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“Sweetheart, we’ve known each other through thick and thin for the longest time. And I have a feeling you might be thinking this is long overdue… but I would like to marry you.”
The Proposal
[image provided by the author, Mushamir Mustafa]
Girl:
He proposed to me while we were flying.
I knew he wanted to propose by the end of this year. He knows I’m a strong believer in choosing a feng shui date.
So to make sure it’s a date I would agree with, he called up my mom to ask. It was supposed to be a surprise, but my mom didn’t know and called me, saying she spoke to the feng shui master of the time period we should get married.
I was caught off guard, thinking, “Mom, what are you talking about?”
[image provided by the author, Mushamir Mustafa]
I knew he had been planning on this proposal for a while, so I didn’t want to ‘bocor’ the whole thing. By this time, we had already picked out the date for our wedding. I had already been thinking, “eh, there’s no proposal?”
Guy:
I was co-ordinating this master plan for the proposal with her sisters. I told one of her sisters to ask her mom to find out what is the perfect day, consult the feng shui master, and all that.
[image provided by the author, Mushamir Mustafa]
When we were in the hot air balloon, I was trying to find the perfect timing.
Many propose right as it lifts off.
They usually have the banners printed out, things like that. But to me, I feel that you would want to just enjoy the scenery first at the beginning.
[image provided by the author, Mushamir Mustafa]
Initially, I was thinking of playing the harmonica/other instrument in the hot air balloon itself. However, my learning curve wasn’t that fast when it comes to learning a musical instrument.
The Relationship Story
Girl:
We’ve been together for about 3 years. We met in 2005. At the time, we were just hi-bye friends. He was in another firm planning events.
Guy:
She came by to an event I was organising, and I talked to her there. So that’s where our story starts.
[image provided by the author, Mushamir Mustafa]
Our Advice To Anyone Planning To Propose
Guy:
Plan early. Make many plans, have backup plans! Have a few dates, just in case something comes up. If you want to learn a musical instrument, learn it ahead of time.
Girl:
Don’t reveal anything to the mother-in-law!
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