my life is in a swing mode. it will be moving in this rythm for about 2 months, janaury and february. it's time to get myself busy, juggling things. i need to pull in more works and money before the quiet months of march, april and may walk in. then, it's time to roam around again. i start to love it this way as i know when to play and when to dig into work. each friday afternoon i still drive back to my parents' and back to my shop again on saturday afternoon. my shop is open 7 days a week now. i take a break on saturday and sunday morning and get my assistant open it on saturday afternoon. we work when it gets busy and we take a break when it's quiet like a haunted place.

i work and look forward to the trips planned during the 3 month-break. this year, they are not as gland as last year but they are something i am looking forward to. they are going to be exciting.

• march; the trip with wim in hua-hin. i've been to hua-hin before with my girlfriends. i fall in love with this little town. it's a charming little old town. it gave me different kinds of feeling and there are different kinds of tourists too, from the ones in the south. i love the sunshine shining into town from the beach. it's warm and promising.
• april; a trip to philippines to meet a friend from 43things. i go with one of my sis's workmate. i met and knew her from joining their trip to europe last year. she is about my age and loves travelling and backpacking. single and laidback. i planned this trip bc i just want to go somewhere i've never been before. i want to step out of my comfort zone. i've been to vietnam, malaysia, singapore, indonesia.. so why not philippines? i have a friend there who i met online about 3-4 years ago. she is a nice girl and around my age. so why not go and have some new experiences?
• may; it's a family trip. we are going to drive dad's mini-bus and bring phun, py, kla and other kids who want to join us to bangkok and the provinces around there. we are going to visit dreamworld, zoos, safari world and many other places along the way. it's a kid's trip and i am willing to be a kid again. it's going to be a lot of fun, i can say that. when all the kids are sleeping, i am going to sneak out and meet some friends at night.. gosh! i can't wait..

after all the trips, it's going to be through half of the year again. time dashes past so fast.. so go out and live your little life large..