I like the feeling of the short moments just when you wake up. There is peace. You forget the worries and unhappiness. Then you start to remember who you are, where you are, what there is to do, and what time it is. Reality sets in, memories remain. It is mid-week working day. You climb out of bed. You do your routines, as your mind struggles to recall what happened the previous day. Are you going to continue from there? Some emotions and thoughts stirs you, but you are no longer affected by them anymore. You drop them one by one. You are more focus now. Slowly you stop idling and get task oriented. What and how things are to be done today? Along the way you observe and think. You accumulate the bad feelings against the world. There in the bus, in the train, walking along the way, they all adds up at the back of your mind. Then you reach your workplace. You see the familiar people, the familiar piece of work, you recall even more of the previous day. You let yourself sink into that unhappiness. And you wish if only that short moments in bed would last forever. Time for breakfast.
The delivery of dowry ( 送嫁妆 ) is another important custom. It represents parent's effort for her daughter to have a good life after marriage and prepare her with the necessities for being a good wife. I am amazed by some of the things included in the dowry. Of course, in our modern living, we will not be using some of those things... Nevertheless, I think it is all good to have them, as each item carries a good meaning for our blissful marriage. :-)
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