Rosy Rose

Last week, HK was very cold - freezing cold - like 10 degree! (this is almost the lowest temperature in HK).  We went to eat Hot Pot - put all the ingrediences to the soup yourself. 

 

as always, there were a looooot of food~ 

it was very warm and delicious!

  

 

 

We, as Chinese, do not have a tradition of hen night/ party.  However, I have a Swedish colleague working in HK who is getting married in April next year and I was invited to join the hen party for his wife-to-be. It was really fun for us but full of excitement for the bride-to-be as she did not know what will happen for the whole day!

 

We "kidnapped" her on her way out to breakfast with a big surpised of gals from 10am.  We brought her back to her home "dressed-up" in a red Chinese dress.  Then we went to have our dim-sum breakfast - one of the best breakfast in HK!  This is a relatively quiet place and decorated like a palace (for couple having their wedding banquet in the evening).  They have the typical fake cake here so we had a picture with it. 

 

 

 

One of the tasks for the bride-to-be is to take some photos with strangers.  One mission is to take photo with the man she doesn't want her husband looks like in 30 yrs.  Right after dim-sum, we saw a batch of very rough guys!  We both thought that ... they are very good to go! hahahaha very funny but mission completed! 

 

FYI some guys in HK like to tide their t-shirt like this one in green... showing their belly. no worries they just want to get more wind and be cool.

 

 

 

Next, we went to do OIL PAINTING!  This is my first time in life doing oil painting... i like it a lot. 

  

This is my painting - very different from others but i love it!

 

We had a very tight schedule, after painting, we went to learn bollywood dance!  there is no photo from me as i was very busy learning the steps.  Hopefully more photo to come with the training. But no worries, we demonstrated the dance we learnt in a beach afterward!

 

We went to join the guys in the evening to finsih the day with a party in the beach.  So as to create a surprise, we covered her eyes.  Well it wasn't that easy to walk esp before reaching the sand. 

  

The boys were so nice and already setup all the place to sit and the food for us!  

    

As i mentioned earlier, we really danced in the beach! quite synchronized though!

 

 

It was a very nice evening...    

 

 

Today i forced my mum to try the dresses... she said it is too early... well yes but if you go earlier, you can secure sth you like.   She tried diff styles so as to see what is "better".  In the end, we all agree that the first purple chinese style suits her the most. 

 

 

「囍」字有雙重喜樂的意思，在傳統中國人的婚嫁禮儀中，意義特別重大 - 寓意吉祥，為新人帶來美好祝願，象徵著幸福婚姻的開始。

The Chinese word 「囍」means double-happiness and this is a word which is highly respected - implies fortune and prosper.「囍」acutally composed of two Chinese charaters「喜」(happiness) -  that's why it is referred as "double happiness".  Double happiness is exclusively used on marriage. 

Gold is also widely used in a typical Chinese wedding.  Similarly, it represent fortune and prosper.  Double happiness and gold are a very common combination. 

 

This is a necklace with a big 「囍」

 

A pair of earrings with 「囍」

 

A golden bracelet with 「囍」

 

Other than double happiness, it is Pig + many little pigs and Dragon+Phenix are also very common in Chinese wedding. 

This necklace is of cos implies fertility which was considered important in the good old days. Scarily big and looks ridiculous on the neck but some people really wear it (usually this is a gift from close relatives which you should wear it.  At least just on one day). I have a friend who wear similar thing, just with 12 baby pigs. 

Dragon + Phenix represented the King and the Queen; they implies the couple will be together forever. 

 

On the 1st Oct, instead of celebrating the China National day, we went to take some photos in a park which is full of Chinese atmosphere.