on the day that i was born..

Nathaniel Tan, December 5, 2007

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i doubt any angels got together :)

I originally finished a draft essay on Hindraf and all that.

But I guess it’s not every day that one’s column falls on one’s birthday :P

I read Hafiz’s recent piece and can’t help but feel a deep sense of empathy.

I’ve written before on how much heart it takes to care about many of the things that matter in Malaysia, and I know what it’s like to feel sick and tired of it all.

I won’t write too much on that now, except to say I feel you bro, and all those out there feeling the same way.

Instead, I thought I would do a quick review of things that I’m thankful for.

Polytikus is obviously the best place to start :) You don’t enjoy love like that without feeling a need to be thankful.. :)

I’m thankful for my family and their neverending support - even though my sisters have been out of the country for so long now I can barely remember their names (carol? beryl? something about bells? who knows.. :)

I’m thankful for my extended family too - cousins, uncles, aunts. They’re a delightfully goofy lot, really.

I’m thankful for my colleagues and rakan seperjuangan. We’re not as large a group as we wish we were, but thanks to them, it’s ok if every once in a blue moon one of us feels the need to shut down for a little while. Also, they work real hard - thanks guys!

I’m thankful for my boss. Lotsa people say rough things about him, and he’s a pretty demanding guy to work for, but after half a year, I can safely vouch for his integrity, intelligence and intensity.

I’m thankful for my friends at home and around the world, even though I barely talk to them anymore :(

I’m thankful for DotA and my fellow goofballs who, at 27, have yet to outgrow computer games.

I’m thankful for polytikus. You can’t possibly blame me for mentioning that twice :)

Hindraf and the rest of the world’s woes will have to wait for next time. Counting blessings is pretty fun.

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4 Responses to “on the day that i was born..”

  1. jelas.info » =) on December 5th, 2007 4:36 pm

    […] here, i wrote something on bolehland: on the day that i was born.. […]

  2. zorro on December 5th, 2007 8:33 pm

    Happy Birthday Nat and may you continue, as passionately as you always do,the vocation you have chosen. More power to you.

  3. Hafiz on December 5th, 2007 9:49 pm

    well, happy bday.

  4. meeshlet on December 6th, 2007 6:48 pm

    So damn sappy la both of you :P

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