2017 Lovelies.

I am going to really laugh at this ,

but before I begin posting anything, hello! 

My blog turns 6 years old today.

 So congratulations yay! 

Before I even begin writing, 

I ought to say that I have four pending blog rolls. 

One is on drowning, the other is on my Penang trip, 

the third one is a dedication post and lastly ; this one. 

So I thought I might as well release

 this first and name it, 2017. 

Dear 2017,

If there is one thing I could start with I thought 

I should kick off this blog post with a new list of resolution. But, be right back while I die laughing 
at myself, cause who am I going to lie to? It is just going to be another damn to-do-list. But oh well, if it last, then good for me. And if it doesn't then ; so be it. 

I thought I should start with my new 17 New Year's Resolution List. And before I began writing, I dug up my old New Year's List and thought I should revamp and rewrite this whole thing simply because I really want it to be DO ABLE and ACHIEVABLE. 

I am going to be so honest upon writing this post that 
I am so sleepy to even think about anything right now. But, since a few of you have requested on resolutions, 
I guess this would be it. 

Since it is year two thousand and SEVENTEEN right? So, here are my 17 list.

1. Make this year better than 2016, 2015, 2014.....

 and the list goes on.

2. More food hunts.

3. Improve on all physical, mentally 

and most importantly, spiritual being. 

Head more to temples. Do more service instead of prayers. Commit to myself first and then work things out with other people. Really need to start at this age cause I am honestly running out of time. Sighs. 

4. Save money. 

And I mean it okay. 

5. Help others.

I need to go back to volunteering. I need to get this 
old folks' home plans, animal shelters and orphanages home happen. I honestly need to get this going. 

6. More trips. 

Been so long since I last travel, been wanting 

to visit China this year. Fingers crossed. 

7. Family, amma in specific. 

I honestly need to spend more time with her. 
I need to come back home more often and stop spending so much time in university with activities. 

I should travel home weekly, really.

8. Pick up a new hobby.

I've been thinking about going for sewing class. 

Now don't laugh okay. But legit. My mother and my maternal grandmother could sew cheongsam and saree blouses by themselves and then there is me who barely could not even fix a simple hole. I literally find so much trouble to even poke the thread through the string.

9. Write a business plan. 

I've been speaking to you, about executing the business ideas and to actually expanding that. But that being said, I need to start saving first. It is never wrong 

to learn on Unit Trust and Investment, is it? 

10. Read More Books.

Now, by reading, I've come to a realization that a lot 
of my novels are on fictions, Young Adult, animals, 
oh trust me, I have so much on animals thanks to elder brother, but I should probably start reading 
on philosophy and understanding them.

11. Be Kinder to Nature.

I need to learn this I guess. 
To have more greenery in my life. 

12. Keep a journal. In hard copy or through this blog?

I actually scrolled back to my 2011 posts 
and found out that much to my surprise, the reason why I started writing was so that one day, I could pass the username and password to my baby daughter 
just so she could continue writing. And I would tell 
her all of the stories behind each and every post.

13. Bring more peace to my life.

I wouldn't say that 2016 had been very rough on me. Heck I wouldn't even say that it was nice to me. 
But I've come to a realization that I've lost more people than I could keep track of and I need to learn this that, THAT IT IS OKAY, it is okay to lose people and to gain more people. Because those who care wouldn't mind, and those who mind wouldn't even matter. 

So where were we again? 

14. Break a bad habit.

I've been telling others that I really need to stop cursing. I've made it a promise that I am going to do it right this year, that if I actually made it through this year, I vowed to give something back in return. That is for me to know and for you to find out. Winks.
 I actually took a proper oath in front of Shivan to help me out on this matter. I knowwwwww. Scary but I'll be okay. Another note is, EGO must go, no matter 

how high I go, GOT TO STAY LOW. 

15. More tea dates definitely.

As much as I hate to admit it, it makes my teeth yellow ugh. I need to head more to tea sessions. To be honest, I've been thinking about redoing my list every start of the month and I could tick them off by the end
 of the month to see where I have come to though.

16. Become more polite and reduce stress. 

I basically just need to learn to adapt.
 I need to be happy with what I have in life and not seek for more. I need to learn to be grateful with what I have instead of complaining all the time. After all, 
I think, all I need is to reinventing myself, and
 to give myself a whole new of perspective on life.

LASTLY ; 

17. Love deeper, not harder.

To always let people know that I love them. 
That even on the day when I leave planet Earth,
 they would carry a memory of me 
till their very last breath. 

