My LiFe

Wow… hassit really been that long? A whole year has just flown by….Dont even feel ready to age another year! Haha… major self denial going on here.

You know, everywhere I turn I see lotsa articles on countdowns to “the best outfit”, “the best club”, “the hottest celeb couple” I guess I have my own list too….. of most significant events in my life for 2006!

I think top of the list has to be my commitment to religion…. haven said much about this before… But I will always rem 2006 as the year that I was baptised. Those who know me know that I was baptised quite soon after I started going to church. It’s pretty hard to explain how He has turned my life around and made me want to be a better person… not just for my own sake, but for the sake of others around me as well. At the heart of my faith is a centre of peace that has never been there before. A void that was filled, a stillness that allows me clarity of thought and soundness of mind… cliched as it may sound, life could not have been better without His guidance.

Of course, another special thing that happened this year is actually finding a better half =) Thinking of him brings a smile to my lips. And it’s really not the big things like a hundred red roses on Valentine’s day, or a big diamond ring that do it for me… it’s the small thoughtful gestures of his… tt show he’s thinking of me and appreciating me for being who i am…. imperfections and all, that make me truly happy. And you knoe, it’s not just receiving the attention and love that makes me happy but being fully aware that this is a blessing in itself, a privilege and not a due, that makes it even sweeter.

Passing exams and writing papers… a very big part of my fledgling career =) trying desperately to work hard for all its worth… we shall see the outcome of the efforts pretty soon. Interview results will be out early 2007… nervous… let’s just keep our fingers… and toes… crossed and hope for the best!

Friendships… a long year gone by with the occasional catch up with my good friends. Also the year that 2 of my good friends got hitched… we’ve shared so much together. One of them while I was in Melbourne… sharing stories about bgr and the like, and the other… a fellow ballerina in our sec sch days… who has seen me through all and I mean ALL my relationships. Haha…. people close to my heart, no doubt…. wishing them the very very best in their newfound marital bliss. Maybe I’m being very idealistic but I’m always very happy for people who settle down cause it means that they’ve really found someone to trust… which to me, is something worth celebrating… though I can think of many people who beg to differ =)

Probably also the year that I’ve had the best relationship with my folks… sitting at the breakfast/ dinner table catching up and telling them about the going ons in my life… are just all in a day’s work. And it’s really fun when they have their two cents worth to add or poke fun at me. And my sister is also back from the states for good which means I can run to her place for a major aunt agony session anytime now, instead of having to make long distance calls to thrash out my frustrations. Talk about warm fuzzy feeilngs…. =)

All in all, it’s been a good year… no… make that a great year… Hope all around can also feel the warmth and cheer …and head up… regardless of how bleak things may look, there’s always a silver lining….