1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Take care.

During this festive season, I naturally find myself gravitating towards more and more good company. This occurrence, tiring though it may be, excites me and reminds me of the beauty of friendships.

A good friend from overseas is now staying with me for slightly more than a week. We travelled the cities of Europe together and even before that, endured four fabulous years of university life together. Having her with me gives me so much honour, and I am humbled by the intimacy of such a great friendship. We have also been meeting up with a few other good friends who are residents of Melbourne, and this conglomeration of love and understanding never fails to touch my heart. Different lives and different personalities, but true friendship brings people together in such a special way.

It'd be midnight on a weekday and we'd be sitting at a train station, talking about the night stars and wonders beyond.
It'd be past midnight and we'd be sitting on outdoor cushions sipping red wine, talking about murphy's law.
It'd be nine in the morning and we'd be eating omelettes in the jungle, talking about how twisted the human race is.
We'd be stuffed to the brim but at a chocolate bar nevertheless drinking frappes and eating spanish donuts, talking about innovations and creative energies.

Good company makes me feel so safe. So incredibly happy, and validated. That even though there is such much bad in this world, there is still so much good that makes things worth my while. So touched and thankful to have such people in my life to be there for me.

I love you, my angels.

Take care.

Happy - Leona Lewis

Someone once told me that you have to choose
What you win or lose
You can't have everything

Don't you take chances
You might feel the pain
Don't you love in vain
'Cause love won't set you free

I can't stand by the side
And watch this life pass me by
So unhappy and safe as could be

So what if it hurts me
So what if I break down
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet from off the ground

I gota find my place
I wana hear my song
Don't care about all the pain in front of me
'Cause I'm just trying to be happy

Holding on tightly
Just can't let it go
Just trying to play my role
Slowly disappear

All these days I feel like dancing
Just different faces, different names
Get me outa here

I can't stand by the side
And watch this life pass me by

So what if it hurts me
So what if I break down
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet from off the ground

I gota find my place
I wana hear my song
Don't care about all the pain in front of me
'Cause I'm just trying to be happy

So when it turns and I can't see
Like I'm a stranger on this road
But don't say victim
Don't say anything

So what if it hurts me
So what if I break down
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet from off the ground

I gota find my place
I wana hear my song
Don't care about all the pain in front of me
'Cause I'm just trying to be happy

I'm just trying to be happy.

With you I wrote in encryption
In a maze of annonymity
And dazzled with confusion
With you I never really knew

Like two birds flying; soaring
Both with wings and
Not seeing eye-to-eye
Flying on but the same level

With you I shared my deepest
Fears and sorrows
My happiness and aspirations
But we were never really there

In the end we were what we were
We cried and we laughed
You were my best friend
And with you I only wish all the best.

Take care.