Marriages are made in Heaven

Last night we braved strong winds and a heavy downpour to attend the wedding of my dear old friend's daughter.

Despite the rain, all the guests turned up at the five-star beach resort to honour the newly-wed couple who will be making their home in Ozieland.

I made the acquaintance of the bride when she was nine months old, in the arms of her mother. As she grew older, I had the privilege of being her English language tutor. She later furthered her tertiary education in Melbourne and returned to work in Penang where she met her husband. Indeed, as one of the guests said, " Marriages are made in Heaven" for how could this young couple, staying in different parts of the country separated by the South China Sea end up as husband and wife?

Last night's function saw the attendance of several hundred guests, most of whom were the friends and relatives of her parents. We met quite a number of friends whom we had not seen for a while and it was an enjoyable evening catching up with them.

THe bride's mother cut an elegant figure in her cheongsam
while the bride was radiant in bridal gown. The proud beaming father gave a witty speech which had the guests laughing, making it a truly momentous occasion for the young couple. I took the opportunity of having our photographs taken to mark the occasion.


I also met another lovely young lady,one of my former English language students as well, now a vetinerary surgeon based overseas. She was the bridesmaid. Both bride and bridesmaid are childhood friends.

It gave me great pleasure to see how wonderfully well they've turned out, thanks to their mothers who taught them well and how lovely and gracious they were.

The world is now their oyster and may God continue to bless them. May the newly married couple have a happy and fulfilling marriage, may their union be blessed with the pitter patter of little feet soon, to gladden my dear old friend's heart.