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It might have been Valentine's Day, but when Ms Tan Yeat Bei's boyfriend called, she was expecting their usual date.
That was how it had been for the two Republic Polytechnic students who have been seeing each other for the past eight months.
This time, though, her boyfriend, Mr Liang Wei Kang, 21, had a surprise in mind: a romantic alfresco dinner at the East Coast Beach, complete with guitar music.
A reader alerted The Sunday Times after seeing him set up the table.
When she got her boyfriend's call yesterday, Ms Tan, 19, rushed to meet him at the beach at Big Splash at 7pm.
There, she saw what he had been up to: a set-up of table and chairs just 10m away from the sea. A friend helped with the logistics.
Mr Liang, an avid cook, whipped up a two-course Italian, candle-light dinner, complete with decorative seashells, a bouquet of roses and sparkling juice.
Nearby was an icebox to store a chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream for dessert.
The centrepiece was the carbonara pasta dish he prepared at home.
She loved it.
'He said he would prepare dinner, but I never expected it to be this good,' Ms Tan said.
Indeed, Mr Liang's labour of love began three weeks earlier, when he tested out the dish on his friends and family members.
Since music is the food of love, he learnt to play the guitar to serenade her.
He did just that last night, when he strummed a Chinese song on his classical guitar.
'He replayed the song a few times, as he couldn't catch the right notes at first. But I was very touched,' she said. The couple ended their night at the beach by exchanging handmade presents - a metal belt buckle for her and a beanie for him.
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It might have been Valentine's Day, but when Ms Tan Yeat Bei's boyfriend called, she was expecting their usual date.
That was how it had been for the two Republic Polytechnic students who have been seeing each other for the past eight months.
This time, though, her boyfriend, Mr Liang Wei Kang, 21, had a surprise in mind: a romantic alfresco dinner at the East Coast Beach, complete with guitar music.
A reader alerted The Sunday Times after seeing him set up the table.
When she got her boyfriend's call yesterday, Ms Tan, 19, rushed to meet him at the beach at Big Splash at 7pm.
There, she saw what he had been up to: a set-up of table and chairs just 10m away from the sea. A friend helped with the logistics.
Mr Liang, an avid cook, whipped up a two-course Italian, candle-light dinner, complete with decorative seashells, a bouquet of roses and sparkling juice.
Nearby was an icebox to store a chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream for dessert.
The centrepiece was the carbonara pasta dish he prepared at home.
She loved it.
'He said he would prepare dinner, but I never expected it to be this good,' Ms Tan said.
Indeed, Mr Liang's labour of love began three weeks earlier, when he tested out the dish on his friends and family members.
Since music is the food of love, he learnt to play the guitar to serenade her.
He did just that last night, when he strummed a Chinese song on his classical guitar.
'He replayed the song a few times, as he couldn't catch the right notes at first. But I was very touched,' she said. The couple ended their night at the beach by exchanging handmade presents - a metal belt buckle for her and a beanie for him.
[email protected]
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