Good evening ladies and gent:

The major reason I want to speak today is to give thanks to some special people in my life who have contributed to today and made today possible.

First of all, I want to thank my extended family, especially my mother-in-law for the support with all the wedding arrangements. I am very blessed to have such a wonderful family as my in-laws.

Secondly, I want to thank my parents and my sister who have travilled all the way from China and Japan to attend my wedding. I am very grateful and pround to have you guys with us today. I love you guys.

I am very excited to be here tonight to get married to a person who is probably the most wonderful man in the world--my husband Michael. Michael and I have known each other for 15 years and we have been through a lot. But Michael has always been there for me even through life's tough trials. He just takes my breath away. He is an epitome of kindness sweetness honesty and integrity. He is my world, my life, my friend, my solemate and every great thing a woman could ever wish for. I am very lucky and fortuate to be Mrs Yeo.

Lastly, I want to thank everybody for coming and your kind gifts. I hope you enjoy tonight as much as I do. Special thanks to Ling Hui and Uncle Wong for being MCs tonight and you guys did a wonderful job. Thank you.

一月十一号，2008 年，对我来讲是个特别的日子，因为这天我正式加入美国国籍。漫长的等待终于迎来了这一天。早上八点半在 U.S. District Court Of Connecticut at New Haven 宣誓入籍。早早的courtroom就满满地聚集了大约五十个不同种族不同肤色的新移民--忐忑不安地等待着这个庄严的仪式。我们来自五湖四海，不同的文化背景，却拥有着同样一个梦。在美国这个大熔炉里找到自己人生目标的一个新起点，并为之努力奋斗。

入籍是个很漫长艰辛的历程，我是旅居美国十五个年头方才拿到国籍的。而对于有些人而言，这个历程会更加不易，真是“等得脖子都长了”。这么不容易却偏偏要去做，难道真的是以自己国家为耻吗？当然真的不能不排除此因素，但更多的移民(包括我在内)是为了有更多的自由，在老了以后有更多的社会保障。

宣誓仪式大概持续了两个钟头，然后我就拿到了这张证明，接下来我就可以去拿护照噢。