hidden sorrow

i feel a lump in my throat every time i read it, because all i read of is sorrow hidden from the rest of the eyes in the world. it speaks of loneliness, as if you're standing in the middle of a very busy road junction, where throngs of people passes by, but no one bothers to stop and ask you,"are you alright?". no one bothers, no one cares, no one could possibly understand.

so close, yet perhaps the distance is really miles apart.

i only hope it's a phase in life that everyone has to go through and it would eventually blow over to clearer skies.

once upon a time, i was feeling that way too..was i? hmm going back to myself a couple of years back, i DID feel as if i'm the loneliest person in the world and thought no one could understood me. we all find ourselves, after a while.

but life has been relatively kind to me recently. 2008 has been surprisingly simple. meeting my special J (ha!), embarking on a job that i like...and actually that's about it. that basically sums up the entire 2008. unexciting it might sound, but peaceful and blissful it was, after the turbulence i had experienced in 2007.

despite all talk about the economy crisis worsening, may 2009 be as good, or better a year for all.