Boy toy

"Friends say it's fine
Friends say it's good
Everybody says it's just like Robin Hood
I move like a cat
Charge like a ram
Sting like a bee
Babe, I wanna be your man

Well it's plain to see
You were meant for me
Yeah, I'm your toy
Your 20th Century boy"
- Placebo

Ditto.

Spider Faith

Life has been getting harder these days due to the conflict in the house that has sucked Dennis into the centre of it all. Poor man, he does so well dealing with it but I don't feel normal living in such an abnormal situation.

But God had a plan to teach me about this, and to do this, He needed:
(a) One Large Ugly Orange Spider
(b) A Hero (the one you hold out for till the end of the night)
(c) A Car
(d) DC slippers

I was leaving Dennis' after a night of good fun with Daryl+Eunice, May+Alvin, Loong+Rebekah, Uncle+Auntie. We had a great time making Daryl practice his slow dance! Dennis walked me to the car and as we were saying goodbye, I spied with my little eye the most hairy disgusting spider on my car window! It crawled all over my car and I was so freaked out about driving home in the car in case it tried to attack me while I was doing 100Kph on the freeway! I didn't want to die just because some spider tried to best me. May and Alvin heard my squeals and in the end, we drove my car into the censor-light's path and spent 10 minutes looking for the spider. Alvin saw it go into the panel next to my car wheel. The 3 girls tried kicking the wheel and in the end, I took Dennis home with me because if the spider appeared, at least he would viciously kill it with Ethics in Business. Or, the spider would eat the book. But that was not likely. I tried to weigh to moral value of equally endangering my man, but the assurance that there was a gap between the panel it entered and the interior of my car told me that my conscience should be thoroughly ignored.

Daryl prayed over the car with anointing oil and I declared that the spider would be removed while the car was stationary and that I would see victory in my enemy's massacre. The ride home was stiff, and when Dennis reached to close the boot of my car when we got home, he felt something FURRY on his hand! He FLICKED, and it landed on the floor, whereby my hero proceeded to viciously squelch the spider with his slipper. Twice. Juicily.

So in the end, using all the aforesaid ingredients for faith lesson 23474, I learnt that even though the journey may be scary, God works all things out for the good of those who love him. And he makes good heros. I like.

Lacy brown

Over the weekend, we bought some nice stuff. It makes me happy. I think its the best purchase that we've made in a very long time. Spending on her feels ssssoooooo good. And its a first.

But not the last. I got more ideas for the future too. =)

-

Things have been really crazy lately and I haven't had much time to spend with her. She has been patient and helpful. She helped me to pack my room and all my stuff into boxes. She remembers exactly where everything was placed. She stays up till 3+am with me. She helped me to refine my reflections paper. She corrects all the english errors. She drives me around. She is conscious of whether I'm tired or sleepy or both. She prepares breakfast. She gives me kisses and PDAs with me.

Sometimes she says that she hasn't done much and she hasn't done many things for me. Liar.

She has been simply the bestest thing in the world.

-

My baby sits on the bed with morning hair.

*melt*

The Quiet World

In an effort to get people to look
into each other’s eyes more,
the government has decided to allot
each person exactly one hundred
and sixty-seven words, per day.

When the phone rings, I put it
to my ear without saying hello.
In the restaurant I point
at chicken noodle soup. I am
adjusting well to the new way.

Late at night, I call my long
distance lover and proudly say
I only used fifty-nine today.
I saved the rest for you.

When she doesn’t respond, I know
she’s used up all her words
so I slowly whisper I love you,
thirty-two and a third times.
After that, we just sit on the line
and listen to each other breathe.
- Jeffrey McDaniel

suspenders

[sare] captain huggypants! says:

babyyyyy

♫ Quiet says:

baby! im having my fat soggy noodles

[sare] captain huggypants! says:

I'm captain huggypants!

♫ Quiet says:

so nice.

