The Proposal

This is not the proposal between me and him but the proposal from him to my parents! Can I get a "Kyaaaaa!"??? Speaking of proposal, I didn't get a "Will you marry me" or "would you be my wife and make me the happiest man on earth" proposal. For as long as I remember, my boyfriend just simply asked (while driving the steer wheel) "Kita nikah aja yuk tahun depan" and that's about it. Looking from the expression of my face, I bet he already know the answer.

Anywaaay, back to the topic. So, last Saturday, 12th of November 2011 (yes, I'm a late blogger), my boyfriend decided to came to the house to meet my parents. He wore this dashing neat long sleeves shirt, jeans and shoes. Yes shoes, my boyfriend has a terrible memory regarding shoes and my father. When they first met in 2005, my boyfriend wore sandal because we just got back from Dufan, but when my Dad saw them he literally yelled "Saya gamau liat kamu pake sendal!" with fiery eyes.

Okay okay back to the topic. So, my boyfriend were sitting on the couch when my Mom and Dad came down from upstairs. Mom wore navy skirt and a pink sweater, Dad wore shorts and his favorite t-shirt that said "Smart-Ass University". Why am I talking about their outfit? Because I want to remember this very moment for the rest of my life, every small details.

They shook hands and sat. My Dad started the convo with the classic "Jadi gimana Luki?"

My heart goes bang bang bang, I looked at my boyfriend and he galantly said:

"Jadi gini Om dan Tante, maksud kedatangan Luki kesini untuk ngomongin hubungan Luki dengan Dita, tahun depan kan sudah mau 6 tahun jadi ingin dibawa ke jenjang pernikahan. Luki udah siap lahir batin jadi suami dan imam yang baik untuk Dita"

I was like awwww (teary mode). My Dad then gave a long speech about marriage and how we should respect each other traits and accept each other for who we are. "Dita itu orangnya keras dan manja kamu harus sabar sama dia", Dad...

"Kita terima itikad baik kamu Luki dan kita harap semuanya lancar" then he asked my boyfriend about the plans about the upcoming wedding. Monsie said "iya Om rencananya ada pertemuan keluarga dulu kalau bisa tanggal 10 Desember"

Have I told you that Monsie's cousin and my distant cousin are getting married? Both our families will be there at the wedding so to avoid awkwardness we plan to meet our families up before the wedding.

Dad also said he doesn't want a big wedding, why spend so much on strangers, we don't need to prove anything to everyone "mendingan Bapak kasih uangnya buat kamu berdua". Totally agree Dad but we already booked the big hall in Balai Sudirman so it's rather late innit??

Dad also told us the fact that since he currently sat on a certain position in a certain government-based company in Indonesia, he's obliged to report any significant income to KPK and that includes...the angpao.

"Wah, Pak A nikahin anaknya, berarti angpao-nya harus dilaporin, si X ngasi berapa, si Y ngasi berapa. Kalau nilainya melebihi standard angpao, uang itu harus dikembalikan ke negara". Seriously, I don't get this country. But I know my Dad, sekalinya A ya A, B ya B. He will not budge and he will definitely report. As for me, "nuooooooooo that's my angpaooooo"

Well, that's the story so far, please send us your prayers, I hope that everything will turn out as planned. Amin!