27 May 2008 Y 1:49 AM

my heart is filled with thankfulness.
thankful to God for many things.
for people,
for work,
for customers.

hear this if you're a customer:
i appreciate you for acknowledging my presence when i bring you in.
i appreciate you for smiling at me when i take your orders.
i appreciate you for being patient when you see me handling other customers.
i appreciate you for acknowledging me when i refill your cups.
i appreciate you for asking me whether i have had my dinner.
i appreciate you for understanding that it gets busy and things get messed up sometimes.
i appreciate you for smiling at me saying, "whoa, you had a busy day huh.."
i appreciate you for flashing me that grin when i went the extra mile.
i appreciate you for writing sweet comment cards to appreciate me.
i appreciate you for you were brought to me by God to brighten up my day.


these are moments when i love my part time job.
sincerely.
God was and is faithful.
i couldn't be more than blessed.
He gives and takes away,
but my heart will choose to say,
"Lord, Blessed be Your Name."

headed out with uncle paul today.
he told me a handsome young lad was coming along.
so i sms-ed him.
"well, i'm on my way at eunos.
and have you met up with your friend,
the handsome young lad?"
well...
turned out it was ian.
hahah.
felt cheated for a split second,
but i got over it as soon as it began.
haha.

appreciation can mean alot to people.
really.
well, to me too.
i can have the bluest mondays,
and the blackest tuesdays,
yet when someone appreciates me,
i can fly to the moon......
haha.
well apparently,
i kinda realised...
this is how God encourages me for the day,
if i'm working that is.
i won't get to see the magnificent nature He created in that tiny small cafe,
which would reflect His love for me.
it is simply the smiles on the customers' faces.
well, this is how He shows me He loves me.
it's more than the 'thank you' smile.
it's like the 'whoa..i really thank you for going the extra mile for me' smile.
it's really different.
and when i worked with that kinda joy,
it simply exudes.
from deep within.
because i was thankful to God.
all the time.