When life throws you lemons,

It's been years since I've kept this blog running. It used to be a platform for me to update about my mundane daily life in school, random thoughts and I loved talking about the people who mean the whole world to me.

I would go on a long hiatus because there isn't much to write about, but I'll always come back to this. I write a lot more when I'm feeling emotional about certain things. I rarely go deep into the situations, because I never knew just how to open up fully. It's always just a little bit here, a little bit there. I like keeping people guessing, otherwise I'll just be nothing more than an open book- not like I haven't already been.

My blog seemed to have garnered more attention ever since I've started writing about my travels. I have to say, my job does makes my life seem a lot more interesting than it used to be. Travelling broadened up the whole spectrum of life that I used to know nothing about. It widens my knowledge about the world, and somehow life just seems bigger than it already was. Travelling is like food for my soul, the more I travel, the fuller I get of life. I'm so happy to be able to have the chance to share all these with all of you. I'm just an ordinary girl, never actually knowing that all these could ever happen to me- but it did, and to have a platform to share all these just made it easier for me to count my blessings.

Whenever I feel upset, I'll be here. Reading back on my older posts, and it never fails to put a smile on my face. It's almost unreal how these adventures are stories of my own, and that I've gone through all that at one point of my life, I've been to those places and did all those things. It's incredible. The sense of accomplishment I feel from it all is immense. Remembering that fact could always turn my day around.

Sometimes I forget how far I've come. I don't give myself enough credit, and would always complain about not progressing. I beat myself down a lot when I feel like I've become stagnant. I hate that feeling.

But honestly, isn't that just part of being human?

The sun doesn't shine on you all the time. Where there is light, there's bound to be darkness. I guess when you've tasted sweetness, you short circuit when things taste a little bitter. You forget how to respond, how to fight back, how to get back up. No matter how far life pushes you to the finishing line, there will always be the time it pulls you back like gravity, back to the starting point. There's no guarantee that you'll always stay where you think you're supposed to be. Life makes you work for it. Don't you agree?

That's why I love writing down all my thoughts and experiences, especially the happiest times of my life. These are the moments that brings me back to Earth every time, it reminds me of the best version of myself and that with a little tweak, I probably can do anything as long as I set my mind to it. It reminds me of the girl that I am, when I feel like I'm slowly losing my identity.

And that will always be the reason why I'll keep this blog running.

It's a documentation of my life. Every bit of mundane details I started this blog with, the random bursts of emotions, the travelogues and adventures, my struggles and reflections. It's everything that I need to look back upon when I need to keep myself in check.

One day, I'll stop writing about my travels and life would be a little different. But it would still be my story, stories of my growth. Probably by then, blogging isn't even a thing anymore. Probably most of you wouldn't be here reading anymore. But I'll still be here. To look back, on how many lemons have been thrown into my way, and how many lemonades I've made from it.

That will be my takeaway from all these.

And it will be rewarding.

Love,
Ashhy