I am getting on my years, not kidding you, but I do feel age is catching up on me. Advancing into my late twenties (just over the mids as a matter-of-fact), things are happening fast around me. Changes everywhere, to all people and just about everything. In school days, we worried about tests, exams, BGR, not getting into preferred institutes. Now we worried about not getting the right job, constantly thinking of ways to earn more bucks and not finding the right partner to settle down and having baby blues. Bah!
21st birthday parties are long gone, welcoming me are invitations to weddings and baby full month celebrations. Along with the joy and memories it brings, it also burnt a big hole in my pocket and a substantial cut in my paycheck. Can you see the evolution of life going around me?! The pattern changes drastically. Oh my gosh, even my tastes and senses took a turn. I began to courageously attempt bold colours and weird designs when it comes to apparrel. I think twice about purchasing things that will make me look too kiddish. Once a close friend of mine commented that a sudden change (we used to just stick to basic black and white but now turning our wardrobe into a spectrum of rainbow colours) is an indication of ageing. We laughed it off, but this is really a fact.
Apart from the demeaning effects of being a twenties going on to thirties, I actually find myself wanting to embrace and enjoy life even more. Perhaps due to the increasing spending power, I, without hesitation (at times), splurge on things and mini getaways to pamper myself. In fact, I just came back from P.Redang, an resort island in Trengganu, far far away from the hustle-bustle of city life. Simplicity is something I adored. The less complicated, the better. At times, I still yearned for that little excitement to perk up my mundane lifestyle, to fulfill the childlike personality still lingering inside me.
Ironically, I am in my prime. Age is such an important factor for every woman, and every stage is a milestone worth mentioning donkey years down the road. Time waits for no man, there is still so much to do, to explore, to enjoy and to embrace. So, while I lament about my biological clock ticking away religiously, I already have in mind, a lists of personal goals to accomplish. The most immediate would be to get a scuba diving licence. Are you game for it??