Of Weddings & Relationships

Life has finally resumed its usual torpid pace for me. The past week has been nothing short of adrenaline-pumping action for the sedentary me. I found out that I had been stuck on the island for the past 2 years when I renewed my passport — which had long expired in 2004 — a month ago.

Like most NSFs nearing the end of their conscript, I journeyed out of the island. Unlike most NSFs, the journey was no holiday and just a bridge apart. I was in JB to cover a wedding for the large part of Saturday and a little of Sunday. The past few nights have not been the most enjoyable as I dealt with the 1500 odd photos from Yiren and myself. But, but, I’m glad I have finally delivered the goods and the couple is happy.

I was rather apprehensive and perhaps a little disappointed when Sharon and my parents weren’t too impressed with the album before I met the couple this evening. In fact, I had alot more stress on me this time than previously. I didn’t want to forsake the journalistic qualities of the album for a cookie-cutter approach of aesthetically-pleasing but otherwise mundane, yet another AD wedding album.

Sharon says she likes the previous albums better and that the style in this one seems to have taken a change. It didn’t seem like a change for the better from her reaction, though. I had taken the liberty to include more of the people in the wedding and less of the couple in the precious 25-odd photos, more wides and less close-ups, more abstracts and less straightforward. Not exactly a move that will be welcomed by the general consumer, I guess.

As I was saying, I had alot of stress when picking the photos for the album. I had this feeling that the bride wasn’t so much into abstract images but more of straightforward photos. Sure, I had plenty of pretty close-ups, but I didn’t want to include them in. I thought there were many great people during the wedding and I want them to be part of the album too. I don’t know if she truly liked the images but there was no complaint and they even told me that they’d readily recommend my services to others.

Well, I’m just glad that life is slowly moving back into third lane again and I don’t have to sleep thinking about the undone images every night. Kudos to Yiren for his immense help during the wedding and the company during the jam on Causeway.

I was on MSN chatting with Yiren a moment ago when we suddenly talked about relationships. He remarked about how moving it must be when both parties in a relationship find themselves comfortable and compromising with each other. He thinks I’m a lucky guy and I know I am.

But being comfortable and compromising with each other in this relationship did not come easy or overnight; we fought and we teared, but we held strong to each other. I doubt I could find someone else so willing to accomodate my innumerable shortcomings. Thank you, Sharon, for accepting my everything.

I think fidelity is hardly an attribute of men and I have always distance myself from being labelled as yet another man. I too, am afraid of succumbing to silly temptations for someone “new” and “fresh” instead of cherishing my good ol’ darling. I guess it’s good to think and remind myself of all that we had went through once a while just to have a little more faith. I don’t want to miss the water when the well runs dry.

In another 2 days, I’ll be due for my second wisdom tooth operation. Let’s hope this one’s better than the last.