Merry Christmas

This year Christmas is a cold and wet Christmas. Last year's Christmas we rot at home eating Maggie mee, this year Christmas we went to Linda's house for house warming and Christmas exchange. The day started when I went to work in the wee hours and came back at 7 plus in the morning. After showering and changing, I brought Jerlyn to my company's family day at Vivocity for movie. We watched Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol, not bad as there is a lot of death defying movements.
After that Jerlyn brought me Far East Plaza for a spa massage which include a scrub and a oil massage. The scrub was normal, but I felt the shower was a bit far so we had to walk through the corridor in our underwear and robe, and I got knocked by the receptionist. After shower the lady gave me a boxer and gave Jerlyn another underwear which I felt I should wear the underwear too because the boxer hinder the massage just like in Batam. But the oil massage was good and it did not have the oily feeling after the massage like the one in Batam. I was wondering what is the best dress code when doing oil massage. naked or underwear or boxer? I tried all three and naked is the best but must not be shy to let ladies see your naked body. I think the first time massage in just a small towel when in Bangkok I was really shy, but the massage was really good.
After the Spa, we went to eat at Thai eatery at the basement of Far East Plaza. It was opened by Thai Muslim and the food was not bad. It was raining super heavy when we wanted to go to Jerlyn's office to do some errands, thought of taking the cab but the queue was super long so we had to settle for bus. By the time we got there, Jerlyn and I were half wet. My Bermudas were wet and my back of the shirt is also wet. When Jerlyn finish her errands, we took a bus again and then change to train to go Linda's house. It was still raining heavily and many places has started to flood.
At Linda's place, we went to buy food for the steamboat. We bought 115 dollars worth of food and all of us couldn't finish all as there was log cake too. We had gift exchange and Jerlyn got a flask bottle while I got a Disney towel and bath items. I was like half awake most of the time as I got up quite early in the morning. By the time I reach home I was already asleep.
Overall this year Christmas was better than last year, but the best Christmas me and Jerlyn had was in 2009 in Arizona.

Places that I have visited with Jerlyn

When I was at Desaru for a short getaway, I think back the places that I have went to with Jerlyn since knowing her and I came up with the list.

1. Langkawi, Malaysia, May 2007.
That was our first overseas trip when we haven't got married, celebrating Jerlyn first birthday.
2. Orlando Disney World and Miami, Florida, May 2009
Our first trip together in the States, celebrating Jerlyn birthday again.
3. Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2009
Our first trip together to Vegas with my colleagues too. Jerlyn won 55 bucks in Golden Nuggets Casino.
4. Grand Canyon and Page, Arizona, July 2009
Our first trip together to Grand Canyon, watching the coldest sunrise and beautiful sunset.
5. New York City, Atlantic City, Batimore, Washington D.C, Eastern America and Toronto, Niagara Falls, Canada, August 2009.
Our one week trip to all those places with Ming and Ming Sao.
6. San Diego and Los Angeles, California October 2009.
Our first trip together to Sea World and Universal Studios.
7. Honolulu, Hawaii, March 2010.
Our last trip at the States, visiting the pineapple plantation, whale watching and submarine adventure.
8. Batam, Indonesia,  July 2010.
Our first trip to Indonesia, enjoying the spa.
9. Koh Samui, Thailand, November 2010.
Our first trip to Thailand, enjoying the spa and beach.
10. Bangkok, Thailand, June 2011.
Our first trip together with Jerlyn's family.
11. Desaru, Malaysia, December 2011.
Our short getaway to Malaysia for fruit farm visit.

Next trip we will be going to Bali, Indonesia!!

Desaru

Went to Desaru, Malaysia during the weekend to have a break away from home and the stressful Singapore. Jerlyn and I woke up early in the Saturday morning and took a bus to People's Park Centre and take our coach to Desaru. We went to the Desaru Fruit Farm and get to different fruits and try out bread fruit and jack fruit which I have never eaten before. The bread fruit is not edible until it is cooked. It taste like fried sweet potato when it is fried. We also get to know about bee's management, how they took the nectar and make into honey. After that we check in to Lotus Desaru Resort and relax the whole afternoon. We were at the beach cafe relaxing, eating our pizza and watching the waves. But our main mission is to go there relax because Singapore is too stressful and also to go there to make baby.

The next day we went back to the Fruit Farm for lunch and bought some fruits back to Singapore. It was a relaxing trip but there wasn't much things for us to do there except doing our mission. 

Finally finish one year of study

Finally finished my exams, for this year at least. I have gone through 6 papers since start of the year, thou the latest two paper I think I did quite badly but it was really fast that one year has passed. Still got two more years to go. I started my planning for the next stages after I started studying. Study plus work plus family commitment is really tiring, and Jerlyn and I have also started to plan for our family. Its about time as we had been married for 3 years and everyone seem to be having baby for fun, so we decided to have a shot at it too. So that why after this few months of thinking and struggling through my study, I have decided to give up my job and spend more time on my study and my family. Money can buy you anything but it can't buy you everything. I think what I need is the time which my work couldn't gave me. But life will have a big change if I decided to gave up my job and I expected it won't be a easy ride. For my study and my family, it should be worth it.

After finishing my exams, it time for me to catch up by meeting my insurance agents to update my investment and also meeting my friends that I have not been meeting. I also have to plan for my anniversary trip, and lots of to do list to do. Seem like it will be a busy Christmas for me. So much things to do and clear.