Wedded out
No not me, buy all Gary's festivities are finally over. Seems to have gone on for years! Potted highlights are:
Registry
Mad panic to get to the registry on time! Stuck in traffic with 10 mins to go wasn't good! Once we got there though it was in and out all within 10 minutes, it was come in, exchange rings, read this, kiss the bridge and out you go before the next couple arrived! Not exaggerating to say it was a conveyoy belt of weddings, everyone apparently is trying to get married this (chinese)year and the next one isn't good for marriages ("man leen" or something).
After the registry it was back to the village for bai sun, pouring tea and eating "poon choi". All yummy stuff and loads of people came.
Chinese banquet
Held in Maxim's in Sheung Shui, it was actually really really good. The food was amazing... had lobster, sharks fin soup (real quality stuff too no glass noodles in this one!), abalone, etc etc. Even better was that I arrived early to "ding geurk" i.e. play mah jong with the relatives/friends and managed to win a bit of money! Really touching and funny speech from Grandad on behalf of Gary and Angel.
Stag night
Loads of Gary's friends came over from the UK and some 20 of us all went to Macau for Gary's stag do, even though legally he had already got married already! Anyway, it was an early start for us getting the 9am ferry over to Macau, but it was an even earlier start for Gary as we made him drink a shot of Tequila every half an hour as soon as he got onto the ferry. Then we got kitted up. Gary's best man Jimmy has sorted out these excellent t-shirts with FBI on the back and Gary was stripped down to his pants and given a bright orange "Guantanamo Bay" jumpsuit and beanie cap to wear. Then we spent most of the day chasing Gary around Macau town centre, scaring the living daylights out of everyone there. We even managed to get into the new Sands casino and all the triad bosses didn't like our outfits at all! They obviously spoke to management who let us off this time but requested that we did not wear those FBI t-shirts in there again! Even better still was that whilst we were sitting by the bar watching the shows, this fat ladyboy came along and tried to lap dance/kiss/stroke/rub Gary... then whilst the ladyfatboy was being pulled away, he fell and ripped his dress off to reveal a black bra and what can olny be described as a furry animal between his legs.... which he then proceeded to gyrate around Gary's face..... you had to be there, but we nearly pissed our pants laughing. The usual strip club activities went ahead as always, Gary by this time so plastered, he thought he was better than the strippers and swung around the pole himself.
Hotel banquet
Classy affair this one. This was held in the Grand Hyatt with fantastic views of Hong Kong harbour and the Exhibition Centre... well it would have been if it wasn't so cloudy. A nicely sized affair, the whole place was really romantically decorated with candles and flowers set against warm brown wooden furniture (ok that's enough Changing Rooms talk!). Food was good, but not a patch on the Sheung Shui banquet, but the Champagne and wine were plentiful and the speeches excellent.
Even better was that the night continued with 30 of us going on to a bar in Lan Kwai Fong. Gary stuck a grand (honkie dollars) behind the bar and the drinking went on and on... the next morning was not a good one. I was in bed till 7pm and couldn't eat anything until 9pm, yep it was the mother of all hangovers.
Congrats and best wishes to the happy couple Gary and Angel. Truly an excellent wedding.
P.S. For the 10 millionth time this week, I am not sure when it's going to be my turn!!
Registry
Mad panic to get to the registry on time! Stuck in traffic with 10 mins to go wasn't good! Once we got there though it was in and out all within 10 minutes, it was come in, exchange rings, read this, kiss the bridge and out you go before the next couple arrived! Not exaggerating to say it was a conveyoy belt of weddings, everyone apparently is trying to get married this (chinese)year and the next one isn't good for marriages ("man leen" or something).
After the registry it was back to the village for bai sun, pouring tea and eating "poon choi". All yummy stuff and loads of people came.
Chinese banquet
Held in Maxim's in Sheung Shui, it was actually really really good. The food was amazing... had lobster, sharks fin soup (real quality stuff too no glass noodles in this one!), abalone, etc etc. Even better was that I arrived early to "ding geurk" i.e. play mah jong with the relatives/friends and managed to win a bit of money! Really touching and funny speech from Grandad on behalf of Gary and Angel.
Stag night
Loads of Gary's friends came over from the UK and some 20 of us all went to Macau for Gary's stag do, even though legally he had already got married already! Anyway, it was an early start for us getting the 9am ferry over to Macau, but it was an even earlier start for Gary as we made him drink a shot of Tequila every half an hour as soon as he got onto the ferry. Then we got kitted up. Gary's best man Jimmy has sorted out these excellent t-shirts with FBI on the back and Gary was stripped down to his pants and given a bright orange "Guantanamo Bay" jumpsuit and beanie cap to wear. Then we spent most of the day chasing Gary around Macau town centre, scaring the living daylights out of everyone there. We even managed to get into the new Sands casino and all the triad bosses didn't like our outfits at all! They obviously spoke to management who let us off this time but requested that we did not wear those FBI t-shirts in there again! Even better still was that whilst we were sitting by the bar watching the shows, this fat ladyboy came along and tried to lap dance/kiss/stroke/rub Gary... then whilst the ladyfatboy was being pulled away, he fell and ripped his dress off to reveal a black bra and what can olny be described as a furry animal between his legs.... which he then proceeded to gyrate around Gary's face..... you had to be there, but we nearly pissed our pants laughing. The usual strip club activities went ahead as always, Gary by this time so plastered, he thought he was better than the strippers and swung around the pole himself.
Hotel banquet
Classy affair this one. This was held in the Grand Hyatt with fantastic views of Hong Kong harbour and the Exhibition Centre... well it would have been if it wasn't so cloudy. A nicely sized affair, the whole place was really romantically decorated with candles and flowers set against warm brown wooden furniture (ok that's enough Changing Rooms talk!). Food was good, but not a patch on the Sheung Shui banquet, but the Champagne and wine were plentiful and the speeches excellent.
Even better was that the night continued with 30 of us going on to a bar in Lan Kwai Fong. Gary stuck a grand (honkie dollars) behind the bar and the drinking went on and on... the next morning was not a good one. I was in bed till 7pm and couldn't eat anything until 9pm, yep it was the mother of all hangovers.
Congrats and best wishes to the happy couple Gary and Angel. Truly an excellent wedding.
P.S. For the 10 millionth time this week, I am not sure when it's going to be my turn!!
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