On Being Happier

Would we be happier if we got all we wanted? Would we be happier if we were richer, stronger, more intelligent, more good looking, taller, slimmer? What would be the definition of 'happier' then? If we have everything that we've wished for, how then would we be happier than we already were? Would we then wish we were less blessed so that we would have more experience in life's lessons? Would we wish that something bad happened so that we had more stories to share?

Being happy is subjective. Having all that we wish for would perhaps make us easier to attain certain things that we desire but we know of too many examples of people who are so unhappy despite being rich, healthy, intelligent, beautiful, tall and slim. They could have been happier -What more could they ask for?

We don't need much to be happy. Accept ourselves as who we are and what we have been and what we will be and we could be as happy as can be.

Am I your best friend?

Looking back at the past few weeks, I've noticed that I've been asked for my advice or my good counsel by some of the closest friends that I've made from time to time over the years. What one of them said to me recently reminded me that purpose will emerge itself for our individual existence at different times throughout our lives. In not so many words, upon unloading what was bottling inside him, he told me that I was his best friend and even if I did not happen to realise that, I had been perhaps the only person who knew him best as we've been friends for over decades. I had been hearing this from different people throughout these few weeks, which then told me that perhaps in life, I had been given a simple role by the Almighty Allah : to be of comfort to my friends.

As I ponder over the many conversations and situations I've had and been with different people over the years, I hope this is true. I hope I have been a comfort to my dear friends..

Stress..

My stress level is rising, after a long lull of 4 months. I can feel it seep through my cells. So I need to relax and take it easy..

Dinner at Fukuya

Fukuya, One Bangsar?

Edward, VG and I

Fried 'pregnant fish'

Clam soup with flavours I've never tasted before

Very, very fresh sashimi.