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Recap

Work was good yesterday. Spent most of my 6 hours dodging spills, drips and all manner of flying crumbs. In other words, making juices, smoothies and humungo sandwiche/rolls>.> I was in health haven, but it was pretty full-on and by the time i got home, was drained of energy even to smile. There's something serially wrong with my sleeping patterns coz my 'doze' -after a quick shower- turned into a 12+ hour zomby slumber. Not amused.

Today was calm and peaceful, just how i like it best. I spent the better portion of it compiling a NY/christmas/birthday pressie list for all my beloveds. I'm happy with what I've come up with. Thanks to the health conscious nature of this family, indoor plants dominate the list. According to the EPA many years ago, indoor air pollution was rated among the top 4 environmental health risks -and i have no reason to stop believing that. As such, I went on a plant searching rampage and narrowed it down to a plant per person: (1) Peace lily (2) Dendrobium orchid (3) Madagascar Dragon tree (4) Chinese Evergreen (5) Bamboo plant.. personally i reckon that plants will perenially rule the gift wish-list of any organic person. I dream of that day when the living room becomes a mini-forest...
Miscellaneous stuff fills the rest of the list. I'm not bothering with Christmas cards coz letters/memos rock so much more.
Gee whiz the year has flown.. time for your classic highlights vs lowlights recap:
Highlights:
*becoming more sure of my faith, my values, my priorities *quitting old job *finding new job *being introduced to the Morgans' *passing first semester *Joining Civic and being able to rent for $1 a day (Wed only but still!) *discovering the delights of contact lenses *realizing the hidden abilities of yours truly in a 14-stanza poem dedicated to Barbara & co. for mother's day *finding the love of my life [who incidentally doesn't know about it despite everyone else knowing about it] *my trip to China in July (absolute pricelessness) *meeting my stepmother for the first time *youth fellowship!!
Lowlights:
*Stan's behaviour *being a stubborn chimp & causing tear shed *issues at old job - that i quit hurray!! *Not really knowing whether he actually is the one -and not likely to any time soon coz we both so shy ~hrmph *certain revelations

It warms me to see the (+)'s outstripping the (-)'s. There are so many more from both sides, yet these particulars stood out. As i read over it later, probably others that seem obvious but didn't enter my head then will find itself duly inserted. But for now as it is, let it stand.

posted by "/umin @ 12:53 PM