Here Comes The Bride!
Hello folks! Am back from Shanghai - well, actually, I got back close to 5 days ago.
First, the good news, as an outcome from the Shanghai outing - I'm getting engaged in a few months and I'm getting married in the first half of next year! :)
I'm very excited and so is the future Mrs. Stingray. She's lovely - in all senses of the word.
The best things in life are pleasant surprises - when happiness walks in unexpectedly, when you're not really looking. I guess there is no grander plan in our lives other than God's plan, for us. I continue to be humbled by His continuous blessings and grateful for it all.
Yes, married life will bring with it some changes and I guess I'm more prepared now for those changes to happen.
As a wise elderly lady in Shanghai said to me: "As we age, we must move towards goodness and all things which improve us, as a person. We must not let our ego stand in the way".
How true. Although I'm probably one of the most self-reflective people I know, but there have been certain things that I've held on to all these years, which I've been reluctant to let go of. Maybe it's the refusal to age gracefully, maybe it's the desire to hang on to the remnants of a misspent youth.
But many of these things that I've hung on to, in these last few years - have ceased to be meaningful to me. It's like I do it because the repetition makes me feel secure that life will remain the same and nothing upsetting will happen to make it worse.
And I'm ready to give all of those things up for a greater joy, a greater meaning in a greater lifetime sharing that looks very, very promising.
Thank you, Mrs Stingray - for your willingness to share your life with me.
Thank you to your parents and siblings, for their warm and welcoming acceptance, of me - and my future role as your husband.
Thank you, God - for happiness that I've waited for, for a very long time. And for providing a deeper meaning to this existence. Your bounty knows no limits.
And Mum - your last amanat before your passing on, will finally be fulfilled.
Please have no fear anymore for me spending the rest of my life, alone. She's lovely, committed, hardworking and a wonderful companion - you would have been proud of my choice, Mum.
I know it.
So, InsyaAllah - here comes the bride!
First, the good news, as an outcome from the Shanghai outing - I'm getting engaged in a few months and I'm getting married in the first half of next year! :)
I'm very excited and so is the future Mrs. Stingray. She's lovely - in all senses of the word.
The best things in life are pleasant surprises - when happiness walks in unexpectedly, when you're not really looking. I guess there is no grander plan in our lives other than God's plan, for us. I continue to be humbled by His continuous blessings and grateful for it all.
Yes, married life will bring with it some changes and I guess I'm more prepared now for those changes to happen.
As a wise elderly lady in Shanghai said to me: "As we age, we must move towards goodness and all things which improve us, as a person. We must not let our ego stand in the way".
How true. Although I'm probably one of the most self-reflective people I know, but there have been certain things that I've held on to all these years, which I've been reluctant to let go of. Maybe it's the refusal to age gracefully, maybe it's the desire to hang on to the remnants of a misspent youth.
But many of these things that I've hung on to, in these last few years - have ceased to be meaningful to me. It's like I do it because the repetition makes me feel secure that life will remain the same and nothing upsetting will happen to make it worse.
And I'm ready to give all of those things up for a greater joy, a greater meaning in a greater lifetime sharing that looks very, very promising.
Thank you, Mrs Stingray - for your willingness to share your life with me.
Thank you to your parents and siblings, for their warm and welcoming acceptance, of me - and my future role as your husband.
Thank you, God - for happiness that I've waited for, for a very long time. And for providing a deeper meaning to this existence. Your bounty knows no limits.
And Mum - your last amanat before your passing on, will finally be fulfilled.
Please have no fear anymore for me spending the rest of my life, alone. She's lovely, committed, hardworking and a wonderful companion - you would have been proud of my choice, Mum.
I know it.
So, InsyaAllah - here comes the bride!
posted by Stingrayz | 9:22 PM
26 Comments:
Alhamdulillah! First to say TAHNIAH!
Congratulations, stingray. I can feel you are in Cloud 9 now. I'm going to tell my ex-colleague who first introduced me to your blog that you're off the market now. Oops, she's married too. Haha...
Your future in-laws look quite distinguished. Is that her brother in the photos? He looks kind of garang!
Babu:
Thanks, bro'. :)
My future in-laws are quite down to earth people and very loving to each other and welcoming to other around them.
My future brother-in-law is a great guy with an amazing sense of humour. Tak garang langsung, from what I can see! :)
June:
Thanks, June.
Nice to know that a whole bunch of married women are reading my blog. No wonder I was single for so long! ;)
Congratulations! This news really make me cry. I truly understand what it feels like to have finally found love after a very, very long wait.
You get what you give. God has been generous to you simply because you have been generous to others.
And I can tell both of you truly deserve each other. There can be no better Mrs Stingray.
Happy, happy, happy...
Tun Teja
Conratulations.
Have been your silent reader for quite a while. :)
/We used to go to the same primary school.
Hi Stingray... Long time no comment..hehe...well, it's good to hear such wonderful news, at this moment I'm frequenting your space here after quite some time...I hope the future brings you blessings from above, and everything you've always wanted...Congrats to u and the future Mrs. Stingray! :-D
Tun Teja:
Thanks very much for your kind words. :) I truly appreciate it.
