Happy New Year :)

its chinese new year once again
wad i like about it more the fact that i get red packets
is that its a time for reunions and new blessings
as well as a time for forgiveness and thank yous
so much so that i have decided to delicate this entry
to some special people that i really have to say some special thank yous to
i'm really hoping here that i do not miss anyone out
trust me i'm going through my contacts whilst writing this
oh and i'm just name the closer ones here
so dun go around laughing at people should they not appear in my list k :)

to my brothers, sisters & family friends
family: Mom&Dad, MelvinChan, ChanelChan, VianJiang
- i can count on coming home each day and see your smiles
it just makes my day alot brighter

brothers: GeraldLucifer, NelsonLam
- thanks for always being there for me and standing by me even when i make mistakes at times. i noe i'm not the best brother you guys can have but i'm really doing my best and i really hope i'm not disappointing you guys.

familyfriends: NancyTay, JuneTeo
- it's already so common to see u guys at my place. trust me you guys are treated like family already. thanks for always helping out with things at home :)

to my dearest friends i've known since my secondary days
AudreyLow, CheeWen, JacksonGoh
- time really flies. we all have grown up and have a slice of life we all deserve. i really appreciate the time and effort all of you put in to meet up with me and have fun. to audrey, thanks for always inviting me to clubbing. even if it's not your birthday we still always end up having lotsa fun. to jackson, thanks for the mahjiong sessions. anytime for you man, always remember that. to cheewen, the small boy has grown up to be an officer already. dun play play ar. brother all i can say is we'll meet up soon dun worry haha.

to the people i missed hanging out with since poly days
yrOnes: Alfee, Eanti & Line
- i'm really sorry i haven been asking you guys out. i definitely will this time round. i'm hoping to see u guys at my place tmr! really miss the hangouts at orchard and i haven got my photos from our last meet up at shaw tower tcc.

yrTwos&Threes: Sheryl, Joyci, Andrea, ChunZheng, QuanLong, YuLin, Edward
- my deepest apologies for not being able to find time to hang out. more importantly i find myself on duty on days sheryl do ask me for a gathering. i really hoped i could be there. thanks for everything since poly days. until now i believe my poly days wouldn't have been so fulfilling and wonderful if not be you guys.

to my juniors i've known since my secondary days
bnss: ChanWei, MingSheng, ZhengYun, Mandy, LinHo, WeiJian
- even though my mom hates you guys for messing up my house on MingSheng's birthday, but i really enjoy hanging out with all of you. Miss the mahjiong sessions and times we would spend in ZhiHan's house. I know now its harder to get everyone together, as least thats wad LinHo & I always feel when we try to plan something, still i really am hoping for another gathering soon!

bnssBBall: WeiJie, QuanLiang, HoongKit, JunXiong
- i know now we seldom meet up except for the occasional mahjiong sessions at shawn's house. still, thanks for the company at weird hours of the day. and i promise we'll find time for another session soon :)

jyss: ChunYang, Jeremy, ZiMing, YiMing, Terence, Ivan, LiangJie
- i really appreciate all the efforts in organizing the gatherings. the meals and mahjiong sessions always keep me great company and provide me with great joy and laughter. althought the habit of always being late makes me feel as if time did not pass since secondary school days but still trust me when i say i'm enjoying every minute of it.

to my dear camp mates at SAFAC GSAB PAD
DCC: Joeven, JiaHao, NicholasWu, AlvinGoh, Viresh, DaveTeng & my beloved upperstudy who ORDed, DicksonKoh
- i can't really thank you guys enough. i hope you guys understand that sometimes at work, due to exposure to stress environment i tend to be not me in these moments. do forgive when i'm having such moments. i really appreciate how all of us spend time having fun in the midst of work and that always make me feel proud as part of the dcc team. to joeven & alvin, thanks for the walks down to the cook house and the drive homes. really appreciate the fun and laughter you guys inject into the group. to jiahao, i noe i can be hard to understand at times. but dun worry too much about it when it comes to work you can always trust me to be there to help out. to viresh & dave, thanks for the guides and ah lau session in the morning. to dickson, i really can't thank you enough. the effort you put in to make sure i noe wad i need to noe before you ord is amazing and i really appreciate the lunch and lemon tea you would buy back for me whenever you go out to eat with the rest.

DIST: JordanLo, Aashvin, KadenPhua
- trust me when i say you guys make my day in camp. alot alot alot of times. dcc to me has an anchor of being a stressful environment, it's a place where i can't get some relax time or quiet time. but everytime i walk pass one of you, especially when aashvin does something funny and dramatic, it always brightens up my day a little. to aashvin, continue to do wad you do best. all the drama is quite entertaining you noe. haha. to jordan, thanks for putting up with all the crap and the random msgs at weird times that most of the time disturbs you when you are resting. forgive me for that. still i really do enjoy the hangouts, meals, drinks and desserts we have. to kaden, i remember how jordan keep saying that you're a nice guy and ask me to ask you out too. now i noe this for a fact myself and dun need jordan to remind me anymore. haha. thanks for always being so nice and never fail to put up a smile on your face.

ClusterOne&Two: DamianTan, GlenNew, GywnChan, NicholasTan
(and all sect coms who helped out in the i know very tiring at times TOs)
- guys, thanks so much. to some pple, the fact that you guys are in cluster means you guys have to do the ground work. it's fated. but to me, i see your job as the most admirable. it's not easy to do wad you guys do. i'm doing my best to let the tension between cluster and dcc relax a little and i hope you guys can feel it. sorry for letting you guys have the impression that seeing me means got something bad. to damian & glen, thanks for the times you guys stood by me and helped out with alot of last minute things. i noe somehow i always look for you guys when there's shit. still i hope you understand that is because i know i can trust you guys and have faith in your decisions.

to my passionate and dedicated coaching friends
BenjaminOng, Amin, JulianOng, DeJun, CamillusOng, YuYuan, JiaYu, CherylLiew, BryanBay, LiFen, Kristy, Kyrie, Theresa, AnHong etc etc etc
- thank you guys for everything in the pass year. everytime i'm around i can always feel the place filled with so much fun and laughter. camp's gonna be boring if not for you guys. to those who drive in this group, thanks for putting up with my ridicules requests about driving home and out to places. i will get my license sooon not to worry.

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on a lighter note...
thanks guys for everything you guys have done. each individual have made a difference in my life and i appreciate all the good times, as well as bad times, we had with one another. it is through such great times that i learn to trust and love the pple around me and through the bad times that i learn impt lessons on many many aspects in life. thank you for playing your unique part in shaping me into a better person and certainly can't thank you guys enough for the contributions and efforts you guys have put in to maintain this relationship.

it's chinese new year, so let me wish you and your family a prosperous new year ahead. may all your wishes come true in this new year.

WHO YOU ARE MAKES A DIFFERENCE
trust me, you did in my life :)

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