I can't accept that time passes so fast, now we are already in mid Jan!!!
There are so many things that are happening and going to happen in the next few months, I can't even choose an appropriate word to describe it. Sad?? Excited?? Lost?? Disappointed?? I have so much to say but dunno where to start from?
2008 was considered a good year for us, I had a good bonus, we went HK for holiday in Mar and a free firm's trip for me to BKK in Aug. We sold our place for a nice sum in Sept and many luxury spending thereafter. Except Ah Meow's death in November, everything pretty much fall into places...until many months later. It was already predicted of the economy downfall early last year but many didn't expect the outcome will be that bad, AIG and Lehman Brothers etc.
Beside the huge change this coming March, my boss dropped a huge 'bomb' on me. Exactly a week before 2009 arrives. He's leaving the firm and leaving me high and dry. I predicted that he'll do that but never ever expect that soon!!! Only 3.5 years! If i'm working for 2 bosses, that's quite safe as i always have the other boss to rely on but now, i'm 'homeless' and 'abandoned'. Bad bad timing i guess since there'r no more recruitment or no vacancies within the firm. I guess i have to do the position that everyone loathe - a floater!! I'll be doing all the rubbish and @*&^ work under the supervision of a bias lousy manager. Imagine covering for whoever is on leave or too busy (yet can surf net) and might even have to go out for service.
It's a bad time to leave too since most firms are not recruiting and i love my friends too much here. See that's why i said i hate changes!!! Especially BIG CHANGES!!! No choice lah, like what my boss told me, i just have to bite the bullet and ride through. Just hopefully some nice people will 'adopt' me. So much for a start of a new year.
Imagine all these mess happening in office, i still have the reno thingy to deal with. Two major problems that are plaguing me...no it's should be three including the Korea trip. Initially, the trip was not confirm even 3 weeks to departure, stupid agent was trying to coy me with empty promises till i threatened her with cancellation. Too late!!! In the end, I settled for another travel agent with confirmed departure. So that's settled, i'm going to KOREA in 28 Jan!!! Yah!!! It always seems like a huge problem will happen before my holiday, as if a hint for me to enjoy myself first before facing it!!! That's what happened last march...
So 2 more major problems now!!
I still have a huge headache to deal with since i'm the only one who are doing the major planning and decisions for the new place, from the contractor to the design to the furnitures. Decisions...decisions..decisions...i hate moving!!!! I'm so going to stay permanently at my new nest, i hate being emotional but i can't help feeling sad leaving my current flat. That's why i can't afford another 'heartbreak' in the next few years.
That aside... we received a superduper good news on Xmas day which i shall reveal later! Oh i can't wait for that month to arrive...with all the bad news surrounding me, this good news really perk me up!
now let's talk about one of my favourite topic...
my baby gal...
She'll be turning 5 this year and beside her 'i want now' tantrums, she has become more independent and bearable. For a good start, she has learnt to recite the full prayer of Al Fateha (10 lines of arabic words), which i'm very very proud of her. We have previously tried to instill these religious knowledge to her but she has never show her interest and then BOOM all the sudden she can recite everything!! To say a child's thirst for knowledge is like a sponge is absolutely right!!! She can even recite doa shahadah (declaration of faith) and doa before sleeping. Partly thanks to her form teacher who gave her the extra boost of interest there.
I'm also pleased with her conduct in school, both her form teacher and chinese teacher gave her high rating for her behaviour and interest in learning last year. She was independent, eager to learn, shown leadership (& dominating), speaks fluent English, teacher's self-declared assistant, loved her classmates and had very good memory (of course she took all that when i delivered her!!!). But the moment she reached home, she turned into a mini monster as she had enough of rules in school!! ;p
I gave her credits for mishaving since she has shown her independent and initiative skills . She slept in her own room since 2 years old and now she can tidy her bed and her study table every morning before school. She knows that she has to switch off all the appliances in her room, help mummy with the peeling of cabbage, prepare the utensils for dinner and best part, watching her cartoons in the morning while we are still sleeping. One thing about her, she'll never start anything without asking our permission especially entering the kitchen alone or switching on the TV. I just hope that her hyperness can be toned down and be less talkative. Sometimes she can drive me nuts with her singing and talking!!!
I felt better now....for now....
Labels: holiday, home, motherhood, office
