Chinese New Year is Coming!

This lunar year is coming to an end soon. As the festive season draws nearer, I miss my own family more and more. I guess that's because family members gather around to celebrate and enjoy togetherness during this time. Miss my family not just because I'm married...but I miss my dad as well. A year ago, we were still celebrating CNY, isn't it?

It still feels as if he's away on hols. That when I return home one day, he would be there, as usual, sitting on the sofa, watching TV or reading newspaper. Wouldn't he? I miss Dad talking to me, telling me about what happens to his friends, the funny and silly things he would do (unknowingly). Now I realise, that his love language is the same as mine! We both talk to those closer to us as a demonstartion of our love. If only I had the patience and made the effort to talk to him more. Sometimes, I can imagine what he'd say to the things I do or say. And I miss being "manja" around him.

I miss u very much, PaPa!

Changing Weather

Nowadays, weather has been changing. Rainy season seems to be over soon and the weather is getting hotter now. However, when it does rain, it pours! Well, how can anyone take to this kind of weather? Cough bug has been roaming around, especially at the workplace. Seems like the bug's been travelling from cubicle to cubicle. Few colleagues have been unwell since last week. One has even been to the doctor twice and contemplating visiting the doc yet a third time! I got the bug last weekend. Throat has been irritating for a while. Not too serious to see a doctor, yet not exactly well. Annoying :( Seems like losing my voice. Brother reminded me that the last time I lost my voice was in Nov last year. That's barely 2 months ago!! Terrible. Virus have been mutating at an alarming pace.... Can't be seen with the naked eye, yet can be deadly. Scary.

2008...Yet Another Year....

Time flies.... It does, literally. Crossing over to a new year means new things to look forward to? New challenges? New responsibilities? Change of lifestyle? I wonder how different would this year be from all the previous years.

For one, I stepped into the new year as a married woman (Eeks! Sounds so OLD!). A different phase of life. Other than some changes at work (new boss included), everything else seems the same... or does it?

What else can be changed? I used to go for a haircut, have a change of hairstyle as a symbolic change to a part of my life... tiny little part, you might say, as compared to other changes. No other changes seemed to be within my ability at that time. How about now? Things that people can change: change car, move house, change furniture, repaint the house; just to have a little something different in the otherwise mundane life.

How about you? What would you like to change?

Poor Mambo!

Mambo!

Today, Darling & my father-in-law sent our dog, Mambo, for an operation. Poor Mambo has been bleeding non-stop (don't worry, it's not haemorrhage) since few months ago. She's an old dog and we wonder if she'll be able to pull through.

Mambo in bandage & restless

She's a bull terrier and very playful. Whenever I'm home and open the gate, she'd sometimes wander out of the house and come to me. She'd lick or lean against my legs, as if telling you that she misses you.

She used to have a spacious yard to run around but since Darling has shifted into an apartment, Mambo has much lesser area to run about. She loves playing with you and tho she looks huge, she doesn't bite. Oh, I forgot to mention she's very greedy too! She loves to eat and would bark when you're cutting fruit or when she knows you're about to eat something delicious... because she wants a bite too!

Mambo with her favourite toy - tennis ball!

Christmas Hamper

Look at the hamper I helped my Darling to wrap for his cell's Christmas gift exchange.

Is it pro enough? Any orders for Chinese New Year hampers?? ;p