Wedding Galore

I'm back at ghost town, all geared up for work! Mm, well... sorta. I had a nice and relaxing trip back home during Raya break and got to attend two weddings within the week! It was great fun. I especially enjoyed our family day at Labuan. Dad got a car and drove us around the island. Went to the Chimney Museum, the Peace Garden, Layang-Layangan beach, and more driving around that side of the island. I had the greatest time soaking in the sun, with the wind lashing across my cheeks; racing my siblings up the hill, fooling around like nothing else in the world mattered; splashing water by the beach, with sand trickling between my toes. Ah, I haven't felt so alive in a while! I'm falling in love with life all over again :)


Anyhow, back to the wedding. I've always enjoyed family weddings cause it was on such occasion that I first felt a strong sense of connection with my extended family. I wasn't extremely close with most of my cousins since I moved to Hawai'i at a young age, but I still remember how we got so hyped up for one of our cousin sisters' wedding two summers ago. We wrapped our arms around each other, laughed to tears, and sang from the depths of our hearts. We were there with one another, for each other; a bond so strong I could never imagine. It's an indescribable feeling.



So the first wedding was at KK; traditional Chinese custom of picking up the bride followed by an exchange of vows at the church. Somewhat awkward transition from the East to the West but it was nice. Our family members are mostly Buddhist. Seeing them humbling themselves to sing praise songs was a heartwarming sight. The craze started during the wedding dinner. As per usual, there was karaoke. Everyone cheered, clapped, and sang along with a little groove. But this time, one of our lovely cousins had to drag us on stage and I couldn't do anything but to laugh an awkward laugh and join in the fun. Towards the end of the wedding, my dad and his two bros got the scene heated up again. Everyone joined hands; danced, laughed and sang. Ah, so much joy overflowing :)



The next one was a poolside wedding at Labuan. I loved the setting. It was so adorable! Dear future husband, if you exist, can we please please please have a beachside wedding? :) Forgive me for daydreaming at 1:29am, I'll find myself foolish when I'm mentally awake again. Anyhow, this wedding was entirely different from the previous one. It was more laid back and relaxed, though for a good portion of the time, my little nephew clung onto me and I had to run after him every so often.



The weddings, as fun as they were, got me thinking about marriage. I have a foolish fear of being a cat lady. You know, the typical scene portrayed in movies in which an old lady sits quietly on her wooden rocking chair, petting her seven cats laying on her lap; an old lady whom no one will realize she's gone until the neighbors smell something funny. I don't even like cats, sniffles. K fine, I know I'm being pessimistic and melodramatic but I honestly can't be with someone just for the sake of being. I've seen too much unfortunate marriages and I'd never want to be placed in that situation if I can help it. Yet, growing up in a loving family aspires me to build my own. Mmm, why am I thinking about this again? Oh right, weddings. Ah wells, I'm still young, or so I convince myself. My time will come :)

 

Roti prata for now :)