And yes, I am back again. (-: Maybe I've gotten better at organizing my thoughts and feelings that I'm able to blog more fluently now. When I took such a long break from blogging, it was initially difficult to get back into the habit of expressing myself through words. During my absence from this space, I was often on Twitter, summarizing everything I wanted to say to 140 characters, or on  Instagram , which wasn't very much for reflections. Okay, so the point is, I'm glad I'm back . ت So! Like the post title suggests, yes, I took the first step again . Some 3 years ago, I had a friend, whose name did frequently appear on this site in previous posts when this space was still private, but we eventually stopped talking due to circumstances as well as the decisions I made. Truth is, for a long while, I wondered whether I made the right decision or not. It seemed I had forcefully shut this friend out of my life because I was convinced (by the people around me wh...