♫ Quiet says:

i love captain huggypants.

[sare] captain huggypants! says:

AHAHHAAHA

[sare] captain huggypants! says:

wth.

You keep me in suspenders, dear.

Sorry

I drive home, tired, with an empty seat next to me.
I imagine you, with your straight spine in it.
In your slim frame, with your badly cut hair (by me)
and you wonder-filled eyes.
In the 20 minutes of silence, I think of 20 things to say to you.
But by the time I get you on the phone,
I can never remember what they are.
Vaguely, they were about growing old, loving life and my humanity.
9 months in, and my mind is still wiped clean when I hear you on the phone.
Your voice is the only frequency I look for in my daily noise.
I fall asleep at night in your shirts,
Dreaming of the time that our worlds will fuse into one.

The problem

I love it when I make things all better. I secretly relish the times when she is feeling down and I make her feel better. I like being part of the solution. I enjoy making her day. I try to keep upbeat when there is a problem just so I can cheer her up.

Reality check: I am the problem.

So.

Not so great after all.

roots

I guess this is the biggest rough patch we've hit since... ever.

I'm learning what a man is capable and able to do - which is not much really. No, we are not useless. We are just not as great a deal as we make ourselves out to be. I guess we like to be God's answer to women - and the world.

I'm glad that even though it is difficult, she tries her best and that makes a whole lot of difference.

Sometimes even when things are tough, she makes my day.

Anecdotes

I fulfill all her autistic needs.

-

She: How sure are you?
He: Errrr.. 98%
She: Orh, that's not very sure.
He: Hmm, 2% allowance for the ring mah.
She: In case I say no?
He: Yah.
*silence*
He: Oh no.. that means you might say no!
*AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH*
He: Now it's down to 80%.

-

I know where the sweet spot is.

-

She asked me to add to it.

-

And she said i can't go soft on her. And i have to be selfish, don't be afraid to walk away and know that they don't know what i know.

-

Your boob to bum ratio makes me really happy. =)

(Zohan, 2008)

Little Moorish

I forgot to mention that we did get there in the end!
It was so good that I forgot to take pictures!
Anything on the menu is good, I promise.
I am so going back again.
It was so good, that you couldn't eat another bite of it without first finishing the one before.
You had to savour every bite.
It was amazing. Even morer betterer than vietnamese bun.
Great, you look skeptical because I don't have pictures and you think i'm raving too much. Don't think I don't see your face.

GO TRY!

The proof of the bread is in the baking.

Davounoichieg

"Dear, do you know what just flashed in my mind?"

"What?" I thought, here it comes! Must be some romantic thought of us on a Carribean island or some idea of sweet embraces atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

"Davounoichieg".

"Onoooooo!" I screeched. "You have Nonword Earworm." What happened to Dennis was that he listened to my testing powerpoint slides for honours too many times and now he can remember random nonwords and he even thinks they mean something. He's sure that he is a vouper who likes to vachipe, and that bada is a swear word. So, I showed him what a doif was and answered "naichoitauvoub" to his question.

We laughed hysterically for such a long time. I'm sure it's a moment to remember, I'm so fond of his dear old teivak.

Lover

Ever since that night when I got home and talked to my parents, my mind was made up such that I closed an unconscious backdoor that I had inside of me.

Ever since then my step has been springy, my heart is anticipating and my mind overwhelmed with joy and it's ideas of joy.

I still see you as him, that one, the one. Suddenly i'm dreaming, thinking, leaning, loving, laughing, anticipating. I'm clear in my resolve. It has been a long time since I've had something to really look forward to. (:

Chapter 1

"Define marriage" was the question of the day.

The book reminds me of how God has sovereignly pieced us together. I reckon He has done a snazzy job!

I shall write a review of the book after we're done. I just want to mention a nice feature that I am thankful for now: they ask you to list, not prioritise. which is pretty darn smart! I imagine if it were a priority list, there would be a long debate on why "communication" is more important than "honesty" which ought to be above "adaptability". And sorting the list out would be tedious as feeding Mexx.

