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Birthdays and what nots / Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 1:01 AM
Long overdue post. I know.
Initially Jac did not want to celebrate her birthday, but after being convinced by dear Chief and Ju, she finally agreed. It was not a full house banana but I guess that was kinda expected.
Decided to celebrate by eating greedily @ Simpang Bedok and going for karaoke. Hmm..karaoke and bananas seem to go well together.
We were after BOB and BEB so we were really hungry. Tip of the day: Do not order food when you are hungry. You will end up ordering more than you can eat.
The heavy rain and wet floor was not going to spoil our mood for a celebration!!
Birthday girl and me waiting for Chief who was not her usual hyper self since she was unwell.
I am glad that Jac enjoyed herself. I skipped Bong's class to attend the celebration ok. At some point, friends are more important than attending classes, which is available every week anyway.
Proper group pic after Debbie arrived. The cakes were so yummy!!(Yes!!! Still so full but can eat dessert!!) I was craving for brownie the whole week so the yummy brownie was so sinful!! Haha.
Our usual self!!
Each time someone celebrates their birthday, it also acts as a reminder to me. I am not afraid of aging. I am afraid of growing old with regret or not doing what I am meant to do. When new opportunity comes, I used to cast it aside priotising work and business instead. I have been doing that the whole time, sometimes I forget to set aside time for myself.
I do not know how many of you notice, but the reason I was away so long from this blog was not only because I was busy. I was really down for the past 2-3 weeks. Really down, that I really needed to express myself here, but since I do not know who else was reading this blog, I chose not to, because I was bound to write negative stuffs that I may later regret. Work was hectic and I was not able to do some of the things that I planned for so at the end of the day, I felt that I wasted so much time and this time was never ever going to come back. I felt surpressed and bottled but sometimes keeping quiet is really the best option.
I did not want anyone to be affected by me, especially my dear team mates, so if you were affected, I apologize. I hope many of you did not even notice it. I really wished I could have spoken to someone but it was really not easy for me to simply open up. When we want others to confide in us, we must ask ourselves, "Do we really listen when others speak to us? Or do we retaliate with our own thoughts and feelings?" Most of the time, I find that when I speak, others may hear but no one actually listens.
So what is the point of confiding in anyone?
As I invest more time in reading and self reflection, I learned that whatever I am going through is nothing. The book I am reading now reminded me that whenever something crops up, always imagine that I am an old woman sitting at a porch and looking back and asking "Did that situation really matter to me now?"
I still fear living a life of waste and insignificance. If I do not get to accomplish my goals now, I know for sure I will be one old woman filled with regrets in 20-30 years time.
Due to that, I have to remain strong and do this for me and my future.
I am steel. I am not easily shaken or broken.
Birthdays and what nots
Long overdue post. I know.
Initially Jac did not want to celebrate her birthday, but after being convinced by dear Chief and Ju, she finally agreed. It was not a full house banana but I guess that was kinda expected.
Decided to celebrate by eating greedily @ Simpang Bedok and going for karaoke. Hmm..karaoke and bananas seem to go well together.
We were after BOB and BEB so we were really hungry. Tip of the day: Do not order food when you are hungry. You will end up ordering more than you can eat.
Even though the calories were shared, there were still so much leftover. My stomach was bursting. I cannot remember when was the last time I ate until I felt so full.
The heavy rain and wet floor was not going to spoil our mood for a celebration!!
Birthday girl and me waiting for Chief who was not her usual hyper self since she was unwell.
I am glad that Jac enjoyed herself. I skipped Bong's class to attend the celebration ok. At some point, friends are more important than attending classes, which is available every week anyway.
Proper group pic after Debbie arrived. The cakes were so yummy!!(Yes!!! Still so full but can eat dessert!!) I was craving for brownie the whole week so the yummy brownie was so sinful!! Haha.
Our usual self!!
Each time someone celebrates their birthday, it also acts as a reminder to me. I am not afraid of aging. I am afraid of growing old with regret or not doing what I am meant to do. When new opportunity comes, I used to cast it aside priotising work and business instead. I have been doing that the whole time, sometimes I forget to set aside time for myself.
I do not know how many of you notice, but the reason I was away so long from this blog was not only because I was busy. I was really down for the past 2-3 weeks. Really down, that I really needed to express myself here, but since I do not know who else was reading this blog, I chose not to, because I was bound to write negative stuffs that I may later regret. Work was hectic and I was not able to do some of the things that I planned for so at the end of the day, I felt that I wasted so much time and this time was never ever going to come back. I felt surpressed and bottled but sometimes keeping quiet is really the best option.
I did not want anyone to be affected by me, especially my dear team mates, so if you were affected, I apologize. I hope many of you did not even notice it. I really wished I could have spoken to someone but it was really not easy for me to simply open up. When we want others to confide in us, we must ask ourselves, "Do we really listen when others speak to us? Or do we retaliate with our own thoughts and feelings?" Most of the time, I find that when I speak, others may hear but no one actually listens.
So what is the point of confiding in anyone?
As I invest more time in reading and self reflection, I learned that whatever I am going through is nothing. The book I am reading now reminded me that whenever something crops up, always imagine that I am an old woman sitting at a porch and looking back and asking "Did that situation really matter to me now?"
I still fear living a life of waste and insignificance. If I do not get to accomplish my goals now, I know for sure I will be one old woman filled with regrets in 20-30 years time.
Due to that, I have to remain strong and do this for me and my future.
I am steel. I am not easily shaken or broken.
