A tribute to my dear Lishan...

After harping on the things I had done for dear for so long, its time that I gave credit to dear for the things that she had done for me:


I still remember our first valentine's day, dear gave me a white Man Utd jersey and a hand-made 'card'. It was made from mounting board and had 2 hearts stuck together. It was my first ever valentine's day gift. I really liked it cause I can see the effort she had put in to make and decorate the 'card'. I had kept it pinned to the board on my table in hall so that I could always see it. Now back at home I would take it out from time to time to read the messages she wrote for me on the 'card'.

My favourite present of all would have to be the CD she made for me. It was a sweet short clip of some photos that we had taken together on various occasions. And of course with our fave ballad playing in the background! I had always wanted to do something like this for her, but she had beaten me to it!

During the time when she was still on IA, I was still a regular mugger at the 69 tv lounge. There was many occasions that dear had made some food for me and brought it over for me to eat. But the one that I remembered most clearly has to be the "Big Breakfast Set" that she had made for me on a saturday morning. It made everyone else in the lounge die of envy!!!

I din go to her place often. Always felt a bit out of place even though her parents are very nice to me. But sometimes its too nice to the extent that it makes me feel uneasy. Dear knows this and had always been making excuses for me in front of her mum when I din really feel like going to her place. (esp last year's CNY!) Sometimes when her mum makes some request and it isn't really up to me to decide whether it can be done or not (like driving them to Chinatown on CNY eve, when I dunno if I'm able to get the vehicle cos Dad would probably be using it), dear would try to help me out of the situation, cos it ain't easy to convince to her mum.

Dear had always been a pillar of support for me in my sporting endeavors. Coming all the way back to school on sunday mornings to support me during my rugby matches, even to the extent of wanting to skip her bursary presentation ceremony! Of course there is also the yearly Standard Chartered Marathon when she would always be at the ending point waiting for me, caring for me when I'm beyond my exhaustion point. She even went to the extent of picking up windsurfing so that she'll be able to ride along with me on the waves! (though she still got a long way to go). Thank you my dear!

Although I may claim to be her human jukebox, always singing songs for her, dear is also a jukebox to me in another form. She had always helped me to find the songs that I wanted (with the exception of one ultimate ultra extremely difficult to find song), and recorded them for me on soooooo many occassions. Because she knew that I really liked music.

Dear used to go out with me, decked out in t-shirt and jeans. But now she has put in the effort and taken the trouble to learn to dress up when we go out together, just because I had told her that I'd like to see her dressed up. She has ditched her denim skirt and jeans because I din really like it. I like my girlfriend to be and look more feminine, so she kept her hair long for me (even though I know its not really comfortable and had told her that she can cut it if she dun feel comfortable, but she still maintains it for me!)

Although I seem to be more healthy than her, it is dear who does more of taking care of me when I'm sick than the other way round. Well, maybe its because I more susceptible to fevers and headaches, which requires more attention, and dear, colds and coughs. (hey i do buy cold medicines for her but there's not much else i could do! Excuses! muwhahahaha)

Now this is one point which I'm quite ashamed of. More than often, I'm the one who's late for our dates. But Dear never gets mad at me. (this is a rare merit in modern women! I unearthed a gem!). I'm trying to improve on this! She had been craving to eat at Pariss (the restaurant, not the capital!), and I had promised to treat her on her birthday. She knew that it would be quite expensive for 2 persons to eat there and I was on a pathetic payroll on IA, she made a compromised and chose a much cheaper alternative to help me save money. So understanding!

She travelled all the way to town on her own to look for me when I was working on the Guinness Stout road show, just to pass me some herbal tea for me to drink, and waited there for 5 hours so that she can accompany me home for supper after work, but had to go home empty-handed because I had to do OT. Even amidst such disappointment she still took the effort to free me of my guilt (though i still feel very guilty and cruel..) in saying that she came and waited on her own accord and I din ask her to do so. And din want to follow my dad to wait for me at my place because it would had made me feel worse. How many girls would be willing to travel so far just to pass some herbal tea to her sweetheart and wait for him for 5 hours before leaving empty handed without tears or anger? It was so caring, sweet, noble and understanding of my dear! Love her deep deep!!

As the saying goes, love me love my dog. It is especially true for us. Dear really loved my dog. She took good care of ah di when I went to Taiwan with my family for 4 days. She would also occasionally buy some snacks for ah di. She knew that I loved this dog a lot, and she loved ah di as much as I do!

Dear always made the effort to walk to the south spine to meet me for lunch, dinner, or study with me, even though all her lessons are in the north spine. There are many reasons why we want to eat n study in the south, but the main reason being that she wants to pei wo. So sweet!

There are definitely a lot more things that my sweetheart had done for me, and I really appreciate all of it!