Beyond Numbers - Active Living

  Sometimes, I find it really tiring to keep going with my blog. There are days when I simply have nothing to write or talk about. Then, something happens that triggers a thought — and suddenly, I have something to share. Yesterday, it was about luck . 🎯 I have never, ever been lucky when buying lottery tickets. My usual “luck” is winning RM3 from a scratch-and-win, which basically goes straight back into buying another ticket! 😂 I’ve heard of people winning RM500 or more and thought, Whoa, how lucky are they! I wish I had that kind of luck. Yesterday, I bought three tickets. The first one gave me RM3, and the next one gave me RM6. Now, that may not sound like much, but for someone who hardly ever wins anything, I thought, Hey… something is happening here! 😄 At least I didn’t have to put any extra money into those tickets. I got back what I had spent — and perhaps a little more. So, I’m taking that as a tiny sign that maybe my luck is beginning to change. Life is, a...

  Twenty years. That is how long it had been since we were all together. Recently, I attended a gathering with my ex-company colleagues, and seeing everyone again brought back memories of a younger me. Back then, I was slim and shapely—what we used to call a “Coca-Cola bottle” figure. 😄 Those were the days when we noticed who was slim, who was beautiful, who looked good and who had gained a little weight. Funny how, twenty years later, the conversation hasn't changed much. “She's put on weight.” “He has become thinner.” “She still looks slim.” Beauty. Weight. Appearance. We still notice. But somehow, I see things differently now. Over the years, my body has changed. The slim waist disappeared, the weight slowly crept in, and metabolism doesn't seem to work the way it used to. I've tried to keep trim. Sometimes successfully. Sometimes not so successfully. 😄 But today, I don't want to spend my precious time worrying about whether I f...