Happy New Year, everyone!
2005 seems like such a sad year, for my family especially. We said goodbye to Grandma and then to Jerome. Both dearly loved and painfully missed now, especially when we're at our family gatherings. Something just seems to be missing without the two of them. The good thing is that our family has become stronger and tighter through the passing of Grandma and Jerome. It made me realise how precious life is and how unpredictable it can be. I hope I never ever forget to not take any of my loved ones for granted and also to cherish every single day of my life till the day I leave this planet.
Grandma and Jerome, I hope the two of you are at peace now. Don't worry about the people you left behind, we will stick together come what may and keep the family bond strong. For Jerome, however the rest of the world speculate about your death, all of us believe strongly in you and we know what an honourable man you are and how much you love your family. I hope the truth will come to light one day and those who thought badly of you once will know how much they have wronged a great guy. More importantly, I hope some form of closure will be given to your family and they too can get on with life.
Another misfortune was the hospitalization of my mum for pancreatitis. It was a rude awakening for all of us. Never too early to start taking care of your body and health. Don't lead a sedentary life with too much rich and unhealthy food. Get moving and start watching what you indulge in. What my dad and I realised was that my mum has been spoiling all of us rotten. With her in the hospital, we came home and did all the things my mum had to do. It tired us out in just one night! And my mum had been doing all that and more every single day without a word of complaint! And we always had a lot of excuses for not helping out around the house! Imagine me! A grown woman of 27 years! Not knowing how to operate a simple washing machine! All that has gotta change man! It's time to learn to be more independent and not let my mum take care of everything, she needs her rest now that she's getting on in years too.
There have been more terrorist attacks in 2005 and also natural disasters that killed many. My condolences to all the dearly departed and their families.
I hope that there will not be any more senseless killings in the name of religion but I know they will still go on, as they have gone on, in one form or another, since the beginning of time. Nowhere in the world can we be 100% safe from these terror attacks, but we must believe in fate and not let these monsters stop us from going wherever we wanna go. We must not let them dictate how we live our lives! (I hope I can convince Honey to visit Bali with me this year. I've been wanting to see that beautiful island for myself since god-knows-when.)
As for natural disasters, maybe Mother Nature is paying mankind back for messing around with her Earth! We should all learn to be more respectful towards Nature. As was said in an advertisement on Discovery Channel "The Earth can satisfy our need but not satisfy our GREED." We should stop destroying the beautiful Earth that was created for us because that's the only way we can keep ourselves alive.
Ok, on to the better things which happened in 2005, I joined a gym again and started rekindling my love for sweating it out. I've forgotten how it felt to work really hard and perspiring like nobody's business and then after a nice warm shower, how accomplished I felt.
Another thing is that I got diagnosed with hypo-thyroidism. Hang on! How's that a good thing, you ask. Well, I finally know why my metabolic rate dropped so low that I can put on so many kilos all of a sudden. And why my neck has gotten thicker. And also why am I losing some of my hair. The best thing is of course that I am on medication now and the situation seems to be improving. My weight gain is under control, slowly creeping back to normal. The goiter on my neck seems to be shrinking gradually. The only thing I hate is having to have a blood test taken almost every month!
Oh dear, I seem to be getting more long-winded through the years! Just look at me blabbering on and on with no end in sight!
Ok, I shall sign off here with a wish that everyone will have a better year in 2006 and do always stay positive even if times are hard. Optimism can get you through the worst situations! Always look on the bright side of life!!
