dear Ky,

today u thrilled me no end! u came home with a wonderful cheezy grin across yr face... u just cdnt stop smiling. your face was all aglow... you looked so so so happy!

and why? i didnt even ask...

you quickly told me that in the hall today you told yrself over and over, "i'm going to do my best! i know i can do it! i'm gonna do it right and i'm gonna doit  well.... yes kynan, you can do it!"

u told me u spent e whole of hall-time saying this over-and-over to yrself. (it shd have been malay oral exam today~ yr 1st exam ever!... but in the end it turned out that u did english oral exam 1st, leaving no time for malay)... "and mum i did soooo well! i did the best i could and Ms O said it was the best she'd heard all day!...mum i'm sooooo happy!"

my dear, i was so pleased to hear u have such a positive experience for such a momentous 1st-time!  we'd prayed over it the night before, do u remember?... and we'd asked God to help u remember what u needed to know, and help u to express it clearly, calmly and with confidence.

and tonight u shared that today was a wonderful day!... and that the exam was the best bit!  

when i asked you why?...  this is what u said:

"because it was easy mum and it was fun!... and better yet, i didnt have to go to regular classes!"

when i asked u why u talked to yrself in the hall, u said that u didnt know why, but just that it's something you felt u needed to do. you felt then that u were gonna do yr best, and that's exactly how it happened...

that night we said a thank-you prayer, and asked for continued guidance for the remaining exams.  the last thing you said before u slept...

"i wish we had exams every day!!!" :b

yes my dear, i see the joy on your face and i am so happy for you.

may u continue to feel this way for the longest time....!      luv, mummy