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It's funny how things went today.

My spirit was a little dampened the first half of the day due to the last minute flying of many aeroplanes... air traffic suddenly got very congested. Haha...

Had a good jog though. :)

Went to school with dear to take the coach to Mediacorp for the filming of the quarter final round of The Arena.

It really reminded me of the days awaiting for the release of my ThinkQuest results at every of the finals - the excitement quite unbearable at times. Haha... but yeah. Was good. Glad and proud to see one of my boys at it, nailing points and doing what he's good at. I was telling Char if I feel this way for all of them now, I really can't imagine next time time I have children of my own... I would have fainted with too much joy when the results are announced.

Hur.

But yeah... seriously. Way to go, you, if you ever drop by. ;)

(sms exchange)

me: ;)

him: Phew.

me: Your mom reminds me of mine. Cherish her orh. I'll try my best to catch future showdowns. (last statement deleted)

him: Haha my mum's super young. Ya I will. (last statement deleted)

me: Eh just in case u got e wrong msg, e resemblance was in her heart for u, e way she reacted when you were announced (deleted deleted).

him: Ya I love her (deleted deleted)

Well. I initially just wanted to send that little smiley face, but I guess it would be good to let him know about my little takeaway. His mom was there at the studio to give him support... and the way she reacted after certain announcements really reminded me of my own mom. Certain memories of my last ThinkQuest finals came to mind; she accompanied me on the trip to Switzerland, sat through the excitement and all, sharing not just the joys but woes and sorrows in other circumstances.

And I'm reminded by Char that not all moms are like that. Mm. :)

We had dinner along the stretch of food stalls along bt timah road some days ago... passed by Boon Tong Kee, and I vividly remembered the hearty chat I had with mom there, one to one, some weeks before she fell to a brain haemorrhage back in 2005.

I still see her everyday now... but I guess it'll never be the same. The haemorrhage (massive bleeding) had caused the high level functionings of her brain to cease... it is a comfort still to know that she recognizes who we all are and is still able to respond to simple yes and no questions.

But I do miss her voice. And all the chatting by her bedside. And the meals... well.

Cherish your mummies PLEASE. (:

Had a good evening time with dear walking past the school and having dinner at this little thai foodhouse at King's Arcade. They serve authentic and yummilicious thai food I tell you. Haha... but I guess the most amazing thing had to be our conversation throughout the evening. And as we tried to piece certain things together, we both came to the conclusion that it had to be a divine appointment.

When things seem to be falling in place and as you look back and realise for yourself that it really can't be a coincidence, when one thing leads to another that's impossible to attribute to simply "luck", we can only go before God, whose ways are always higher, whose "understanding no one can fathom (Isaiah 40:28)", and go "Wow".

And it's funny how I'm reminded through some of my boys how blessed I am materially (ironically). The crumpler bag, the ipod nano... all blessings from dear ones (because they know I couldn't have afforded them. :P). And now the Macbook Air. Haha... one of them mentioned that good begets good. Then I look at myself. Good meh. Hahaha...

Because I have a good God, whose love endures forever. None of my own merit, but in all my givings, I can only give because I'm given, love because I'm loved. If there's one difference that I can cite before and after knowing God in this personal relationship, it has to be this, because before then I didn't exactly know how to give, or love, for the matter. Hatred, loads... unforgiveness, quite a number... selfishness, quite. Sigh. Such confessions, though they're in the past, still ruins the reputation in a way or two... but well. Must be reminded time and again that that was the old me.

:)

It's been sometime since I've been so compelled to blog a long post. If you've actually read through till this point, do give yourself a pat on the back. And leave a tag. ;)