And the girl has been wondering about being engaged and my proposal. =)

Yes, she is still awesome, lovely and beautiful.

Its crazy I'm thinking, just knowing that the world is round.
I'm here I'm dancing on the ground.
Am I right side up or upside down?
Is this real, oh Lord, or am I dreaming?
- DMB

The girl is a dream come true.

"Before You Say I Do"

Two days ago, I received an unwanted phone call from a person whose conversation eventually became rather insulting of my relationship with Dennis. The result of that, however, was that the pair of us, along with our dearest Sue-Lynn Teo, were inspired to make a worthwhile trip to Koorong and buy ourselves some solid couple material. So we bought a book by H. Norman Wright and Wes Roberts called Before You Say "I Do". It looks pretty good and the first question on the discussion page is "Define marriage". I like the idea that this book will bring up lots of food for thought, not to mention a few good laughs about what we are really like in daily living. Plus, plenty of bible back up in the book, so I am very much looking forward to taking a stab at it.

Sue-Lynn and Dennis came to my house early and we went swimming, after which we hankered badly for a Viet Hoa lunch! It was amazing, bun is now my favourite dish! Yumyumyum. Then we went to Koorong and it was such a happy and fulfilling afternoon that I was soooo sleepy by the time I got home. But dinner has rejuvinated me and tonight we shall take a stab at the first chapter.

*eggcited*

First Kiss

15th August 2008

We sat in front of the heater (our makeshift fireplace), on one cushion each. It was a cold night.

7 months and 2 days of being together, and it finally happened.

It was different to what I thought it would be. But it was worth the wait, every bit of the wait.

And his question? "Why didn't we do this earlier?"
Me: "Ya huh, why ah?"

August and it's smorgasbord

It's been too exciting to keep up a natural heart rate this month. With the grand array of surprises, hors d'oeuvres, and tightly knit schedules August has laid out, I can only pray that we won't overdo the buffet.

Yesterday was an exciting example that I wouldn't mind repeating. We had morning church, then lunch at freo (Takoyaki, YAY!) and I went mad at a japanese store. Boy bought a knife sharperner. I bought an oil sprinkler, onigiri molds, a fork with a cap lid and frying tongs. EVERYTHING was $2 each! Hehe. Elated with my purchases, I saw none of the rustic scenery Boy enjoyed on the walk back to the car.

Then we went swimming. And for some weird reason I managed to swim faster than him this week! AAAH!!!!! Tick in the checkbox for "things to do before I turn 30". *licks pencil happily and without remorse*

Boy has been really wonderful and patient. I am slowly learning to conquer life and enjoy it a little more than I used to. I'm so glad God gave me Boy. I know it wasn't so great last week. And I think I realised from that that I'm still small. Not very smart sometimes. But it's ok. I love Boy.

not just the smiles

its been a week or more.
and we're trying to stay afloat.

there were periods of tranquility,
but they didn't last long.

the veteran displays his feeble strength.

*whimper*

Close to You

The past week has been more than a blur- all I can remember is my wide eyes, heart racing. Half the year is gone, that is more than enough cause for celebration. Every new threshold crossed is a celebration of the old one closed well, but also an unnerving time of re-orientation to the new. I don't take change well- not this week at least. My portfolio was a borderline pass. My research hadn't been sorted out. My pracs were just starting and nothing was concrete or routine. I was in a heightened state of emergency, and the night I got no sleep was when I really cracked.

Poor Dennis, he didn't quite know what to do (I didn't either?), but on Saturday when I needed someone, he was there. I burst out into tears in my hallway and he just held me for a while. It really helped. I felt safe. He took me out to dinner. We talked, a lot. I felt so comforted. And most of all, we praised God at 12 midnight in my house together on the guitar. It was like magic, the stress dissipated, and we went to bed and awoke with a song in our hearts each. He surprised me by sneaking up on me after I had brushed my teeth and I got a big bear hug! I feel so loved.

