On June 2, 2011, Siew and I will be celebrating 10 years of marriage. I'm back with another bad poem to mark the occasion and in record time (54 minutes - hence the quality). I'll be here all week - try the veal.
10 Years and Counting
It was exactly two years ago
Since I did something like this.
Wrote a poem and posted it
Called "8 Years of Bliss".
To celebrate our time together
To put a little spotlight.
About Siew the princess
And Victor the knight.
A little embarrassed after the post
She told me never to do it again.
So I said "Sure thing babe."
But I never specified when... ;)
Since then much has happened
Almost immediately came good fortune.
First Chloe learned to speak English
And we found out we were having a son!
Nine months blasted by
38, 39, finally 40 weeks had past.
Since Chloe was born in only 75 minutes
We were expecting the second to be just as fast.
On the night of the birth though
After reaching top gear to reach the Foothills.
Instead of the lightning fast and short delivery
They said it'd be a while so sit still.
"Here's an IV so go for a walk.
Please come back in 4 hours" they said.
Since Siew didn't want to wait that long
They had dinner at the Red Water Grill instead.
After we sat down and looked at the menu
The waitress asked us "May I take your order?"
I said, "I'll have the steak, she'll have the fish.
Oh, BTW my wife is in labour."
As you can imagine the service was fast
To send us on our way.
We headed back and Isaac popped out
Which concluded an eventful day.
I'll admit at first that we had our doubts
About Chloe and the jealousy factor.
But the first time she saw him, she hugged him and said
"I always love my baby brother."
Now a proud father of two
In a growing family of four.
With life being perfect
There's nothing I could ask for more.
Except... a trip, yes a trip
To maybe live abroad and all that bit.
We've joked about going many a times
And finally said "Let's just go and do it."
In life you only get a few chances
To have the stars align perfectly.
In these cases we firmly believe
That everyone should seize the opportunity.
Immediately we began scheming
To go far far away from here.
Something we've always wanted to do
But before we always had fear.
We were chicken to quit our jobs
Or take a sabbatical like some do
Wouldn't it be cool to roam the Earth
Like that Cain dude in Kung Fu?
But where to go? A good question!
We could discuss enough to fill a whole thesis.
Thinking of food, romance, then food again
We simultaneously blurted out "Paris".
We're on our trip now traveling through
England, France, and a stop in Cardiff.
Between Isaac, Chloe, and especially Siew
There's nobody I'd rather be with.
Siew is the best Mother and Wife,
Is selfless, compassionate, and giving.
Siew - Here's to 16 years together and a 2001 wedding
That makes it 10 years of marriage and counting.
