2011 Recap

A number of things I am thankful for...

1. A business trip with my first business class flight
2. I visited London
3. I visited London, in winter
4. I got rid of friends whom are not worthwhile, but the true ones have returned
5. I participated in charity fund-raising doing what I really enjoy, gift-wrapping
6. I survived an accident during my travel to Chiang Mai (probably not my first time, but always got lucky)
7. I got close to elephants, and I fell in love with them
8. My first trip with my elder sister went quite smoothly despite our clashing personalities
9. First of our FAB 4 got hitched, and I was the maid of honour, my speech was amazing I was told (^.^)
10. FAB 4 finally reunited for the first time in years, at the wedding
11. I attended a proper cooking class, making Thai cuisine (of course, in Thailand)
12. I started joining my friends for weekly Trivia night and was amazed how much I didn't know out there
13. Nail painting became my therapeutic hobby
14. I ran my first marathon for charity
15. Joy returned to Singapore and we always have fun hanging out
16. I picked up a new sports, spinning
17. My team at work is great so far (though I have realised otherwise about some people)
18. I have overcame the fear of carrying a month old baby :)
19. I bought my first Marc by Marc Jacobs tote.
20. I reconnected with my primary school friends, people I knew when I was about 10
21. I also caught up with my secondary school friends and teacher
22. I have adopted HTC, and missing my BB
23. Everyone at home is still healthy, alive and kicking.
24. I enjoyed Malacca so much I went twice this year
25. My dear Toshiba lappy is still going strong, about 4+ years old now

And there are probably many more that I left out... but I am thankful I survived 2011. It wasn't bad, but not the best. I hope that all things will be even better in the new year.

Welcome 2012!

Bye 2011

After sorting out the finances, feelings and finishing things off at work, I am ready to face the new year. Here I am, going to bid farewell to 2011.

Next year will be a new challenge. After reaching 30, suddenly I feel adventurous again. Maybe I should do some investment. Maybe I should do something in future that is not for the sake of money, e.g. volunteering at an olive farm or vineyard! Filling bottles with olive oil, stamping on grapes... how carefree is that compared to slogging away in front of a computer??

As everyone gets more competitive, I get more the opposite. I don't want to compete, to be part of them, I want to do something totally the other way round. I want to hide, do my own things and not care about the competition. Living in a society like today stresses me out, they make us constantly worry about our retirement funds, about surviving the inflation, about how much the government taxes us and not improvising, about how most of us struggle to afford a roof over our heads.Why have things changed so much in 20 years? Why? Why? Why? Why are things not so cheap like the past, why aren't buses 25 cents... I would give up the MRT, LRT and whatever we have now if things could go back to the past.

Anyway, I have to accept life as it is, try to be contented as we should. Alamak. The older we get, the more we think. The more we think, the more we worry. Can I be a bit more retarded please? (but I'm kidding!!!)

I have so much to write about the past 2011, I shall start another entry on that.

I hope you guys are ready for 2012 in less than 30 hours!!!