Our Story

Dek Says...

Rewind to 1998: I was a sophomore, she was a freshmeat, este freshman. We were both active in student activities and usually hung out in the same building and same floor. I always saw her passing by our staffroom since our offices were next to each other (I think she was trying to get my attention). It didn't take long before I noticed her and eventually had a crush on her. However, the torpe that I was, I never had the guts to talk to her. I knew her name since we had common friends, but I never thought she knew me that time.

Forward to 2003: We got to meet again through a common friend. They were both working in the same company, and whenever our common friend would drop by school (where I work) she would usually tag Ella along. However, it was not since 2004 that I had the courage to ask our common friend if Ella had a boyfriend or was dating someone. Fortunately, she wasn't.

I guess it took me two months of bugging her on YM, texting her quotes, and late night chats on the phone that I had the courage to tell her what I felt about her. Since she was into baking, I suggested that if she would say yes, she'd bake me her famous chocolate crinkles. If she'd say no, she'd bake me any other stuff (it's a win-win situation for me, since I still get to eat baked goodies ü).

On May 21, 2004 at the basement parking of Powerplant Mall... I received the crinkles ü

Ella Says...

Yes, it took him 6 years to finally ask me out.

I have always wondered why he didn't try to talk to me in college, least to say even utter a simple "hi" given the fact that we did have some common friends and have neighboring offices.

When I started work, me and our common friend (who happens to be my officemate then) would aways go to school to hang-out. I would often see Dek since his office would always be one of our usual stops. Even then, he didn't even talk to me (could anyone be more "torpe" than him?!) Then one night, our common friend told me that Dek asked for my number and that he wanted to ask me something. At that time, I didn't think there was anything odd with the situation since I thought he'd be asking something about my org, being the former president and him being the coordinator (am i naive or what? haha). And true to his word, he did send me a text that night but it was different from what I expected. He asked if I wanted to attend his friend's surprise birthday party! Unfortunately for him, I declined. After several days, he asked me if I'd like to have coffee with him and some of his friends. I also declined. I finally agreed to meet up with him for coffee (which turned out to be dinner and coffee) after turning him down a couple of times. Who would have imagined that after years of being "torpe", Dek could be so persistent in courting me! He'd always send me daily quotes, text messages, IM messages, and phone calls.

During one of our dates, he brought me flowers and told me how he felt. I wasn't ready to take it to the next step so I asked if he's willing to wait. He said he was. His creative side showed when he told me that if the day comes and I'd say yes, then I have to bake him some crinkles but if it would be the other way around, then I'd bake him something else (quite clever if you ask me 'coz either way I'd still be baking something for him).

It was Thursday night. He was out with his friends. I was at home... baking.

It was at the Powerplant Mall parking lot on May 21, 2004 was where I gave Dek a pink box. I told him my decision was inside the box. Slowly he peaked inside... he then looked up and i saw him smile. Yes, after 6 years we finally found the right time to be together ü