I don’t think writing this will be easy to put together. It’s been a while and when I could churn miles of words, I have been more careful off late about how things should be written or sound like. Either way, there’s been a change.

And that’s how my year has been – a year of change.

I have fought many battles and yet to win a war. I didn’t find the warrior in me but I found what it meant standing up for what you believe in. I had to learn quickly that retreating is an option. To list them all would be merely stating the facts and losing the story. I wish I had a story that I could share to wrap up my year. Instead, I probably spent more time this year collecting stories of others, and paying attention to their stories instead. They have inspired me.

To think the earlier years had me staying at home and choosing to revise, how quickly I see a gear shift whereby now, I, stay home and realize. It has been a big year for reflection and some deflection.

If you’ve been catching up with me via the blog, I just wanted to extend my appreciation. For your time and effort in communicating and giving me that push and lift when I needed them most. When I took a break from the blog sphere, not intentionally, it was how life was taking over and shaping other priorities of mine that just needed that attention and care, I submitted to serve that portion of my life.

The pulse of this blog is in the beautiful interaction with the thoughts in my mind and the occasional valuable feedback that helps me in my walk. As you know (if you’ve read), there’s been a transition in the workplace, church life, and everything else around it. Some more personal that doesn’t allow such open forum discussions but still represents the part and parcel of what we call life.

I am looking forward to tomorrow. I also look forward to sharing this one day with full effect that I believe in what I do, that sense of balance. This is a 30 second speech by Bryan Dyson who is the CEO of Coca Cola.

“Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them – Work, Family, Health, Friends and Spirit and  you’re keeping all of these in the Air.

You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back.

But the other four balls – Family, Health, Friends and Spirit – are made of glass. If you drop one of these; they will be irrevocable scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for it.”

Work efficiently during office hours and leave on time. Give the required time to your family, friends & have proper rest.

In sum, I posted this on twitter this morning just reflecting the year with 140 characters:

I am taking a walk in my mind, leaving some behind and starting anew for the new year in kind. This process of find is a new bind.

Happy New Year to you and may many blessings be ahead of you. I look forward to 2010 with you!

I nearly forgotten my password. Heck, I nearly remembered I had a blog till some people pounced on me asking me to update it. A blogger it seems, me. But alas, I am.

I know I haven’t been kicking ass on the blogsphere, rather this is more a kick start than anything else. Trust me, myriad of thoughts, opinions and new learnings from my brain is dying to blog it all down here but I just don’t have the time just yet. Time doesn’t permit so I am here quickly carving out some. It’s been choc-a-bloc I would say, but I am enjoying the ride.

Christmas is near, and this season has been about new openings in my life, new doors that I am knocking at. I hope you’ll want to knock on this:

Simply 9 years ago, when Papa & Mama were home alone in the shores of Kuala Lumpur, while their 3 baby shadows were venturing the newscapes of life in tertiary education and experiencing life in general, they got bored and some magic happened. Nope, I didn’t get a kid brother or sister, they gave birth something very close to their heart, food. I sure hell do, I can tell you that. I travel for food and I guess Mama & Papa had some of that in them. However, they wanted to slow things down and wanted a comfy joint for their own pleasure and leisure and the ability to control the styling in food preparation.

This Christmas, the magic happens in the Western end, with their lasagna and roast chicken treats!

Go for it, it’s a time of sharing and we have plenty to go around. Merry Christmas folks!