- presents: i dont want to emphasize on the physical presents themselves, but i think they should be mentioned because all of them have different meanings behind it.
- balloons: those who got me balloons, you guys are so awesome that you know i love balloons. i've always wanted to carry balloons around when im in school, but too bad my birthday is in the summer, which means i would never do that. balloons are cool!!
- cards: i got lots of them this year. each and every one of them is personally written, not the generic "happy birthday!" ones, but filled with thoughtful remarks and blessings. i just love it when people write to me, whether it is letter or just email. i love reading about people's thoughts, so write to me!!
- cell phone charms: who can resist the cuteness of cell phone charms!!! especially when they feels like stuff animals!! i would, if i can, put them all on my phone. too bad they wont all fit....
- memory board & photo album: bring back lots of memories over the years. i can look back at them and remember how blessed i am and what God has done in my life through the years. good reminders guys!!
- growing crystal: ahahah, this is just really interesting, though i havent gotten the chance to open it yet. thank you for being thoughtful and giving me something really extraordinary!!
- camera: i cant believe my very first birthday gift from my younger brother is a camera!!! it just blows my mind that he thought of giving me that because he never gotten me anything over the years. and i love the camera!!! i have been needing a camera, especially when im going to HK. love you bro!!
- ipod touch: mannnn, i knew it would be that because i keep saying that i really wanted to buy one to various people. sorry if i was being difficult last night, because i really didnt want to open it. but i appreciated it so much, even though i kind of expected that. on the side note, just funny how i got people this before, and now that im getting the same thing from them. but yea, its so cool!!
- cash items & gift cards: what else is more useful than these?!?!? i just want to say that the amount that i got was way beyond my imagination. the funny thing is i just gave more than half of money from my paycheck to my mom, and i tithed at church 10% of my paycheck, and within 2 days, i got 3 times of the amount that i tithed back. im not saying that we should tithe so that God will give us even more money, but because i really was in need of money, despite that i still believe that i should tithe, God is faithful and provided even more abundantly!! this is just so amazing because it wasnt the first that happened to me. God is just too good!!
- countless "happy birthday!"s: they all just reminded me how much everyone cares about me, im so blessed!!
- dinners: this gonna sounds like im a fattie, but i had 2 huge dinner parties with friends and church friends. the totally amount that we all ate was about $500!! i guess what i want to say is that number of people that came out and celebrated with me is way more than i thought. how blessed i am!!! but i need to apologize for being insensitive, i guess i was just shocked, or rather i was controlling my emotions. i think i've been doing that a lot recently, i guess i just dont want to show how much i will miss you all, knowing that i will be leaving soon. but like i said before, i have been too comfortable around people who love and care about so much. its time for me step out of that comfort zone and let God work through my life even more.
im such a sinful person, who failed to be satisfied in God, hence failed to glorify Him in my life. i know deep down i was disappointed at a certain person because that person was being indifference from what i have observed. maybe it wasnt the case, but i cant help but to keep thinking about that. i cant even believe that im such an ungrateful person, despite all those blessings, i wasnt satisfied because of that, hence, thought that things are still missing on my birthday. i didnt realize that im so blessed compared to many, even my friends. i witnessed chaos and brokenhearted in family and relationships prior to celebrations. how hard it must have been for them!! yet i still didnt think that im blessed that i dont have to go through any of those. please pray that i will be able to let that go, and focus on what God has done rather than what people have done, have compassion on others and surrender my life to Him more and more.
countdown to HK: 11 days
