hi gal,
I treat my (real) sister as one of jiemeis. If u think yr sis has put in more efforts than the rest, then she shld deserve at least same amount of ang pow as jeimei or even more! Until now, I havent been speaking to my frenz. I was really hurt that my close frenz whom I have been confiding to for past 12 years, become so picky and calculative.
I came to analyse my jiemei point of view, their idea was to get as much ang bao in the morning so that they could recover dinner cost, in such a way tat they wont need to give extra $$. So one of them was unhappy when need to cum up extra $ to chip in the $100 ang bao. Well, seems only my jiemei have the mentality. On the other hand, I glad that some frenz like receptionists, MCs and 'brothers' display their true spirit of friendship. Some of them refuse to take our appreciation ang baos, and some even returned our ang baos into our ang bao box! I guess, through wedding, i really get to see my frenz's true personalities.
Diamond, i can share yr anger. Think yr frenz were really mean! At least yrs was the amt already agreed upon in the 1st place and mine was not. How can they "cross the river and break the bridge" rite? *shake my head* They were too much!
Samgal! I would be v happy if my jiemei think like U & yr frenz! Wow! $50 for 6 jiemei! Hoho!
I hv heard frm a colleague who said she receive $0.00 when she was a jiemei for her good frenz. When this colleague told me, she didnt take the chance to complain of her frenz not giving angbao, instead she said she helped out at no cost for the sake of seeing her gd frenz married and enjoyed the fun.
I think all jiemei-to-be should really switch to zero-cent mentality. Those with hidden agenda out to make a profit, pls quit yr thinking, else u'll be causing terrible agony to yr frenz as a bride! Whatever amt should be treated as bonus. Please put yrself to the bride's shoes and think if you the bride, wld u want yr jiemei to treat u like a $ tree?