Monday, February 28, 2011
Countdown
He's flying back first, tonight. And I'd be following in a couple of days' time - want to be here with Dad for Mum's and Grandad's anniversaries, before I officially start my adventure in Oz. Will do my packing over the few days too when I'd spend time pondering over trivalities such as whether to bring over a certain sauce, a certain rug, a certain beanie etc etc. Sure, I'm not heading to a 3rd world country, but it's precisely bcoz the destination is 1st world that the prices are going to be much steeper (and no thanks to the rising exchange rate). In any case, it's always comforting to bring along a piece of home, isn't it? Thank goodness there are already packets of Bak Kut Teh hoarded up in his Oz cabinets. =)
Monday, February 21, 2011
A Matter of Percentages
I didn't intend for it to be a one-mth disappearing act, but some things are just unpredictable. So here's a crash update for you faithful ones who haven't given up on following this blog.
My past month had been spent:
- slogging over stacks of visa forms and gathering mountains of multi-party evidence (and not to mention - dealing with none-too-polite staff) to show that our relationship is a 'genuine and continuing' one, and not a convoluted scam hatched to bluff our way into prestigious land (time taken - 70%, energy used - 100% - I would have written '180% or something like that' but I guess mathematically, anything over 100 doesn't qualify the use of the unit %... oh well.)
- bonding with husband and in-laws over shared meals and park walks (time taken - 30%, energy used - 10%. My in-laws are a sweet and straightforward lot so bonding times are generally pretty stress-free and enjoyable.)
- bonding with dad and relatives over shared meals and mahjong sessions (time taken - 20%, energy used - 5%. We've been together so long, things almost go on autopilot.)
- bonding with husband and husband alone (time taken - 80%, energy used - varies, depending on whether the session includes the discovery of previously unknown quirks and idealogies, and/or the straying into no-go zones. The range stretches from 2 to 200% - oops, I mean 100%.)
- bonding with dad and dad alone (time taken - 60%, energy used - 1%. There can never be too much time spent with my no. 1 supporter and advisor, mum aside.)
- catching up with close friends and ex-colleagues over shared meals - and by now, you should have gathered that I'm looking a lot rounder than before, with all these amount of 'shared meals' with various parties (time taken - 10%, energy used - varies, depending on situation under which we meet and topics discussed.)
- doing up wedding stuff e.g. photo-taking, guest list-planning, food-tasting etc etc (time taken - 25%, energy used - 70%, the nitties and gritties and the occasional need to rationalise it to the one who matters, to anticipate the reactions of the one who matters, as well as to appreciate the efforts of the one who matters.)
- time alone (time taken - 20%, energy used - 0%. Any milli-ounce of energy more would be illogical since I am myself, me and I, so why should energy be spent when I'm alone being myself?)
The above, in short, is perhaps a none-too-enlightening, and definitely non-mathematically-correct (since the sum of all the %s exceeds 100%) summary on how my past month has been. I reckon I'd have more time to write when settled in foreign land. And that is going to happen in less than 2 wks time. Scary, but also exciting. May Buddha be with all of us.
My past month had been spent:
- slogging over stacks of visa forms and gathering mountains of multi-party evidence (and not to mention - dealing with none-too-polite staff) to show that our relationship is a 'genuine and continuing' one, and not a convoluted scam hatched to bluff our way into prestigious land (time taken - 70%, energy used - 100% - I would have written '180% or something like that' but I guess mathematically, anything over 100 doesn't qualify the use of the unit %... oh well.)
- bonding with husband and in-laws over shared meals and park walks (time taken - 30%, energy used - 10%. My in-laws are a sweet and straightforward lot so bonding times are generally pretty stress-free and enjoyable.)
- bonding with dad and relatives over shared meals and mahjong sessions (time taken - 20%, energy used - 5%. We've been together so long, things almost go on autopilot.)
- bonding with husband and husband alone (time taken - 80%, energy used - varies, depending on whether the session includes the discovery of previously unknown quirks and idealogies, and/or the straying into no-go zones. The range stretches from 2 to 200% - oops, I mean 100%.)
- bonding with dad and dad alone (time taken - 60%, energy used - 1%. There can never be too much time spent with my no. 1 supporter and advisor, mum aside.)
- catching up with close friends and ex-colleagues over shared meals - and by now, you should have gathered that I'm looking a lot rounder than before, with all these amount of 'shared meals' with various parties (time taken - 10%, energy used - varies, depending on situation under which we meet and topics discussed.)
- doing up wedding stuff e.g. photo-taking, guest list-planning, food-tasting etc etc (time taken - 25%, energy used - 70%, the nitties and gritties and the occasional need to rationalise it to the one who matters, to anticipate the reactions of the one who matters, as well as to appreciate the efforts of the one who matters.)
- time alone (time taken - 20%, energy used - 0%. Any milli-ounce of energy more would be illogical since I am myself, me and I, so why should energy be spent when I'm alone being myself?)
The above, in short, is perhaps a none-too-enlightening, and definitely non-mathematically-correct (since the sum of all the %s exceeds 100%) summary on how my past month has been. I reckon I'd have more time to write when settled in foreign land. And that is going to happen in less than 2 wks time. Scary, but also exciting. May Buddha be with all of us.
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