2015

As the year 2015 comes to a close, I ask myself what have I achieved?
At work, I believe I have done well, taking on more responsibilities and my funds have stayed in the top quartile. Besides, I couldn't have asked for a more talented and hard working team; the team spirit is also amzazing.
My personal life is also good; i've made some effort to be more sociable; i've trained hard in the gym and i have put in effort to see our family more often. I've renovated the kitchen and install an oven; your mom has been happily baking. She also travels to Penang frequently to help Chean Shen set up his flat.
All in all, a good year. I still miss you.

A milestone

Happy Birthday! I have some good news for you. Your brother has found a job - after a year of job hunting; so you can imagine how happy your mom and I were. I wish you were here to share our joy.
I miss you.

Bersih 4

As I was watched Bersih 4 on Malaysiakini's live feed, i thought of you. For sure, you would join your mom and Chean Shen who are among the thousands of Malaysians demanding a clean and competent government. I won't go into details except to say that the corruption scandals involving the prime minister and the falling ringgit triggered a mass protest. Wish you here!

April 2015

I want to share with you some good things that happened in April. My work contract was extended for another year; means a lot to me as i'm really enjoying my job as a portfolio manager and managing a team. It took me a long time to find a team which gells and jumps at every opportunity to have lunch together. I made it a tradition to take my team out for lunch every quarter but looks like our team lunches are getting more frequent. In March, apart from our quarterly lunch, we had a treat from a member of the team who got promoted. In April, my team took me out for my birthday followed by similar treats from a former staff and most unexpectedly, from Ah Fook. He and his wife invited Raj and myself over to his new place for a nice home cooked meal followed by a lovely cake for dessert. Last but not least, I had a great time with your mom, Pheng, Cheng and Ah tiau, though we dearly miss you and kor kor. 

CNY 2015

I was back in Penang on the first day of Chinese New Year. This year, I was accompanied by your mon and Raj. As usual, uncle Boo Eng picked us up and headed to his place. We stayed for a while before Teng Lye dropped me off at my mother's place. I had invited Raj to visit my biological family; my mother, at 95, looks quite healthy except that she cannot recognize or remember me at all. I had a good time taking photographs of family members, all of whom I see once a year. About 2pm, Teng Lye picked us up and headed to uncle Teik Ee's house where we met up with almost everyone in the family. Khim's eldest daughter Chin Chin is in form 6, doing well in school and aiming to do medicine at university.Uncle Teik Ee's youngest son, Wen Koay (who called himself milo juak) is a smart cookie, designing web applications at the age of 19. CNY is not cny without a game of mahjong. Raj (with some help from me) played with aunty Girlie and aunty Ah Eng's sister, and emerged the winner (you can say `beginner's luck' played a big part). By the time, we got back to KL, it was past midnight and we were all exhausted. We had dinner with Pheng, Cheng, Bobby, Lisa, Xian Wei and Ah tiau at TGIF; food not so great but it's the company that counts. Cheng is recovering from dengue, while everyone else seemed subdued (we sure miss kor kor). Bobby and family headed back to Shanghai on Sunday while Raj and I returned to Singapore.

Farewell to your kor kor

Your kor kor passed away on Tuesday, 27 January; her funeral was yesterday Sat. 31. Uncle Boo Eng and children, aunty Ah Eng and Wen Koay were here. Pheng and the rest of the family are taking her ashes to Penang today; so that she can rest close to you.