The Art of Animaling: November 2010

Sunday, November 28, 2010

thanksgiving

I give thanks for...

- Being late and/or getting lost sometimes on my way to assignments and yet still make it in time for press conferences and not missing out on news which means I'm still able to deliver stories.

- Being able to play mahjong with Lilian and eat Kelly's Hainanese chicken chop.

- Not dying or seriously injured or seriously injuring someone else in accidents; and there's always a spare car available to borrow when mine's in the workshop.

- Getting a letter from the insurance company and finding out that I didn't have to pay that RM300+

- Being able to find parking at the office.

- The old Indian man who gave me his waiting number when I went to renew my road tax at JPJ; I waited for less than 10 people before me.

- Nutty but loving parents - this doesn't need explanation. Oh, and throw in a pair of very supportive godparents too.

- Cookies and milk!

- Crazy, funny, caring, entertaining, lovely, beautiful, awesome friends that I have. Yes, I'm talking about you :)

- Bad family problems but an abundance of love and grace from God that helps us overcome every problem. Time and time again. Without fail.

- A crazy boyfriend who still puts up with my nonsense and is still willing to grow, learn and change with me. Not forgetting the other boys in my life - my annoying but entertaining brother and my old man Jovi.

- A billion other things that happened before and another few more billion things to go.

Yeah, I'm kinda late for Thanksgiving but it doesn't make a difference to me because I give thanks every single day :) I guess it's due to the combination of extreme optimism and being extremely blessed; I wake up almost every single day feeling - besides sleepy and lazy - very, very, very lucky for all the things and opportunities that I have and all the people around me, on top of everything else.

I'm not a billionaire, not a celebrity, not a supermodel. I don't have a glamorous job, my pay is quite peanuts, my car is old and sometimes cranky. I don't have a million friends and I don't have a perfect family. I don't have the latest gadgets nor the latest trends and fads.

But I have enough to sustain myself plus a little bit extra for my family, friends and leisure. My job is tiring and demanding but I have great colleagues and opportunities. My car still brings me from point A to point B (though I need to change the tyres real soon) and my friends are awesome.

And I'm extremely happy. What's there to complain about? Happy Thanksgiving, everyone :)

p.s. I hate pessimists, whiners and people who would rather complain non-stop rather than focusing on solutions. I especially hate people who don't count their blessings; but I'll keep that story for another day.