I came to America in Aug 1995 to continue my study in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Busy studying and trying to compete with other students made me very busy and ended up spent most of my time study at everywhere; student lounges, coffee houses, library and etc. That’s where I met him, at the Nebraska Student Union’s Lounge, a shy guy with mysterious characters. He is so good looking and he has the chin-cleft that I like to see in a man. I was attracted by it besides his shyness. We only notice of each other’s present but never say anything. It happened quit often and almost everyday for a few months. But that’s about it…. gazing into each other eyes for a brief moment once a while and we both continue studying at our own individual table.
But one day, we bumped into each other in a dance club, the unlikely place on earth for us to meet! I was with my girlfriends and he approached and talked to me. We started dating since then. After a few weeks, I met his family and we hit off quite well. We even went to my friend’s daughter 1st birthday together. We had a good time and he had surprised me with kiss on my forehead in front of my friends in that party. I was just stunned at that time, but it was the sweetest thing ever. It was the first time in my life that a man kissed me, believe it or not. We dated for about 4 months. Unfortunately our relationship doesn’t lasted long as we are looking into a different ways of life at the time and each of us have to concentrate both on our fields; me with my study get my degree and him working hard for his internship in Gallup Organization.
I finished my degree with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A) in Aug 1997 and decided to go back to my country right after graduation because I miss my family. One day before I came back to Malaysia, I bumped into him at the mall, we have exchanged address and phone number as I told him that I’m leaving tomorrow. And that’s about it for us. We both have our own separate life since then.
Time passed by so quickly, a lot of things happened in life since I came back to Malaysia and started on my career in hospitality at top luxury hotels in Malaysia. But it comes to a point where my busy working life makes me unhappy and lonely. I didn’t have time for anybody for a long time and I had enough of it. I resigned my present job at that time in Dec 2002 after finding a better job that may allow me to spend more time with family and friends. That’s where it all started, at my present job. I have more time to get in touch with my old friend and stay touch. I have tried to contact my friends in United States back in my college days. I tried to look for them on the internet through people search but didn’t have enough information about them to pursue it. So I only managed to look for those that I know their details. That’s how I found Mahesh!! I typed it and his name came out on the net under several articles. And then I look on people search at white pages and found his email and phone number. Should I say what I did after that? You should figure that I wrote an email to him and got the reply the next day.
I’m so lucky to get in touch with him again. It was around middle of April 2003 that we started keeping in touch. We were catching up about each other’s life after all these years that we lost contact. My intention on contacting him was simply catching on life. We shared our daily updates through emails most of the time and I called him maybe once in a week till July 2003. Then I informed him that I will be going for a pilgrimage trip to Mecca for a vacation with my brother’s family and having a personal mission there. The main reason why I went there was to pray for husband, believe it or not. One of the place that I visited over there has a huge reputation of getting your wish come true; (where Adam + Eve met) provided that I have good intention and pray to god and wishes it in every pray I do. I did pray hard for all my wishes and really submerge myself into devotion to God during my visit. Of cause I won’t know whether my wishes will come through or not. Well, what ever it is, my trip was great, and I had a wonderful time traveling there visiting its historical places.
I came back to work after the trip and get in touch with him again and carry on with our normal discussion, but I do call him more often that I used to do. We have becoming closer and shared our daily activities. Only in late September that he started to express his true feeling towards me all this time. We spent quit a long time talking about it on the phone that day, 29 Sept 2003. I was shocked to hear it that he still have feeling for me after all these years. He asked me to be committed to him and it was a total shocked to me. He even said that he is willing to marry me. This is a very sweet and romantic thing to say at the time. The thought of marrying a man, who I hardly know kind of scary at first. Who would not? But, then again, only me that know the truth about Mahesh Sookram anyway. I have gut feeling that I can pull this through because I know him as a person and I have seen him and his family to judge who he actually is. So I agree to commit to him. We agreed on not flirting, dating and cheating to each other. So, we carry on with our life with emails, chatting, sms messages and I call him everyday. Our relationship grew stronger everyday and we decided that we are meant for each other and we are ready to take another serious step ahead. I guess my wish did come through after all and I have found the man that I always dream all my life even though he is so far away from me.
He decided to come and see my family and tell them about his intention to take me to be in his life. He came on 10 April 2004 and we had a splendid time together. We went to Tioman Island on 13 April and spend 2 nights there. It is an absolutely paradise for us! The first night that we were there, he proposed to me under the skylight full of stars, the soothing sound of waves beneath our feet and the sounds of water flowing from the nearby river. It was perfect night for us, almost…something happen during the proposal time and we only realize after we finished with the moment. He have sat on banana for the entire time during the proposal. We laughed after that. Something funny to remember forever in our life and quite a good story to tell about our big moment during the proposal.
Driving back from Tioman Island, we stopped in Melaka to meet my mom and some of my family and we spent one night stay there. My family loves him and knows that he is also a perfect match for me. He adapted himself quit easily with everybody even though there’s a language barrier between them. On 17 April, we had a gathering with my brothers and we told them that we got engaged a few days ago. Everyone is happy for us. Mahesh have some discussion about us with my brother…man to man talk. But everything turned out to be well that we had expected. Fuiih!!! We are happy that we are being blessed with both sides of families.
It’s time to say goodbye when he finally have to leave me and go back to America to head start on the process of petitioning the Fiance Visa. He left on 20 April with a weak heart to leave me here.
Now, we corresponding mostly we emails again and with calls everyday without fail. I cannot live without him, it’s hard to let go of things that work the best for me and then I have to let go for a while due to the distance miles and the right procedures to be with him legally. I hope that we will be enjoying out time together very soon if possible before the Christmas come. That would be so wonderful of having the opportunity to meet most of his family during the festive season and New Year too. What better ways to start a new life……... with a new year of course.
