surreal

I can't believe that at this time tomorrow I'll be with my family again. After more than five months. Maybe it doesn't seem that long to anyone else. But it seems long if you consider that I wasn't there to see my nephew's first steps, that I wasn't there for three birthdays.

But then, at least I have this chance to make up for lost time :)

I'll be home soon... woohoo!

gripes

Yesterday after work, I booked my flight for Chinese New Year for Bangkok and Phuket. I was thinking yesterday that it was exactly two months till my scheduled flight from Phuket to Singapore. So near yet so far.

I just keep on dreaming about vacations now. Now when I don't feel too well. Maybe I've been working myself too much these past few days with everything going on. But I'm sure once our plane touches down on the NAIA runway, I would forget all tiredness and weakness.

I was ranting with my colleague this morning (the colleague -- let's call him Batman -- who has asked me out already a couple of times but I always have a reason not to make it -- true and valid ones) that I was getting all the complaints regarding our office annual dinner. Some old ladies didn't like the food. They said it wasn't worth the price. Then our office messenger said it wasn't his scope to pick up the remaining bottles of wine at the hotel. (When my superior said I can have the messengers pick them up but I don't want to push the issue anymore.) So I have the burden of picking them up tomorrow. But the same colleague, Batman, volunteered to come with me. Oh well, we would just be keeping a couple of bottles for our own consumption. Serves them right for making us pick them up ourselves.

I guess I'm being such a brat now. I'm just being restless and excited about flying home after more than five months.

And one of my clients, after informing her that I would be in leave starting Thursday, wished me a good holiday and a merry christmas. How sweet. I honestly don't know why my bitchy colleague doesn't like her. When we need more people like her -- sweet and kind -- to brighten your day.

and we're down to three

These past few days have been so hectic. I'm just scared that I'll get sick when I fly home. So tiring, really. I had to juggle work, co-organizing our office annual dinner which was last Friday, co-organizing our alumni Christmas party which was yesterday, moving apartments, and doing last minute errands before flying home.

Phew.

And I inserted watching Rent, the musical Saturday afternoon. Which I don't regret at all. Karen Mok's voice was a slight turn-off though. Good thing she's a fine actress and dancer that it made up for it.

The annual dinner was a success if I may say so. More or less everyone dressed up. Reminiscing the 80's and 90's cartoons. I didn't win the top prizes like the ipods or the dvd recorders, but I won a jewellery voucher. Good enough I guess.

Then the alumni Christmas party. It was also fun. Good food. Getting to know more people. Gained a new friend or two. (One guy I met there -- I'm 98% sure he's gay -- has been texting and emailing me. I do hope he's gay cuz I would love to have a gay buddy. If he's actually one of those gays who are in denial. Uh-oh.)

Then my friend who knows my flower-sender told me that Mr. Flower has a hard time communicating with me (which has only been through text!) because he runs out of English. Puh-lease! When did I become Ms. English? I always texted him back with Taglish. Geez. Am I that intimidating?

Oh well, this is just the start of the week. This day's about to end. Two more days of piled up work than it's home sweet home!