i typed this entry once, and im typing it again =( coz i didnt manage to retrive it after my com hanged on me =( k here it goes:
Was reading this article in The Sunday Times and came across this sweet love story. As in... its cool! Hmm so shall share with all of you, especially those who don't have a copy of the Sunday Times :) haha!
A love that has lasted 54 years
BUSINESSMAN and community leader Baey Lian Peck was playing a game of badminton at his classmate’s Grange Road home 54 years ago when he caught sight of his friend's sister and fell instantly in love.
The 21-year-old was so smitten with the 15-year-old student that he would drive her to school every day to make sure other admirers had no chance of winning her heart.
'It was love at first sight on my part. She's such a beautiful and caring girl, and she had many admirers. I was naturally worried,' he told the Sunday Times.
Fifty years, four children and 13 grandchildren later, they are still together.
Last night, Dr Baey and his wife, Daisy, celebrated 50 years of marriage with 600 guests, including President S R Nathan and Mrs Nathan, with a lavish dinner party at the Ritz-Carlton.
The couple founded American International Industries Group, the oilfield equipment company now run by their son, Henry, though Dr Baey still serves as chairman.
He has also sat on several government boards, served 19 years as president of the Singapore's Anti-Narcotics Association and was one of the founders of the NTUC FairPrice supermarket chain.
It's a far cry from the das when Mrs Baey’s younger brother would chaperone the couple to Koek Road to eat porridge and ice kacang.
He popped the question- on a bench in a reservoir park one evening- two years into their courtship.
The couple married on May 27 in 1956 and threw a wedding dinner for about 300 guests in a Chinese restaurant in Middle Road.
Last night's dinner was a more multinational affair, attended by the couple's four children, a handful of government ministers and relatives, friends and business associates from Brunei, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Sri Lanka and the United States.
The night began with a video slideshow to the tune of Elvis Presley’s Hawaiian Wedding Song, showing footage of their wedding in 1956.
Guests, decked out in tuxedos and flashy gowns, were full of admiration.
Mr Ricky Sim, chief operating officer of Suntec Investment Group, said: 'They're one big happy family.'
'It's excellent that they’ve managed to keep it going for 50 years.'
After the guests had tucked into a sumptuous spread of barbecued suckling pig, shark's fin soup and braised abalone, a second montage video appeared, showing the couple's courtship, weddding, their children's formative years and, later, their grandchildren.
When the video showed Mrs Baey saying to her husband, 'I will follow you wherever you go', there was hardly a dry eye among the guests.
When asked the secret of their long marriage, both said: 'Give and take.'
Said Dr Baey: 'We understand that we are not perfect and we give way to each other.
'It's not sacrifice but out of love we have for each other.'
Mrs Baey was more matter-of-fact. 'We are husband and wife and should stick together whether it's during successful or difficult times,' she said.
-The Sunday Times, 28th May 2006
its super amazing how they started and how long they lasted =) 2years in courtship and he asked her the question? ASSUMING he asked her when she was 17 (2 yrs aft courtship wat), she was still so young! =) so who says we are too young for a relationship at this age? haha
k from this part onwards, its for my lil pig =) so others have a choice whether to read or not (:
"Its not sacrifice but out of love we have for each other." Darling, i always thought that sacrifices are to be made in a relationship, and i haf always been willing to 'sacrifice' for you. now i know its all because i love you. =) look at how they started. love at first sight =) yet they managed to last so long! :) i dont see why we cant. theoretically, we got to know each other for 2 years before we got together. :) from "all i remember is he wears braces. cant rem his face" and "the pretty lil np girl" to "PIG! -splashes water at each other-", "we would lose contact again so i shouldnt think of him anymore", to the lovely msgs they sent to each other every single day, the long and happy msn chats the pig n owner had, the many times lil pig wanted to leave with his mini fridge =( and how he always came back in the end, till how they started 10 months ago, at the tom and stef in westmall.
it may have only been 10 months, but we decided 10 months ago that we'd be there for each other till the end, and we'd love each other forever. i've decided you're the guy i wanna spend the rest of my life with, you're the guy who can bring me happiness and sadness, you're the guy who can have all of me. it may sound too much of a fantasy of a 17-yr-old, but im sure if you love me a lot and i love you a lot, we'll go through it together. there may have been hurt and pain along the way, but we've gone through it together throughout this period of time. Hurt and pain in exchange for happiness! its all worth it sweetheart. im willing to do anything just to see you happy. and im sure you're willing to too in exchange for my happiness. and that's how WE have a beautiful relationship together =)
we've made vows and promises to each other, and i dont deny breaking some of the tiny promises i made before. keep giving me chances to change and improve okay? =) i've never taken you for granted, and i've always been trying. i really appreciate how you actually tolerate my nonsense all the time. i just love you for who you are, want you to be who you are. im really happy to be with you, and no one else can bring me such happiness. i've learnt that your smile is the bestest reward for me, and i'll do anything just for this reward (not forgetting OTHER rewards =p).
i've been loving you more and more each passing day, and i know that there'll never be a day when this feeling stops. no one can be compared to you 'cause you are so unique to me. i just love everything about you, even the nonsense you may give me at times =p it's more than just a dream come true. it's so real i'm very sure we will get out of this together, and live happily ever after. :) For love and for each other, we will stand by each other and overcome all problems together okay? =) believe me sweetheart. i'll continue giving you happiness. =) and will be there to dry your tears, heal the wounds in your heart. :) i just love you so much. we'll never have a break okay? =) i promise i'll continue to try my best :D so will you right? :) if you dont have strength and energy, i have. if you dont have the faith, i have. i'll be with you and provide you with everything that we need till 10 years later, 20 years later, 50 years later, forever. stay by me! -hugs- we'll go through it together sweetheart! i love you so much!
HAPPY TENTH MONTH! (: thankew for all the happy and sad times you've given me, and im sure the happy times outshine the sad ones x) i will try my best not to be negative anymore, stop blaming myself for everything, tell you all i feel (i remember wat i promised in the vow). =D LOVE!