Thursday, November 02, 2006
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!
My bade was yesterday. I feel so blessed even as i celebrated my bdae. hving all the well wishes from all the various frens, even pple frm australia called over to wish me a happy birthday. I wanna say thank you all for remembering my special day for those who did call or sms. n for those tt didn't, i understand tt u were bz n i thot of u. :) Had a slow day, having to wake up to send my daddy to work so tt i can have the car the whole day wif mummy. after having to eat the bdae needle tt mummy lovingly prepared, we went for a pedicure n i did n additional eyebrow trimming. will flaunt them to all who will be there for the celebration later in the evening. :) went to chatterbox to eat the "zhen zhong wen hua jiu dian hai nan ji fan" + milo dinosaur(something tt i introed to mummy n she loves it...hahaha!) den we went on to shop for clothes n had to pick ben ben n daddy up b4 heading home to change n get to the dinner place. not forgetting to pick jie jie up along the way.
Aniwae, I juz wanna give all the praise n thanks to God for watching over me for the past 22years. I have known Him for 15 years n allowed Him in to my heart to be my Lord n Saviour for the past 10years. He has never failed me. He has been there with me during the 1st day of sch, when i made frens, when i sat for my exams, everytime i cried n every failure. I cannot imagine how my life wld have been if i didn't know Him. I don't think tt i wld have been able to grit through being pushed to a Normal Academic stream n having to relearn everything all over again. By His grace i passed my 'N' and 'O'levels. Oh how God works in very funny ways to bring you to where He wants u to be. Like how i came to join nursing. the 3 years in NYP was relatively difficut. had to go thru being failed for practical tests n haveing to retake again. thru all those times, i know tt God was teaching me to be humble. Even now at work, i hv never wanted to work in OT. i cried when i found out tt i was gonna be put into an unfamiliar place. i hated it, i pleaded wif the ward sister to keep me. on the hind side i am so thankful tt she didn't keep me in her ward. the shifts in OT are so much more flexi! :) plus i can request for my off days, which i try to get my sunday's off. the pple tt i work wif also makes work so enjoyable. I really thank God for all tt He has putting me thru.
I also wanna thank the pple who have come along side me thru these years, helping me grow. Thank u Addie n Evelyn p. for loving me wif ur whole heart, for investing your time and love into my life. i couldn't have been able to go thru the tough times if not for your grounging in the foundations in christian living. Thank u Michele for bringing me to church n never givng up in tt persue even when my parents didn't approve of it. Thank u Tat chuen, David n Simon for being my sunday sch teachers. i really enjoyed all your lessons alot. it was always so fun...so when u all weren't our teacher anymore, we left sunday sch for the youth ministry...hahaha! :) Thank u David Lim n Lance for being so brave to make the decision wif me n michele to go over to ym. Thank u so much Lance for being the consistant fren tt i could count on. esp when we needed to be in charge of food! :) Thank u Evelyn C, for being the funny fren tt i have. we see to many thngs in common, like we neede to be ready for all sorts of stuff. Your thoughtfulness, no one can beat (remember the ice bucket u brought for our 1st swimming trip picnic, so tt we can have iced milo? Thank u Tiffy, Gra n Jaime for being my 3 best frens. you guys have been inspirational. even when we are apart, we know tt we will always have each other to count on. Tiffy, the objective n stright forwarded fren who will give u raw hard truth. Gracia, the optmist, sensitive to the feelings of others, will know how to phrase thing such tt they don't sound as bad. Jaime, the encourager, always ready wif little note n small gift to perk u up when u need someone to come alongside. Thank u Wendy n Leslie. Wendy, thank u for agreeing to be my mentor, challenging me when i needed to be pushed, comforting when i was down, encouraging me when i was afraid. Leslie, for always being so cheeky wif ur cheeky smile n wink. thank u for always seeing the gd and being calm in situations. (remember my poor parking? wat abt when my car was going bonkers on our way home frm the airport?) Thank u Wee Teck for sharing the past 4 years of ur life wif me. i thank u for being so patient wif me when i was moody, which was more often than not. thank you for being so steady in situations when i behave like the headless chicken. you have been a geat friend! :) Thank u Evelyn K, for being my companion in nursing. thank u for all your prayers n appreciation in all tt i do. i look at our girls now n think back on how we started that pcg, i really am so grateful tt u r so thoughtful, always willing to take time to call each of the girls, arranging for mtgs, being so enthusiastic in our outings. I am so amazed at the things we have in common, like we both like to cook yea! :) To all the other friend tt i have tt i haben't mentioned here, u all have been an intricate part in my life. I truely appreciate all of u, all of u r special in your ways. I will forever remember u! :)
Now i believe tt God wants me to use the coming to draw closer to Him. to invest in the lives of others in my time n love (esp to my dear pcg CLAY- Christ Living Abundantly in You). to learn to listen to his voice n be used by Him.
Here's to an exciting year ahead! Cheers! :)
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Luanie_____shone with a magical smile
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