메리 크리스마스! (Merry Xmas!)

Merry Xmas everyone!

I've been very busy the last 2 months.... busy working and even busier playing!

As usual, work was hectic and it's only to be worse especially with my promotion next year. Sometimes, I'm also not very sure if I made the right move going for the promotion. Kinda silly to get the official appointment when I'm thinking of taking time off to study in 2011. But if I didn't, I would feel like I cheated myself of the chance since I've been covering for the job for the last 4 years. What a bundle of contradictions I am!

Anyway, the appointment was confirmed and the job scope is only going to expand. To add on, I'm going to be a supervisor next year with at least 4 people reporting to me. Frankly, I'm quite frightened by the responsibility of guiding someone's career path. It's one thing to advise friends on a personal level but it's another thing to do it as a supervisor. The only thing left to do is get on my knees and pray reallllly realllly hard for wisdom.

Maybe this is God's way of making me rely on Him more and more each day.

Personal life updates...

I'm halfway through my Korean level 2 course. My weekends are very full. Every Saturday is spent revising Korean with my classmates as well as our 3 Korean 선생님 (teachers).

This has also been a very busy holiday for me.... busy travelling.

I spent 6 days in Sichuan, China with my family. My brother and sister-in-law went back to hold their China wedding ceremony. While we were there, we also took the opportunity to sight-see. My brother's mom-in-law was such a hospitable host. She arranged everything for us. Plus we made sure that every meal, we tried something different.

Then we troop down for a 3 day holiday in Hong Kong. My mom was so cute! The minute she touched down at the airport, she announced in Cantonese: "I've finally arrived in Hong Kong, the holiday destination of my dreams!" Then the guy in front of her turned to her and said, "Welcome to Hong Kong." Mom was so embarassed... haha...

Conclusion: 3 days is definitely not enough. There were so many things I wanted to do and didn't get a chance to do. I'm going to take 2 weeks next Dec and tour the whole of Hong Kong as well as Macau.

A week after we got back, I disappeared for 4 days to Sunway Lagoon all by myself. When first I got there on Sunday afternoon, I was disorientated for a moment. I felt like I was in Vivo City cos there were so many Singaporeans there! Anyway, I had a fun time soaking in the pool all day long.

Then barely 2 days after I got back, I was off for a 3 day 2 night chalet at Costa Sands Pasir Ris. When we checked out on Sunday, I drove everyone home and went off to Diana's house (my Korean Language classmate) for Christmas gathering with my study group.

I've been so busy enjoying myself that I didn't do any work which I brought home to do... What a joke!

Anyway, it was good too. I had lull time to relax. At least now, I feel recharged. Before the holidays, I was so tired out that my brain couldn't even work at all. It just stopped processing... lolz...

Plus my KL holiday gave me time to be alone, just the way I like it. I'm simply one of those who need to be by myself to sort myself out emotionally. My mom thinks I'm really wierd that I enjoy holidays by myself. She can't understand why I have a need to be alone. Try getting surrounded by people all the time with barely enough room to breathe and you'll probably understand my need for space.

Now, I'm already thinking of where to go for my next 4 holidays... lolz... I hope to be able to utilize my passport properly before it expires in 2014. Tentative plans for next year... March - Bangkok, June - Korea, September - Bali and December - Hong Kong/Macau. Let's hope work will not end to taking away my holiday time. :p