Making A Difference

APPRECIATION NITE…

Finally got down to writing, sigh… After so long!! Well, first thing’s first… The retreat was so-so, managed to hang out and chat with Rachel Teng… Quite close to her despite the 7 years of age gap, at least we still have things in common to chat about, hehe…Got a call from a friend from BG while I was there… I must admit that it truly made my day, hehe… Err, made my night, to be exact, hehe… Words of appreciation juz came so directly from this friend… I had to confess that I felt a lil shy, because of the praises that was given, but it feels really great to be appreciated!! Chatted for about half an hour (I actually couldn’t sleep… brains are still actively working, thinking way ahead about the dinner the next day)…

All I had in mind was the dinner at One U, so I didn’t really pack enuff for PD… Didn’t bring my swimsuit, so couldn’t enter the pool (actually, I didn’t plan to swim)… Well, the day really dragged on… My family was scheduled to leave at 3pm to rush home for my dinner, but then it really stressed me out when 3pm came and none of my family members were in sight… Anyway, we left at 3.50pm… Can you imagine? More than 45 minutes later than scheduled… What if there was a traffic jam? So, I started praying REAL hard, and thank God, the traffic was clear ALL THE WAY!!

We were just a lil late for the dinner, but better to be late than never… Met up with all the 14 friends who went on air for the interview, had some other programs and of course, not forgetting the lucky draw!! They started calling out names and I was praying that an English name will be called (all of them there, both the disabled and their parents, registered themselves using their mandarin names – including me… the only couple who had English names were my parents)… God really heard us, and the next minute I heard “Susan” being called!! I was like, “Wow!!”

Anyway, we really had a good time… Or at least I really had a good time!! It was a time where we could really express our gratitude towards our parents for having perservered through the hard times, taking care of us, “special” children… Really, it truly takes love patience and A LOT of endurance to go on taking care of us… Now, like I mentioned earlier, I was excited about meeting both my deejays… Though one of them couldn’t make it because she had to be on duty (on air), the other one was there and I managed to still have a short chat with him… And a few others, of course!! Friendly bunch of people…

It was truly a WONDERFUL experience for me, personally… Both my parents and I were dead tired when we arrived home, but I truly admit that these were all worth while… I actually made a silent promise to myself to be more active in their (BG) activities… The satisfaction of contributing and giving is much better than taking and receiving!! Thank God for showing me new things, so I can learn as I grow…

NEW ENVIRONMENT, NEW EXPERIENCE…

My room’s finally, officially ready (with my choice of very light blue and cream for the walls), with my bed, cupboard, computer and study table nicely in place!! Thanx to my dad, the handyman, evrything fits in well and good!!

Looks much neater and a lil more spacious compared to previously… And this comment is given by my sis, the expert in designing!! Better believe it when she says so… Her taste in fashion rawks, I tell you!! Anyway, I have yet to personalize it, but that would have to be next week…

For now, all I have in mind is the retreat in PD… My parent’s cell (the members and their family) will be coming together for a time of fellowship… Leaving tonight after my brother’s tuition, and coming home tomorrow, probably after lunch, so as to be in time for my dinner in One U…

It is just a simple gathering where all my disabled friends (including myself, of course) who had the chance to go on air on popular radio station, AI FM (formerly known as Radio 5), to come together and show gratitude to our parents for caring SOOO much for us, thru the years… Tough job, you know… Anywayz, I really can’t wait to meet up with all the deejays, especially the two of them who interviewed me on the 30th April…

It was a REALLY good experience for me… Exposing myself to something SOOO new is really scary… But I decided to give it a shot, which I would have regretted if I hadn’t accepted the offer, really… A bit jittery at first, mainly because I knew very well I had to converse in mandarin… But the deejays were so helpful and encouraging, in the sense that wheneva they see me giving faces and signals (which means I got “stuck” with my mandarin vocab), they would juz chip in and help me with continuing my story… Made two new deejay friends already, so easy!!

Well, that’s the squeezed-up, compressed version of my on-air-story… Email me if you wanna know more… Gotta get back to work before my boss “whacks” me… Adios!!