Feb 11th 2013
From Rob’s point of view:男方回忆
Although Rachel and I had already decided to get married, and filed the paperwork to do it, I still hadn’t formally proposed to her. To some that might seem a technicality, but to any woman it’s an important event, and Rachel was no different.
虽然我和瑞秋已经决定结婚，文件也在进程，但是我还没有正式向他求婚。某些人看来那是技术形式上的，但是对于女人来说是个重要的事，她也不例外
The difficult thing would be to make it a surprise, because since we think alike, any plan I came up with she could figure out before I could do it. My only option was to have no particular plan at all, Just to be ready if the opportunity presented itself, so she couldn’t anticipate it.
难的是要制造惊喜，因为我们想法类似，任何计划我想到，她都可能在我做之前发现。我唯一的方法就是没有计划，只等待时机成熟，这样她就无法预料了
She had the engagement ring in her possession since Xmas It was part of another plan that she suspected, so I had to drop it. So the new plan was to do it at some point in China. Problem is, there was no way to arrange anything in advance, since I didn’t know anyone else, and couldn’t communicate with strangers to help. It was all on me.
她从圣诞开始就有一个属于自己的订婚戒指，本来是另外一个计划的其中一部分，被她猜疑到了，所以我只有放弃，所以新计划就是在中国某个时刻去实行。问题是，没有办法提前去安排，我也不认识任何人，不能够和谋生人交流，全靠我自己
Hong Kong seemed like a good place, because it was someplace that was exotic, and with the fireworks and the public arena, it was a romantic spot with the water and city lights. Also, the first time I saw what Rachel looked like, it was from a photo taken in that place. I liked the idea that it would be the same place we would be engaged! We waited a long time for the show, and it was worth it, about 25 minutes of fireworks, and it was pretty incredible! I recorded the whole thing, and when it was over, she took the camera and started recording me.I had to retrieve the ring from it’s hiding place, and carry it around without her knowing. A ring box was not possible, because I couldn’t have concealed it. it was just waiting for the right moment.
香港看来是个不错的地方，因为是个异国风情的地方，有烟火，有海水和城市夜景作为浪漫点，而且那里也是我第一次见到她是什么样子的，那张站在那里的拍的照片。我喜欢这个在同一地点订婚的注意！我们等了很久的演出，非常值得，大概25分钟的烟火，太不可以思议了！我记录了整个过程，然后当它结束，她接过相机然后开始记录我，我隐藏着戒指，带着它却不让她知道,所以戒指盒子肯定不行，因为我知道藏不住，只能等最佳时刻了
Still, she was shocked when I popped the question, and she asked me if I was serious…Then she saw the ring…and she asked me why I wasn’t down on one knee…I thought this was the perfect opportunity, but I didn’t count on a few things…. First, once the show was over, there was a massive rush of people to get out of there, we were packed in like sardines, and it was hard to move at all, let alone get down on one knee. Second, I was nervous and excited myself and was so caught up in the moment, I wasn’t paying close enough attention to where I was pointing the camera.
她惊讶我突然弹跳出来的问题，她问我是不是认真的，然后她看到戒指，她问我为什么不单膝下跪…我想那个时候是完美的机会，但我有些事没预料到。首先，当烟花结束，大批的人潮汹涌往外走，我们被挤得像沙丁鱼，很难动弹，更不用说单膝下跪。其次，我很紧张和兴奋，我并没有注意到我的相机拍向哪里来记录那一时刻
I managed to do it, even with the packed number of people. most of whom took no notice, other than a passing glance as they pushed through. Rachel said “Yes” and let me put the ring on her finger. It was a little big, she had lost some weight since I last saw her. but she was really happy and very, very shocked. She has this cute habit of putting her hand over her mouth when she is really overwhelmed and happy, and I think she kept her hand there until we made it back to the subway.
