One for the album: The 19 couples smiling for the cameras as they form a heart shape during the mass wedding registration ceremony held at the Che Hoon Khor Moral Uplifting Society in Penang.
GEORGE TOWN: It is the classic story of a boy who meets a girl, grows up together and then they go on their separate ways to pursue careers.
As fate would have it, they met again and fell in love, with a happy ending.
Such was the love story of businessman Cheng Soo Hun and his sweetheart Nancy Lim, both 31, who grew up as childhood friends in their neighbourhood in Padang Besar, Perlis.
“We met when we were five as our families knew each other.
“Although Soo Hun studied in Alor Setar and only came back to our hometown during the weekends, we kept in touch over the years,” said Lim.
Lim and Cheng were among 19 couples who sealed their union on Valentine’s Day yesterday at a mass wedding registration held at the Che Hoon Khor Moral Uplifting Society here.
Lim then relocated to Johor Baru for seven years after getting a job in Singapore, while Cheng moved there four years back to develop his business.
“We only got together in JB two years ago,” said Lim.
Hawkers Lee Chong Seng, 29, and Thniah Guat Im, 30, wed after over seven years of courtship.
Lee said he met his the love of his life at a restaurant where he worked as a kitchen helper and she, a waitress.
“I still remember the day we started going out; it was on Dec 15, 2009.
“We celebrate this anniversary every year,” he said.
Valentine’s Day is also extra special for businessman Cheah Chun How, 33, and music teacher Jess Chan, 30.
“It was on this day last year that we started dating,” said Chan, who met Cheah at a gathering.
“It was love at first sight,” he recalled.
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