A Very Long Valentine Day's Note!

Hi guys! I know valentine is long over!! However, please do read the notes I write here.. at least your section ok! :D
This notes are for the 14 friends that have been very supportive in my life in 2011! (I think supportive is still an understatement though)

I think I really want to write this, because for the past few 9 weeks or so, it hasn't been an easy life for me. But I am really grateful for God that He gives me friends to rely on! :D
(If you are wondering why 14, it is because Valentine's day falls on the 14th of Feb!)

So here it goes:
(It might be long, so i suggest that you read your part under your name)

1. John Ng
hi! hi! Haven't really talked to you in ages. Both of us have been busy in our own ways la. But still, I thank you for praying for me, listening to me, and even concerned about my spiritual growth! I really appreciate those! I know you have been having tough times this year. I really do hope that this note can be an encouragement to you.
I will be a friend to you, even in your hard times!

"Come to Me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28
Let this verse be an encouragement to you. People may fall and stumble, but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength!

2. Heizel
Hi. Thanks for being an amazing friend to me! Thank you for being the most, I said, MOST trustworthy friend that I have. You have proven to me that you are a responsible friend that does not sabo your friends even if you don't like them. Thanks for all the support and help, especially when I am having a bad day last time, for being understanding too!
You have been having your birthday recently, so I also hope that you can grow to become more mature, not only in thinking but also in spirit.
Thanks also for the fun times when we are able to perform together! And also to just ignore people's criticism on our faith, etc!

"Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away!" Proverbs 27:10
Yep so, we can make IB life an exciting, yet fruitful one! (Make one full of fun memories!)

3. BenWee
Ben!! haha.. Really thank you for your support, your time and understanding. Thanks for being with me in hard times. Just listening and praying over the phone. Really appreciate that! I hope we can pray over the phone again! it's kinda awkward, but i think it is cool! So yeah..
Lately, I have been noticing that you have been having a lot of things happening. So yea, I hope this note can be an encouragement to you! Do share with me if you want to! :D I will be more than happy to help you in whatever way I can.

" The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand." Psalm 37: 23-24

4. Kevin Elbert
Hi Kevin! Thanks for being an awesome senior. Really. Your amusing jokes and faces that you made has made people days brighter! Thanks for all the help and support, whether in dance, school works, as well as my personal problems! Yep.. Although I cannot use msn now, but I really do hope that we stay in contact! Gotta see you around in school often man!
Lastly, I hope that you may find the university that you want!

5. Liauw
Yo!! haha first of all, thanks for the chocolate and the notes! :D
It is really nice of you to give those things to your friends!
Ok so, this is kinda reply to that, but without chocolate. (unless you want a picture of choco here)
Nevermind. Ok!
Thanks for being a fun friend that I can always converse with! Your jokes have definitely lighten people days, including mine! To have a Surabayan friend like you is really a privilege. Stay cool!
(oh btw thanks for the comment when I write in fb that my HTs are ridiculously annoying)

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthen me" Phillipians 4:13
Keep believin!

6. CS
Yep. THanks for being a great classmate, as well as great friend outside class! you are definitely one of my closest classmate. Although i don't really share many stories with you, but I guess we can click quite well eh! :D:D
And really thanks for your effort in LSS, it makes me feel that I am not the only one feeling the struggle with it! let's pull through IB together!

7. Clifford
hi! yepyep.. thanks for being an fun, mature, nice, and helpful Surabayan friend. It is really fun hanging out with you, and the filin gang. hahaha.. i hope we can have that kind of outing again. Looking back it's fun!
Thanks for being a friend to me in math class too! i hope I don't bother you so much in math class! Yep, so let's move one and finish this race of IB!

8. Sunson
Yep sunson!! Hi! I only know you better recently only, although I can't really say I know you very well. However, I found that you are really a fun friend to be with! So yea, thanks for just being in dance. I guess it's more fun when you are around! Keep persevering, keep on moving. Everyone has definitely been scolded before, so don't mind that, let's keep on moving!

9. Michelle
Hi Michelle! haha.. really want to thank you for all your helps in class and outside class! although we haven't really have a chat lately, but thanks for being a nice and considerate friend, and a funny one where your jokes can make my day! :D I really do hope that happy4friends can go out together again, since we don't have any classes where 4 of us are together. :(
And yea, don't be so stressed ok! IB life is definitely heavy and demanding, but I do hope you enjoy all the bits and pieces in it!

10. Ding
Ding!! Thanks for being a good bs leader! for just being there, gathering us together, and even prepare sharing and worship for all of us! Thanks for all the encouragement you made in the BS! oh and all the lame jokes too! It's just lame!!! :D:D but I think it can lift our spirit! So yea, I feel really grateful that such a friend exist and I do appreciate the existence of our BS group, it's really a privilege where not everyone can have one! So keep on serving and God Bless!

"Delight yourself also in the LORD and HE shall give you the desire of your heart."
Psalm 37:4

11. Zheng Wei
Yo zheng wei! haha! thanks for being a great friend, and a helpful one! yep! your help in chemistry, in my ee, and outside academic is really appreciated. Thanks for performing together! It was fun man! And really thanks for helping me with my ee, although your ee still needs a lot of works! but I guess, that's being selfless, which is admirable! Thanks a lot man!

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." Proverbs 9:10

12. Nat Wong
Hey Nat! Thanks for all your sharing in BS. They have definitely impacted my life in one way or another. I really hope that you can continue to love God more, and excel in your studies! Although you have been facing tough times lately, but I do really hope that you can always rely and remember on God's strength and mighty power, as well as the supportive people that are around you! Let this verse be an encouragement to you! :D:D

"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience"
James 1:2 ~ So, keep on believing, have faith in Him who never fails!

13. Daryl Goh
Thanks Daryl for being a nice hallmate! haha.. thanks for really understanding the situation and encourage me to move on! Take this as a reply to the letter you write to me during koinonia last time! It really makes me feel better! Thanks a lot man! :D

"Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life." Proverbs 4:23

14. Dion (the only junior here :D)
And finally! My junior! Thanks for being a great junior. You really show me that you are different than your other friends! Thanks for being a fun junior as well as an understanding one! I hope you can find that your life here in ACS is going to be a fun and exciting one! There are still many things in front of you, but don't give up and don't lose hope because there is always God who will lead you the way!

"I will say of the LORD, 'He is my refuge and my fortress: My God, in Him I will trust.'"
Psalms 91:2

Chinese New Year!! X)

I know, the title and the date I write this post is kinda ridiculous. I write this post just one hour before the usual routine of a school life start, a dinner in the boarding school and a two hours prep. Nevertheless, I had lots of fun during the hols and I think it's really the time to get back to work! :D strange huh!

I think first of all I have to admit that I had fun during this holiday. Short, but it let me catch up with many of my friends! First of all, Dance Venia people! I am really blessed by Sir and Madam that have gone through all the trouble of preparing us "YuSheng" haha.. I guess it is really meaningful. like that tradition when we all mix together and eat together! :D, and of course all the dancers! :D:D oh and also the dinner! :D Super fun..

I also have to thank my indon friends that have been keeping company for the past few days! I hope you all have fun also! we all went to sentosa (although we fail to see the flower festival thing)! Thanks guys! :D

On a different note, sometimes I am just envious when everyone can eat with their families during the first night. I guess I have never celebrated those thing in Indonesia, so I kinda want to get that feeling of "reunion dinner". But nevertheless, God has given me many wonderful friends that I can spend my time with. Oops, not forgetting to spend time with Him!
Maybe one day, I can celebrate with my family, if I have the opportunity to do so!

Oops look at the time, time to continue work! BYe! :D:D