Wow, it's been a long time since I've been back here. Was quite amused to read my last post and realised that i have a similar story about my granduncle to tell hahaha....Apparently he told my parents that there will be a wedding in the family by the end of this year. So naturally they came home, and asked me whether there was something they ought to know hahaha...And i naturally turned to my brother and asked him the same question =p

Anyway, why the sudden return to the blog you might ask? I dont know. So many things have happened lately. A colleague's brother tragically passed away from a motorbike accident. A childhood friend's father recently had a stroke and is now paralysed. I've been getting weary of work. So I took a day off last Friday and made it a point not to work. Was surfing the net and reading some blogs so i felt inspired to come back here and reminisce.

Feels quite safe to blog here now since it's been inactive for so long and so few people know about it. There's something appealing about publishing your thoughts where they are accessible to people and yet knowing that they are unlikely to find it. It's like having your own little treasure chest buried in a field right in the middle of the city centre.

I think my last post must have been about 2.5 years ago. So much has happened since then. Have been working at my 2nd job now for 2yrs+. That cell grp that i mentioned in my previous post has since multiplied. I've been on 2 mission trips. My sister has gotten married (and no, I havent yet! Still on the lookout for Mr Right haha).

Yet...when i really think about it. Yes, a lot has happened. But I am not sure whether I've really grown as a person or gotten further along with what I was created to do with my life. Seeing the tragedy in my friend's family unfold has been like a slap to the face, making me really think about what I am doing with my life, how I am spending my time, and how I relate with people. Been asking myself:

1. If I were to die tomorrow, would I go with any regrets?

2. So what's next?

3. What are my priorities and are they reflected in the way I spend my time?

4. Am I touching lives or just passing through?

And after all that evaluation, I come up short (besides vertically). I KNOW I've been spending WAY too much time working, and working at a job I dont enjoy nonetheless. That has eaten into time spent with people and God. Yes, I can see that God has placed me where I am for a purpose - probably for something beyond picking up professional skills. More likely for the people that I have befriended. But still. Drastic changes need to be made. And soon.

Someone slap me if I do not report a change of job by the beginning of next year.