After all, who would expect the dead to speak.

But Liu Kam Fook did speak, telling his mother that he had found the love of his life in the underworld and he wanted to get married.

It started when Wong went to her temple in Malacca to offer thanksgiving prayers in June of last year.

It occured to her that it had been a decade since her 18- year-old son was knocked down by a bus on his way back from school. Being a firm believer of the afterlife, Wong approached the temple medium to ask her son if he was doing well.

"I was sceptical at first, but when he greeted and conversed with me in Hakka like the way he used to do, I was sold," she told the New Straits Times.

She was not the only one convinced, her brother who accompanied her to the temple, was present when Liu "returned" and spoke.

"He called him second uncle the moment he saw my brother. There was no way the medium could have known who he was. It had to be my son," Wong said.

Determined to fulfil her son’s wishes, she scoured the country to find someone who had experience in conducting spirit marriages.

After months, she found one in Johor.

The medium, Wong Tsu Chang, agreed to plan the wedding.

He also agreed to let his body be the host for the bride’s spirit.

Four months later, the auspicious night arrived. The groom was represented by a cockerel that was held by one of Liu’s cousins.

The "groom" arrived in a Mercedes Benz together with the "bride", clutching a bouquet of roses and dressed in a red gown, but her face was covered with a red cloth so as to not scare the guests, especially children.

There were cheers and laughter with family members and friends toasting great happiness to the couple.

By 10pm, the couple left to embark on their honeymoon in the underworld.

At that time, Tsu Chang came out of his trance and uttered the words everyone was hoping to hear: "The couple are very happy and the bride wants me to convey her thanks for welcoming her into your family".

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