What have we done for the past one year? Recharging I guess. Filling up our gas tanks before heading back to work in June.
As we reflect upon 2008, we want to give thanks to God for our overall experiences in States.
What's HOT:
1. Coming to Boston for a great 1.5 year of vacation.
2. No more THAT Civil Defence car!
3. Our apartments in Buangkok, Fenway and now, Brookline.
4. Daniel's award and thus the free Macbook Pro.
5. The excellent exchange rate and our friend, Kelly who has been very sweet in helping us all these while.
6. The cheap phone rate via the cable modem. This helps to keep our parents very sane.
7. My piano instructor's very affordable rate.
8. My improvement in my jazz piano skills.
9. My parent's trip to US and Canada.
10. Our church and small group members.
11. Opportunities to visit a number of cities in States and Canada.
12. Our pink of health.
13. The wonderful invention of internet that allows us to email, msn, blog and skype with some many friends back in Singapore.
14. Prayers and well-wishes from all friends and family members during our stay in Boston.
15. Care rendered to our family members by church members.
16. Our forever caring and loving family members.
17. A bunch of good international friends.
18. Daniel's excellent results.
19. The superb shopping experience in US - the availability of brands, the low prices (at times), the huge discounts and combining of coupons.
20. The weather as we finally got to go through the four seasons and know that one season does not necessarily last three months.
21. Able to catch up with lots of sleep.
22. Able to catch up all movies/drama series/books missed in the past few years.
23. Seeing with our very own eyes the structure of snowflakes.
24. Seeing with our own eyes the flashes of static electricity in the dark.
25. Shoveling the snow for the first time. It soon became a chore after that. Hahaha.....
26. Being able to find fitting clothes (some are designer labels) in the kids department.
27. At Daniel's insistence... Aston Villa finishing in the top four after Christmas...
28. Fireworks that last for close to 30 minutes on Independence Day.
What's NOT:
1. Missing my flight to South Korea.
2. Going on a wild goose chase for the parking signboard & putting them up in the heavy rain prior to our moving to Brookline.
3. Throwing Daniel's cellphone into the washer.
4. No social security number, thus being unable to apply for discount cards and goodies at MANY retail outlets.
5. The not-so-efficient subway system in Boston. I always have headache cos it is too jerky.
6. The expensive taxi fare.
7. The tipping culture!
8. House centipedes and rats in our apartment.
Whatever it is, it has been a good year, and an unforgettable one. We hope 2008 has been a good one for you too.
Above all, wishing everyone a great 2009.
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