Day 07- A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

Me and my husband, Coj, in Universal Studios, SG - 19 May 2011

Just to let you know how big of an impact he has on me, let me give you a little bit of our history.

I met Coj back in February 2007 when we were wavemates in a BPO company. I was in a 5-year old relationship with someone else back then and I really couldn't care less about anyone else. On our first day in training, the facilitator asked us to, after introducing ourselves, introduce the person to our right. Guess who the person was to my right? And guess who made a rude but lasting impression on me?

An aisle was all that separated my seat from him so I said, "...and the person beside me is..." and then came the most pompous side comment I have ever heard in my entire life: "I'm not beside you, I'm across you".

I didn't know how to react then! All I knew was that I didn't have to deal with him anymore than the silly introduction activity the brilliant facilitator had us endure.

I didn't want anything to do with him but I never really forgot about him. The pompous guy who just made my day on that fateful day in February of 2007. Come to think of it, there were a number of things I learned about him that day that made him difficult to forget: He is my dad's namesake and his birthday falls a day before mine.

Fast forward to 2009. We met again for the first time in what seemed like a long time, and I felt something I wasn't expecting. He proved he wasn't just that rude person I came to know way back. I actually wanted to keep this man all to myself. The man I despised 2 years ago became the man to sweep me off my feet, just like my dad had described back when I was in high school of how my future life partner should be.

Saying that this man has the biggest impact on me is putting it mildly. I actually made sure we get married!