The rain & weddings

It rained on someones wedding - never on my parade.. i was dressed in my wedding best fille with glee ever so tempted to jump in the rain - the puddles of water and the rain pounding the earth with no mercy, the winds blowing ever so strongly seems to be calling out to me coaxing me 'jump in'',"feel us" "get all wet and dance with us" - Alas as tempting as all that may seem today however i have to keep myself all dry and nice hehee... The thunder is still rumbling like my belly .. Ligthing flashes all around - followed by the sound of thunder. I hoped that no one gave the wedding a miss because of the weather - it would definitely have been sad for the family - as much as i love the rain i felt bad for them seeing how bad the weather was this afternoon - but it did however calm down after a while and it actually stopped for a little while and then continued its wrath but the reception hall was filled with alot of people none the less so that was a good thing.

Like most weddings i attend i have no idea who the couple were - to a foreigner that would definitely seem odd but its a norm here and the younger generation is striving to change it all tho seriously it would definitely be a challenge. Anwyays i do know the mother of the groom tho so that made it not so bad. It was a simple wedding and me i live for simplicity - it was grand inspite of its simplicity so all in all i enjoyed myself. I caught with mom whom i havent seen in over a week and i was so thrilled - hugged her kissed her, both our cheeks were covered with lipstick stains (dont you just hate it when that happens) heehe - she looked so radiant today too .. mom :X ..- like she was extra happy and it made me all warm and fuzzy - she is still a beauty at 73 ... We sat around at the wedding for a while catching up with relatives we havent seen in ages and talking about my cousins upcoming wedding - and my grandma ;)) .. mom said she is as cute as ever .. shes been asking for me so i think i will go up to see her sometime this week - i miss her - her softness her smile and of course my little brat of a niece who giggles when my grandma gets peoples names wrong - she (my niece) will be 3 this February and is way beyond her years - like the older generation would say (budak budak zaman sekarang meaning kids today ... )That is actually a common malay expression btw ..

Anyways ... the food was the usual briyani rice and because i am on a diet ( its tough when the food looked and smelled so good) but i fought it and helped myself to small portions of the rice and chicken and dessert too- yes i was being a good girl and of course i drank lots of water so i wont feel hungry later (this i learnt from 'C'). Water does help you loose weight heehee... & keep you filled up.

By the time we left it started to rain again which was nice - my uncle drove back slowly seeing how slippery the roads were .. We passed by East Coast Parkway thats where the beach is at and it looked so pretty inspite of the greyness and the rain - i love the rain and the sea - i have had just stood in the middle of the beach when it rained - it was an amazing feeling - nature and nature together - endless bliss...

Given a day like today with its intense rain - we believe that rain is 'rahmat' or mercy - a kind of blessing even when there is an occasion like a wedding where sunny weather is preferred. Rain - sometimes a blessing sometimes a curse especially for those who have suffered and lost their lives because of typhoons and floods and what nots. This is definitely raining season in Asia and today was one of the more strongest rainfall weve had in a while - i was thrilled especially when i was downstairs waiting for my ride - im sure the victims of typhoons dont share my sentiments and this is when i question why something so wonderful as rain can be a means of uplighting one and destroying another. A place where rain is much needed like Africa no rain falls yet a place where rain is not needed it falls and destroys. Seems like people have a love hate relationship with the rain. Me on the other hand i love rain i love water. I remembered when i was about 5 or 6 there was a flood at our old house and the water reached quiet high - instead of staying inside i went out into the rain and played in the floods - it was so exciting - i have vivid images of it as im typing this too .... I hope i will never have to experience the wrath that comes with rain which has been experienced by people in certain countries - i do hope too that maybe the rain will go to places that need it the most so that their crops may grow, they will have food and drinking water. Rain what would we do without you and what someone of us could be without you ... Insights anyone - i mean if anyones even reading this lol ...?

Well my mom didnt stay though she went home to grandmas with my uncle and auntie. Grandma btw lives across the causeway in Johore Malaysia which is on a good day a 45 - one hour car ride.. anyways ... since i will be visiting grandma i will be seeing her again too which is great - no complains there.

All in all i had a great day - the blessings of rain, a nice day at the wedding with family and so many special people to be thankful who in their own way be it big or small contributed to making this a wonderful wonderful Sunday ..