Love at First Sight
I am a Singaporean who has never been to Thailand before. She was a Thai who has been to Singapore once when she was very young. That fateful day, 18 Jul 2007, we were gathering at a ferry terminal to board a ferry bound for Bintan for our company's induction program. That was where I met her for the very first time.
My first impression was that she looked stunning. Long black hair, beautiful face, slender long legs that goes on forever. I had to introduce myself to her, that was when I started the conversation with a remark on a flower brooch she had pinned on her bag – lousy starting line, I know. Well, it worked, and that was then when we talked about where we came from and everything else under the sun literally.
That first conversation led to many more, including me sitting just next to her during one of the team dinners. At the dinner, she briefly mentioned that her birthday was actually the next day, and so I surprised her during breakfast the next day with a muffin and a candle, taken from the buffet table. I guess I was being too straightforward and obvious in my additional liking towards her, and so my fellow Singaporean colleagues were making fun of me throughout the entire induction program in Bintan.
After we left Bintan and back to our home country, we still kept in touch through long distance calls, messenger and emails. She must have good thoughts about me too, if not she wouldn't have reciprocated with the calls and emails. One month later, we were sent by our company to study in Copenhagen, Denmark for 2 weeks. We met on the plane as planned, and went for our first date when we landed. The 2 weeks saw us getting closer, discussing the studies every night, chatting till late into the night. The unfamiliar country, the stresses of being away from home and the comfort in having someone familiar to spend time with must have helped. We officially became lovers during the study trip. Unfortunately, the study trip had to end, and we returned to our home country.
I missed her so much that I booked a flight to Bangkok immediately a few days after I got back, and went on my first ever solo trip and my first ever trip to Thailand. She brought me around town for the few days and I knew immediately, she is the one! Long distance phone calls, daily skype calls into the night, frequent monthly trips to Bangkok, millions of emails exchanges finally led me to the following…
In the middle of 2011, I got permission from her parents and officially proposed while I was in Bangkok. She agreed and preparation is underway for our double wedding dinner celebrations both in Singapore and Bangkok. We got married in 24 Nov 2011.
Today, we are happily married and we've just celebrated our third wedding anniversary.
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