People to whom I can not say enough “Thank you”

My mother. She is the one who gave birth to me, fed me, raised me up, drove me to school, bought me clothes, bought me the very first books, taught me how to ride a bike and how to pronounce the English word “brother.” She was the one who tried to unlock my diary, the one who overprotected me, the one who put a lot of pressure on my shoulder after the tragedy. She is the beauty queen who always loves to be praised, and taken care of.

A part of me wanted to be like her. A part of me has been afraid of being like her.

My father. He is the man who let me sit on his shoulder and held me tight when I was 2, the man who watched “The romance of three kingdoms” with me, the man who threw me at a 5.5 ft pool and commanded “Swim!.” He is the man who had been trying so hard yet still unable to save his dearest people. He is the man who never knows how to express his feelings.

Seeing that man smoking cigarettes while thinking about my future is the last thing I want to do.

My teacher. You never know what you’ve got until it’s gone. Knowing that during 4 weeks of February 2013 there might be no English class of my teachers, I freaked out. Together with some friends, I tried to guess the motives for his decision. We thought of traveling abroad, handling some emergencies, even health problem. 4 weeks without his weekly news bulletin, his lectures, his kind, funny yet deep and meaningful words guiding you the way, my weekly routine will be missing an important component. 

Almost every piece used to build my current, imperfect self is created, polished, and discovered by his lectures.

My friend. Thanks for not leaving me when I’m desperate. You are the one who cried for worrying about me. You are the one who needed me to comfort you when you broke up with your boyfriend. You are the one who talks nonstop about anything and anyone. You are the one who I admire and adore. 

You teach me valuable lessons of life. Please come to my parties, wedding(s) and funeral.  

So far, those are people to whom I don’t know how to say “Thank you”, people who have made my world beautiful. I hope that in the future, this list could get a little longer ;).