lilo_stitch
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actually my friend got it from there few yrs back
hi ladies,
my FH is oso Hainanese. my MIL said hv to give me a chicken...alive one. Gosh! I said no nee coz i can't imagine the feathers flying aro the hse...heehee.
Very curious abt the golden ball, is it edible? How come my MIL never mention abt it? mayb i'm a cantonese, tat's y no ball for me
my FH is oso Hainanese. my MIL said hv to give me a chicken...alive one. Gosh! I said no nee coz i can't imagine the feathers flying aro the hse...heehee.
Very curious abt the golden ball, is it edible? How come my MIL never mention abt it? mayb i'm a cantonese, tat's y no ball for me
HI girl...
I see. Maybe i will check it out there as well to compare the price. Thanks ya.
Hi hapi gal, it is not edible. It is like the dimsum sesame ball but in a big version with no filling. Live chicken sounds interesting. Maybe that is how your grandma did it when she got married then?
I see. Maybe i will check it out there as well to compare the price. Thanks ya.
Hi hapi gal, it is not edible. It is like the dimsum sesame ball but in a big version with no filling. Live chicken sounds interesting. Maybe that is how your grandma did it when she got married then?
U mean the ball is not edible?
( I was so looking forward to eating it.
I called pine garden. They charge abt $10 per ball, and U usu buy 1 pair for GDL. It comes from Msia. Size abt palm size. Apparently can last for abt 1 wk (so still can see during the wedding day since GDL abt 1 wk b4 AD).
Last time I watched on tv, the purvis st uncle demo the making. he make v big one, like big beach ball size.
I called pine garden. They charge abt $10 per ball, and U usu buy 1 pair for GDL. It comes from Msia. Size abt palm size. Apparently can last for abt 1 wk (so still can see during the wedding day since GDL abt 1 wk b4 AD).
Last time I watched on tv, the purvis st uncle demo the making. he make v big one, like big beach ball size.
lilo_stitch
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e one i saw oso very big one ... abt e size of balloon
Hi Pebs, ya the balls very small from Pine Gardens. By the end of it, the texture of the balls would be so tough that you do not feel like eating it.
Hi ladies, my sis's had the big balls 3 yrs back by the old uncle from purvis st. So fortunate that she got it then.
I got no idea about eh laguna one. I am a west person not sure at all about the east side. Any east siders can advise better.
Hi ladies, my sis's had the big balls 3 yrs back by the old uncle from purvis st. So fortunate that she got it then.
I got no idea about eh laguna one. I am a west person not sure at all about the east side. Any east siders can advise better.
Hi hapi gal,
It can be eaten (that is if you want to eat it after being on display for many days and the texture of the ball is going to be so tough). It depends if you mother-in-law would like you to put it in your wedding room as a blessing item for the wedding day. As for me, my mum did not insist it. Instead it is me. hehehe...
Ryes, call up Pine Garden, they do it as well.
It can be eaten (that is if you want to eat it after being on display for many days and the texture of the ball is going to be so tough). It depends if you mother-in-law would like you to put it in your wedding room as a blessing item for the wedding day. As for me, my mum did not insist it. Instead it is me. hehehe...
Ryes, call up Pine Garden, they do it as well.
Hi, i'm also a hainan nang. Haizzz... Can't really speak the dialect. Coz my family dun really converse in it. *My mom's hokkien* Hubby is pure hokkien. Everytime converse wif MIL in hokkien, she always laugh at me. Coz my hokkien is peppered wif Hainanese, and vice verse.
Btw, wat golden ball r u guys toking abt? Any other tings to take note?????
Btw, wat golden ball r u guys toking abt? Any other tings to take note?????
Hi ariesta. It is just a big fried dough ball that we are talking about it in Hainanese wedding.
I know we need roasted pig too but my mum is not going to request for it as we need a very blessed lady (i.e. with husband and children and grandchildren) to cut the pig into pieces. there is a method to cutting too. she finds it too troublesome so we are not having it.
I know we need roasted pig too but my mum is not going to request for it as we need a very blessed lady (i.e. with husband and children and grandchildren) to cut the pig into pieces. there is a method to cutting too. she finds it too troublesome so we are not having it.
haywiregirl
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For all info, the big golden ball is edible. I am pure Hainanese too. Both parents, both side grannies from Hai Kou
lilo_stitch
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hi bendi, do u know where to find golden ball?
wow you guys are so cool to find the prosperity ball (that's the real name)!!! My mum is lookin for it for my wedding. Im hokkien but my mom's side is hainanese and this tradition is so rare and interesting that we want to incorporate it for some festivities! So pine garden makes it?
Mushloom,
GDL also needs a basin (supposedly for the DIL to serve water for washing face to the MIL, but I got one that's good enough to wash vegetables), and the teapot and cups (for tea ceremony), pillows / bolsters, a pair of bedside lights (tian ding), a pair of towels. All these need to be given by the bride's mum hor. As for the roast pig, if don't want, can use red packets to represent.
BTW, I am a hainanese bride that got married years back.
GDL also needs a basin (supposedly for the DIL to serve water for washing face to the MIL, but I got one that's good enough to wash vegetables), and the teapot and cups (for tea ceremony), pillows / bolsters, a pair of bedside lights (tian ding), a pair of towels. All these need to be given by the bride's mum hor. As for the roast pig, if don't want, can use red packets to represent.
