Like A Rose
Dan Lai
26
may_fifteen@mailcity.com
Engaged to the sweetest angel in the world
Loves to sing, watch movies and DVDs, swim, play balls, read self-improvement books and travel with my dear
Wedding of Dave and Jaslyn
Last Sunday was my big brother's big day. He is now 32 and ready to settle down and set up a family. But it seems like my da ge and da sao are not so keen to have kids yet. Anyway, this is not for me to comment.
A few days before the big celebration, some of my relatives from Malacca came to stay with us. I moved to the shop to sleep while I let them have my room. Its been a long time since I last talked to these people. I felt bad for not having the time to bring them around. Well at least for Malaysians, they are still quite familiar with Singapore. So, they just go free and easyf around the island.
Then, just the day before my elder brother's wedding, my aunt and family from Hongkong came to stay with us. It was really nice to see them again after all these years. By then, we have 13 people including my grandmother squeezing into a 5-room flat. But I guessed they were so happy to see one another, they did not mind the cramp.
So the actual day came. I got to fetch my aunt the "Matchmaker" from Jurong to my place at 8am. Then, my brother brought her together with all the "brothers" to go and snatch the bride. In the midst, they must perform some traditional acts like giving red packets to the boy who opened the car door and throwing away the fan when the bride and groom got into the car. I saw the montage and I thought my brother's sabotaged scenes were pretty standard but I am glad that that will not be my consequence. Then, with all the elders in my house, we were waiting eagerly for the arrival of the couple for the tea ceremony. That was when I got my big Ang Bao and got to eat nice buffet food!
After the couple left for their new home for phototaking and then to the bride's place for tea ceremony, it was basically rest and relax for us before we headed down to Marriott Hotel for the solemnization ceremony. Dear and I were tasked to prepare the reception tables which I thought would be a good learning time for us. Hehe!
The wedding dinner followed the cocktail session and then the whole night just automatically rolled. The montages were quite creatively produced unlike the usual childhood and couple photos kind. The food were quite ok but not fantastic.
Sometimes, the question which people seldom have a good answer came from the relatives. That is "So when is your turn?"
2 Big Steps In Our Life
Last Thursday, dear and I took half day leave to do a very important thing, an almost nerve-wrecking and sweat-churning affair. This round of balloting exercise which consists of Hougang, Sengkang and Punggol areas, has about 5000 applicants with only 316 flats available. After 2 failure attempts, dear and I were really anxious to see if we could get a better queue number this time. Our number was 363. It was not bad and not good enough too. So we prayed alot for God to reveal his will for us.
Everyday, we spend parts of the office hours to check the availability online. Days before our appointment. we crossed out those which were taken by other applicants and re-ranked our preferences. We even went down to the sites to evaluate things like the exposure of the flat to morning and evening sun, the convenience to MRT/LRT stations and the accessibility to hawker centres, church, grocery stalls and other facilities.
We really must thanked God for His blessings such that on our appointmeny day, we were able to book the flat that we ranked as our first choice after all the elimination. We were totally satisfied with what we chose amongst our limitations. So in a few years time, we will be moving into Fernvale Vista!
Another big progress in our relationship was our participation in the Catholic Engaged Encounter.We were the 388th batch since it started globally in 1968. During the weekend at ME House, we encountered couples with different issues. There were those who are getting married very soon, some who had no wedding plans yet, some who were married under the civil law but wished to have a church wedding and some others. We both think that the course is essential for all Catholics to attend. It is guarantee to learn something, either on marriage itself or from your partner. There were times when things could get very emotional when we honestly shared with each other. Someone even proposed at the end of the weekend causing not just girls but guys to tear unstoppingly. The whole weekend focused on 1-1 dialogue between the couples on issues such as sexuality, family planning, finance, morality, unity, values etc. It was very comprehensive and everyone came home gaining something precious. Now, I am more confident to be a good husband and father in the future.
We are thankful to Father Chusmi Jesus Maria Hernandez for his effort in linking all the topics to the Catholic context. We like to thank the Kwok family (Joseph + Terri with 8 wonderful children) for their sacrifices made and blessings this weekend. We appreciate Alan and Marie for their honest sharing of their married life. We also are grateful for the work that the house couples had done to make sure that the weekend went on smoothly. Thank you all for participating in this part of the journey in our life.
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