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What a way to bring down the curtain? Not only I have to work full day tomorrow and may need to stay back after my official hours. It's New Year's eve, right? Sigh... Bet in 2014, everyday is a busy day for me.
Tomorrow is the last day of the year. So what? I have not collected my December pay yet. Bet they will send my pay advice thru email at the stroke of midnight. Money money money. Let's hope 2014 will bring us Big Money.
Me and Margaret decided to take it easy for the last Sunday of the year. So we gave going to market a miss in the morning and woke up at 10 o' clock. I had porridge with steam fish at home for breakfast. In fact that meal was also my lunch.
Celebrate good times. Yeah, went to Upper Thomson for a good Javanese massage to ease our tiring and aching bodies. We deserve this little luxury especially with our punishing work schedule. Thereafter, we proceed to Mariott Café for our post-lunch, pre-dinner year-end 2013 High Tea Buffet which we booked yesterday. A widespread of good local food with a relaxed ambience. By the time we walked out of the Café, it was 5pm.
It would be a beautiful last Sunday of 2013 should Arsenal beat Newcastle in a match which starts in 10 minutes time. Till then....
The last few days of 2013 and we will be heading towards an exciting 2014. Let's hope and wish that it would be a good and fruitful year for everyone. As usual, good health takes priority in my wish list follow by what else... huat ah!!!!
We will be welcoming the Year of the Horse too, come 31 January 2014. Many thanks to my sister Jessie for arranging and booking in advance the restaurant for the coming Family Reunion Dinner on CNY eve.
I am beginning to feel the busy schedule at my workplace. It's going to be busier next year. Hopefully I have the strength and stamina to cope with it. Talking about holidays, me and Margaret have a few places in mind. We are still working towards them.
Yes, we are thankful for the awesome time of peace, love and joy in this year 2013. Go for more good blessings in 2014. Cheers!
Roger is a happy man. Who would not? Me and Margaret brought him down to Centrepoint Robinson to shop for his Christmas and Lunar New Year clothing. Besides, got him a new pair of working shoes and other necessities. Oh yes, he was worried that we were spending a bit too much. But we didn't forget he asked for handkerchief last year and got him a box of threes too.
When we were done, it was almost dinner time. We had teppanyaki for dinner at Orchard 313. Half way through our meal, Patrick my younger brother called. As he was in town, he offered to pick us up. He sent Roger back to Queenstown before turning in to Toa Payoh. Btw, he just returned from Pontain JB for what else..... buy fish and prawns. Most probably will visit my eldest brother next weekend. Till then...
As time goes by everyone and everything changes. Some change for the better and some change for the worst. As we age our life should get better but do we need to be arrogant and boastful? It's a shame to be in the company who not only talk loudly but shout. Holy shit! They get angry when you tell them off. So what is the next best thing to do? Avoid them till they humble themselves once more.
Definitely no Christmas atmosphere at my workplace. Hmm... at my neighbourhood too. In fact the shops are selling CNY decorations and blasting Gong xi gong xi already. Come Sunday, it's Winter Solstice where we make and eat tangyuan (湯圓) or balls of glutinuous rice. In my dialect, it symbolises we are one year older ahead of the Lunar New Year. Season's greetings...
You think with your brain and why are you following your heart? That's a question posed by a friend and there is logic in it. Point taken.
A boo boo for Singapore U-23 football team losing to Thailand U-23 by a penalty in the SEA Games semi- final. Sad to say, they were not good enough to match the Thais. Go for the bronze instead!
I'll take Arsenal to beat Chelsea in the next derby game this weekend. Three matches in a week were just too much for them especially on the Man City match where they were chasing shadows. Most of them were falling like bowling pins at the slightest contact. Guess a week rest will see a different Gunners' team. Go Gunners Go!
I dreamt of my late parents last night and told Margaret that they were here to bless me again. OMG! True enough, they gave me an early Christmas present. Ho ho ho! My number came out in the 4D starter prize with a pay-out of $1250. Thank you so much, mom and dad. Blessed are the departed souls.
It's best I say nothing about the Serangoon Riot by the Indian Workers the other night. On one hand I feel sorry for them and on the other they deserve to be punished. Let justice takes its course.
Surely, it's a busy period for me. We are short-handed in this mega residential project. Even with a few more staff coming in next year, everyone got to work to the max. For it's a masterpiece by a renown foreign architect, it can never be easy to construct. Whatever, I just hope to go for a good break in the second half of 2014. Meantime, looking towards joyful Christmas and the New Year 2014.
I came home after work and slept like a dead pig for the past few days. Yeah, damn bloody tired. Not only that, attended a concert two evenings ago and this afternoon a wedding lunch. That left me with little time for Margaret. The good thing is she brought my mother-in-law to shop for her X'mas clothing this afternoon.
My resting time this evening while I awaits my Arsenal match against Everton at midnight. OMG! I am going to have less than six hours of sleep tonight. The match ends at 0130 hrs and I have to wake up at 0700 hrs tomorrow morning. So long as the Gunners win, it's worth the sacrifice. Go Gunners Go!!!
My family were at The Star Performing Arts Centre attending the musical drumming drama Meeting With Bodhisattva this evening. Though I struggled to follow the storyline, nevertheless I enjoyed the musical part especially those drumming sessions. All the artistes were full of energy and were so graceful in their act. I could only summarise the performance in one word 'Superb!'
It's time for shopping not only for Christmas but Chinese New Year 2014 too. The Lunar New Year comes thirty-seven days after the X'mas celebration. It's an annual affair for us to bring my second brother Roger down to Robinson to get his new clothing, shoes, etc. Margaret will bring my mother-in-law Anna to Metro and OG to get a few new clothing too. It is a blessing to be able to give and more important to see these loved ones smiling all the way.
Let's not forget the lonely, disabled and the sick during this festive season. Share the joy wholeheartedly. I hate to see people who preach and talk a lot but do otherwise. Remember, someone up there is watching you. Luckily, most of my friends are God loving people who are kind and caring. Whatever, let's Jingle Bell this month before we gong xi gong xi next month. Cheers!
They are coming from all directions. A new staff join us today and come tomorrow, there will be another. Will there be more, definitely. Hopefully our office would not be overcrowded. Unless I make a move, or else I should be here for the next three years. That is a long time.
Hooray! My favourite Gunners remain on top of the table after beating Cardiff City 3-0 on Saturday. The big test will come when they face contender teams like Manchester City, Chelsea, etc. later this month. The team confidence and spirit are high and I am sure they are a team to fear. High time for a trophy. Arsenal rock!!!!
