I was really looking forward to this year's Valentine's Day as Joshua and I booked tickets to the Singapore Flyer. Just that morning, I was attending a mothers' gathering and some ladies commented that V Day is over-commercialized and overrated. In some sense, I agree cos the crowd there was indeed daunting. We had to wait in the queue for 1 and a half hours for a 30 min ride! It sure ran counter-intuitive for a financially conscious person like me to spend $399 for a run-of-the-mill bouquet, 2 glasses of cheap champagne and a goodie bag full of vouchers designed to trick people into spending even more money. (The 5 pieces of chocolates were quite good though.) However, time spent with Joshua is never wasted. There were always things to talk about and since all the people there were couples, we didn't feel awkward to PDA (Public Display of Affections)...
[Just a sidetrack... someone ever said that nowadays couples act like they are married when are not but act like they are not married when they eventually are. I see that it is sadly true for some couples when I observed the crowd around us. There were a few with wedding bands, assumedly married, stood apart from each other most of the time and looked bored in the queue while many young unmarried couples were busy groping at each other.]
Anyway, it was still a special experience as we found the situation very much like boarding an aeroplane which reminded us of our honeymoon... heh heh. Putting into practice what I learnt from the mothers' gathering to find loving things to do for one's spouse, I made the extra effort last min to dress up, wear my contact lens and put on make up as I know it would please Joshua, granted it was tough to maintain picture perfection while nursing a bad flu. Goodness! I really don't remember the last time I bothered to do all that... :P
Thank God that He is the center and the sustainer of our marriage. May He enable us to grow in love for each other as we continue to work on our relationship!
[Just a sidetrack... someone ever said that nowadays couples act like they are married when are not but act like they are not married when they eventually are. I see that it is sadly true for some couples when I observed the crowd around us. There were a few with wedding bands, assumedly married, stood apart from each other most of the time and looked bored in the queue while many young unmarried couples were busy groping at each other.]
Anyway, it was still a special experience as we found the situation very much like boarding an aeroplane which reminded us of our honeymoon... heh heh. Putting into practice what I learnt from the mothers' gathering to find loving things to do for one's spouse, I made the extra effort last min to dress up, wear my contact lens and put on make up as I know it would please Joshua, granted it was tough to maintain picture perfection while nursing a bad flu. Goodness! I really don't remember the last time I bothered to do all that... :P
Thank God that He is the center and the sustainer of our marriage. May He enable us to grow in love for each other as we continue to work on our relationship!
The Singapore Flyer up front
The beautiful night view from the top of the ferris wheel
Us inside the capsule
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