Count My Blessing-Part II

The last day of 2008! :) Continue with my counting...

5. My birthday - Thanks to Joel, she made an effort to search for the movie I have been looking for quite some times. Touched! And, thanks to good old buddy - the handsome LS who gifted me a book. Thanks for the memories, I am going to miss you, I mean it. :p Of course, I appreciate all text messages from lovely friends. You're great, the best gifts ever. I am blessed.

4. The cake - *Drumroll* ... Self-baked birthday cake from the baker. You know who you are. Your gift was out of my expectation. I wish I could return you a cake one day. Give me some time. :)

3. My four years relationship - Well, I understand, that period of time is not enormous at all. However, it is not the length that matters, but the depth.

2. Surviving my Med school - Another 4 months left. I wish I could make it till the end. Though, the career itself is another challenge. Anyhow, I am proud of myself thus far.

1. I think so hard for this last count... And I come to realise that being alive is a blessing! We take it for granted so often. I am alive. Ready to paint my life with colours. Not resentment. Cheers.

Let's welcome 2009! =)

Count My Blessing-Part I

I must be blindfeld, without realising it's the tail of the year around! The clock is ticking...second by second...working diligently all year long. It never wait for anyone. And we never be able to catch up! :o

Leave aside the grumble, I've determined to complete an annual report on My Accomplishment -- wait, okay, there is nothing to report as I've been an underdog this year..:) So, instead of it, I am going to count my blessing one by one (and to report any good deed I did, hope there is any :p) Continue reading this...will you?

I'd prefer the countdown style, so let's start with my 10th blessing. (Rather randomly picked hehe):

10. Health - I can't help with this, as I (:p) encounter this fellow called Nasty Sicky which attacking people in all forms and means, almost every day...Thus, I am thankful that I blessed with above average health this year, with no admission, no jab required, no line, except a few antihistamines, one relapse of ezcema and few days of gastritis. That's it..!

9. Being underweight - Okay, my BMI is 16, at the borderline of underweight. I am not proud of it, although it's in? But, I am grateful to have the unlimited capacity to eat as much as I want to! (Joel will comment: You don't eat much although you say so! haha) Hmm, I am cutting down junk food & caffeine lately to save my skin. Bravo! I did it.

8. Guaranteed Future - I need to elaborate more on this. Future = Your job and payment, of course, it is not a definite equation. Nonetheless, it eases my life as I could have a steady job and a stable income for the next few decades without the need of browsing Classifields and attending Interviews!

7. Growing older - Yes, I am not kidding. I am not talking about ageing with wrinkles, hunchback, and a stick in hand. Who wants that? I am refering to growing wiser...Growth is most painful when you resist it. I recall "accidents" - failures, illnesses, disasters that made me stronger and taught me compassion.

6. My mum is always there for me - After leaving home for five years, I sometimes doubtful whether mother would still understand me as she used to be last time. And I was wrong! She understands me the best in this world. Her words make my day after heavy storms and fierce tides.

Natalie//

#1:Keep the Faith

[These are life lessons I quote from my new pet-Life Lessons for Living the Way You Live-one of the Chicken Soup for the Souls'. I start off with Faith today.]

What does faith mean to you? "If you plant faith today, you will reap miracle tomorrow." I stumbled upon this once time ago. And I believe it for some times till I almost forgot it at all. Today, the author reminds me of the magic of faith.

She reckoned, "Faith is an undeniable knowing that all is well and that all will be taken care of. You see everything that happens as having a purpose, good or bad, as contributing to my understanding about life..."

Darkness is my candle.

At some points of life, I see myself in darkness. Searching for the clues in vain. Questioning about decisions made and lamenting the downsides of life. I lose faith. You lose it when you start questioning and doubting. "Could I make it?" "Am I eligible?" "Do I work hard enough?"

She continued, "..a condition of the heart in which you have no doubts, but rather certainty and trust. Faith erases anxiety and doubt, and creates or builds inner peace and happiness."

Keep the faith in you. Be it religion or belief. Knowing that on the other side of obstacles, there are always miracles.

And I am telling myself every day. So do you. /Natalie.

Midnight terror

Headache in the middle of the night. Terrible terror. The pain was so unbearable like a tight band constricting the whole forehead. And it was kind of throbbing, as if someone is knocking your head from inside. ...T_T...Waking up to search for the wonder drug--paracetamol in the dark. I was telling myself,"Please works faster so that I could fall asleep nicely.."after popping two tablets. And guess the wonder drug did its wonder work, I found myself woke up 7.30 this morning! (The time I supposed to be well-prepared and waiting for the bus downstairs!) What a shock...Okay, so? I moved swiftly like lightning and everything was done with my spinal jerk. ^_^

Blah-ing by Natalie..just ignore me. :p