my fiance; how we met

“It all started when I was about to give up” is a very famous line we hear especially from people who’ve finally found the love they’ve been looking for ‘since time immemorial’ (Ching let me borrow your favorite phrase). I, myself, will use this line – although in a different concept – to tell my own story of finding my kindred spirit.

It all started when I was about to give up (not in love) with my stay in Today’s Carolinian. I can still remember that heated exchange of words between me and the editor in chief and how she told me to just quit if my system can’t absorb the principle of the paper. Sensing that she was just trying to psyche me up, I also played hard balls with her, with my stubbornness ready to take off and run full speed. But that wasn’t the only thing I can remember that day, in fact, it is merely a flash of memory. The most vivid memory I have for that day is the face that caught my eye when I was about to leave that room and quit writing for TC. It felt like heaven opened its door for me and she was the angel to usher me. And that is what I call destiny.

That’s how I first met Ching. I know I was a proud person.  With my ego doubling the size of my head, there’s no way I’m going back to that room. But her presence completely caught me off guard that I forgot everything about my pride and about what I just fought with my editor. I was back in the room, smiling, looking at her, trying to interview her just to be able to have a conversation. I watched her intently as she answers every question thrown at her but I wasn’t hearing anything. I was lost in her eyes, the way they dance with her beautiful smile and her hair, with such a subtle curl, covering her cheek with just a few strands. The only words I can remember I heard during that very private moment I had with my thoughts were those of my friend telling me that she’s beautiful and it’s very obvious that I like her. It’s true, I fell on my knees the first time I saw her (and I still do every time I see her). That very day changed my whole life, she changed my whole life. I left my batch mates to be with her. I befriend her friends; I went to with a lot of new faces just to have a glance of her and hoping I’d be close to her. My world did spin so fast and before I knew it I was already caught in the maze of love. And believe you me, it took me 4 years to get through that maze and finally found love… with her.