Pub holis..
are bonus hours [on top of weekends] to catch up on my sleep. my eye backs are coming back, according to doctor adr :) anyway, it is always a luxury not to worry about running late to work! it's labour day - rest from labour! after this rest, the next pub holi will be...sobz! August!

well to think that we are almost halfway through 2007 scares me quite a bit! you mean it's already May!! i know that May is gona fly past pretty quickly, looking at the number of upcoming big events. and very soon, it's June 18!! *grin. oh well, time flies. i really wonder if i've been sleeping my time off or that i've accomplished anything since the start of the year. hmm. ponders.

popped by at my uncle's place for a housewarming party. when i first got there, everything reminded me of my grandparent's place. the corridors, the lift... brings back truckloads of memories of the past. while i was totally lost in my reminscent past, i blurted to my uncle, 'this place really reminds me of 嬷 嬷 家 [grandma's place].' abrupt silence. since grandparent's passing, no one talked about them. oops. seconds later, uncle cracked a joke about how interesting it was for my 14 uncles and aunties to squeeze in sucha small flat in the past. he started to relate some funny incidences which really caught me grinning :)

you know how news spread like wild fire! everybody's been asking me about adr. perhaps it is a family thing. they have been urging me to introduce adr to them, but i figured out that it might take a lot of courage to meet my extended family. super huge. aunty said, 'it would be a baptism by fire kinda experience.' wow. strong words used there, but i'd totally agree. it is just scary to meet so many people and have them to look at you in scrutiny! cold sweat*

sometimes, family gatherings are stressful events on calendar. when we were younger, going to such gatherings means opportunities for parents to sit down and gossip from: "my child is so naughty!" to "my child went to EM1!" to "what is your PSLE score?" to "is she going Poly or JC?" to "which uni are you posted to?" to "where are you working?" and now..."are you dating?" the next question i fear most and i see it coming: "when are you getting married?" and sooner, "when are you expecting?" and the cycle repeats. perhaps it's in the Asian culture to compare such things. mind boggling questions which are mindless gossip themes for aunties to talk about at majong tables and gatherings.

~gracie left a note at 1:45 pm