10 things that makes me happy.

Have you ever stayed home on a Sunday and wondered what exactly makes you happy? What are the things that makes you laugh makes you smile and feel generally happy? With the recent recession, it's harder to spot smiles on people's faces. Laughter is something almost forbidden when you're outside. Many have lost their life savings. Many have lost enough money to buy a 3 room flat. But despite all the gloom, I'm sure there must be things that still makes you smile. Anyway, it's only money. Whatever you've lost, you're surely bound to earn some of it back. It takes time, of course, no one said it is going to be easy. Now, here are 10 things that still keeps me smiling and laughing during this times of unease.

1) My family. My parents never fail to show their love for us in many many small ways. Every weekend we will have loads of food brought back from the market. It will always consist of our fav foods. My siblings, never fail to make me laugh whenever we get together. We always talk as if we're talking in our own groups of friends and we're always comfortable sharing secrets with one another. My granny, although naggy, loves to pamper me with loads of good food. (this explains my size) She sometimes makes me laugh by telling me stories from the past. My maid, forever forgetful, though sometimes annoying at times. But she's efficient in her work and has done a lot for our family. Jackye, my source of constant laughter and smiles. Although he is sooo naughty most of the time, he never fail to make me laugh with his ever silly face. I love him to bits no matter how mischievous he is.

2) ZW. I don't even know where to start on this. He can really make me sooooo pissed until I can really jump off a building. But when he acts silly and sings in his horrible out of tune voice.. I can't help but laugh.

3) Sun tanning. Bet you didn't expect this. Yep, suntanning makes me happy. What I won't give for an afternoon in the sun, with a trashy girly novel, my Banana Boat suntanning oil, my Gucci shades, my Mp3 and a water bottle filled with icy cold water. I love the warmth of the sun, the after effect of a good tanning session. Blissful!!

4) KFC. I have to say this. I really love KFC! I could eat KFC every week and not feel sick of it. If anything, I wish to be their ambassador. LOL!!

5) My great collection of music. I have a very diversified taste for music. It depends a lot on mood. But I love my collection all the same. It makes me happy when I listen the right songs at the right mood.

6) My books. I can spend a whole weekend reading. Just doing nothing but reading. I feel happy when I've finally finish reading a book. I was reading the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye. It's a total of 11 books and it really kept me up all night. But I was extremely happy when I finished it, although I feel the last ending could be a lot better.

7) Work. Although there are times where I just want to quit and tell them all to screw themselves, I'm just grateful and happy that I'm employed and earning money. I should learn how to count my blessings and not take things for granted.

8) My savings. Although not alot, I know that I have some spare cash around to be able to fall back on.

9) Friends. I have supportive friends who are always lending me a listening ear when I need to rant. They never fail to make me laugh when they start talking nonsense. It can be very "wu liao" la, but still, sometimes you just wanna rest your brain and talk a bit of nonsense. I am also happy to hear their worries, their rants and raves because you know, a friendship shd always work both ways.

10) God. I don't need much explaining on this. Because when you have God in your life, everything falls nicely into place. And although my job is on the line now, I constantly reassure myself that God is there to take care of it all for me. Afterall, who can take away what has God given me?

My point of this blog people, is to tell you that although times are bad, you can always find ways to make yourself happy. What is the point of being upset/worried and affecting those around you as well? Remember, you're not in this alone. It's not fair to let your moodiness affect those around you who love and care for you. Sometimes, it's the littlest things in life that really makes you happy. So stop being upset, be happy and smile!

This too, shall pass.


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Make Love, lots of it. Not War.