I realised for the entire month of November, I missed out on my blog entry this year. Ah, what a pity. I had thought I would at least have made an entry a month. Alas, November went by without one! But still, I was glad my faithful tradition of meeting up with EL was kept up, although it was a belated celebration of her birthday on 30 Nov instead of the 23rd. As I had spent the 23rd celebrating Illary's 10th birthday at Pizzaface with a heart-shaped Lana Chocolate Cake and a pizza/pasta meal together with ST & Elsa too.
Also, I was busy sending out hedgehog coasters, and cute shiba inn and kitty cat coasters to different ones, near and far. It was a pleasant surprise to receive a packed of assorted flavoured Kit Kats from Dom & LP (all the way from Kanazawa), a brown long sleeve chiffon blouse from Daphne&Robin, and a specially curated calendar of my fave pics from Siao Yen (from Miri) all in the month of Nov. I think I received two pairs of earrings (from Lee Tzu & Josie). Lee Tzu gave me a Christmas ornament too (a glass Santa) and CCH+Margaret gave a box of chocolates which I shared with the A Team and eventually gave the rest to EK (and his kids). I gave a double portion of coasters to JW & family but not sure if any reached them although the registered mail ones should reach them. The reason was the first post had probably gone missing and I was a bit sad. In any case, I don't think those coasters meant much to them. He seemed to have been ignoring me since 25 Nov (US Thanksgiving), over two weeks. I feel a bit sore but that is that. Should not be overly emotional over a relationship that most likely will not amount to anything much beyond former co-workers, despite me having an inordinate amount of affection for the person.
Finding a right match in life is no easy feat and not everyone in the world find their "happily ever after". I am quite okay with living my life without finding "a life partner", if that is God's will for me. I am open, if God has someone in mind, but God, only You know if such a person exists. Not my will, but Yours.
I am thankful for mum, siblings, sister-in-law, cousins, aunts, uncles, close friends, god daughters, co-workers, good neighbours, new brothers and sisters in Christ I have come to know in my DG and people in the Residents Network Committee, as well as OCF Alumni Network friends and TCF friends from across Southeast Asia. I am thankful for the EAST Community too and the EAST Alumni Network although my bonds with them have not been that particularly close this past year. I have not been very intentional in cultivating deep bonds with people in the EAST Community due to remote working.
Reconnecting with old JC friends has been a bonus. I thank God for them - Meirong, Peiling, Margaret, Janice, Wai Sen, Peijing & Sin Lee. Covid has also made me draw closer to a few in the OCF gang - like Dom & LP, Daphne & Robin, Jeff & Grace, David & Jess. It was also good to have caught up with Lucy & JF in person.
Looking forward to Boxing Day Lunch with Wing Poh & Rebecca, Dickson & Bel, & Cat. Hope to get to know them better as brothers and sisters in Christ.
