Our Lovestory

After getting myself into so much trouble trying to get hold of this love letter/story, now here it is...the sweet side of  the love of my life, Joseph King. Written back in 2008, this was our entry for a Valentine's Day treat courtesy of 7Days newspaper called Dubai's Hottest Couple of 2008 where the lucky pair will win an exciting hot air balloon ride but unfortunately we didn't win.

Well, this is a very rare chance to relive these memories so I've posted some pictures in between and I had to go through all our pictures taken all the way back in 2007. But before anything else, I would just like to say I'm sorry first to Joe and I found (well the truth is I've desperately looked for it) this wall post you sent me on facebook on 08 January 2009 at 23:10pm and I guess this time I'll have to send it back to you...

There's one sad truth in life I've found
While journeying east and west -
The only folks we really wound
Are those we love the best.
We flatter those we scarcely know,
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those who love us best

I'm sorry mahal ko ♥

And you can change your email password again by the way :p

So without further ado, here's how our crazy lovestory started:

Joe on a land rig before I met him :D Posing for "What's that over there?"

This is my Australian friend, Hayley! I miss you X

And this is Lewis, he will always be a special friend  to me ;)

;) see more of our graffitis in my previous blog!

Our very first photo

He said he never liked taking pictures...

yeah right! ;)

hehe

The Engagement Ring

Our Engagement Party

On a rig in the middle of the sea

Inside his room and he made this out of boredom...

In our first nest and first Christmas together in Mankhool

On the plane to our  first vacation together in the Philippines

Holding a  Balut (boiled duck egg, apparently the #1 Most Terrifying Food in the World) and yes he refused to eat it, lighweight!  - Baguio, City

At the Manor House, for our wedding preparation

New Year's Eve 2007 trying to eat one of our guinea pig

Just arrived in Coco Loco Island in Palawan

Messing about before we go to sleep

After touring the whole island within just 30 minutes he wanted to write the word HELP in the sand

And I wanted to have a picture with the word HELP he wrote in the sand LOL

Lunch in a beach resort somewhere in Puerto Princessa

I'm actually trying to cover his face from getting sun burnt but for some reason, in this pic it looks like he was trying to poke something LOL

My stuntman

And so the story continues:

On our  Honeymoon before our Wedding, 5 months pregnant with Ethan - Long Beach Island, Phuket Thailand

On our  Honeymoon before our Wedding - Koh Phi Phi Island, Thailand :D

Our stag-hen night do in the red light district of Bangkok

Our wedding in Bangkok, Thailand 8th October 2008

New Year's Day 2009 in Hassocks UK - 8 months pregnant with Ethan

The first time he held Ethan - Eastbourne General Hospital UK 5th February 2009

The first time he held Elijah - in the labour room Zulekha Hospital, Dubai 14 September  2010 :)

Ethan David Narciso King - 2 yrs old

Elijah Christopher King - 10 months

the monsters who keep us together...LOL

To Joe, I hope you read this once again. I was actually hoping we could read this together on our Anniversary but I guess that's quite impossible right now. Our story began marvellously – love at first sight, more or less, and I can still remember like it happened just yesterday. And I couldn’t have asked for any other way to meet you, and fall in love with you. I wonder how we found each other, or if we had anything to do with it at all. Was it a chance encounter or was it fate? (credits to myspace and facebook! LOL) Everything was indeed too good to be true but look at us now? 4 years together plus we've had two beautiful boys Ethan and Elijah in addition to our crazy lovestory.

I feel rather depressed right now whilst writing this, looking at our old gazzillion photos and I don't have much to say really (really?!)... other than I really miss the Joe who wrote that love letter/story, my tootsie who frequently asks how was my day going and calls me petal, pumpkin, moody face, babf, life ko, mahal ko and whatevs LOL! Who wants me to give him a call just so he could hear my voice, who tells me he loves me so much his heart's already bursting, so much  that most of the time he can't even find the words to describe it...it just makes him smile...but then again, maybe it's just too good to be true! He said people do change, that marriage is not just all about flowers and chocolates, and no fairytales, boohoo! :( 

But even though there will be rough patches in the future, I know we’ll be alright. Our marriage has been a whirlwind of love. We can’t say that we're perfect, but all of the struggles, doubts, hopes, fears, failures and triumphs of our relationship made us where and what we are today. I know that I have to work at our relationship and keep growing with him and my goal in life is to love him more this year than I did last and keep reading this blog called Why I love My Husband-100 WAYS YOU CAN LOVE YOUR HUSBAND HIS WAY! to keep me going LOL kidding!


Like us, everyone has their own lovestory to write and to share, I wonder tho  if we could still continue writing the next part of our lovestory... This time next year? In five years? Ten years? Fifty years?

Happy 4th Anniversay...

We Only Part To Meet Again

So today was my last day of work. And today, my mind has been flooded with mixed feelings - happy about my new career opportunity but at the same time it makes me sad to know that I am leaving a company which gave me many friends and with whom I am sure I will remain friends for a long time.

