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Gone for a while

"And I'm back like I never left."

I found the quote from google.com. Feels like I've been away for ages! I realize two months of silence could make so much of a difference... as if going some places without saying goodbye to friends and loved ones :( 

I'm so sorry for that... I really am... I miss you all and doing this terribly!!!! The truth is, the spirit has always been willing, but the flesh just felt so weak. Physically and mentally tired with office work for the past weeks, I still am, but somehow the one week respite from office work has given me a renewed ray of "hello-welcome-back-to-reality" perspective to finish targets before the year ends. Work goes on in never-ending cyclical routines... so vacationing from bloggerdome because of work just doesn't seem to be a valid reason at all! Oh, how I miss everybody, link parties and everything! 

So now, here I am, taking double strides and multitasking once again... with quite a number of surprises! :)) Yes, so stay tuned!!!! Meanwhile, have a great weekend, everyone!

Taken in Uluwatu Temple, Bali, Indonesia
I'm back to doing everything I used to, loving life as ever. - Donna Mills

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