A.W.O.L.

(image from womenonthefence.com)

Sorry I’ve gone off the blogosphere radar for quite a while.

Since I got back from my 30-day Alice-In-Wonderland-adventure last month, I had to clear a lot of backlog in the office that included 500+ emails to read, answer, sort out and act upon.

The new schoolyear just started as well (it starts in January in Malaysia, unlike in the Philippines, where it starts in June), which entailed last-minute mad dashes to buy school supplies, uniforms, and books. For all 5 kids! Because the twins are in formal Prep class this year. Thankfully, their stint in playschool made the transition surprisingly easy. They’re enjoying the more structured classes and the more challenging activities. For now they’re both in the same class but their class teacher has informed me that they might have to be placed in separate classes because she has difficulty telling them apart ;)

And whaddya know? MyEldest starts Secondary School this year. He just turned 11 last August and it all sounds so surreal. Before I know it, he’ll be off to university! *gulp*

OnlyGirl is in Primary 6, which means she’ll be sitting for UPSR (Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah = Primary School Assessment Exams) this year. And as any parent with school-going children knows, whenever exam time comes, it’s usually the parent who gets more stressed than the child does.

The good news is: I’m going to Bali tomorrow. The not-so-good news is: it’s a business trip that involves meetings that will stretch for hours.

And Bali’s just the beginning this year. I’ve got 3 more trips scheduled within the next 3 weeks — three separate short trips to Jakarta, Jogjakarta, and Banjarmasin.

Somehow I get the feeling that my blog posts may be few and far between for the first 3 months of 2010…

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