This is For You, Amber

SO, college life has been picking up momentum and I can say that currently, my plate is pretty full. However, due to the urgency of the matter, I decided to call it a night after drama practice, reading about why Singapore left Malaysia, and doing Trigs for an hour BECAUSE there is something MORE important for me to announce. And that is...

*drumroll please*

HAPPY EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY 
AMBERLICIA ANTHONY THANE!

Let me put this simply - knowing you has been just AMAZING. I don't care if this sounds hard to believe but thank you for turning my life around when you stepped into it three years ago. Sometimes, it's funny how you can know a person for SO long and only truly get to know her after 8 years. The circumstances in which we met amuses me a lot. From just reading the newspapers together and a mere exchange of smiles in Form 3, to sitting together in Form 4, and to be HOLDING EACH OTHER'S HAND during the whole of Form 5 without expecting what life would throw at us. Honestly, Amber, even though you continue to disagree with me on this, I still think that you have handled everything that's happened with probably more grace than I could muster myself - I could never imagine myself in your situation. You constantly thank me for being by your side but I THINK you need to give more credit to yourself for being possibly the strongest person I know.

Three years ago, I was a teenage girl wondering why bad things happened to good people.  I told God that if he wanted to send me a guardian angel, He'd better be FAST. Coz I didn't have much time.

Who knew that in the whole scheme of things, he would send me two (:

I found it pretty surreal when we flew all the way to KL for the Clean and Clear gig. It wasn't about winning though. Looking back on all these moments spent together, I realised how hard it would be to go on such an adventure like that now. Thus, I feel so grateful with the unending laughter we had when visiting the fish spa and riding the roller coaster in Sunway Lagoon! Haha.

And then the end of our high school years - no one could believe graduation was here! I had a blast singing with you guys and I didn't think any other bunch of singing mates would have made me happier.

SO, as you can see. I have many things to say. But, in essence, this should sum it up. Amber, I wrote this not for public display or whatever reasons people blog for these days. I wrote this because I wish to celebrate the birthday of someone very special in my life.

If I were to thank you every day of my life, I would still not be able to compensate for what our friendship has done for me.

I write this with as much sincerity from the bottom of my heart

because you are worth it.

I love you. Know that I am here for you. Always.