December 3 – Moment.
Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors).
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One moment? Just one?
Whyyy???
T_T
Hmmm. *thinking* For me, I think it'd be this one moment when I was in Australia earlier this year. The day I was to fly back, actually. I remember it being a Sunday. The Fiancé and I were at church that morning. We saw fire-red trees on our way there. And on our way back, we picked his younger brother up from college and headed off to Fremantle for some yummy Italian food.
Anyway... we placed our orders,
With my head still in his hands and my face stuffed up to his chest (or under his armpit – I can't remember haha), I asked, "What?? WHAT??!" And he coolly said, "Wait. Don't move... There's a seagull behind you." @_@
On any normal bird-o-phobic day, I'd be panicked, freaked out, and in fight-or-flight mode. But at that moment, I somehow thought nothing of it. I also found myself smiling into his long-sleeved t-shirt – the very one I washed the day before and still smelt like fresh laundry. I don't know how it happened but at that moment, I felt... loved, safe and protected.
Wow.
One moment? Just one?
Whyyy???
T_T
Hmmm. *thinking* For me, I think it'd be this one moment when I was in Australia earlier this year. The day I was to fly back, actually. I remember it being a Sunday. The Fiancé and I were at church that morning. We saw fire-red trees on our way there. And on our way back, we picked his younger brother up from college and headed off to Fremantle for some yummy Italian food.
The restaurant was jammed packed so we ended up having to sit outside – me, under the shade of the not-very-shady umbrella, The Fiancé's younger brother, sitting right opposite me, got a half tan over lunch, while The Fiancé, seated on my right, sacrificially opted for a full back burn. So what if you guys get to pee standing? It still pays to be a girl. Girls get to sit in the shade. =p
Anyway... we placed our orders,
and soon enough, food came.
It was good. But wait!
That one moment hadn't arrived yet. =)
You see, after lunch, we sat and talked for a bit while sipping on bubbly, translucent orange LLBs. I remember feeling very relaxed, sitting, chilling and laughing at whatever it was we were talking about when suddenly, The Fiancé grabbed me, pulled me toward him and covered my head with both his hands.
With my head still in his hands and my face stuffed up to his chest (or under his armpit – I can't remember haha), I asked, "What?? WHAT??!" And he coolly said, "Wait. Don't move... There's a seagull behind you." @_@
On any normal bird-o-phobic day, I'd be panicked, freaked out, and in fight-or-flight mode. But at that moment, I somehow thought nothing of it. I also found myself smiling into his long-sleeved t-shirt – the very one I washed the day before and still smelt like fresh laundry. I don't know how it happened but at that moment, I felt... loved, safe and protected.
The moment passed when the seagull flew away... but the memory stayed with me long after. I don't think he even knows how that instinctive gesture to cover me made me feel. And I never talked about it either. But... yeah. That was my moment this year. =)
Just the two of us at King's Park on 22 June 2010.
5 comments :
I think horrr.... these kind of memories will stay forever. and I shall taint it:
I think he bluffed you about the seagull so he can tell his mates: "I got my fiance to smell my armpit" wtf
ATTN: 陳一豪
– HAHA. I really beh tahan you man. Do you always stalk ppl's blogs to ruin the sanctity of fond memories ah? Hahaha.
nolah just that i haven't said anything stupid on your blog for quite awhile so... why not hehe.
Awwww... :)
ATTN: 陳一豪
– You such a PITA sometimes. Haha. But then again, life's boring without ppl like you, too.
ATTN: Lissa
– Haha. A number of people have told me that in person, too. Guess this post is one that resonates with women, huh. Haha.
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