Happy Chinese New Year!
It's a pink, pink piggy year this 2007. I like things piggy...I've even got a soft pink pig lying next to my radio in the car, accompanying me in my journeys on the road.
A friend, Kris, said my pig badly needs a bath, as he's been sitting there by my gearbox for at least 2 years :) She confirmed this when she sneezed continuously the moment she held up my pink piggy.
Nope, he hasnt had his bath, am too lazy. Besides, what if he fluffs up or wrinkle up after a bath. Then he'll look strange, and unpig-like...no, not taking chances.
It's been a good beginning so far. I think the Pig year will bring great opportunities, opportunities which I hope, will be both enjoyable and rewarding to dive into.
I had a great 2 weeks off for CNY this year. Longest CNY leave I've ever taken in my entire working life. It was nice to spend time with my beloved mother in Melaka. It's been a long time since I was able to spend so much time in my hometown Melaka. So much has changed in the last 10 years, progress and development has now changed sleepy-hollow Melaka town to congested Melaka city.
During the hot-hot CNY period, travelling in and around Melaka in my mother's 27-year old Honda with no air-conditioning was a real sauna experience. How did we ever manage to get around and about in our younger days in that car with no air-conditioning really baffles me. I think I lost at least 1kg of water weight each time I drove about in that Honda. One night, about 10pm, as my mother and I was cruising down the bridge on the Melaka highway in the Honda, it sputtered and sputtered, and then gave up on us. Thank goodness for Johnny, my mother's long time mechanic, and my cousins, who came to our rescue immediately.
Chap Goh Mei is in 2 days time (darn, no proper river here to throw mandarin oranges).
CNY came and is almost over soon. Before we know it, year 2007 will be near its end, and the pink piggy will oink away while his little friend, Jerry, will squeek in softly.
Oink-oink! Let's see what wonderful and exciting things our piggy friend has in store for everyone this year.
