My friend SMSed me to tell me that she got engaged when the guy whom she met earlier this year proposed to her in front of her parents yesterday. I hate friends breaking important news to me through SMSes. The news are more often than not, shocking. Late last year, she was just trying to get over a guy whom she was pretty close to. The guy got married without her knowledge and still wanted to be with her. Within a span of slightly more than a year since that incident, she is engaged. She has found someone special to her and she wants me to meet him.

Well, the good thing about SMS is that it allows me to edit my messages to sound calm and collected, without revealing much of my shock. But it does not allow me to satisfy my curiosity without invading upon her personal space.

A year back, she was certain that she will be staying single for quite a while more. Her high standards were not to be satisfied easily. And neither was my fear of commitment to be conquered without herculean effort. And now, she told me that the guy is "special".

I could not find words other than "yes" when I agreed to meet him, other than my default "it should be interesting". It is scary how fast things can develop and just pass you by.

The government's message to the citizens to set up their own family is certainly working.

My other friend has 2 secular weddings, 1 church wedding, 1 wedding dinner and one post ROM dinner this week to attend. It should be interesting to see how such a week will affect a single psychologically.

But in case anyone is wondering, I am very, very happy for my friend. He should be her very first boyfriend and it seems that he is going to be her only boyfriend ever. Life is wonderful.