On 10 Aug 2008, my cousin celebrated his wedding and I was invited (or 'chosen') as the key person in his wedding (explained later). It was a simplified traditional Chinese-styled wedding. We all gathered in the bridegroom's house in the early morning of the wedding day. And by tradition we were to go by cars to the bride's house to escort her back to bridegroom's house where they would pour teas to the bridegroom's senior family members. Oh by the way, I was not eligible to take the tea because I'm younger than the bridegroom. So I was given the task as key person instead. Right.
I was sitting in the same car with the bridegroom on our way to the bride's house. A Chinese marriage sign sticker was pasted on the windscreen that says the bridegroom's family name.
Upon arrival at the bride's house, it's our proud tradition to let the bride's family 'tortures' the bridegroom and his innocent companions (a.k.a. brothers). Normally the brothers would go through a series of physical and mental sufferings to entertain the crowd (ya I admit I've distorted the story just a little bit).
Arr... See? See? This is what brothers do. We're all on the same boat (Chinese saying).
I volunteered to do a little bit more sacrifice just before we brothers could enter the house. We ought to find the right key to unlock the door by not using hands at all. After I pondered for a while, I chose to use my right leg instead of my head to get the key out.
Now you see? I'm the key man. Who can open a lock without the key right?
Phew~ Then we were back in the bridegroom's house. Again, as the key man, I ought to open the car's door to let both the bride and bridegroom to step down from the car. There's the end of the key man's role. And he would get his reward from the new couple upon completing his task too. ~$$$~
My 2 cute nephews. They're brothers.
Weight-lifting.
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