Today is the start of the year end holidays. Till Jan 6. But we have no plans and no place to go. Maybe we can still take day trips and explore the Bay Area. Go to Apple Hill past Sacramento. Maybe take a day trip to Yosemite although the drive is so long, you have to leave almost as soon as you arrive. I exaggerate. Maybe a few hours later. But the days are so short, you will be mostly driving in the dark if you leave even after two hours of arriving. Seems silly.
Speaking of short days, today is the winter solstice. Shortest day of the year. Yeah! From tomorrow, each day becomes longer. Something to look forward to.
I promised the Half Man we will go catch a movie, probably Golden Compass at the Hacienda Crossings, very close to where the relatives stayed exactly a year ago. The apartment where we struggled in the freezing cold to find the key and could not figure out the key lock. That seems like it happened only yesterday but it was a year ago. Go figure.
Yesterday, I sat with Lay Keow watching the Cal High winter band performance. The symphonic band played first and they were good. Then the orchestra and they were good too. But the final band, the wind emsemble was AWESOME. They got standing ovation from some of the parents. Well deserved. Especially, one very fast piece that according to Kent Johnson, the music teacher and conductor, had 62 times or something like that and it was only the second time in 3 months of practice that the band had got it correct. The kids were impressive. All of them, although those in the seats watching were somewhat rowdy in their cheerings, especially when Kent was talking to the audience. A little disrespectful. But they came to cheer their friends on and the support was palpable.
Christmas eve, we are off to Lay Keow's house for dinner. I am looking forward to it.
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