Happy New Year!

(Photo taken by yours truly xD)


It's 2017 - and I am really well, excited yet calm about this year.

It will be the year of Rachel, yes.

Time to review my resolutions!

2016..

Really. Really fast.

Difficult yet amazing year.

Reminded me of 2014 where many tragedies happened.

Deaths, accidents..

Push on, if you're still suffering from all these pain of loss. 

It's been quite a journey for me this year; with so many happenings that took me on a rollercoaster rides filled with different emotions.

Now... As usual, favourite pictures of the year.
















































Yet deep down you're struggling a lot because you have been deemed strong by others.

You chose not to show that vulnerable side.

But at the end of it, everything will be worth it when you finally find peace within yourself, learning how to cope with those feelings & not letting it affecting subconsciously as well.

I must say, I am really lucky to have the right people in my life.

The people whom I meet within the industry who provided me many valuable insights about life and work, as well as the lovely people in office.

And not to forget to group of friends I have from different walks of life who is still there - despite little to no communication, we can always have a good conversation and not feel foreign/awkward each time we meet.

If there's a quote I would use to summarize the year in whole, I would say;

Growth comes with Pain and with Pain, there's always Growth.  

Many times we often indulge ourselves in pain - brought by the matter. But truth is that, the aftermath/lessons learned is always that one factor that made us a better version of ourselves today.

So for those of you who have been saying that 2016 sucked for you and all, don't count on the bad things that made you felt that way - instead count on the number of new goals you set for yourself in 2017 that you will indeed work on them to make it better than 2016.

It feels weird because, deep down I know that there are many issues that happened that gave me a lot to reflect - but I realised my reflections this time does not end up in a "not to do list" instead it allowed me to set goals for myself that is achievable.


This post is slightly shorter compared to my previous goodbye series, but the post that will be published tomorrow where I review my resolutions for this year and hopes for next year will be a long one definitely.