Recently I got married. …Huh? What?!? Yeah, it’s true, after all I’m friggin human, I’m 36 bloody years old, I’m not gay, and I also wanna have a family of my own, and like it or not, destiny seems to have decided that it’s about time this …err thing happened.
Although destiny didn’t put it in such a straight-forward kinda way. No, don’t get me wrong, everything went on quite normally at first. There was friendship (we knew each other since January 2006, but never in our minds thought we’d be together, …we used to tease each other and pair each other off to potential partners). There was love (of course) and then a proposal (first, on the phone with my now-wife and then I went to her house and family in Assam state and formally proposed to her mother and her brothers). There was courtship (for about ONE WHOLE MONTH, after she accepted my proposal hehehe – when in India, do as the Indians do, right?). There was rivalry, …a lot of rivalry (after all my wife’s not that bad looking and somehow seems to attract a lot of …unwanted (on my part) attention, which include big names which I will refrain from naming here, and yours truly isn’t that bad in the attraction department himself, never would have guessed huh? hehehe). There were a lot of obstacles, ...there was a lot of heartache (refer to my earlier entries – “A Note of Illumination” and “Casualties of Love”). And finally there was our daring escape from Mizoram, when my wife left everything and everyone that she knew, to be with me, God bless her, and it’s no easy task to escape from Mizoram or for the matter of fact, her village (and her house which is inaccessible by car), without a soul knowing about it (don’t believe me, just let me see you do it). So, there you have it, we’re together and happily married now, far from the reaches of Mizoram.
And somehow, after you’re married your writing creativity and inspiration just don’t seem to work?!? …beats me, …but maybe there’s just no bloody free-time, …oh, YES HONEY, I’m coming…
By the way, my wife’s name is Anu, short for Anuradha Rajput.
Gary & Anu at the Sun Temple, Konark, Orissa
Gary & Anu at Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Although destiny didn’t put it in such a straight-forward kinda way. No, don’t get me wrong, everything went on quite normally at first. There was friendship (we knew each other since January 2006, but never in our minds thought we’d be together, …we used to tease each other and pair each other off to potential partners). There was love (of course) and then a proposal (first, on the phone with my now-wife and then I went to her house and family in Assam state and formally proposed to her mother and her brothers). There was courtship (for about ONE WHOLE MONTH, after she accepted my proposal hehehe – when in India, do as the Indians do, right?). There was rivalry, …a lot of rivalry (after all my wife’s not that bad looking and somehow seems to attract a lot of …unwanted (on my part) attention, which include big names which I will refrain from naming here, and yours truly isn’t that bad in the attraction department himself, never would have guessed huh? hehehe). There were a lot of obstacles, ...there was a lot of heartache (refer to my earlier entries – “A Note of Illumination” and “Casualties of Love”). And finally there was our daring escape from Mizoram, when my wife left everything and everyone that she knew, to be with me, God bless her, and it’s no easy task to escape from Mizoram or for the matter of fact, her village (and her house which is inaccessible by car), without a soul knowing about it (don’t believe me, just let me see you do it). So, there you have it, we’re together and happily married now, far from the reaches of Mizoram.
And somehow, after you’re married your writing creativity and inspiration just don’t seem to work?!? …beats me, …but maybe there’s just no bloody free-time, …oh, YES HONEY, I’m coming…
By the way, my wife’s name is Anu, short for Anuradha Rajput.
Gary & Anu at the Sun Temple, Konark, Orissa
Gary & Anu at Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
8 comments:
Eh! How come don't have the Princess Diana post (there the one right in front of Taj Mahal, sitting at one the benches one-le? Anyways, I am not speaking on behalf of all the oldies and am also not encouraging the unmarried ones to do something as "romantic" as this but from the bottom of my heart, congratulations. Can't wait to meet Anu...
Love, June
Erm..., sorry the comment above is by June Liew and not June something else, ya.
Love again, June (Grandma of Canning Garden's June)
congratulations. we (the family n the cousins) are all longing to meet anu. so do try to bring her back during chinese new year k. i dont mind trying some nepali dishes. *oink oink..
Congrats. Who would have thought that there would be high drama involved in love ... but then, if anyone in the family gets into such escapades it would be Gary Ong , huh ?? Happy New Year and welcome to the family, Anu.
Love,
Jane
Congratulations Gary…….. & Happy New Year….
How are u & how’s your marriage life going on?
When u coming to Malaysia & introduce your wife to me? Hehehe!!!
Selvi
Hi GARY!!
Belated HAPPY NEW YEAR!! After long break
Congrats!!wish you a Happy Married life.Hope you visit us your Mizoram frans again with your family.
Have you managed to get Anu a Passport ? Need any help ? Please call my friend, Tan Chai Ho or Michael Chong. Why they would help ? Just make yourself Chairman of MCA Club, India. Old Pook Club members can double-up as members in MCA Club India too. Take care.
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