How we met each other

Introduction

Hello, My name is Craig and i would like to share with you all the story of how i met the love of my life. In this Blog Post i will share with you all how we originally met and the events that followed.

All my life i have been fascinated with Japan. The main reason i became interested in Japan was my love for Japanese Anime, Since then i have been introduced to Japanese Video Games, Culture, Movies, Art's, and of course Food.

22'nd November (2009) A Day To Remember

November 22'nd was the day i would meet the woman i will spend the rest of my life with. The day began with a night out at Xscape, a large shopping mall with many Bars and Restaurants. Me and two of my friends "Chris and Ross" decided to go to my personal favourite restaurant in XScape, It was a Japanese restaurant called Fujimama. My favourite course to order has always been the Chili Beef Noodles. Every Time i ask for this dish the Japanese waitress will laugh because she knows what i am going to say before i even open my mouth. My chili beef noodles arrived and just like always they were delicious. After a great meal we ordered a shot of Saki each and then we decided to leave the restaurant. Next we went to our favourite bar in Xscape, Which i call the Bamboo Bar simply because it has a Bamboo Plant beside the leather chairs we always sit on. We had a few drinks and then decided it was time to leave, I remember walking home from XScape me and my friends were talking about a holiday in Japan. We had been planning for the past 2 to 3 years but because the holiday would be really Expensive we had never managed to arrange anything. We decided to stop making excuses and said "This is the year we go to Japan!".

When i got home than night i was slightly drunk and the only thing on my mind was Japan. I turned on my Laptop and searched on MSN for people in Japan/Tokyo. Tokyo was the place i always wanted to see the most so i thought that was a good place to begin. I looked down the list and i remember noticing a guy just a few years older than me who had an Email which was named after one of my favourite Japanese Anime, Gundam. I sent him an invite and then i noticed the most beautiful woman i had ever seen in my life. The display picture was of a Beautiful young woman who looked so Happy, I remember the first thought that came into my head still to this day. She looked so Gentle and sweet and i sent her a private message explaining i wanted to meet Asian people and make some Asian friends.

I don't know if i would have searched for people in Japan that night if i hadn't had those Chili Beef Noodles, It does really make you think something so small can create something so big in your life.

November (2009) The Next Day

All night i was thinking about this beautiful woman i had found and praying she would read my message. I think that night i only got 3 hours sleep, I woke up very early and my first thought was to check my MSN. She was online and i was so happy, i messaged her straight away and began speaking to her. I felt like i had found what i had been searching for all my life. She was so Beautiful, Kind, Caring, Funny, Intelligent, and made me feel so happy about life. After i began speaking to her i found out she was not from Tokyo, She was from Bangkok/Thailand and i was really surprised. I found out later the reason she showed up on my JapanTokyo search was because she had a Photo album from her time working in Tokyo on her MSN. I thought to myself this must have been fate for two people to meet in such a way. She went on web cam after we had started chatting for a while even though i was too shy to go on myself and i remember the moment i first got to see her, She had a purple vest on and her gorgeous hair was gently blowing because she was sitting beside an open window. She had a beautiful little girl sitting on her knees and at first i assumed it was her Daughter but she told me it was her brothers little girl. I thought to myself she must be a Model, maybe she works as a Model in Thailand.

After a few weeks we had became really close and i was beginning to fall in love with this incredible woman and knew that she is the reason i was put on this earth. After about a Month we decided to be in a relationship, I have always been one who thinks long distance relationships and anything online doesn't work but there was just something i could feel which i have never had from anyone in my whole life.

February (2010) Booking The Flight

After 3 months i couldn't bare to be apart from her so i had to book a flight to Thailand from Glasgow. I booked the flight in early February but the flight was at the end of May so we had a few months to wait and it felt like the longest 3 months of my life, everyday i would wake up and count the days again.

March (2010) Surprise Flowers

While we had to wait i wanted to do something special for Kate and i decided to search online for Thai flouriest company's that can take online orders. I found a great website and choose my favourite bunch of flowers for Kate. I placed an order for a Tuesday delivery because i knew Kate would be at work, One of the best moments i have had in our relationship so far was the day she received the flowers. I normally always get to see Kate in her office at work via Skype web cam so i made sure she was on Skype all day to make sure i didn't miss the moment she got the surprise.

