2012 has been a meaningful gap year for me. Many happy and sad incidents happen and it is a year for me to take a long break to discover myself and to earn a few valuable lessons and soft skills.
- I got my driving license. Thanks to one of my friend accompanying me thru'out the process, cause' if not, I will be slacking off and giving reasons to avoid my driving test. I think it is a test which everyone must sit to drive a car on the road! As much as I have no interest in driving, I slowly realise that it's a matter of fact that we have to face. I admit I do get shaky at first on the road but I know I am learning. I just need to overcome my fear.
- A relative of mine had passed away suddenly leaving us much in grief. There is a lesson to be learnt. The whole incident has given us a wake-up call that we should put our health as the main priority in life. Get ourselves annual body checkups because prevention is better than cure. You wouldn't know what will happen to your body the next day and in the future. We can take control in our lifestyles and changing our bad habits. Yes we CAN take control of it.
- Family matters. I am not trying to let out the skeletons from the closet because I know that every family is bound to arguments - even a tiny little bit one. We fight, we lash out angry hurtful words with or without intentions, cold wars etc... but, we still learn to forgive each other because we are family. No matter how bad or rude we behave, we step aside, forgive and forget. It is a precious lesson I should remind to myself from time to time. They are the one who listen and pick you up when you fall deep into troubles. I should and must treat each and every of my family member with more love, care and good intentions.
- I manage to lose some of my weight. Again, you can take control of your lifestyle I reiterate.
- I did badly in my uni entrance exams thus failing to secure a place in public university. But I am not ashamed of myself. I admit during that certain period of time, I am quite depressed and disappointed of myself. But I am grateful to mom for telling me it is okay and everything will eventually be okay. Failing in something doesn't measure or label you as failure. It is all about our thinkings, mindsets, actions and how we manifest ourselves. When we fail in one of our options, we venture into another one.
- I learn how to bake from mom! Baking is fun, seriously. Muffins are my favourites and also the chocolate moist cake with ganache.
- Entering into a digital age. Why? Because out of all sudden, my whole family members own Facebook accounts, sis bought a Samsung Note, I got a Samsung S3, mom bought an iPad and all my relatives including my parents are obsessed with a game called Slotomania. And mahjong games not to forget. It is rather surprising to see my father clicking with oohs-and-ahhs in front of the laptop screen and mom sliding here and there with her fingertip on the iPad screen at midnight.
I think that's all. Guess I will be making new year resolutions in my next post..?
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