Its said that the year of the Metal Tiger will not be an auspicious year for weddings, therefore it created a mad rush for couples to tie their nupital knot before the Tiger year starts to roar. Finally I attended the last wedding on my January list. Phew! It’s over… I’m done with all the dressing up and having to make sure I have no food stuck between my teeth before photo-taking.
Weddings are always beautiful, all the great food and loads of wine and drinks to go around to celebrate the couple’s joyous union. But it’s also the time when you witness a lot of wastage, because you are so filled up by the fourth course of the wedding dinner .I guess it comes with the Chinese tradition that excess of everything, just brings you more abundance in future. Well if they understand how the Universe works, then first you have to be grateful for all that you have, so that it can bring to you all that you ever wanted.
Next thing- all the meat that we consume. My friend’s hubby Andrew, was trying to pass us his share of shark’s fin as he is against the killing of sharks. “Then what about all the rest of the animals that are killed tonight for our culinary experience”, I responded. Must be the Saturday Report that I read on Straits Times that got me thinking alot more. Besides an act of kindness towards animals, turning vegetarian helps lessen the carbon emission, therefore its an effort to fight our carbon footprint.
So it goes without saying what my wedding would be (if there is ever one 
), knowing that my parents will not be in favour of it. I’m going to strap my guests to their chairs and bring on the vegetables. Get them to bring home the excess food.It’s a good cause 2 in one wedding. Can’t get any better then this 
Explore the link below for carbon emission in relation to the food that we consume.
http://timeforchange.org/eat-less-meat-co2-emission-of-food
An award winning short film about hunger and poverty. It’s films these that constantly reminds us not to over order and waste food, and to be truly grateful for all that we have now.
February 1, 2010 at 10:49 am
hi, this is really a good topic to touch on. Too much wastage, enough for those who can’t afford it. On the higher perspective, it is about increasing awareness towards energy energy conservation,in the global sense. So appropriate, keep it up.
February 1, 2010 at 11:03 am
Thank you brother Jay
Something that I noticed during weddings. Thought its about time we call upon individual effort to join a Global calling.
Oneness is strength.
Cynthia