… what’s it like to be 28… hmmm… what’s it like to be 28??

Wiser, bolder, stronger and happier. That’s what it’s like to be 28. Yeah definitely.

I recall a time when i was really unhappy with my life. I was frustrated with my job, i was afraid of disappointing my family, i was terrified of ending up alone.

I was timid, unsure of myself and i like to compare. I secretly compared friends’ salaries to mine, i compared boyfriends, i compared jobs, i compared social lives. I care so much about what others think about me.

I felt pathetic and envious of those better than me. All those pent up emotions made me not a very happy person.

Now, when i think of it i find it utterly amusing. Why the hell was i wasting my time with something to relatively meaningless?
 

I know it sounds cliché, but i rather think that hitting 30 soon is the best thing that’s going to to happen to me. Not that i’m 30 yet, but when i hit 28 last week i was feeling pretty terrific.

Never mind that i was on top of Mount Batur on my birthday, i felt i was on top of the world.

I no longer give a damn of what people think or say. Well, less anyways.

No worries, i still give a damn about this :P.
 

I am more health conscious and i am taking care of myself. I pamper myself occasionally because i know i darn well deserve it.

I know when to take a break and have a kit-kat. I learned to love myself more everyday.

I’m more adventurous and sure of myself. Of course i still have self-doubts and bad days but now i know bad days would pass so it isn’t so bad.

I save more money and make wiser decisions. Some i think wise but the boyfriend think not but i don’t give a damn and that makes a lot of difference. Haha.
 

I am happy and contented with my current relationship. We quarrel less about petty, insignificant little things. We have mutual understanding about almost everything in life.

I am happy with the few friends that i have left. It’s not about how many friends you have but how many that will stick with you through thick and thin.

People use to tell me when i’m younger not to worry because everything has a solution. Every cloud has a silver lining they tell me. Now i’m beginning to believe.

Right now, i’m contented just for having someone love me, for having my family around, having my dogs around and of course for having people respect me just for being older at 28.

Short of the wrinkles and flabs, i am pretty looking forward to hitting 30 in two years time.

That statement… surprised even me.