Marriage is Beautiful...

"The greatest marriage  are built on teamwork. A mutual respect, a healthy dose of admiration, and a never-ending portion of love and grace" - Fawn Weaver

It's been a year since we exchanged our "I Do's".  The journey to our wedding day was one of the toughest path our relationship has to go through.  Yes, we have planned for it but there are a whole lot of unforeseen circumstances that almost didn't allow it to happen. One of the factors was the distance we had. He was in Chicago then, and I'm in Singapore. Priorities changed. All that we have talked about prior to LDR seemed to be thrown out of the picture. Time came that our relationship was not moving forward but rather falling apart.

I am on the verge of giving up. But then I realized, I asked this relationship from God. Kenneth was my answered prayer. How come I think of giving up someone whom I know is God's gift to me. What we are going through are just part of the challenges that our relationship has to conquer. So I kept on praying for God's guidance to help us both to find the way back to each other. And then in His perfect time, bykoi chose Love and went back home. Although that left us only a few months of preparation because I don't know what came to his mind that he wanted to marry me the soonest time possible. He thought that if it won't push through on January 2014, he will lose me forever. Besides, it's not about the wedding, it's the marriage that matters.

And we have proven that since Day One. Marriage is Beautiful. I won't say it was easy because we definitely had our own shares of ups and downs. But the greatest thing that ever happened to us since the day we got married is that our bond got a lot stronger. We are more open to each other. Our friendship flourished. Aside from being a husband and a wife, we became each others best'est' of friend.

100 months with Mr. "Meant-For-Me"

Everyone has their own definition of true love. Mine is simple, it's God's gift. He will give it to you in His perfect time.

Falling in love with bykoi and him falling in love with me is way beyond imagination. In college, even if we are in the same school and same course, I never thought that we are destined for each other until the time came that he started to notice me (because I'm brainy daw, Thank God for that!). But the "Insecure ME" kept on denying and evading what God wanted us to be. It took 8 months before I finally gave in and let love rule over my mind.

By then our relationship has went through a lot. The first three months was never easy. It's as if everything went so wrong. A lot of tears been cried. A lot of things I need to bear that letting go seemed to be the best option. But it's definitely not what God planned for us. He graces us with so much love to help us surpass everything.

And today, we are celebrating our 100th monthsary. We may be miles apart and the time difference sucks, in our hearts I know how thankful we are for having each other. And we'll never give up on us for the rest of our lives. One great true Love it is!

KISMET...

It was 8 years ago when God gave me one of the best gifts for my birthday..:) It was definitely an answered prayer.. I never expected that he has fallen in love with me.. It was not even in my wildest dream that we can be together(though I admit,I got a crush on him) ..We are really worlds apart (exagg!!, but that's what I felt before - damn all those insecurities). But if it's destined to happen, it will happen. It seems like yesterday - in front of that church. He wanted to accompany me to attend mass, but it's a NO NO for me, he has class on that day and studies should come first. An hour after the mass ended, I didn't expect that he will really follow me to church carrying a black backpack (I put emphasis on the "backpack" because he never brings backpack to school, it's just always a small notebook and a calculator in his pocket.) I can still remember his face when he brought out those things inside his backpack - my heart goes gaga.

Today, I am not only celebrating my birthday but also our 8th anniversary. I am so happy that we have surpassed all the trials our relationship encountered. God really know His ways. There are those times that letting go seems to be the right thing to do, but NO!, God never allows that to happen. He has shown us even the weirdest signs that we asked just to prove ourselves that we are meant for each other. You could never imagine all the signs that we've asked in the past 8 years (di bah bykoi?..hehe).

We may be continents apart but distance is the only thing that's between us.  The only thing that matters is the love we have in our hearts for each other.  Happy 8th Anniversary! I love you so much bykoi nako. I am looking forward to the day you'll come home.... and we both say "I do"... ♥

skype moments

P.S. Today is also our 1st anniversary of being engaged. :)
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Start of Something New!

Oh, the sweetness of freedom. It's so liberating that finally, I am now slowly living on my dreams. I have freed myself from all the fears and the urge to do whatever other people expected me to do. I AM NOW ME. I admit this is not an easy move. It will take a lot of courage to defy the norms.

This explains why my blog title is “Live.Laugh.Love.”. These three powerful words best embodies my journey to attain “ME”. 

I have always been good to the point on sacrificing my own dreams. Yes, I was living on other people’s dream. The need to belong and be accepted by the people around me started when I’m still in grade school. I was smart and happy kid. But experiencing a lot of bullying and emotional struggles has really affected my outlook in life. I slowly lost that happy kid who was so confident of herself. I went silent. I lost my voice. I lost ME. I have been living on proving people my worth.

BUT that was then, NOW, it’s all about me. Finally, that “Happy Kid” decided to live once more. I now learned that to truly LIVE, you have to be yourself.

Simply I wanna be HAPPY.:) If I am happy inside, it will definitely reflect to the people around me. I need to LAUGH on my mistakes and move on with much positivity. I know God will help me in this odyssey.

And the most important thing is to learn to LOVE myself. I need to allow myself to enjoy every moment of my life. And I want to thank my bykoi for helping me realize this. I am so lucky that God has given me the right man for me. (ehem!).

                                                      me and my bykoi <3

I hope you will enjoy reading my blogs and in a way I can touch your lives as I continue to share my new found life's purpose. :)

P.S. Finally, I'm able to publish this one.. It took quite some time.. I honestly find it easier to type in a COBOL program or a VB.Net code than to create this entry.. I'm not kidding!..:)