first post of the year

it's already 13 days into the new year and i've yet to blog. i'm in the office early Sat morning and too sleepy to do any real work. so what the heck, guess i better blog! hahaha. i was up in Camerons last weekend with sherm and the guys. it was a really good getaway-relaxing, and had plenty of time to bond with the guys. our chats esp in the nites have been really interesting and enriching. after that retreat, it's back to reality :p

thinking about this year is kinda scary because it's only january but looking at the calendar, i already know i'll be busy right up til december. lol. with the wedding coming up end of the year, there's lots to do (mostly stil fuzzy but anyhow, we stil have time). it'll be a year of transition, what with moving to a new place, looking for a new job, adjusting to married life after that and so on.

for the next 6-7 months, i'll still be mainly occupied with work and studies. i'm taking my last subject this semester, and starting work on my project paper (need to kickstart soon). thankfully, i've already completed the bulk of my classes and just as well, coz i'm really tied up at work these days. so it's not possible to get afternoons off like i used to.

my boss seems to find extreme joy in creating more and more paperwork for her staff, on top of increased teaching hours due to the lack of full-time lecturers. reason being? KDU is too stingy and only wants to pay pittens but yet wants "good" ppl with experience. hah. it's not a new issue, has never been, considering i've been working here almost 4 years. but sometimes i stil can't believe i haven't upped and left - coz even fresh grads get paid better than i am! sigh...

the good news is - i'm gettin my bonus by 31st jan and hopefully i'll have enuf to cover my uni fees for this semester with some leftovers. if there's money left, it'll go to the wedding fund i guess :) weddings are expensive, even simple ones. everything costs money and a little here, a little there adds up to quite a big amount. sherm and i are really thankful for his sister, and family who have been so generous to us. thank God for His provision!

i can't quite envision what things will really be like when i'm done with my studies and have finally resigned from my job, so will just take things one at a time. just praying for God's strength and grace to go thru this year, and for His love to sustain me throughout...