Ending 2008 with no thanks

I remember naming all the people I'd like to thank and reflecting on the past year when it was coming to an end. But this year, it all has been going on in my head and I didn't feel a need to write them down anymore. My hand is also hurting from too much typing (I supposed from too much use of my laptop) - quite a good excuse and save the trouble of missing any name out!

Like most others, this year has been a rollercoaster ride, full of ups and downs. I can't say I have had more downs, as life hasn't been bad to me afterall. I have a shelter, food to eat, clothes to wear and fortunately a little saving to last my poorer times.

2008 has been painful, because in the one year, I have found and lost, I have to lose things I once cherished so much but decided it was time to let go. I have also learnt from them, the good and bad times. Life is a non-stop discovering process of oneself, and I am still walking down that path, finding myself :)

Let's all celebrate the loss of 2008 in less than 7 hours time (as of Singapore)!!! I believe, strongly do, that the next will be nothing worse than 2008! WELCOME 2-0-0-9!!! Thanks to a friendly invite, tonight I'll be somewhere cosy with friends playing "funny" games as I was told, and will be laughing hard till the new year arrives.

By the way, this year, 2008 happens to have a leap second! 1 more second to countdown. ARGH, even my friend was complaining about this on her facebook status, LOL. No one likes another second of 2008. Neither do I!

Happy new year, my friends!!!

Christmas - silent night

Oooppss.. Christmas day is over, I'm a little late, am I not! I guess I just wasn't in the mood to write, so much to reflect on before the new year arrives. And I certainly can't wait because the next can't be any worse than this one :)))) Tell me, please!


First of all, MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of you... (the above picture is specially for you ;) ) I have already sent my greetings on e-mails and I guess it has reached most people I wanted to get hold of, except a few with invalid email addresses. Thank you to those whom have responded too.

I also met up quite a couple of old friends this month, there was a baby shower... an old schoolmate visiting from HK and the usual christmas-gift-exchange gatherings (which I never seem to get tired of). I haven't had chance to see more people but I'm sure things will fall in place nicely when time comes.

This year's Christmas eve is very unusually spent. The initial plan of heading out for a countdown was cancelled, after most of my friends decided to stay indoor because of the weather or "tired" or "being with kids" or "spending with family"... My family do not celebrate it, and I gave it a miss to join my sister and her friend for a drink too. It was actually quite peaceful, I took out my old wordcross puzzle book, and did 8 freaking puzzles related to winter and christmas! Can you believe that?!?? It's a bit taxing on the mind when I get a little competitive later on (with myself of course). But I was enjoying the weather, very cold (for Singapore) and watching a film on TV at the same time.


What is Christmas without gifts or presents?? Thank you friends, because I absolutely love the things I have received. I also made some small candy packs to give out to old friends whom I randomly meet. I received 2 more snow globes for X'mas, and my current collection has hit 9. Damn, I need to find them a proper storage space! I can imagine next time, I have to allocate a whole shelf just for them. One of them is shown below :)

One very interesting gift I got from a good friend is actually a FENGSHUI keychain which will probably improve my luck - ask me this again one year later, lol. I'll tell you then if it has worked!

I'm actually quite blessed to say I have spent two Christmas before in real winter (one even with snow!), so can't complain much when I have a quiet and warm one. Looking forward to spend my Christmas elsewhere again - wherever that is going to be!

Love you all!