Dennis is right, it is a balance of three: Spiritual, emotional, physical. And the balance feels really good.

All I've been feeling recently is a desire to be close. Not near, not clingy, just close. It's warm, and reassuring. I want to be close to you for all of this life I have.

There's salsa lessons in Curtin, but I don't think we have either time or money this semester. Maybe next year.

The future is God-determined, and He takes care of His people. The Lord will remain our sun and shield, and He shall, He must be glorified.

I love you, dear! XOXO

Engagement Ring

noun
A ring given by a man to a woman when they agree to marry.

Jehovah Jireh strikes yet again!

God sees much more in an empty account than Dennis or Sara. =)

-

i have come to realise that i have so much to learn from my girl. i shall list all the things i have picked up to date (not that i have learnt them already):
- cooking
- storing food
- being sensitive
- honouring parents
- understanding the Holy Spirit
- relating to women
- folding clothes
- talking
- being wise with money
- artsy stuff
- behaviour management
- dysphagia
- navigate freo
- being black and white
- drinking milk
- eating grapefruit

im sure there is much more, but my brain isn't functioning now. i shall update with more!

6 months!

My turn!

We went to Freo and had loads of fun. The end.

Ok, so it doesn't sound half as exciting as my baby's. But it actually was, its just that men are summary people.

6 months feels right. It feel realistic. It feels like now we're starting at the beginning.

6 months

Yesterday, the 13th of July on a Sunday was our 6 months! We celebrated by watching our first movie together in Freo- Hancock. It really wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, in fact, it was good! We had pizza at Amano, the gelato place, and a pastry called Palmier (it looks like a heart shape). Then we walked around and bought Dennis a Ukelele! And he bought me skittles to play with my little kids at the school. We had ice cream (Tia Maria and Ferrero Roche with Marshmallows and chocolate sauce) and then Clam Chowder and Calamari for dinner! Ahhhh.. it was sooo good.. We stayed till about 7 then went back to his place because we got tired. If not, we would have gone to the High st. bookstore that stocks all sorts of imported books/magazines/stationary.

He wrote me a letter and sang me a song! On his new ukelele (:

It was a luxurious day. And we ate all we wanted. Because starting today (14.07.08) we are going to lose weight for Daryl's wedding.

I had such a lovely time.. and I couldn't stop smiling. (:(:(:

I never thought getting here would be this fun!

Super Love Love~! *noda!*

The feud between the Montagues and the Capulets has ended, the two finally finding understanding though the mediation of a wise woman on the Capulet side of the family. In a committment such as this, many things must begin to unite, and the growth pangs of leaving independance and forming a healthy interdependance have been keenly felt by both sides. On one hand, an alliance must be made, on the other, individuality must be preserved. Thanks and praise be to the Lord who never lets us down and always answers our prayers.

In celebration the two lovers made a day of it in the city with style and much gusto. Their ambition was to scourage the city and take over IKEA, but unfortunately they didn't get that far (IKEA is an adventure all on it's own). So they took a remniscent bus ride to the train station and a train to town, where they had lunch: Dim Sum consisting of Feng Zhao (Phoenix feet), xiao long bao, fried seaweed rolls and porridge! The oriental inn on James St. provided all this, and it was most yummelicious. Then they went to Ezyway for a green apple yakult bubble tea~! Then all over the city to look at different things (and a swimsuit for her!) and dinner at The Seoul Cafe, a wonderful Korean place in Hay st.! Finally home again on the train and bus amidst the rush crowd. Wow.. the city has much to eat and much to buy! Which is why we should not come so often.

Then boyboy had to go to worship practice so I sent him there. He has been a good boy to be so understanding and I think he's getting the hang of what it means to be restful. :) Today's time spent together was super love love~!

siti santa

1. t-rexes cannot scratch their back
2. t-rexes have to gostan when they want to change direction
3. t-rexes became humans.

