Our Story
   Martin
I connected to the internet in early August,1998.  Although I was single at the time, I really wasn't looking to meet anyone at that time. However, I was soon introduced to the ICQ system and I soon found lots of new people to talk to. Then one day, whilst innocently looking through the icq white pages, I came upon an interesting sounding young lady and so i thought i should say hello. Well, that was the innocent beginning to what has taken over my life in the past year. In the weeks and months following our first chats, I soon realised that there was something very special and loving about this woman. Occasional chats and emails turned into weekly then daily emails, meetings on the net and phone calls at wierd hours of the day and night.
After only a couple of short months, Gerry shocked me by asking me if I would be her boyfriend. I was genuinely taken aback but also quickly said YES!!!! before i lost my chance.

Well, we spent several more months of emails, chats and phone calls, before i finally decided to travel to Hong Kong to finally meet this young woman that i had fallen in love with. I was kinda worried about how we would be together but i needn't have been. We spent a fantastic week finally realising our love for each other. Since then, I have been back again and now it is July 1999 and Gerry is finally over here in the UK to visit me. We are currently making plans and saving up for our wedding, which will be on January 29th, 2000.  Well, thats my story so far. From one chance meeting with someone 6,500 miles away, my life has changed imeasurably for the better and i have found someone that i can share the rest of my life with.

 Gerry
One hot, boring August evening, I decided to log on the Internet, I have just discovered ICQ not long ago, and this has been a favorite past time. That evening, I received a message from a stranger who said, ''Hi, would you like to chat with a nice guy from England?'' and I thought, “Nice huh?  Ok, this I gotta see.” Little did I know that that would be the beginning of a wonderful friendship. Martin was so unlike the weirdo's I’ve met during my voyages in cyberspace. He was sweet, sensitive and sincere. After our first chat, we decided to meet again the next Sunday at 8:00 p.m. HK time, (seven hours ahead of UK time), and then every Sunday from then on, and he never missed a date.  As the months went by I realized that this gentleman is genuine and special, and so I decided to ask him to be my boyfriend. Not a very “Maria Clara”  (Filipino character who epitomizes the ideal Filipina) thing to do, but I can’t let this one get away.

Martin's been to Hong Kong, just to see me, twice, imagine the logistics on that. He “finally” popped the question on his second visit and without hesitation, accepted his proposal. Since then I’ve been to Derby to meet his wonderful family.
These past eleven months have been the best. When I look back to that August evening, I realize how far Martin and I have gone, and how much more is ahead of us. We're now in the middle of organizing our wedding. Six more months and I'll be Mrs. Martin Lawrence, and that's something more to look forward to.