On the brink of turning one year older. Many thoughts, many feelings. I was still pretty apathetic few hours ago, until I realised the excitement.

I was thinking about my seventeen years in life and the many people I want to thank for helping me make it thus far.

1) Papa & Mama
Papa, you are awesome. Weirdest dad to have. You taught me how to fish with your peculiar understanding and theories. I always remember to learn with understanding and not memory. You introduced be to a world of forgiveness, planting the seed of my salvation since young. I can't thank you enough.

Mama, you were always there for me. While I fished all the sucky stuff in life, you taught me how to deal with each and every smelly fish and even crying with me when I'm bitten by sharks. Thank you or your attempts for fattening me up with your superb culinary skills. They make my efforts to slim down very, very hard. I love everything you cook. Can't thank you enough too.

2) Sis and Bro
You two crazy crazy crazy people. Aiya, I know we always make noise, argue and blah but that is what brightens up the house, really. Thank you for your edifying sharing and letting me use the computer although you hate it, Yi Le. Thank you for your random comments that make me laugh and treating me to our Sunday snacks, Yi Yang. You guys rock.

3) Mdm Lau
She made an impact in my life. I won't ever ever forget. She is an angel sent by God that changed my life. I can safely say I did not die in what M calls the 'evil society' back in Primary School because of her wings of protection and rebuke that shaped me to be a better person. Her motivations were evidently Godly. Thank you!

4) Jean, SP, ZX
Amazing people I still keep in touch with after so long. It feels so good to come together once in awhile. In the midst of ever-changing reality, it is so heart-warming to see somethings are still constant. The kind of click we share cannot be explained, not as if we talk alot. Remembering wonderful canteen times in Pri Sch is a topic we never fail to talk about, yet not growing sick of. You guys form wonderful memories but I'm glad your are still in the reality of my life!

4a) NICOLE EYF!
You rock to the max. I hope we can talk moreeeeeee! ONG TOOT TOOT, LIB MUGGING, THAI KIDS, PRI SCH TIMES, SUCKY SEC SCH EXPERIENCES, DELICIOUS SAMBAL FRIED RICE, SUMO HOUSE, GOD. We've been through thick and thin and you're like the person I know for the longest besides my piano teacher and family. You are dearly missed!

5) Sages clique.
The seven of us! Thank you Xuelun for a wonderful yet traumatising childhood shared, and all the talk about music that binds. M for all our satirical poems, pictures, accessories, defining-style, going to toilet, and every random talk under the sun or even not talking at all. YT for movies, intellectual discussions and non-intellectual but still intellectual discussions, sharing of thoughts so openly, you are super good to talk to. Jiayi for your wonderful cake-baking skills and continually praising me to be better than M to suan1 her, they are like funnier than encouraging, but thank you for bringing laughter into boring school days. Yuqing I miss you like gazillion loads already when can we go out ahhhhhhhh, sharing life with you is just simple heart-warming talks or hellos or blog tags or facebook status comments. SHIFU of course, I learn alot from you when it comes to money and speed wahahaha, but thank you for being bubbly and full of funny comments and encouragement especially when we flunk some CS thingy together!

6) ZWA!
Although I don't know each and everyone of you yet, but thank you for sharing life together and making it meaningful by serving God together. Thank you for all your prayers in these pretty tough times. Special thanks to Yunyi who takes initiative in communicating about our common problems, thank God for you! Yunian who asks us every week if we are okay and tries very hard to get things arranged. Dewen who pops by and is concerned about our lives and being random. Cruise for being lame, yet encouraging at the same time. Shi Xin for being...wonderful, I love your cards. Clifton who is inspiringly prayerful! Alot alot more... etcetc I hope I can list all of you here next year, but I really thank God for you brothers and sisters everyone of you who make up a family! (:

6a) Subset of the above, two special people.
ZhiYing and Jiamin! Thank you ZhiYing for everything you have invested on me to make me part of the wonderful family. My life would never be this way if not for your courage to take a step to invite me. Jiamin for everything including train rides and all the random talks that are strangely encouraging, you seem to appear when I'm uber tired. (:

7) God.
7 is a perfect number. Say no further. My life is soooooo exciting because I know you. Thank you for every wonderful thing You have done starting from the moment You entered my life. I hope as I grow older, I can know you more each day, love people more each day. I know you have a purpose for me wherever you put me to be, so use me! I thank you for all those mentioned from 1 to 6, because you placed them in my life. (:


Conclusion: I still have alot of people I have yet to thank such as Welfare, CO. Your made my life fun, challenging and enjoyable, all sorts of mixed feelings. Somethings do fade with time, but looking back at old pictures brings back really fond memories, I hope we really catch up soon and bridged whatever's lost with the fading of time. (:

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Yi Jia.
Child of God.
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