My dearest sister is finally married! And before me. ('_')""
A beautiful wedding indeed.
Unique dinner setting with black tables and pink chandeliers...
Interesting 'march-in' by the couple with teenagers dancing in...
Sweet surprise for the groom when my sis sang a personalised song for him for the 2nd march-in...
Lovely and touching speeches by the couple and the groom's brother...
A beautiful wedding indeed.
And this is my surprise speech (which I choked on throughout) to the couple during the dinner. (for some of you who have been asking what I said for the night).
Good evening everyone,
I am Fengling’s sister, Rachel. I know we don’t really look alike. I look like my mum while she inherited her good looks from my dad. Just like our appearance, our characters are also totally different. I am more domineering and bad-tempered, just like my father. Fengling is like my mum, more qing cai, more accommodating and mild-natured. Opposite poles attract each other. I guess that’s why we share such a close relationship since young.
Fengling has been my longest friend. And I am thankful that my parents have given me such a great companion, especially throughout my childhood days. (Thank Mummy in Mandarin) Our childhood was really tough, I would say. We were very poor. We had no toys. No Barbie dolls. No teddy bears. Our only toys were each other. Our favourite pastime was playing masak. Sometimes I will pretend to be the salon owner and she will be the customer. We will arrange the stools in a row in the toilet and she will lie on them with her head dangling at one end. Then I will start to wash her hair like a 洗头妹. Waste water I know. But we had no money, so we just had to make use of whatever resources we can find at home. Of course, all these were done when our parents were not around and we cleared up everything before they got home. And now, my mum still doesn’t know about this because she doesn’t understand English. But those were the days and I really missed them.
Since young, we would share about everything and anything. And I never recall that there was any man in my sis’s life besides Matthew. Maybe there were one or two, but no one official. I still remember the first time I saw Matthew – It was at my father’s wake. I don’t even know if they have started at that point of time. Maybe it wasn’t an appropriate time to introduce him to us then. It was after some time later when Matthew came to visit again, then we knew it was official. Matthew was the first guy Fengling introduced to the family, and the only one ever since. Her 1st and only love.
Actually, I was quite surprised when Fengling introduced him to us. As we all know, Matt is the jiak gan dang kind. Whereas for Fengling, she is more of the Mandarin-speaking type. I have been speaking Mandarin to her for all my life. My mother even had problem pronouncing Matthew’s name for quite sometime at first. She kept calling him ‘Desmond’ which was the name of my ex-boyfriend. So, it has never occurred to us that Matt would be her cup of tea. But who knows, Matt turns out to be Koi, popular like anything.
Being the youngest in the family, my little sis has always been ordered around. ‘Ah Ling ah, can you do this? Mei ah, can you do that?” And she will always do the chores willingly without complaints. Especially ever since my dad left us, Fengling has become the ‘man’ of the family. Water pipes clod? Light bulbs fused? You know who to find. And I appreciate all the things that she has done for the family. Now that she is married, it is sad that the ‘handyman’ of the house is no longer living with us. Sad not because there is no one to order around anymore, but more so because we missed her presence and joy that she brings to the family.
But though we lost our ‘man’ in the house, we are very glad that she has found her ‘man’. A man who brings her and our family joy and laughter. A man who has been generous and treated our family well. A man who takes good care of her. And most importantly, a man who really loves her and dotes on her very much. And we are glad that Matthew is the man and we thank him for that. It’s a pity that my father could not meet his fine son-in-law in person. But it could also be because of his blessings that his 宝贝女儿 has managed to find her happiness, her 幸福 for her rest of her life. Like what she said, "We are a family of few words." But on behalf of Papa and Mummy, I just like to say “Ah Ling, Mei, We love you and 祝你幸福."
Thank you.
Congratulations 妹 !!!!
Let's Ignore all the unpleasant aftermaths and focus on the good memories...
Stay blissed!!!!
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