...to one and all =D
So are we all on an angbao windfall? Haha...well sadly, not me. My angbaos have shrunk. But well, I'm still ok about it. I mean, everyone likes money (c'mon, who doesn't), but it has more or less gotten to a point where you wouldn't whine and kick up a fuss about smaller angbaos...the first grumble that sort, but after which even you would forget about it =)
Every year my new year is more or less the same. We don't have to go from house to house to do visiting, because all of us will congregate at my grandma's place. That's the relatives on my dad's side. We don't do my mom's side coz firstly, there was never such a 'tradition' and secondly, well, we aren't close. We are close to the relatives on my dad's side. So, the first day settles it.
And following that, Monday and today, I stayed in in the earlier part of the day to do packing. I was supposed to do visiting to two bosses' place today, but one girl couldn't make it, another couldn't confirm if she could make it, and the other isn't in Spore. Oh well...we'll probably do dinner after work on one of the evenings after work (as per invited by one of the bosses). So stayed in to do packing in the earlier part of the day. I went for a movie with my bro in the evening - the local show "Just Follow Law". Not too bad for a local movie with a local budget. Haha...Ok lah, it's really not bad. Funny scenes, but basically I've always felt that Jack Neo is able to see (and employ) beyond the normal/usual layers of society and present perspectives that's synonymous with the society at large, yet still acceptable (probably) with the authorities. Kudos to him.
Yesterday's programme was waaay more fun. For the first time, my sister, my brother and myself brought my parents to KTV! We were hesitant initially, whether they would like it there. But my mom is always curious to see new/different things (that either she's read/heard about..not necessarily that she will like it though. So it was a 50-50 thing). The first "surprise" was that my dad was game to say ok about going the night before, and even though on the day itself, he didn't take his usual nap in the afternoon, he didn't even suggest/indicate that he was tired/rather stay in. Digress: My dad wakes really really erly in the morning coz of work. And by early, I mean really early - 430 in the morning, and he's outta the house by 5-530. He takes a nap in the afternoon after he comes home, and he doesn't sleep before 12 every night. I can barely handle the lack of zz when I go to bed like 2 and have to wake in the morning for work at 8. Shame on me, I know.
Anyways, I'm so so so real glad we went to KTV. For one thing, he works practically everyday so he doesn't have much opportunity to enjoy. The other days when he doesn't work (rarely), he needs to rest. But more importantly, the gathering was SUPER fun =) kinda like a bonding session. I mean, we all know that my dad likes to play punk sometimes, crack lame jokes with his poker face on, disturb my 'naive' mom..stuff like that. But we saw a side of him that we've never seen before (coz we never brought him to KTV). He can't sing, yes, but he was on and game to belt out songs. Of coz, I was mindful to select songs that he would know how to sing. To our surprise yet again, he was equally fine with singing some of the pop songs too...even though he committed endless faux pas through the night - he either dunno the tune, dunno the lyrics, sang too fast...stuff like that. Haha...and he would occasionally make us laugh by singing in some weird voice. Serious fun =D And he's a good sport too...even though he needed to wake early for work, and our session wasn't due to end till 1130, he insisted that we stayed through. So sweet of him right...Hee
I guess though my dad was never the "I love you, ah girl" type of father (after all he still was brought up the traditional chinese way), but I think he's already surpassed my expectations of a dad. Me being the sort of emo, touchy-feely sort of person, I would be sorely disappointed if my dad is a super fierce, straight-faced, expressionless person...and I don't mean just in terms of facial expression, but of outward behaviour too.
I guess I have taken after my dad in more ways than I realised. My sweet tooth (proven to be from him rather than my mom) - the ice-cream; our similar taste-buds - the mandarin oranges yoghurt, milk; my cheerful demeanor, my easy laughter (and I'm super grateful to him for those genes!); my brains (I'm no genius but I do have some thinking power still)...haha..That's not to say my mom is erm, low IQ or whatsoever...but my dad definitely is a street-smart one (super good in maths too). It's a shame he didn't get to complete further education after sec 4 (money issues typical of average households in the past), coz I'm certain he will excel.
