Come 30th April 2019 which is less than a week away, my ‘partner in crime’, ‘better half’ or whatever else you might want to tag her as will officially be Mrs Goh.
When or how did it start – many ask.
Perhaps it kind of came out of my mind and into the open when an ex-colleague (a tiny little Vietnamese dynamite by the name of Kim) suddenly asked me in the presence of my other half – What do you think of Velia?
As the conversation went further, I recalled saying something like “I am not looking for a girlfriend but a wife”.
After that it kind of went like a whirlwind, we spent many hours after work chatting and getting to know each other a little better. I took a risk and held nothing back, sharing the good, the bad and the ugly – the whole nine yards. And I believe she pretty much did the same.
Somehow it felt right, when I lacked clarity she provided support and when she did I did the same. However I would say it was not without its own challenges, but somehow communication seem to pull us through the darkest of days so far.
One of the first things I told her was – ‘We are Stronger Together!’ and not forgetting ‘Women are always right!’ and from then on her phrasebook has become thicker by the day.
After many kilos gained (both of us), and many splendid desserts shared later I dare say we are both looking forwards to that day when we both say – I do!