My Best Friend's Wedding
Yesterday, I "married off" my "best-est" friend. Yes, it was finally her big day, and I was following her around pretty much. Despite having gone through many, many rounds of being "jie-mei" at weddings, this wedding struck me as different. It was very close to my heart, maybe because it's my close friend's wedding and I'm personally attending to her. I felt somewhat a "sense of ownership" in this.
Well, it was a really enjoyable and happy occasion. My friend and I met up the day before and did her last minute beauty regime. I also stayed over the night before at her place. We didn't really engage in heart to heart talk, but I'm so glad to have prayed my heart out with her. How else can I bless her?
The bride has chosen only 2 personal assistants, compared with the 5 bros... Imagine the imbalance when we put the groom through the tests. As aptly described thereafter, we were rather merciful and gracious to them.
By and large, the church wedding went by quite smoothly, with some glitches in the sound system... And blunder, blunder, my friend fitted the wedding band on the wrong hand of the groom!!! Thankfully, it went unnoticed to most people. The couple beamed a "thank you" powerpoint of the people in their lives. And my friend actually posted up some very personal, flattering and nice words about our friendship. Oh mine, it touched my heart sooo much.
At the wedding reception, I found out that all my contemporaries were either hitched or getting hitched in the coming year. Suddenly, I felt abandoned by God, in a sense. But, what do I know? For God knows the plans He has for me, plans to prosper me and not to harm me, plans to give me hope and a future... In this truth, I put my faith.
After the church wedding and reception, we headed back to her parent's place for the tea ceremony, before driving to their new home at the other end of the island. We hung out at their place till late evening. Glad to know the other "jie mei" better through this day. We joked that we had both burst the limit in the number of times we were "jie meis" at past weddings. Superstition has it that we would be left on the shelf... If so, then, we made a pact to buy a HDB flat together when we turn 35!! Ha ha!
My dear friend had a secret agenda of introducing me to one of the bros. Apparently, she and hubby did some screening beforehand when choosing their helpers. I didn't know about the "conspiracy" till much later, when things got a bit fishy. Anyway, it was rather fun and harmless. Well-intentioned, I'm sure.
Through this wedding, I got to know one of the helpers who is involved in the frisbee league. A newbie to the game, but certainly full of passion. This is so exciting and inspiring! I really hope that Hope will experience a significant improvement as we play weekly. I think our people need to be exposed to other more "pro" players, to spar with one another unabashedly. Only then, can we improve upon our techniques and strategies.
Well, it was a really enjoyable and happy occasion. My friend and I met up the day before and did her last minute beauty regime. I also stayed over the night before at her place. We didn't really engage in heart to heart talk, but I'm so glad to have prayed my heart out with her. How else can I bless her?
The bride has chosen only 2 personal assistants, compared with the 5 bros... Imagine the imbalance when we put the groom through the tests. As aptly described thereafter, we were rather merciful and gracious to them.
By and large, the church wedding went by quite smoothly, with some glitches in the sound system... And blunder, blunder, my friend fitted the wedding band on the wrong hand of the groom!!! Thankfully, it went unnoticed to most people. The couple beamed a "thank you" powerpoint of the people in their lives. And my friend actually posted up some very personal, flattering and nice words about our friendship. Oh mine, it touched my heart sooo much.
At the wedding reception, I found out that all my contemporaries were either hitched or getting hitched in the coming year. Suddenly, I felt abandoned by God, in a sense. But, what do I know? For God knows the plans He has for me, plans to prosper me and not to harm me, plans to give me hope and a future... In this truth, I put my faith.
After the church wedding and reception, we headed back to her parent's place for the tea ceremony, before driving to their new home at the other end of the island. We hung out at their place till late evening. Glad to know the other "jie mei" better through this day. We joked that we had both burst the limit in the number of times we were "jie meis" at past weddings. Superstition has it that we would be left on the shelf... If so, then, we made a pact to buy a HDB flat together when we turn 35!! Ha ha!
My dear friend had a secret agenda of introducing me to one of the bros. Apparently, she and hubby did some screening beforehand when choosing their helpers. I didn't know about the "conspiracy" till much later, when things got a bit fishy. Anyway, it was rather fun and harmless. Well-intentioned, I'm sure.
Through this wedding, I got to know one of the helpers who is involved in the frisbee league. A newbie to the game, but certainly full of passion. This is so exciting and inspiring! I really hope that Hope will experience a significant improvement as we play weekly. I think our people need to be exposed to other more "pro" players, to spar with one another unabashedly. Only then, can we improve upon our techniques and strategies.
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