Christmas 2011

There are 9 days to go before Christmas!! I hate to say it, but I'm actually really looking forward to celebrating Christmas on station this year. There is a tradition at Davis where everyone gets together and plays Secret Santa for each other - and I pulled a good friend's name out of the hat this year. I'm quite excited about the present I am about to make for him, and it will also be the first time I've ever made anything remotely carpentry-y in my life. I hope it turns out well.

ALSO, knowing that so many of my old friends were returning with me, I got together a whole bunch of gifts before I left. I'm not sure why I'm so excited seeing as I'm the one giving presents and not actually receiving any (yet), however I guess it is that spirit of Giving and seeing the delight wash over their faces when they open it that gets me going each time. I'm kinda bummed that I won't be at home (AGAIN) to celebrate Christmas, but I can safely say that this will be the last Christmas I will have to miss at E112 Lorong Jati Perak 1.

Anyway, back to the presents - I am very excited. At the risk of boasting, I gotta say, I think the presents that I'm giving away are AWESOME. I wish someone would give me those presents for Christmas. Not too sure what I'll be getting this year - it seems like there is a Christmas fairy on station, because the first year I received an electronic Sudoku machine that I loved to bits. And last year, I got myself my very own Leatherman (which is like a Swiss Army knife, but used by tradespeople), which was odd because the weeks leading up to Christmas I had been saying to Jess over and over again that I would LOVE to have a Leatherman on me to make our lives easier.

Also, I'm looking forward to the Christmas feast that we will be indulging once again: lobsters, cooked prawns, oysters, roast pork, roast ham, christmas pastries AHHHHHH...

Ok la, here's a Merry Christmas to those who still read my blog occasionally. Click on the picture for a bigger version to see if you can spot me.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

More on the topic of losing time - can you believe it that, as of tomorrow, I will have been on station for a whole month now!? A month!! A MONTH! Time is flying by so fast that even Superman would stop and go, Huh?...because, you know, Superman is faster than the speed of light etc etc..ok, never mind.

Work's been going at a steady pace. I can't really complain. Ok, wait, I CAN complain. Work is not bad, but being the person in charge of a team is shit. I hate responsibility, I hate having to jump through bureaucratic hoops and do the limbo under bureaucratic red tape, I hate Higher-Ups looking down at me and not taking my advice just because they think I'm 'Too Young To Be In Charge' and 'They Know What's Best For Us'. If I had a dick, I would've told them to suck it, because I'm not getting paid enough to handle this shit.

ANYWAY.

I'll try to put up some photos soon. I've lost the cable for my camera, I think I might've left it at home in Kajang, but I'll get those photos transferred somehow. STAY TUNED!