| | What the hey I have been up to these few months. Ok. I guess the pursuing a dream thing that i wrote about in the last entry a long time ago didnt quite work out. To cut the long story short, I ended up dead broke and decided that i should just pursue architecture. I managed to get myself into the architecture firm of my choice and have been working there for several months now. The hours are long and the learning curve is very steep, but I can't quite complain since I have been put on an international project and I am gaining a lot of valuable experience. In some ways, I am still pursuing "the dream", but it had to be redefined a little. More importantly, this last month marked my 7th year together with the incorrigible chocoholic, so I decided to take the relationship one step further with a surprise proposal in Hong Kong. I took her up on a hike to the highest hill on Lamma island, and got down on my knees in a pavilion overlooking the ocean. Unfortunately, the weather was not at its best behaviour, as it was pissing rain and it was also pretty cold and windy up there. I am pretty lucky she did not give up halfway or throw some kind of hissy fit for dragging her along for some army route march. Nonetheless, her willingness to follow me up that hill in spite of the dreary weather reminded me of our relationship for the past 7 years. Through all the time that we have been together, the journey has never been all sunshine and roses..weve had our difficult periods where we've fought and at times even almost broke up. Yet she's always tried her best to stick with it and carry on the journey, an admirable effort considering how architecture has taken so much of my time these years. Even though I appreciated how she still followed me through the rain, I was still pretty upset when we got to the top and the weather still did not clear up. In my mind, i was hoping that somehow the weather would magically clear up at the proposal spot, like some sort of movie. I was hoping that our efforts climbing that hill would be rewarded with spectacular sunshine. When the weather did not clear up at the proposal spot, i started thinking that perhaps the "Gods" were not smiling at me or Sara's picky guardian angel did not approve of me. Negativity started to eat at me. Sara was telling friends the proposal story for what must be the 20th time this afternoon, when she suddenly mentioned how she did not give a damn about how cold, wet, or windy it was at the top of the mountain as i got down on my knees to propose to her. This was when it dawned upon me that I was so busy worrying and cursing about the weather when i should have just been enjoying the moment, no matter how shit it is, as we were experiencing it together. Being commited to a relationship is not just about looking forward to "better times", but growing together through all sorts of shared experiences. When I think about how willing Sara was to follow along with me on a hike that did not have promising prospects, and not even complain about the weather, i know that she is definitely the right one for me. Sara, I will always try my best to keep the sky blue, and bring you to the most beautiful places on earth, but I fully appreciate that you are always willing to suffer all the thorns, swamps and valleys with me along the way
(even if i might be heading the wrong way). I love you more than ever before, and I am looking forward to our on going journey of life, together. |
| | Posted 11/8/2007 9:32 AM - 361 Views - 26 eProps - 13 comments
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