Holiday! Celebrate!

Lol, 25 more days!

This Is It

Someone commented to me the other day that it seems like I've not gotten over the Ex and that really made me stop in my tracks and go, WTF?

Anyway, I realised that perhaps it's because I keep comparing my life today to what it used to be life. I don't know. But I've decided that this is it. No more talking about the Ex. No more bringing up the past and gushing about how good my life has been since I left.

It's a fact. My life is good. I don't need to compare it to anything or to anyone.

So from today onwards I'm going to stop looking back and just concentrate on the now, on the future, on appreciating the good stuff for what it is.

Do I even make any sense? Lol.

TGIF!

Woohoo it's Friday and I'm in a good mood. And it's not even 7am!

Spent the last half hour or so in an sms conversation with the young grasshopper. He was asking about my bad day yesterday (not really day, more like a really bad moment. The rest of the day was actually quite alright) and I was telling him about my plans to go up this end-November.

26 more days to go. *grin*

So yes, talking about holidays always puts me in a good mood, and it's always great to have something to look forward to. Helps make dreary days pass faster.

What A Difference A Year Makes

I was reading through old entries in my happy notebook and came across one that I wrote exactly a year ago.

"Although it seems that there is no end in sight, things will get better one day and I'll start to feel happy again."

When I look at how I am today, it's hard to remember the gloom and unhappiness I felt a year ago when my marriage had broken apart. It's hard to remember the pain I felt, the sense of loss and unjust and anger. And honestly, I don't even remember how I managed to muster the strength to just move on.

Getting a job really helped the process though. Having something to do, meeting new people, learning new things, immersing myself in the corporate world. Being valued for my inputs and ideas, getting to know my colleagues, earning an income and feeling worthy once again.

It also helped that I had amazingly supportive and loving friends and family.

It's funny how resilient we are. One year on, I'm traveling a lot more than I ever did. I'm meeting people from all over the world and having the time of my life. I look at myself today, and I'm happy.

What a difference a year made, huh.

Happy Birthday!!!

Aww my sister came up to me today, hugged me and moaned that she's going to be in her 30s soon. *hugs* And here I am complaining that I'm officially in my late-20s!

Well this post is dedicated to my dear sister. May your 30s be blessed with lots of joy, love and laughter. Thanks for always being there for me through thick and thin, and for loving me despite the weirdness you've had to endure.

*slobbery kisses and gropey hugs*

Thanksgiving Part 2

Hehehe got a bit lazy and didn't finish my list the last time, so here are 5 more things I'm thankful for.

6. Silly chats that make me smile. Don't really need any explanation for this, right?

7. Travel, travel, travel. 2009 is probably the year that I've travelled the most so far. Doesn't matter that I seem to be going back to the same country heeheehee. :P Here's to more traveling to come!

8. The Internet. Lol, the Internet seems to be a recurring guest on my thanksgiving lists (along with travel, friends and family haha). What can I say, without the Internet, we wouldn't have IM.

9. Being able to love myself and to love my life. Things are definitely way better now than they were this time last year. And they can only get better!

10. The Universe, who makes everything that 's good in my life happen.

Early Morning Thanksgiving

It's 6am and I don't know why I'm up so early. Probably because I slept a tad earlier last night than I normally do.

Anyway, here's some early morning thanksgiving. Ten things I'm thankful for:

1. That Yummy had a safe delivery of baby Andrea Zara. I visited them at home a couple of days ago, and wow, the baby is such a cutie. Really got my biological clock ticking in overdrive. Hehehe.

2. Friends, both near and far. I'm so glad for the people in my life who listen to me gush about boys, tell me about their mother's latest groupie behaviour, share their personal problems, and offer to kick butt if I get hurt. Doesn't matter which country they are in, I'm thankful that I'm loved enough for them to care.

3. Family who give me strength and comfort just by being there. It's so easy to take for granted the steadfast presence of your parents, and we really ought to treasure them more when they are around.

4. That my sister's wedding is falling into place. I'm so happy that after 7 years, they are finally going to tie the knot. *hugs*

5. That I have fantastic colleagues, well most of them. I like how we are able to work well together and get things done, despite the circumstances.

... Hmm getting lazy to type. Haha. Shall stop at 5 and continue later.