While it is not thanksgiving yet...

This was supposed to be an entry due last week.

Well, as with all things, new experiences modify the original thoughts.

The thing is, I don't think that is important. the gist of the entry still stands. That is what matters.

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Last week, Danny msn-ed me and told me he has been reading my blog pretty faithfully.

You know what. I know there is a faithful following out there. *clears my throat* Thanks so much. Really, thank you.

And he went on to say that he had a song for me.

I was expecting him to want to refer me to some song off Youtube, or send me some lyrics from some website for motivation/reflection but I was quite wrong.

In the end, we were talking on msn and he played me a song by Sky Wu. Imagine, real-time! Live!

>>Ji mo gong lu.

You know, I have never associated this song to be one that can invoke so many emotions but as he was playing it, and after he has played it (when I went on youtube to hear it again), I didn't the tears which were welling up my eyes.

I guess all I could say is, suddenly, I shared the exact sentiments of the song.

Since when did this road suddenly turned so lonely and seemed so long?

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Thanksgiving is not due until next Thursday.

I bet you are as unfamiliar as I am. Well, all I know is 1) we eat turkey 2) it is always the third Thursday of November 3) we say thanks for this day.

Specifically, my host mum is throwing a party.

But whatever it is, I don't think giving thanks need to wait till then.

Have you recounted the blessings in your life?

Just last Wednesday, Brother Richard (who came to talk about the Ten Commandments) was just telling us how every day is a blessing and how we should be giving thanks to God.

Sometimes we forget that, don't we?

Sometimes, we begin to start taking every single breath for granted because we never had that close brush with death to realise how precious life is.

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The fact is, I really appreciate the support and encouragement the many of you out there are giving me.

Like just yesterday, I received an encouragement email from Weilu about how I could go about handling the kids better.

The day before yesterday, I received replies from my university friends. Bing. Karman. Zhenxin. Ivy.

Gina sms-ed me too and asked me how I was.

On and off, Sebas will msn me words of encouragement, especially when he saw that I am feeling low.

Shufen gives me spiritual support, with insightful reflections about the small and big issues that happen to me.

Jerome talks to me everyday (and sometimes scolds me off for being silly).

And Teng Seah, Andrea, Seng, Elaine, Cass, Hunn, Weizhen...the many others which I may not be able to recall offhand. You know who you are and I am sorry if I didn't list your name here.

I just want you to know everything you have done really do mean a lot to me. Everything.

And I want to say thanks for that.

Thanks for being in my life and for braving this particular journey with me right now.

=) *hugs*