Thursday, February 02, 2006
Back At Last And For Good
This is a little belated, but yeah, for the uninformed who visit this neglected blog, I've finally completed my 19 months of service in Brunei, and am back for good in Singapore. That is, until I depart for New York some time in mid-August.
The first few days have been really hectic - what with all the CNY visiting that had to be done, and the housework that I now have to do because my parents sacked my maid a couple of weeks ago for reasons I shan't elaborate here. Not that it's anything scandalous; I'm just too lazy to explain it here. But really, household chores in my home can be quite the workout, and for that I'm glad my mother was prolific in child-bearing. I'd probably just die from exhaustion if I were an only kid.
CNY was fantastic for me this year. Even though I've always felt that the visiting part of CNY, especially of distant relatives, was one big wayang, it still felt so much better than my last CNY, which I spent morosely in Brunei in spite of my camp's mediocre attempts at drumming up the festive spirit. No matter what you do, CNY will never turn out right without family (because you need them to give you hongbaos. Hah.). Of course, that's not forgetting the enjoyable, albeit money-draining, mahjong sessions with my primary school friends at Jinghui's house. Even though I've always known it on an intellectual level, it is only after having spent last year's CNY in Brunei and experiencing this year's CNY in Singapore that I am finally able to understand emotionally just how much family and friends matter in the celebration of CNY.
Ok, enough with the mushy stuff already. On a totally unrelated note, there are a lot of things I need to buy now that I'm back, so I'm hoping there's a post-CNY sale of some kind in the major department stores. Is there? List of things I need to buy at the top of my head:
1) Handphone - I'm eyeing the SE W900i. If you ask me, it'd make a great advanced 21st Birthday present though. *hint hint*
2) Lots and lots of clothes - I'm starting a complete wardrobe overhaul.
3) Shoes - a pair of the quasi-formal kind and maybe a pair of sneakers.
4) Spectacles
5) Laptop
6) Car - maybe if I strike TOTO or something.
That's about it for now. Even without the car, getting everything else on this list is gonna set me back like crazy. Looks like a part-time job is inevitable, unless someone can introduce a sugar mummy to me.
The first few days have been really hectic - what with all the CNY visiting that had to be done, and the housework that I now have to do because my parents sacked my maid a couple of weeks ago for reasons I shan't elaborate here. Not that it's anything scandalous; I'm just too lazy to explain it here. But really, household chores in my home can be quite the workout, and for that I'm glad my mother was prolific in child-bearing. I'd probably just die from exhaustion if I were an only kid.
CNY was fantastic for me this year. Even though I've always felt that the visiting part of CNY, especially of distant relatives, was one big wayang, it still felt so much better than my last CNY, which I spent morosely in Brunei in spite of my camp's mediocre attempts at drumming up the festive spirit. No matter what you do, CNY will never turn out right without family (because you need them to give you hongbaos. Hah.). Of course, that's not forgetting the enjoyable, albeit money-draining, mahjong sessions with my primary school friends at Jinghui's house. Even though I've always known it on an intellectual level, it is only after having spent last year's CNY in Brunei and experiencing this year's CNY in Singapore that I am finally able to understand emotionally just how much family and friends matter in the celebration of CNY.
Ok, enough with the mushy stuff already. On a totally unrelated note, there are a lot of things I need to buy now that I'm back, so I'm hoping there's a post-CNY sale of some kind in the major department stores. Is there? List of things I need to buy at the top of my head:
1) Handphone - I'm eyeing the SE W900i. If you ask me, it'd make a great advanced 21st Birthday present though. *hint hint*
2) Lots and lots of clothes - I'm starting a complete wardrobe overhaul.
3) Shoes - a pair of the quasi-formal kind and maybe a pair of sneakers.
4) Spectacles
5) Laptop
6) Car - maybe if I strike TOTO or something.
That's about it for now. Even without the car, getting everything else on this list is gonna set me back like crazy. Looks like a part-time job is inevitable, unless someone can introduce a sugar mummy to me.
Posted by De Rui at 2:03 AM
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