The Proposal

It's 2017 and I've decided it's time for me to pop the question to my girlfriend. We've been together for 3 years, we're happy, in love, and ready to take our relationship to the next step. 

Now, for the proposal, I don't want it to be on top of a mountain or for it to be at a nice beach. I mean I love the beach and the mountains, but I want the proposal to be unique to our relationship. So I come up with a plan...

I'm going to propose to her at the 4th Annual Phnom Penh Dodgeball Tournament, because, you know, there's nothing more romantic than throwing balls as hard as you can at each other, right? Haha! No it's because she helped inspire me to start Phnom Penh Dodgeball and she's been the anchor to it all, helping with decision-making, running dodgeball, and all of our designs, among many others. It's been a big part of our lives and also a source of arguments as well, but Dodgeball has been the one thing keeping us consistent with friends and exercise throughout all of these years. Countless friendships and relationships have come out of dodgeball and I wanted to share our love with everyone, plus, she'll never guess I'll propose on the Dodgeball court! 

Thankfully the Dodgeball community is a great group of people whom I am able to rely on to make this a surprise. It's March 18, 2017, Tournament day. We arrive some minutes late to Premium Sports Club, we forgot the Tournament Banner but it's too late to go back across town for it. Everything else is prepared already. We play in the tournament, and as always, we don't win the Tournament, but we had a great time. Our team, Victorious Secret, I think had one of the best Uniforms and Catwalks of the history of Phnom Penh Dodgeball. Laughed the whole time. It's time for us to award the Champions, Game of Throws, their Trophies and Medals. We do the Winner's ceremony and it seems like the Tournament is over....

Then we have a surprise. Mai (soon-to-be-fiance) is called over while I go get the ring from Jonathan's girlfriend Sien (now wife). Our friends Thy, Phaline, Tash, Gio, Raksmey and Jordan, help hold a sign that says "Hey Mai! Don't dodge this!" and Vanny throws a ball at her, which she dodges. I come out from the crowd, get down on one knee and ask her to be my wife. Surprised, in disbelief, hot, and sweaty from the tournament, Mai says Yes, and I bring the ring to her finger, I bobble the ring, but my Dodgeball skills saved me as I catch it and then put it on her finger :) 

3rd Tournament Photo 2017

 

Victorious Secret Team