I think I am really bad at receiving compliments.

People think I look younger than I am.

The stewardess called me 'adik'.

The little girl thought I was my son's sister.

My staff had mistaken me as her daughter.

The WWF guy thought I was 28 (well, I genuinely think he just wanted me to register for the monthly donation)

However,

- I think they just want to flatter me

- I think they are just being nice

- I think I am deceiving them behind my mask

- I think, it's my skin. Because I still have acne, isn't it? I mean, who still has acne unless you're young...

Just now, a colleague came to report to me. My staff asked him- How old do you think Miss Ectopy is?

"32?"

Wowww...Impressive...

His second guess, "30?"

Waaahhhh...He went lower!

You know, what...Today, I am just going to embrace it. My friends can go overseas, but at least I look young, yeah!!!

Huhuhu, this is pathetic, but, whatever lah...

From now on, I'm just going to say Thank You whenever I receive compliments, sincere or not.

Tonight, I don't feel accomplished.

Because I see a friend moving to the UK, another friend going back to the US, a friend in Korea furthering her studies, another friend going for Hajj...

While me...I feel inadequate.

I write all of this, and I almost forget that they don't have a perfect life neither.

2022 resolution.

This year, I am aiming high.

Spiritually

- to never miss the 5 daily prayer

- pray early

- sedeqah Al Fatihah after every prayer

- 3 Qul after every prayer

- ayat Qursi after every prayer

- selawat 10x after every prayer

- Laa haulawalaa quwata illa billahil aliyyil a'zim 10x after every prayer

- Laa ilahaillallah muhammadurrasullullah 10x after evert prayer

- subhanallah alhamdulillah lailahaillallah allahuakbar after every prayer

- memorize the Quran

- sedeqah

- puasa sunat Monday and Thursday

- learn the tafsir Quran

Health and beauty

- floss every day

- wear sunscreen even when at home

- wash my face every night

- use retinol 2x per week

- exfoliate once per week

- exercise every day

- hula hoop for 15 minutes every day

- skipping 1000x, everyday

- do planks everyday

- eat more fruits

- to sleep early

- to wake up early

- maintain weight less than 54.5kg

- to learn horseback riding

Others

- learn Mandarin

- learn Arabic

- to pass my exam

- finish the house

- read the Quran everyday with the kids

- teach the kids to do 5 daily prayers

- get side income from social media

- to document life more actively ie: to take more videos

- to buy less

- to stop buying expensive things that are not worth it