This must has been a long overdue blog entry that many of my friends are so eager to know. Ever since I changed my status on Facebook to “In a Relationship” over two weeks ago, I have been asked by so many of my friends of who my girlfriend is. However because she wanted our relationship to be discreet then, I had to keep my silence besides those closer to me knowing who she is. After a week of smooth discreet sailing, suddenly her parents found out. How they found out, I shall not disclose here. Oh, my girlfriend is actually living in the same block as me. So she is my “neighbour-become-girlfriend”. Oh and her name is, Rebecca.

I first got to know she existed when during one Sunday; I went down to play basketball. While booking the court, I saw someone who wrote “Rebecca” as the person who booked the court at the current time and living in the same block as me. So when I was at the court, I realised there were only two girls. I knew one of her was not Rebecca because I have actually seen Rebecca few times before, taking some lift together. That evening, I did not play basketball with her because she was playing cards with her friends instead. But I did play basketball with her friends. That night I went home, I started to search for her online. Making use of my Google-ing skills I was taught in school, I tried to search for her. With just a name, it was hard for me to find. Searched in Facebook and there were like 5000 matches for “Rebecca”. But the more I refine my search and going to Google, I finally found the very her I was looking for! So that was how I got to know her. By not it was over a month ago.

The past few days had been very rocky for us. Well actually there is no problem between me and her technically. It became the issue of her and her parents. Her mother ranted at her about being in a relationship while still studying. And her father was also not agreeing to it. Then just two nights ago, the father decided to have a heart-to-heart talk with her. It was then she cried and realised a lot of things. Details of what happened I will not say here. But because of those things she heard from her father, she decided to write them a letter. A letter that will express how she feels and how she wants the relationship. Well my dear is better in writing than speaking. So she woke up early yesterday morning at 5am and started to write the letter. Left the letter on the table for the parents and went off to school.

Next she received an SMS from her mother saying that she cannot agree nor disagree with the relationship. By then, she was already relief that the mother did not disagree. Then by night, we were both taken by surprised. The father told her that they (the parents) will respect her decision and are willing to give her their support! STUNNED! We were really left stunned! Two weeks into a discreet relationship, we faced such strong opposite. Yet it was all good in the end.

Truthfully, all these cannot have happen without Rebecca and me constantly praying, seeking God for guidance. Every night I told her to keep admitting, believing and confessing to God of us really wanting to be together. The “A-B-C” I learned in church. For me, I believed that it will be possible. I kept confessing that with God, nothing shall be impossible. If God put us into this, He will carry us through. And the miracle happened. Yes to us is a miracle because how the parents reacted was something that never happened before. Rebecca had a relationship before me that failed because of parental objection too. So right from the start, she did not pin much hopes of the parents allowing her to be with me. GOD WORKS WONDER! So I really want to give thanks to God and be He continues to bless our relationship from here on. We will continue to put God in the center of our relationship.

And now is for us to walk the path of the journey ahead…