CNY was great cos i met alot of new cute babies in my family and there's so many more ang baos now that 80% of my cousins are married.

my cousins and cousin-in-laws are seriously popping babies here there and everywhere. from just having 2 nephews (jarrel and ethan) for the longest time, i can no longer keep track of how many nieces and nephews i have right now!!! must be at least ten!

met the cutest and handsomest xander (can't really spell), who has thick black fluffy hair, huge round eyes and bronze skin. gosh he already has the looks of a hunk and he's only 6 mths old!! then i met bubbly little nicholas with porcelain skin and my heart just oh-so-melted when i carried him in my lap.. he looks like a little monk!! and he's sooo cute just kept sucking his fingers!! and he cried when ppl took him away from me!

some ppl actually dread carrying babies and taking care of them..... but, i love it! from the babysitting days when i helped my mummy take care of 3 babies, i learnt all the skills required to carry them, feed them, cajole them, and even change their pampers!! i love carrying them and i'm always reluctant to put them down. i just love babies so much..... gosh i sound like i'm ready to have my own.

this CNY marks a few firsts.

it's the first time someone asked me seriously when i'm tying the knot. like seriously look me in the eye kinda talk, not the casual auntie-fied question. my cousin said at my age it's really high time to start thinking about it cos u need a few years to apply for flat, another few years to get ready for wedding, another few years to plan for a baby.... gawd.. think i'll be 40 by then. i wanted to tell her straight, nobody to marry, marry myself?

secondly, it's the first time i actually feel paiseh taking ang baos. i mean, my aunties and uncles have been giving me ang baos for 26 years!! they must be thinking, faster get married la then no need to give u anymore. then i have my cousins who are around my age giving me ang baos... it feels so awkward!! gosh.

i suddenly feel old. like really, really old. am no longer the baby of the family, now with so many new babies already.

this CNY didn't really rest much, everyday out eating with family or visiting somebody or relatives visiting our house. i'm looking forward to catching up with the girls at east ocean on sat! already drooling at the thought of lau sa pao and fried octopus tentacles.

anw the CNY break's over and my life's instantaneously switched back to the humdrum of work. left office at 8pm today and had instant mee dinner at 9pm. i hate such a life. i'm really unhappy with it. i reflected and i look ahead, and all i can see is a life like this:

7am - wake up

8.30am - reach office

7, 8, or 9pm - leave office

9 - 10pm - dinner

10pm - shower

11pm - sleep

7am - wake up....

i have a training at 8.30am - 10.30 am tmr morning, followed by a meeting from 10.30 - 1.00pm, followed by another meeting from 1.30 - 3.30pm. no time for lunch!!!!

and when i go for all these trainings and meetings my work in the office just pile, and pile and pile. dun laugh if i tell u i still have undone work from July 2009. I'm not kidding!!!!

i'd better turn in now to prepare for the horrendous thursday ahead. shivering in "anticipation".