2013 was left with a few days since the return from europe.
Totally sianz and demoralised from the number of emails in the inbox and the things-to-do list in the office. 2014 seems bleak with never ending stuff. Most of the days are packed with mtgs, nothing new, and by the time when i reach back my desk at 6 plus, jus one look at the screen is enuff to prompt me to slam the laptop shut, gently of cos, tho i used the word "slam". Letting out a sigh, i'll jus stand up from the chair, grab my tote and leave the office, after switching off the lights. Nobody else is in the self acclaimed first class cabin. The door with the em lock doesnt slam shut properly, misaligned, thus need a slight pull to close it fully, otherwise the door access is redundant.
What did i do other than settling in back to sg life? not as if i am away for too long such that it takes time for me to tune back. But i sure took 3-4 days to overcome the jet lag. Then there was last min xmas presents shopping which i honestly dun fancy. How can pple find joy in that. And comparing the ease of shopping with or without a shopping list, i've always deem the former easier but no. Urgh, following some wish lists, not even easy to find those stuff! Too late to do online shopping as by the time it delivers, prolly past christmas alr. Wish i had a magic wand.
Then we went to gatherings with home cooked food before and after christmas. On christmas, to chinchao's wedding at mandarin oriental, where i rmb where the food quality is one of the better ones, but they have somehow dropped slightly for a dish or 2. Then this time the uniclique went to a restaurant serving middle east food. Mine's turkish apple crumble as ive had breakfast but the rest arent to our liking. Lucky that i had my food in the morning. Even the apple crumble isnt the typical one. If we ever go middle east, we will need to pack maggee.
Got a taste of the mce on its first day on 29dec, for the usual commuting across the island frm the west to the east. Shakes head. Sigh, enuff talks abt it in the papers too.
30 dec, we were reminiscing where we were on 31 dec for the past few years, as this yr we are jus gg to feed mozzies. Good memories, frm cameron highlands, henderson waves, steve's place, bukit timah and then sungei buloh. Actually i also dunno correct or not. Vaguely, seems right. The division outing on a half working day, new year's eve. And we wondered how many division outings do we have a year? Who keeps track? Prolly the one doing the budgeting.
Then countdown at home, refuse to go to fren's, where it will be rowdy, and i will be made to stay up late for the board and card games. Not to mention the public countdown parties. Too hapz for me. At home, we looked thru the not yet organised photos, enuff to bring some noise and luffter. And we had second round dinner of the newly tried recipe - rosemary plus chapalang seasoned oven-baked chicken, which took exceptionally long. Suspect oven is cui. Like abt 1-2 hrs? Suppose to be this long?
Crossing over to 2014, 1 jan. Slpt in late, then we had brunch, the last min decision to go to room raiders which didnt want to, and then sashimi, oysters and martini at tanuki @ OC. Suppose to be quite famous tho i nv heard of it. And thats it. The new year begins. Welcome my bro to the working world and my cousin to secondary sch life. Wish all great health and having genuine smiles from deep within thruout the year in the lives we will lead to the fullest.
