Tuesday, July 18, 2006 @5:50 PM
Coming of age....is that what i want...?hi hi ppl of the world....guess what day is it this friday...for those ninnies who have forgotten, it is the 21st of july my birthday...haha...the bad thing is i still have school and the nxt day i have to wake up at 3 just to get to the airport for the biggest competition of my life...but hey it could have been worst...hope to spend it with my friends and family...if they rmb...(my friends of course...hehe)Anyways...my 18 birthday also marks a coming of age for me..not saying i will change dramatically after fri but in a symbolic way..hehe..it also kinda marks the last bdae that i will be celebrating as a school going person..hehe..so i really hope it will be the best yet..18 yrs..whoo...what a long time it seemed like ages ago when i last celebrated my birthday...i guess the year flew by so fast with choir, school and all that i feel that i years have past...perhaps its just me being silly...hehe...i realised that day that what i have gone through in this 18 yrs are things that some ppl wouldnt even hope to experience in a lifetime...i have tasted all types of emotions be it good or bad..i have tasted the worst of failures and the sweetest of successes...made the best of friends and worst of enemies...haha..but that is what makes life interesting..and i wouldnt trade it for anything in the world..not a single second..So today, pls bear with me, but i shall like to thank the ppl that have helped make this 18 yrs all that special...in no particular order. First...my parents...hey say what you like but i think they are the coolest parents on the planet..which parents allows you to go slp overs as you wish..even on school nights..haha...which parents are as supportive when it comes to my endeavours..haah...second, my brother, joseph, haha...you may pissed me off 99.9% of the time but that 1% that you dont makes it very special...haha....so i'll give you a little credit for that. Plus you teach me how to patient..haha. third, i'll like to thank my former tuition teacher, aunty dawn. You have thought me everything i know about leadership, abt how to be a good leader and most importantly how to be a god fearing individual who loves god..thanks a million..i'll nvr forget your lessons that you gave me and how they have really changed my life..fourth, all my tuition friends who at that time helped me and shaped me to become the leader i am today. Thanks for all the times we played soccer together, studied together and of course had those "competitions" i feel honoured that all of you gave me the opportunity to lead you all and am eternally gratful for the support that you have given me over the 2 yrs we knew each other...thanks...Fifth, All my classmates and school mates in ZHSS..a special shout out to by dear friend yi qin, i still have that metal chain you gave me..thanks for all the times you wasted listening to my crap and i will always be open to your opinions and suggestions..however blunt they may be...hehe...also like to give special mention to my mentor and dear sister in christ, michelle..we have known each other since sec 1 haha...those were the times..must really thank you for being there for me always and helping me with all my problems...cant believe it has been 6 yrs already..how time flies..but i couldnt think of anyone i rather have as my friend then you..haha...remember the times we emceed together and that time at the edusave awards where we sang hillsongs in the dressing room and our legs lost their feeling from standing for so long..hehe...oh well, i kinda always forget your bdae but you nvr forget my...hehe...kinda feeling bad right now but friends forgive right?....kidding lah..try to make it up to you sometime.sixth, my choir mates, luke, hanquan, malcolm, ding jie, mark tan, yt, yl, lala and zx...thanks for making my choir experience as amazing as humanly possible....thanks..haha..i know there were times where i was being really difficult and all but you stuck by me and even defended me when the need arose..thanks...haha..sorry hq i keep calling you fat, but you are what beijing 101, haha..just jking..dont worry lah..you sure can slim down eventually(may be in 2 milenia) Yl you must really try to GROW UP literally...hehe...still need student pass ah...for luke and mark..thanks for all the guidance and help to make my assimilation into choir as painless as possible. To mark tan, i want to thank you for giving me this chance to be an SC..been one of the best experiences in my life..haha..to dj, thank you for bearing with my incompetence at times and all and to zx and lala...haha..thanks for all the fun joy and laughter along the way..hehe...cant imagine choir would be half as fun without you 2..lastly, yt and moley kor kor..haha...crazy nuts..that's all i can say..hehe...sorry its so long but i only have 4 more grps of pple to thank...haha..7th, all the JC1s...thanks for all the help that you all have given me as an SC and thanks for your concern when i was down...really appreciate it...thanks..hehe..big mama...and his boy friend clay aiken..haha..you two are really funny and all..botherign absolutely nuts...hehe...thanks joey for your invaluable help..haah..you're a deep person..8th, my 2 "sisters" ht and belly...haha...thanks for being there for me and having lots of fun...piglet...hehe...you hor always thinking of ways to lose weight,hah i think you look perfect the way you are..you are always happy and that is a good thing...stay that way...dont ever change..hehe...to bel, thanks for all your patience and guidance and all..great listener...haha..but i guess i really need to learn to listen more and talk less..sorry abt that...haha..but thanks for telling me...shocking but it worked so thanks..thanks alot for your help...stop worrying abt certain things...like a certain boy who is already attached.."ahem"...dont be sad...haha...9th, my best bud and brother in christ, JK. Thanks for all the help you have given me in helping me become a better SC...sorry i kinda sabo you to be SC...haha..sorry..but hey its all in the spirit of learning..hehe..i really want to thank you for listening to my probs however silly they may seem and givning me your honest opinion on issues....lots of fun having you in choir...haha..just so childish...and silly...elohsssa...toidi...try to be more childlike k?...stop worrying so much abt choir..not much time left for me to teach you but hey...you still have the best teacher in the world..god..so use him...pray...the holy guy havent call yet ah...hehe...finally at the top of my honour roll...is the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end, the almighty god...haha..who were you expecting..thank you god for being there for me and for placing all the above ppl in my life to make this 18 yrs so fun and special, thank you for comforting me when i am down and lifting me higher when i am up..thanks...These 18 yrs have been a blast...if the rest of my life is half as interesting as my first 18 then i can consider myself really blessed...haha...really...for all those ppl who i may have missed out, sorry..haha..but know that you have really made a diff in my life...thanks...again to one and all...Go, aj choir...haha....!!!!!!!
