Happy new year guys!
2013, like every other year that past, is a year full of joy and pain. I always believed every single setback and obstacle we come across is a learning experience whether good or bad the outcome. All the stupid things that we did previously are what prevents us from being the same fools again in future. I'm glad i'm less of one now.

No one said life was going to be easy, but with a family and friends like this, it was made much better than it could be. I feel thankful for the people in my life all the time, but i admit i'm not a girl good at expressing much.

I love my family, well of course. My family is screwed in every way but still wonderful as it is. My mum has always been sacrificing herself for us and every new year i would strive to work harder for her in various aspects and i hope i don't forget along the days. It's extremely easy to start taking someone for granted, but i will remind myself that everyday. And i just want to say that my brother is the best there is out there.

Envy is a very common thing, just like how the saying goes, "The grass is always greener on the other side." I find that true, not because others have it better, easier. It seems this way because what others show us is to a very superficial extent of what things truly are. Who knows about the quarrels at 3am and cold wars on certain days? Who knows of the financial struggles they are fighting to overcome? Who knows of the emotional nights where nobody is there for them? These things are alike 90% of the iceberg which is submerged under water. Not a good analogy maybe, but you get what i mean.
Be happy with what you have because you're definitely in a better state than many others out there.

People say that true friends are hard to find in a polytechnic. I beg to differ. It's almost my third year in a polytechnic and i'm really happy that i stayed close with my xms and np friends. I'm thankful for having different group of friends where they all have different unique personalities which i love in every way.

My basketball guys, my indecisive and always eating but not exercising people, my netballers, my 4 lovable retards. These are the groups of people i comfortable hang around with, never afraid to be however unglam around. And there's Rebecca who knows probably half of my friends and knows me at the back of her hand, Shuhui who never fails to be there for me while getting his daily dose of dota and Jianghui and Zijie who act like my laughing pill and can see beyond my fake front. These are the people i blogged about last year too, and i'm glad that through the past year, we have gained a deeper understanding of each other and have a closer friendship than before.

Here's to a brand new start and a great year ahead of us.