2020 Too (2022)

It's 2022. Time really flew by. 

Other than COVID-19, I have little to no recollection of anything memorable in 2020.

Then 2021 came, gave me a huge middle finger, and left.

This year, I hope that every one is little kinder. 

Life is short - so let's make this world a more sustainable place to survive, and for the lucky ones, thrive.

January 2021

I honestly do not know why,

what is happening to me now,

is happening.

All I can hope for, 

is that everything will be okay.

Sincerely.

Pull your ear

In 2020, and every year thereafter,

I will 

fight for my dreams, relentlessly; and

protect my loved ones, fiercely.

I will 

live life with unwavering faith,

and no regrets.

~

May the good, the kind and the generous 

always, 

always prevail.

We accept the love we think we deserve

I just turned 29 yesterday.
A year older, but none the wiser.

~

Adulting is so damn difficult.

Family. Friends. Colleagues. Relationships. Work. Finances. Health. Pastimes. Sleep.

Just to name a few; in no particular order. 

Except for family - you need to always choose family.

~

You can't have it all, so you sacrifice some for the others.  

Like a gamble that doesn't always pay off.

And when the stakes are highest, 

I seem to always make the dumbest choices.

~

We accept the love we think we deserve; 

and except the ones we think otherwise.

釋懷說了太多，也許就真的成真不了。

Thank you, next.

Dear 2018,

Whilst you were not the kindest to me, I am thankful for simply having made it through the year, alive.

~

Thank you, inter alia,

for keeping me and my loved ones safe and sound;

for showing me my flaws and imperfections when it comes to affairs of the heart;

for giving me the courage to leave my safe harbour which I came to know as my home away from home, and which I am indebted to;

for letting me be a part of the actual National Day Parade, for the first time in my life and with a bird's eye view no less (I love you, Singapore); and 

for tirelessly reminding me that life is short, and to be kind, always. 

~

Thank you also, 

for the new friendships forged, 

and the lost ones rekindled.

~

You were not perfect, no.  But nothing in life is.

So as with most things in life,

you learn, and move on.

~

To 2019, 

please have me at hello.

Yours sincerely,