WE ARE ENGAGED!

 Every girl dream to have a perfect and amazing proposal. Yes, I myself too. I often imagine

 myself that everything should happen according to how I want (nah... too much of YouTube & movie), I think I always sent him some proposal link so that he roughly got an idea how to go about it, and I think I also always tell him- Must b a total surprise a ok? I must wear very nice and got make up one a (the most important part is that I got my eye-brown on ;p) I wan a gold diamond ring.. blablablaaah all kind of demand instructions from me. I guess I have been stressing Joel out loads on this issue & he knows me so well that he shouldn't prepare so much on this because of my high suspect-ion (typical sensitive Mich ;p). Thing doesn't go like how I wanted and in fact he has his way to plan all thing out. To b frank, I wasn't prepare for his proposal at all and this is the main reason that I was overwhelming w/ joy and felt extremely loved by him. 

A normal relationship should start w/ 

Meeting each other - Falling in love - Sparkling up the feeling - Typical question of "Can you b my girlfriend?" - In relationship - Inform parent (either way round) - After some time, propose - Discuss wedding details - Wedding Day - Marriage - Baby - ... so on and so fort!

But ours are always different w/ other. Along this 8 years of being in this relationship, our procedure always seem to be "terbalik".Ours are like:

Meeting one another - Hi/Bye - Met again - Extraordinary feeling toward each other - Falling in love - In relationship only Joel asked "Can you b my girlfriend? We even choose our own anniversary date which is 13 Dec (but hey we met & falling in love during that particular season too) - After 2years, I told my parent about it where they were not support & accept my decision because Joel was much younger than me. - 3years later, w/o prepare, Joel's parent found that we were in a relationship which literally make this journey UP & DOWN, w/ so much tears. I want to explain this part- Joel's parent were standing firm on BGR. He gotta finish up his study only can date or court someone. Thing din't work out to how they planned but instead we started this relationship w/o their consent. They were very furious and took some action on this. - Another 3years later, they finally gave their blessing to us and my parent also sort of having their faith on Joel after how they witness us being so long in this relationship - During 2010 (the 6th year), Joel and I started to talk about our wedding. We planned, stress, discussed & (sometime we forgotten about it) and talk again... Until last year, we finally sat down w/ his parent and officially talk about it - While planning, his parent also see the need of us having a new house after we got married, therefore we got a new house w/ full support from his parent. In case you not know, we were having renovation work on going & now entering to the final stage of all - Enough to say, we are all ready for our new house & wedding & marriage (we even had our Pre-marriage Preparation Course early of this year) but still I felt that there is something missing. Family members, relatives & friends often asked me "Have he propose?" and I often answered, NO! But now I can loudly said, YES, he proposed like seriously finally ;p It is so complete now!! 

I know right, you must be wondering how was it and where all sort of question after my long-winded introduction. No worries, I will b sharing here.. So fasten your seat belt, get ready a cup of tea or some snack on hand and let's goooooo.......

But before that, let me do this important shout-out-

WE ARE OFFICIALLY ENGAGED! 

It was all happened on last Friday night (If you have followed me on Twitter, you must have know that I had the most busier & craziest days. Workload increasing mainly because the Bulletin hasn't done yet & big boss is back.) I have been stressing out and not even have time to breath once I entered into office. Sat in front of my computer the whole day, work until 8pm and got shoulder cramp. Despite of working, renovation matter in our new house also another reason to keep me so headache & busy. 

Joel was acting kinda weird in fact for the past weeks. Just that I don't have the time to ask him my favorite "WHY" and this also make his planning easier.

Okay, go back to last Friday night. I was at the monthly prayer meeting not knowing what exactly will b happen to me. After the prayer meeting, this massive headache attacked me. I have never experience this kind of pain before. It was migraine, only the left side of my head until my gum, tooth & shoulder aching extremely pain. In my heart, I was thinking- No tooth-ache please on a Public Holiday & Sunday which don't have dentist available ;( I literally can't bear the pain and ask for Panadol from Joel. W/o hesitation which he normally won't, he allowed me to have 2 to reduce the pain but YAY, it doesn't seem to go away & I literally pull a loooooong face and no mood to enjoy what he had planned. His original planning was to bring me to watch the parade and fire-work (it was the eve of Independence day).

