Praise the Lord!

 After 3 days of selections, Isaiah finally got into the table-tennis JDS! It's quite clear to me that God was with him this selections. From the fixtures, it felt like he had the luckiest draw. However, it still wasn't enough for him to get in the 1st 2 days of selections. I knew he always had an issue mentally - he's not resilient enough. And I was wondering what he could do and I found the answer in God. He just needs to accept the result, whether win or loss, and give glory to the Lord. After sharing it with him today, he obediently did what I said... and he won. Praise the Lord!

And I finally settled my car. Bought an Audi A6 with plug-in hybrid. Hope I made the right decision. Must confess that it was kinda last minute choice and was attracted by the horsepower and the fact it's hybrid... 

Car-zy

Past 1.5 weeks were all about cars. Context - My existing car is to be deregistered (i.e. COE ends) this coming Thursday and I haven't got a plan! So started searching for various options. Current COE prices are crazy high and I just couldn't convince myself to get a new EV cos of that. Then for second hand cars, there were so many to choose from it's difficult to start. After a lot of different considerations, I figured the plug-in hybrid will be a good choice from the fuel efficiency perspective. My current porsche simply SUCKS in terms of consumption, to the extent you don't even wanna drive it at all. It's like, 7km/l?? Pathetic. And just when I thought I found the deal where I get the car from them and they export my car, the stupid porsche decided to have engine issues. After towing to the workshop, they said it will take 2 months to change engine. I do NOT have 2 months since COE ends in a week! But with the existing error message, I don't think the dealer is able to take in for export anymore? Argh. So that got me stuck in a dilemma for a few days until now..

Couple of days ago, I organised my company's CSR event to visit Neste's innovation centre at Science Park. While the lectures were a little too extensive (long and technical), the lab visit was good and so was the food (of course, since I chose it LOL). It was also nice to have some customers join us for the visit and I think the good lunch helped to end the visit perfectly for everyone. Took the opportunity to also share with Danielle about the latest updates from our (final) investigation. Bottomline, if you are in a certain management position, there is an expectation that you protect the company's interest, doesn't matter whether you are a nice person or not...

So now, I'm back to resolving my car issue and I need to get it done in the next couple of days. Stress!

Birthday yes, happy not sure

Today is my birthday, and I spent my Saturday night watching Netflix (as usual) past midnight, crossing into Sunday (i.e. my birthday). Was woken up at about 8+am by my 9 year old son who obviously forgot it was my birthday. When he remembered it an hour later, I realised he got nothing for me so I asked him to write me something on a piece of paper, that he happily did and passed me within minutes. My 7 yo daughter woke up at 9+am and was busy running to my room to wish me happy birthday. She apparently got me a present - A small pack of sweets (I think she got it from halloween 2 nights ago), a crystal from cow play cow moo and a $5 note. I was quite touched that she bothered to think about what to gift me as it is always the thought that counts.

Did the usual Sunday routine where I sent them to Sunday school. Woke my husband up at 11.30am, and he blamed me for not waking him up earlier cos he made some lunch reservation at noon (he didn't say it before). Picked the kids up from church and went Dempsey for an overpriced crabby lunch. Had to rush since he forgot my daughter's gym class starts at 1pm? Well, to me it was just another family lunch with the difference of him paying instead of me that's all. There was nothing else prepared, no gift, no cake, to symbolise it was a birthday celebration.

Sent my daughter to gym and dropped my son at the MRT station as he had table tennis lesson. Picked them both and went to my in-laws for dinner (without my husband of course, especially since he was busy having to celebrate his colleague's birthday, whose actual day is tomorrow, that evening). My fil bought a cake and some dinner to celebrate my birthday, while the kids were busy with k pop demon hunter on tv and snatching to blow candles. That basically sums up my birthday celebration.

I'm still figuring out what I feel but I think it's not that I'm unhappy or anything. However, I don't think there is much to make me happy? Probably that's what I'm feeling. Nothing. Then again, it's just another birthday I guess so not a biggie. Oh and did I mention that my mum doesn't even bother to wish me happy birthday at all? Not a loss though she supposedly claims that she still cares for me. Uh huh.