{ Friday, June 03, 2005 } 1:09 AM

me, e bridesmaid!

Today… I’m finally back from m’sia, frm my cousin’s wedding.. from being his bride’s bridesmaid! I’ve got lotsa share, but… I think my fingers are gonna ache like crazy, so I’m gonna be very de brief.

First of all, I was very excited about being a bridesmaid… it’s my first n probably last time! So… haiz, shoppin for clothes started long before the sch hols started n of cos, I had no mood to do anything, not to mention studying so I kinda copied my tutorials frm my friends la. Ok, tt;s nt e pt… point is, imagine hw excited I will b if I were to get married! Haha, IF ONLY I could la. LOL

on e day b4 e weddin, bcos e bride came frm Vietnam, so she had no home of her own… so she had to stay in a hotel n pretend tt it’s her home la. So as her bridesmaid, I gotta shat wif her in e hotel. Luckily, I had a 5 others as well… cos she speaks Cantonese n I understand onli Hakka, English and Chinese. Anyway, I cldnt slp… cos I had to share a queen size bed wif 2 other ppl… n a blanket wif them as well. I was already sniffin (cos I almost had a cold) and they complained tt it was damn hot. So they adjusted e air con temp to 16 deg c and even left e door of the fridge open as e fridge was cooler… argh! I was so cold n tired n my position was in front of e fridge! So when I finally fell asleep, which was abt 1 plus, cos I had to wake up early, I woke up at ard 4 plus… cos my another cousin’s hp rang! I finally fell asleep again n then I woke up at 5:11 cos I was too cold. In other words, I tossed n turned n cldnt sleep well e whole nite la. Well, on e other hand, the bride slept so soundly, tt I cldnt believe it. Oh ya, when I was too fed up wif e coldness, I stood in e toilet… which was a lot more warmer and washed up la. I doodled ard… I dun wan to b in e cold ma, so I was in e toilet until 6 am. Then I heard a knock on e door.. of the hotel rm, nt e toilet.. they were all SLEEPING so ever SOUNDLY…. I heard tt if u ever were in a hotel, nv ever ans knocks on doors… for dun kn wad la. Cos when I was in aus for e perth trip my tcher told me tt la. So when e knocks kept on comin, as in it nv stopped, I felt tt I had to open e door but I cldnt decide for myself. So I woke up my cousin n asked her n she said “jus ask n open lo” n went back to slp. Ok, I sound n perhaps AM dependent… but I was scared ma. It turned out tt the bride’s stylist was here. She looked ard n found tt everyone else was still asleep n so she said she wld stay outside for a while until e bride was ready. So I quickly woke up e bride n she took her time b4 e stylist prepared her. N then e others woke up one by one… so I was e 1ST to get ready! Haha… like I m more excited abt e whole thing than e bride was. Thus I cldnt imagine wad wld happen 2 me if I could EVER get married. Lol

so we waited for her to get ready n meanwhile I got my cousin to iron out my hair. Ok, nt literally, but sort of usin a temporary rebond thingy to do it la. I was so pleased with e effect. Its e first time I had “rebonded” hair.

But… when all was ready, n the groom was supposed to pick up e bride n reach home by 930… but when we called the groom at 850, they said to wait for another 15 mins! N b4 tt, they had misplaced the flowers for decoratin e car for the bridesmaids! I was like, OMG.. but e bride didn’t seem bothered.. LOL. The other bridesmaids were instead, worryin tt they didn’t haf enuf time to play wif e groom… haha. It was hectic la, when they FINALLY arrived.
n.. e car carryin e couple didn’t arrive at e place for e ceremony… instead, they took a drive ard the neighbourhood b4 they arrived at their hse instead. N we, e bridesmaids, arrived at their hse earlier than e couple did n stepped out of e car earlier than they did, which was totally wrong. When we were waitin for them, we were v confused. When they finally arrived, e groom was supposed to step out first n then open e door for e bride n then no one is supposed to look at em, not even me. However, it was TOTALLY REVERSED… the bride stepped out first, opened e door for e groom, n WE looked at em… OMG! Wad’s wrong? Everything became so imperfect. I tell u, I myself was so displeased (they weren’t, however) that I tell myself n everyone reading this now, tt I wld make sure that this wont happen to my weddin if I EVER had one.

