Now last Sunday we were a tad stressed out, as we were invited along to follow the Chief's Clan up to Genting. It's not just with a few family members, but rather the entire family was going up to celebrate the dad's birthday. Initially Chief told us that there'll be extended family members and staff coming along as well, so we won't feel so out of place, but on Sunday morning itself it turned out that only immediate family members were going!
Well, immediate family members and their married partners, of course. And kids.
And there we were. Going along together for a family trip. While it's not as if we never met the family before, it still felt slightly awkward, as we never really talked much to them, being the shy violet we are. Fact that most of the family spoke Chinese too didn't help. Yet if the Chief think it's OK for us to come along, we weren't too worried yet. After all it's not the Chinese New Year family reunion dinner we're talking about mah.
And what's there for Clan Chief to do in Genting? Hit the casinos. Us? We don't gamble, at least not with stakes that high. Even during Chinese New Year, money we set out for gambling we already count as money meant to lose. But in any case we weren't prepared to just fling hundreds to thousands towards the croupier in exchange for chips, so we contented ourself by watching the Chief do so in the Genting International Room.
At baccarat the Chief picked up a hundred. After lunch at the jackpots the Chief picked up another three.
In fact, all family members who played (all save those babysitting the kids at the theme park), came out with earnings.
Once we all were back down at the Chief's place, we were interrupted midst Super Mario Galaxy to be informed that the family would be going to KFC for dinner later, and that the Chief's dad "wanted the two of us to be there".
Thankfully for both lunch and dinner we hid away from the Chief's dad well across the other end of the dining tables, in case all we get were piercing stares. Then again, it could be that we were making a mountain out of a molehill. The only question the Chief's dad asked us was if we still wanted more chicken. Other than that, dinner went well.
Stress stress.
15 comments:
Congratulation!! you are now in the "in-law" family. :)
Congrats. Sound the tribal drums. You have been accepted into the chieftain family - and now hereby dubbed Princess Drooping Violet. :)
OMG sounds like an adam sandler movie, meet the chiefers.
Sounds like things went well...:)
It seems like "shy" overwhelm the "stress". Now that you've been accepted into the L family, smile la!
ooohhh...what's next on the itinerary?
welldone girl !
i'm proud of yo'
Halloo, droppin'by :)
Whoa! Whoa!... Whoa!
I was always with the beau's family in Melaka, like for breakfast, lunch, dinner... all of them. But definitely not on such special occasion.
Well, his behaviour that day was impressive, even opened the door for my parents, waiting for them to board the car first, before closing the door after them. Such a darling :)
Bila nak meminang ni?
whoa... family trips. hubby's family. lol
You scored 150 percent! I think you passed the family-in-law test with flying colours. Maybe daddy-in-law was offering you drumstick chicken for being such a darling! ;)
congratulation!! I can feel your pressure being with them and afraid of getting all the peircing stares. but well, you have passed the test!!!!! yeh as william said, bila nak meminang?? haha.
Lifebook: Only one outing together!
Savante: Hopefully the drums don't beat for a different tune!
Aik Yong: LOL!
NJAPF: Things went well indeed, else we'd have blogged differently hor. ;P
Jason: Memang still will stress.
Henry Yeo: Goodness knows, heh.
Joery: Christmas you still stress kan?
Dazedblu*: Hi!
Legolas: Well you've definitely been to more meals with the beau than we have...
The Chief: We still found it awkward to have sat in the front seat of the car while your parents sat in the back seat!
William: Yours should be first kan? :)
Ah-Bong: So far only day trip.
Little Dove: He was being a good host mah. :)
Nothamsap: William's first! :P
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