Daniel and Theo singing my song at the wedding

I never knew my bro can write such romantic vows. I tell you, the Boonster didn’t expect to cry at the wedding. It’s not a man-man thing to do. But I used up all of Hui Min’s tissue paper. All seven packets of it.

I cannot wait for this company trip to be over. Hui Min said I should go even though I told her I wouldn’t. She said the trip was important for my career. New York is very cold! They use some weird measuring system.. inferior? No, no, imperial. Yah. They use the imperial system, and they don’t use km, they use miles. So confusing.

Boss wants to see me in his office after this trip to talk to me about the promotion. I don’t know if I am going to get it. I will have to come back to find out.

I miss Hui Min.

I miss the time we spend together improving my English. I miss her gentle laughter when I make mistakes. I miss how she never gives up on me.

I am going to join this Story-time and Reading Aloud course at RELC. I enjoy telling stories and since I started taking English lessons and working with Hui Min on improving my business English, I find myself wanting to do more. At first, I find it hard to learn English. Going for those early lessons was hard. I really wanted to quit.

Then once I got used to it, and got better, I felt more confident in class and using my new skills in life. People in the office also take me more seriously. Spending time with Hui Min when she give me “tuition” was the bonus haha!

Sure the promotion is important. Sure I thought I can impress my girl if I can be more England. Now, I am more interested in learning more because it is actually… fun. The Boonster wants to make his English more turbo! Hahaha!

And now by popular request, here is my item from the wedding. It is a slideshow with a song I wrote for them. I wrote the words of the song with some help from Hui Min. I got John’s friends, Daniel and Theo to play and sing it. The song is called “You’re the Words of My Song” and Hui Min and I selected some photos of the places John and Hui Leng used to date. I thought it turned out quite nice.

You’re the Words of My Song

We met at NTUC, you were
Just drinking bubble tea, I was
Simply passing time and you were
Like the finest wine

Took you to the skating rink, you looked
Just like a beauty queen, I was
Slipping on the ice and falling
I kept falling ever since.

You’re the words of my song
You’re the song on my lips
You’re the reason I smile
You are mine.

You’re the sun in the sky
You are blueberry pie
And the stars spell your name
You are mine

We took a cable car, you were
Dizzy and you saw some stars, then I
Held your hand, you said to me
Why are your palms so sweaty?

Took you to a kopitiam, ordered
Kopi-oh and kaya toast, then we
Walked along the sandy beach, I took
The ring and I proposed

You’re the words of my song
You’re the song on my lips
You’re the reason I smile
You are mine.

You’re the sun in the sky
You are blueberry pie
And the stars spell your name
You are mine

These are the places where we’ve been
Where we shared ice cream and laughter
Don’t know what our plans will be
Just be Happy Ever After

You’re the words of my song
You’re the song on my lips
You’re the reason I smile
You are mine.

You’re the sun in the sky
You are blueberry pie
And the stars spell your name
You are mine

And the stars spell your name