| "Will You Marry Me?" |
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| Longer By Dan Fogelberg Longer than there've been fishes in the ocean Higher than any birds ever flew Longer than there've been stars up in the heavens I've been in love with you Stronger than any mountain cathedral Truer than any tree ever grew Deeper than any forest primeval I am in love with you I'll bring fire in the winter You'll send flowers in the spring We'll fly through the falls and summer With love on our wings Through the years as the fire starts to mellow Blurring lines in the book of our lives Though the binding's cracked and the pages start to yellow I'll be in love with you I'll be in love with you |
| I was in Jakarta from 20-24 December 2000 when this proposal was planned. Our cell was having a Christmas lunch when they were discussing about another Cell lunch. It puzzled me. Why do we need another Christmas lunch when we are having one right now? Anyway, it was to be Clement's treat so ok lor. 27 Dec was a public holiday cos it was Hari Raya Puasa. Clem knew I liked hot and spicy steamboat so he booked a room at Chong Qing Hot Pot. That day, I sensed that he was not his usual self. He was restless and excitable. That morning, he seemed to have a lot of errands to run and was constantly on the phone with Dan (one of his accomplice who later was our bestman). I heard things like mahjong paper, markers etc. Curious and kaypoh by nature, I inquired why he needed these. Oh, Dan was planning games. Later he borrowed my bro's PC speakers. Again I asked what for. Jenn wanted to borrow, he claimed. I was getting suspicious. Jenn was much more ahead of us when it comes to audio-related stuff. Why would he need to borrow such a humble gadget from us? Clem started to give some non-related reply but that was nothing new so I let it pass. I was surprised upon arriving that the whole cell was already there (our cell was known for being late). Even more surprising was that there was full attendance! My good fren, Shu was even there! I didn't ask much since I was so happy to see her. Clem seemed very nervous throughout and kept disappearing. Later he claimed to be very cold and asked me to feel his hands. "Why? Are you going to sing us a song?" People laughed at the veracity of that sarcastic question. |
| Clement began his by-tradition leader's speech and went on to talk about our relationship. So sweet of him to commemorate our 7th anniversary which was 4 days away. But a bit paiseh also lah! As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes. I was very touched. All of a sudden, Jenn whipped up a guitar from nowhere and 2 cell frens held up a piece of mahjong paper written with lyrics of the song "Longer" (what you are listening to right now). Clem began to sing and the words touched me immensely. |
| Clem held up a bouquet of gerberas and walked towards me. He gazed into my eyes as he spoke and all of a sudden, he knelt down, picking something from his pocket... a ring box!! This was totally unexpected that I could hardly contain my emotion! It was so overwhelming that I was numb for a moment... I couldn't speak... I couldn't cry... I couldn't even say "I do" when he asked THAT question. It took me moments before I was in control of my body and nodded my head. Does that count? |
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| The rest of the story... you know it. : ) You don't?? Then click here--> But you may want to read the lyrics of the song first... |
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