N when everything was settled (e commotion), we finally reached e place for e ceremony. N… throughout e ceremony which e couple was supposed to offer tea to e elders, the bride wasn’t even smiling! Ok, I kn tt e whole thing is a tiring one, but shldnt it b a happy one, n tt she is relishing every hour, every minute, every second, every moment of it? Ok, if it were me, I wld really b grinning from ear to ear… haha… this expression is real great n perfect for me, LOL

N then… I finally had some time off n I went to cut my hair. Really. Initially, it was supposed to b onli a haircut. But I was so damn tired (cos I din sleep well, remember?) tt while I was waitin for my turn I fell asleep. When I was woken up, I was in such a blur tt my aunt decided tt I go haf a hairwash first. N I was in such a blur then tt when e person asked if I wanted good shampoo, I was like, anyting, so okay lo. I was startin 2 get clear.. ok, I was half sleepin n half awake, when she massaged me as well. Haha… it was so (is it itchy?) erm, so tickling tt I had to hide my laughter… I mean, it wldnt b nice to laugh when sumone is serving u n u r laughin rite? But I started to enjoy e massage la. So… I was 75% slpin n 25% awake. When I had my hair rinsed, e lying down position made me feel 90% slpin n 10% awake.. haha… but e % of me being awake began to increase when e person started to comb my hair so hard tt it hurt. Of cos I din tell her la. Oh ya, e person hu washed my hair was A. e one hu combed my hair was B. n the one hu cut it was B. then… B asked if I wanted to temporarily rebond my hair. So I agreed. N then B got C to rebond my hair together. C was more gentler.. haha. B hurt my scalp, man. Haha. Then I was fully awake. Cos its e first time 2 ppl “took care” of my hair u kn. At e same time la. Then my aunt wanted B to style my hair for e weddin dinner later. N B clnt decide on a hair style for me cos it was kinda sudden la. So… B kept askin D for advice. N D got so erm, irritated, mayb? Or… frustrated, tt she took over B’s job… so D tied n styled my hair la. Haha. E effect is not bad la. But they din put wax or gel or wadeva on my hair n so frisky hair was everywhere. I was like, so “OMG” (cos my hair was near perfect, I dun wan it to b imperfect.. LOL) n so I was whining n things like tt. Haha. My aunt finally decided to gel my hair n stick e frisks flat. So I look a lot better la. Haha. Then I put on make up (not a lot la. But enuf lo. I dun wan to b e kind of ppl hu put on heavy make up n make myself look so… erm, disgustin? Lol) n then changed into my outfit for e nite, then put on my accessories.. lol. I’m really preparing hard for it, nt bcos I m one of e bridesmaid, but tt I really want to shine… (not really la. But to look my best la) haha. Fortunately, I did la. Haha. YEAH!

But… e dinner was supposed to start at ard 6 pm.. but the couple, the hosts, or wadeva, kept us waitin till 7 pm then did it start. N I dun kn y, everything was in a mess. Guests were all lookin for empty seats cos they weren’t assigned one (ok, guests usually aren’t assigned seats, but I think it would definitely be a breeze, less messy and really more organized and everything wld b more punctual or on time if they were assigned seats. I wldnt mind, if I were assigned, though I wldnt haf a seat tt I wld really like, but if it cld help e hosts get everything ready n start n tt I wld b guaranteed a seat, y not?). but finally all was settled. The whole thing finally settled la.

E dinner was not bad la. At least e food is kinda edible, but e portion isn’t quite enough la. Mayb… my family (n i?) n relatives tt I was sittin wif were really hungry, so before e dishes reached the other tables, we had already put down our chopsticks n finished eating tt dish. LOL. Ok, we are all hungry ghosts.. haha.

But e whole weddin dinner made me realize e kind of organization for my weddin (if I EVER had one) I wld wan. I wld definitely not let my guests wait. Whether or not they are late or not la. Cos by then they wld haf a seat reserved for them ma. Then it wld b fair to others hu made e effort to b on time. N I wld save myself time too. As in, everything wld (hopefully) end by e estimated time and then I wldnt haf to spend extra time having to send guests off n to clear up e venue as well. Then I wld b able to haf a good nite’s rest (cos by then I wld haf been beaten, dead tired, wadeva). Haha. Hey, I think too much le la. It’s only IF I CLD EVER HAF A WEDDIN FOR MYSELF. Haha. But wont it b nice to think of the principles now, so tt I cldnt amend them as I move on in life n then make my weddin (If again, I cld EVA haf one) perfect. Ok, nth’s perfect, but at least I cld make it to near perfect, make it into an event tt everyone (hopefully) remembers. Wouldn’t it be nice?

Ok, I’ve finally finished my part. The thing is, I learnt a lot from this weddin ba. As in, I cld actually feel a lil happiness although e couple didn’t quite enjoy it (cos it was an arranged marriage). But e catch is, it made me feel more erm, wanting to get married, or rather, experience the weddin ceremony for myself… haha, I m thinking too much. I might not even get married, so y get excited now rite? Haha.

Ok ok, I m getting naggy. Hopefully one day, I wld b able to fulfill wadeva I’d said la. So guys, hope, pray n wish for me, yea? Haha. Ok ok, it’s nw 10.00 pm. I gtg. Haha nites!