Today is going to be real busy. Doris is moving house to Bishan on Monday and I am taking a day off to help her. But first we have a lot of things to buy and prepare so it is off to Hong Lim today to see if we can pick up the stuff she needs - clay stove, charcoal, sea salt... To cleanse the apartment and ensure domestic peace and harmony, hee hee. Doris can be quite traditional even after 16 years of living in California.
Went to see Bui yesterday to give some kids multi-vitamins for Ching's two boys. She mused that Doris, Peter's family and our family are playing musical chairs. Doris moved back to Singapore from California, Peter is moving later this month to Tai Hwan Lane, within 5 mins walking distance to us, and soon after that we move away to California... Anyone would think we are afraid to be close to our relatives but that is of course, absolutely not the case.
I have received the information pack for expat assignment to the US and gosh, there sure are a lot of forms to fill and things to start putting together. Just reading all the documents take a fair bit of time. Change is always a little unnerving and I am beginning to feel a little trepidation - what if I am making the wrong decision? what if I turn out to be a big flop at the new job? what? what? what? But I stifle my anxiety with the thought that the exposure my kids will get makes the risks worth taking and my family will all be in North America so we will be much closer to one another. And Celia's words when I last spoke to her echo through the confusion in my mind: "HK, you can do anything you set your mind to..."
Nic and Ryan are playing coy - they make like they don't really like to move but you can tell from the slight upward curl of the lips and the tinkle in the eyes that they are actually relishing the thoughts. Such are the ways of the ingenuous. Well, I better get going. Lots of things to do. More later.
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