Actually I think it’s the same in many parts of the world. Weddings are for showing off and I doubt with all the stress preparing that the bride and groom are actually very happy that day. They have to care for all the guests and make sure the party is going well. I want to have a small wedding without all the fuss.

Marriage is a joyous ceremony. But in America, the ceremony is over in about a half an hour. As for the food? It all depends on how much money people want to spend. Some can prepare elaborate dinners while others serve finger foods and sandwiches. The wedding reception may last for a few hours. But never for a week! Some couples bypass all that hoopla and elope!

My son went to his friend’s wedding in Jordan. He said the celebrations lasted for a week! At the end of the week, the couple were officially announced as husband and wife. I asked him WHY? He said the families need to know if they can get along with each other.

I’m thinking: “Screw that! I’m not marrying the whole family! If we can’t get along, my husband and I just move and live somewhere else; or stay where we are and mind our own business!”

LOL. When you said “messy” I didn’t think you were talking about food. I thought you were talking about nosy folks interfering in a couple’s relationship!!

Weddings were never meant to be for “showing off”. They were meant to unite a man and a woman in holy matrimony and to continue the process of having a happy family life. They were meant to join a couple in the sight of God and witnesses. “Therefore shalt a man leave his father and mother and cling to his wife; and the two shall become one.” That’s what God intended. All that culture and tradition stuff is just mankind “adding on”. It can be fun. In fact, in America, some people crash wedding parties just so they can get some free food! The wedding reception is usually a family celebrating the continuation of their family line. But it’s not necessary for a happy marriage. Thank goodness! 🙂

That is indeed a very proud moment, very well done. Congratulations to you and your daughter. Even I wanted to be a doctor but I changed my mind lol, and now I am just an accountant.

Congrats！Very proud of you, for sure. So glad to hear this, a joyful moment. @harpreet singh good to be an accountant too, a good career provided we love our jobs, all jobs are a good job, for sure!

God bless your daughter. I’d like to add that it is truly a blessing to everyone when men and women are given the opportunity to study and to become “the best that they can be” at whatever occupation they choose as a life profession.

@Michelle

Thank you. Indeed she is a talented one. Maybe she took it from me. Joke , joke , joke

We never expected her to pursue Medicine actually. We though that when he graduated on BS Biology, she will already be contented with it.

But she really has the ambition of being a lawyer actually. But my father a lawyer who eventually became a judge discouraged her because there was a scholarship waiting for her for the science related course so she took BS Biology then pursued Medicine.

At least she also likes so much to be a doctor.

For those who can afford never care about how much to spend. What’s on their mind is happiness and fulfillment of their dream , yet there are practical people that better like to weed simpler and have the most money save to start for a family.

Thanks for sharing this factual happenings in our society this time.Write more , blog more and earn more,lol.

You have a taste for antiques my friend. I don’t.

Even with the designs of houses, I am not into the antique ones. I like the contemporary ones with minimalist touch, so the house will have the illusion of being spacious.

I don’t like furniture that are darkly colored mostly brown as antiques are. I like furniture that have colors that makes the house appear bright and spacious.

But good thing I don’t have a taste for antiques because they are expensive. he he he

Dear @Dina, thanks for reading and commenting my blog. I love to have you here.
I believe you going to cash out this month end too, right? Glad to seeing it happened to you and me.
The reason why I love those old stuffs, first, I think it is a waste if just throw them away or into the dustbin. It is not environment friendly, and wasted of the limited resources we have on the earth, right?
It just a choice of lifestyle, yeah, I go for postmodern style too sometimes, it depends. You are right, we are all try to be minimalist touch, but having said that, I think my house is a bit messy with some old books stuck in my book shelves recently, sigh!
Again, you are right again, I think my hunted goods are not antique too, as I am not affordable, I just shopped and hunted for old and unwanted goods of other, I guess. Haha!

I love antiques or second hand finds. I visit the flea market once a week usually.

I love second hand hunting someone’s trash is someone’s treasure goodwill stores are a great source of second hand treasures. I’ve got a friend that was remodeling her kitchen she wanted a unique island and found a second dresser made of cherry she sanded down restrained and put a granite top on now it is the showpiece of her kitchen. Yard sales are great spots for hunters as well. Nothing like finding a nice piece taking it home and making it into a great piece of furniture.

I enjoy attending formal weddings and wearing formal clothing. I would never wear pants/jeans to a wedding. I think dressing up once in a while is fun and interesting. It’s a good occasion to wear a dress and get all dressed up.

Reading to a very small child is a wonderful experience not only for the child but for yourself it helps the child develop a wonderful love of reading and they carry that with them always in turn when they have children they begin to read to thier children and carry on a wonderful tradition, my sister recently became a grandmother and she began reading to her grandson while he was a baby , he now loves books and reads to his younger sister.

dear @Michelle,thanks for reading my post. I almost ignore your comment here as there is no notification to alert me. How I wish there is a notification feature set up by LB team.

And, there is no comment notification at the dashboard too, so we know nothing on the progress of our blogs. I feel a bit sad on this, hope there will be a little bit improvement from the team of LB in the future.
Back to your question, what I send to my daughter for lunch, right? I don’t send, will ask her to bring along in the morning, she just need some snack for tea break or recess time only. She will go home at 1.00p.m, so no lunch box needed for this year.

I try to reduce the carbohydrate content food for her, as she is a bit overweight and this caused she has foot ache.
I try to give her more vegetables and fruits beside some cakes, noodles, chapatti. 😛

Do you still remember what did your mummy prepare you during your school time?

good tip and the best is the tomato really super healthy choice and got water along with vitamins to make you more healthy. good tip amazing