Recounting 2

Adding on a bit more for the record :)

To commemorate our 6 months anniversary then, I planned to go to Fort Canning Park to collect Saga seeds. Thought it would be pretty nice to get her a large bottle of this xiang xi dou, since she have never received any as a gift. On the day of the FOC appreciation dinner, I went to the fateful hill and spent about 5 hours under the afternoon sun (bumped into Jay who was in the area also, and had to lie my way thru to excuse myself to do the needful), combing the hill and managed to collect around 800++ seeds. (there were many curious stares from passer-bys and endless attacks by mosquitoes) Think i looked pretty much like a fool, climbing in and our of thick bushes (its where there are the most seeds cause most of the seeds in the open have been cleared by others...). It was the reason why I was late for the dinner and din want to take the chartered bus from hall. Back in hall, I washed the seeds and dried them in the dark (was worried that the guys at 69 might laugh at me for doing this). And finally gave it to her on our 6th month anniversary.

She had always wanted to visit the zoo. It would be a nice place to go, since the both of us r animal lovers. Then there was a good opportunity, when it was during the term break, and I had borrowed the car from dad for the day. I had promised to bring her to the zoo that day. However, I wasn’t feeling too well the night before, and on the morning of the visit itself, I can feel that I was going to fall sick with fever. Nonetheless, I still went along with the original plan, since it was such a rare opportunity and dear was so excited about it. Thus I just endured and toured the zoo with her. She liked the elephant show. I loved to see the raccoons. The white tigers were awesome. And we both agreed that the polar bear was so pitiful with the layer of algae sticking on its coat. But after we toured one round about the zoo, I couldn’t take it anymore. It was a sunny day but I felt cold and pain whenever the wind blew upon me. The tough front I had put up had collapsed. Then dear knew that I wasn’t feeling well. After some rest at the kfc, where we had some fun trying to feed the 2 roaming birds with our bun (remember how we favoured the timid one to the aggressive one?) I felt slightly better after that, so I thought it would be nice to finish the day by bringing her to our fave prata shop for some prata and milo dinosaur (even though I knew very well that I shouldn’t be eating that since i was sick). My fever took a turn for the worse when we returned to hall. Dear then took the trouble to keep rubbing me with wet towel to try to bring my temperature down. And thanks to her efforts, my fever finally went away that night. Thank you dear, sorry to make u worry!

And of course there are so many small small things and gestures that I did for her:

I hated shopping a lot, especially window shopping, just like any other normal guy would. It was a waste of time to go round n round the shopping malls, looking at things that guys wouldn't buy. But ever since IA started for me, I had been going window shopping with dear for almost every weekend cause that was 1 of the activity that we can spend a lot of time together. Although I still dun like shopping, but I'm still willing to go along with her. Just spending time together is happy enough. (though i still dun like shopping)

Talking on the phone was another one of my most dreaded activity. Being the "telephone operator" at home since young (receive a lot of calls, but absolutely none r mine) made me hate the telephone. Used to hate receiving calls, even if it was from dear. But ever since IA started, I took the initiative to call her every other night, cause she said she like to hear my voice. Initially it was a pain for me to make the calls. But as time went by I gradually got to enjoy talking on the phone with her.

Whenever we have our meals together, if I see her cutlery falling onto the table (the tables r not very clean in NTU), i would just exchange mine with her. If we ordered the same food, I would give her the plate which looks better. During our daily studying days at Canteen B, I would always buy yakult for her after dinner everyday so that she will be healthy! (i tink its a bit ex to buy the individual bottles). I would pass her my windbreaker whenever she felt cold (even if i'm feeling cold too, but its ok since I can take the cold better than her) I would always try to help her carry her bags, especially when its heavy, from the school to shopping malls to trekking. It doesn't matter whether the bag she is using is girly or not. As long as she won't get tired. Although I know many of my guy frens consider that opening the car door for ur girl is pretentious in the modern society, I'd do that whenever its convenient or appropriate (not the type where I have to get out of the car, go over to open the door for her, then get back into the car again). If she is happy when I do it, then I'm ok with what others perceive.Whenever its dark, I would insist on sending her home (irregardless of how late or how tired I was) and would always walk her to the doorstep, without fail, because I dun think the area looks safe at night.

I never liked to borrow Baocun's car. I knew that he was fine with lending people his car (esp me cos he trusts me and I'm his roomie!), but i dun tink its appropriate for people to constantly take advantage of him because he is nice. However, I would still occasionally borrow Baocun's car to help buy supper for everyone (only when dear is hungry!), bring her to JP for a quick meal or buying groceries, or even fetch her from her workplace (during her IA) Thanks Baocun! (sorry for borrowing 'my' car for so many times!)

Dear wanted to borrow my laptop to do her fyp in school, and I lent it to her (that's y i have to write my blogs in office; because that was my only comp at home!). It was pretty heavy and she had quite a bit of notes to carry then. Dad's van wasn't available then, so I couldn't drive her back to school and she had to take the train instead. I was worried that the luggage might be too heavy for her, so I accompanied her back to school on train, just to help relieve her load. It added up to a total of 4++ hours of travelling time on a late Sunday night. (i still have to work on monday morning!). It was an awful long time for someone so used to personal transports.

Last semester when we were both in school, dear din have any free periods on friday for lunch. I thought it would be good that I buy her lunch and send it to class for her. So with the only free period i have for the day (1230 to 1330), I'd go from South Spine to North Spine to buy her a Macdonald's Lunch, and go up to the tutorial rooms and wait for her outside. Sometimes she would sneak out from her tutorial class (she claimed it was Not Too Useful too) to eat with me. It was a pretty cute sight, and the cleaner auntie (who was scheduled to clean the toilet around the area at that time every friday) would always comment that "u r so sweet to ur girlfriend" whenever she saw me waiting there with the MacDonald's meal.

Whenever we have to walk in carparks, along pavements next to the road, or on the roads where there are no pavements, I'd always put myself between her and the road, or go infront of her when there are no pavements, to reduce her exposure to dangers. So that in case if anything bad happens, she would be less likely to get injured. (I'm more aware and reactive to the surrounding dangers, so it better for me to face the dangers than her. Actually I'm rather selfish, I'd rather go earlier than her... CHOI !!!!)

Love u my dear!!!

(coming up next: Things that my dear did for me!! I remember and appreciate them! )