Wednesday, February 21, 2007

maybe its just some random moments when i get nostalgic and emotional. but our reunion dinner over at charliebird's house tonight made me think back on the past year of how we built up our friendships. it has been slightly more than a year when we first started out in a lifelong journey together. through the few months of working together, many of us found our life directions and new dreams. indeed, it has been a fulfilling and spiritually high period of time for us. we saw God working in each and everyone of us. saw each of our ups and downs. filled each other's lives with lots of smiles, laughters and joy. those 4 months were certainly a divine appointment which our beloved Father have crafted into His plans.


just one little particular moment that i have captured in my memories that i want to specifically thank you for.


charles:
your guitar skills are superb. very the pei fu you. especially when you can play any song at random. i still miss your gig of the postman pat around the office. you especially for the numerous boyfriends that you've given me. but beyond that craziness of yours and seemingly bochap-ness, i see that passionate side in your friendship. you never fail to add laughters and smiles. thank you for sitting beside me and trying to cheer me up on 153 from cjc back to bukit merah on that very fateful day last year. i know it is not exactly very nice to try to comfort someone when she's on the verge of crying, especially when you really can't do anything about it. but that was good of you. kam xia le!


charmaine:
you laugh at the slighest things and joke at the least funny things. but you are one of the greatest blessings that God has given me since we started SAP. i appreciate your thoughtful gestures for listening and bringing me closer to God. especially for playing "Made me glad" at the gaming lab in the office when we were supposed to do work for aunty lily the day that i was making a choice whether to go for my cousin's wedding when i wasn't in a proper emotional state to do so. that song really made a great impact at that time. because of that one particular moment, many other opportunities came along the way. you are truly a joy from the Lord.


jiahui:
your endless runs from redhill mrt to the entrance of the office just make me laugh whenever i think of it. because you always complain that you're feeling very warm and perspiring when all of us are feeling cold in the ice-freezing meeting room. your concern simply warms my heart. i thank you for the initiative to start this coffee & tea sessions because it shows me that you're truly interested in my life. though it may not mean anything much, but your response to my troubled heart then was a remedy itself.


jolin:
i love the way you use those big gigantic jargons in your speech, the way you talk and even your prayers. awesome. but what i like even better, is your perserverance in pursuing what you are unsure about. i was blessed by that time you talked to aaron in the office over issues and situations in the Bible. that nearly 30mins of conversation gave me new insights of how i needed to understand the Bible even deeper. even up till now, i keep that enlightenment constantly in my mind because i always remember that your fighting spirit is what God made me realised about my relationship with Him.


kelvin:
young man. your endless chatters never fail to amaze me of how much words/sentences/phrases that you can churn out of your mouth. i often wonder how well you can really click off with those aunties plucking taugeys at the void decks. haha. but you are always encouraging and spurring others on. there was this morning devotion that i was leading during SAP. half of us were away while the other half were in the office before heading down to bedok town. it was my first time doing devotion along with worship and playing of the guitar. i didn't think that i managed properly at all, even though the devotion went alright because amos kinda covered a bit for me. but you, gave me an affirmative gesture and that really brought me to knowing that God doesn't just judge on physical and technical things. that gave me a push to exploring more areas in doing devotions. thank you for that.


lixin:
we have so much in common. first aid. martial arts. judo. hospitals. children. you are really a God-sent. you truly inspire my area of work. remember compassvale camp last year? i was your assistant leader because you had to be away on one full day during the camp. i wasn't convinced of myself and my responsiblities that i shook off from the group each time i could. it was wrong and i was feeling emotionally down. but you, you who didn't show any signs of being displeased or any upsetness. instead, you took the trouble to bring me aside to ask if i were feeling alright or if there was something that i'm upset about. i really appreciated that a lot. your kindness is remarkable.


rachel:
you who pout at the slightest things and tease me with nearly everything. you who always try to bluff and trick me. you who always don't complain when we start to plan birthdays together. so good-natured. you who always does silly things and act childish. you who love eating nothing else but fishballs and meepok. you who don't allow us to eat lamb or mutton. sometimes i think it is a lil difficult to want to know you better. though you may not know this, but i want to thank you for the very first time i got to know you properly when we started out in early december 2005. before that i always knew you as a pony-tailed girl who pops by to look for my classmate. because back then, i didn't really have anyone to turn to. you were like the most familiar person there. i just came back on track and it was then that i started attending regular services. in other words, i didn't really know people in our spiritual family. you were one of my earliest sisters in our Mama Yo's family.


suern:
you are ever so quiet when everyone is talking. but even in your quiet little ways, i have so much to thank you for too. there was this time when i shared with your this repeated vision that God showed me. remember the dustbin thing? this is truly an incident that i have to thank you for. because after what God showed me, it made a great impact on how i should live my life with a fresh start. it was a great significant moment because you remembered during service, went down with me and prompted me to lay it down before the altar. your prayers calmed the shakening fears that i had. thank you YOU.


yufan:
sometimes you seem to understand what you're laughing about. sometimes you seem like you don't. sometimes you do have funny ideas. sometimes not so keen on acting them out. but still, i like the enthusiasm of always wanting to share about your life and what God has been working at for you. your openness and willingness allowed me to see that you really allow God to play a big part in living your life for Him. i thank you for the time when you shared about your place and kind of position you hold in the army. you talked about how you want to show that even at the very least level, you can stand up for something. you showed me of the Lord's confidence and perserverance that is in you. it was inspiring.




although i did take up quite some time to type this entry, i still don't think i can really express all that i want to say in words. but this is just a little dedication to all you people who hold significant parts in my heart. just a simple way of expressing my utmost heartfelt thanks to all of you out there.


thank you for just being you!

she pens down @ 3:26 AM --------------------------------------------------------------