2012 has been a roller coaster ride, all that disappointments and judgements passed by people are beyond description, but I'm glad I made it through.

New Year's Eve was spent at home, right in front of my laptop, doing my own little reflection on how life has been for the past one year.
Life is about making choices; I did not like how I was leading my life; There were many wrong choices made and I told myself I am gonna start making the right ones in 2013.

I've learnt a few lessons:
1. Respect myself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves me, grows me or makes me happy.
2. Some people came into my life just to teach me how to let go.
Some people are just bad news; even if I treat them with respect, they aren't good for my life, give them time to grow up.
3. No one but I know how hard I work, how many hours I put in behind the scenes, so rely on myself for approval, not the outside world. I don't need to compete to be outstanding; I work for a cause, not for applause and I live life to express, not impress.
4. How others see me is not important, how I see myself is everything. I am not perfect and I don't have to be. Don't let insecurity ruin the beauty I was born with.
5. Perfect maturity is when a person hurts me and I try to understand their situation and not hurt them back. There is no time hating people who hate me, just get busy loving people who loves me.

I really appreciate the true friends who braved through the storms with me, whose ears bore with my whininess and sappy life story. They never made me feel any less worthy despite the repeated or silly mistakes I made.

I see no meaning in telling anyone what my new year resolution is, because it is just a Q&A routine, we seldom fulfill them anyway.
I told myself I am gonna lead a better life, be more positive and complain lesser in 2013.

It is only the start of the year and I have so many setbacks already. I have never been hit this badly before, really.
Well, I believe this is gonna build a stronger me. I know God would not throw me something I can't handle and I know HE is going to help me get through this.

'Feelings are like waves. We can't stop them from coming but we can choose which ones to surf.'