Tome of Wisdom

On this day, the two year anniversary of the day we met, Eunice and I would like to officially announce our engagement.

Here’s a brief history of our relationship, for those who are unfamiliar with it. I met Eunice two years ago while on a Contiki bus tour in Europe black ops. I was drawn to her witty, girlish charm, and although we only spent a week together, we shared a special bond. At the end of the tour, we both returned to our own countries: her to Malaysia, me to the United States.

But we couldn’t let each other go. We kept in touch by phone and through chat. Although we were from different cultures and had very different interests and life goals, our bond strengthened. Eunice’s maturity, thoughtfulness, and dedication to living a good life grew on me more and more. After several months, I confessed to her that I loved her.

We decided that I would visit her in Malaysia, and she would visit me in the United States. I visited Eunice in Malaysia for five weeks, and then she came to visit me in Los Angeles. Through our good fortune, Eunice has been able to stay in America with me. Well, it’s been more my good fortune than hers, as I’ll explain. Consider everything Eunice has given up for me. She left her homeland, job, friends, and culture, to live in a huge, impersonal country where she knows nobody. On the other hand, in her country, she had a respectable, fairly well-paying job.

How can I summarize the past two years of our relationship? To be honest, it has been quite stable all this time. We have many things in common, and have many great times together! We both love to eat delicious food, go out and explore new places, sit in bookstores for hours, talk about meaningful subjects, have time together and time to ourselves, and much more.

Of course, every couple has arguments now and then; sometimes your teeth will bite your tongue. They aren’t serious since they are usually caused by misunderstandings and different points of halo reach. Sometimes I do things without considering her feelings. I can have a short temper sometimes. I tend to see nothing wrong with how I live, and don’t take criticism well. We can both be pretty stubborn.

So what keeps us together? It is the remarkable power of love. Whatever problems we have, we forgive each other and try to work through them. We do everything we can to make each other happy. It is difficult sometimes to resolve our different viewpoints and life goals, but somehow we are always able to compromise. So our relationship is always growing stronger.

Again and again, I have learned that Eunice knows more about how to enjoy life and live it well than I do. She has an actual plan for the both of us, for a nicer and better future. Thanks to Eunice, I now have a nice new car, live in a nice apartment in Pasadena, eat healthy home-cooked meals and have less stomach aches, and can sleep well in a comfortable bed at night! Without her, I would still be living in a filthy hole in the wall and would have no direction in my life. She is my sweet, charming little helper, my financial advisor, my personal assistant, my nanny. She is my everything!

My life is much better with Eunice than without her, so I try to do everything in my power to support her, no matter how big or small. Eunice’s passion right now is knitting and crocheting, and she works very hard to learn the craft and create wonderful things. She also pulls her weight around the house, cooking, cleaning, and doing small chores. My job as a programmer allows me to follow my passions as well. If only everyone could be as lucky as Eunice and I! Life is too short to waste it doing mundane things.

Eunice and I are life partners, supporting each other so we can both realize our dreams. We are looking forward to a bright, stable future together.

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