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Sunday, December 31, 2006

2006 - Looking back at a very colorful year...


An entry which sums up the whole year of 2006... I was actually looking forward to end the year with this entry - personally I think, this entry means a lot to me...



Indeed 2006 has been a very colorful year for me - a very rewarding year with tons of sweet memories that would last centuries after this; the year that allowed me to travel the world, expend my thoughts and dreams and let me be on top of that very dream in my own world at the end of 365 days in 2006. Of course, not that am forgetting the usual downs among the many ups throughout the year... But I guess, that's life I suppose - there's ups and definitely downs, gotta give a little in order to take a little, you gotta cry a little to smile, and most of all, in this life, you win some, and definitely you'll lose some. But in my case, I don't think its too much to say, that, I lose some in the beginning, and cry a lot (despite having a good year though... LOL!), to be all jolly and overjoyed and have that extra big happy smile on my face by the year end! :)

Throughout the year 2006...

Work work and work:
Thanks to the family business, I was given the chance to travel the world again... I thought I won't be able to travel abroad again after I finished my services with MH. But I guess I thought wrong. Throughout the year, I have realized that, the business/ work that am doing, its not so bad after all. I kindda like enjoyed doing it - it reminded me so much of my times back with MH. And for that I'm forever grateful to be given the chance to still be able to see the world...

Family affairs:
My family has always been there for me since, I could remember. In 2006, my family, not only had given me the chance to prove that I'm able to handle the business on my own and lead my life as I want to, but the main thing that I'm glad that happened in 2006, would definitely, the acceptance and understanding they had towards me. Being 27 means I'm an adult - and with that comes specific obligations (in which I think I have done my level best to show them that am capable of doing) and I think came in the respect from them towards me. I felt like, although am back staying with them under the same roof, still, I feel that they have understood and started to realize that its time to let lose of the control-chain and give me the trust that I needed. And for that am again, forever thankful, and grateful...

Personal life:
When 2005 came, I sort of like wanted to just disappear from the eyes of the public who knew Nurlea Laurielle Lai Lee @ Lea Laurielle - maybe not for good, but just for a while. And I did that. And I also recalled saying that after the 2005 silence, I'd come back in 2006. And indeed I did. It was a steadily slow start-off in early 2006, slowly but surely, I came back to the scene. Strange, because, after a year of silence (silence from public-appearance, not ONLINE because I was still reachable, online! LOL!), I never realized that it'll bring a great impact on me. I thought it'll just be like the ol'times. Again, my guess was wrong. It was as though I was starting anew, starting fresh, and back at zero, starting from scratch. And the 1st attempt in the scene (beauty pageant); I wouldn't call it as a failure, but it didn't turn out the way it should have been. But note that I didn't complaint, nor was I feeling upset about it. I was sure there would be something better for me to come. And indeed, something better happened in my life and what better way to end the year with a victory. Winning Miss World 2006 was like a dream come true. For once, (or make that twice if you count IQP2006) I wasn't expecting anything, I wasn't hoping for anything - and which I felt much happier when I won because it's the least expected victory. Finally, after a long wait, after the ups and downs preparing for it, the hard work and sweat and all those crazy diet routines and what not, FINALLY, it paid off. No need for ppl to do this, but I'm very much proud to say that I don't mind tapping my shoulders and say, "WELL DONE LEA!" Wouldn't you be proud too if you were in my shoes? But proud, not to that level where you tend to forget your roots and neglect your surroundings and how they feel. Yes, I'm very much thankful I didn't reach to that level. 2006 has definitely put me in a position where I'm on top of my own world, and there, I can see myself, doing things, step by step, went through stage by stage, experiencing the hurdles in life to be where I am now... really I didn't see it coming. Who would have thought? 2004 Dec, I felt my life came crashing down into thousand little pieces. Dec 2005, I could be up for the next Miss Jumbo 2006? And Dec 2006 - here I am, smiling my way writing this entry, happy to be where I am now and thinking - I DID IT! And am also talking about the weight issue here, yes... Guess one of my wishes for 2006 did come true - I lost weight! (And congratulations Lea, you're gaining it back! LOL!)

Online Social life:
Apart from gaining back the status in the year 2006, and seeing faces I've missed, the year also see me getting hyperly active in socializing online. With the personal website at www.lealaurielle.com, and its Members Area and Forum and all, I'd have to say that 2006 has thought me a lot to be more of a PC-literate person. Believe me if I haven't spent like more than 12 hours a day, just sitting in front of the pc (not just blogging and exploring the wonderful world on the world wide web), I would have to say that I'd be still have a long was to go in understanding the life 'online' and catching up things to be knowledgable and compatible in the ever advanced world. And thus, having the urge to get all socialized online, it made me meet, and have more friends, more than I never would have thought of having. And so, I can say that 2006, I've increased the number of friends, and am happy for that!

Love life:
I shall not dwell much about it, but as far as 2006 is concerned, I guess my love life is going on smoothly now. No point talking about the downs in the love lane - I guess that's what I had to go through, to be happy with HIM now...

All in all - definitely, 2006 gave me the chance to experience the best in life and what it has got to offer for now, and it is definitely, a sure-case of rewarding and liberating experience(s) of my life and I will always look back at 2006 with a big smile on my face... Thank You 2006...



12 hours left, and so long, farewell, 2006...





Posted at 12:00:00 pm by Nurlea Laurielle Lai Lee Abdullah

5thE
December 31, 2006   02:06 PM PST
 
tetap CONCISE tau... huk huk.. been working on mine since.. SEMALAM! lalala... sati gi publish, ade 1 or 2 more things nak add, I nak PAST TENSE diri I yang akan mencecah THREE ZERO in Feb. huhuhuhu
Nurlea Laurielle
January 2, 2007   01:50 AM PST
 
5thE: mek sker yang part u ols buat 1987/1997/2007 part tu! hehehehe mek pong nak buat, like u suggested tu - tapi, mek kan STML! *short term memory lost* mati la mek tak ingat 1.1.1987 mek buat apa tataw!? LALALALA!
kW
January 2, 2007   12:08 PM PST
 
punya panjang acceptance speech ... itu nak sum up 2006 ??
Belle...
January 4, 2007   09:06 AM PST
 
dapat MAK HAYEM BARU 2006 ko tak moh cite???.....kekekekkek



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