a big thank you to everyone who helped make my day such a wonderful one today((: it really was very sweet, knowing that alot of you forsook precious studying time just to wish me a happy birthday. yes, even you ppl in uni(:
thank you my lovely family for making such a big fuss over my turning eighteen with mexican and an absolutely delicious cake. and the sister for giving such a thoughtful gift. the peacock blue!!!(((: hahahah.
and thank you to the lovely three and one who came down to school specially to spend the day with me(: jill, your popping up absolutely failed though the ploy still worked. i really was surprised! haha. (even though i didn't believe that pris forgot my birthday) i really must be quite dumb><" like since when does jill wake up early larh. oops haha. and thank you keith for the christmas wrapping paper(lol!) and the really nice print(: still don't understand the thing about the cauliflower though. nvm. haha. and thank you sheng chow for coming down today too(: really loved your note. thank you to the three who camped together with me to MUG even if yall were in your distant science world. heh.
and thank you sis jo, sarah, samuel and rubi for the huge surprise just now. it's such a wonderful experience celebrating with the young ones. they're so full of energy they make me feel so old. really, one must be energetic to raise children. but they really are the cutest ever(: i almost forgot about childrens' capacity to find joy and adventure in every little thing but just watching them for less than an hour has reminded me of the wonderful capacity for imagination. and to think that i'm studying gatsby! tsk.
and thank you for all the well wishes that started from yesterday (wow. early birds indeed(: ) and lasted all through the day. really miss alot of you especially since i haven't seen alot of you in a long time. when life recommences kay!!(((: and yes i'm looking at you, kor, boy who i've not seen since time immemorial. haha.
anyway it's been a wonderful day with lots of catching up with people from various periods of my life, some still very close to my heart and some not so much but never forgotten. and i thank God for allowing me one more year, one more day, one more experience. time is precious and you never know when it will run out. but i thank Him for this most basic thing of all, that we always overlook, the gift of life, both physical and spiritual. so thank you Lord, for Your most wondrous gift of all. and help me Father, to always keep you in the centre of my life. only then, will everything else fall in place.
i love you Lord and i lift my voice
to worship you, oh my soul, rejoice!
take joy my King in what You hear
may it be a sweet, sweet sound in Your ear
God never moves without purpose or plan
when trying His servant or moulding a man
give thanks to the Lord though your blessing seems small
in darkness He giveth a song
oh rejoice in the Lord, He makes no mistakes
He knoweth the end of each path that i take
for when i am tried and purified
i shall come forth as gold
now i can see testing comes from above
God strengthens His children and purges in love
my Father knows best and i trust in His care
through purging more fruit shall i bear
oh rejoice in the Lord, He makes no mistakes
He knoweth the end of each path that i take
for when i am tried and purified
i shall come forth as gold
