I taught her class English for only a term when she was in Secondary 2, so it was nothing short of miraculous that we have kept in touch all these years. Me being invited to her wedding seemed to signify a culmination of all these years of interactions. The notion of marriage has been severely challenged nowadays. After all, who’s to say that one can’t lead a fulfilling life if he were to remain single? Still, there is something that tugged my heartstrings as I watched her walk down the aisle, express profuse thanks to all the important people in her life, and act more hyper than usual. Weddings are a magical event because everyone gets to witness the sheer joy and sparkling promise the couple have for their future. I was glad to have spent a leisurely afternoon in such an endorphin-charged way. What’s more, being “paid” to sing a couple of lines of “As Long As You Love Me” didn’t hurt. She inserted a karaoke portion and I gamely sang because I recognised the Backstreet Boys song.
I taught her class English for only a term when she was in Secondary 2, so it was nothing short of miraculous that we have kept in touch all these years. Me being invited to her wedding seemed to signify a culmination of all these years of interactions. The notion of marriage has been severely challenged nowadays. After all, who’s to say that one can’t lead a fulfilling life if he were to remain single? Still, there is something that tugged my heartstrings as I watched her walk down the aisle, express profuse thanks to all the important people in her life, and act more hyper than usual. Weddings are a magical event because everyone gets to witness the sheer joy and sparkling promise the couple have for their future. I was glad to have spent a leisurely afternoon in such an endorphin-charged way. What’s more, being “paid” to sing a couple of lines of “As Long As You Love Me” didn’t hurt. She inserted a karaoke portion and I gamely sang because I recognised the Backstreet Boys song.