How have you been people. I think it has been awhile since I write about my life and my thoughts.
To start off this post, I want to say my thanks. There are so many people I want to thank, the good and also the evils. My biggest thanks will be to my husband of course, because he has helped me so much, from taking photos to writing blog posts. My blog and instagram has grown so much because of him.
My second thanks go to you. My readers, followers and subscribers whom I call friends. Thank you for following my blog for so many years. Thank you for liking my photos and supporting my campaigns and thank you for watching my videos. I am really really really thankful and grateful for that. I am sorry I stopped my videos suddenly, I had to take a break because everything was too much for me to bear.
In 2015, you guys were there for me too. You talked to me and share with me your stories. You were there to offer me support when I cancelled my wedding. I am really happy that I started blogging. Blogging has allowed me to know that this world is not that ugly afterall.
2016 was a brand new start for me. The things that I went through in 2015 has shaped me into another person. I no longer judge another person for what he or she does, I try to understand and put myself in their shoes.
In 2016, I told myself that I need to be strong. I need to kill the nightmares and work harder towards my goals. I don’t want to be another girl that just wants to be pretty. I don’t want to be call a bimbo. I want to be able to share my personal experience, my life and relate to people.
In order to be different, I told myself that I I need to be confident, I most importantly.. need to be myself. In 2016, I worked on my confidence for awhile. I probably took about 6months I don’t know. You can go and take a look at my photos last time. I was so awkward then lol.
In 2016, I had been very lucky. Other than the lucky draws and giveaways, I/we had worked with brands that I never thought that we would be able to. I was given alot of opportunities and I am really thankful for it. I don’t think I am 100% lucky too because I/we had work really hard for it. My proudest achievement for this year would be my travel posts, instagram and our exploring series. And of course all posts under Simontey because whatever he writes generate a good amount of readership too.
I will also work harder for even better photos. I am really happy that people like my fashion style and Simon’s photos. It means alot to me and we will work harder to produce even better photos. 🙂 As much as I hate instagram, I adore it too because it makes me happy when people comment on my photos and liking them.
The next person that I want to thank is Joyce. I remembered telling you that I want to stop blogging and you told me that I should continue because people still know me as the girl who lost 40kgs. Thank you so much for motivating me!!! Thank you for always reminding me to focus on doing what I enjoy doing.
I like to share my experiences. I went through alot of things, shit as well. Everything that I talked about is related to me (almost!). I love hearing from people who share the same experiences with me too. It helps me to connect with another individual and I like this feeling. 🙂
I want my blog to be personal and relatable and I actually feel upset when I blogged too much on events and sponsored posts. I always try to push my personal posts out so that you guys will know more about me and what I’m up to. Ahhh yes travel posts too. It takes us very long to talk about travel because there are too many photos to sort and edit. So yes that will take some time definitely.
In a nutshell, 2016 had been really awesome, I got my own house, I got a job and I am really thankful for all the opportunities that have been given to me and us. Hoping for more in 2017!! 😀
For 2017, there are a few things that I want to work on. I’m sorry that I will be keeping these stuffs to myself. Hope you understand. 🙂
I have achieved my goals in 2016, and I am aiming for a new number for this space. I am very happy that more people are reading my blog now. Even though my stats are not high like those other famous bloggers but a 6X growth of number of uniques from January 2016 to now means alot to me!!!
Thank you for coming to our blog new readers!! <3 Simon and Claire will work harder thank you people for your support! <3
And last but not least, to a better 2017! 🙂
to my lovely reader/follower: thank you for drawing us <3
Till the next time people! 😀
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