Since I've began to realise a lot of common traits, and began to know my dad more as a daughter, I know that he has the characteristics, the traits, the personality that I want in my future partner too. Before you get the wrong idea (there's this illness about liking your own parent right), I'm sane ok. I'm just saying I want my partner to be like my dad - the family man who takes care of the family, a giving soul, a self-sacrificing person, gentle yet firm person, humourous, easy-going...the list can go on. I can use all the positive adjectives I know and it probably still won't be enough. I'm not saying he's perfect...he isn't. He has his flaws too. But his good certainly outweigh the bad. My mom is one lucky woman. Hahaha...
Anyways...didn't realise I've gone on and on about my dad. Ha! My room is in such disarray now...Piles of stuff everywhere. And oh boy...have I got lotsa more packing to go! I finish one 'section' and another would pop up that demands my attention too. With the karang guni woman I am, I hoard rubbish and stuff, so you can imagine the stuff I had to go through (whether to throw or to pack off to the new place). Officially, we are all gonna shift on 1 March, which is like, next Thurs alredy. Tomorrow is another packing day, at least during the daytime. I meeting the girls for our weekly run tomr evening at the stadium. I've been pigging out incorrigibly, that I wonder how many kgs I've piled back on *shudders*
So once again, the long holiday has come and gone. I've always loved the later part of the year, coz that's when the longer holidays are and happens in tandem. Not to mention those are my favourite holidays too - Xmas, NY, LNY...There's always something to anticipate. Heh...Well, the next holiday would be Easter Friday. Pooh...
This work week and next, I'll be on leave most of the days. Putting things in perspective, I'll be working 3 days out of the 8 days! BUT well...that's enforced leave. Remember I said I still have leave from 2005 that I was supposed to clear before 2006 ends? Well of course with things happening so rapidly, there was no way I could go on leave. My boss gave me a grace till end Feb. Well just nicely coinciding with my house-moving. Gives me time to stay home and do packing. Except that I will also be doing work. I brought all my stuff back to finish coz of the evil deadlines. -.- I can already foresee my life over the next few days - work, packing, work, more packing...Not to mention the possible calls from work. Oh yes, I have lotsa errands to run too. But really, what a bummer! Sigh...the only upside I can see? Well...I get to sleep in later I guess. I should be contented huh =) With the consecutive days of leave I would be on, it is just perfect for going on holidays man! But sadly...You know, like for instance this weekend, I'll be on leave from Fri, next Monday too - that's a long weekend. Tues & Weds I have to go back to work coz I'm covering events, then I'll be on leave again Thurs, Fri and over the weekend. Long weekend too! Though actually, I foresee myself having to cover an event on 3 Mar (That's a Sat). Oh well...can't complain. I think I will certainly suffer from post-multiple-leave stress upon returning to work "full-time". Hahaha...
I super have the urge to go East Coast...or Sentosa...somewhere "beachy" =) just to have fun. But well...while I'm on leave, most of my friends would b working. Like who will be "clearing" leave like I am...
I super have blown my budget this month...My heart has bled to death that it no longer feels anything when I shell out $ for this and that. I've got stuff I want to buy for my new place, I'm buying a new mobile, and not to mention the essentials too that I'm low on supplies. I've exchanged my prezzy with my fren - he got his new toy, and he gave me vouchers to buy my new toy with. Kinda like I'm buying for myself of coz, but well, that's all in the name of good fun & thoughtfulness =D I've to top up some more too of coz...that explains the pocket bleeding further. And I can't prolong the purchase of my new toy, coz I've to return the mobile to him before he goes away. Anyways, I keep telling myself that my high expenditure is taken care of by my bonus - it's additional cash, it's not eating into my savings. Yeah right...
Right, time to go back to my work now. I'm slipping back to my nocturnal nights again these days due to the holidays and leave. I hope I'll be able to revert to the earlier biological clock that I have had a hard time tuning previously when I go bck to "full-time" work eventually.
Will do some pictures next if I have time =)
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