Act like a camel, my dear friends.  

Embarking on this 7 day mental diet has been truly amazing, in both subtle and apparent sense. 

Now that I am wrapping this up only goes to show that I will be continuing this journey of self-awareness, rather than letting the momentum go and snap back to where I started.

Once we have made that stretch, we remain there until things get comfortable again before we venture out. Hmm, why does it sound like the Hero’s Journey?

Speaking of this eBook, the author and also my friend Alvin, coincidentally also did his own “7 days of gratitude” a year ago! I have read them, and I recommend you do that too.

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I’m 2 days late for this post!

Apologies my friends. What’s the reason? I’m sure you can see it right now. (note: if you really can’t tell by looking at this site, it’s alright. You’re probably a new visitor, just read my next post and you’ll surely see)

Day 7 fell on Monday, 26 February. I was at home the entire day.

Now as I’m writing, I’m doing my best to recall if anything nasty took place that day, and if I were able to resist the urge to complain. But, hey, nothing came to my mind!

Hmm…

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[post edit: I actually cut this part in the Day 5 post as I wanted to put it on a seperate entry. Alas, I forgot to paste it after that, and now it's gone. Hence I'm rewriting this again.]

Day 6 was a day of more house visiting for the Chinese New Year, and also a day in which I had lots to be grateful for. Let the list begin now. 

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Well, Day 5 went on rather smoothly.

Instead of having any new incident that has the potential to trigger a complain, my mind was on the indirect lessons I learnt from my popping tiles, and this experiment.

I shall compile all those thoughts in a finale post.

Since Day 5 went on without a glitch, therefore I’m combining Day 5 and 6 in a single post.

No wait! There was one very minor grouse I made yesterday. Since I’m posting all my experiences, so I guess it’s good to report it even if it’s something as minor as telling the whole world what a lousy handphone I’m using now.

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Didn’t I say I was in for a shock when my mom called me yesterday afternoon? Boy, I really can’t help but wonder if this is a test for me.

To say it’s a test, I’m already giving a hint that the phone call didn’t deliver good news, until and unless I learn to turn on my gratitude radar and screen for something good out of that incident. So technically speaking, you can conclude it’s bad news.

How good can it be when your mother called you in the middle of the day and tell you the flooring in your room had, all of a sudden, decide to take matters into its own hands and staged a rebellion?

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Yesterday I met up with a friend who’s now working in Hong Kong and back in town for the CNY holidays for lunch. The last time we met was a year ago, when she was back in town for the same reason.

See, Chinese New Year is really an ocassion for reunions, where family members from all around the world will come home and gather together.

Ok, this time round, I didn’t complain about food, or well there was just a very slight remark made on my less-than-satisfied appetite due to the “not so interesting” menu. I didn’t eat much as a result.

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