December Five

1. Pilar broke one of his front teeth last friday :) As usual, the kid was playing inside the house, fell with his mouth open, and there went small part of his teeth. The pedodontist had to make a patch on the missing part, but nothing serious. We just have to give more attention as the teeth has higher risk to caries from now on. 2. I'm enjoying to be the lady behind wheel again, literally. Last weekend husband had to go to singapore to visit his brother and sister (recently underwent liver transplant), and so I became the driver the whole weekend. I even survived to drive alone to Jakarta Timur area where a friend of mine held her wedding reception. Suddenly I remembered old days where - for those who know me well - I was driving freak. Alone, behind the wheel, listening to good music, enjoying the ride :) Well, let's get that driving license renewed (psssst..). 3. My weight target is met! I totally lost around 10 kgs in 3 and a half months. Now here comes the hardest part: maintaining the healthy way of life, not just the food intake but also to exercise. Speaking of which, I have been regularly exercising at a gym nearby the office, 3 times per week, not more than 40 minutes on treadmill per session. I consider this as a major breakthrough, as i have been quite faaaar away from sport since...I couldn't remember exactly when. Perhaps when I was still in Balikpapan. So, yes, I'm happy about it. 4. Finished my annual appraisal last week, and feel so content. Not only because people acknowledged my contribution, but more important is to be able to know where I stand and to bring values I want to promote. In the end, you can't really choose whom you work for, or work with, unless you're the CEO of the company. Even CEOs don't have that particular luxury, sometimes. 5. Finally, to reward point no.4, I decided to take 2 days break this week. Taking my boys somewhere near, close enough to wherever we want to go, yet far enough from calls of duty. It is afterall "the mind game", if you know what I mean :) 2012: you are cruel, but you are kind.