MAY GOD BLESS YOU ON YOUR BIRTHDAY DEAR DAVID
As you all know, David will be celebrating his 21st birthday on Dec 28.
A special birthday for a very special once-in-a-lifetime guy who has profoundly touched our hearts and given us an immeasurable amount of joy with his stupendously enrapturing singing;
and raced our pulses with his smouldering good looks and show-stopping smiles;
a guy with a vision of the world peculiar to himself in the face of the grim and grey music world in which we now live;
an uplifting inspiration in a cynical world with his doggedly perseverance even in the face of self-doubt.
All that by the age of 21.
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Let us be thankful and rejoice in celebrating him and the presence of such a being living in our midst.
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Now that he will be leaving us soon for 2 years to take on a full-time religious mission, there is all the more reason to celebrate him: for his strength of character and his steadfastness in his beliefs.
Let us keep the David-spirit alive by our forever love.
Let us pray that he will be kept safe and warm in God’s hands.
Let us hope that he will come back to us after he has done God’s work.
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I have written him a birthday message on behalf of AAM, in a birthday card which I handed to Akang to be hand-delivered to Janey of FOD to be placed into David’s hands at the Santa Rosa VIP on Dec 14. Thank you to these lovely ladies for making it possible.
Trace
Below are pics of the 10 1/2″ by 10 1/2″ card and our birthday poem to David:
Poem for David
Dear David
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Time has swiftly flown many months and so have you
Far away from us to take on another amazing cue
– Remember that you have taken with you our willing hearts
Don’t want them back just want you here again to energise us anew
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We understand much of God’s work you ardently want to do
But do not forsake us, our love will never go askew
– Please remember that though we are many miles apart
There’s nothing that will stop us from joining your longest queue
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It is your your 21st birthday soon your desires and wishes to renew
So sad we are unable to embrace you in the same venue
– Do not forget that, of us you are now an integral part
Birthday prayers we are sending up and not just a few
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We pray that the sky is the limit for your music and you
We pray you do not turn your back on us and the world, refuse
– God has lovingly placed you in all the world’s heart
And He has divinely coloured you in His hue.
xxx
Archuleta Avenue Malaysia
December 2011
Thanks Trace for the lovely poem.
Calling all AAMers, we will be meeting tomorrow 28 December 2011:
venue : KLCC, Mdm Kwan
time : 6.30pm – 9pm
Hope to see many Archies there!!!
Thank you, Trace!
Sounds good to pop by awhile. 🙂 Let me check if Jolene is available. ^_^
Beautiful poem you got there Trace! You are the best as always. 🙂
Hey guys this is David 21th Birthday video!! Hope u guys will LOVE it….. =D
Thanks aunty Trace! Ur amazing.. 🙂 And um, I don’t think I’m gonna make it today. Really wished I could go..
Sorry guys & ladies!! I can’t make it tonight!! My mum cooked dinner already!! Maybe next time..
Have a wonderful time everyone! I’m glad at least some of you can gather together to celebrate David’s birthday.
I’ve been pretty bummed out by David’s mission announcement, but I’m slowly coming to terms with it along with the rest of you. We don’t have to agree with the LDS faith in order to be a fan of David and to support his decisions. Hopefully he will return from his mission happier, stronger, and more music-filled than ever!
Katheryn – love your positive note! As we are living in a world where so many things can wear us down, and I do not want to dwell too deep on the negative. We will continue to cling on that hope and keep our admiration for David until he completes his mission. By the way, I always enjoy reading your comments:-)))).
Kelvin
I always enjoy your vids and this one is no exception. That music you chose touched my heart. Thank you so much for posting it here. 🙂
Lynn, Zulfarishma, Irda
Thank you! 🙂
Katheryn
Thank you – we did have a great time at the get-together- but tinged with sadness. We also had a lively discussion concerning the Mission thing, the LDS church doctrines, David’s decision, the SLC concert right from the horse’s mouth from Sheba, exchanged feelings of grief, love and hope…. all the Why’s, When’s, How’s…… and most important of all, the almost unspoken decision that everyone is here to stay and WAIT.
“We don’t have to agree with the LDS faith in order to be a fan of David and to support his decisions.”
Chin up Katheryn, we will all be here to hold out together with you and all the other Archies. 🙂
I have stopped crying….. 🙂
But started sighing…..and sighing…. 😦
hey Trace,
You did a good job on the poem for David. I pass the stuff to Janey of FanScene and she is such a lovely lady!
hey Shuyee,
Have you posted the video of “thank you to David”? I haven’t seen it yet. 🙂