I will be sad to leave, and can truthfully say that I will miss all of you. Thank you so much for making my time at Retail is Detail LLC a truly enjoyable one.

wacky mode

I said where is the steering wheel?

So this is the little steering thingy and you have to hold it like this!? haha

I love this shot... Dawson's Creek-ish haha

I'm gonna miss this ipis killer haha! No really I will miss you Lhet :(

I'm sad... :(

Need to experience the Big Bus ride

I will miss you all!!!

I wish I could just take you all with me lol!

We only part to meet again...

Love at first Graffiti

You'll find this post a little cheesy because I'm going to show you what my hubby and I's been busy with a few days before and after we've met 4 years ago, drawing graffitis on our facebook wall. From a random morning greeting to a red heart where both our initials were written in it...how's that for a love at first graffiti?

He sent me an FB message as well saying
"Manana bebe!

How was your evening? I'm up early again...hate this early morning shit.

btw, thats spanish if you didn't know ;)" CHEESY!

I somehow impressed him with my not so artsy graffiti (I spent 10 minutes doing this!), it's Joe about to jump off the rig because he wants to go back to dry land after being stuck in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for almost a month. His comment was:
"Lol...i had a look and i love it! Its almost like you took a photo...I have had no internets all morning, been close to suicide but its back now so I'm happy again.." 

He even said "I'm gonna do the same old shit tonight.. go to the gym for 1/2 hour then surf the net until I'm so tired my head hits the keyboard....hey, do you think you could call the cops and tell them I've been kidnapped by a gang of Malaysian transexuals and that they've taken me to a horrible place? Tell them to send a helicopter...and bring some beer"

Also "Oh no babe....they are gonna move the rig in a little, could mean no internets for a few days. If you don't hear from me it means the internet isn't back or....i've jumped overboard and been eaten by a shark or more likely a school of tuna"

he made this graffiti and sent to me as soon as he landed Dubai...

and I sent this to him and was so excited to meet him in person LOL

Joe messaged me on facebook when he was still in Malaysia saying "Man, I'm jealous of you & hayley...I'm gonna hit the town big time when I get back, wild horses won't stop me :)" and maybe that's why he made this

when we we're still on Myspace chat and  Joe was in Malaysia, he asked me what do I want for a present when he gets back to Dubai and I said I wanted a step ladder so I can reach his height and punch him in the face! That's why I made this graffiti :D

There used to be a facebook app where you can create a pet and let them fight against your friend's pet. Bugger I forgot what it's called :( So the above graffiti, my pet Loka Loka has died and was killed by Joe's pet named Mofo... hmpf! So I wrote this:

Dear Mofo,

I have to go home now and have a rest...well dont worry about the duel itll happen one day soon...maybe facebook still workin on it.

So yeah, just enjoy listening to your Rocky music and and be prepared...lmao!

love,
xLokaLokax

p.s.

chat to u again tomorrow...gudnyt!

And he replied:

Dear LokaLoka

Its only a matter of time before my wonderful drawing comes true..I await the day with great happiness

You might be better off bringing along your family, that way you can have the funeral on the same day...(evil laugh, wait for it).....HAHAHAHAHAH!

Have fun my precious..

All my love Mofo


See you tomorrow

Yes, he was a shy guy when I first met him! He couldn't say a word when he saw me, except of course "You look beautiful tonight" Cheesy again! :p But really, I think he was tall and handsome...back then! haha

and I guess that this was the sign that we became officially an item...he even asked me if he can change his status to in a relationship with me LOL!

Aaaaah happy and cheesy times.....

Fact - You

I'm writing this because Joe (my husband) and I's anniversary is coming up and we all love reminiscing the good old past everytime this certain date comes, remembering the very first moment you set your eyes to this total (hot) stranger and how it eventually ended up with that sweet feeling in the heart, and a heartwarming good love story (drama queen!). We actually celebrate two anniversy dates every year, one is the date when we officially become an "item" LOL and the second is our wedding anniversary which is of course when we got married :D

Last week, Joe finally read my blogs for the first time when his workmates sent him the link (thanks!) but he's not happy about me blogging specially about him and it's sad because... there's no stopping me baby! haha And my blog for today is.... 1 million facts about Joseph King. Just kidding! Actually I just found out one random fact today morning when we were on our way to work. You see every morning before we leave home, I make a coffee and we share and drink it while I drive us to work and I've noticed it long time back that he never drinks where I took a sip in the coffee cup. First I just thought that maybe I just happen to pass the cup in the other way and the part where I took a sip was not the one facing him therefore he will of course not drink where I drank. But this morning, he intentionally turned the cup around when he saw that he almost drank where I took a sip! Well, I didn't intentionally pass the cup and see if my silly suspicion is right but baby, we have already kissed and smooched and all and yeah we even kiss before you go down the car but why refuse to drink where I've taken sip in the coffee cup??? Weirdo! LOL I don't wanna sound like constantly whinging about my hubby like these group of wives in HERE LOL so I'd probably better stop now and perhaps just blog about the good, funny and sweet side of him instead? haha Watch this space! :p