A Quarter and A Year

I was thinking earlier of how much FB effects our lives. I thought I knew how much, but apparently, it is a lot, lot more than I thought.

There are many reasons why we log on to FB. Some people find pleasure in uploading photos after photos of themselves and their daily activities. Some people love to tweet on FB. Some people spam other people's walls with nonsensical posts. Some check on their partners. Some flirt with other people's partners. And some others (like myself) are onlookers who like to stay on the outside looking in.

Considering the huge role that FB plays in our lives, it's really no wonder that most people can't function without it. For whatever reason it serves them. Because for people like me, one other huge role FB plays is to remind me of anniversaries, events and last but never least - BIRTHDAYS. I normally can't really remember my own.

And considering how terrible of a daughter/ sister/ friend I have been of late (that I have been so engrossed with my life aka work), I'm really surprised that some people remembered even without the aid of FB. Thank you for remembering me. Thank you for all the sweet and thoughtful wishes and prayers for me. I received phone calls and messages from friends whom I have not heard of in eons! I'm so thouched that they remembered me on my day and wished me well, despite my incessant silence and disappearance.

I know now that no matter what happens, there will be at least two handfuls of people who will genuinely be happy for my happiness and well- being.

It's amazing to be 26 ! Alhamdulillah. I am grateful that I have been given the oppotunity to stay on earth. To receive sweet revelations and to seek repentence.  I am grateful for people around me who love me ~ simply because of who I am, and not for who I try to be.

It's an amazing feeling.

Thank you Najwa, Naqi, Hairi for being one of the first to wish me. For sleeping past your bedtime (Hairi only, coz Najwa and Naqi doesnt sleep early, they are the Burung Hantu of the family) just so you could sing me a " Happy Birthday" song, only to be greeted with a groggy girl from the other side of the line (yes, I slept at 9.30pm)

And thank you, thank you and you. All for having super sweet and kind thoughts for me. Okay, I feel like crying. It's been a wonderful day! :) And I've had a wonderful life and rejoicing.

P/S: I am blessed with loving, happy, thoughtful family, my other half, bestfriends, good friends, friends,Ketua Pengarah,Big boss, colleagues, ex-students, ex-colleagues, surrounding me. I really wouldn't want it any other way.