Day of Compliments!! Oh Joy!

There was a program meeting today at the company and also a pot-luck lunch afterwards.
They always have themes for their meetings,
which I think is a fabulous idea :D

For today's meeting, the theme was "Raya".
So we had to wear Raya clothing.
Since I didn't have any Raya clothing at all, I borrowed a Baju Kebaya from my colleague from the next team.

It was a beautiful Baju Kebaya~~~

I never realised how beautiful it was until I wore it, stood in the mirror, said "Not bad", got to the office, and the office went "Oh My God" - collectively.

Everyone praised me and admired the Kebaya,
I shared the praise with my colleague of course - it IS her Kebaya

But the compliments were overwhelming

I have never felt so 'seen' in my life.

It felt amazing *hearts*

And that got me thinking,
Compliments, they actually grow on you.
They boost your confidence - yes they do do do

And somehow, the compliments made me want to be compliment-worthy everyday

I want to be beautiful and confident everyday.
I wonder if I can carry it off...

But the one thing about the compliments I got today,
there will always be this shadow and this nagging doubt,
the dress is beautiful - yes, very much so,
so wearing it, so am I.


But without the dress, am I still beautiful?