The marriage of my sister Xiuwen and Ken took place on 28th November 2009. It was a fun day, a hectic day, a touching day, and definitely a memorable day.
As I mentioned on the previous post, I've been to quite a few weddings, all of them of my elder cousins' marriages. They have been simple affairs; arrive in the morning and eat, arrive at night and eat.
But that was when I was younger, and had close to nothing to do other than chomp down on the sumptuous meals. This time round, it's very much different and I was glad to be part of the crew to make sure the day went smoothly.
The wedding solemnisation and dinner was held at a lovely restaurant Peony Jade, just by Clarke Quay. We arrived at about 6pm, started to get the things sorted out.
And mind you, there were some last minutes problems here and there alright. But I was pretty sure nothing will take the attention away from the marriage of the lovely couple.
I know I'm not exactly the most stoic person around, and I admit there were a few tears in my eyes when I saw my sister walk down the aisle in the white gown, with Ken by her side.
I think not many people can say that they are super close to their siblings, so I'm proud to say that I am with my two sisters. We grew up in a tight knit family, through some very difficult times, and there's pretty much nothing we don't share and help each other on.
Having my sister move out of the house we've been residing together for years feels a little different. Maybe that's how it was like for them during the extended periods when I'm not around because of NS.
People move on from friendships, from relationships, from one workplace to another and so on. But I think it's very difficult to move on from kinship, and even as my sister moves on to start a new family, she's still very much part of mine. =)
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