Monday, May 18, 2009
Obligatory birthday post, though I don’t think I’ve been doing it faithfully every year. But hey, this has been a year of many new experiences and lessons learnt, so I thought I might as well make an entry to take note of all these things, and hopefully they’ll help me learn and grow.
The past year has definitely been one full of changes, good and bad. For one, this is the first ever birthday spent away from home, strange as it might seem. Also, we (gek, mingsee and I) didn’t get to do our tradition of celebrating each other’s birthdays. But I guess change isn’t necessarily bad. This has been one of the most exciting birthdays I’ve ever had. (: and I’m really happy to have been able to have a spectacular (double) celebration with a bunch of really awesome people I’ve come to know. I guess God was really teaching me to simply let go, and follow Him at the pace He’s set.
One of the most important things I’ve learned, is that first impressions are (almost) never accurate. I am a highly anti-social person with regards to people I meet for the first few times, and I guess I tend be overly paranoid. But amazingly, I’ve learned to get to know people for who they are. And yes, amazingly, some of the people whom I had really strange first impressions of, have turned out to be some of the nicest people I’ve known. And it’s safe to say that these same people make my world so much brighter now. (: I am a very troublesome person and to the special few people who always 迁就 me, thanks very much for always giving in to me and tolerating my nonsense. No matter how many times I say this, it’ll never be enough. I really do appreciate everything from the bottom of my heart.
Thank you so much to everyone for the birthday wishes, on facebook, via SMS, on MSN, and (other many means). To the bunch of special close ones back home in Singapore: Gek [best fwen!!], Mingsee (ok you’re technically in UK now but you belong in this category), yanjin, hamsie/wz!!, szemin, you guys are really loved. Thanks for being a really special bunch of people who have always been there for me whenever I needed an extra push or helping hand. It’s been such a blessing to have had you guys in my life for the past 5-7 years and counting!! Love lots and miss you guys so much.
And in no particular order: Jingru, Shinloong, Toy, Mannshing, Dave, Youxin, Charleen, Janene, Kat, Wanxian, Derrick, Wayne, Michelle, Fiona. Thanks so much for the really really special birthday surprise. I was really surprised. But hey! I didn’t wish anyone happy birthday back! :D Improvement haha. I’m really glad to have gotten to know each and every one of you. You will all receive individual notes when I get down to writing them. (: All of you are muchly loved and I really appreciate all the effort that went into the planning. It was a really brilliant plan and trick because I really believed that the Sunday celebration was the actual one. And then today even though there were quite a few loopholes, I didn’t suspect a thing. Haha maybe I am really too blur. :b But in any case, thanks for everything. I’m still feeling high.
Last 15 minutes left of my birthday. I guess I really thank my parents for shaping me into who I am today (: and haha I’m no longer a teen. Twenty. It feels strange thinking about it. But oh well. Here’s to the year ahead of me! (: Surely good things lie ahead of me.
And finally, thank you Lord for bringing me through every circumstance to where I am right now.
"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;your works are wonderful, I know that full well." – Psalm 139:14
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