I decided to throw one for her, with the help of some great friends.
We started planning the surprise from a month ago. Pei Chyi only thought that the 2 of us were spending a weekend alone in Port Dickson. After lunch, we drove down to PD to a condo that belonged to Sharon’s family friend.
Pei Chyi didn’t suspect a thing. When we opened the door to the apartment she was so surprised to see Billy, Vivien, Sharon and Josie waiting. She said later that her heart was pounding because she was really freaked out.
We then spent the weekend eating (and drinking), playing cards, swimming and just hanging out. Thanks everyone for a fantastic weekend.
Pei Chyi, hope you had a great birthday. Love you.
P.S. Check out more photos from the trip in our Flickr set.
admin September 21st, 2007
The kua has been on my mind since we started to discuss about the attire for the wedding and the reception. The kua is really a red 3/4 sleeved top with a red ankle length skirt, with loads of sequins and beading resembling the dragon and the phoenix. The Chinese believe that this is symbolic for matrimonial harmony and a happy marriage. Here’s a link to some pictures of how a kua typically looks like. When i showed a picture of it to my maid of honour, Jess, she gasped and her eyes opened wide. I don’t know if it was too foreign for her or that it was too red. But i like it!
Initially, the intention was to purchase an off-the-shelf evening gown, until i found some contacts for kua rental. Mom and i visited a shop in Puchong called Xilinmen last week and they had a limited range of kua for rent. I tried on two of them and there was one that fit just nice. Without much thought we placed a booking deposit for the kua and I will be wearing it for the reception (changing into it from my wedding gown in between dish no. 2 or 3).
We now need to fish around for Dave’s Chinese traditional costume to match the kua 
I’m thinking Jet Li in one of those kung fu movies…..