New Inspiration.....

I met up with my ex-colleague a couple of days back for lunch. She seems all chirpy and bubbly after she left the company. She look so different from 3 weeks back, when she was still sitting next to me. Her signature look on a daily basis would be - gloomy face, lifeless expression on her face, messy hair and she has the look as though she might suddenly go berserk and jump off the building. Yes, it is that serious.

Her problem was her working relationship with her manager which resulted in a lot of conflicts and misunderstanding. Their character and personalities clashes with one another from all aspect - communication, trust, views and suggestion, personal preference and values, personality and the list goes on. What I can say is, it's purely a formula to disaster if they continue fighting and dragging each other down.

As a colleague, I was sad that she decided to leave. That means I will lose my lunch buddy but as a friend, I'm truly happy for her. I told her, it's the right decision to move on and experience the life that she deserve.

So, lunch with her was superb - enjoyed her bubbly presence, filled with jokes and laughter for that the entire hour. Ahh... I do miss those days when she was around in the office. In fact, she was one of my motivation to go to office.

So, in the past 2 weeks, I'm surprise with the amount of achievement that she has progressed. She started her own travel blog last week and guess what, in just a week, people are paying her money to put advertisement in her blog. Honestly, I was truly shocked and amazed with what she has achieved in just 2 weeks. Although it's not a big amount but it is INDEED the first step to everything. I told her how happy I was for her and she should be proud of what she has achieved so far. She told me one thing, which really hit me hard. She said - "I won't have done it without your support and advise. You helped me find my courage to make this step and for that, I'm grateful to have known you".

Wow...OMG.... *kembang nia I.....*

To be honest, I never see this coming and I was shocked. She did called me almost everyday to talk about the difficult sessions she had with her manager. At times, she almost burst into tears by just talking about it. What I did was just listen to her, try to encouraged her and motivates her. Of coz most sessions, we end up doing what we do best - bitching together her about her manager. I find that gives her a lot of comforts and satisfaction but I wasn't aware that it helps her to find her hidden courage.

Hmm.... in the past couple of days, I was not feeling so well. So I spent most of the time lying on the bed, watching "Desperate Housewives" and it sort of makes me think. If I can motivates and empower another person to fight for their dreams, why can't I do the same for myself. I know, it sounded kinda drama but it does flick some switches in my mind.

2 things I have always wanted to do but I did not act on it - pet and baking. I guess I'm gonna start exploring what I can do about pets and baking instead of whining, complaining and procrastinating about it. So, ladies and gentlemen.... wish me luck coz in the next couple of months, I'm gonna start getting my hands dirty on some of the things I hope to do.....

Stay tune......