Phew...getting married is really no joke I tell you.
Now that it's finally over and my parents are relieved of the fact that they have finally handed me to a man whom they fully trust in taking care of me and vice-versa, I can join the ranks of my buddies namely The Blueberry, BadAss Angel and many more in saying 'What? Getting married? Duh, been there and done that!'
After almost two years and eight months of planning, strategising, saving money, arguing with certain busy-body relatives and would be in-laws, my big day on May 19 came and went rather smoothly.
Of course, the three days leading up to the big day, the wedding day itself and a few days past the event were not without minor glitches and heated exchanges between the Scandinavian Prince, myself and certain quarters who go by the name of near and distant relatives.
Boy, the wedding day itself was extremely stressful for both the Scandinavian Prince and myself as minor issues were being taken out of context and blown out of proportion by select individuals who were hell bent on perhaps ensuring that the show didn't go on as planned.
Perhaps, it is true when the wise say 'we plan but God decides' for despite the various issues brought up and argued upon even while the wedding was in full swing, the event went on as planned.
Its been an extremely emotionally and physically taxing exercise - this thing called ceremonial wedding and the set of traditions you are expected to observe for at least seven days following the colourful event.
This being the case and given the fact that I have limited internet access for now, I will have to keep my blog short and straight to the point.
My rantings aside, the real reason for my writing this entry is to sincerely thank from the bottom of my heart - my scores of friends who took time off their busy schedule to witness my big day. I owe you guys a big, big, big, thank you.
If I start mentioning names of those who turned up, I'm afraid of leaving out some due to the rush that I'm in now but nevertheless a very warm hug and thank you to my best pal Vishnu, my dear friends Shah, Eileen, Sharon Tan, Hazatul, Tamarai, Uma, Mahesh, Nimal, Sharon Sharmili, Suresh, Karu, Toh An Nee, Janet Kee, Rita Chai, Khai, Alice, Evelyn, Jessica Wong, Damien Kee, Prasath, Alex, Kumresh and many, many more.
I'm also extremely happy to note that my former superiors and colleagues from both The Sun and The Edge such as Robert Ho, Umakanthan, Chong Cheng Hai, Tan Su Yin, Mah Pin Pin as well as some financial and property industry notables made it a point to attend my wedding because they sincerely felt that over the years we have grown to become friends rather than just professional contacts.
Over and above all those who were present on that day, I also take to heart the fact that some dear friends were unable to make it due to prior engagements but were there in spirit wishing me joy and happiness to last a lifetime.
To each and everyone of you who made it to my wedding and even those who were unable to make it but took the effort to send me gifts and tokens as a mark of your well wishes - please accept my heartfelt gratitude for your presence and blessings made my big day most memorable.
This memory shall be treasured forever!