Britney Spears: "You wanna piece of me!"
Dennis, to me: I don't want a piece, I want all!

新加坡

Things to do
- Wedding Venue
- Club (JUST US!)
- Attend Daryl's wedding dinner
- Sit bus (say thank you to bus driver)
- Sit train
- Take taxi (and talk to taxi driver)
- Order macdonalds delivery in the middle of the night (and make them delivery to some random place)
- Play pool
- Celebrate Sara's birthday
- Go for youth camp
- Take a gabazibillion photos

Places to go
- Holland Village
- East point
- Airport (cart racing)
- Clarke Quay
- The loft (Raffles place area)
- Bras Brasah
- Bedok central
- Marine parade
- East Coast park
- Sara's old house in Tampines
- Visit Little India (Mustafa!)
- Visit Sara's church
- Vivo city
- Esplanade
- Bartley Christian Church
- Wesley Methodist
- Old Secondary Schools
- St. Luke's hospital pharmacy

Things to eat
- Laksa
- Takopachi
- Wanton mee
- Chai Dau Kuay
- Orh Luah
- Mee Pok
- Four Leaves bread
- Edo Sushi
- Green tea biscuits
- Meiji Chocolates
- Durian
- Prata
- Kueh tutu
- Bugis Japanese croquette
- China square japanese ramen
- Far East chicken rice
- Crystal jade porridge and tim sum
- Soup kitchen
- Mangosteen

Things to buy
- Pencil case
- Nonsense shirts from Bugis street
- Stationery
- Drum sticks
- Matching undies
- Working clothes (MNG, topshop, river island, island shop)

People to visit
- Ziqiang
- Drum sensei
- My band!
- Tristan
- Brandon and June
- Jie hua and wife
- Dee
- Dentist
- Esther
- Rachel
- Geraldine
- Arthur
- Tasha
- Jonathan
- Melvin
- Loong Choon
- Joanne
- Samantha Lee!!!!
- Avril
- Joelle
- Amandia
- Divinia
- Melanie
- Hana
- Ps Chad?
- Grace
- Errol
- Spencer
- Yen Yeong

Malaysia!
- Louisa
- Shuwen
- Su
- Michelle (if in KL then)

Dennis Chu Zhao

My Darling is very good at computer things. He is making my leaftlet for the presentation look really nice. He's such a duck to stay up at 12.14 am and do this for me. Today, I just feel so blessed to have him, not because of what he does for me.. But because he is just who he is. The way he looks and walks and thinks and speaks and breathes and eats and loves and lives. I feel more loveydovey than at 1st month, and I still have "I have a boyfriend?!!?!?" moments. I had one today when he was on stage and I simply couldn't believe I was dating a drummer. I sound so shallow!?!?!?! No, I love my dearest because he is Dennis. And Dennis is all I want to have in the men department. I'm happy now.

Still In Love

Britney Spears was shaking her thang singing "You want a piece of me" when boyfriend turned to me, half an egg tart in hand and another half in mouth, and said, "I don't want a piece of you. I want all." Then he looked at me with those widened boyish eyes and nodded. Melting moment~~~!

-

Me: You feel so husbandy to me now.
Him: I am your husbandy what!

french maid?

My girlfriend knows my maleness better than i know my maleness! She knows boys go with toys and girls with jewellery (even though it doesn't rhyme). And she makes much much better gift guesses than I do.

Hah! I shall stop giving hints!

-

She was nice and appeared in church looking pretty. And she helped with stuff even though she was in foxy heels.

Some girls look pretty.

Other girls help with stuff.

But mine does BOTH at the same time.

