2013 in Review!!!

A year in our life if coming to an end in just a few hours. 2013 has been a quite busy year for me both personally and professionally. Many things were thrown my way in this game of life, a combination of laughter and tears, happy days and sad days ... In conclusion all are memories now!!!

It was such an exotic and exciting year, it has started in such a fantastic way that has made me living in a live dream for a few month till I woke up realizing that my dream was just a nightmare.

Moving from Bahrain to Oman was one of the major highlights of 2013, the move was very challenging after the time it took me to settle in Bahrain. 

Despite no much changes in the lifestyle between Bahrain and Oman, I felt myself in the middle of nowhere trying to settle in again in a new place, make new friends and get to know new country. The experience was worth having and after going around exploring a great part of Oman, now I may say that I’m falling in love with it; really fascinated and greatly indulging myself in its beauty.

Another highlight of 2013 was my trip to South Korea … In the beginning I thought it’s going to be an ordinary trip, since I have been to a lot of Asian countries before!!! 

I imagined that going to South Korea will be quite similar to what I have seen in my earlier visits to other Asian destinations; but this perspective has totally changed once I landed there.

As was quoted in Lonely Planet "South Korea is a dream destination for the traveler, an engaging, welcoming place where the dazzling benefits of a fully industrialized, high-tech nation are balanced alongside a reverence for traditions and the ways of old Asia". South Korea is such a beautiful country, with super friendly people, densely forested national parks with picturesque and challenging hiking trails, a lot of festivals that gives anyone a bird's view to the Korean culture, lifestyle and a great opportunity to discover one of Asia's least known, but most delicious cuisines.

2013 was a year of new activities, I loved all of my exploration trips around Oman as well as the salsa dancing classes which I really enjoyed it a lot.  Learning Spanish was one of the major achievements in 2013 that will continue throughout 2014. 

I have also met some of the best people in my life as well as others whom I wish I had never met; but that what makes life interesting. Throughout the course of life we get to know ourselves through the interaction with other people; and no matter of any setbacks we may fall in, we shouldn't give up, we shall move on!!! 

As was said by Dalai Lama "Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck" ... I have been so lucky in 2013.

Through experience, here are some of the lesson's learned during 2013:

• Don’t seek to be loved at any price; love has no price.
• Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend
• The RIGHT people for you will love all the things about you, that the WRONG people are intimidated by. Don’t change so people will like you. Be patient, keep being your awesome self, and pretty soon the RIGHT people will love the REAL you.
• It's all about expectations ... The less you have, the happier you are!
• The loss is when life dies inside us while we are alive! 
• Only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you
• Don’t seek, don’t search, don’t ask, don’t knock, don’t demand … Just relax.
• Trust your intuition. You don’t need to explain or justify your feelings to anyone, you must trust your own inner guidance.
• Life isn’t meant to be easy, it’s meant to be lived. Sometimes happy, other times rough … but with every up and down you learn lessons that make you strong.
• Stop thinking too much. It’s alright not to know the answers. They will come to you when you least expect it.
• Sometimes what you want isn’t always what you get, but in the end what you get is so much better than what you wanted.
• The best kind of people are the ones that come into your life, and make you see the sun where you once saw the clouds. The people that believe in you so much, that you start to believe in you too. The people that love you, simply for being you. The once in a lifetime kind of people.
• It feels amazing to be touched by the person who understands your mind, the person who acknowledges your flaws and loves your soul.

I wish to take this opportunity to thank everyone I met during the course of 2013, the bad ones before the good ones for their impact on who I’m today. I’m who I’m because of their lessons that will remain in my life forever.

At the end of the day we all have to feel the hope, love and passion for the forthcoming years and for the rest of our lives. We have to have the hope that can encourage us not only to go for our dreams, but to have a great time doing them.

Happy New Year :)