and then.. she said, “Yes”
Well actually, I proposed her in the exact place where we met eight years ago. She didn’t realized at all (my plan had succeed) that that would be the historic night. And then, I gave her the speech and the proposal, and this tweet:
@witasoy stelah 8 tahun jalan bersama, saya ingin menghabiskan seluruh hidup saya (yg cukup aneh) ini bersama kamu. Will you marry me?
the plan is that she would answer it via twitter too. Un-fraking-fortunately, we got a bad GPRS connection (many thanks for that, Telkomsel!), so I (and actually many other tweeps), have to endure the long wait until she answered it. Well then eventually she said “Yes”. And me? I’m the happiest guy in the world that night.
Thanks for all of you who gave support and wishes and compliments. There’s still the next step. Well at least I know now, that she would be mine alone….
I love you Maria Dewi Purwitasari. I just love you.
PS: This is my all time favorite tweet. ever.
@jtug perkenalkan tunangan saya: Patrick Gerard van Diest a.k.a @patvandiest :D ^^ *tersenyum bahagia* #priceless

Patriiiick.. so sweet!!
Ihh gila juwga y kmrn, walaupun ditengah badai ibu2 dan bapak2 yg lg reunian, tapi kita teteuup asiik aj berdua :p hahahahaaa..
Trus kamu jg teteup aj menjalankan rencana kamu.. pake acara mau berlutut segala lagi.. aakh nanti wita tambah *melted* dehh..^^
Patrick, i lov u too.. muahh..muahh!!
You guys gave me a lot of chills there, what with the long wait and all !
Again, my congratulations for both of you. I’m sending prayers your way, – may God bless your relationship with the ultimate six words : and they live happily ever after..
I never thought I’d be seeing an amazing thing live like this Pat. Congrats to both of you! I can imagine your kids will be smart and beautiful, and not imaginary
wUUAHHH! selamat!!! *telad tau
Pat.. Witaa..
i’m so happy for you both!
pat, kunaon foto tweet up yg lo jd penganten2an ga pejeng.
pat.. kenapa web lo makin hari makin ga ada warnanya.
pat pasang galeri foto napa…
*pengunjung bawel yang setia
congrats for both of you..
nampaknya akan ada #weddingTU yang kedua nih..
May the God bless you both #sixword
Cool man, congrats!