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Somewhere at the back of a secluded drawer in a large wardrobe in my house lies a shoebox.This shoebox is very special, because it holds none other than sheets and sheets of my memories. Yes, it is my letterbox! In this box is every letter and card I ever received (as far as I can remember), and now, after 15 long years, the box is overflowing and I need to find a new one.This very special shoebox has letters of encouragement, birthday wishes, camp booklets, notes that simply say I-love-you, letters that say you-are-special-to-me, and one very special megalife quaterly bulletin.Classmates, Churchmates, family - Shirleen's really touching birthday-letter, jfn's birthday note, Yiping's card, Kim Cham's flower, and all sorts of sweet nothings from mummy and daddy who love me the most.There's even one small scrap of paper that says "Bleh...dun so sad!" and if I do not recall wrongly its from ted on a day when I needed it the most.Jesslyn's art-pieces - I cannot find another word to describe the masterpieces that convey messages of friendship and encouragement.Matthew's apology card - this dates back way into time and Matthew is apologising for something I cannot remember and telling me how he visited USA and saw the grand canyon.Good gracious, there's even a letter I wrote to myself when I was really young!Sifting through, I pulled out one very special, yellow handmade card. It was from Daryl, and reading it realy brought tears to my eyes because I miss him very much. He told me the greatest thing about me was my magnetism, something nobody had ever said to me before. It makes me sad to think about all the friends that have come and gone over the years, without even a decent goodbye.More recently there's Benton's funny cow, and WenHao's thank you note.Then there's Renee's little valentines day heart that tells me I'm the girl with the special smile. (: That was one of the most wonderful comments I had ever received.Looking at all these letters collected from every corner of my life, it really seems so ridiculous that I sometimes have reason to be jealous and petty and calculative, because there are so many people out there whom I love and who love me for who I am. There are so many people I have to thank God for!And to all those who have ever taken time to write me a note or a card of appreciation, congratulations and other nice things I want you to know that I keep all these memories really close to my heart, and I really appreciate all of you.There's only one thing I've ever lost and sorely regret - Weiming's Christmas Cloth from two years ago. But that's okay, because at least I still have the bar of cranberry soap (I havent used it!!). And when I take that bar of soap out from its secret hiding place, there's enough of the sweet smelling aroma to fill the whole room.Its a familiar smell. Oh yes, its the sweet smell of friendship.
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Somewhere at the back of a secluded drawer in a large wardrobe in my house lies a shoebox.This shoebox is very special, because it holds none other than sheets and sheets of my memories. Yes, it is my letterbox! In this box is every letter and card I ever received (as far as I can remember), and now, after 15 long years, the box is overflowing and I need to find a new one.This very special shoebox has letters of encouragement, birthday wishes, camp booklets, notes that simply say I-love-you, letters that say you-are-special-to-me, and one very special megalife quaterly bulletin.Classmates, Churchmates, family - Shirleen's really touching birthday-letter, jfn's birthday note, Yiping's card, Kim Cham's flower, and all sorts of sweet nothings from mummy and daddy who love me the most.There's even one small scrap of paper that says "Bleh...dun so sad!" and if I do not recall wrongly its from ted on a day when I needed it the most.Jesslyn's art-pieces - I cannot find another word to describe the masterpieces that convey messages of friendship and encouragement.Matthew's apology card - this dates back way into time and Matthew is apologising for something I cannot remember and telling me how he visited USA and saw the grand canyon.Good gracious, there's even a letter I wrote to myself when I was really young!Sifting through, I pulled out one very special, yellow handmade card. It was from Daryl, and reading it realy brought tears to my eyes because I miss him very much. He told me the greatest thing about me was my magnetism, something nobody had ever said to me before. It makes me sad to think about all the friends that have come and gone over the years, without even a decent goodbye.More recently there's Benton's funny cow, and WenHao's thank you note.Then there's Renee's little valentines day heart that tells me I'm the girl with the special smile. (: That was one of the most wonderful comments I had ever received.Looking at all these letters collected from every corner of my life, it really seems so ridiculous that I sometimes have reason to be jealous and petty and calculative, because there are so many people out there whom I love and who love me for who I am. There are so many people I have to thank God for!And to all those who have ever taken time to write me a note or a card of appreciation, congratulations and other nice things I want you to know that I keep all these memories really close to my heart, and I really appreciate all of you.There's only one thing I've ever lost and sorely regret - Weiming's Christmas Cloth from two years ago. But that's okay, because at least I still have the bar of cranberry soap (I havent used it!!). And when I take that bar of soap out from its secret hiding place, there's enough of the sweet smelling aroma to fill the whole room.Its a familiar smell. Oh yes, its the sweet smell of friendship.
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