sing of the magic that was about you and me

August 04, 2005 @9:16 PM

a year ago.
i got the news while i was on the bus.
fr someone i didn wana hear from.
Leslie, had returned to the Lord.
i cldn believe it at all. i remembered being in a daze all the way to sch.
i simply cldn believe that someone like him wld be gone..
so soon..
Leslie was a brother and mentor to me.
he was the one who taught my batch of GB pals n i how to orienteer and survival skills.
he was my group leader in a church camp years ago when i was in sec 2.
he led us up Bukit Timah Hill so quickly.

he was the host of the christmas party i organized in Dec 2003.

he did an absolutely great job.

he struck me as a person that was full of colorful and zest.
he was very respectful of his elders.
he was proud of his job as a Regular in the army. that was how hw would into himself.
i guess,
it would be simply impossible for me to illustrate what kind of a person he was.
because i think words alone cannot dscribe the impact he has had on all of us.
the fellow GB girls look up to him as an Officer in the 8th BB, as well as a easy going friend.
cherrfully singing and playing the guitar at the foyer after parade on Saturday.
He was only so young.
But i think, he lived his life to the fullest despite that.
a Great Leader, mentor, brother, and friend.
..Leslie Foong...
although i am not close to Leslie,
i will always remember his spirit, and how he lived his life to the fullest.

Friends- Michael W. Smith
Packing up the dreams God planted
In the fertile soil of you
Can't believe the hopes He's granted
Means a chapter in your life is through
But we'll keep you close as always
It won't even seem you've gone'
Cause our hearts in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong

And friends are friends forever
If the Lord's the Lord of them
And a friend will not say never;
'Cause the welcome will not end
Though it's hard to let you go
In the Father's hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.

With the faith and love God's given
Springing from the hope we know
We will pray the joy you'll live in
Is the strength that now you show
But we'll keep you close as always
It won't even seem you've gone'
Cause our hearts in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong

And friends are friends forever
If the Lord's the Lord of them
And a friend will not say never;
'Cause the welcome will not end
Though it's hard to let you go
In the Father's hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.

[our loss is leslie's gain]

â¥ you and i both loved

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