100 Things I’m Grateful for
3 min readJul 21, 2021
This week, I am focusing on Gratitude. Life moves on so fast that it is important we take a step back and take stock of the privilege we have and be thankful for it.
I took some time out to write 100 things I am grateful for this year.
It was a breeze for the first 50 items, I could type it down in less than 5 minutes. It was the last 50 that was a little tougher but it will come when you simply stop stressing, breathe and let the universe show it to you.
Here is what I am grateful for:
- I am alive
- My parents are alive
- My siblings are alive
- None of us is in pain and happy on most days.
- A sister who is also my personal therapist
- My mum’s cooking; she is the hero during lockdown ensuring that we get proper food daily
- Three warm meals a day. Any food on the table makes me glad.
- I have a few close friends I can trust to give me their kidneys if I ever need one
- Someone to spend the rest of my life with
- I have a roof over my head
- Living in a high-rise apartment; getting unobstructed wind and sunlight
- I have a workstation making WFH possible
- My bookshelf that signals to any visiting guest that I am an intellectual
- Able to switch jobs and to chase after what I want in my career
- Able to pay my own bills
- Able to contribute to my family. As the eldest daughter in the family, I am proud of her.
- Kobo e-reader; life-changing to say the least
- Daily morning coffee
- 8 years old laptop — it went through 4 years of college it is still going strong.
- Moleskine daily planners.
- Affordable electricity
- Internet access
- Bluetooth. I love being wireless.
- Gym membership. It helps me build a routine of exercising daily.
- My house plant is dying slowly, but not yet dead. “Don’t you dare die on me, George!!!”
- A hydro flask so I can have cold water all day.
- Spotify premium
- Fully functional eardrums to enjoy that Spotify premium
- Eric Clapton
- Lito Podcast.
- Audiobooks on Libby
- Scrubs TV show
- Covid-19 pandemic making me realize what truly matters
- Vaccination to protect me against many viruses
- Making kombucha weekly
- Raining and I am indoor
- Being indoors when it rains
- The trees around my house replenishing oxygen I sometimes waste
- Living on Earth, who knows how long we are going to hang around here?
- Living in Singapore
- Clean tap water
- Pulau Ubin; the last few rural areas in Singapore
- Humans (It is a love-hate with this one)
- The color Blue
- Automatic doors. I like to pretend that I opened them with my mind.
- Public transportation
- Public libraries
- Childhood without technology
- Being able to cycle
- The scars I have on my legs from falling off the bicycle
- The BRRR sound an ATM makes when I deposit cash
- Washing machine (I cannot imagine hand-washing every single clothes I’ve worn.)
- One punch man
- Cold showers on a hot day
- Warm showers on a chilly day
- Cotton t-shirts
- Cotton towel
- My cotton duvet
- My bed
- 8 hours of undisrupted sleep
- Being a deep sleeper
- No sinus
- Healthcare professionals
- Parks
- Beach
- Sea
- Sunset
- Sunrise
- Sadness
- Happiness
- Being bilingual — I can speak English and Chinese
- My massage chair
- Film camera
- Apple watch to harass Siri when I am bored
- Airpods
- Being able to swim
- Hokkien Mee and sambal chili
- Golden mile food centre
- The Projector Cinema
- Tomato soup
- Fried chicken
- Rice
- Ceramic bowls
- Pottery
- 168 hours in a week
- Buying second-hand clothes
- Dogs on their daily walk
- Ferry rides.
- New York City (If there is anywhere else in the world I could live in)
- New York subway and the rats (name me a more iconic duo)
- @subwaycreatures
- Potatoes in any shape and size
- Sushi Express
- Green tea
- New York cheesecake from Starbucks
- Yoga
- Foam rollers
- Spinning classes
- Sunblock
- Post-it notes
Take some time, write 100 things you are grateful for today. If you have someone to share it with, share it.
Otherwise, you can write it for yourself here on Medium. I am mostly talking to myself here, anyway.
