There he is! He is looking ever so divinely handsome, charming and cute! Dig the lustrious hair and my, what a nice sporty physique. Ah well, the result of years working out at the gym. During my teens, when the question on How would you like your ideal guy to look like? is being posed, the answer is always almost rather standard: Tall, Dark and Handsome. But, right back then, it doesn't seem to be a senseless thing to say. Hmm, perhaps a little too much of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytales? But he, he is all of that -- tall, dark and handsome. Yes, seriously! He fulfills these 3 criterias, and honestly I have not met or seen anyone like that for the longest time. It just seems too good to be true!

Our eyes met for the first time. He smiled. I trembled a bit there. Luckily, I did not say or do anything foolish. Keeping my mouth shut and smiling back is always the best getaway! Hah! What a coward, you may think. I think so too! The smile coming from him was only a form of friendly gesture. Nothing more, nothing less. Anyway, guys like that is hardly ever single. Most of them are happily and blissfully married. So, there goes another prince charming happily married and living happily ever after. He's just merely an object of admiration from afar, and the infatuation faded soon after.

A gal pal of mine had just came back from overseas for the lunar new year holidays. Of the years she spent there, she remained single. Curiosity hits me and and I just had to ask.

"I can't believe you're still single after all these years. The guys there doesn't meet your 5Cs list or you've added more Cs that they couldn't keep up with?"

I'm pretty sure that there are guys going after her there. I've seen guys queuing up to ask her out during our high school years. Yes, she's one of the pretty and popular girls and no guy would resist taking a second glance at such beauty. She was giggling at my humorous statement.

"This is the sad thing. I don't think I'm being too choosy but most of the good-looking, successful guys are usually taken or gays!"

This is not the first time I have heard of such remarks. Another gal friend who's been staying in overseas told me the exact same thing. My oh my, we're short of guys! Good, dependable guys! You know, the whole package... but then again, nobody's perfect! A friend once told me, "Nevertheless, we've to keep believing that there's somebody out there for us, be it late than never." Hmm, but how can we even be sure that there's somebody out there for us? Even if there is, how long have we got to wait? "It's keeping the faith, my dear", she said. It almost sounded like we're desperate for a soul mate. Personally, I find this rather foolish and disturbing in a way. I do not want to live a life waiting for the right person to come along but rather to live a life enjoying God's beautiful creations and making use of the gifts He's given me to do His work along this journey of life. Perhaps, eventually our soul mate would come along unexpectedly as a bonus?