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MARRIAGE.

There I was, wandering round the city at 11pm with Wency. It's cold and we stop round the corner and hold each other, taking refuge from the wind.

'Hey Jude!'

A cry came from behind.

We turn around and we see a couple holding each other. The guy speaks with a foreign accent, 'Eh! We share the same moment!' We laugh. 'This is my wife! We just got married yesterday,' he says and proceeds to show us his ring. A plain silver band. Handshakes and hugs all around.

They're from Italy here for their honeymoon. The guy, dark curly haired, muscular, picks up his petite wife and departs, 'I'm going to take my wife home now?' a naughty glint in his eyes.

Wency and I talked about how Singaporeans generally lacked spontaneity when it came to marriage. Here?s a once in a lifetime (for some at least) event. The happiest day in most people?s lives and Singaporeans treat it with such rigid rigour.

For most, marriage is a painful affair. Running from place to place, getting everything in order. Tea ceremony all the way to VERY expensive Chinese dinner. The sad thing is that often, the couple gets so frazzled from the preparation and worry that they may not recoup the cost of the wedding dinner.

Then the honeymoon. Wency, having worked in the travel industry, has seen many honeymoons spent on cheerless package tours.

It seems staid tradition and pragmatic go hand in hand when it comes to getting married in Singapore. Oh, let?s not forget Money (or the lack thereof) too.

What happened to romance? And spontaneity?

I'd never let my wedding come to that. Thank God I have a mum who thinks a simple elegant church wedding and reception will suffice. But any thoughts of marriage are still a long way off.

PALM TUNGSTEN C.

To cap off a great day, I must say that I WON a brand new Palm Tungsten C.

Charles asked me to a Palm launch and I thought, what the heck, I have nothing to do anyway. So I went. We were handed tickets at the door and I immediately prayed over it. Prayed for God?s favour to be upon it.
There was a sense of expectation and hope.

The presentation came and went. Yawn. Ho hum. I wasn't impressed. I mean, geez, these new features were out in Pocket PCs like 12 months ago.

Prize drawing time!

Third prize, a year's subscription to APC...nothing. (I didn't want it anyway)
Second prize, a Palm Zire 71 (worth $599)...I start claiming it in Jesus' name...nothing.
First prize, a Palm Tungsten C (64mb ram, Wi-Fi built in, worth $899)...I really pour it on...and MY NUMBER WAS CALLED!

Man! God is good. He's a God of abundance and would not let me have anything less than the first prize. Amazing. Plus He has a sense of humour too. Here I was, a heretic, a pocket PC user, and I won a top of the line Palm. Hah! The Palm execs were all screaming bloody murder.

Oh, and Charles went, 'I'm so jealous. I'm only one number after you!'

(An aside, this is the second palm I've won. The first was a Handspring Visor. What's with me and Palms?)

I'd like to be a continuing testament to a God who has poured blessing after blessing in my life. And this in more than just material wealth but also good health, job opportunities and much more.

I'm excited but sleep beckons.

Thanks for reading and be good.