i used to curse, hate n singapore of its eternal summer, and fail to understand y the eternal summer is made a selling pt to tourists. i din noe wad it is abt this hot n humid whether that attracts them. the sun just gets u sweaty n irritated dusen it?

but then for the past few days, it had been pouring heavily... i barely saw sun rays peeping thru my window... just like the weather, i turned gloomy n blue... mood ruined, plans ruined, everything just felt messed up. i cant put them in words, it was just bad somehow...

...and then i woke up with a surprise this morning - it was a bright n sunny morning! =) i was thrilled. i said the exact line "what a bright n sunny morning!" n smiled to myself in the mirror. it was a spontanous action. its just the little joy i felt in me. =)

it didnt just end there... it set me thinking... about the reason y i had that reaction when it was just yet another clear weather day... we have sunny days almost 3/4 of the year. or even more. but then, it was becoz of the period of rainy days, that made me appreciate the sun like i have never before. this is akin to lotsa things that we have ard us... be it just materialist comfort or even people... sometimes, we just take things for granted. we never knew how to appreciate. in fact, we never bother to.

but when u lose it. u feel as thou theres a missing piece. by then, u feel upset n screwed up. instead of that, maybe we shud really just learn to appreciate wad we're enjoying presently - from things we have, the material wealth, the comfortable environment, the privileges we enjoy, to the friendships, kinships, relationships, n wadeva u can think of basically.

when the sky clears, u'll have ur warmth of the brilliant sun back again. but sometimes, things lost are gone for good... u just dun get to re-embrace them and from then learn to appreciate... so learn the lesson n remember it well... if its part of the past, let it go. start now if u havent, appreciate wad u're blessed with.

dun grumble over wad u dun possess, but instead, be glad for wad u have n work hard to achieve ur dreams. show ur appreciation. (sometimes the "we all feel it, we just dun say it." dusen really work, coz theres always ppl like me who needs assurance.) well, i dun mean for anyone to do anything drastic - maybe just a smile to wish someone a good day, a nod of approval, a pat on the shoulder, or just a small little encouragement... u never know, that might just jolly well make someone's day =)