A Singaporean In Australia

Ms Julia may call us scandalous. The PR Forumers may find our relationship perplexing at times. One day we may be tearing each other's guts out and the best of friends in the next minute. Even Jen may probably be wondering what secrets we are keeping.

We knew each other for a very short time, 2 years or so. I probably don't know very much about you except for your name, who you are married to and where will you be staying next year. We have probably met just 5 times or so. I doubt I'm anything special among your 500+ friends in Fartbook. Yet you have been helping me quietly with small things in my life since we met in the forum. I had wondered in the earlier days if you did these because I am your neighbor but you don't fuss over Mr Seet much, such as creating a facebook account for him. (yeah I know he already has one but anyway..)

Whether we shared a special bond or you are simply being kpo =p it remains a fact that you were the reason why I managed to proposed to Jen on time on the 24th Decemeber 2009. You knew what happened. You helped a great deal in making our wedding possible the following month on the 23 January 2010 because Jen's mum was against us marrying on the entire Tiger Year which would had started 2 weeks from then. You knew what happened too. It is no exaggeration to say that I may have dragged my marriage plans till today not because of my lack of intent but I had absolutely no idea how to proceed.

Today, Jen and I are happily married and expecting our child's arrival in less than 2 months. "No one names his daughter after his neighbour," you exclaimed. Not if his neighbour is Jia Qin.

At the last minute of your birthday, 27/11/2011 23:59 hrs, I declare my proposal naming my daughter after you, for approval. I hope my daughter will grow up to be sweet, helpful, hardworking, bright, beautiful and will be loved by everybody like you.

It's a special experience knowing you. I'll never forget the excitement we felt when we learnt that we ended up as neighbours and the countless laughters we shared in the forum. It is my honour knowing you and having you as my 'best-est neighbour' and hope we will always be, even if we may not be really neighbours physically all the time.

Last but not least, I wanna tell you this. Everyone rushes to wish you a happy birthday on your birthday but no one will do it when the party is over. So I hereby wish you a Happy Birthday, right till the last minute of it.

Wish you many happy returns of the day in the years to come.




Your Best-est neighbour,

Nottiboy