that why ppl said cainis very calculative. even marry also will count for ROI.

hahahahahah

sad but true, somemore some on wedding dinner they got register and mark your angpau.

no gip = paiseh. that style like to jack up the min angpao. 

Rich people like u can afford liek that la.

I dun really like those cainis style dinner like

all aunty / uncle come in and then got 'dai kam jeh' do teh talking like non-stop then yam seng style and karaoke....
I prefer a buffet style and they can eat what they like and so on.

chinese dinner like common with fish, prawn and shark fin soup..... imagine you got every year invitation for wedding and those

you eat 10 times per year? 

it all about how you see it those ang pow giving

for me i see it as a blessing for the people who come
in fact, when i see ppl who insisting reject receiving ang pow, is rather rude
when ppl give you their blessing, accept it although it just for show
the money you can later decide what to do with it, insert in budget or watsoever
i have seen 0sen ang pow to empty check ( dunno which rich man give empty check) ang pow

in fact melaka and penang, many still give ang pow although how many time u tell them not to !
i from a traditional family with baba root, most of my relative is the same

what normally we did was we take 10 table for our self (friends) and the remaining table is for father and mother guest list, who they want invite is their business. as long not more than the table we allocated for them
No matter how my cousin insist he will not take ang pow, his father pressure him to take it when ppl give accept it, nvr give never mind
it not about status or what so ever, it just a tradition what ever ppl give, we accept it

The giving of angpow for weddings isn't just about helping to cover the costs for a banquet, it has symbolic meaning also, it is a form of "blessing" by the guests for the couple's future.

This means they expect money. How long have you lived here, people say that just to appear humble. It's like when you're entertaining people and they say'here, let me pay for it'. This means you should pay for it, otherwise you'll just ruin the relationship. I've even spoke to elderly cab drivers who refused fares, doesn't mean you don't pay for it. It's not even like they want to have a big dinner, it's just that they are forced to do it, so help them out a bit. When it comes to your turn (if it does) and you are Chinese you know it will happen to you too, and you will surely want them to help you out.

not every1 like u marry a rich man!

and also not every1 can afford wat u did!

dun tell me tat u don't held a wedding dinner? or u and ur hubby fork out certain amount of $$$ to belanja every single guest?

Cos do mentioned tat "JUST TO SHARE OUR JOY and treat everyone a dinner"

as far as I know,is only "ang moh" will do tat! Bcos I attend b4 "ang moh" ppls wedding.And is true tat there is no money involved but me n my frens just buy gift only.

btw,how many guest 1st tat u belanja? mind to tell?

which means averagely around 30 tables (1 table = 10 person)

And u invite those relatives and some close ppl.Still quite affordable.But dun tell me those guest dun give u some gifts as well?