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Another Virgin Trains Class 390 Pendolino, 17:48 1A56 Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston. Reached London at 19:08.
Cathy and I took a trip to Singapore last week. On our second evening there, under the pretext of meeting up with my friend JD (who's based in Singapore), I brought Cath to the Changi Yacht Club. Ostensibly because JD was running late, I took her around the club to snap some photos.
We went down to the piers and came upon this yacht called the Rising Tide, whose crew was preparing to cast off for a trip to Sentosa. I asked for permission to take shots of Cathy on board the ship, and the skipper said he'd give us ten minutes for that, but no more.
They showed us around the boat and below deck, where I shot some more photos. Cath, meanwhile, was getting nervous about how I was taking my sweet time despite the captain's warning.
Finally, I brought her back up top, where she realized that we've already cast off and were well out on the water!
The skipper, with a big smile on his face, said, "Welcome aboard the Rising Tide!" And that's when I told Cathy that I had booked the ship for an evening dinner cruise around Singapore.
After a lovely dinner, the crew set out some lanterns and brought out the dessert and champagne. Cathy was wondering why the guy serving us was holding her champagne glass in an awkward way; she got her answer when the guy set the glass down, whisked his hand away and revealed that at the bottom of her glass was a round metallic object.
She teared up and couldn't say anything for a bit -- I took her glass, fished out the ring and asked her to marry me.
In the past I always imagined this moment to be explosive, with lots of joyous screaming and jumping around. But when it finally came, it was quiet and serene -- much like the sea around us. Looking back, I wouldn't have had it any other way.
We spend another hour cruising around Singapore, holding each other, saying nothing. Some moments need no words.
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We got back to the yacht club and finally saw JD, who had been acting as my superb agent-on-the-ground in Singapore. We had drinks at East Coast Park, then returned home exhausted but happy. :D
We're engaged!!!
Ardwar's build
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Ramming Speed and Iron Reagan at The Champion Brewing Company Metal Showcase as part of the TomTom Festival in Charlottesville VA :: 04.18.15
Original Papers for 1963 Raleigh Sports Deluxe DL-22:
(left) Orange, gold and black open-top envelope (Raleigh # S.6602)
(upper right) Tire care card for Dunlop tyres
(lower right) 16-page "Bicycle Assembly and Maintenance Instructions" (Raleigh # S.6860)
A few more pics on the friday from the 2011 festival of speed
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