Why “Bubbly”?

It has been so long since I last blogged! I hope I still can manage grammatically correct sentences! Anyway, since then much much has happened. Many new cities travelled, many more flying experience, but the greatest highlight must be that I am now blogging as an engaged lady!

The proposal was the most romantic thing that has ever happened in my life. I used to worry incessantly (and unnecessarily) about the what-ifs. And one of the what-ifs I used to think about was: what-if the proposal turns out to be boring, expected, unthoughtful and unromantic. And even when our relationship was developing till a point where the proposal was almost becoming inevitable, I still worried! And so I had to constantly tell myself then that there are somethings you can’t control, but God being a good God will make all things beautiful.

And thank God, it was really, really beautiful. Without any tinge of exaggeration, I say to you that the proposal was just simply perfect.

From how it was supposed to be a birthday surprise for him and how the tables were turned around, to the fake argument my couple friends put up to distract me (and kill all my hopes and expectations for the night); from the whole roof-top setting on a cool night, to the French home-cooked food; from the humongous bouquet that weighed a ton, to the beautiful flower decorations – orchids and white roses! Oh, oh, and the 200 helium balloons that floated up the “Will you marry me” was just so “Up” (one of our favorite movies!)…Everything was perfect! (: and all my favourite people in the world were there to celebrate the moment, and I just felt like royalty that night.

And of course, Terence played the guitar and sang the songs. He gave a really short explanation about why “Bubbly” is a special song to us. Something about how he sent me the song on MSN, and how I blogged about it. But you will never find the blog entries here, because they are hidden away at my other private LJ blog. But for the sake of romance, and good story-telling, and to prove to you that I really had a fairytale-like romance, here are all the “Bubbly” blog posts:

(ps: when I blogged those, he was  still’chasing’ me.. Think all the gushy, head over heels type infatuation feelings!)

it starts from my toes

• Oct. 1st, 2008 at 5:09 AM

time flies when I am talking to you. 

yesterday it was one and a half hours on the phone, today is two an d a half hours.

I feel like a teenager, awake at 5am because I have been on the phone for too long.

I think…I am falling in love. (:

Daddy’s Girl

Oct. 1st, 2008 at 2:41 PM

T asked if I am daddy’s girl. I think I am. 

Last night, Dad found out that I was on the phone till late since he woke up to watch the man-u match.

This morning I was able by some miracle to be up by 9am. I was swinging myself through the kitchen into the washroom and I saw dad sitting by the kitchen table doing some cooking related/preparatory thing. He was accusatory and stern faced, “you can wake up? You were up till four this morning!” (he didn’t know it was actually 5am)

I giggled, stooped low and sang into his ear,
“it starts from my toes”,
straightened myself and continued my giggling to self, swinging into the washroom.

I think daddy knows (:

oh man, i keep (: this 2 days. and he called again this afternoon.. heh!

we should shoot a movie

Oct. 9th, 2008 at 5:34 PM

Today, we went out properly for the first time. actually not quite properly either. You came to pick me up from school during my 2hours break and we escaped to JALAN SULTAN for your famed nasi padang (really not bad la) 

You failed to irritate me with your delay in giving me the gift I knew you got me, because really, truly, sincerely the company beats every gift. Then you drove me about a little before heading back onto the expressway, and back to school.

You said that you’re going home to nap, I replied that I am going to the lecture to nap. You replied, why don’t you nap now? And I asked, Can I?

Of course, go nap now.

So I grabbed your pillow a little closer to myself and closed my eyes and I settled into bliss. I felt safe, happy, at ease, comfortable, secure, exhilarated to be sitting there napping beside you while you do you manly thing, driving. And just as I was soaked in the moment,
“Bubbly” came through the stereos and I open my eyes and see you reach over to crank up the stereo. I smiled because you know I liked the song too. (if only, you knew why I really liked that song) I hummed along, and you cajoled, “sleep la, still sing song”

So I fell into silence, smiled a little more and pressed the pillow to my stomach a little harder, and enjoyed feeling it start from my toes and going all over me. Bubbly, I am.

p.s : today I was walking behind you, and I thought how broad and strong your shoulders look. i like! hahaha.

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Reading all these old entries just reminded me of the ‘first love’, the first thrill of being in love. So many ups and downs have happened between these first posts about you, and this post now. But it just reminds me of how far we have come, how faithful God has been to us. Most of all, it is an encouragement to me that there is so much more to explore.. an entire life with you and how God will definitely see us through!

(and for now, I only hope to survive house-searching, and wedding-planning which I have been conveniently putting away by just staring happily at the huge rock on my fourth finger :p)

 

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