-

Reminds me of french maids. =)

Wake Up Call

My Honky Tonky boyfriend calls me at 8.30 in the morning before i go to work for the day. He sets his alarm to wake up just to call, so when I pick up the phone, he is still sleepy. Today he says to me, this boy- "Hello Bee.. *makes a waking up noise*.. I had dreeeeam.. you were in it... *yawn*". So I asked him what he dreamt of, and he dreamt he was a HONG KONG JACKIE CHAN STAR! Who fought all the baddies and faked his own death and I was beside him feeling very sad indeed (Not hysterical, just sad). I told him his brain was underworked after exams and that he was very drama. He started talking in a Hong Kong accent... I went to work. At least he said "I love you" in his normal voice.

After work he called me and asked in a Hong Kong accent, "Hallo, Can I spik to baybi?" And it was so funny I pretended not to hear him another 3 times just to hear him say 'baybi' in that singsong voice.

My boyfriend is NOT from Hong Kong!!! (:

Good Times

Back to You

I'm a little more straightforward when waxing lyrical.

Took a while to drag me out of bed,
Aim some coffee at my head,
Saw the clock I'm running late,
It's an ordinary day.

So little time so much to do,
I rather spend my days with you,
So little time so much to do,
I'd like to spend one day with you,

-Arkarna, So Little Time

But in essence, I feel the same way that you do. I wish we had more time. I know we have the rest of our lives, but a huge bulk of time spent with you alone would be so nice. That's what holidays and honeymoons are for.

The world's common denominator

dennis/time = sara/time

If only we could cancel out time and have just dennis and sara.

You should have seen that sunrise with your own eyes
It brought me back to life
Youll be with me next time I go outside
No more 3x5s
Just no more 3x5s
- John Mayer

But well, God has instituted time for our benefit and we should see it as that - a gift and a joy. Sometimes i feel like my complains of not having enough time is being ungrateful of what we already have. And as we all know, humans are never satisfied with anything.

But still i complain. Time with you passes way too fast.

Today I finally overcame
Tryin to fit the world inside a picture frame
- John Mayer

That is the joy of having time with each other, isn't it?

Baby Names

We've figured things out more. Sometimes what we realise may not be explicit, but an inate sense of the other person's needs that we may not know how to explain for now. But whatever it is we've both learnt a bit of give and take, and give is just as important as take.

We decided to re-evaluate names that could go with 'tng'. It's a hard surname to match names to, but it's better than.. Hmm.. Alvin's surname. This is what we came up with.

Names that may be considered
Asher
Opheleia
Names to be avoided
Tina
Tracy
Timothy
Rupert
Bob
Enrique
Chu Kun

We still have many years to pick and choose so we're going to take our time. Meanwhile, time to catch some Z's for tomorrow.

First Fight

I guess you would call it our first fight.
It's not a very good fight, we haven't even been able to fight properly because I've been at work and we can't fight while I am working. So it's been a normal fight, but drawn over a longer period because we don't have time to talk about it properly.
It's been very painful and sad and when I block it out it doesn't seem too bad at work, but when we talk I want to cry.
I don't tell you this very often but I don't want to leave. I want to make things better too. I just don't know how to.

When the stakes are high

I'm only a man.

I don't use words well. I don't explain things clearly. I cannot make myself understand. I don't know how to make things better. I'm upset and angry.

I'm not going anywhere.

I want to work things out.

I want to hear and understand.

I want to be better.

I'm here for the long haul.

I love you.

A, B you C

Dennis had exam.
Sara had sleep.

Dennis took bus.
Sara buy cauliflower.

Dennis eat cauliflower soup with bread, tuna and avocado.
Sara ditto.

Dennis do work.
Sara ditto.

Dennis likes Sara.
Sara ditto.

Dennis disturbs Sara with lameness.
Sara ditto.

Sara tickle.
Dennis ditto.

-

It was a nice day with 70% of time spent with her, which makes the day 70% better than tomorrow - when she is at work. And its her daddy's birthday tomorrow, just 7 days after mine. So we're going out for dinner at Nicholson's bar and grill later. Exciting!

