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I had a good time hanging out with the kakis in the evening... would have been great if Gpp could make it but I think he's rather tied down with work.

It was a good break... it's been some time since I last had such good laughs... haha.

Ray and Jacq came by my apartment while we waited for Char to head down to Matty's place together to bai nian. Then we moved on to Novena area wanting to eat at the Hong Kong Cafe which we didn't get to two years ago I think... well, I think we really don't have affinity with the shop - it was closed. So we ended up eating chicken rice instead with some other dishes (the food, not the plates)... and before that, a lou hei.

Then we moved on to East Coast's "Playground" and parked at Old Town White Coffee... where we continued to chill and chat till it was time to call it a day.

Thanks Ray for ferrying us around all the while! (:

Gonna visit my secondary school chinese teacher (coincidentally Char's lecturer in NIE) with my secondary four classmates later on to bai nian! Haha... life then... it really did seem much simpler than what my charges are going through right now.

I wish I can provide some structures, some bonding, some good identity for the collective whole.. but well.

That's the way it is I guess...

I remember the story of the old man picking up starfishes stuck in the sand one by one, throwing them into the sea, giving them the new lease of life... and I'm reminded of the fact that it's impossible for the old man to pick up all the starfishes en mass and throw them all into the sea at once.

Whatever that's been given me... God I pray that You would empower me to do so for Your glory. Whomever that I've been given the privilege to mentor officially this year... God I pray that You would give me the strength, knowledge, wisdom, patience, tenderness, willingness and courage to challenge and the motivation to see them flourish in their individual and collective journeys this year.

Good night. (: