Time could not have passed faster and it was 6.30pm with a blink of e eye as the guests start to arrive for the cocktail. And true to their nature, the Japanese are always the most punctual ones..Turning up on the dot…or hm..wantin to avoid pissing the boss..lol..they were all my dad’s colleagues..and they got to the reception about the same time as I did..haha..

It was cute hearing them greet my dad by shaking hands, bowing and go “Phua-San, Phua-San”..haha..sounds a bit ku ku rite..haha..but hey!..thats my family name..haha..

Alcohol wasn’t supposed to be served @ the cocktail..but in order to make it look rite..we had to adjust it..

I have to say..many guests arrived earlier than I have expected. Afterall it was a thurs (workday)..and knockin off early these days jus dun seem to be the ‘in’ thing..haha..tons and tons of guests was by the hall by 7 pm..with the reception detail workin their hands off to do the registrations.

My dad came over and told me he wanted to introduce me to his one and onli boss..Mr Kazumasa Mori (Managing Director)..

Prior to this..there was a 6-digit scholarship sponsorship package that was originally NTU-bound courtesy of Isetan (Singapore) Ltd..Isetan has been donating scholarship packages to NTU on almost an annual basis..and this time round it was the same..until…I came in..lol..

I sorta hijacked the deal and changed the direction a little bit..a tiny weenie bit..to u guessed it..SMU..lol..

This is what happens when Alan Phua is not in ur university..he takes funds away from u..haha..(if onli I really hav such a great power)..but hey!..NTU was rich already..and with the government matching dollar for dollar donations..i have to make sure it ended up in SMU..haha..our fees are high enuff as it is..tsk tsk..

When I met up with Mr Mori, my dad introduced us, “this is my son..”, and we shook hands really warm and tightly until my dad went on to say..

“he is in university yr 1..in SMU..”. That’s where the shaking slowed down and Mr Mori paused “oh..yes..SMU..hm..We made a donation there..hm..” and he gave me that look like ‘now I know how it ended up there!..’ lol..and I was.. ‘oh-oh..’..haha..n I din stay long..haha

Aey..its not like I’m the one who got the scholarship..although I did get credit frm the school for linking up..but still..i am veri much the poor boi I was b4..so.. =P

The guests from the bride’s side were all there by around 7.40..and we were still missing some of the groom’s colleages..there were a few of my sis’s frens that came n gave their blessings but had to take off b4 the dinner started to get bac to work..sigh..such poor folks..

By around 8.15..the first march-in commenced and everyone gave a standing ovation..to welcome the couple..and they proceeded str to the stage to have the cake cutting ceremony..hm..honestly..most of the weddin dinners that I’ve been to had their cake cutting later in the evening..but my sis wanted it dat way..so..her wish was my command..haha..

After the cold-dish was served..ai wei, gary and I went to prepare for our performance..where we sang 2 songs..first of which was a chinese song.. ‘Zhi Ying Wei Ni’ (Becos of you in English)..signifying the difference they have made to each others’ life..becos of each other..and the 2^nd was an English song.. ‘Like a Rose’ by A1..sending a statement to my bro-in-law to treat her like a princess..like a precious gem..like an infant..and ultimately..like a rose..

I know its not the usual songs that I would perform..but yeap..it was for a wedding..what did ya expect..haha..the sound system was really pretty bad..sad to say..the worse soundin performance I’ve ever had was at my sis’s weddin..sigh..many of my sister’s frens told us to lodge a complaint on the PA system..cos it was such a spoiler..

Towards the end of the second song ‘Like a Rose’, we left the last verse unsung n made our way down the stage n we all pulled out a rose each hidden somewhere on us..n presented it to my sister..which sort of surprised her..hee hee..moi idea..

N den wrapped up the song with a 3 person harmonized ending.

Since it was gary’s 21’s Bday as well..we den surprised him as well when Ai Wei n I started to play ‘Happy Birthday’ for him and gotten everyone to sing it together as well..its a cheap way not to buy present..haha..(hey I still bought him an mp3 player

Thru out the whole dinner..i didn’t really get to eat..in fact I ate almost nth at all..lucky I was at the food tasting the other time round..haha..but I felt the food on the actual nite was better than the time we all went for food tasting..

We den had the 2^nd march in where the couple went on to initiate the Champagne pouring ceremony..speech by the marrying couple..n ultimately the phototaking session round the Sit Stanford Room..

Paris is really a super cam whore la!..she can take photos anywhere she goes n she even bugged me to take photos of her in the mirror n stuff..sigh..all the cam whores in the world..

By 10.30..we were at the entrance of the hall..waitin to see ppl off from the dinner..dats where we began the endless hand shaking..with half of the ppl unknown to me..haha..

By about 11.20..all the guest were gone..and we were retreating to e suite..to plan the post wedding events to take place the followin days..chores does not end even when the dinner does..liew..not gonna get married liao like that..haha..

One of the Emcee of that nite..Shujuan..came up to me n asked abt my band..my real band..n somehow she knew of my performances at arts café | esplanade..n she wanted my band to audition her..

It came as quite a shock to me though..bearing that she’s a sec school teacher..and dat sec sch weren’t in favour of students venturing into anything to do with rock music..hm..maybe my impression of sec sch teachers should start to change..haha..

After wrapping up at the hotel..i headed down to dbl O..to meet paris and co…as promised…I couldn’t really attend to her at the dinner..n I was quite surprised to see a substantial queue there on a thurs nite..i din tink much of their ladies nite..in fact..i dun tink much of ladies nite anywhere..they’re usually jus filled with guys dats all..haha..guess dbl O was surviving well..

And that’s where I found out..she’s a lover for nite life..tsk tsk..n I thot she was nice..haha..

A really really long day..come to an end..and rest assured (viewin the work to be done)..i wun be getting married in a hurry..jus yet..haha..