Good Morning!

I woke up at 4am this morning and couldn't sleep. Going back to sleep was a futile effort and the tossing and turning was getting me sore. So I called up on a friend for a chat, and we chatted past the wee hours of the morning and into dawn. What a way to start the first day of my 29th birthday!

Before I realised it, it was already 6.45 and the sun was rising. I bounced out of bed, whipped out the camera and dangled out my window to get a clear shot of (literally) the dawn of a new day.

I thought it wouldn't feel different being 29. I was wrong, but in a good way. It felt great! Over the past 24 hours, I've had to relive days I thought I had tucked away in my mind and I realised how much I've grown up.

People will always want to see what they want to see. They see fault in others, but never in themselves or those close to them.

People will want to dig as far as they're comfortable with. Any further would be too much truth for them to handle. Trying to get them to stretch their minds would be a futile effort, energy better spent making sure one doesn't lose one's temper.

People will believe the bad in others and the good in their own kin. Nevermind that their loved one who could do no wrong is a 'syaitan bertopengkan manusia'.

I've learned to say these things with a smile. I've also learned to say "Biarlah...".

I've learned that embellishing events with colourful language (in private) keeps me polite and less vengeful. Perhaps finally I'd get down to writing down that script I owe someone...

The main thing that I've realised on the eve of my birthday is that there is still much for me to do, but that I also have heaps of time to do it. Yes, I could very well die tomorrow, but what's the point in putting on frown and "cynic-ing" my days away, when I could take a hold of the reigns and save myself while I can?

Back to my morning. Orange juice awaits. So does a horde of friends who will be expecting to pig out at breakfast later.

Ayah and the rest got to KB safely. Zeehan and Uqi are surviving at home on improvised macaroni and cheese. I successfully made my first fusion sambal udang dish, part of which last night became additions to fried rice. And I got my birthday present fitted yesterday morning.

Things are good.