To Give Thanks!

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!! I'll have to say that one advantage of being a Chinese is we get to celebrate new year's twice in a year. Well, any excuse for a celebration, huh? But its a quiet new year's this year. Economy isn't looking good, and I'm not just talking bout my family(haha..not). Everyone seems to be having a hard time and all I read about in the papers are retrenchment, poor families' asking for help from the public, the heart-wrenching reenactment of the war in Gaza by Shahanaaz Habib, abuse of power and corruption.

And sometimes I think I should be more thankful with all that I have. I remember the times when I complained that the shower wasn't strong enough, there wasn't anything to eat! when there was bread, butter and eggs in the fridge, that my cardigan hasn't been ironed well enough.. and I really do think its time I started to count my blessings because there are some people in this world who were just born in the wrong place at the wrong time and they were never given a choice.. forget the choice for an education or a choice for what to do in life.. how bout just the choice to live?

I know I take a lot of things in my life for granted. I still do believe in the pursuit of happiness in my life rather than money or material possessions. But I should always be thankful that I had the fortune to always be able to choose. To have the opportunity to understand the importance of choice itself is something to be thankful for.

So the keyword this new year: Thanks. Just remember to give thanks.