OCF had Returnees Night last Friday. It’s their annual celebration cum sending-off of those who have graduated and are moving on. I (obviously) missed it, but I’ve heard the best things about it. I heard there were a couple of speeches too. So here’s mine:
Hi guys, sorry I’m not there for Returnees this year. Yea I know what some of you are thinking, she is so not sorry, she couldn’t wait to go back, but hey, honest, I am sorry I’m not there. So if you guys make a video or something of tonight, I want one.
Anyway, I’m not really sure what people say at Returnees, but I want to say a massive THANK YOU to all of you guys. Thanks for being such a wonderful part of arguably the best years of my life, thanks for the opportunities and for helping me become the person that I am, and thanks for just being yourselves. I won’t name names like I just won an Oscar or something, but there are many here that I would have thanked personally over the years, and for many of you, just simple words of thanks are not enough to express how precious you are to me.
OCF to me is not about an organization, or even about a Christian fellowship. It is about individuals. And so I don’t think I’ll miss OCF, but I’ll definitely miss you guys. I won’t say “bye” because I know I’ll see you guys again (somewhere down the winding road), but do take care and remember to look me up if you’re in KL. And enjoy uni life.
I miss uni already. People make all these jokes about Arts degrees – which I don’t really mind because I’m having so much fun I won’t begrudge them theirs – but I don’t regret doing Arts. I don’t believe we should regret studying what we love and if it means dance and drama, go for it. I know the situation is different from person to person though, and I really thank God for my opportunity.
Now that I’m moving on to a new phase of my life, I look back and thank God for every single thing – the ups, the downs, the difficult times, the opportunities for learning and for growth, the memorable times which I will always hold dear, and the amazing people I’ve gotten to know. I thank God for my time in OCF because I know a large part of who I am today was molded during my time there. It has all been a privilege and I hope you guys will be able to say the same when your turn comes.
I am totally excited about the next stage of my life and what the future will bring, but you guys are very, very much in my thoughts and I guess that’s the most important thing I have to say.
Will see you guys again. Almost definitely.