Things are getting smoother now. Things are getting better for her at work, God has been immensely good. Her practicum is coming to an end in 3 weeks, my exams are coming to an end in 2 days. We shall then resume normal "pak thor" schedule after all the hustle and brussel sprouts.

And Dennis likes his new earring. The creative arts team still thinks I pierced my ear, but thats all good. We fooled Daryl for 5mins - then i spoiled the fun for him because he would freak out too much. *snicker*

And she looks more and more gorgeous every day.

And she is smart and funny and pretty and everything all at once.

And. And. And.

She the bomb!

-

Sara: Did i mention again that he looks VERY HOT with an earring!

Dinner with Daryl

Daryl took us out for dinner today! I have had such a long day with church, then work, and the dinner. Dinner was good fun, although the rain was pelting. The food was good and the beer was better. It's called Last Drop Brewery and is located on Nicholson road (near Hughes way) in Canningvale. Super full now! Shiny earring reappears!
Dennis Drinks. Sara Smiles.
Smooch, Sneer
MONSTER?!!
No it's just barramundi fish.

Goodnight everybody. Sweet dreams.

New Earring!

I bought my baby an earring and he looks like a badboy! I like. I sent him to worship practice and he bluffed the world into thinking it was real. HoHo. Christmas is early this year.

5 months

It's our 5 months!
We both went to work in the morning like normal working people (tired from the previous day's work and having TGIF syndrome). He finished earlier so he took a bus and picked me up from work. The sweet boy got me gloves for my cold cold hands! We took a bus to fremantle and shopping around a little (he got me a white bag from the island shop too!) before eating Pizza and gelato at Amanos.

But the highlight of the evening was that he finally consented to play DDR with me even though he was aching from exercise. He had refused all other times on all other occasions and told me I would get a chance once his birthday came but only then. I got to pick all the old songs I had heard before! But I didn't pass the last stage. It brought back memories of my secondary school days. Way awesome.

We talked at my place, then went back to his and our quiet celebration ended with a quiet goodnight.

God is good, 5 months feels interesting.

Examinations

Dennis is having exams and I am on prac in the hospital. Mostly we talk online at night but I tend to be too tired to say much. He has finished 2 papers and has another 2 to go. These few weeks we've seen each other less but I think it's been good to be stretched separately with different things. The latest exciting discovery would have to be that the verse God gave me to provide purpose comes directly after the verse Dennis takes to reflect his life purpose. I guess it's the same God having to speak to two different people in two different ways. When you bring it together, though, you realise that God still has the same agenda- to see us conform to Christ-likeness.

I will have an early night, creep into bed right now, at 8 in the evening, and dream of good things to come tomorrow- the friday marking 5 weeks of prac and 5 months of lovership. We wanted to go to Little Moorish but it is closed for a seasonal winter break. The restaurant continues to elude us. But we highly recommend it.

to baby

The Lord your God is with you,
he is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
he will quiet you with his love,
he will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17

birthday boy

Tomorrow is my entry into quarter life, but more importantly, today we celebrated! And thats cause she has to work tomorrow and i've got a paper at night.

Some days are just more spectacular than others because i get to spend time with her. Today was a birthday celebration exactly the way i liked it - small and homely, with the people i love the most and lots of crazy laugher.

She knocked on the door, holding a nice "cake" (box of durians) with a nice little candle on the top! And she was dressed in nice corporate wear with new hair! She looked nicely jap. Yummy. And she did nice grocery shopping for me, wrote me a nice card and she cooked for me. =)

Nothing beats spending time with you.

"Wake up *%&@!"

xoxo

Boyfriend put us in the draw to win a wedding package + honeymoon to bali. My fingers are crossed. Even if we get nothing, it was a sliver of hope i wanted to have just for today.

Bridal Expo + Birthday Present

12 hours in the life of the boyfriend.

