Hello cyber world,

Its been a while since you've heard from me. I wanted to blog, I did, I swear but I'm getting bored of my current blog home. I need to get the layout changed.

Okay, I suppose that's no excuse. I blogged like 5 times last year. Boo.

Doesn't matter. It isn't like you don't know what's going on in my life. I'm just getting a bit worried that if I don't write it all down for the record, I'll forget it all. Pictures don't do as much justice anymore.

2006 was a good year for me. Couldn't have been better in fact. I'm almost graduating, Aida got engaged, Zharif and I are hitting the 2 year mark, I learned how to put my hair up in a French twist =) There were the achievements : The Bayer Young Environmental Envoy 2006 Awards, Champion and Best Speaker Finals for the Womens Intervarsity Debating Championships, breaking first at ESL Australs among other things. Travel this year wasn't bad either. There was Langkawi for Asians, Wellington, NZ for Australs and India for the Global Youth Meet on Health. Just off the top of my head.

I went for dinner at Monte's just now with the BYEE's. It was nice. Made plans to start on the magic tong sampah project next sunday. Kelly walked me back to the car (kan the BSC carpark freaky sikit after the rape case) and said bye bye before jetsetting off to Passion. As I nonchalantly rooted around in the bag for the carkeys, I started to realize, with a really bad sinking feeling, that I didn't have them with me. Then I really freaked. Had to wake Daddy up to get me and not for the first time wished that Zharif was here instead of 16 hours away. Best part was, after all that drama, when I finally got the car unlocked, I found the key sitting nicely on the passenger seat. How nice.

Life's now in a twist for me. On one side of the spectrum, I couldn't be happier, I'm like back in the game. But on the other end, are all these uncertainties, crossroads, choices, so many of them. Stuff I have to figure out on my own. I hate that. HOW??!!

So, in the spirit of counting my blessings and appreciating life, here's to the loves of my life. Ayah, for being my rock, for never complaining when I wake you up in the middle of the night when I'm stranded or when I bug you about fixing the computer. Mama, for chopping up all the mushrooms and celery and carrots for my spaghetti and letting me be the boss of the kitchen last sunday. Aida and Hamiza for putting up with me (omg superhumans), letting me steal your clothes and covering for me when I go out past curfew. Blood really is thicker than water.

Zharif, for bringing my mum her toolbox and helping her put together that rack she bought at Ikea, for wearing the kurtha I bought you at Raqib's Bollywood Night Birthday Bash, for all the expensive calls from Canada, for promising to take me to the Atrium when you get back, for faith. I love you. Overrated word. But you know what I mean.

This year, I have grown especially close to Sab, Adam and Nad. I will remember 2006 as the year of Genting, late late nights out at places we all call home, the rise and the fall of blossoming lovers, knowing exactly who I'd be with on weekends, having friends stand over me during the trials and tribulations of silly fights and the bump in my relationship, having someone to make me laugh cos Nad's just so entertaining, knowing I'm the one you can run to is nice. Not many people have what we do and I'm glad we do. At least for now =)

To the Sisterhood. How do you explain something beyond words. A kind of strange bond that came out of just pure trust that blossomed into a friendship we each cherish and will uphold cos its just so great knowing that at the end of the day, you're not alone. I love that I am so understood and so connected with you ladies. Its weird because we were never conventional friends before; in fact we were bordering strangers, yet we chose to be the way we are and I'm glad we did. Thank you for the random nights out and the random nights out and the climbing. Thank you for the superb reinforcements that morning I got on a bus to nowhere and just sat for hours doing nothing.  I love you girls for it and without a doubt would do the same for you.

This year wouldn't have been the same without Farah N, who'd been so patient with working with me on TUNZA, Farah R who'd take up my random invites out and we'd have the best times, Azreen and Sara and Hafriz for being so nice to me when you guys were on the break, the Bayer kids, Syaza for going to India with me, omg its 5am and i really cant do this right now. Ah, I love everyone really, except those idiots who stabbed me in the back when I was turning the other way. But no loss on my part =)

Let's have a garden party this year. LuV! Mwa!