The postcard that never came.

Let me tell you a story about a postcard that never came...or maybe not.

I'd much rather let bygones be bygones.

But in place of that nonexistent postcard, God sent 2 unexpected ones! I once told Ruth (or so she says) that when God gives us trials, He brings about twice the amount of blessings in turn. God is really accurate with numbers :P but more importantly, it's not about Postcards or trials that I was reminded of, but the fact that the blessings came in the form of the very people that I am super thankful for. My extended family only came into my life in the later part of my 23years. In recent years, I'm constantly reminded by the difficulties of keeping and building friendships, both old and new. I always say it's age that makes us incapable of new friendships. Now when I reflect on my life, I really have God to thank for everything. He didn't allow me to keep some friendships but the fact is that He knows who I really need in my life. And He has allowed those friendships to blossom into deeper bonds. And I know that these are the friendships to keep. In a way, I see the friendships lost as God's way of filtering. The people in my extended family are honestly God's blessing to me. They make me want to become better people because they themselves are so selfless and full of love. They really live up to being 'the light of the world'. I realized that I really enjoy being with people whom I can learn from. Some enjoy being with people whom they can feel superior to so they can feel good about themselves, or with bad company where they can just unleash and do bad stuff without feeling the guilt. In both cases, they are ultimately trying to please their egos. But I think life is too short to focus on just ourselves. I wanna be blessed so that others can be blessed. Just like what Jesus taught, it's more blessed to give than to receive. It's hard to swallow that whole, but in the long run, those people who appreciate giving will truly have more joy than those who merely receive.

Although December was a month with a few disappointments, but God made it up in many other ways. And right now, I'm really thankful for: 

1. Hair on my head

2. The ending semester

3. A roof over my head and heater to keep me warm [how do the homeless live in such weather?! )): ]

4. Awesome people God has kept in my life

On a side note, the cold is really getting to me. My efficiency plunges when it's too cold. Dreaming of escaping to a warm place!! Seriously a true-bred Singaporean, huh? Wouldn't trade Singapore's albeit boring one-season climate for anything!