JNV Wedding

今天参加了自己人生中第一次以自己名义参加的婚礼

就是我们这里大哥Joe和Vivian的婚礼

经验当然是和往常的不一样

这次参与了婚礼中好多不同的部分，对筹备婚礼有了进一步的认识

的确不简单，真的不简单。。。

今天一早7点，我们就集合搭巴士到Joe家

走了快二十分钟的路才到，还得庆幸有现代科技的帮助

一进Joe家门，就看见意气风发的Joe，穿着完全合身的燕尾服，笑到看不见眼睛地欢迎我们

也在这个时候看见Joe的家人，大家都蛮和蔼可亲地，一看就知道是一家人

只见他忙着分配到时到Vivian家的工作，也看到Oliver和Samuel抬着一只完全吸引大家眼光的大卤猪进来

过后一切准备就绪，一人就拿着一个聘礼，大家排成一条直线浩浩荡荡地走到Vivian家了

说来也妙，他们的新家就和Vivian的婆家离一条街，我们只需要慢慢地走过去就行了

到了那里，就看到女方家人朋友已经排成一排准备接受聘礼了

我们就马上以越南的传统方式把聘礼送到sisters们手中

当然，收了聘礼大家就望屋子里去了。。。

但是，男生都被困在外面了

大家经过一轮pumping的折磨和经典歌曲演唱后，终于“打动”姐妹们的心，把门打开～

现场转移到教堂

由于前一天我们都到教堂帮忙布置，到了场地就也不会手忙脚乱

那里的布置简单又配合主题，有很舒服的感觉

经过一轮仪式和教父的演讲过后

终于到了I DO I DO的时候了

当Joe要跟着教父一句一句唸出宣言的时候，看似简单而单调的环节

却让Joe越念越哽咽，差一点哭了出来

想必从2005年他们在厨房里认识到现在筹备婚礼将近成功

在他脑海里一定浮现很多很多感动又难忘的画面吧？

所以才让他差点哭了出来，别说他，我顿时也觉得呼吸道变得好小，感动！

在教堂享受完午餐过后

就到我们这一群年轻人忙碌的时候了

大家开始清理，洗碗，打扫，收拾，点算。。。。。。

人多好办事，到底还是花了3个小时把一切处理干净

这个过程虽然劳碌，但倒是很有意义，大家一起无条件努力的心情最好了

想到自己能够成为婚礼筹备举办成功的一份子，就觉得一切都是值得的

加上JNV人生唯一的大喜事，怎么能够轻易说NO呢？

就像以前学校里义卖大家一起努力的感觉，再累也值得～

回到家冲凉过后，又要马上准备到晚会地点了

到了那里我们也开始帮忙，能够帮什么就尽量帮了

当然过了一下，婚礼正式开始

Vivian妈妈的致词好感动，她说Vivian和她相依为命，互相依靠彼此，是她最大的宝贝，她希望，并相信Joe会好好对待Vivian,和她共同进退。。。

晚会高潮就从Joe把麦克风拿过来演唱时正式开始

我们一群人也开始带动现场气氛，在舞池摆动，把晚会带到最高潮～

大家都耍出自己的独门舞步，围成一个大圈欢呼共舞，超high！

虽然本来就不会跳，但好久都没有那么尽兴地跳舞了，why not?

大家散发无比的热情，直到流汗为止～能够一起颠～开心～

就这样，婚礼就在欢乐的气氛中圆满结束了～

两个人能够相识，是一种缘分

能够牵手走出教堂，是一种幸福

要珍惜缘分，就能享受幸福

得来的幸福一点也不简单，Joe的眼泪背后一定参杂许多经历

但因为那是幸福的眼泪，一切也就值得了

世界就是那么奇妙，两个不同国度不同背景的人能过相遇结合

能够和那么多朋友相见相识，一起经历生活的一点一滴。。。

相遇的人就像一杯水，加上好多的糖

已开始糖和水是分离的，但只要加以搅拌，就能成为一体

就好比充满爱的汤匙，作为两人的催化剂，把他们变成无法分离的一体
当你把手交给对方，让他套上戒指那一刻开始，生命中的下一段旅程也许就这样开始了

祝福JNV长长久久，永浴爱河

那个人可能远在世界的另外一端，也可能早已出现在你身边。。。

Re-quote from你回来了

“上帝创造天地万物，做了七天的时间，

他将最美丽的事物都放在世人的面前，

所以人生在世，无论你经历过什么，

只要你懂得珍惜，一切都可以是最美好的”

UN Conference 1992

L^2

时间过的真快

经历一年中同样的时间也有第三次了

今年当然和去年，和前年不同

惊叹那短短的时间它大大的能耐

对每一个人的人生定出独一无二的步伐

就让踏出的每一步，没有对和错，永远深印在心里

i LOVE life

最难的一件事

每一个人的人生中都会有自己最不能掌握的东西
现在这个时刻，我就在面对对自己来说最难的一件事
一举一动都被设想的结果牵制着
顿时想唱五月天的《超人》

Touched by hearts

Just a random thursday night
Just finished watching "The Ugly Truth"
A nice and true movie, made a few statements that hardly someone would make and admit generally but are terribly and seriously the truth~
Worth watching, even not for the 'truth', go for the 'laugh' then~

Hmm, just before I forget to remember to write it down
I just wanna talk about Brett
A guy that I met in Wayville basketball court when I was refereeing, umpiring rather...
He's a guy in his mid-30s, I supposed...
He was nice enough the other night to offer me a ride home from the court
It was already 11pm that night, instead of walking to the bus stop and wait for the bus in the cold without the jacket...
I've got lucky to meet Brett and of course Pat, his mother, I also supposed...

