After 10 years

Dearest 17-year-old Mindy,

10 years has passed since the last day of SPM. I remember how you were at that time, so young, so excited, so eager to see what the world had to offer.

So many things have changed after 10 years. You have lost friends whom you thought would be there forever. They decided to slip away and never be heard from again. Sad to say that the 10 year reunion you planned at Midlands McDonalds will never happen.

However the ones who are still around are very like to continue to stick with you until you are all old and wrinkly. And with them, you'll go through the really good and really bad of life together.

You have a husband who is your source of your daily entertainment. You have learned how to cook! You have learned how to settle down and be a wife. You have two dogs who make you laugh and cry in frustration. You have a wonderful home and a dirty little Kelisa and a even dirtier cubicle at work. And you have the job which you used to imagine yourself in when you were young. 

So yes, in 10 years time you have everything you ever wanted. Looking back in time, I realized you always had a plan and knew exactly what you wanted next. Get the degree, get the job, get the new home, get the new hubby, get the next promotion.

The question now is, what's your plan for the next 10 years?

Time to slow down and think for a while.



You may value a friendship, but it doesn't mean that the other person does. True friends can stay apart but not grow apart. True friends take that little extra step to always be around no matter the distance. You will lose friends whom you once thought be around forever, but you will still have those precious few who will grow old and wrinkly with you.

You can't avoid change. You can only control how change affects you.

Sometimes, some situations cannot be solved. Instead on hanging on to all the pain, it's better to walk away hoping that the situation will solve itself. If it doesn't, then walk away forever.

Have fun. It's okay. You don't always have to work so hard to deserve it.

It's okay when plans don't work out the way you want it. And not everything needs to have a plan.

Eat more vegetables. Use screenscreen and moisturizer.

Don't be afraid of the unknown. Sometimes it can be exciting instead of scary.

Appreciate Yin How more. Don't yell at him too much. And don't overuse the "crying for sympathy" technique. It doesn't work anymore.