Before we head out, I managed to change to the superb casual look, t-shirt&short&slipper. It was superb jam that night and he can't even find a single parking. Round and round for mayb more than 10 times until he suggested to go up to the Observatory Hill to just wait for the fire-work. I have no choice but to follow. I just closed my eye and try to rest as much as I can & hoping the pain will go away. At this point, Joel was driving up hill and the car seem to have some funny sound. He then told me that actually there is a small part falling out from the engine when he was driving to futsal earlier on. David who was with us in the same car which was Joel's partner-in-crime aka the videographer also try to exaggerated a bit so I will fall into their trap. I totally buy their story. No suspect at all!

He drove till inside of a condominium and stopped his car then he went down to check the engine while David and I were in the car.

David who sat beside moved to the middle seat and asked me, Are you sick? (I have been extremely QUIET w/o no word throughout the whole journey of finding parking and up to the Observatory Hill).

 I answered him, YES. My head is going to explore soon!!!

Right after I answered him, he went straight and said, WHY NOT WE INCREASE THE VOLUME OF THE SONG? (In my heart was WT, have I not told you that I'm having headache and you still want to listen and INCREASE volume somemore. APALAHH!!!)

I w/o any hesitation and replied him, NO. I DON'T WANT!

David was too panic until he said, OHHH OK..... 

I looked at him through the car mirror and he was holding Joel's phone up high which I felt something wrong but I don't have the energy to ask him instead I just shut my eye.

Suddenly, I heard a loud knock on the window and when I opened my eye, I saw Joel standing in front of me & looking at me like clueless. He bend down and took out something which I also clueless about it. 

Here comes the climax:

Me: What o? Hi what?

Joel was smiling all the way. Only

 at this point, I realized that he is going to propose and my heart was beating freaking fast lo... I just stay calm inside the car and enjoy what Joel has prepared for me.

He looked at me and I know this is the Right Man that I am going to marry w/!

He came beside me and asked me to go down from his car. 

When I saw this...

He has already 1 knee down, pull out the ring and said:

"Will you marry me, my Princess Michie?"

I know right at this point should b very emotional and teary. But surprisingly we both did not. I was too surprise until I don't know what to respond to him instead I said, is it a Diamond Gold Ring? (OMGGGG, what kind of respond is that)

He said, Of course la.. but can you answer me first?

W/o reluctant, I said YES! He gave me a big bear hug and a kiss on my forehead.

Yes, as you can see- w/ no make up and proper dressing, but I still got the most magical & amazing proposal in my life! Even after 2 days of his proposal, I still can feel the goose bump on me when I think of it- "Hi Mich"

I can't believe that Joel proposed and he did it!!

A load of you might have already know it through our post in FB. But some of you might missed out our BIGGEST NEWS in town!

All these end w/ the beautiful fire-work on 310813. A date that we will remember the rest of our life!

The more I look at the ring, the more I fall in love w/ it. It contains all the requirement of how my 

engagement ring should b from the Fiance <3 br="">

oh and the thing that I have noted & not:

1. Joel was on his phone secretly and he even walked outside of the house to answer phone-calls

2. He normally will just left his phone w/ me if we r having our meal outside but strange enough, he took it w/ his whenever he goes.

3. He gave me all kind of excuses of going to play futsal and he came home so fast. Not a normal routine that he will do because he normally took 2-3 hours.

4. Forgot to text me!

5. Asked me to stand right where I was and not go near to his car because he has decorated it.

6. Often checking on my 1st ring that he bought so check out the size of my finger. Observing it so that he won't get the same design.

7. Size 13 is still big for me but we won't re-size it because when I get pregnant, I will still able to wear it ;)

8. David who hold Joel's phone up high actually wanted to record everything & when he asked me R u sick and increase the volume next is to give signal to Joel to start. The song that should be playing exactly is Marry You. But all in all, I dint realize at all and ruin it by saying, NO, I DON'T WANT! LOL

9. Not sure how Joel get the papers out from car.

10. I loved Joel's proposal. I asked him how come only 3 sheet of papers and he answered, because if it is too many, the climax will go done and you won't feel the kick part. I sort of understanding it after few days. In reality, this may not b the perfect & dream proposal but deep down in my heart, I am so blessed to have a man who loves me so much and did all these to me. I couldn't ask for more!
Another 10 months to go until we are Mr & Mrs #JMDay

To Joel,
Thank you for putting all these together. You are amazing as always! Thanks to David, he is the only one who know everything & planned w/ Joel.

Up most, I truly thank God for what He has prepared in my life!!

I love You God & I love you too, Joel xx