The Tiger Lunar New Year came... and is passing by. Here, the celebrations are muted, and there's not much atmosphere. Nonetheless, it is still heart warming, with the several meals and gatherings. Recounting - feels like it's been a whirl the last 2 weeks - feels like Jan came and whizzed by!
Perhaps, one of the most magical times was last Thurs - i really felt it was Thursday Magic. And maybe it's also that Friday is a half-day. Donna and I spent Thurs evening just catching up over cheeses and prosecco, amidst a setting sun backdrop. :) Again, one of the blessings I can be thankful for in my life, and work life here.
And then - all these gatherings and fellowship. I miss SG particularly more this season, especially since social media feed is filled with all sorts of gathering happiness.
City Palace Allure - because it is CNY season? It was just S and I at first, and then 2Ls came in. And then, Joann and Andy and the kids. Haha, random night that culminated into coffee and cakes.
And also, recently I got my gen 3 gold Oura - because Sleep Matters. The wellness tracking gps function doesn't seem to be up yet, but I have been using the heart rate function, and it's shown some interesting results that are not suprising - that my heart rate goes up during certain meetings, and then drops drastically thereafter. It was really quite a big drop!
One of my key aims is to continue to live well this year - and one of the key areas is to ensure I get enough shut-eye. This is again, a continuous endeavour, and recently, I start feeling sleepy about 9pm? This is kind of amazing, and maybe it's the cold weather that makes me feel sleepy. One secret wish I have is to want to continue to have bountiful energy and zest for the longest time ever, so sleep is increasingly becoming more important to me.
I also had a chance to meet Loh Kean Yew in person, at the Dubai Expo, and I really felt happy for his progress and achievement. Just the week before, I was watching him play against India, and my heart was thumping so fast. A friend and I spotted him at the back sitting quietly, and went to check out if it were really him (since all of us donned masks). And it was. Badminton is not a game that I've really played, but since I got to know Tat Suan and SY, I've also started to enjoy it (nostalgic IAL days). I really wish him all the very best!!
And, yesterday, we did a last minute tennis - and it actually was tiring for both of us. While cooling down, I captured this. Haha, and I think S likes the photo. I took it pretty well? We enjoy playing at the centre court more and more. ハンドサムステーブ。
And also, tennis with the 2Ls last week - we played more than 2.5 hours!
And at this point in time, I am feeling the warmth of the sunrays beating down on me, as the workstation is by the window. There's some work to do and think thru', and I went through some parts earlier. Now I have some coffee and will continue with a new book - Shoe Dog. It already resonated as the book started with running.
Finally, this morning, Happy Kenji out in the fields. 💗
Truly Random Ramblings indeed. 💗
