forty-seven: gone

its been a long week, drawn out because of the celebration of two huge festivals, christmas and then the new year. for me it's felt like a week, and also that a whole year has passed. the varied things which have preoccupied my time this week have been somewhat unpexpected but sweet to do. last week was characterised by being out of singapore, this week was really about being here.

it seems like such a long time when i look back at the events of the past week. going to macritchie reservoir (what a surprise) to exercise (double surprise), chinatown to eat herbal jelly and walking around the esplanade (that's more like it!), the random and weird things which i've done, like make a photo collage and make those japanese cheesy sticker things which i have always, and probably still do, find irksome and rather pointless, to christmas parties and new year parties which somehow aren't so clearly defined and make you stop and wonder, hey, what's the occasion for being here, and then realising that it's about being with friends during the special moments; it's all added up to a special week which ended the year.

time flies and here we are again standing where it all begins, on january the first, trusted once again with our 20th opportunity to make good the time which has been given. this day one year ago was so much more different. i wonder at how the rest of the days will unfold.

happy new year everyone