Monthly Archive for April, 2008

you got a friend, Liz

Published
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DavidLee
on April 18, 2008
in Love and Songs
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Heard this song over my iTunes, and it made me think of you.

Listen to it:

When you’re down and troubled
And you need some love and care,
Nothing, nothing is going right.
Mmmmmmm close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there to brighten up even your darkest night

If you just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I’ll come runnin to see you again.
Winter, spring summer or fall,
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there
You’ve gotta friend.

Ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend
People can be so cold, yeah
They’ll hurt you and desert you,
Take your soul if you let them
Oh, but don’t you let them

the proposal

Published
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DavidLee
on April 15, 2008
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Ah. The second first step to marriage! First was done quite some time back .. so .. yeah. I’ve made hotel arrangements, and we’re on our way to Camerons! Staying at the Heritage Hotel, which I think should be quite okay la.

Anyhow, I plan to pop the question at the Boh Visitor Center, somewhere in the fields of tea. Wonder if it’s a good idea. I don’t know. Will stick to my original plan to kinda pretend to shoot a still image .. but actually, the camera’s on video mode and I’ll kinda pretend that it’s not .. cause the red light will be flashing .. haha. Gosh, why am I so corny.

Maybe under the big tree above. Must be quite nice there. Will find a suitable place.

I haven’t asked her parents yet though. I haven’t even asked mine! Gah. Checklist!

  1. Ask my parents
  2. Ask Elizabeth’s parents
  3. Get/lend a tripod
  4. Get roses!

Ah, for item #4 … I think I have an IDEA. I have a colleague who’s from Camerons!! Muahahaha .. must get his help. Hehehehe. :p

pictures of us

Published
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DavidLee
on April 3, 2008
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Do we take enough photos together? Here are some, and hopefully .. I’ll shoot more “us” photos .. than .. photos of “other” people .. hahaha.



020408 passed

Published
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DavidLee
on April 3, 2008
in Finances and Love
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Hmm .. my initial plan to propose to 020408 (nifty, aye?) but .. tak jadi.

March was a rough month for me. In the beginning of the year, I purposed to save RM10,000 this year .. so that I can use it for our wedding, but somehow .. circumstances has not allowed that to happen .. thus far. It’s only April, yes I know but if you’ve not been able to save even a little by the 1st quarter of the year (about RM2,500) .. then the budget’s off by that amount.

Not that my plans for marriage depends on how much money I have .. but somehow .. there’s this invisible pressure to hold a nice wedding reception and dinner that I foresee will come when engagement happens. It’s tough to be engaged .. when you are in no position to be married. Well, financially .. that is. I just know that my dad will have objections, because he knows I’ve bought the ring .. (albeit finding it out from my mother) and we spoke about it and his response to that was,”Yeah, work hard earn money, wait a couple of years .. then see.”

It’s so tough.

I’ve just read an article .. and I quote:

If you believe that you are called to be married, and you believe you have found the person you want to marry, then get married. The logistics will never be perfect. Marriage is something that will last the rest of one of your lives. It will be central and controlling over whatever ministry either of you has. Adjust things like school, jobs, money, distance (in other words, logistics) to accommodate getting married. Don’t adjust the purpose and timing of marriage for a significant amount of time to accommodate the caprice of logistics or other earthly circumstances.

In other words, it’s unwise — and probably in sinful violation of some of the other principles we’ve discussed — to have a three-year engagement or an inappropriate relationship because the logistics of getting married aren’t perfect. If the logistics are so bad (or so important to you) that you feel you just can’t get married in the near future, then take a hard look at whether you should be in a relationship.

Discernment here is also important, but I feel it’s true that .. circumstances will never be perfect.

BUT IT’S SO TOUGH!

:|

When will my ring see the light of day ..