Sunday, May 18, 2008
"亲爱的恩华老师，
收信平安！多年没写信问候你们一家，大家还好吗？希望你还记得我！
每次写信给你都会想起以前在教会一起生活的日子，心里会顿时感到欣慰。我床前还放着你们那时结婚，我们一起照的相片。拿起来看时，心想时间过得可真快！我那时只有12岁，一转眼我今年都20岁了。虽然你回国多年，但你一直是我的推动力和学习的榜样。我很庆幸能认识你和东洋老师。。。"
I wrote this letter wanting to send it to 恩华老师. After I have not written to her in 3 years time, I thought it would be nice to write to her again. So, I sat down and wrote. There was so much I wanted to tell her and didn't know where to begin. I started and realise there are too much to write about. Writing in chinese also wears me out.. So, I stopped half way and till now I didn't touch it.
The news of the Cyclone came and my thoughts flew to 恩华老师 and family. Then news of it got worse and worse..
I don't know if she's alright. She has always been weak in health, I just hope she and family is alright.
Before she left, I told her I will visit her when I turn 25. Back then I had plans to save up from 12 years old to 25 years old. A few cents a day, so that I can visit her in Myanmar. How naive. Last year after attachment I wanted to go visit her, but I went to Logos II instead. I visited Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia.. But not Myanmar..
As I recall the fond memories we all shared when she was in Church.. The prank calls in the hotel room, the birthday celebrations, the time sitting together to talk, the times we laugh, the moment we all ran out to meet her when she return to Singapore from USA... the last day of sunday school with her and the moment I saw her cry... I wish I had send out my letter. But what difference would it make, right?
Till now, she's still the best sunday school teacher I've ever had. And so I guess, no one could replace her. Looking at the current sunday school teachers and looking back at the sunday school teachers I had.. I'm so glad I met 恩华老师. Her footprints in my heart will never fade :)
恩华老师, I'm praying for you and your family.
