so blessed
I'm so blessed! =) So blessed that my heart is crying - haha, sounds gay but it is! When I think of all the people that have touched my life, that have blessed me, that have encouraged me, that have supported me, that have said a kind word and given me assurance when I needed it, that have made me laugh with my gaping huge mouth, that have pushed and made my ego just a little bit bigger heh~ my heart cries and I thank God every time that my life is the way it is now.
Emo-sepia *cry cry cry*During the last week of cell, random people got picked for sharing something. Part of me wanted to say something about how I felt being part of the group, and part of me didn't want to say anything, because I know if I did, I wouldn't be able to express myself clearly and say everything I wanted to - and I'd end up thinking over in the car on the way home, I should have said this and that and I'd get frustrated that I didn't say everything I wanted to.
To cap off 2008, I guess I should write about my journey of how I got here... which actually took, in essence, 2 years but I'll back track a little bit.
My first major prayer was for a lady from my previous church who was diagnosed with cancer. I remember when I was 15 that I would feverently pray for her healing every night before bed. I think about a year passed and she eventually went into remission. Praise God. He was listening and He answered my/our prayers.
During my younger days when I was an ultimate extreme Backstreet Boy fan, I always prayed that God would let me meet them and let me see them in concert. Year after year, I was disappointed because BSB never ever made a tour down in Australia. Until the very end, when they finally released their last album together as a band - they decided to come to Australia! I was ecstatic and got my tickets and flew to Sydney just to see them in concert! It was an experience never to be forgotten! In hindsight, I realised that God did hear my prayer. He was only waiting for the right time - so I that I would have the finances to be able to get myself there to see them. He answered my prayer.
Carolling on Pusey St~ twas so much fun!My next major prayer was for God to give me friends. I had friends before, but they were going down a different path to what I knew was right. I prayed for so long that God would give me good friends -- it really was an agonising time for me, not being able to connect with the people in my church, not having enough networks to do the things I wanted to, not having the kind of friends that you can really lean on and trust with your all. God also heard my prayer, and he introduced me to Usha. They say the rest is history - and now 2 years on, I'm inundated with friends from every angle that I don't even have enough time to catch up with everyone. Sometimes I'm tired of having too many friends - people wanting to meet here, there, everywhere. Do this, that and the other. I'm tired. But this is what I prayed for - and God heard my prayer and answered it in a heartbeat! I'm truely grateful for everyone that has come into my life, and I'm sorry that sometimes I miss dinners and appointments and occassions because I have other priorities. You know that God's work is first in my life.
The boss
I also wanted to say how really really blessed that I am to be in Jack's cell. Initially I was afraid to move to YA because there is a perception that YA is old and boring - but that couldn't be further from the truth! We are a crazy bunch of crazy yellow durian monkies!!! Jack has really taught me a lot over the past semester, being under his wing and learning from his super-highly-egotistical-wisdom with his golden-finger-side-kick Garry =) I'm really... speechless... at how, we have all as a cell formed such great bonds with each other. We are so united as one, we come out as one big gang to have fun, we're always giving each other crap, we laugh together, share together, email-chat together, eat together, fly together, travel together, sing together, joke together. It almost brings me to tears seeing how our group has grown and flourished. Indeed YA is so much more cooler than Passion - because essentially, as Bang said, "We're Passion - with money!" Every week, as tired as *toot* as I am, I enjoy coming to cell to see these people most of all.
Christmas time and having birthday so near to each other is a really spasmodic time for me. Especially this year, since I met so many great people. I can't express how loved I feel this year - but inexplicably - I feel so loved and touched by what everyone has done for me. The support, encouragement, prayers and gifts - it really means a lot to me, if you knew where I came from and how far I've come. =)
Dinner in celebration of many things: Tony Roma's
1. my birthday
2. Nic's birthday
3. Carol and Aline going away
4. Kevin's PhD caniditure
5. Lee becoming an Aunty
I really like personalised gifts as much as I like techy stuff... and this is a mobile that Carol made for me! ha! I'm so touched... it's almost on par with the caricature that miss dot com dot my drew for me last year! It was made with notes from everyone that came to the Tony Roma's dinner. Thank you to all who came for the dinner - really meant a lot to me, seeing that it's so difficult every year to be able to celebrate my 1 year growth with friends who always seem to be going away for holidays.
From Carol ~ I love it!
From Kevin:The clue was - it will take you some time and keep you busy? So my guess is maybe it's a puzzle or something to that effect. Will find out on Tuesday - Thank you Kevin!
From Carol:No idea what's inside. I didn't really feel it. Will find out on Tuesday - Thank you Carol!
From Nigel:
From Shin Woei:
From Kimberly:I don't think this is a birthday present but more a Christmas present. heh... Kimmy came to me and gave me this, and said, "Merry Christmas~ I think you know what this is!" haaaaaaaaaaaa.... I love it and I wanted it!!!! Thank you so much Kimmy!!! It's the Hillsong Christmas CD 2006 - the blue cover one. heh!!! weee - I guess I can open this one up right since it's not technically for my birthday??? Yes?
From Pauline:Hrmm... it has some sort of wierd groove... something inside a box. How fishy... anyway, will find out on Tuesday what it is! Thanks Pauls! Love you!
From Usha:
Oh my precious how I love Marc Jacobs!!! Hehe... when she gave the gift to me, in a myer bag - one look at the size of the box and I knew it was my sweet Daisy! =) Then I shook it... and there is "liquid" inside the contents of the box. If my maths serves me correctly - I think it's Daisy by Marc Jacobs!!! Wahhhhhhhhhhhh.... so happie... Thank you Sha! Love you!
From Michelle:
Just got a birthday AND Christmas gift from my sweet sweet Colleague Michelle. Ahh! I'm so touched. I think it's chocolates hehe... but no photo - because I'm updating the blog at work =) heh... I'm at work while everyone is playing? No fair game! And tomorrow, my other colleague Steph - is going to bake me a cake!!! I was contemplating taking the day off work - but, I'll come to work because she thought enough of me to bake me something! She's so sweet. =)
I had a dream this morning, that someone bought me a lomo fish eye camera! haha... and the thing is, I didn't recognise it was a lomo fish eye camera and threw it aside!!! boo... I will so recognise if it's the lomo fish eye duh, but I don't expect anyone to get it for me. I'm just ecastic alone, that I get to spend my birthday and Christmas with friends this year. I'm truely blessed.
YOU are a blessing to me whether you realise it or not and I thank God that He allowed for our paths to cross. You have either strengthened me, grown with me, influenced me, taught me, laughed with me, cried with me or be dungu with me (and only one person has been dungu with me heh!) So here's to a happy, jolly and Merry Christmas - and a Happy New Year! I will see you all on the other side!
With all my heart,
Love weiwei =)
today...
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