She was called away from her desk so i thought perhaps she had a meeting but she came back 5 minutes later holding a huge vase of beautiful flowers with such a beautiful smile on her face, I remember when she sat down on her chair she looked up at the flowers towering above her with a huge smile on her face. She was so shy because everyone at work was teasing her and she looked so happy. That day i knew just how much this woman meant to me. I already knew i was in love with her but at that moment when i got to see how happy something i had done made her it made me realise her happiness will always come before mine. This made me want to dedicate the rest of my life making her life as happy as i can, I want to always make her feel special and loved and i will do this every chance i get.

May 28'th (2010) On My Way

May 28'th was the day i left Glasgow for Thailand, I had to go to Dubai first so i would not arrive in Bangkok until the 29'th. I had a few beers at the Airport because i was really nervous and then got on my flight from Glasgow to Dubai. On the way to Dubai i had the Lamb Curry for dinner and although it was rather nice i was about to find out i should have avoided it. When i arrived in Dubai i left the plane and i was hit by a wall of heat, I thought at first it was the planes engine so i went down the steps and realised it was just the temperature in Dubai. I started to wonder what the heat in Thailand would be like because i am not really great with hot conditions due to living in Scotland were i experience rain and snow all year. Everyone on the plane had to take a 15 minute coach ride to the Airport from the plane. When i got to the Airport i had 8 hours to kill so i decided to walk around and get familiar withe the Airport just so i knew where everything was. I found most of the people at the Airport really rude, The workers really annoyed me when i asked for directions because there attitude and tone of voice was really unpleasant. Not only that but everyone in the Airport seemed to be staring at me so i just went to McDonald's and had something to eat. After about 3 hours my stomach started to really hurt so i went to look for a toilet but every toilet i found was full of people and because i am a very shy person i just decided to wait until i got to Bangkok which was still another 5 hours in the airport and then a 6 hour flight away, So you can imagine how much pain i was in. When it was time to leave Dubai i was so happy and rushed to the plane as fast as possible.

On the way to Bangkok via Dubai i was feeling allot of pain in my stomach and really needed to fart but i was sitting beside a young woman and was extremely shy so i just held it in at first, soon i was holding in a fart every 5 minutes for a 6 hour flight. When i arrived in Bangkok i could barely stand up straight because of the pain, and vat the same time i was beginning to get really nervous at the thought of meeting this absolutely beautiful woman.

I arrived at 7:00pm late and then had to make my way through Immigration. After i had made it through Immigration and collected my bags i went out through the narrow exit waiting to see this beautiful woman the love of my life and when i didn't see her i began to panic. I went to the information desk and couldn't find her so i started to walk down the Airport and eventually i noticed this woman standing on her own in a Large baggy white top and black trousers, I remember thinking that looks like her and when she turned to face me i started to walk towards her with my head down because i was so scared she would not like the way i looked or i would not be what she thought because we had been so close over the Internet i was scared to loose that. As soon as i got to her i kissed her and hugged her and i couldn't stop smiling, I was so nervous that when i kissed her i bumped my head on her slightly but it was the best moment of my life because i knew right then and there i could relax and stop worrying if she would like me or not when we finally met. We took the taxi back to her apartment and that was the beginning of my first 2 week's in Thailand, Which will be what i write about in my next post.

True Love

That was how i met the love of my life, Kate. I hope you all enjoyed reading how we began our relationship and i hope anyone who reads this will believe in true love because it is out there, you just have to find the right person. Anyone would have said i am crazy to go meet someone i have spoken to on the Internet on the other side of the world but if you believe in your feelings for someone or something don't let anyone tell you it is not true or it can't be done because only you can know the truth, and if you don't try or make an attempt you will never know the answer yourself and you might miss out of the most precious thing in your life.

Finally i would just like to advise any young people who read this, if you meet someone online please be careful there are allot of weird people on the Internet and it can be a very unsafe place. Please do not go and meet someone without informing your parents or friends and make sure you know this person well before you meet them.

Thank's for reading everyone.

Craig