adv. & adj. Abbr. ff
In a very loud manner. Used chiefly as a direction.
n. pl. for·tis·si·mos
A note, chord, or passage played fortissimo.
A musical direction meaning “to be performed very loudly”; the opposite of pianissimo.
[Italian, superlative of forte , strong ; see forte .]1724, from It. fortissimo , superl. of forte , from L. fortis "strong."
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The influx of new dishes didn't seem to end; I didn't want them to stop coming anyway.
"It'll be impossible to go hungry at this Chinese wedding.", I thought as I chowed down on some shrimp dumplings, jellyfish, and century egg. This wedding's gluttonous guest treat was a Chinese "lauriat", where you are treated to eight different scrumptious dishes. This "lauriat" was the highlight of my evening and the main cause of me going to the wedding in the first place. Hehe, free food, free good food. I seldomly turn opportunities like those down.
Oh right, the wedding was pretty grand. It was being held at a large hotel ballroom, 'bout half the size of a typical football field. High celing too, with chandeliers. Round white tableclothed dining tables occupied most of the floor space. A typical long n' high wedding table for the celebrants and VIP's was positioned at the middle, backed up against a wall. Opposite of that was a stage for the band, speeches, and presentations. At the center of the room was a medium sized dance area.
During each of the celebrant's lengthy speeches, the only thing that bugged me was that they both spent about fifteen minutes, coupled with a video and picture presentation on how materially providing they are for each other. Talk about showing off. I really mean showing off. I mean the groom even recounted how he had easily decided what eight cars to get for the parents of the bride. Eight! Can you believe it!? The cars were all European too. A bunch of boats and residences were also mentioned--some non-local.
I think they had genuine love for each other. They would always "cutely" kiss when people would clink their glasses. They danced pretty harmoniously. The whole "I have lots of great stuff" speech was probably just cultural and aimed to impress each other's folks and benefactors. The folks and benefactors' actually looked like the Chinese Triad, with the neatly trimmed thin moustache and goatee for the guys and "dragon lady" look for the girls.
You could see that this happy couple probably "have it made". From their champagne waterfall to their security detail. I was thinking, while gorging on the soup, dumplings, cold cuts, fried rice, and blah blah blahs, of how my future "big day" would be. Would it be like this? I didn't think so. Mostly because I prefer European girls, Spanish food, and outdoor parties.
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