This week's the last week of school!! Wooohooo!!! i finally have my weeknights back! (or at least till the next semester starts ). It certainly feels good to know that i can stop rushing after work and make a mad dash just to make sure i hv ample time for dinner before. The only things left of this semester are the 2 papers i needa finish writing and submit. Once i'm done, i can look forward to a quick breather (possibly a short trip) and take a break from everything.

Dad's progressing well as well That's the biggest comfort for me after half a year of turmoil and anxiety. He's definitely more optimistic, and getting back on track to continue his life.

Sometimes i still feel bad though... When i see him watching tv in the morning before i go off to work, i know he's gonna be lonely cos everyone else is at work. A part of me actually wants to stay at home with him till Mom comes home from work, which is usually in the afternoon. But i know i can't do that... Oh well, at the very least, he's got shows he likes to watch and he goes for a walk once in a while.

i thank God for how close Dad and i have become because of the whole episode. Whenever Dad has to go for treatment, there i am with him, keeping him company. i never knew i could talk to my Dad about so many things, not until he had to go for his treatments.

When i was growing up, Dad and i never talked much. i always felt Dad was a stubborn man who wouldn't give others a chance to tell him what they know. Because of that, we never had a decent conversation. If we had to discuss something, i would always end up losing my patience to his stubborness and scream at him before i shut myself in my room in frustration.

The past few months have certainly changed a lot of things. Becaus of the amount of time we spent together, Dad learnt to listen and i learnt to keep my cool with him.

i never felt Dad was dependent on me until yesterday. Dad was supposed to go for some procedure and i knew Mom was going with him, so i told him i wouldn't be going cos i have something to attend to at work. Dad looked at me and said "U're not going? Go for a while la... Just for a while." Since i could afford a couple of hours before i absolutely had to be at work, i said okay.

It felt a little weird when i thought about his request, an unexplainable tinge of heartwarming emotions that surged through me. i never knew how glad i can be to know that Dad wants my company.

i can only pray that Dad can see that my love for him has grown because of the forgiveness i have learnt from my Heavenly Father.

It's really amazing how God works... and how life can change for the better through adversity.

Adversity is not the end of the world, it's a chance to create a whole new beginning.