7 Days

Here I am again. No I haven't forgotten about this blog, it's just that I've been so busy that I haven't had time to write anything or post anything worthy of an update even though there's been lotsa things happening. What's new right... ZJ is either busy at work or stressed. True. True.

I've been following the comments on the previous post fervently, but sad to say, I have not indicated interest to conduct any special PH class on Labour Day... This is because one week from now, I'll be on a flight to Auckland! I am so looking forward to it and eagerly anticipating. Just one more week. Four more working days.

It could have been so different. Monday, my boss asked me into his office and asked if I could cancel my leave. I was momentarily stunned. It's not that I haven't done my work, there's always work to be done every single day, and we do find covers while we are away, but it's just that the team needs all the extra manpower right now.

There was a moment when I really wanted to be gung-ho and offer to cancel my leave but I reckoned that all the administrative hassle and the severe disappointment of missing this trip would be too much to bear.

While I do make the occasional grumble about working hours and stress, truth is to a certain extent I do like what I am doing now, and also at my age, I want to make as much moolah as possible so I can go for early retirement. And right now I do need a lot of moolah to be able to pursue my passion of LM and travel, so the best thing to do is to travel for LM purposes right? I honestly don't think I can be doing what I am doing now at the age of 40. I would be super drained by then. But times are really bad, and all our jobs are at peril now, so it would be most prudent not to play punk and stick out like a sore thumb.

And speaking of work, I realise I do have a great bunch of colleagues and I do treasure them. In fact coming back from a vacation from Bangkok over the Good Friday weekend really did us good. 11 of us spent a fantastic time there. We really recharged ourselves well - a couple of nice seafood dinners, meals at high class Thai restaurants for about S$40, massages, shopping, etc.

It was great, so much so that I wanted to go for the quarterly workshop in BKK in May again. Luckily I did not follow up on that, because the workshop date clashes with Mega Combat and also, I'll be doing the workshop/new releases in NZ anyway. A big DUH to myself for forgetting all these! Thanks to JW and WL for reminding me.

Now talking about workshops, I just received some 'spoilers' from an instructor in Australia who attended the Sydney FILEX workshop over the weekend. I AM SO DAMN JEALOUS! I got some snippets on BC and BB... and I can't wait.

Then there's my Europe trip in June. My mum is worried because they haven't filled the numbers for the trip departure to be confirmed. She's worried that we don't have ample time to make alternative arrangements and I've got to settle that before I depart for Auckland. Actually, I'm kinda neutral even if we don't go this time round. After BKK, I do feel recharged so I don't really need this NZ trip to recharge (but I still wanna go nevertheless), and I'm sure after I come back from NZ, I don't really need to go for a holiday so soon. What more, I'm paying for my whole family, so I'll probably get a refund for this trip hehehe... I'm looking at some shares to buy.

I just think there's so many things to do and so little time. I haven't even started preparing to pack for NZ yet. 7 days to clear everything.