Happy Anniversary Dear

Time really flies and before you know it, 1 year had just gone past. I would like to thank you for your courage and trust to move from somewhere you were familiar to a totally strange land... Absorb the cultural difference and to face the unfamiliar system. It must had been tough on you, but I am always by your side, giving you the strength that you need as we trek along this path.

During this one year we had experienced a lot challenges and change together, but these challenges had strengthen our bond and reaffirm our commitment to each other. I thank you for your understanding and your willingness to walk this difficult path with me. I am really glad we have each other for you had long made a residence in my heart.

As life had its way with things, situation had changed such that now i am the one in unfamiliar land. Now it is your turn to show me how to get things done in Shanghai. Guiding me along so that i will not live like a tourist but like a local, fitting in to the environment ( just like what i was trying to do before ). Also i can now better understand your homesickness, thinking about home, missing home and family members for i am experiencing it myself.

Also for accepting the huge changes to your body that comes free with pregnancy, thank you. Since we do not know the gender as yet, we shall call baby mini ong instead of mini hock haha....

mini ong will see the real world in a month time.. this last 30 days is gonna be filled with excitement and anxiousnous. As the day comes closer, our new role getting spelled out for us clearer. Guessed we had got almost everything ready...

Sorry this day I cannot be with you as i still need to go and earn money for milk powder...but it gives me the chance to sit in front of the laptop, thinking about us , putting in down in this page, so that maybe 10 years or 50 years later when we revisit this page together, the feeling will be refreshing,enchanting, sweet memories that we shared... "thinking back about the good old days"

Sometimes you would asked me, "Would you still hold my hand when I am old and wrinkled?" I will reply as I always would, "I will hold your hand even when we are both old and greyed, I would loved to walk along the beach with you, enjoying the sun, the sea, hand in hand strolling, enjoying each others' company maybe also with our grandchildren around us...."

I love you Juan... Happy Anniversary and many more..

kiss