Pat: "John! How are you going home?"
"Oh, I'm just gonna take a bus at the main road!"
"Where do you live?"
"Just in the city."
Then I saw Brett sort of 'climb' to the backseat of his car, trying to pull the door lock up for me
Brett: "Come in, John!"

Besides a sign of relief, there was a kinda warm breeze rushing throughout my body

Turns out it wasn't just another free ride home...
On my way home in Brett's car
Pat told me a lot about Brett...
What he has done in his life...
Where he works...
When he did this and that...
While Brett just quietly driving alongside, on the quiet streets of Adelaide
Then, only I realise how much Brett has been thru' in his life...
Brett is a referee as well, he referees almost 3 nights a week
Of course, he has been a great teacher to me, teaching me every little things about refereeing
Not just that, he protected me when angry players tried to have a go on me as a rookie
Brett has broken his knee when he was younger
Brett had taken part in the Special Olympics held in Ireland back in 2003
He represented Australia and won a bronze medal for his country
Nothing matters more than the way he said it to me...

"I broke my knee when I was young, no big deal, I got over with it and move on with my life..."

I looked around in Brett's car...
I saw nothing but hardwork...
He works in a local disabled people facilities
He made sure he brings his mother around so that she will not get bored

I'm sure Pat is proud of Brett, in fact, very proud of what his son has achieved

In Brett's eye, I see truth, and I see the simplicity of happiness
Once again he allowed me to confirm that there's no superiority between happinessES
And I'm happy, I'm happy to get the chance to meet Brett in my life
He gave me the inspiration that I needed desperately
To live my life without regrets...

"Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt"

21

At the age of 21......

Everybody who had the privilege to live till their 22

had their opportunity to experience their own unique 21

Yes, by saying 'unique', means everyone gets to experience 21 individually

Some get to choose to shape their 21;

Some have to live according to others' plan

Some have earned their first million dollar;

Some are yet to earn their very first penny

Some are working hard for the future of their life

Some are still wondering around

However, we all dream

Even sometimes we share the same dream

Yet, some will succeed and some will fail......

Have you ever wondered one thing when you're working your ass off?

That...

There's probably millions of people working as hard as you

Probably millions are working harder than you

And only a tiny portion of them get to what society perceive as 'success'

Let's narrow the scope down to the 21s

How many of them have already had their future planned?

How many of them have already achieved it?

It once left me to think about how hard I need to work to be the best of them

In the end, it didn't take me too long to realise all I need to do is to be the best of me

Which simply means:

Living thru' everyday to the fullest w/o regrets

And waking up in the morning ready to roll

This is when the war between 'success' and 'happiness' steps in to play...

People once told me about the couples in Mercedes-Benz...

Why are they still having a long face when they have one of the best sedan to ride on?

Does success and happiness fit together?

Or...

Just like any other hollywood movies, the later wins it all

'Cause success is simply a status with a fixed measurement set by the environment

While happiness is purely a subjective goal......

Felt a bit lost recently, couldn't motivate myself by using the good old ways

Watching nba videos or listening to motivational songs, none of them seems to be working well at the moment

For a while I have to remind myself that I'm still a human being with rights to fall and to rise again

21 has been a great great year to me, so far the best in my life, despite the upsets and mistakes

I know I'm moving in the right direction

But the fact that I still can't quite see the top of the mountain, dragged me down sometimes

Luckily, the friends and families were there to lift me up to my prime again

Your loveSSS remind me not to give up despite the fact that the summit is still beyond my visibility

Ya, I just need motivation to keep on going~

Reading back, it may seems like a messy post, but that's how I felt...so be it~ I NEED MOTIVATION~

Between Basketball and Personality

There was this short conversation going on last night

This conversation between one's personality and basketball

"You either put your personality into basketball, or you let basketball shape your personality"

I said, "Basketball changed my life, forever, that it motivates me to do my best not just on the court, but in every single aspects of my whole life."

'Cause, it made me understand a simple principle, success does not come without hardwork, sweat, determination and faith...

It doesn't matter if I lost by 2 points yesterday

It doesn't matter if I should have taken the game winning shot but didn't

It doesn't matter how hard I fell down

It doesn't matter I missed the free-throws

It just doesn't matter...

'Cause I'm just gonna keep trying to come back, and I will not quit, even until I win

Limits, like fear, is often an illusion.