apple, its up to you really.. if u scared chong, then u dont accept lor. but i am sure this guy means well, cos he know not appropriate for him to attend a wedding now but will send ang bao as blessings for the couple.. dunno how he will feel too if we reject his ang bao too..
when i was working in a ICU, a patient passed away and the mother insisted on giving me an ang bao cos i helped cut his hair... i am not suppose to receive gifts or cash.. so i spoke to my nursing manager, cos the mother insisted.. she said dont reject cos they can see it as gratitude and as well as a luck thing lah.. give red packet to ward off bad luck for those who were involved in her sons care.. i think rejecting the ang bao would have made the mother feel bad..
(fyi: i took the ang bao but used the money to buy food to be shared by all ward staff)
so apple, if u are comfortable with it, take it, if not comfortable, tactfully reject it.. =)
sam, think u should keep it lah.. lest she thinks her DIL rejecting her.. not too nice in front of other relatives too.. in anycase, u will stand to lose out cos san gu liu pors will gossip about u..
how about u take then go sell later lor.. diamond may not be of much worth, white gold also not much but at least u can get somehting back.. or just keep it at home..
Ting, i think its ok to have ur mother walk u down the aisle.. its a sweet idea, after all your mother did give birth to you and brought u up too..
