From the Couch of Her Living Room

Five hours to go before the clock strikes midnight. A new year is about to begin. The Semi-Retired Drama Queen is sitting in her living room, overcome with a sense of contentment, taking in the surroundings and thinking, "Life has been good to me after all!"

Corny as it may seem, the Semi-Retired Drama Queen suddenly decided that she would like 2010 to be special. She would like to end this year with something she has never done before: Staying home, sitting in her own living room on her OWN reflecting about life, counting her blessings and thanking God for taking care of her well all these years!

Has the Semi-Retired Drama Queen finally grown up? She is still unable to answer that question. One thing she knows for sure, 2011 is going to be a good year! Why? Something has definitely changed! The Semi-Retired Drama Queen is ACTUALLY feeling contented and happy with her life... She has put together a list of the things in life she is grateful for and thinks that the list will grow longer come midnight.

Wonderful things in life that the Semi-Retired Drama Queen is thankful for:

1. All the life's drama accumulated in her 28 years (well 29 years come Jan 2011) of living that made life more exciting
2. Family and extended families to go home to for Chinese New Year, X'mas, birthdays and all the special occasions in life
3. Friends who love her and who have been there for her when she needed them
4. A job that takes care of ALL the bills! The Semi-Retired Drama Queen has A LOT of bills to pay and life would have been really miserable without the pay cheque!
5. An comfortable little apartment (see pix above) for her to go home to at the end of the day. When the Semi-Retired Drama Queen decided to stand on her own two feet and move into her own apartment in 2008, she only had RM2,500 to her name. She could not afford to furnish her apartment after paying her rental deposit! Her home was practically empty save a thin mattress to sleep on, a coffee table used as dining table and a rug and some throw cushions to add some color to her living room and for her to sit on -- see how far she has came along?
6. A decent car to take her places
7. Some extra money for holidays
8. Some money for her mom
9. A mother who loves her, a brother and a sister she could rely on, two lovely nieces for her to play with and a cool sister-in-law she could get along with (who also happens to be a hell of a good cook and a damn good mother to her nieces)
10. Her education and her own ability to still stay sane and move on with life (with head held high) despite all the challenges that she has been through (and it was A LOT!)

Life is indeed beautiful and 2011 will be better!