I know. It has been FOREVER since I last blogged. I have been really busy with a gazillion things. Let me just run through the more important things.

Firstly, I took my driving licence and after 3 1/2 months of going for mock trials for my basic & advanced theory, going for practical lessons almost everyday during the school hols, and then continuing on god-forsaken hours on Sat & Sun mornings and sometimes afternoon, I went for the practical test on 12 March and I am SO PROUD TO TELL THE WORLD THAT I PASSED IT @ FIRST ATTEMPT! Yay!!!!!!! So I went car shopping immediately, and got myself a cute little car within the week! I got myself a Volkswagen Beetle! I was contemplating between a Toyota Prius C, or a Volkswagen Polo, and this. My head tells me Toyota, but my heart says the Beetle. So I got the Beetle. I still suck at driving but I am trying very very hard!!

Second thing was I turned 32 on 16th March! It was such a great gift for myself. The car, I mean. And this year, I went to Batam to pamper myself. Having had a very stressful 3 months in school, Angela and I booked into a spa resort, called Tempat Senang. We did nothing but spa-ed for 3 hrs, swam, watched movies on tv, played in the jacuzzi, ate a lot, and just chilled out. It was such a nice private sancutary as the place only had 8 villas and no kids under 12 were allowed so it was really peaceful and serene. Wonderful way to spend my birthday. Here are some of the pics.... Ok, some pictures are crooked cos I can't be bothered so tilt your heads people!

Most importantly, the month of March saw my best friends from Australia coming to visit me! Yes! Foize & Anri came down to Singapore! I haven't seen Anri for over a year and a half and Foize, for 3 1/2 years. We haven't got together all 3 of us since Australia, and my God, it was such an ordeal getting Foize here. Foize is the do-gooder amongst the three of us. She works in Bahdad, Iraq and hence is in a lot of danger. Getting her here was so tough due to the conatnt bombings and shellings, making travel unsafe for her. We were so relieved when she got here safe and sound. And God, it was so nice to have all 3 girls together. We talked, we shopped, we shared the same fitting rooms, we laughed a lot, we had coffee, we had the best food, we clubbed, we took so many pictures, it was the best. It has been so long but it doesn't seem that time has passed. All 3 of us slept in one big bed, and even though it was cramped, it was like a big slumber party! We did a photo shoot, professionally, and these were the products. I love them!!



Most importantly, the trip they made kind of jolted me out of my la-di-da land. Foize was with me for a whole week before Anri came, and we had a lot of in depth discussion. And she told me, after being with me for 5 days, that she noticed I was unsettled. She said I was not at peace with myself. That I am like a pendulum which was constantly swinging. (Those were her exact words. She's very poetic. And beautiful.) And she asked me why. It got me to really sit and take stock. And I realise that she was right. That I am in a state where I am constantly flustered, and stressed, and not really appreciating the things around me. And I asked her what can I do. Her answer was so simple: Ask help from HIM and have faith in HIM. And I did what she told me to. I realise that in order to be at peace with the things around me, despite them not being ideal situations, I had to be at peace with myself. And in order to be at peace with myself, I needed to have the belief that there is a higher being who takes care of things for you. That was exactly what I did. I wouldn't say I am completely settled right now, but definitely, I am a lot more positive that things will fall into place. I know I am not really making sense here but this is the best I can articulate.

Until the next entry...Adieu!