REPOSTING MY BLOG: "...i do"

May 25th, 2007 by jeorav

"till i found you… looking through the eyes of love" — a wedding song

i find it annoying when people attending weddings during the conversations before the food is served will ask you questions when you plan to marry. annoying because they seemed to subconsciously (a) pressure you to follow and invite them afterwards and (b) curtail your right to singlehood.

attending weddings should be fun. imagine seeing two people swear before the divine that they will be one from the day forth till the end of their lives (or the other’s). fun because you will see different emotions surrounding the ceremony itself. the mother crying (applicable to both wife and groom), the father proud, the bridesmaid conscious (because her gown didnt fit her well after not dieting from the day she was measured), the groomsmen sleepy and drunk (after last night’s stag party) and the uzi’s excited to know if the influential and the famous will attend (later to be disappointed because what they see are all proxies).

then the reception. cakes, wine, doves and countless kisses by the newly weds everytime the audience requested. and you are so drawn to their happiness only to get shattered by:

"hijo/hija, hindi ba mas bata pa sa yo si (name of ikinasal), bakit ikaw hindi pa nagaasawa?"

doink! you will realize that you are now caught in an embarassing situation. if you are witty enough, you can just tell them "errr, hindi po ba pumunta tayo dito to celebrate the wedding of (couple’s name). mukha pong hindi kasama sa program yung pakikialam nyo sa buhay ng may buhay". smile then proceed to the table of your "co-singles". Or just let them be (as we will always do). alam naman natin na its not worth it to argue with someone na nagpunta sa wedding na nagregalo ng stand fan (na free lang pag bumili ka ng orocan or napanalunan sa roleta sa perya).

imagine going to the wedding prepared and excited (you even prepared a dress wearing a prada tag marked P180 sa malapit na uk shop) and leave the party irritated and insecure. no wonder kumokonti yung mga guest sa kasalan. sayang naghanda pa naman sila ng mga food na minsan mo lang natikman — menudo (argh!), chopsuey, pancit at leche flan. dagdagan pa ng all time favorites na ube at buco pandan. sana lang ikaw yung nakakuha ng flower bouquet, pero dahil sa conscious kang hindi makakapaguwi ng bilao na pinabalot sa makulay na palara at yung giveaway na "angel" (syet, pandagdag mo na naman sa collection mo) hindi mo sinalo. ayun, naunahan ka tuloy nung abay na napagkamalan mong ninang dahil sa itsura! hehehe

but the point there is, people expect singles to come to their house and give them invitations for another wedding.

hopefully, ikaw na yung susunod. pero kung ikaw man, atleast you know that someone in the crowd that youve invited felt annoyed and irritated. at kilala mo na yung culprit. kung sino yung nagbigay ng stand fan. goodluck sa kanya!

so, who will invite me to another "i do" ceremony? sukob kaya? abangan!