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ok - while waiting for the rest of the family bloggers to blog.. (hint! hint!)

here are some news to kick off 2007 !

1. The wedding bug has bitten yet ANOTHER member of the family. Woo hoo! Kee Meng should give us the details soon.

2. Christopher and Karen in London have had the second scan of their TWINS.. and both are looking good, as best as they can in the xray kind of way.

3. Yes, cheh ee has sold her apartment - officially ! Penang here she comes! As for me, er, dunno yet. Will keep you all posted!

Wedding in KL

Wedding in KL

It was a busy weekend in KL! To sum it up: The bride and groom had to somehow fit 4 tea ceremonies in 4 different locations, dance practise, hair & make-up session and of course, the grand wedding dinner. But I-lynn & Stan somehow never seem to let all this stress faze them. There is always still space for good food and time for family. Lets begin!

Tea Ceremonies
Groom's Paternal & Maternal Side

Sorry! No pictures available.

Bride's Paternal Side (KLANG)
...it always starts with good food.

Tea is first served so as to receive.... :)

Then, Tea is received so as to give back....
(Congratulations!!)

Family Shot

Bride's Maternal Side
(And the cycle repeats itself...so no commentary needed)


Above(Upper Left to Lower Right): Mabel, Marcus, Marvin, Luther


Meet Victor and a proud Grandma!

Family shot


That was it for the day and a much deserved break was needed.
The bride and groom retired to their luxurious bridal suite in Mandarin Oriental....

The awesome view of the twin Towers from their room


The Dinner



A Grand Entrance























The Kids had their fair share of fun...













And of course....the Wedding Rumba, which I belived they received a standing ovation for.

And finally, ending their night at the comfort of their suite


The next day....
In all 'Tan' (and I guess now...it shall also be 'Tay') family fashion, the final day in KL started with a sumptous breakfast, lavished with DURIANS!



Followed by the final tea ceremony to complete the introductions of the family to this newly wed.


And from here, the search for more food shall continue on to Penang....


But for now, this shall be the end of my blog entry concluding yet another beautiful wedding story in the family, but the start to their whole new life ahead as Mr and Mrs Tay!

(I hear, my sister had difficulties losing her "Lee" in her name)
Just so you know jie, we will always know you as the daughter who used to refuse to eat her meals (I guess childhood habits can change afterall!),
the sister who always pretended to cry so as to get her way and
the cousin & niece, who never fails to make all effort to meet up whether in London or in Australia.

Since we are on the topic of "Wedding in KL"...... I guess its a good place for me to stop here, to make way for the next great news..... of perhaps another wedding (?!).
Sharon, you can do the honours. ;)

I-Lynn & Stanley - Part II (Still in Melbourne)

I believe that was a long enough break.... and now to continue on.....

In Melbourne.....
The dinner was held at this restaurant, Bluestone restaurant. It was cosy and very much filled with character, how aptly suited to our bride and groom.

Mingling around with each guest, making every bit of it very personal


The wedding "cup" cakes

The charming parents


And of course, the wedding Rumba..... (which has appeared to have brought our family's expectations of what a wedding should be like to a whole new level. Spoil market.)


That got EVERYONE dancing.....


And thats how the night continued on till the wee hours of the morning...

But the celebration does not stop here.
And, on KL shall the bridal party journey on to......

I Lynn's wedding - the KL dinner

Here are a few pictures from the KL dinner, on Dec 23, 2006!
Getting the hair done - every bride's privilege!


The finished product. "Oops.. let me put on my shoes first!" the bride says


Waiting to make the grand entrance ..