Our Engagement (080711) :)

To the only boy that I would ever say "Yes, I Do":

It must have been really brain wrecking for you to think of the "best" way to propose to me. Honestly, whether you were going to propose to me in the restaurant, beach, void deck or anywhere else doesn't really matter. As long as it's from the heart and as long as it's sincere, I will definitely say yes to you because you've long won my heart. Thank you so much for taking all the effort to customize the ring. Heard so much from Alex that you spent alot of time coming down to the shop, and talking to him about the ring even 11+pm at night! The many months that you took to research about diamonds, and choosing the little details of the design - i really appreciate it. But you need to know that it's definitely not the ring that won my heart. Even if it were to be a 0.1k diamond ring, I would still say yes without any hesitation. Guess one of the most difficult part for you (which I imposed) was to ask my hand from my parents without me knowing. Well, I really believe in honouring and respecting parents - so i think geting their permission is definitely a must. And I want to thank you for making that extra effort / mile to do it. Must be really hard since I'm always with you and you with me, but I'm proud of you that you did it. It must be a very nervous moment for you. You must have imagined what to do if my parents were to say "Not now" because i know "No" will never be their answer for you.

Your proposal was so sweet and cute in everyway, and just recollecting the memories of that day would make me chuckle and smile. You not knowing where to do it but yet want to do it somehow on the 8th of July, you trying to make it all seem natural so that I won't be the least bit suspicious, you trying to feign being allergic and thus find the excuse to remove your other shirt...dear, it's really so so sweet and my heart literally melted when I saw your hand-woven shirt and as you knealt on the ground, with your eyes full of love and sincerity, and asked "Will you marry me?" (with the ring held upside down hehehe), I could not say no. Obviously I was in shock, because I was really worried about your allergy! In fact, I thought it was so serious that I was frantically searching my bad for some anti-histamine pills..until i read the words on your shirt. You really got me dear, a job well done! haha. I always thought i would be smart enough to anticipate your proposal, but you have outwit me in this! Aiyah, but i maybe should have really paused for a while so that you would have said your message! I didn't know that you prepared a message. Had i known, i would have cheekily waited to hear those words. But hearing it after that also touched me nonetheless, and i truly just thank God for you. You're the greatest blessing in my life, and God has been so good to us. May He continue to shower His blessings to us, as we look forward to build together a household of faith.

"Will you marry me?" Hmmm...

"Yes Dear, with all my heart" :)

My very cute fiance, whom I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with!

The ring worn on the middle finger on that day cos it was a little too big!

(Dont blame him because my fingers are really bony beyond measure lol)

I am eagerly looking forward to the day we officially become husband and wife.

May God protect our love, and may He be the centerpiece of our marriage foundation. For without Him, we would not have loved.

Now that we're engaged, we will be really busy with the upcoming wedding preparations. We're both looking forward to all the planning, and are thankful for the blessings received and for the help that have been offered. May this wedding planning period also be a good time for us to build our decision making and communication skills as a couple. We'll hopefully try to blog and pen down our wedding preparations along the way, so that we will be able to look back at these memories in the future.

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Disclaimer: Apologise if this post is too cheesy. This post is not to brag about my ring or how fortunate I am. But really just for us to remember this special moment of our lives, and hopefully,that others would be blessed by our joy.