One Day vs. A Lifetime

Wedding is only a one-day affair, but the outcome of a marriage lasts a lifetime.

Marriage goes beyond looking good on photographs. Substance matters, not merely what's on the surface. The list is not exhaustive, but here are some of my humble views on marriage:

1. I prefer to be low-profile as opposed to being in the limelight in the form a grand celebration. Greater attention equals to higher level of post-wedding stress.

2. There is no harm in going through traditions for the sake of experience, provided they are practical and not redundant today.

3. Marriage opens up the pandora's box that leads to the voyage of the unknown. We humans can only plan, and certain things are beyond our control no matter how hard we try.

4. No two humans are perfect and compromise between parties is thus very crucial.

5. No two humans in the world can read each others' thoughts. Communication is key to keep a marriage alive...

6. As usual, the saying "it takes two hands to clap" is very applicable to marriage.

7. Love is blind, but marriage is eye-opener ;) 

and lastly....

8. In light of three dark events, I'm actually not in the mood to celebrate what ought to be a "Big Day". What joy is there in celebrating when one of the most important persons behind the event isn't going to be around to physically witness it? It suffices to me that I'm already legally-married (although I have yet to live like a married person at the moment).