Fragile

I've been a little busy the past couple of weeks just working and tutoring in between catching up with friends and spending quality time with Sam. His new job has been pretty time consuming, he works long hours and always takes home work over the weekends as well - so time with him is all the more precious now.

I've also been boarding a puppy, Kino, at my place for the past couple of days. She belongs to Kanika's best friend, Kathy, who's away on holiday. It's been absolutely wonderful having a puppy around the house though of course it comes with a lot of hard work because she's barely 4 months old and still requires a lot of caring. To make things slightly trickier, I've been feeling under the weather since the night that she came over - definitely not great. There were moments where I felt so sick and languid and unhappy, but looking at the adorable frolicking puppy who loves cuddles... That's just a beautiful beautiful thing and it does wonders to one's mood.

Lately, I've been witness to a number of fallouts and breakups and it really breaks my heart. I've come to be reminded just how fragile we all can be, and how all relationships, romantic or otherwise, have to be worked on everyday. And even so, sometimes they just aren't meant to be. Nothing comes easy and I've been so blessed to have grown up the way I have, being surrounded by people who truly care and love me - despite occasional misguided ways of doing things. 

Today I'm so grateful for my family, my friends, my boyfriend; for having been brought up in Singapore with access to a top notch education, for being able to share my knowledge with the younger generation, for being able to live without fear of prejudice, for being able to be safe on the streets of my country - and for all the thousand and one little blessings that I miss every single day. 

I hope I always remember how blessed I am and what a miracle my life is everyday.