Anniversary

It’s quite an amazing thing to wake up one day, look at your spouse, and realize that both of you have been married for 10 years.

Because when you think about it, 10 years is a long time, isn’t it?

There we were, young ‘kids’ fresh out of school for no more than three years or so (I was 27, and she 24), committing to each other for life on 19 December 1997 not knowing much about the journey we’d undertake together.

Looking back on the past decade, we’ve had our share of fights, difficulties, disappointments, joys, and triumphs. Along the way, we bought our own abode, tried to have a child (without success, fortunately in some ways but that’s another story), and most importantly, learned what marriage really means and entails.

And after all these years, it’s still amazing that we still possess those little qualities that spice up our daily lives, like how we still have that spark, that ‘psychic’ connection with each other, and all those little weird and idiosyncratic things we do that identifies us as a married couple indeed.

Above all, we thank God that we still love each other deeply and are able to do so because of His mercy and grace.

With lots and loads and oodles and tons of love…

Happy 10th Anniversary, babe!

Photo by WTLphoto.

Six years ago on this date, September 11, more than 3,000 people lost their lives in a matter of minutes as two commercial jet airliners crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.

I still remember it very clearly.

Just as those who experienced first-hand seeing J.F.K. shot remember vividly what they were doing at the time of his death, I remember this event so clearly like it only happened minutes ago.

My wife and I had just finished up some shopping we needed to get done at Ikea, and have just reached home. As I switched the television set on to CNN, these horrific pictures greeted us.

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