This valentine's...
... the boyfriend has successfully touched me to tears.
It wasn't the blue rose, or the cute bear that says I LOVE YOU, or the fact that he came all the way down to Sentosa to pick me up from work, or that he has gotten me the cutest pumps and valentine's day card, but it was because of his effort.
My favourite gift would have to be the CD which he compiled, all the songs, our songs, brought memories of how we first started, what we have been through, and how we have held on to each other. When the song I will carry you, by Clay Aiken came on, tears just start rolling down.
Perhaps I was having another hard day at work (but i won't talk about it) or perhaps the next three months just look rather gloomy to me. I looked at Sherman as Clay Aiken sings, and I am overwhelmed by gratefulness that he has stayed by my side through my toughest times. Even when I look totally sick and unglam and probably very not lovable, he still loves me. And it's not his words, but his expression, his touch, that I knows he cares. I know he loves me for me.
This song also reminds me of how God has helped me through my difficult times. So the tears that I cried, it really is out of gratitude and thanksgiving. I am touched. I mean, someone like me, how did I ever get so lucky?
Since we were at Sentosa, I thought we might as well have a stroll along the beach, which was surprisingly quiet. We caught a glimpse of the sun set. Beautiful.
After the relaxing stroll by the beach, we made our way down to Botak Jones for dinner. But before that, Sherman had a surprise for me. He turned into the car park, and I saw a Fun Fair!! Euro Fun Fair!
The admission ticket costs $2 each, and I thought since we already paid for the admission ticket, we might as well take the most exciting rides. So I pointed at Top Gun, and said, "That one!" Sherman looked horrified at first, and kept asking if I'm sure I want to take that ride. He has tried it before and he something like it's quite scary, but I thought "Aiyah, how scary can that be?!" So we got the tokens, and bravely took the ride.
The ride was a complete torture. The first 5 seconds was fun, then for the next 5 minutes, I wished they would just stop the bloody thing. We got swinged upside down, in circles, and I felt like I'm in a hugeass washing machine. I got so dizzy that I couldn't even manage another scream. And just when I though it would be over, it went again, this time, from the other side. MY GOODNESS. Bear in mind that I wearing a really pretty a-line skirt, and all the time, instead of holding on to the bars, I was holding on to my skirt to keep it from flying! I have absolutely no intention of showing everybody my undies.
After the ride, I could hardly walk straight, my legs are wobbly and my hands are shaking. But because we bought tokens for another exciting ride, and we were sort of in a hurry, so we just went straight ahead without any form of a rest. We took the other ride, called the challenger, and this one is nothing as compared to Top Gun, but my arms went numb after that.
And straight after the crazy rides, we went back to the car and drove to Botak Jones. It closes at 10pm and it was already 9! That was when it all went downhill. I was feeling nausea and dizzy and very weak. So weak that I had trouble buckling my seatbelt and opening the door. This is the first time, after a theme park ride, I felt this way. I am usually okay with rides like this! But this one is really too much for me to take. When we reached Botak Jones, I was too tired, too weak, too sick to enjoy the rest of the evening. I only had a bite of the fish and chips that we ordered, and hardly touched the burger or drinks. I couldn't take it anymore so I went to the toilet and vomited. There's really nothing much to vomit, considering that I haven't eaten anything. But I certainly felt better after that.
We were supposed to catch Step Up over at his house after dinner, but I was too tired I fell asleep on the ride back. Sherman decided that I should just go home and rest, so he passed me everything, all the presents that he has prepared for me and sent me right back to my door step.
I felt bad that our valentine's day had to end this way. But hey, it's only valentine's day. There will be many more to come. Oh, and he absolutely loved the cake that I made him. Yay!
And I also found out that Botak Jones is actually very near my school! Jackie, we can go there next time!
This morning, I couldn't pull myself off bed. My tummy is making funny noises, probably because I haven't eaten since last night, and I was still feeling weak. So I called in sick and decided to give myself a rest day. I really need it.
Now, I'm off to meet Sherman for lunch and I'm really looking forward to a quiet day with him, just pigging out and snuggling on the couch watching DVDs.
