Cindy and Paul were both borned in a far away island of Malaysia. Most residents in that island fish for small ikan bilis and sell them to tourists. In that island, everyone know each other. Cindy and Paul have known each other since young; they play together and study together. Cindy's family is more well off than Paul's. Cindy and Paul grew fond of each other thus, Cindy had her first relationship with Paul when they were fourteen.
When they grew up, Paul left school in form 3. However, the parents of Cindy, especially Cindy's mother, see Paul as a useless, black triad gangster. She objected their relationship vigorously, and nobody can change her mind, not even Cindy's grandmother. According to Paul, Cindy's grandma had ever suggested to him to pregnant Cindy so that Cindy's mother would agreed on their marriage. Paul hesitated to follow the idea.
Cindy finally succumb to the circumstances. She slowly distance herself from Paul, left the Island and moved on to work in Taiwan for 9 months without saying goodbye to Paul. Paul also moved on to work in Japan. Eventually, Cindy move on to work in Singapore. She work in a electronic factory, where she met her husband Sam.
She married to Sam in 3 months period and settle down as PR in Singapore. They have one son whom is 15 years old now.
Paul has not heard from Cindy for a long time. He finally settled down with a Malaysian girl and had two children together, age 8 years old and 5 years old respectively. And he opened an Aquarium shop in KL.
Three years ago, when Cindy started to feel that she love her husband gradually, Sam lost a big sum of money from gambling, share etc. The amounts are so huge that, Cindy decided to sell away their 4 room flat and downgraded to a 3 room flat, so that they were able to clear the debt.
The debt has been temporarily settled, but Cindy started to get agony over her husband the moment she found that he has sold her jewellery to the Prawn Shop. She started to hate him. Even her husband has won the lottery and claimed back the jewellery. She was still not able to forgive her husband.
In coincidentally, when Cindy visited her parents in her home town. The common friend of both Cindy and Paul passed the contact of Paul to Cindy. Cindy made the call when she returned to Singapore. They started to talk about their own families' lives. Cindy expressed her problems with her husband, and Paul also express he has nothing much in common with his wife.
They talk almost every day and night, and finally arranged to meet in Penang. Their relationship blossom again once more time since two years ago.
Paul's Aquarium business has failed, while Cindy's salon business is doing reasonably well.
Cindy suggested Paul to close the Aquarium business in Malaysia and encourage him to to get a job in Singapore.
Paul finally came to Singapore. In fact, Cindy purposely went in to Malaysia to meet Paul and brought him out to Singapore first time.
Now, Cindy rented a room for S$350/-, she brought mattress, fan and television, the basic staff. She paid for all expenses. Paul is broke, he doesn't have money. So, every things depend on Cindy.
Cindy always excuse herself from going home and stay with Paul in their new rented home. The most interesting part is Cindy's husband seems like a dumb head, he doesn't ask questions, he doesn't express his agony, in fact, whenever, Cindy was home, he will warm the food for her.
We all wonder he might sense somethings is going on for Cindy, but, he also acknowledge that part of the problem is his gambling debt which contributed by him. Or he probably love Cindy too much, he will agree with Cindy as long as this woman stay with him. We are just guessing, nobody know the real answer.
Cindy is the eldest in the family, she has five sisters and one brother. Her parents are the head of the village, and their parents are very active in charity work in the Buddhist temple. Since young, every one adore Cindy, as she is a sensible child. Every one who close to her listen to her. Cindy is a girl afraid of loneliness, she needs companies. She believed that Paul and her are lover in previous life, they are meant for each other.
Before the reunion with Cindy, Paul has declared that he will not give up his family in Malaysia as he adores his children. I believed that the pain of Cindy has left him without explanation reminded him not to do the same things to his partner. Cindy accepted the reality. She thought as long as her true love is with her, she is alright. She even dream that she will try to work hard and make money these few year in Singapore, when her son completed the army, she would open a salon in KL, they could live there together.
Cindy is serious about the relationship. She revealed her relationship with Paul with almost all her friends, and sisters. When her sisters had a short visit to Singapore, she arranged Paul and her son join in and travel to Santosa together. She would love his son know her lover Paul.
Paul is not educated, and not a type that will bother to read up or study to improve himself. Although, Cindy did not has high qualification academically, she has manage to complete the necessary qualification in beauty line. She love to read. She is reading whenever she has time.
She is outward speaking, while Paul is an introvert. They have quite difference personality.
Before coming to Singapore, Paul agree to mix himself into her circle of life. So, whenever Cindy went for some gathering or talk, she brought him along. The fact is Paul doesn't have the capacity to accept all life that Cindy is going through. He was not punctual for the meeting; he wanted to leave the scene halfway because the talk is conducted in English; he lost his temper easily and very frequently... Cindy has a soft spot for Paul. Her mood swing with his temper. She said nobody ever made her cries as much as Paul. She give in to him all the time.
If it is her Husband, it is difference story. She is at the upper hand. If she is going for some gathering, dancing, talks etc, if she ask Sam to go, he will try to go, if she didn't ask, he will not go. No question ask. For the last few years, she went back to visit her parent in the Island, she doesn't want her husband to go with her, he will not go and no queries or argument.
Well, I have to stop the story here, because, the story hasn't end yet. The drama is still going on. I will update the story whenever there is new development.
Some people don't believed there is true love in this world. They predict what Paul need is money, one day Paul might cheat some money from Cindy and return back to his family in Malaysia. I think they would part due to difference in personality. Paul has nothing to lose, Cindy would have to pay for the penalty. Her husband might divorce her, she would have to start a new life all over again.
Lately, I heard a lot of dramatic relationship. They can be a script for drama show. We are nobody to give judgement for Cindy and Paul. But, there bound to be a lesson to be learned in this story.
There is one Chinese saying, ie messy start and messy end.
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