Tonight, i sit in the comfort of my room, thinking about a faraway friend who i've missed. Her birthday would soon be in June, and I had a sudden inspiration to make a birthday card for her. I used to make cards for my friends and family during occasions (esp birthdays!) but along the way, LIFE happens, and you know, we all get too busy and uninspired to do anything else. Nothing but bad excuses, i know, i know....

So the card turned out nothing to shout about - no artistic touch YET i am convinced that when she opens it, it'll mean so much more to her, compared to a card off the shelves. Especially more so since i haven't been making one in years. This will be a real surprise, haha!

My little cardmaking session soon ended and just as i was placing all the materials in a box, I noticed another stack of boxes lying on my shelf. I had really forgotten what i had stashed in there from years ago. I have bad memory! Turns out that it was letters my friends had sent to me back from year 2000!

So i was glued to reading them - one by one. One letter was an e-mail print out from my first ex boyfriend (now estranged) whom i fell deeply in love for and took years to get over. Funny how i had printed out the E-MAIL version of his letter - in fading ink! I must have wanted to re-read his e-mail over and over again for reassurance that he was close to me while he had gone abroad to study.

Point is that i suddenly realised how much I really miss getting snail mails. I guess times have kind of shifted with the advent of technology (love it or hate it). Technology killed personal touch!

I was inspired to list down a few thoughts before they disappeared from my head. They flowed freely as I picked up a pen and started writing...and this is what i wrote:

1. I want to live a meaningful, happy life and contribute to the people around me, to spread love and joy. However, I realise that to do this, I myself will need to be JOY and LOVE for that to happen. I will be that person for others.

2. Let my actions and words often be spoken by kindness, love, and selflessness. I want to have less of me and more of love. To remind myself frequently of this.

3. Do 3 things DAILY to make people around me happy, be it a friend, a parent, or a stranger. I want to be mindful and understand why making others is so important. Life is short, each action we take everyday can speak bounds in others' lives.

4. Pay attention to the things people say - whether implied or explicitly said. To listen more than I speak.

5. Be thoughtful of others.

6. Dream - Because it precedes everything we will be tomorrow.