i’m back!

yea… i have not blogged for some time… (like 3 or 4 days. only. lol)
well actually i meant to say i have not blogged happy entries with colourful photos for some time.
so here i am, with lots of updates and some lovely pictures – lots of time to spare today because dearest is having his family day at the turf club. go hornet go!!! bring back the $$$! lol…

so thursday 16 October marks the start of Tao Liang and Jan’s new phase in life – congratulations on becoming husband and wife! Tao Liang is dearest’s buddy during the secondary school days (yea, the one who knows dearest’s ex gf… ahem… haha) and did not only get married but is also migrating to Canada soon.

dearest woke up early in the morning to be one of the ‘brothers’ and was tortured badly at the gatecrash! with wasabi as toothpaste, and had to eat an ice cream while standing in a pail of ice! and then dearest was part-time chauffeur for the day… and he was dead tired!

went to the wedding dinner with dearest at holiday inn – had to dress up 美美 so that dearest won’t 丢脸. haha…

how? pretty bor? haha… and dearest is so smart and handsome hor? all dressed up, both of us.

the dinner was a christian-style wedding as both bride and groom are christians. in fact, i think 90% of the guests are from the same church. it’s my first time attending a christian-style wedding, and given that they have previously ROMed already, at first i thought it would be similar to the other weddings which i have attended. but i should have known earlier that it’s different, because the decor was quite different, with lots of soft lights and candles, very romantic.

so there was like 20 to 30 mins of songs, prayers, blessings, and i dunno what (sorry, i not christian mah) before the dishes were served. and it’s all very touching really. the song for the first dish was the standard canon in d. and the waiters and waitresses actually bowed before they served the first dish! is there a reason for that? as a respect to God?

anyway, dinner was alright, and pretty lonely for me, cause dearest was busy with his other ‘brotherly duties’. but no complaints from me…

another picture taken during dinner:

halfway through the dinner, the bride and groom gave a really really long thank you speech. again, something which i’ve not seen before in the other wedding dinners which i have attended before. while it’s a little tiring to sit through the whole speech, i was rather touched.

how often do we bare our souls and tell our parents, relatives and friends how important they are to us? wedding dinner is the most perfect time to say our thanks. you are allowed to talk as long as you want cos you are the highlight of the night. you are allowed to cry as you talk cos it is your big day. and that is probably the only time when you will get everyone’s attention. and then, every word gets filmed on tape!

just last week i told dearest i don’t mind not holding a wedding dinner if it’s difficult given our circumstances. but after attending this wedding, i’m inspired to hold a wedding dinner, no matter how trying it is, or how ugly it may get. i’m even inspired to think of guest lists, seating arrangements and thank you speech now! lol….

but well… i’ll hold my horses – until i get my diamond ring from dearest.
hiak hiak hiak…