Aftermath:2006

The Xmas weekend swished by.
I woke up, extremely reluctant to get out of my warm bed in such a cold, rainy day.
In the end, I snoozed for another hour before dragging myself out of bed.
I managed to get to the office only by noon, self-proclaiming it to be a boxing half day off.
Anyhow, Work , today, was rather efficient.

All my good pals came over to my place for turkey dinner last night.
The salad , that I tossed, was everyone's hot pick.
I made a mental note to do it again next year.
I think i should post my seafood salad online one of these days.
Again, I drank too much last night. Fortunately, I wasnt gibbering.

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This marks my second Xmas in Singapore. The first was in 2004. I went drinking ice cold beer at icb with Babe and Casey. I dreaded it for it was so messy and humid in Orchard with everyone spraying tins of white. I find it audacious for pedestrains to attack strangers and cars waiting for the green light. Then, I find it incredibly suffocating to live here. All my old friends were gone and I didnt want to mingle here.

Between then and now, so much have changed. Now, I have friends on my speed dial. My weekends are always packed with lunches and dinners. So busy was I that reading at home was never on my weekend agenda. I have thousand and one things I want to do, and a million more reasons to get out of home. Even though I still call my Hongkong friends every other day, I know I can rely on my friends here as well.

Its a very warm feeling.

I wish I can predict the future and plan everything on hindsight. The closing of a year never fails to daunt me. It is a gnawing feeling to know that time flashes by , like a trace of light. Naturally, there are many I have accomplished and much more undone.

As Shaun reveals, new year resolution are best kept close to heart. Henceforth, I will follow suit and work towards a happier year ahead.

"There is just one life for each of us: our own." , Euripides