the•truth•shall•set•you•free

they say after pple graduate and start working, the next most decent and logical and politically-correct thing to do will be to get married. well, i juz graduated fr uni a couple yrs ago. i started work last friday. so i shld be on my way to the next most decent and logical and politically-correct step of my life. only prob is im not hitched. yet.

well, in my personal opinion, i think when i am in my 60s and looking back on my life, i wld be thinking to myself dat the golden age of getting married in my era waz YR2005. why? coz it feels like THERE ARE A MILLION PPLE GETTING MARRIED THIS YR. its as tho ALL MY FRIENDS ARE GETTING MARRIED THIS YR.

1. 2 of my gd friends got married late last yr. i attended one, but not the other, coz i waz away in bangkok, for which i felt really bad, coz i cldnt be there for my gd friend's big day. i compensated by visiting her at her new hse. and for the other one which i attended, i actually met someone who wld become my colleague this yr. small ctry we have here eh.. all of the 2 friends and their hubbies are teachers.

2. come june, my jc friend getting married. sent an email to get our addys to send the invites and all. then another jc friend jumped onto the bandwagon and announced she waz getting married too. so dats another 2 down. one of them sent happy bridal photos.

3. also in june, another friend getting married. she's praying dat thru the ceremony, her relatives and friends who are not christians yet will hear abt God and have faith to accept Jesus as the personal saviour and Lord. cool! - in not selfishly owning the wedding for themselves, and making themselves the king and queen of the event, but using it for the greatest glory of the real and only King in heaven. way to go.

4. today, another friend, fr uni, called to ask for my addy, coz, guess wat, he's getting married TOO! (not juz TOO, but THREE, FOUR, FIVE, ..., A MILLION!) he's been with his gf for as long as i know him, so its gd to see them finally seal the r/s with an 'i do'.

5. a pair of gd friends getting married in sept. im quite close to both of them, so im gonna make myself available in helping with the wedding preps. its gonna be fun and exciting, i think. waz really thrilled for my very gd friend when he got married, and it feels gd to be a part of the wedding preps. and its cool to remember dat i waz kinda involved in their getting together (i mean the pair getting married in sept).

6. yr end (nov), another gd friend getting married.

7. another friend getting married somewhere this yr also.

dat brings the total count to 9 couples tying the knot so far, not forgetting those friends who got married prior to this, and those who have already proposed, been proposed to, waiting for flat, saving for wedding... and definitely not forgetting the one who already has a nice cute and (i believe) smart kid liaoz. spoil market.