silver blaze

On my third (!) attempt at the first story of Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes,  I had to resort to skectching out the characters and their relationships in order to understand the story.

A thoroughly entertaining read albeit the hard work.!

I took part in history

No one expected BN to lose.  As BBC puts it, even their opponents were shocked.

At the polling station, moments before my turn, the manchild in me harboured a pointless and stupid thought.   How about I just vote for PAS?  Nothing's going to change anyway I may as well have a laugh.

Someone sense and sensibility prevailed, I crossed X on the blue moon box.

I contributed my vote to PH's win at Lembah Pantai,  which in turn contributed to the unthinkable topple of BN.

It's incredible.  Utterly unbelievable.

I had a jolly good time with my old friends too!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/affFndT9tIOOOU0e2

last day at work!

You get everything, just not all at the same time

Today marks the last day of my 3.8 years at UOB.  To sum it up the work experience was miserable.

On the brighter side I made good friends who will undoubtedly remain close with me for many long years to come.

While I bought many people lunch treats with great pleasure, many people bought me lunch treats making me feel so privileged and obliged. I have witness joyous moments where the check was snatched from my hand by one and a rather firm slap on my wrist was administered by another,  and not forgetting the ever endearing love punches.

Truth be told, I was not unpopular. Naturally I was rather occupied by such capers result me in beaming and smiling a lot.

Spurred by the kindness of mankind I experienced first hand, I extended an invitation to all for a farewell drink session with the intention of repaying some of the delectable treatment given to me.

Alas, it didn't just rained but it poured.  Believing in the fortitude of the human spirit, I was adamant that they party would prevail.

Only my boss (now my ex boss)  turned up to engage me in a intriguing conversation on career progression.

All in all I am still 120% grateful for the kindness shown to me.

Now heading over to the usual haunt to see if there is more action tonight.

In the meantime, here are some photos of the previous chapter of my working life

some of my favourite things

A bit of Japanese, a bit of dancing, and a bit of movie watching, and I am content. Sheer bliss!

Infamous by Joan Collins

It took me a long while to get into it. The first half was interesting and sassy but I took my time, I was hooked on the second half and the book became a un-put-downable page turner to me.  Adult content was mild and implicit. Story was deliciously childish and massively entertaining. Ending feels a bit rushed but it was still a fun ride.

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