10.9.05
weddings.
phew.. yesterday i jus attended yet another wedding. my cousin's. mum's side this time. somehow close friends and family choose the same year and almost the same month to get married, such that i've been to 3 weddings in less than 2 mnths.
my cousin's (now) husband is very funny, i jus realised. he came back to the brides house with the roast pig and bridal gifts, and was asked to say smth while he passed the stuff to his mother n father-in-law. caught in a fix he confidently said, "mum and dad.. i present to you this roast pig in exchange for your daughter." hahahahaha.. oh and he did the funny thing of looking back with deadly eyes at the crowd when the pastor said the "if anyone knows why this couple should not get married please raise your hand or forever hold your peace" part. plus the "phew, finally all's well" action after the whole procedure. see similarities.. anyone?
i created a new word. tjow-ish. anything funny is tjow-ish. or actually, anyone funny is tjow-ish. yeah so my cousin is tjow-ish. josh says that sounds like a tribal group.
oh tjow u had it so lucky man. guess what the husband-to-be and bashing door party had to do? there were 8 tasks:
Dance macarena
Sing a song
Shave their armpit hair (!!!)
Swim one lap in the pool (groom exempted... but still!!)
Eat one ang ku kuey filled with wasabi
Eat fish (the groom hates fish)
Drink some bitter tasting concortion
Iron one of the bride's blouse
okay now back to tjow's wedding as promised. tjow actually had the key to claudia's hse!! what..?! yes.. they were all banging on the door after merely completing 2 tasks, and we were all bewildered when the door jus swung open. ok but he still had to sing a love song to claudia and REALLY propose to her because those were claudia's requests. goodness.. tjow how could you NOT have proposed to claudia?! that milestone is as important as sugar in coffee. though of course some ppl prefer theirs bitter. but you know what i mean.
after the tea ceremony and all we went back to st andrew's village. to get geared up for the big event. we had been practising for worship for tjow's wedding for 2 weeks till this point. practice had been really fun with mok and his funny antiques and singing methods, plus corn and his trying out of various fillers and endings, of which some were REALLY cheezy. but now was the REAL thing. in restrospect, i think we did do quite well. and i really liked playing the piano in a team (albeit my amateurish playing skills), especially since its for worship, for God's glory. how i wish i was baptised and can use my hands to worship God every single week. i probably wouldnt be as amateurish at accompaniment as i am now too.
did i mention that claud looked very gorgeous in her gown? (flowy, lacy and all things pretty) looks like all women look the most radiant on their wedding day. felt like giving her a very very big hug but i was afraid i would destroy smth. haha.
all these weddings are making me think, feel and dream. visualising right down to the very minute details like the flowers i would use. and then i would get goosebumps cos i would suddenly realise i dun even know who would be standing beside me. so i would force myself to stop. leave that till when you know it would materialise, you know?
ps. debs i will always be there for u.
i fluttered by;
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