It was a special day for my parents: as they celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary. Time really do pass very fast, one moment I feel like I'm just entering kindergarten, and the next I am already in University while my parents are commemorating their memorable day as a family. It really is inspiring to see my parents still as loving as they were even after 25 long years of marriage. Trust me when I say 25 years of staying faithful to one person is a very difficult thing to do and with such a society we live in now, marriages is one commitment that many couples do not honour.
The idea of being committed to each other, remaining true to their vows, having unwavering faith, is what marriage is truly about. However, many couples are unable to withhold such traditional ideals. I am glad to say that my parents did! Even when their personalities clash like the sea crashing onto a pile of rocks near shore, both of them are still able to coincide with each other. And it was indeed a joyful day for the whole family to be able to partake in such happiness.
As my parents are not fans of holding such HUGE events, they decided to make this more like a 'private-party' as they hoped to have just a simple dinner with the family, so we took this celebration to Buffet Town at Raffles City shopping mall. My bf was the one who recommended this place as he had quite an enjoyable time last time he was there: he ate oysters until he puked. So we made a reservation and made our way there on a beautiful Sunday. And yes this post is mostly pictures of food, so do enjoy!(:
My family have always been such huge fans of satays!
And the first thing Hubby did when he entered the place was to snatch the freshest oysters he could see on display. How cute is that? Haha
Check out this huge spam of meat on my younger brother's plate. Goodness.
Here was the best part of the entire buffet!!! - Ice cream with waffles and marshmellow with chocolate fondue! Omg, this one small plate literally satisfied my oh-so-never-ending-cravings.
Don't mind this mess - this was my bf's plate of messy goodness.
My bf kept gloating about his unique skill of food-arrangement, that he forced me to take a picture of it. But you have to admit that this is actually not bad :P
My younger brother photo-bombing me for no apparent reason :O
The happy couple!(:
The happy couple who inspired the 1st happy couple: my grandparents have been married for so many years yet they still love and respect each other so much(:
My younger brother posing an emo-shot with such huge success ... except for the 'buddha jumps over the wall' wording at the back D:
And here is the 3rd couple who has a lot to learn from the first two couples(: I am really inspired by my grandparents and parents to make my relationship work no matter how hard it may seem.
" Nobody said that love was going to be easy, there will definitely be trials and tribulations awaiting a blossoming relationship. However, if the love is strong, it will always triumph over all obstacles. Love is definitely worth fighting for, once you know you have found the one for you ... "