Life is not a bed of roses. Indeed. Superstitious or not, I am hoping this Chinese zodiac year of Tiger will go away swiftly. I just don't feel good about it.

How I wish time can be reversed so that I can go back to my kiddy days, when I was too young to comprehend the realities of life, and I didn't have to worry about anything because my parents would take care of them even before they bothered me. They used to be so strong and protective of us. Not anymore, sadly. It breaks my heart seeing them getting older. And what the heck I am doing here half a globe apart from them? Think positively, optimistically. I have yet to figure that out.

I am donating blood this week. Can I get some karma points for that, please?