That's about it for now!

Adios! 

2016, Love Me Better

Hello, readers.

It has been exactly a month ago since 
I last wrote a piece on something. 

Since this would be my first post for the new year's, 
a close friend of mine asked me last night, what would my New Year's Resolution be? 

Before I forgot, if you are wondering so sorry I have been away these past three weeks. Thanks to darn finals which caused me so much stress. It is when I don't study and push everything to the very last minute that, I realize how lousy am I to deal with stress. 

I was suppose to talk about my New Year Resolution 
in this, right? 

I am so sorry for being away. Been catching up with sleep. I haven't been meeting old friends like I always do though. But exceptions definitely goes out to 
my punjabi friends who dragged me away to 
William's Corner in Kelana Jaya and Joeyyy Lim,
which I had an amazing lunch date with.

My New Year's Resolution For The Year 2016 ;

I am going to be so honest upon writing this post that 
I am so sleepy to even think about anything right now. But, since a few of you have requested to ask about 
my resolutions, I guess this would be it.

I would personally make this into a list of 16 things 
I would want to achieve since it is the year, 
two thousand SIXTEEN right? 

1. Make this year more better than 2015. 

And by better, I do not mean that my life sucked back in 2015, but I guess that it is time that I actually know how to start differentiating the good and the bad.

2. To know more people. 

Who am I going to lie to.
 Wherever I go, there is always a need to make a new friend or company, to make more new friends, but obviously keep the ones I am having right now closer.

3. Travel more.

I think the more that I grow up, the more I realize how I fall in love with travelling, it makes me forget about the world, for a little while you know? And by that, I mean, I need to visit and sight seeing more places. 

Fingers crossed, 
Bangkok in June, 
London in August ; and 
France in December. 

4. Family, my mum in specific.

To actually come back home more often and spend time with the ones I love most. How can we not talking about family, when they are ones that all we've got? 

5. Friends.

I've had a rough year probably lost more people than I should have. I can never determine who are said to be temporary people. Who ares ones who stays and who goes. And, I think that's crucial at this point in my life.

6. Work harder

I honestly need to stop procrastinating till the very last minute and start working smart. It is the end result that matters, thus, I need to start proving myself again.

 
7. Love deeper, not harder

Let it be family, cousins, buddies, seniors, juniors, 
guy friends, girl friends, besties, I need to love more. 
It is always nicer to give than to receive. 

8. Read more novels than you are suppose to.

It is time to give away what I have been holding back and time to catch back on what I truly love instead 
of focusing on others, focus more on myself.

9. Definitely, more food hunt coming :]

More variety of food and actually spoiling 
my taste buds and pallets. I need this.

10. Catch more movies, karaoke, ice skating sessions and here's more to shopping sessions.

As much as I have to work hard, 
I would need to rewards myself too. No?

11. More sleepover sessions and 
more heart to heart talk.

I need to learn to stop speaking so much and to begin to listen. I need people to think of me of an alternative of help instead of thinking that they would just be a burden to me. I need to open up and more for people to learn to open up. I need to learn that in the end, 
IT WOULD BE WORTH IT. 

12. Piano.

To actually restart again and this time round, 
I would start with Just The Way You Are.

13. Learn and cook and bake more. 

There's more to life than just this but preparing basic dishes for people and hearty meals are just the best.

14. Birthdays.

To actually remind myself to never forget and to surprise every single person in my life. To pull off big agendas and dramas. To begin to remember people's birth dates and horoscopes without any Facebook 
or I Phone's reminder. 

15. Love God.

To pray more. To wish for nothing more than my loved ones to be safe and to blessed and healthy. To put my sarees to good use and to actually pray for people. 
For people who I've judged or wrong, I am sorry. 

16. Love myself.

To actually reward myself every single day. To thank God that I am living. To live each day to its fullest. To live it like if I am dying. To do sudden trips. To value health. To cherish relationships. To adore more people. To do things that I never thought possible.

What is worst than having one Raveenaa? 
That there is two Raveenaa :D
All and all, I hope you get the chance,
TO LIVE THIS LIFE,
AS IT IS ONLY ONCE.
AND REMEMBER, 
IF YOU DO IT RIGHT,
ONCE IS ENOUGH.

Dance like there's nobody watching,
 sing your heart out, 
live everyday, 
LIKE YOU ARE DYING :] 

Sweat ; Snopp Dog xx