gnatweds

Man, I don't know whether I'm happy or sad that 2007 is almost over.
It's passed by so fast, it's awfully scary.
And there have been really awful things that have happened, but at the same time, there have been experiences that I have been profoundly grateful for and very contented about:


So for what it's worth; here's my round up of the year.


Gnat's bites of 2007

The best

- Gene is currently possibly the happiest consultant in NUH. Yep, he made consultant and he's got himself a new ride. Her name is Lotus "Snowy Elizabeth" Elise.
- Mom and Dad were baptised on Christmas Day. And they were on the front page of ST too (the wonders of having a daughter working in the paper... and the ignominy too)
- making it down a black diamond ski skope - albeit it was a mistake, cos we didn't check out the runs until we took the skilift, by then, it was TOO late and we HAD to get down.
- Hitting my wonder wight of 46 kgs (lightest since before JC!)
- Coming back to Singapore and of course enjoying the largesse of cheap hawker food.
- Coming back to Friends and Family, but having friends from Rochy come visit too!
- Coming back to my car!!!!
- Going hog wild shopping in my last few weeks in America
- Diving and seeing Mola Mola (!) in Bali
- Jaunting around Berlin and Germany

The worst

- Falling while snowboarding and limping around for a month. Plus the crutches were rubbing my underarms raw.
- The series of health scares for the family, Dad's heart condition was revealed and my darned slipped discs are still causing numbness in my left arm and leg
- Watching my bank account drain away while I wasn't working.
- Eating uncontrollably and watching my weight balloon back to original (crap!)
- The death of a good pal from JC. He was one of the five national sportsmen who drowned in Cambodia after their dragonboat flipped over. He was 31 years old.
- TS's cancer diagnosis - we're wishing you love and support, TS if you're reading this
- Coming back to 12 to 14 hour work days and finding out that I kinda suck at this job. Plus weekend and night duties. And a sucky pay.
- My massive acne outbreak, which is thankfully getting a bit better. The beautician figures its the moving from one place to another etc etc type of stress.
- Moving boxes and boxes of stuff from Rochester, MN home and finding out that thinsg have gone missing.
- Leaving the good pals we made in Rochester.

See what I got for Christmas. Nope, no wine, no cookies, no food this year (and a couple of diaries) but someone sent me... a mini Christmas tree.
It even has a label saying its mine.
Stole some decorations from colleagues and tah dahhhhh...

How pathetic am I right?

Plus, the tree will prob die since I have abosolutely NO green fingers whatsoever. But for now, its cute!

The newsroom is insane right now with all the ads and bumper editions. Not thaaat fun with the added stress.
The bumper issues simply mean that its getting closer and closer to dec 25. But it also reminds me.... aaack, haven't done Christmas shopping for the moms and dads.

But we have decided to buy some gifts for some poor elderly folk with the Boy's Brigade Sharity Gift Box... It's actually very humbling when you realise that all they want is a pail, a mop and some washing liquid for Christmas. And these are 80 year olds...

Things like that kinda make you take stock.

So I have tried not to complain (too much) about our lives. And I actually will admit that I do enjoy my life and what I have.

I think many of us have to realise that we are far luckier and blessed than many others - yes, there's always someone ahead of you; but catching up really what you want to do? Cos hey, after you caught up, there's someone else ahead again.

So, anyway, just in case I don't manage to post again for the next few days. Merry Christmas everyone, and spare a thought for someone else this season ok?

Hugs,
Nat.

Okay, we've been having a spate of really bad luck with electronica. Well, to be specific, Gene's had a really bad spate where everything he touches breaks down - PDAs, Phones, Cars... he even pressed the lift button, and it stopped working.

It's kinda rubbed off on me, and my mobile phone bloody went on the blink. Had to wait hours at the service centre, only to be told that i'd have to wait hours again when I came back the next day to collect it. Geez.... but the upshot of it all is that my phone has lost all my numbers. Its back to factory settings. Sheesh. So if you read this and you wnat to send me your mobile number, mesg me k?

It also brought into focus how bloody dependent i am on the object. (which is why G is suffering loads right now - his PDA phone thing has been on the blink for 2 weeks)

Apart from that, with the combination of dad's diagnosis of a dodgy heart, work and sheer laziness, I haven't exercised for yonks and am getting fat. Seriously, have missed a month of kick boxzing and i suspect I may not go back.

Ah well... still continuing with the physiotherapy... so does that count? hurhur

Will prob need a liposuction soon.

The good bit is that dad's thing meant that family flew back from the world over, the bad thing is that the risk factors for surgery for him are waaaay high. We're still dealing with it.

The wonderful thing is that I probably will have his genes for uber high cholesterol. Heart attack here I come, and of course, as I get older, the mortality of life is finally beginning to sink in.

Ok ok, enough with the sad stuff
the good bits in the last few weeks:
Arlina and TS got married - told them that they need a new addition quickly so they can be AT&T.
Wy - one of my bestest friends from keryonks ago - is back for hols
Mark aka barts, another friend from years ago in Normanton Park, he taught this very un-cordinated person how to play tennis - er, i use "play" very loosely here since through no fault of his, I suck at the game. I refuse to run after balls... if anything they should be running after me right? right? Hahahha. Ok ok, corny.

Oops, back to work, post again soon