我尽量单跪，即使大把的人，大多数人没意识到，而且经过我的时候还被推到。瑞秋说“yes”，我把戒指戴在她手指上，很小的一个，自从我上次见她，她已经瘦了.她非常高兴，非常非常震惊。她有个很可爱的习惯，就是当他非常开心的时候她会用手遮住嘴巴，我想她一直是那样的走到的地铁口
From Rachel’s point of view:
On the 2nd day after Chinese new year, Hong Kong has a big fireworks display. I have been to it once, and since Rob was visiting China, of course I didn’t want him to miss it. Though it’s only for one day, but I tried to take Rob see as much as I could. He said he wanted to go to the Avenue of Stars, which was already in my plan, because night view of Victoria Harbour is really beautiful.
新年第二天，香港会举行烟火表演。我曾经去过一次，既然罗波来了中国，我当然不想他错过。虽然只有一天的时间，但是我尽量安排他能多看多玩。它说他想去星光大道， 那个也在我的计划中，因为维多利亚港是非常漂亮的
We went shopping on the street first, got something to eat and then arrived Victoria around 6pm, there were already lots of people there and a lot of the good positions were taken, so we didn’t have much of a choice and had to stand wherever we could and hope we would have a good view. We couldn’t go anywhere anyway, because we had to wait for 2 hours. It was cold but we had fun!
我们首先去逛街，吃了东西，然后到达那是六点了。已经有很多人占好了位置，我们没有太多站地选择，只是希望能看的到好的一面。我们也去不了其他地方，必须等两个小时，虽然冷，但是我们很开心。
Finally, the fireworks started, once the first flash showed, I felt so happy because we were so lucky, we happened to be in the perfect spot. I felt so happy that I can have these special memories with my love. I enjoy every explosion in every moment….And at the end, I do as I usually do, get the camera, ask Rob about what he thought of it, and tell me how he felt.
终于，烟火开始，当第一展开放，我觉得好开心因为我们是如此的幸运，我们正好站在了完美的位置。i觉得很高兴能和我的爱人分享这么特殊的时刻。我享受着绽放的每一个瞬间….烟花结束，我照常拿起相机，问罗波他的想法，让他告诉我，他的感受
He really enjoyed it, and he said it was the biggest fireworks he’d ever seen. He talked slowly, like he was thinking about something else, and I thought he must be so shocked by the giant display and didn’t know what to say. Then he took camera from my hand, pointing it at us…and I was thinking, let’s get this done quick, we need catch the last train back home.
他真的很喜欢，他说那个是他看过最大的烟花展了。他说的很慢，像是在想什么，我想他一定被这个烟花展示震惊到了，不知道说什么。然后他接过我手里的相机，对准我们，然后我想，好，快点说完，我们要离开这里赶最后一班车呢
Suddenly, I saw a ring in his hand, my brain went blank, I wasn’t thinking it could happen so quick. I’ll have to remember how he asked by watching the video. I just remember there was always a voice keep playing in my head–“ah! ah! ahhhh~~~!!!!”
突然，我看到他手里的戒指，我的脑子一片空白，我没想到有这么快。我需要看视频才能记起来。我只是记得我脑海里一直有一个声音“啊！啊！啊~~~”
So I’m engaged! From the video you can see we got a thousand of people around us when I say yes, it was so crowded, but nobody cared, people were trying to get out of there, so they can catch the train too. It was quite a surprise, and a funny and romantic proposal!
我订婚了！从视频里可以看到我们在千人拥簇下说的我愿意，太挤了。但是没有人在意，人们试图走出这里，他们也要赶车。非常大的惊喜，有趣而浪漫的求婚
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后记：
那个戒指计划是原来在圣诞时期藏在他送我的恐龙里，他希望在他求婚前我一直拥有，听说计划改变，我抱着睡了两个月。直到他来到中国，自己偷偷的又从里面取了出来，然后向我求婚。具体礼物细节可以点击这里看回忆
我们当时也是在人潮汹涌的人堆里拉着手走才没有被分开， 想想上海烟花跨年展死了人，真是后怕， 还让他单膝下跪，嗯，真的好在一切没事，还赶上了最后一趟回家的车。那天的真的好惊险，为了上个厕所，跑去另外一端，然后警察开始分流，截断不允许过人，差点就不能和他在一起看烟火了。想象那晚，好惊险，刺激事情一大片。不过经历过，才会是美好回忆！
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