Hi Gin,
Yap, i spent about $140 for a set of silk bedsheet lor hehehee... together with all the protector, quilt etc.... damage done at Aussino was about $500!! Sigh....
Hi Adeline,
actually the Si Dian Jing is from your MIL one, u all dun have to buy urself lah, unless of coz ur MIL never give u lor... but watever Si Dian Jing that she gives u, when u wear it rite? People will see & thus the glamour aka "face" is given back to ur MIL ones, so like the more they give u, the more people will think waaahh... her MIL not bad ah, very generous... that kinda thing lor, & ur own parents will also give u Si Dian Jing one, that is out of their own token one....
like my mom just bought me last weekend to buy aLong Feng Zhuo, those thick & heavy necklace & a FLong Feng Pai leh.., damage was around $3K, feel so bad that my mom is sspending so much on me lor.....
so ur opposite of me ah? heheeh.... my MIL also like dunno much too, everything also say dun need lor, but my mom knows alot!!! So she is not gonna skip those necessity steps! heheehe.... thank god that I have my mom to help!
Wa... so many posting to read up man!!!
Halo all pretties!!!
As for all the queries here ah... bascially these are some things which i do know...
1. AN CHUANG - is for the couple's bed lor...
like for all auspicous things esp. future kids...
THINGS NEEDED
Small Double Xi Plate
2 Longans
2 Red Dates
Lotus Seeds
Bai3 He2
2 Red Packets (Any auspicious amt will do)
4 Yan2 Ji2 (to place each at 4 corners of bed under mattress)
WHAT TO DO:
1) If groom's parents an1, then couple give ang pow to each of them.
2) If couple an1, no need ang pow for anybody.
3) After an chuang, nobody supposed to enter the master bedroom from then onwards, only couple allowed. But no sleeping on the bed.
4) Xi plate with longans, etc leave on bed for 12 days.
5) Boil water with longans, etc and drink after 12 days. If fall short of 12 days, leave plate aside and boil with water once 12 days is up after customary.
6) 2 ang pows keep, don't use money inside.
7) Yan2 Ji2 don't throw, leave them there forever.
2. SU TONG - is to represent that the bride is old enough to cut away from her parents string & lead a life of her own as an adult... this is usually done by either ur mom or some elderly who knows of those auspicious verbs while combing ur hair, (just give ang pow to the person as a token)
as for the LONG FENG ZU, even if there is no altar at home, its ok one, coz that candles is to pray the "Tian Gong" aka Heaven/Sky, so just have a normal table laid out with simple offerings of tea & fruits & the candles will do, coz Tian Gong is the biggest of all gods, so no altars also nevermind as you are not praying to any particular god lor....
BEDSIDE LAMPS - actually this is a must leh! its to light up your lovers bed so that it will bring all things auspicious & nothing bad in the future to come, so lighting up the lights will bring out light in the future & not dark dark mah,... heheeh... actually the lamps also not very X lah, the lamps must light until it goes out by itself leh.....
thats is about all that i know, any more thing, I can go consult my mom for more accurate advice ya! hahahaa....