Went to Eve's X-mas party cum long overdued gathering for the bunch of us. We held onto the tradition of writing birthday cards for one another in front of one another. *laughs* Followed by the opening of gifts, and the 'ooohs' and 'aaahs'. Heh.

And then of course, being the game-lovers that we are, we had rounds and rounds of games.

It was fun. Needless to say, everybody went home gleefully with their gifts. :)

With bubbly Mas and Weiling, my not-so-newfound-but-starting-to-love-her friend cos she's a Sagi that's why! And all most Sagis rock!

And I love my latest belated birthday gift from the girls! Absolutely adore it!

Yes, it's a mushroom! And those who know me will know that I LOVE mushrooms. As soon as I opened it, Eve's darn cute lil cousins (or is it niece & nephew?) went, "Hey! Maple Story!!!" *laughs* They were as delighted as I was. Kids these days are so spoilt for choices. How lucky. But then again, mushrooms sprouting in games have started since the early Super Mario days.

Man, I sure miss those days...

Now my bed is a lil over crowded to say the least, ya know, what with the new huggable addition. And nope, not gonna put it in the office. Sis said, "People will surely steal one."

Tho' I really doubt so.

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For all the goodness in life, there will always be a flip side to it. Out of the blue, sh*t happens and you find yourself crumbling down. Like a slap to your face. Like feeling so down that you have to find some reassurance to tell yourself that everything will be ok and that mistakes are life's lessons ought to be learnt.

I have been a selfish person.

The word 'sorry' is sometimes not enough because you know that the hurt you've caused to other people cannot be easily mended with a simple word. And that you can only swallow your pride over and over again and hope that they will forgive you.

That feeling of redemption just eats your self-esteem away but then again, someone said it will only make you a stronger person for being responsible for your own mistakes and hence, making you a person worthy of respect. That is the reassurance that I needed.

And I embrace it. I believe God understands me.

I am blunt and too direct sometimes. I really should learn to think before I speak.

Well, enough dwelling for the Year 2007 now. Wouldn't wanna greet 08' in such a negative mood. As usual, there has been ups and downs. The way I see it, there were more ups than downs so thank God for all that.

"When all else is lost, the future still remains" - Christian Nevell Bovee

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