The Proposal. 결혼 제안

Yes, I am engaged to the love of my life!

I should have done this post much much earlier but due to time constraint and the lazy bug in me, I didn't. But when I was looking at my engagement ring today, I wondered what will happen if one day I forget what transpired on March 2, 2015, in Hong Kong, at 11.45pm.

I know I wouldn't want to forget such an important event, so this time, I am going to put them into words.

As a girl,  I have always wondered how my marriage proposal would be and if I would shed tears when it happened. Now, I have the answers. Lol!

Just in case you didn't know, we were in Hong Kong for a friend's wedding cum vacation when the proposal happened. And to those who knew of our engagement, but thought that I was proposed to in Disneyland, you might want to read on. 

Hong Kong Disneyland's entrance

I actually kind of sensed an impending proposal when we were in Disneyland that day, but I didn't know he would do it when we were still in HK. 

Kevin and his favourite Disney character, Woody

In Toy Storyland

Why? Because I was there when we bought the ring. And I honestly thought that he would either do it in Disneyland on the spot, or leave it till we leave Hong Kong. And since he didn't do it in Disneyland, I naturally thought, "Ahh, he's gonna wait. This isn't happening yet."

So how exactly did it happen?

Well, we entered every shop in the park that day, including Midtown Jewelry by Chow Sang Sang on Main Street. While we were there, a Mickey head white gold ring with tiny diamonds caught my eye. I fell for the ring but the price tag was bit too much for me, so I walked off to see other stuff on display.

Kevin was pretty encouraging about the ring the whole time we were there, asking me if I liked it, even saying he would get it for me as a gift. I really love the ring, but the price tag was a bit too much for me, so I told him it is alright and we don't need the ring now.

I told him I want to keep my fingers free from rings until we get our wedding bands. Lol! And that was how we walked out of the shop the first time.

However, I couldn't get the ring out of my mind, even after all the rides and fun I had. Towards the end of the day, my mind was still filled with images of the ring and how exquisite it was (it is only available at that shop in the whole world) 

I told Kevin, and asked him if it really was alright for him to buy it and he replied in the affirmative, adding that it could become my birthday gift. 

And so, we find ourselves walking back to Midtown Jewellery for that ring.

Ring trying took a while because all the adult sizes were too big for my finger. The Sales Assistant told me that my fingers were tiny and if I were to get a ring next time for my wedding, I would need to get them to either resize or have my rings custom-made, adding that I was lucky because since we were in Disneyland, they made rings in sizes for kids. Hehe. Ended up getting a kid's size ring that sits perfectly on my finger!

Shortly after the fireworks display ended, we left Disneyland. Kevin kept the ring with him in his backpack as he was worried I would drop it somewhere - being the muddle head that I am, I would worry too! Hence, I was more than glad to pass it to him. 

Once we were back in our room and after washing up, I decided to go through the items we had purchased that day from Disneyland. It was then that I remembered my ring and asked Kevin about it.

His reply was, "No, you can't see it. I am not giving it to you."

I laughed and said okay, thinking he was just teasing me like how he does everyday. At that time, it still didn't hit me that a proposal was happening. Haha!

Kevin and I in front of the millinery on Main Street, Hong Kong Disneyland 

Us enjoying our huge turkey leg in Adventureland

Since we were both still very high about the Disneyland experience, we kept talking about what happened and what we did for the day. 

Somewhere along the way, I thought he was behaving oddly, somewhat like he was unwell. He was fidgetty and would kept sighing. He had this blank look in his eyes like there was a lot on his mind or like he was worried.  I kept asking if he was alright, but he kept saying he was just tired. And because

I was very tired as well, I thought we should retire to bed.

As I was stood up to go to the toilet, Kevin turned me around right outside the toilet door, which was only 3 steps away, and said:

"Darling, I really love you very much and I would like to take care of you till the end of time. *Kneels on one leg and pop out the ring* Will you marry me?"

My Mickey head engagement ring!

And so, that was how it happened! The shortest but sweetest memory of ours. Haha! It probably happened within 10 seconds and I was engaged!

I didn't cry nor was I very touched. 

I was happy, totally! I was grinning from ear to ear and I felt a bit odd, a bit over excited,  a bit scared, a bit awkward and a lot of happiness and joy. It was a mix of everything and quite overwhelming...

But the most overwhelming moment was the next morning. I was filled with so much joy that I was smiling when I woke up! And the first thought that came to my mind was, "Wow! We are engaged! I am someone's fiancee now!!!"

Kevin, my best friend for life <3

Haha! 

I still feel that now whenever I look at my engagement ring.

I still find myself smiling like a fool each time I look at my ring.
I feel so blessed, for us, and for myself.
Nothing can express how it feels like to be in love with your best friend, much less spending a lifetime with him.
He invited me to be his partner on his life journey, and that is such an honourable task, if you ask me.

To be loved by the person I love, is indeed the most beautiful thing that has ever happened to me.

And everyday, I feel thankful and grateful for that one time, 1 year, 10 months and 11 days ago, when he asked me to be his girlfriend.

Because of a chance he gave me in 2013, we are here today, because both of us chose to stick to each other for life, through good and bad.

A chance, that became a choice for us both. 

One that I will always cherish and love. 

And on our second day to Disneyland, we were back as a pair of husband-and-wife-to-be.