Mahatma Gandhi once said this : “Where there is love, there is life.” As I
pondered over this quote, I must say that there is so much truth in that. Sometime in November, 2015, SLing and I celebrated our 26 years of marriage together. I
must say that I am glad that I still survive that! Hahahahahaaaaaaaaaa………. I
must admit that it would be just another day for me as I am quite lousy with
dates, events and anniversaries. I guess, SLing keeps tabs on all these events
as I sometimes can be quite forgetful as I aged on. Jokes aside people, the
kueh teow in the head can be quite messed up after a hard days’ work or even
when the stress levels are cranked up to the all-time high margin. Yup, like
all normal and imperfect human beings, I tend to forget certain dates and
anniversaries but I am constantly reminded by the ever vigilant SLing who would
throw some daggers look or even some well meant “tantrums” so that I get the
drift of things. I am thankful that at least you won’t get to read the
headlines of tomorrow’s papers that screamed “Husband tied to bedpost &
eaten by ants.” Hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa……… No, it is not going to be like that
la……hmmmmnnnnn…..not so sure these days……..but then again SLing won’t do such
thing…..but….would she……..hmmmmnnnnn, I wonder………
Anyway, I am glad that I get to spend
26 years of my life with SLing all these years. O God!......... 26 years,
seriously, 26 years!!!!!!……… Why me? Why? What have I done?
Ahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa…..that is what I love is all about, humour, actually. I
realised that SLing can be quite a serious person while I can be whacky and
crazy all at the same time. I guess, being 50 made me relaxed a whole lot as I
just wanted to lead my life the way I wanted it to be after struggling all
these years to put the family first in all things. ( still do, actually! ) This
26th year anniversary is special for SLing and me in many ways. For
the first time, we both aged gracefully and there is so much more awareness in
our lives. We were able to travel overseas together after speaking about it for
such a long time. We made it happen! We are also able to speak more now that we
sleep less ( old people sleep less ,mah! ) plus we look forward to spending time
with one another though most of the time, we do not know where to go! Though I must admit that I am sometimes the
culprit of laziness as I tend to find watching TV to be an awesome activity,
really. I guess, my favourite channel is Go Asean (737 Channel) as we both
gawked at the places we would want to go and jumped excitedly whenever travel
program on Siem Reap appeared as we both had been there before. We became
excited and all that. Our daughter used to give us the funny look whenever we
both get gleefully excited about the places we have been to which was put up in
the TV program. I must say proudly that SLing had been to most places in
Malaysia and I have done my part of sharing these places with her. Yeah, her
colleagues had tagged me as “Museum Man” after all the museum hopping we made.
I guess, in many ways, SLing and I
truly enjoyed our life together. Sure, it ain’t no bed of roses nor a walk in
the clouds when it comes to our relationships but we waded through it all –
good or bad. We weathered the good and the bad happenings. We even stomached
the sadness and the pain that we had to endure. Sometimes, we do get hurt along the way.
Sometimes, we get side tracked and angry with one another but that’s how it all
would be. At the end of the day, it is that man/woman who would sleep beside
you day in day out. I guess, I am blessed and thankful for SLing. Sure, my
dinner meals can be technically challenging at times but other than that, it is
alright. No complaints in laundry department though….clothes smell awesomely
clean and good.
I guess, these are things I am
thankful about. It ain’t about the money or riches that we are after as we’ve
got each other and all these years, we have been thankful and blessed with
whatever we have – be it little or more. I am embarking in a new journey of
life with SLing and I felt blessed. No matter what I do, I am constantly
reminded of good advices given by older folks and friends whose reminders are
for me to live and to love always no matter what situation I am in. So glad for
that, really.
So, HAPPY BELATED ANNIVERSARY, dear
SLing!
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