The year was 2011. I had finally gotten my Marketing Diploma and had been looking for a marketing job, any marketing job, for about 3 months. On that day, I was at one of the shops in Bugis Junction browsing through clothes when I received a call informing me that I secured the Marketing Coordinator position at UWS. The interview had just taken place 3 hours prior to the call so I was quite surprised. Some of my friends told me the fact that they decided to hire so hastily may not have been a good thing and that they may be very short-handed. But I took it anyway.
The first 6 months of the job was hell for me and I really wanted to quit, but somehow I stayed on. This went on for a couple of years till one day a new colleague, Marie, joined us. I was excited because she was also an IJ girl and I guess it felt like we had some kinda affinity as she was also a Catholic. Turns out she was really affable and I kept telling her she was one of the nicest girls I knew!
Fast forward a couple of years later, she told me she wanted to introduce me to one of the nicest guys SHE knew (probably after hearing me lament so many times about how it’s so hard to find a good guy nowadays) and though I was a little hesitant, I had just started being open to meeting friends of friends and thought why not.
I was quite nervous on the day we met but Kingston’s friendliness eased me and playing Cards Against Humanity definitely helped a lot! I found out later he was a little nervous too and initially thought I looked abit unfriendly. =x I thought he was cute and friendly, but what I liked the most was that we could have long conversations. At the end of that day, he gave me a lift home and we ended up sitting at my void deck, so immersed in conversation that we didn’t even realize 4 hours had passed.
But I was totally not expecting that I would fall head over heels in love with this awesome guy.
I love him so much I don’t even know where to begin or how to even put it in proper words but I’ll try. I love it that he’s close to his family and friends. I love it that he has such a kind heart and is nice to everyone. I love his positivity and chillness. I love that he’s always looking towards God for guidance. These are just the main points; if I list everything I love about him this will be a VERY long post because I love everything about him!
He’s the sweetest to me, always so understanding and supportive of everything. He is super thoughtful, even with the small things like sending me up all the way to my gate, wanting to carry my stuff ALL THE TIME, always making sure he’s walking on my left (I prefer that coz my bag is on my right) and countless other things! He takes an interest in things I do and am interested in and reads my blog (HI LOVE!) even though he doesn’t really like to read.
He makes me wanna believe in fairy tales again. He makes me laugh at the cutely silly things he says and does. He makes me feel secure, like I can really trust him with all my heart (which is a little scary, but I’m all in this time). He makes me feel loved. He makes me want to be a better person (yeah so cliché I know, but it’s a fact!). He is literally EVERYTHING I wanted and more.
A lot of people say that this is just the honeymoon period and that it will pass, but even if it does, I have a really good feeling about us. It feels different and it just feels right. I was right, there are still good guys around. I don’t know how I got so lucky to have someone like him in my life, but I’m thanking God (and Marie!) for this blessing and I’m just gonna enjoy this for as long as I can (hopefully VERY VERY VERY long).
So ya, looking back, the day I chose to accept the UWS job I made one of the best decisions of my life. If not I would never have met Marie and never have met him.
Sorry for the lengthy and super mushy post, here’s a photo of us (photobombed by the dustbin) to balance out all these words! :D
