Pektus's Journals

I woke up at 8:30AM today, late for gym as usual (a good sleep is hard to come by nowadays), expecting my girlfriend later in the afternoon. So I took a shower, put my gym things in my bag and got dressed, ready for workout. Before I hurried up to the gym, i took a glance at the engagement ring i got for my girlfriend, paused for a few minutes, and thought long and hard if and when i should give it to her.




So off to the gym I went. I didn't even remember telling her (or I forgot to text her) that I was going to the gym that day. After arriving in the gym, I changed my shirt, and spent 30 minutes in the threadmill while thinking of her and the ring. I have decided to give it to her later in the afternoon.

Finished my program at about 12noon, and while taking a shower, she called me on my mobile. She asked if i went to the gym (but of course, I forgot to tell her), and if I want to meet her in glorietta mall. Told her to just go straight to my apartment (yes, she have a keys) and i'll be going there after i picked up something in the mall. That something, was of course white tulips, which i planned of putting the ring inside the flower so as to give some element of surprise to her. Why tulips and why the color white? because it was her favorite flower, and i remembered her telling me and her mom, that she will marry whoever gave her 3 white tulips. Of course, i have given the same flower to her, but that was years ago. So I went, and searched for white tulips in the mall, asked the customer service station (even guards) where i can find flower shops. Holland tulips was the only one who have stocks of tulips, but even there, they have no white tulips. Even went to greenbelt and pasay road to search for those precious tulips. Damn, i should have planned this 2 days before, but even then she will know, 'cause she'll be asking me a lot of questions... Before i went to pasay road, i called her again on her mobile and ask her what she wants for lunch. so i bought our lunch, went to pasay road where there are 3 florist (all closed) in front of Coronado bowling alley. in my frustration, i rode the jeep, still looking at stores in pasay road where they may be selling flowers on a sunday. received a text from her that she's already in my apartment, so i text'd back that i was on my way. when i arrived at my apartment, i found her reading Harry Potter book V, and asked her to help me fix our lunch. so we had our lunch, and while eating, i asked her if she wants her surprise, but i told her that half i didn't get the half of it (the tulips). But she insisted, so after eating, i get the ring from my drawer, knelt down before her and asked "Will you marry me?", and she answered “Yes, I will marry you”. I can feel her excitement and happiness when i put it on her. still glazing, she asked me the details about the ring (amount, carat,etc., but of course, guys who give gifts don't want tell these things). After this, we fixed the table, asked her if she wants some food while watching the movie "13 going on 30". so off we went to mercury drugstore, then 7-11, picked up 2 cans of soda and pringles (sour cream and onion). and so we watched the movie, took a nap, and then went to church for the 6:30pm mass. we didn't bring an umbrella, and it rained minutes before the end of the mass. we were soaked, and i didn't know that on our street, when it rain this hard, the street is flooded. we went up to my apartment with my fiancee, i changed shirt and shorts, got the umbrellas, and off we went to her house in fairview. i went home at about 10pm, arrived at 11pm, put my clothes in the dryer (which i forgot to get before we went to mass), and slept. This is one fo the happiest days of my life. if you want to read her side of the story, click here.