Here’s a list of words I dread to hear in conversations whenever there are soon-to-be married or married friends around. And for the benefit of readers unfamiliar with Singapore, there are further explanations.
\n– Punggol<\/b> \/ noun \/ this is a suburb where many new government flats are located. Many newly married couples have bought flats here.
\n– Seng Kang <\/b> \/ noun \/ (same explanation as above)
\n– ROM <\/b>\/ noun \/ the acronym for the Registry of Marriages. It can also be used as a verb. E.g. I am going to ROM this Saturday. It just means I’m going to register my marriage this Saturday.
\n– marry, marriage, married<\/b> \/ verb, noun, adjective \/ Pretty self-explanatory I think
\n– wedding photographer<\/b> \/ noun \/ There’s almost always talk of who was the photographer of so-and-so’s wedding and so-and-so would like to get the same one ‘cos the latter liked the former’s wedding photos.
\n– HDB flats<\/b> \/ noun \/ Housing Development Board flats. In other words, government-built flats in Singapore
\n– wedding packages<\/b> \/ noun \/ The things that bridal studios try to con couples into forking out money for. Pushy sales persons are a common complaint.
\n– hotel ballroom<\/b> \/ noun \/ The venue of almost all wedding banquets. The discussion of hotel ballroom layouts has become an integral part of conversations. Is it L-shaped? Rectangular? How big is it? *yawn*
\n– condominium<\/b> \/ noun \/ The home of choice for the couples with a more substantial pay cheque and combined income compared to the rest of their peers.
\n– baby<\/b> \/ noun \/ A small human being which is cute only in the first six years of its existence. After that, it metamorphises into a monster.
\n– kid<\/b> \/ noun \/ You talking about me??? I don’t think I’ve evolved very much from that mental state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Here’s a list of words I dread to hear in conversations whenever there are soon-to-be married or married friends around. And for the benefit of readers unfamiliar with Singapore, there are further explanations. – Punggol \/ noun \/ this is … Continue reading