M.O.N.D.A.Y

What a day! My day started great today. I woke up realizing that I slept through my night!! I didn't dream and neither did I wake up in the middle and neither did I jolt up in the middle of my sleep. It was a fulfilling sleep!

Then I went through my list of cases with my managers and they gave me a great insight to a few stuck ones. Sometimes, when one get involved in the cases, one really need an extra eye to help them with their blind spot which they really helped me in this area!

After which, I met a colleague for discussion and home visit. We decided to get a birthday card for our client and a birthday sms too. There's no reply from the sms and when we went to the home, we were rejected too. Though obviously at home, the door wasn't opened.

What really made my day was that after we left, we receive a thank you sms for the card. Well, honestly, it was quite a mixed feeling. Part of me went "Wah liao eh!! At home also don't open door!". Another part of me felt "Since my motive is just to establish rapport, a reply is great." Again, it made me think about the word "Shoe". Putting myself in another's shoe.

Well, by then, we made our way to town area to meet a volunteer for some discussion. Imagine!! 5:15pm and I am in town having coffee and wedges!! Speaking about wedges.. I had wedges yesterday and they served it with Tartar sauce. Today, my wedges was served with Cheese dip. My verdict? Both sauces taste terrible. Chilli sauce is zee BEST!! But anyway, volunteer was late and colleague and myself had fun laughing in a very empty coffee place! We played a "knowledgable" game. We decided to name all the fruits, vegetables and animals that we could think of! Man.. I didn't realized that my knowledge of these are just so limited. Anyway, after all that fun and laughter, discussion dragged till 8pm.

Rushed to Tampines to meet my ex-colleagues and their first comment was "Wah!! You look so much happier!!". Gave them a cynical look and asked "Was I very upset in the polyclinic?!" Haha!! Well, working in a job that you like does make a great difference though.. Anyway, it was a great time of catching up even though I was nearly an hour late.. Heehee..

As I end my day today, I decided to practice what was shared yesterday - Thanksgiving. I ask myself - What is there to give thanks for? And as I give it a real thought, I realized that there are lots to give thanks for. From the air I breathe to the job I hold to the friends I have, the greatest thanksgiving point of my day was that Thank You sms.

Before I say ciaoz, I'd love to share this song. A song that rang through my head today.

The Katinas - Thank You

Just a little while longer I wanna pray
Can't get You off my mind so I came to say
Thank You Lord just for loving me
Many times as I do forget
Every need that You have met
Oh Thank You Lord, I know You're showing me
You are there when I am down and out
You're holding me, Your love is so amazing
Oh it changed me

Chorus:
Here I am with all I am
Raised my hands to worship You
I wanna say thank You, oh thank You
For everything, for who You are
You cover me, You touch my heart
I wanna say thank You

I could have died in my sin but You saved me
Didn't have any hope at all
You gave me peace divine, strength to carry on
I should have been the one to pay
But instead You took my place
My Jesus, words cannot explain
Even though I don't deserve Your love for me
You looked beyond my fault and You showed me mercy

Chorus:
Here I am with all I am
Raised my hands to worship You
I wanna say thank You, oh thank You
For everything, for who You are
You cover me, You touch my heart
I wanna say thank You

I wanna say thank You for the sun
I wanna say thank You for the rain
Everything You do is beautiful
I'm so grateful for Your love