life in my little cosmos has gotten quite busy… i have a knack of piling more on my wee plate through what seems like a necessary act of ‘chancing on opportunities’ — it is something i have been trying to do ever since i got over the first part of the rather disheartening realization that there isn’t anything like ‘job security’ nor that ‘things ever stay the same’. maybe all this is part and parcel of ‘growing up’! yet, i secretly wish to be in denial.

thankfully, i get to return a little to the state of infantile bliss when i arrive home to celebrate Lunar New Year with my family next week. it’s been a good 14 years since i’ve celebrated this special traditional event with them… and as much as i may be swamped (with bureaucratic and social obligations) during my visit, i am looking forward to catching up, indulging in home-cooked cuisine, and bathe in the tropical heat! oh! and to recharge that ‘tan’!