Love is patient,
Love is kind.
It bears all things,
Believes all things,
Hopes all things,
Endures all things.
Love never fails.
1 Corinthians 13:4,7,8
HAPPY ST. VALENTINE'S DAY!!!
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a sad but sweet poem i read somewhere...
Red roses were her favorites, her name was also Rose.
And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows.
The year he died, the roses were delivered to her door.
The card said, "Be my Valentine", like all the years before.
Each year he sent her roses, and the note would always say,
"I love you even more this year, than last year on this day.
My love for you will always grow, with every passing year."
She knew this was the last time that the roses would appear.
She thought, he ordered roses in advance before this day.
Her loving husband did not know, that he would pass away.
He always liked to do things early, way before the time.
Then, if he got too busy, everything would work out fine.
She trimmed the stems, and placed them in a very special vase.
Then, sat the vase beside the portrait of his smiling face.
She would sit for hours, in her husband's favorite chair.
While staring at his picture, and the roses sitting there.
A year went by, and it was hard to live without her mate.
With loneliness and solitude, that had become her fate.
Then, the very hour, as on Valentines before,
The doorbell rang, and there were roses, sitting by her door.
She brought the roses in, and then just looked at them in shock.
Then, went to get the telephone, to call the florist shop.
The owner answered, and she asked him, if he would explain,
Why would someone do this to her, causing her such pain?
"I know your husband passed away, more than a year ago,
"The owner said, "I knew you'd call, and you would want to know.
The flowers you received today, were paid for in advance.
Your husband always planned ahead, he left nothing to chance.
There is a standing order, that I have on file down here,
And he has paid, well in advance, you'll get them every year.
There also is another thing, that I think you should know,
He wrote a special little card... he did this years ago.
Then, should ever I find out that he's no longer here,
That's the card...that should be sent, to you the following year."
She thanked him and hung up, her tears now flowing hard.
Her fingers shaking, as she slowly reached to get the card.
Inside the card she saw that he had written her a note.
Then, as she stared in total silence, this is what he wrote...
"Hello my love, I know it's been a year since I've been gone,
I hope it hasn't been too hard for you to overcome.
I know it must be lonely, and the pain is very real.
For if it was the other way, I know how I would feel.
The love we shared made everything so beautiful in life.
I loved you more than words can say, you were the perfect wife.
You were my friend and lover, you fulfilled my every need.
I know it's only been a year, but please try not to grieve.
I want you to be happy, even when you shed your tears.
That is why the roses will be sent to you for years.
When you get these roses, think of all the happiness,
That we had together, and how both of us were blessed.
I have always loved you and I know I always will.
But, my love, you must go on, you have some living still.
Please...try to find happiness, while living out your days.
I know it is not easy, but I hope you find some ways.
The roses will come every year, and they will only stop,
When your door's not answered, when the florist stops to knock.
He will come five times that day, in case you have gone out.
But after his last visit, he will know without a doubt,
To take the roses to the place, where I've instructed him,
And place the roses where we are, together once again."
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anyway, i guess this'll be my blog rate. haha.
2 posts in what, 1 month. i'm terrible. =P
so let's backtrack a little bit....
CHINESE NEW YEAR!
probably the quietest i had so far, for we were lacking 3 cousins and an uncle - the lucky things are having a blast in perth while i am stuck here wallowing in a flood of homework. =/ sigh, i already have an extremely small family and now i'm losing them all to foriegn countries! GRRR. something to do with australia cus half my family lives there now!so nice meh? (yeah actually quite nice lol) >.<
maybe i'll go study in australia. do uni there. that'll be nice=))
so, cny celebration we:
- painted fendy's face and dressing him up
we didn't win best costume but we would have won most HILARIOUS. haha.
sure cracked us all up.
- had a interesting concert
Edmund Chen came to sing but poor him he had a sore throat.
and the lion dance was cute. esp. when they presented the "presents" to mr Lee (who BTW looked like an emperor in the shirt he was wearing =)) so cute! they could kneel down! haha.
- after celebration, RJC went to watch a movie
27 DRESSES! and i loved it! it's a wonderful romantic and funny movie...
james marsden so handsome there!!! hehe <3<3 me likes. =]
ahhh. if it were a book it'll be the PERFECT book! yeah. i'll be the first to buy it! haha.
another great watch people.
- then me and jamie went shopping for shoes - girls best best friend.
i was shopping for shoes for her rather. i'm not really a shoe collecter. haha. anyway we shopped to the very very last minute, literally cus when she paid the PA system said " attention all shoppers (shop name-i can't remeber if it was 'BHD' or 'DHB') is closing" or something like that. but she got that nice pair of heels =]
- then i went home.
so anyway the rest of the chinese new year was quiet and i needn't dweel on the details much. other than the fact that i only visited my grandmother's and great grandmother's, collect angbao and studied during CNY. no reunion dinner, nothing. ziltch.
THIS WEEK?
only highlight was tuesday-CHOICES!
yes. we were cooking and made lovely tomyam prawn soup thing.
normally i am not a prawn nor tomyam nor mushroom(that was inside0 nor chilli person BUT the tomyam was really NICE! haha.even the chef, who had a lovely name and she really came from thailand, said it was DE-LICIOUS! Mmmmm. hah, we're not that bad chefs afterall!
the rest of the days were the same...so there. nothing more to add.
happy valentines day again!