So there, that's my valentine's day report. How was yours?
It wasn't the blue rose, or the cute bear that says I LOVE YOU, or the fact that he came all the way down to Sentosa to pick me up from work, or that he has gotten me the cutest pumps and valentine's day card, but it was because of his effort.
My favourite gift would have to be the CD which he compiled, all the songs, our songs, brought memories of how we first started, what we have been through, and how we have held on to each other. When the song I will carry you, by Clay Aiken came on, tears just start rolling down.
Perhaps I was having another hard day at work (but i won't talk about it) or perhaps the next three months just look rather gloomy to me. I looked at Sherman as Clay Aiken sings, and I am overwhelmed by gratefulness that he has stayed by my side through my toughest times. Even when I look totally sick and unglam and probably very not lovable, he still loves me. And it's not his words, but his expression, his touch, that I knows he cares. I know he loves me for me.
This song also reminds me of how God has helped me through my difficult times. So the tears that I cried, it really is out of gratitude and thanksgiving. I am touched. I mean, someone like me, how did I ever get so lucky?
Since we were at Sentosa, I thought we might as well have a stroll along the beach, which was surprisingly quiet. We caught a glimpse of the sun set. Beautiful.
After the relaxing stroll by the beach, we made our way down to Botak Jones for dinner. But before that, Sherman had a surprise for me. He turned into the car park, and I saw a Fun Fair!! Euro Fun Fair!
The admission ticket costs $2 each, and I thought since we already paid for the admission ticket, we might as well take the most exciting rides. So I pointed at Top Gun, and said, "That one!" Sherman looked horrified at first, and kept asking if I'm sure I want to take that ride. He has tried it before and he something like it's quite scary, but I thought "Aiyah, how scary can that be?!" So we got the tokens, and bravely took the ride.
The ride was a complete torture. The first 5 seconds was fun, then for the next 5 minutes, I wished they would just stop the bloody thing. We got swinged upside down, in circles, and I felt like I'm in a hugeass washing machine. I got so dizzy that I couldn't even manage another scream. And just when I though it would be over, it went again, this time, from the other side. MY GOODNESS. Bear in mind that I wearing a really pretty a-line skirt, and all the time, instead of holding on to the bars, I was holding on to my skirt to keep it from flying! I have absolutely no intention of showing everybody my undies.
After the ride, I could hardly walk straight, my legs are wobbly and my hands are shaking. But because we bought tokens for another exciting ride, and we were sort of in a hurry, so we just went straight ahead without any form of a rest. We took the other ride, called the challenger, and this one is nothing as compared to Top Gun, but my arms went numb after that.
And straight after the crazy rides, we went back to the car and drove to Botak Jones. It closes at 10pm and it was already 9! That was when it all went downhill. I was feeling nausea and dizzy and very weak. So weak that I had trouble buckling my seatbelt and opening the door. This is the first time, after a theme park ride, I felt this way. I am usually okay with rides like this! But this one is really too much for me to take. When we reached Botak Jones, I was too tired, too weak, too sick to enjoy the rest of the evening. I only had a bite of the fish and chips that we ordered, and hardly touched the burger or drinks. I couldn't take it anymore so I went to the toilet and vomited. There's really nothing much to vomit, considering that I haven't eaten anything. But I certainly felt better after that.
We were supposed to catch Step Up over at his house after dinner, but I was too tired I fell asleep on the ride back. Sherman decided that I should just go home and rest, so he passed me everything, all the presents that he has prepared for me and sent me right back to my door step.
I felt bad that our valentine's day had to end this way. But hey, it's only valentine's day. There will be many more to come. Oh, and he absolutely loved the cake that I made him. Yay!
And I also found out that Botak Jones is actually very near my school! Jackie, we can go there next time!
This morning, I couldn't pull myself off bed. My tummy is making funny noises, probably because I haven't eaten since last night, and I was still feeling weak. So I called in sick and decided to give myself a rest day. I really need it.
Now, I'm off to meet Sherman for lunch and I'm really looking forward to a quiet day with him, just pigging out and snuggling on the couch watching DVDs.
So there, that's my valentine's day report. How was yours?