Christmas...is a time of giving?

Christmas is a time of sharing,
Christmas is a time of joy.
So why is it this year, I don't feel much of it?

I guess most of it is the terrible disaster happening in Asia right now. For those that haven't heard, or aren't aware...shame on you. There was a huge earthquake a few days ago that led to massive tsunamis in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and even Somalia. Can you believe that? Somalia. The death toll stands at 77K as of now, but is projected to be over 100K. To put that in perspective, 9/11 only had 3000 casualties. But you know, since it isn't on American soil, we don't hear much about it. It's so pathetic to read that the States is sending 35 Freaking Million dollars as aid...wow. 35Mil...their Powerball lotteries regularly top that amount!!!
J

Stayed home from work

Today was the first big storm of the year, and it took Torontonians completely by surprise. (Are we called Torontonians?) I woke up at 6:30 and shovelled snow till 7:30. But when I was done, the parts I had shovelled before was already under another centimeter of snow. I got fed up and decided to sleep through the snowing. So I came back inside and emailed my manager, telling him I can't make it for the morning. Then I promptly went back to bed.

Bad idea. When I awoke again at 11, it had started to rain. Freezing rain to be exact. Sure, it looked pretty to see trees and porches covered with a thick layer of ice, but the same sense of beauty did not apply when one sees one's car being covered under an inch of ice. Literally. I was chipping away at my car until 12:30 pm, when I gave up again. Although I was able to get the car door open, the windows were still blanketed by ice. I took it as an omen that I shouldn't go to work.

Another bad idea. Turns out, my manager was looking for me, because I was the person running a batch of daily reports for back office. Sigh...and to top it off, I had left my phone inside my work bag, inside my room, while I had lunch and then took a nap (to rest my tired body) on the sofa. By the time I finally checked my phone, it was 5 pm. Dang dang dang dang. Not a good way to leave an impression.

To make a long story short, I gotta apologize to all my coworkers. Sorry I let you guys down. Next time, I'll try to keep my phone handy.

J

Kenneth's K

A week after Teddy's birthday K, yesterday we had Kenneth's birthday K. Man, I know so man Sagittariuses...it's not funny! From late Nov till mid Dec, I have something like 5 good friends who have their birthdays...parties parties parties (I'm not complaining). Anyways, happy birthday to Ken, who has his birthday on the 6th. And Yawen, if you are reading this in HK, have a happy birthday too. Wish you guys all the best in the coming year.

J