UNGLAMÂ PHOTOS
Lunch with Haq And Serene
2012
We ended up in some random italian place on 70-something street.
First Winter in New York
2012
We had our winter holiday in 2012, in which Timo insisted to stay with Marian on his trip to New York--turned out pretty good.
Marian visited Kent
2014
Timo landed in New York and needed a buddy to help him bring stuff back to Kent. Marian said Yes.
Years later it happened
2014
Marian holding up a sign as we waited for Aaron to ferry us to Pittsburgh. AJ's car died here RIP.
Marian and Shen visit Pittsburgh
2017
We got hooked on La La Land's soundtrack shortly after watching the show at Manor Theater. A great time together!
Chilling in Harrisburg
2017
The cherry blossoms were at full bloom. We pretended to be Messiah College Students.
Where it started
2017
When we first started crushing on each other. Serene had Orange Juice.
First Date at BWE
2017
We did a lot of walking along the waterfront at Hoboken. BWE has awesome ham and cheese sandwiches.
First Flowers From Timo
2017
Timo sent Marian Flowers after finishing her gig at Luckypalmtree.
Writing Letters
2017
We spent quite a lot of time writing letters during our Pittsburgh New York LDR. We played exquisite corpse over mail!
River Drive South
2017
Where Marian stayed in the City.
Serene's Thanksgiving in Pittsburgh
2017
We got the scoop on Bennett here. Also threw around the words tetek layu a bunch with Turga drivin' through the strip.
Yas Thanksgiving
2017
That one time during Thanksgiving. Turga makes some kickass sambal.
Layover in Hong Kong
2017
We hobo-ed the streets of Hong Kong waiting for our flight to our Tanah Air. Kid you not, students were working in HKU at 3am when we popped by.
We flew back to Malaysia Together
2017
We got a lovely couple seat right at the back of our flights, for BOTH connecting flights.
At Bryan and Shen's Wedding
2018
Our first wedding together. Untold: Marian spent a lot of hours on Shen's dress.
Chillin' at Boston
2018
An awesome time in Boston also for Serene Chua. The only beanie Timo didn't lose.
Timo's Birthday Surprise
2018
The best surprise Timo ever got was Marian coming to Pittsburgh on his birthday. Marian had two overnight bus delays from Pittsburgh and back cos snow.
LDR - Pittsburgh and New York
2018
We spent a lot of hours on skype, twice a week as Marian lived in New York and Timo in Pittsburgh
Friends at 118 Graham
2018
This house was creaky, but cosy nonetheless. Timo's time in Pittsburgh began here, mostly.
First time getting gas
2018
Marian's first time getting gas in the states. New York does a poor job with automobile education.
New York After Boston
2018
We just hung out in this city a lot. Timo would take an overnight bus on Friday and leave on an overnighter on Saturday
Moving to Pittsburgh
2018
We squashed all of Marian's belongings into Timo's HHR, bought specifically for the trip. We saw too much roadkill on the way to Pittsburgh.
Galina and Manny's Wedding
2018
Had a lot of sugar thanks to the dope pastry table.
Cincinnati Dim Sum
2018
Which is why Timo thinks that Pittsburgh Chinese Food isn't as great.
Serene and Vitaly's Wedding
2018
Had a fun 12 hour drive to this place. Surprised that Timo's HHR made it there and back.
At Ohiopyle
2018
An amazing time by the water. We had a cherry tomato event after.
Cleveland with Joyce and Jonathan
2018
Fun time with them at a Hong Kong tai chow in Cleveland. Jonathan is an apple nerd.
Marian's Goodbye
2018
Right before Marian left for Malaysia saying Goodbye to the US after a good six and a half years.
The proposal
2019
Timo basically fumbled in the sun and prematurely popped the question causing our friends to miss the real thing. Not to worry, here's a reenactment:
LDR - Pittsburgh and Seremban
2019
We spent a year in long-distance relationship after we got engaged, until Timo came home in December--FOR GOOD.
Annabel's Farewell
2020
Getting to know each others family became routine when Timo moved back to Malaysia
Samuel's Birthday
2020
We got together in between CMCOs to celebrate Sam's Birthday!
Time in Melacca
2020
Adventures together with close friends in Melacca!