A year older

It's the 13th of December, 11:59 pm.

And then the clock hits 12, and I am officially 24! 

Yay! It's a happy birthday!

Yes, birthdays should always be happy. 

When God has given me another year to live and enjoy life, then how can I not be happy and grateful for that?

Just look how time flies. I just turned 24 and I am almost halfway to the twenty something period of my existence. 

I remember looking back at myself when I was in high school and how I look up to those mid 20s yuppies as if they are so old and they have figured out everything about life already. But now, I just wanna go back in time and tell my thirteen year old self to not be intimidated by 24 year olds,my words would be: "trust me they can be as immature as you are right now. They are still confused of what they wanna do in life, they are as carefree as you are, though the difference is, by their age it doesn't seem okay anymore. Some of them are settling for a job only because it pays the bill, not because it's their calling and something they love to do. They don't have everything they want out of life yet. And that's what you will be 10 years from now, so don't rush. Enjoy your high school and do not worry about the future too much coz when you get there, trust me, you have a lot of things to be worried about".

Btw, this movie lines from Reality Bites is so effin true!

Haha, #bitterness.

But seriously, we really cannot tell what lies ahead in the future. 

Only God knows.

And I still prefer to live without regrets or 'could have beens', instead treat those experiences as lessons learned.

I'm here already and I am just so grateful for another year that I was blessed with.

Thankful for all the experiences and looking forward for the upcoming years.

I will just keep on holding on to my dreams no matter what.

And embrace life with all it's twist and turns.

C'est la vie! Just live and love it!

Just sharing some words from my favorite actress:

I'm a person who gets better with practice. 

Getting older is awesome - because you get more practice.

-Zooey Deschanel

and also, this picture of me inspired by her New Girl character - Jess! hahaha!

xxx,

jess