25 Feb - Finally starting a 'normal' week (after 2 hectic months) with manageable amount of work. I even had a leisurely lunch. Shock.

26 Feb - Sending off an overdue section for a co-written paper.

27 Feb - Taking the bus with Thomas (to Gleneagles for pediatrician check up). Quite long journey (due to waiting times) but he was very good.

28 Feb ( Read more... )

18 Feb - Finally getting some bits of decent writing done.

19 Feb - A Bible verse from a friend posted on Facebook: "Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; ( Read more... )

11 Feb - Family BBQ, and the weather held up after a preceding week of pouring rain.

12 Feb - seeing Thomas in stitches playing with a cold bottle of water, and 'playing tricks' on his gong gong.

13 Feb - Getting a taxi as soon as I step up to the main road

14 Feb - A handmade flower from Thomas! (Craft work from school)

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4 Feb - Going through my wardrobe the night before and giving away two bags of clothes to a clothing collection drive by some student group on campus ( Read more... )

28 Jan - Japanese fruit tart. Yum...

29 Jan - Pretty flowers in my office.

30 Jan - Going to bed at 10.30pm

31 Jan - New handbag! From Charles & Keith. A little more than I would like to spend, but if I'm going to use it everyday as a work bag it pays for itself quickly. That's what I tell myself anyway.

1 Feb - Enjoyed the discussion and ( Read more... )

21 Jan - Being able to wearing a particular pair of lovely heeled shoes that made me feel tall and confident. I had not been able to wear them during periods when my leg/hip was hurting, or when I was going to be on my feet and running around all day (I'm a wimp like that with heels. Usually comfy flat shoes for me.)

22 Jan - Laksa on a grey and ( Read more... )

14 Jan - A creme brulee tart, with the warm flavours of real vanilla pods and oozing raspberry centre. Expensive and calorific, but oh-so-good ( Read more... )

07 Jan - laughing the evening away with old secondary school classmates, some of whom I had not seen for more than 10 years.
08 Jan - seeing three young young men (office workers in long sleeve shirts) helping an older woman with a walking frame get down the stairs at an overhead bridge.
09 Jan - Enjoying a tea break of kaya toast and teh C siu dao ( Read more... )

I am now going to post list of "Things That Made Me Happy Today" list once a week, on Sunday afternoon/evening. Quite nice to look back on happy things before the start of another work week.

So here it is for the past week:

01 Jan - Watching Thomas playing with Ruth and having such fun.
02 Jan - Taking time out to meet Andy for lunch (and talking ( Read more... )

04 Jan - Walking under the big rain trees on campus. (Have I mentioned that the rain tree is my favourite tree?)

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