I still don't know whether I deserve Mrs Stingray, but rest assured that she will have the joy of my effort of proving my love to her, everyday. :)
Happy, happy, happy - indeed. :)
Applesunshine:
We did? Gosh - hello again, then! :)
Thanks for your wish - and thanks for being a loyal reader. It makes it worth my while to write. :)
Marinadelrey:
Marina! Where have you been? In London to see the Queen? ;)
Welcome back to the blog and it's good to hear from you again. :)
And thanks very much for your kind wishes - yes, yes, pray for more blessings for us, please! Hehehe!
Don't be a stranger, you hear? Your comments on this blog, has been missed. :)
:) :) :)
That's all I've got....and that's all you need ;)
Danyanova:
Hahaha! All smiles, eh? :) Yes, that says it all. :D
You're right, Danya. As you said it on your blog - love is a strange thing.
And commitment is, to love - is what night is, to day. It's natural and it fits. :)
happy happy happy for you :) :)
-greyster
Greyster:
Thank you, thank you, thank you! :D
Alhamdulillah,
Hope everything turns out well! Even my mum will be thrilled to hear the news.
Dian:
Thanks, little sister. :)
InsyaAllah, all will be well and more. And yes, do tell your Mum and make her day. ;)
Oh My God! Alhamdulillaaaaah!!! CONGRATULATIONs! I read the title of the post with tears in my eyes! I'm happy for you! I really am. May Allah bless both of you, your love and marriage for eternity. Remember all you have said in all ur postings about love and relationships.
Guile:
Thanks very much for your kind wishes and thanks for sharing my joy. :)
A friend told me last night that all these years of emotional hardship and challenges, were probably to prepare me to deserve the right girl.
Perhaps, she right - only God knows best.
But yes, the lessons and strength from yesteryears shall be my companion, for a happier future life with Mrs Stingray.
InsyaAllah. :)
Hi stingrayz,
I've been following your blog for quite a while, silently. Good to hear the wonderful news. Congratulations! You deserve that.
Nana:
Thanks, Nana.
One of the wonderful things about this particular entry, is the good wishes and warm response it has evoked from many silent readers.
Thank you for being a loyal reader and a (quiet) supporter and cheerleader of my happiness.
I do appreciate it. :)
Stingray,
Congrats!!!!!
so sorry to be soo late to wish u all the happiness in the world, & beyond too..
It's never too late for anything aite =)
lonelylonelywoman:
Thanks! Yep, it's never too late.
When God decides you're prepared to handle love, you will get it. :)
Haven't been checking in for quite some time but i'm glad to know that u have loads of happy thoughts here.
Not too late to wish u congrats?This must have been a great silver lining :)
Truthfully pal,u deserve this.She's lucky to have u.Hope 2 hear more frm u!
Aries213:
Nope, never too late for happy wishes! :) And welcome back to the blog!
And honestly, I'm lucky to have her - she's making a big career sacrifice coming back to Malaysia, to marry me.
Malaysia is not the best of places to groom and train excellent medical specialists, as I've found out to my dismay. :(
In certain sections, we've let national politics and agendas run sway in the running of the medical profession - and perhaps, prioritizing the interest of politics above quality of treatment, qualifications, training, doctors and patients.
And as in most things, we'll make the best of what we have in Malaysia and make it work - despite some career compromises in the earlier days.
I love her and I'm determined to make her happy, regardless of everything else. InsyaAllah!
I've told my Mum, and she's already offered to take you under her protective wing and help with whatever wedding/engagement preparations are required. I think since my wedding 4 years ago she's just been itching to organise another one, but unfortunately none of my adik2 look like settling down yet. She's had to make do with pitching in for my brothers-in-law's nuptials instead.
Dian:
That's very sweet of you and your Mum, little sister.:)
I'm very, very touched and my late Mum would have appreciated this very much.:)
Thank you very much for that thoughtful offer - and yes, I will definitely take you up on the offer, when the need arises, Dian.
Thank you again - I feel quite blessed now - and it's a very good start to the week. :)
Salams to your Mum and the rest of the family, Dian! :)
Lama tak singgah ... all I can say is Dang !!! Reminds of me of my nuptials ... Met Nov 2005, engaged May 2006, kahwin July 2006 :-) .. syukur, so far so good ! :-)
Things will work out, bro .. tell her to go to private practice ..loads of blings2 there ... :-)
omecool20:
Hey bro'! Good to hear from you again! Glad to hear that all is well on the matrimonial front. :)
Yes - she will eventually be in private practice - but as is usual of things in Malaysia - there must always be unwarranted obstacles in the way of those most deserving.
And those silly procedural and political obstacles will hold her career back for 7.5 years, before the good rolling days in the private sector begins.
And the thought that she has to go through all this, in order to come home, marry me and to have a family with me - wracks me with great guilt now. Everyday.
Some love you see in daily expressions of love and devotion.
And some others, you see in the unselfishness and magnitude of their sacrifice for the love of you.
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