Freaky Fall

The rains of fall are here. The first rain fell just a couple of days ago and today has been wet all day. Soon the brown hills and ranges will turn a pretty shade of green and before you know it, the leaves will turn gloriously gold and red. Yesterday was a beautiful day, sunshine and warm temperatures so my colleague and I sat out in the open at a small Indian restaurant to catch up over lunch. One of the very rare times I get out of the office to eat. You would never guess that the very next day would be so cold and wet. I went to pick Nic up from school this afternoon and saw the kids trudging home, some with umbrellas but many with just their hoodies over their heads and getting all wet. One was still in a t-shirt. He must have very good chi to be able to take the cold this way.

Guess I won't be heading back to Asia in November as I originally thought I would. There is no real reason to make the trip and there are too many projects going on.

I took videos of the CalHigh marching band at the competition last week but have not uploaded them. The school came in second for their group. Probably not what the band teacher was hoping for but it was not bad. I must say the marching bands here are quite interesting and good. Different from the way bands perform in Singapore - here there are color guards that don't play any instruments but dance and wave banners or flags and may perform some acrobatics. The band formations are also different than what I have seen in Singapore. Wish YY and the others are here to share in the experience. Tomorrow night the competition is in San Jose. We are better prepared now with thick clothing - it gets really chilly sitting there watching the bands.

Not much to write about these days. Just routine stuff that would really be boring. Maybe I should start waxing philosophical. But I am whimsically sad about my girls up north - I feel hopeless and useless when it comes to helping them get their footing.