Our next step together

On 26 February 2012, P proposed to me in deluxe room 1214 of the Intercontinental Asiana Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. What was meant as a surprise was spoiled by a couple of hic-cups along the way. Firstly, the reception lady who helped check us in identified P as the "person who emailed her", thus arousing some suspicion as it wasn't P's style to arrange anything in advance on the sly.

Secondly, a bouquet of roses arrived at the door on Day 2 for no specific reason. On Day 3, the hotel staff brought in 2 glasses of champagne and P gave some crappy excuse that it was part of the bouquet package.

Then the serious part came. P started talking about our relationship and future together, how we have to cut down on our quarrels and talk through issues instead of blowing our tops, etc etc. And he finally got down on his knees and proposed. Of course I said YES!

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I thought it might be interesting to put in chronological order pictures of our courtship together over the years.

2005 @ Alley Bar, the day we got together

2006 @ Bangkok, our first overseas trip together

2007 @ Lynn's place for Christmas

2008 @ Hakone, Japan

2009 @ Morton's celebrating my 30th bday

2010 @ Kay & WH's wedding

2011 @ E1 & Tyre's wedding

2012 @ Bobby Chinh's restaurant in HCMC, minutes before the proposal

What comes next? Obviously, the wedding...but P and I have not really discussed it in detail ever since we got back. I guess we'll take it nice and slow, though I'm subconsciously slipping into planning mode already!