I love holidays, just woke up (three hours ago - have been trying to log in to blogger with a lousy internet connection since then) from a four hour nap and have never felt so refreshed. Desperate to go back to sleep after a very delicious dinner but my dad hasn't asked us to go up yet (as he bugs us every single night at like, 8.30 and tells us it's Really Late) so I assume tonight's the night of staying up late to prolong lives so I'm entertaining myself by reading award-winning blogs. And this is the very essence of Singapore life, it's hard to believe that after nearly fifteen years (and my whole life) in Singapore I still don't recognise the hardships of everyone here, and I'm starting to understand why WeiYi didn't want to apply for OSL - there's so much (albeit less) needed help here but I would never regret applying for OSL regardless of the result because it's something I really really really want (I've been trying to cut down that enthusiasm a bit in case history repeats itself but you know what I'm just going to enjoy the wait and deal with the consequence) and... in essence it's all about helping people, whether Singaporeans or Cambodians, it's like.. diffusion of luck and life and happiness from us to them (:
And eating the reunion dinner made me realise how much I feel connected to the Chinese culture (don't laugh you chindian racists!), and I found myself thinking about how exactly when I study and possibly work overseas I will make sure my family will celebrate chinese new year with leek, fish, chicken, abalone etc etc!
And as we celebrate/sleep our way through the festive period, let's not forget Haiti.
