Cat and Hweecat First Date Anniversary

Cat meow.

Cat and Hweecat are unofficially one year old today (: Our first meeting and date occurred exactly 365 days ago on the 17/12/2013 when Cat decided to go back to NTU after a really long absence to help a friend.

In the most part of 2013 I was absolutely looking, in society terms desperately looking, for a girlfriend. Actually, since the start of 2013 I was already absolutely looking and absolutely sick of looking. Those who knew me since my Hall days know very well that not having a Hall-time gf has always been and will always be the greatest regret of my life. Since graduating technically in 2011, life has always been hard for it is destined always to be. On the last day and last hour of 2012 I made what most of society will no doubt judge as a harsh and warped logic decision for myself, that no matter what I must get a girlfriend in the coming year, should this quest mean resorting to taking home a Vietnamese bride. Yes, whether I was desperate is up to judgment, that this is a grave matter indeed however is not up to dispute.

For the most of 2013 I was bumping around seeking to sort out this mother of all problems. I tried everything, and just like my attempts while I was in school, everything backfired disastrously. Some of these highlights in the wrong way included overseas trips with the intent of looking for dates and joining a choir for hitting on a new girl every other session under the pretext of socializing and networking, and hanging out playing the freelancer as the dating magazines say, choosing my cafes carefully to only pick on those with pretty waitresses, and most certainly texted every girl that I chased before, dated before, had a so called crush on before, or in any sense found her pretty. I was predictably hated in every such circle with my "reputation completely thrashed" in all of them, particularly in some circles I was informed by an informant that I "thrashed my reputation so badly that she also had no idea how I did it" but I kept trying, something that I failed to do in my Hall days, I kept trying. I made lots of enemies and pissed off and freaked out a lot of potential targets, including some who regrettably on hindsight I actually might have had a little fair chance with had I taken my time. I did not regret it however, for time was not on my side, or so I have decided. You may say I am still young, what's the hurry, but according to my expectations, this is a piece of homework that I should have completed 7 years ago as a freshie, and yet it was still outstanding, therefore, the time remaining was negative 7 years.

The year passed unproductively and things were not looking good. My friends were mostly busy with their own lives and could not be bothered enough to directly step in, not that they could do much to say a word in fairness. On 7/12/13, right after a Christmas bridge party, I called a clan meeting with WenHan and Kai Leong and we decided that it is time for extremely active measures, first I should try to meet the girl I met online a few months ago through a strange twist of events, failing which, SDN, Vietnamese brides, social escorts and in the worst case, prostitutes shall come into the picture.

I was fortunate that I never had to go past the first desperate step, for Hweecat became my girlfriend shortly after our first date one year ago of today, almost literally at the eleventh hour, more than 11 out of 12 months have passed.

Hweecat and I met through Sicheng's post on NTU Confessions. Sicheng had previously commented on an anonymous confessor saying she wants to remain a virgin forever and Sicheng agreed. This obviously made Sicheng an immediate target of mine in August. A bit of talking followed, and frightening her off, leading to her blocking my Facebook, and then miraculously she unblocked me. Being wiser this time, I delicately told her that since I am not suitable for her, perhaps she could introduce me one of her friends, and I specified that Hweecat looked pretty and yet not in a wrong sense. Sicheng agreed and Hweecat and I started talking since. Later on, much later, I was told by Hweecat that actually the reason why Sicheng unblocked me was partly due to her intervention, she had told Sicheng to chill and get her facts right first. Note that it was nothing short of a miracle, blockers usually do not unblock you. So in a sense, Hweecat and I have "chosen" each other even though, at that time, we have not even known each other yet, talk about fate and destiny.

When Hweecat and I met a year ago, we had already started talking on Facebook. We most certainly clicked at the first date. I was asked by Song Teck to direct snooker as he usually helps out Inter Hall snooker at NTU. 17/12/2013 is a Tuesday. The snooker game was Monday to Friday, typically Monday and Tuesday being the more intense ones. I was going to go on Monday but had a bridge dinner so I went on Tuesday instead. Coincidentally, Hweecat had a modelling event that day so she was exceptionally pretty when we met. Add points. First impression pass with flying colours. I was conned; turns out she does not dress up that often. (: She does now though, presumably under my influence.

I totally do not deserve Hweecat, I dare say. She is pretty and more importantly (yeah, more important despite the fact that my girlfriend being superiorly better looking than me is a great deal to me) she is as weird as me, and aims to be at least, as logical as I am. This is, in my opinion, the only aspect that makes me deserving of her. Though I dare say, it is a sufficient condition.

The highlights of our dating life includes:

1. Cats, playing with cats, and sending lots of Pusheen heart icons which we call lovey or hearty cat.
2. Food. Though the obsession she has that everything must take photo is a bit of a downside. See the rest of this blog for more information.

3. Public Display of Affection. A lot of it, sometimes toeing the line of obscenity while never truly crossing it. It is mostly hugging and kissing. I am kissing and telling, no pun intended.
4. Hanging out at bra shops. This one started off with her trying to embarrass me by dragging me into one. Unfortunately for her, I am a proud Hall 2 resident, and Hall 2 residents are known for their ability to fight embarrassment with making the embarrasser more embarrassed.
5. Nature. We should really do more of these.
6. Board games, in particular, Terra Mystica and Castles of Burgundy, in particular these two because she is good at them and likes thrashing people with them.

Cat loves Hweecat meow. Cat wants to marry you soon and have many kittens with you soon and Cat will spend all my nine lives with Hweecat meow.

P.S. Hweecat come back and post soon. Cat meow.