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Timothy-Sim — Gate Crashing by-nc-nd

Published: 2009-09-16 13:16:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 808; Favourites: 6; Downloads: 0
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Description I'm very certain this piece won't be received very well, but it has a huge significance to the traditional Chinese wedding.

When the groom comes to pick the bride up from her house, he has to overcome a few barriers the moment he arrives at her doorstep.

What I thought was significant from this picture, is the truth that there simply is never enough time to get to the bride, the horrible women'Sisters' at the door demanding the groom to do extremely humiliating/challenging/ridiculous/extreme/younameityougotit tasks to get past the first stage at the door.

Of course, there's still the part where he has to 'bribe' the 'Sisters' with cash before entering. It usually goes into the hundreds.

Then there's the final step, which is the bride's room. All hell usually breaks loose there anyway before the groom barges in and saves his damsel in distress.

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Anyway, preview over, this one's showing the sisters welcoming the groom with a clock and the schedule telling him how Behind-schedule he is on the wedding day.
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Comments: 14

TallJohn [2009-09-19 20:58:16 +0000 UTC]

Jeez it's almost a dowry!

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Timothy-Sim In reply to TallJohn [2009-09-20 01:47:44 +0000 UTC]

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actonephotos [2009-09-17 17:19:51 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting tradition.

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Timothy-Sim In reply to actonephotos [2009-09-17 23:25:53 +0000 UTC]

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ClaireCollyer [2009-09-17 05:35:51 +0000 UTC]

I really love this shot... it's a shame you can't see there faces... but it really does draw you're eye to the clock and "timetable" I great shot that tells the story! Thank you for sharing!

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Timothy-Sim In reply to ClaireCollyer [2009-09-17 07:07:21 +0000 UTC]

aye, it's for the full effect
welcome. thanks for appreciating it!

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dp246 [2009-09-16 19:16:36 +0000 UTC]

Ahaha.. this is something that's never gonna change here in Singapore. I rmb my uncle's wedding, we were stuck outside the gate for almost 30 mins before they let us in. oh, and nice fish-eye.

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Timothy-Sim In reply to dp246 [2009-09-16 22:46:40 +0000 UTC]

cheers that's the singapore spirit we were out there for 45 mins this time round >.>

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dp246 In reply to Timothy-Sim [2009-09-17 12:56:27 +0000 UTC]

whoa that's quite a wait .. i thought it was supposed to be just a 10 or 15 minutes? lol

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Timothy-Sim In reply to dp246 [2009-09-17 13:16:20 +0000 UTC]

Yeah lol. See the Liverpool jersey on the right of the pic? Groom took 15 minutes to wear it! Lol

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dp246 In reply to Timothy-Sim [2009-09-18 16:10:19 +0000 UTC]

Lol ..

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kolOut [2009-09-16 15:11:59 +0000 UTC]

i like the use of the fish eye for a shot like this!

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Timothy-Sim In reply to kolOut [2009-09-16 22:46:50 +0000 UTC]

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StrawberrySaint [2009-09-16 13:58:46 +0000 UTC]

LOL. this made me laugh~

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