Sunday, October 27, 2013

Kay Pin Elevated to Father-in-Lawhood

The highlight of October was a memorable trip to West Malaysia to attend the wedding banquet of the daughter of a close university friend.

Kay Pin, the bride’s father, is a man of few words. He was my final-year roommate back in 1977, when we shared a room in a corner terrace house along Jalan 17/6 in Petaling Jaya. Like me, he was studying civil engineering, though he was a year my junior. Interestingly, the family he has raised mirrors mine quite closely - an eldest daughter followed by two sons.

One of the most entertaining moments of the evening came during the speech by the bride’s younger brothers, who spoke fondly - and humorously - about their sister. From almost the day they were born, she had taken on the role of a “stepmother”, acting as the household disciplinarian and dictating their do’s and don’ts, including how they dressed, especially on special occasions.

They jokingly concluded by welcoming their new brother-in-law as the “sixth stepson” of their sister. Why sixth? They explained - with perfect comedic timing - that the first five were: their father, mother, the two brothers, and her favourite dog.

Naturally, an occasion like this also offered a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with old friends from our university days, sharing laughter, memories, and a sense of nostalgia that made the event all the more meaningful.

From left: Sun Nan Ping, Me, Lim Heng Seng and Teng Luen Foong.
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This photo is inserted into this blogpost on 15.08.2025 - ten years after the original posting. This photo was taken on 08.08.2015 at a wedding banquet in KL on the occasion of the wedding of the son of Sun Nan Ping. Kay Pin is seated second from right. 

Standing from right: Claire Yap, Sun Nan Ping, Nan Ping's wife, Sim Lai Har's hubby. Seated from right: Claire's hubby, Kay Pin, Kay Pin's wife and Sim Lai Har. Lai Har, Kay Pin, Claire and Nan Ping are former members of the Christian Fellowship of the 5th Residential College of University Malaya.

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