BTW, I am a hainanese bride that got married years back.
haywiregirl
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I wanna have roast pig, golden ball, and shi tian jing...i very greedy...
hello gals, i'm also a hainanese though not pure.
father is hainanese and mum is hokkien. my FW is also half hainanese with a hainan father and a teochew mum.
really glad to find this thread. seems like there are quite a few traditional stuff required still for customary. Ball thingy? where to find?
as for live chicken, how to find with all the bird flu thingy now right? haha.
anyway, i can't speak the language also. really sad cos i grew up with my grandma(mum side), we speak hokkien all along and worst still, i dun even ustand hainanese.
father is hainanese and mum is hokkien. my FW is also half hainanese with a hainan father and a teochew mum.
really glad to find this thread. seems like there are quite a few traditional stuff required still for customary. Ball thingy? where to find?
as for live chicken, how to find with all the bird flu thingy now right? haha.
anyway, i can't speak the language also. really sad cos i grew up with my grandma(mum side), we speak hokkien all along and worst still, i dun even ustand hainanese.
btw the gdl lady told me that the golden ball is meant for the AD and not GDL. she mentioned that the ball will follow us to the male side, after the tea ceremony then to our new place and place near the bed. suppose to let it deflate on its own.
so those who had the golden ball during ur wedding, can you tell me when is the golden ball supposed to be present, and wat to do with the ball?
tink in the one of the posting in this thread mentioned that pine garden do make these kind of balls.
so those who had the golden ball during ur wedding, can you tell me when is the golden ball supposed to be present, and wat to do with the ball?
tink in the one of the posting in this thread mentioned that pine garden do make these kind of balls.
mushloom - i heard a different version of the golden ball. Golden ball is given in a pair by groom to bride family during GDL (3 days b4 AD). During AD, the golden balls are broken up and shared to be eaten by all.
So which version is correct?
Yes, pine garden sell those balls. Think its abt $12 each (1 small handful size).
So which version is correct?
Yes, pine garden sell those balls. Think its abt $12 each (1 small handful size).
Blur Sotong,
yes, I got the golden balls, and Mushloom was right. I had it on the AD, and it stay there until deflated. And also, my mum told me the bedside lamp was to stay alight for 3 whole days; so in the end I bought bedside lamps from Ikea, kept the box and just use the box to cover the lamps when I want to sleep loh. come to think about it, quite funny. But the lamp signifies tian(1) ding(1), so better listen loh.
One more important thing : if your younger brother / nephew who is going to open the door and let your hubby out of the car, please make sure that he is not born in the year of tiger. Was told that if the person opening the car door is born in the year of tiger, the bride will have a hard time conceiving in future, and may even remain childless. Not sure true or not, but ning(4) ke(3) xin(4) qi(2) you(1). Happened to one relative anyway, and in the end, the relative in question adopted a child.
yes, I got the golden balls, and Mushloom was right. I had it on the AD, and it stay there until deflated. And also, my mum told me the bedside lamp was to stay alight for 3 whole days; so in the end I bought bedside lamps from Ikea, kept the box and just use the box to cover the lamps when I want to sleep loh. come to think about it, quite funny. But the lamp signifies tian(1) ding(1), so better listen loh.
One more important thing : if your younger brother / nephew who is going to open the door and let your hubby out of the car, please make sure that he is not born in the year of tiger. Was told that if the person opening the car door is born in the year of tiger, the bride will have a hard time conceiving in future, and may even remain childless. Not sure true or not, but ning(4) ke(3) xin(4) qi(2) you(1). Happened to one relative anyway, and in the end, the relative in question adopted a child.
my side don have small kid leh. i am the youngest. then how? must be relative to open the door is it? can i get my hubby nephew to open the door for him instead?
i wanted to get the golden balls for my AD but my papa says no need to get. so i tink i will juz leave the golden ball issue aside.
i wanted to get the golden balls for my AD but my papa says no need to get. so i tink i will juz leave the golden ball issue aside.
HI bluebells good to have the golden balls. Very fun to have that.
THe balls are for the AD and not GDL. It has to be deflated and not broken.
And Mushloom like what Pebs said, Pine Gardens does the golden balls. I might get it from them and it lasts about one week. Do you have any guy cousins, they can also open the door for you?
THe balls are for the AD and not GDL. It has to be deflated and not broken.
And Mushloom like what Pebs said, Pine Gardens does the golden balls. I might get it from them and it lasts about one week. Do you have any guy cousins, they can also open the door for you?
ribenaberry
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I accompanied my frd to buy her tradition wedding stuff in a shop in Beauty World. The shop is managed by 2 uncles in their 50s or 60s. I understand that this shop has at least 30 - 40 years of history. The uncle will advise you on the items required according to your dialects. You can buy most of the items there, hence save you the headache.
If you are unsure of the traditions, maybe this shop can help you.
If you are unsure of the traditions, maybe this shop can help you.
shania_tan
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Hi all
Anybody knows where to get this sesame ball thingy?
Thanks!
Anybody knows where to get this sesame ball thingy?
Thanks!
Hi *o*, last min i managed to find/get the uncle to do the ball for me. It is expensive and he did not do a very good job with it. Abit 'punch chek". it is $50 for a pair.
It is at the street parallel to seah street and is called Hainan Street Coffeeshop i think. it sells chicken rice. You go in and ask them for it.
The other place is pine gardens but they are smaller lor.
It is at the street parallel to seah street and is called Hainan Street Coffeeshop i think. it sells chicken rice. You go in and ask them for it.
The other place is pine gardens but they are smaller lor.
lilo_stitch
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blurstong, i heard there used to have one shop at seah street (around that area)doing golden ball but had closed. is he e same guy used to work at e shop?
pebs, u ask e same guy as blursotong?
pebs, u ask e same guy as blursotong?
