To thee I Wed

Algernon: Oh, I don’t care about Jack. I don’t care for anybody in the whole world but you. I love you, Cecily. You will marry me, won’t you? Cecily: You silly boy! Of course. Why, we have been engaged for the last three months. Algernon: For the last three months? Cecily: Yes, it will be exactly three months on Thursday. Algernon: But how did we become engaged? Cecily: Well, ever since dear Uncle Jack first confessed to us that he had a younger brother who was very wicked and bad, you of course have formed the chief topic of conversation between myself and Miss Prism. And of course a man who is much talked about is always very attractive. One feels there must be something in him, after all. I daresay it was foolish of me, but I fell in love with you, Ernest. Algernon: Darling! And when was the engagement actually settled? Cecily: On the 14th of February last. Worn out by your entire ignorance of my existence, I determined to end the matter one way or the other, and after a long struggle with myself I accepted you under this dear old tree here. The next day I bought this little ring in your name, and this is the little bangle with the true lover’s knot I promised you always to wear. Algernon: Did I give you this? It’s very pretty, isn’t it? Cecily: Yes, you’ve wonderfully good taste, Ernest. It’s the excuse I’ve always given for your leading such a bad life. And this is the box in which I keep all your dear letters. [Kneels at table, opens box, and produces letters tied up with blue ribbon.] Algernon: My letters! But, my own sweet Cecily, I have never written you any letters. Cecily: You need hardly remind me of that, Ernest. I remember only too well that I was forced to write your letters for you. I wrote always three times a week, and sometimes oftener. Algernon: Oh, do let me read them, Cecily? Cecily: Oh, I couldn’t possibly. They would make you far too conceited. [Replaces box.] The three you wrote me after I had broken of the engagement are so beautiful, and so badly spelled, that even now I can hardly read them without crying a little. Algernon: But was our engagement ever broken off? Cecily: Of course it was. On the 22nd of last March. You can see the entry if you like. [Shows diary.] ‘To-day I broke off my engagement with Ernest. I feel it is better to do so. The weather still continues charming.’ Algernon: But why on earth did you break it off? What had I done? I had done nothing at all. Cecily, I am very much hurt indeed to hear you broke it off. Particularly when the weather was so charming. Cecily: It would hardly have been a really serious engagement if it hadn’t been broken off at least once. But I forgave you before the week was out. Algernon: [Crossing to her, and kneeling.] What a perfect angel you are, Cecily. — The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde —————————————————— A hilarious play that one should read. Oscar Wilde will make you laugh. Now what many of you will ask is, why the quote? To put it simply I am all inspired by weddings and their what nots. Call it a whirl of fancy, an author’s delight to the dreamful, the sudden spurt to imagination. That and of course the news that my TWO cousins…both my age…are getting married. Separately of course. Because they’re girls. Obviously. And while my initial reaction was “Whaaaattt??” mingled with shock and awe, I’ve warmed up to the idea after chatting with both of them. Especially discussing with Munirah her wedding plans and all. And it seems all very exciting and fun! Now contrary to popular belief, I AM all for the notion of marriage and its institution. I am admittedly a hopeless romantic at heart who believes in love, under the layers of cynicism and sarcasm. And yes I do hope to get married one day…not anytime soon. Just…one day. And I do think that weddings are beautiful. Rumour has it that every girl has planned out her dream wedding. Honestly, I haven’t. The farthest thing I’ve planned for my future is what I’m going to name my future cat (Jil Sanders is NOT a cumbersome name. Hmph). But now… angan-angan sikit eh? Though my friends are very much convinced that I’m going to be a runaway bride (smack your heads ah) . So fun to plan I think! Wheeee! So many pretty things to look at. Though the funnest thing to look at is of course the rings. Both my cousins have beautiful engagement rings. So I was looking at some for the fun of it. Surprisingly, Tiffany and Cartier had nothing I fancied. But this…this I like… From DeBeers. Three stone ring 18 K white gold. And the diamonds…you get to choose the carats. Muahaha…Oh yeah, I’m big on diamonds. Maybe I’ll get married. Maybe I won’t. But if I do, it has to be someone I am absolutely in love with and him in me. And yeah… then I’ll get married. I can’t settle, not even for the millions in the world. Marry a good man, mommy says. But of course that’s a loooonnnggg way to go. Long long long way. For now…we’re all still kids… Almost.