The Proposal - 27th June 2009

9 years 4 months 23 days have passed since we first held hands after a late night show at Bishan Junction8.



Everybody who asked us how long we've been together never fail to follow up with the 'so when?' question. Even our family members will ask us once in awhile to test water (but mostly because they've become tired of asking) including Aunty Lena's menacing you-better-buck-up look which she shoots at me when the topic arises.

We were never pressured into tying the knot but somehow the time seem right. So off to planning I go...

Details are abit blurry but here goes:-

Time before D-Day

months: Crack brain thinking of what to do.
months: Decided to do it at a Hotel since we made it a point to have a Hotel stay each mid -year to get away.
17 days (100609): Arranged with Wilson to view the rooms at New Majestic (Poor Wil got summoned after. No cashcard in IU when we drove through a gantry). Met babe for Dinner. Babe got suspicious cos CK and Wil starting msging and calling me with congrats and offers of assistance.
16 days (110609): facebook-msged and msned Meiqin & Liqin to arrange for the surprise.
7 days (200609): CK msged to confirm the date while we were at Bel's. Realized I booked the wrong date! Panicked and hurriedly sneaked off to the balcony to change the dates. Lucky room was still available. Wil called me champion.
1 day before (260609): Ordered four cakes for visiting at night. Covered babe's parents first then Aunty Lena, Jean-Jie and Aunty Tina who was out for movie

D-Day (by now babe thinks we're just going for a weekend Hotel stay at a surprise venue)
10.00am: Woke up secretly to call the Hotel to make arrangements for Meiqin to checkin on my behalf. Encounter difficulties in getting the reception to understand what I wanted. Brain must still have been sleeping.
3.00pm: Meiqin msged to say to delay. Liqin went to Swissotel instead.....
3.15pm: Babe suddenly became interested in watching some Channel 5 show... (Checkin time was 3.00pm)
3.30pm: Leaving house. Meiqin msged to say her heart racing.
3.35pm: Got to car. Made babe wear blindfold. Reluctant but consented and lowered chair to lowest possible angle to hide.

3.50pm: Reached open-air carpark across the Hotel. Assured her no-one was looking as we approached the Hotel. Concierge was quick to pass me a spare key to the room. Kuddos!

And the rest is history as they say it...

Actually it's here. I'll stop here.

For now.

P.S: LTA joined in the celebration by leaving a small gift on the car when we left. Thanks!