Unforgettable experiences

So, Dad booked a trip to Phuket without my knowledge.. So, my family and I would be heading to Phuket for a holiday from tomorrow till the 12th of December.. I'm so super sorry, Charlie, I'll have to miss 3 days of training. I really don't wanna miss and I even thought of having a 'no show', but it'll be a waste of the ticket.. So, after 2 days of thinking, I've made my decision. I'll go to Phuket. Although i know that i'm one of the people in the part who has learnt the least of PDS, but i promise to put in my 200% effort to catch up and learn as fast as i possibly can. I hope that i won't screw up the performance or let you all down during the rehearsals, Charlie. I promise to do my very best.

Phuket has really taught me a lot. Although it is a rural area and not very well developed, but i love that place.. The people there are so optimistic about life. And the pace of life there is slower than Singapore, which is ideal for relaxing..Well, the last time i went there was when i was just a P1 kid. Unfortunately, a tsunami occurred at that place.

Well, being a tsunami survivor, your life just would never be the same.. I still remembered my siblings and i were swimming in the pool when the adults suddenly asked us to get out and we were rushed back to the hotel room. I can still vividly remember the scene after the tsunami, when Dad brought us back to the beach. Everything just wasn't the same anymore. The sand was wreaked with debris. Vehicles and ships were just in a heap. Many fishes died and people lost their lives. However, a few days later, we could see people setting up little stalls and selling goods/providing services. I really admire these people for their courage to continue life although they might have lost family members and their stalls were just washed away..

Dad told me, when i was older and could understand, how fortunate we were. Dad had wanted to book a hotel next to the beach, but it was fully booked. So, he had to book one which was further away from the beach, and therefore would not have a magnificent view of the beach. But thinking back now, that was actually a blessing in disguise. I'm just so thankful that the hotel was fully booked, or else i don't know where we would be now.

Words can't describe how thankful i am to be given a second chance at life. Although i was quite young then, but now as i reminisce that incident, it has really taught me to be grateful for everything i have now and everyone who has impacted my life in some way. I know that i don't really deserve anything i have now, so THANK YOU! You have no idea how much you all mean to me. I hope that this trip to Phuket would go smoothly and we would just enjoy our stay there..