0745: Waited for the bus home from the girl's place while i got maccers for breakfast
0930: Got home and left for Burswood Hotel
1000: Met Alvin and went into the bridal expo

1130:  Left bridal expo after not paying to get in and collecting a gazillion brochures

1200:  Vic Park subway for lunch

1230:  Home sweet home, studied while waiting for the girl to come over

1400: The girl!

1500: Girl gave me my present! Nice PJs from Peter Alexander (see below)

1815:  The girl fed the cat and me

1900:  Home again with the girl

1910: Girl acts "gu niang" and tickle fight begins

1935:  Daryl sets mouse trap

1945: Girl sits with Dennis and questions him about "lock lips, lock hips"* while blogging

*GIRL: She realises that contrary to her previous beliefs about his obsession with the sexy latin dance, he was just trying to promote himself as a guy that could dance since he thought that girls liked men who danced. Hoho. 

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My nice fuzzy new funky PJs! 

P.S.: I love my girl.

day 146

Today is the official launch of the greenricetea blog! *applause*

In celebration, we have started scouting for honeymoon places (Instant Thailand 2008). We were looking at Railay Village.

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She was sick, and I was being the nice boyfriend so I stayed over at her place. And she made me breakfast in the morning! Egg, hot chocolate, sandwich with cheese and mushroom, who can ask for more?

Then she sent me to the train station and i went to work. She stayed home, like a nice house wife and made butternut squash. We having nice butternut squash for dinner. And she looks pretty and gorgeous.

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I shall soon start the G.U.M. (Get Us Married) fund. We seek sponsorship for the wedding ceremony, dinner and honeymoon. =)

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References

Instant Thailand, 2008. Thailand Resorts. http://www.thailand-resorts.biz/ accessed on June 6, 2008.

bold moves

I had one agenda.

GET THE GIRL.

After church, we went for lunch with Sharon and JP in Yuki's. Then we headed to the park nearby, waiting for her parents to head home. Looking back now, everything seemed to surreal. We sat on the bench and talked about it. What if they said yes, or no, or maybe, or wait? We held hands and prayed like never before.

Now, if you're wondering why. Thats because i have a policy of asking parents before dating their daughters, and also i was supposed to be in a singlehood covenant, which is nullified because it wasn't from God and it was sort of penance for sins. And we all know that only God can start a covenant and our sins are on the cross. SO.

We headed back to her place and sat on the sofa with her parents. From left to right: Uncle David, Aunty Ruth, Sara, Dennis. And i proposed to date their daughter and assured them that i have good intentions and will treat her well. Aunty Ruth was vouching for me. Then Uncle David asked about my covenant, and that i should keep it still even if it wasn't started from the right source or for the right reasons. Thankfully, Aunty Ruth came up strong to show that there is indeed no covenant and that we have her approval.

Uncle David was so fatherly, he said, "I have no problems with that but are you serious about her? I will hold you accountable if anything happens to her because of you." Indeed, fair warning from a loving father. So i agreed to the conditions and he shed a tear or two (to put it nicely) because his girl was growing up. We prayed together and they gave us their blessings. And we very poorly negotiated Cinderella's timing - 11pm.

It was 3:03pm. And I suddenly had a girlfriend, she suddenly had a boyfriend. We suddenly had each other.

We went to another park and rolled in the grass and talked and prayed.

Most importantly, God's hand was evident in every way - in bringing us to meet, in the perfect timing, in creating opportunities to get to know each other, in making a way for us even though we thought it would be a long wait, in bringing favour with her parents, and seeing it to the end of the very start.

God is good!

GB

5:09:12 PM [sare] bone sheathes life: ...
5:09:17 PM [sare] bone sheathes life: WHAT LAH.
5:09:19 PM [sare] bone sheathes life: omg.
5:09:26 PM [sare] bone sheathes life: are u gutter braining?

She could always tell when my brain was in the gutter.
In this case, she figures it out in 14 seconds.
Impressive.