I promised my best friend I’d write up a speech for her on her wedding day. Due to time constraints on that day, she got me off the hook. However, needless to say, I think she’s dying to know what my speech would be like.
So here goes. Please bear in mind that since speeches should be heard and not read, I’m gonna have to ask you to use your imagination here.
*after a very huge applause* ahem
“Thank you everyone.
Ladies and gentlemen. Today, I stand before you, beaming with pride and joy as the bride’s oldest friend, figuratively, mind you. There are, in fact, so much dirt that I have on her that if I were to tell them all now, this would end up an x rated speech. Therefore, I have decided to keep this short and sweet. Special requests for information will be available at the end of this speech, with special rates for the groom.
Growing up, Chin and I hung out pretty much every day playing girly stuff like dressing up and learning the art of make up, and not so girly activities like climbing up walls, jumping from high places, roller skating and lastly, plain weird shit like locking ourselves in her dad’s freezer and pretending we were in south pole. We spent so much time together that friends started to say, if you wanted to find one, just try finding the other.
I remember the day Chin and John met. It was 1998 and we were in college. We walked in the study room and I remember her turning to me going, “oh he’s cute!”. The next day, under what I can only assume were false pretenses, they ended up talking at the small convenience store on campus. I figured then that it was time we branched out and it was time to ‘see other people’.
Ah. But little did I know, Chin was much harder to shake off than I had thought.
As a matter of fact, a year later, our friendship grew even tighter when both of us moved out of home for the first time and ended up living just 20 minutes away from each other in KL. We went through alot then, taxi rides to rescue each other, spending nights partying away til dawn, meeting random strangers, drugs, learning to smoke pot…no, i’m just kidding…or….AM I? Seriously, John..special rates just for ya. Aunty & uncle, sorry, no discount.
You see, the glory of Chin and John is, they have one of the healthiest relationships I have ever known. Despite finding herself a new best friend, Chin has always been there for me. Of course, selfishly, it helped that they were in a long distance relationship for an awfully long time. But, even now, I am sure most of you will agree that she will always find the time and way to be there for a friend or relative.
This marriage is a long awaited event. I’m sure Chin’s parents would agree with me. But it is also one which I am so happy to be part of. You guys are a great inspiration to many of us and I wish you many joyous years of anniversaries to come.
I love you guys!”
Awwwww
*sniff*