OK, I'm really watching a huge wedding circus now! 
Despite being given advanced notice, ie. before Oct 2005, and
thereafter being reminded repeatedly, Grandma suddenly decided she
needed about six more tables!! 
That translates to requiring a lot more invitation cards as well,
and a whole lot of other inconveniences and costs!
On top of that, today, when I accompanied mom and the couple to go
buy the 'Si Diam Gim' (Hokkien for 'Four Pieces of Gold'), the
bride took AGES to make her choice!!! It was THREE AND A HALF HOURS
of visiting SIX goldsmith shops before the Princess FINALLY made up
her mind!!!
What the !!!! I could've chosen four pieces of jewellery from ANY
ONE of the shops and I wouldn't have needed THAT long! Worse, she had apparently made a 'preview' visit the day
before and claimed she already knew what she wanted! 
And I thought it was just for the sake of custom, so you can choose
any white gold piece you like, right? But nope... ALL The pieces
she chose had to have diamonds in them!
Makes me think... if I were a local guy, I'd rather remain single!
Weddings needn't be THIS expensive and THIS crazy!!! Mom was quite
pissed by the end of it all and when the couple weren't within
earshot, she grumbled and complained about her indecisiveness,
fussiness and all... Then she tried to console herself by saying,
"Nevermind... your turn will come one day!" I glared at mom
and told her, "Mom, NO WAY am I going to subject
myself to this insanity! When it's my turn, it's going to be short,
sweet, and simple, thank you!"
Scary! Scary!! It has become a horror movie!!! 
