on another wedding just past 2...

another wedding for this year, making it the 4th one amongst my closer friends in church.   Have the honour of being one of the "brothers" of the groom ("做兄弟"）. One of the easier times* I had as a "brother". For one thing, didn't have to wake up at unearthly hours to go the groom's place.  Assembly time was at 8.30am~ can you imagine?  One reason why is because the groom's place was relatively near to the bride's place; also there weren't as much ceremonial stuff that was scheduled.

Going past the sisters' challenges at the bride's side was also quite benign^ The wasabi-jam sandwich weren't the worse I've eaten. Plus, I've learnt my "lesson" well - took a smaller piece than the rest of the brothers.  Anyway, I've decided to become part of the new generation brothers - follow the sisters to "tekan" the groom.  if you can't beat the sisters, should always join them, I say... niak niak niak!

For the church ceremony and solemnisation, my friends chose SAM (Singapore Art Museum). For that section, I was tasked to be the worship leader**. That one I stress - ask me to sing karaokae, still can la. Ask me to lead people in sing-song, that's another matter entirely. ^^ By God's grace, I had a superb team of musicians and vocalist to back me up in the worship.

The exhortation was led by my church associate pastor, Pastor Tony. It was interpreted into Mandarin by his wife, Choy Moi. Haha, even though it was supposed to be preachings on the Word, somehow it didn't stifle the ceremony. Pastor gave a great message, and his wife's interpretation was superb. I hoped the couple had time to absorb the message...  

The reception afterwards was good. And God really blessed the weather - even though it was quite cloudy, it didn't rain and there was enough lighting for photography. All in all, a great wedding. The couple went for honeymoon - they should be back in Singapore by this time of writing.  Maybe go "dee seow" the couple a bit, niak niak niak...

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* I've been "brother" so many times, think use my fingers and toes also cannot count liao.   if I really do believe the "curse" that you won't marry if you do "brother"-ing for people more than 3 times, then I would be a big challenge to SDU and SDS.

^ Compared to my other horror encounters. You can tell how horrible the "tortures" are by the way we brothers address the female companions of the bride. If we call them auntie ("阿姨") instead of sisters ("姐妹“）, this is a sure indication that we are not having a time of enjoyment...

** Yes, all very organised and meticulously planned one. All pre-wedded couples would solicit the SOP (Standard Operating Procedure), in Microsoft Word and Excel document form, from their already wedded friends. Makes you wonder how did people get married before the days of IT ...

^^ Yes, yes, last time scouts go campfire and stuff; but that's different, you see...