Former Miss Malaysia to marry sweetheart

PETALING JAYA: The days of flying as a stewardess for Miss Malaysia Universe 2001 Tung Mei Chin are over.  

The 25-year-old beauty queen's career was “grounded” a few weeks before her engagement to John Tang, 29, in September last year.  

And Tung, who was a SIA flight attendant for two years, will be married on the date her grandfather set – Sept 18. 

“The date is important for both families as it does not clash with the month of the Hungry Ghost Festival,” she told The Star yesterday.  

HAPPY COUPLE: Tang and Tung sharing a light moment while posing for the camera in George Town yesterday.

The couple’s love started innocently as they were friends for three years before becoming an item.  

“I met John through his friend while I was studying in a college in Petaling Jaya,” she said. 

Their relationship grew warmer when Tang was posted to China while she was a stewardess in Singapore.  

“When I had my off days he would try to fly to Singapore to visit me and I would try to change my flight destination to Hong Kong so that I could be with him there,” Tung said. 

In July last year, Tang proposed in front of a hotel lobby in Kuala Lumpur when they were in the country for a holiday.  

“That took me by surprise. I did not expect anything to happen during that short trip,” Tung said, adding that two months later she quit her job as she wanted to be closer to Tang in China.  

The couple plan to move to Guangzhou, China, after their marriage to help in Tang’s family business in garment manufacturing.  

Tung and Tang, both Penangites, will hold their wedding ceremony in Penang.