From the Bride
In less than 200 days, I will be walking down the aisle, to my favourite man.
He went down to his knee on 15th of Jan 2012, presenting a diamond ring to me, just like a movie, at the tallest al-fresco restaurant in the world. He popped the question in Mandarin. I looked into his eyes, these were the eyes filled with sincerity and truthfulness. I paused for a while and replied, “Yes, I do.” Our friends rushed in and joined us in the celebration. It was a wonderful night.
Uhm.. Time for some reflections..
I knew Rayson at the end of 2008. We were in a mutual couple’s bridal party. I was one of the bridesmaids, while he was one of the groomsmen. We were paired in a dance. He was rather quiet and we did not talk much at first. He did not gave any special impressions in his speech.
After a few meetings and dance practices, we still did not talk much. It was awkward when we held each other hands and danced. There was no chemistry at all between us.
One of the good habits I observed from Rayson is that he is very punctual. He was always early for every meeting and practice sessions. Sometimes he even waited in his car when everyone else was late. He has very good manners. He greeted the bride’s mum and even chit chatted with her. He offered help when the couple needed his help. He may look serious, but actually he is very gentle and sensible.
Then, we were connected through social networks: Twitter and Facebook. Out of curiosity, I read his blog. I thought it would be an empty blog, with lots of pictures and few words.
Well, his blog surprised me with hundreds of posts since 2003! I picked some of them and started to read.
He writes very well. I was very impressed. Another surprise, I could relate to how he process his thoughts, it’s similar to mine!
I thought, it would be better if I could get to know this guy better. It didn’t happen during the rehearsal night. But we started to talk. Guess what question did I asked? “Oh, you are going cell group meeting tomorrow night. Are you a cell group leader?” Our conversation ended when he replied me “No, I’m not.”
During the wedding day, I was hoping to know him better, because that will be the last chance. Thank God, before our last dance, he got my contact number.
And our stories, began from there.
