Thursday, December 31, 2009 3:47 PM
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11.47pm
dear god,
2009 has come to a close,
coming and going in a flash.
and i really must say that
this year has been interesting to say the least.
for it is much different from the other 18 years
of my short (as yet) but joyous life.
2009 has introduced me to non-working life.
and for that (and more),
i would really like to thank you wholeheartedly.
for frisbee,
for the once beloved j1 juniors,
for introducing me to the concept of coaching
(albeit a minor part only)
and allowing me the pleasure of seeing them grow
from cute total newbies to uncute decent players,
into full-fledged "hcute" members.
yes jonny i hear you. D:
and at the same time,
extending our stay at hc ultimate
by yet another year.
for summer league,
letting us j3 seniors play with the j2s
allowing us to learn from them,
and from our far-experienced opponents.
and more importantly,
for something to look forward to
every week of the AISL course.
for winter league,
for letting us have the opportunity
to play with these far-experienced players
to learn from them,
and to get scolded a lot by them in the process.
and for letting us expand our tiny social circle
within the frisbee circle.
and for the random small comps this year
(i.e. ivp, ghs, rj project zzz)
for letting us keep in touch with frisbee,
and for letting us keep in touch with one another
for those who have graduated.
god i also wanna thank you for hc band 07/08,
for giving me the best friends i could ever ask for.
for the company of the group of us
10 or so ppl week in week out.
sheng heng meijun chungyan cheryl weely
ernest junjie rujun sean weiguo andrea.
for obliging whenever i drag all of them out
to pei me during weekends when i'm bored. (:
and for keeping us together.
be it from sec one for most of us
or j1 for the rest of them,
i'm really thankful that you've let us stick together
after these 7 years of schooling and stress.
despite the girls having to go to uni
and the guys having to serve ns in different conditions,
its only by your grace that we've managed to come so far
together.
and of course, for the memories that will last forever.
like the late nights spent looking for alcohol,
the many many nights spent over at my place,
the many new year celebrations that we join in,
and so on.
all these memories are the ones
that ultimately matter after all is gone.
and for all these, i thank you really (:
for my family,
for being there for me throughout my troubles,
never failing to cheer me up when in need.
and for me parents,
giving me my freedom,
and totally treating me like an adult.
even though i must admit,
i don't deserve to be treated as one.
for this thing we call national service.
for the much needed break from studies D:
and for letting me get to know people
from all walks of life.
and for meeting true buddies.
who'd never go off and let me fend for myself.
and more importantly,
i really thank you for the money.
i really don't feel that i deserve $900 a month.
not that i'm complaining,
but i do feel guilty sometimes,
when i see that people are working harder than me,
yet receiving lower rewards from the organisation.
and this is only down to the luck you bestowed on me.
and i'm grateful for that. (:
god i also thank you for NS,
because it allows me to really appreciate the little things
that we all take for granted in the past,
like the freedom which is our perogative,
but which the army freely takes away,
like walking around in civilian clothes,
without having to wonder when the next book in timing is,
without worrying about the next thing to do.
or appreciate sleeping in an air-con room,
or looking at girls walk down the street.
NS deprives us of all our priviledges,
allowing us to enjoy what we have more.
you can't enjoy if you don't suffer first.
and god i thank you for giving us just that chance.
for armour infantry,
for being able to do sth that i'll NEVER be able to do
outside in the civilian world.
and because it really is less physically tough
and less brainless compared to ASLC.
for the friends that i made over here,
for going through my sian 5 months of course with me,
and for encouraging me to never ooc,
despite my valient attempts to do so la.
and not forgetting the scenic training grounds,
the exercises atop mountains armour has to offer.
it really is one of the few things
i'd never experience if i weren't in armour.
and i am thankful for being where i am at the moment.
for being lucky throughout my ns life,
for letting me be one of the 4/64 in polaris
who didn't have to do guard duty,
and for letting me get away with whatever rules i have broken
without which i'd probably have gotten sent to DB.
for letting me be one for the 2/64 to get attached
back to ATI as a gunnery instructor,
allowing me to learn more abt the weapons
before going back to hq to lead.
and for letting me be the one sent to hq,
while the other attached personnel got sent to support.
really. tell me which part of my ns isn't lucky?!
for mr eddie foo,
the nicest dxo you can ever meet.
despite us being attached only,
he still treats us like his own,
and gives us off as freely as possible
(i owe him 4 days off)
and for doing his utmost to keep us in gtw.
and for letting me grow,
so that i have a different perspective of life,
with more responsibilities thrust upon me (i guess).
okay at least now i know that studies is important
to a certain extent.
though i know i still can't get myself to do it,
but that's another matter altogether (:
hopefully god you continue to bestow your blessings
and good favour upon me and my friends,
so that 2010 will be an equally,
if not better, year for all of us.
thank you (:
sincerely,
cheongee jiawei.
because cider is the elixir of life