twenty-two of eleven: turn of an age

I think some of the most undervalued things in life are friendship and family - they’re so easy to take for granted…

That’s why I want to use my (belated) birthday post to write this for you.

_{Disclaimer: If I write everything my heart means to say here, I will firstly make myself cringe, and secondly make you close the browser (collectively). =P So I’ll try to be succinct.} 

No matter what happens in the future, what we’ve been through in life - why I know you, why you’re more than just another face and name to me - those things don’t change anymore.

So that’s why even if:

(a) you can’t be there for me; or
(b) I can’t be there for you; or 
(c) you never see/talk to me again,

I’ll still count you as a friend.

Because… remember those times we laughed together, struggled through life together?

I do.

Life never happens in the same way again, and you are/were an essential part of mine. So thank you… <3

Thank God you’re in my life. Stay for awhile? =)

^ My presents! 

 

Michael (ft. Sam & Elisha)’s mushrooms deserve a separate post for the novelty of being Sharpie-coloured REAL mushrooms… anyway here they are!

Red mushroom.

Yellow mushroom.

Green mushroom.

And no, I haven’t forgotten Joel’s present =)

Tiff and Jess - thanks for sleeping over on my birthday weekend… we should catch up/ break more often!! Also, profiteroles are good… thank you~

Everyone at the Covenant Church - thanks for the card… your messages are so sweet. (Thank you, Nam =) Michael, seriously, I nearly looked out the window… but I don’t really need another mark on it!!

Thank you everyone <3

Specially thinking of Shan, Beth, Ruth, Jeni, Candice, Steven, Audrey, Viv, Jenai, Christina, Joey, Ronny, Ad and Vicky… some of whom I haven’t seen for inordinately long time. Michelle, who’s overseas…

If only life happened like one dreamt it would!

But I wouldn’t have had it any other way. 

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. 

And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

[ 1 Cor 13:11-13]