I had gone to the extent of drafting the plan out, from renting a yacht at Raffles Marina, my guest list, to even when and how I should pop the question.
But, that would cost me $1000 for a 6-hour cruise.
I thought it would be more practical to choose to spend that money on a short getaway.
After much consideration, I chose Bangk0k.
"What? Of all places, why Bangk0k?"
Why not? Lots of places to do her shopping, and I get to eat my sharksfin soup... it's a win-win situation.
Lol... it actually came about when my colleague, Justin, was recommending must-go places in Bangk0k to Huixian in April this year.
from Lebua's site
He recommended me Sirocco, an al fresco restaurant, which overlooks Bangk0k. And there's pretty good feedback in Asiar00ms.com. Huixian, who later came back, told me how nice it was. Even my customer, who works in Bangk0k, told me it's a good place to propose.
That's when I decided Bangk0k would be it.
Despite checking prices online regularly, things did not materialise till 6th July when I booked the air tickets. On August 10. I had emailed them in regards to my reservation at Sirocco. However, Mr Pawarisa, the Reservation Supervisor, replied that he couldn't confirm the reservation and asked if I could change location.
Disappointing maybe, but its Mezzaluna, an Italian restaurant, seemed classy enough.
In fact, Mezzaluna is housed on the 65th floor of the State Tower. I thought to myself, "The view must be breath-taking."
Next question was "How to throw her off-guard?"
Simple. The Bangkok trip was arranged in October to celebrate her birthday. On August 28th, I made reservations at Baiyoke Sky Hotel for the first 2 nights, and the third night would be spent in Lebua's Riverview Suite Balcony. As its name suggests, the balcony offers the view of the Chao Phraya River.
That took care of the accomodation and the dinner on the proposal night. Then I began to work on the activities. I made payment for dinner for the second night. A private car would pick us up from Baiyoke Sky and we would go on a buffet dinner as we cruise the Chao Phraya River.
The rest of the meals need no reservation, thus I just had to write it down on an index card as a reminder. Fine, my memory's failing me.
All the plans have been carefully mapped out and are stored in the folder.
One more month to go.
