smile for me. (:

happy birthday JOE! aka oje. aka chung-chieh. aka my best friend. (:

haha i can't believe it! you're SEVENTEEN years old. *shriek* so OLD. but that's okae. you're as old as wilso, timmy, your step-brother brian and george now. you knoe, the old guys. but *sob* you're not the same age as me anymore. ._.

so..i've known you for quite a while. or i should say a very very long time. hmm met you in first grade. haha..i've known you for TEN YEARS! @_@ aiyah. so according to my calculator, i've known you for about sixty-three percent of my life. @_@

haha fine fine i'll admit it. i didn't like you that much when we were small because you used to ALWAYS tattle on me. -_- and I'D be the one who got in trouble while you never did. they always thought you were the victim--the cute and innocent little boy. *shriek* i hated it. and i almost wanted to hate you. but my dear parents taught me not to hate so i didn't hate you. @_@ but i think i despised you for a time. -_- i couldn't help it.

but that was a long time ago. (: yes. you're forgiven.

i remember from second to fourth grade you'd disappear and be somewhere in taiwan for long periods of time.

and i remember at that time wilbur and jordan came to church only when you went to church. and reube and spenroe too. them and their bowl haircuts. haha. but i don't think they come for you anymore. (: don't be sad--they're supposed to anyway. i guess everyone's all grown up now. @_@

anyhow, just wanted to thank you for being there for me--even though you weren't really when school rolled around with your "evangeline--i'll brb" and "evangeline, i have to go now" phrases. @_@

but that's okae. because webb is pure torture and they give more work than you could handle.

haha but i guess you were there. you're always online with your away message on--so i'd IM you a billion times and you'd be there to "listen" and hear me out.

(: yea--in case you forgot i wanted to remind you that i'll always be there for you if you need anything. and to focus on God--because that's what you used to tell me. (:

you're a really good friend. and i guess i can't find another joe anywhere else. *hug*

thanks joe. thanks for caring. and thanks for accepting me for who i am. and for putting up with me. and for teaching how to accept things--even when it's hardest to.

-_- i have so many other things to say but i don't knoe what. @_@

like they say, oh well. (:

well i guess your birthday's going to be over in about five minutes. (:

oh yea--the guys told me to say happy birthday to you: timmy, wilso, gabey, and seong (note: it's seong's birthday too. happy birthday seong. [: but you're in vegas now. millions of miles away from me. just kidding. maybe about two hundred. -_- erhg. i don't knoe.)

with that done, happy birthday joe. (: hope you had a good birthday and had fun yesterday at lunch. sorrie. -_- me and wilbur and jessicawa and jordan were supposed to pay for your lunch since we were "treating" you out but on the contrary you ended up paying for your's, jessicawa and jordan's lunch. @_@

oh wait. i forgot to punch you seventeen times: *punch* *punch* *punch* *punch* *punch* *punch* *punch* *punch* *punch* *punch* *punch* *punch* *punch* *punch* *punch* *punch* *punch*

okae. (: happy birthday best friend. you're seventeen years old. but just because you're getting older doesn't mean you could change on me okae? good. i'm glad you understand. and remember to take care of yourself and to be good.

last happy birthday for the day: happy birthday joe!