Dec 2013

Dec 2013: it was a month where temperatures started to dip. Arv and I went to a yakuza photo exhibition in NT. It was very fun as we both posed in the artsy lift with two wooden chairs. We had yummy Indian fare at TST after. (Arv had to return to Bangalore shortly in Jan 2014.) I miss him !  My face was noticeably narrower due to my gum and bone alignment from the braces. Nice to hear positive feedback that my face profile was improving. Saw a trumpet jazz duo performing along the cobbled Pottinger steps...they reminded me of the beauty in life and we should all be happy. For that reminder, my heart smiled and left them a tip. The nose op had turned out to be a good thing. It taught me to love myself and that I should enjoy my life. Work is but a mere portion of what constitutes who we are and how we live our lives. Friends, family , a good body, great diet, exercise and good positive thinking, good humour and a smile go a long way and are essentials to make me a more balanced person.

'Do what makes you happy
Be with who makes you smile
Laugh as much as you breathe
Love as long as you live'

Attended the Macau handover anniversary concert. It was a dazzling display of dance and theatre. Truly worth the one hour ferry across! Finally we ushered in Xmas with a buffet gathering with the sg / hk clan art get verandah. None too impressive as we preferred the more humble Bostonian. On whim, I flew to Tainan to meet Pris for a weekend trip up to Alishan. It was refreshing being amidst the thousand year old trees, and waking up at the crack of down to catch the elusive sunrise. After which I was in Bangkok for Zan & G's wedding ceremony. I missed the secondary mates I have known for over two decades. I then went to Siam Reap with Aud and hubby. Easy to say, we ushered in the new year with plenty of sunrises, sunsets, laughter, food, photographs and great Cambodian hospitality! It was an excellent trip to wrap up an eventful 2013.