Sunday, January 4, 2009

January 4, 2009 - The New Year

We entered the year 2009 in a quiet manner, having a family dinner at my sister's place on Dec 31.  4 out of 9 siblings were at Mary's place with a total of 12 people.  After dinner we sat down for some chatter and scrabble while waiting for the stroke of midnight.  Johan was the first casualty to go to sleep before the fireworks display but we managed to wake him up to witness the 10-15 minutes fireworks displays around the Klang Valley, visible from Mary's apartment.

Today is the 4th of January.  So what is the difference of the year?  Nothing much really.  Things are still much the same as always.  The only difference now for me is that I get to wake up at any time I want to wake up (and today I awoke at 10... gasp!!!).  Well, actually that is because I do not sleep well at night.  I tend to wake up at least a couple of times a night, with a lot of dreams which result in me waking up tired.

Today I cleared the porch and relayed the plants and furniture.  I moved the catfish from the dragon pot into a square plastic tub, giving it more space to swim.  I think it looks rather nice now.  I have also started using mosquito coil to keep mosquitoes away rather than using the aerosol spray, more environmentally friendly.  Over the last few days, the worms are thriving in their new mix.  And my vegetable seedlings are growing.

We are just 3 weeks to the Lunar New Year and the air is already filled with Chinese New Year mood after the Christmas season.