Happy Chinese New Year!!

Post Script

After you finish reading Da Vinci Code , you can enjoy a little secret-uncovering yourself by going through an online game Da Vinci Code . My co-worker who had also read the book showed it to me, and we ended up spending all our 'dead-time' in between work hours figuring out the puzzles. It was fun and challenging. I must admit that I cheated sometimes and went to the web for clues and hints. The last question is the hardest of them all, but that's because I have no prior knowledge in Latin. So go read and go play! Alright, alright. Enough endorsements here.

So I had my annual job performance review with my boss at 4pm. He was a lot nicer to me than I was to myself. My rating came in higher than what I had graded myself on my self-evaluation. Good. I guess it's always better to expect less and then end up more than the other way around. During the review, I expressed some of my frustrations with this position in areas where I felt very constrained. I hope I didn't sound so negative that made him sense my plan of leaving the company soon. There had been rumors flying back and forth that we will be laid off in August. So far, previous rumors had all proven correct. There is high possibility that this rumor could come true as well. Laid off or not, I want to leave because I'm not too happy with the position that I'm in and the people I need to please. No offense to my boss, of course. He's great -- just the fact that everyone else isn't.

One of my first friends I met at work left today. She is relocating and embarking on her new journey to Hawaii. Wish her the best of luck and I hope to see her again soon. Well, at least now I can maybe bum off housing whenever I travel to Hawaii. Yes, that would be nice.

Wow. An entire week and a half has zoomed by since I last blogged. I am glad to have realized that Chinese New Year is only a week away. This coming year, being the year of the monkey, I shall be more active. I will try to do my outdoorsy activities. So, Yes, that shall be my CNY resolution. I will post with updates. Good, discipline and monitoring. That's what I need.

I finished Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code in 2 days. It is by far one of my favorite novels since the first book of Harry Potter. Definitely a page-turner and a cut-for-a-movie-type of novel. Very well written that leaves the reader on the edge wanting to read more. I found the ending a little disappointed, but overall, still a very good book. Would not want to give the plot away, so all I would say is, "Read it!"

So I'm supposed to meet my boss today at 4pm to discuss my job performance this past year. This is the first time that I'm actually quite nervous. I don't expect a big increase in salary, but I do want one!

New Beginnings

Happy New Year, everyone! Sorry, I'm a day late, but I'm sure the cheer still works. Had a very quiet but joyful evening night on the Eve. We did the normal countdown with the TV and enjoyed a bottle of champagne. It was nice. Have no regrets spending the night indoors and away from crowds and traffic.

Reflecting 2003 -- it has been a rather eventful year. With due justice, the year can be simply summarized to 1 single word, "WEDDINGS." 2003, by far, was the year of weddings. I attended 6 weddings this past year, not including my own. And of course, there were more that I know about but was fortunately, not invited to.

Forecasting 2004 -- as 2003 have been dominated by weddings, I have a good feeling that 2004 will also be dominated by 1 single word, " BABIES." I personally am aware of at least 4-5 babies due this year. All of the "known" babies are due in Spring. And of course, more news yet to be revealed, I'm sure.

Again, cheers to everyone, and may 2004 bring to you all goodness and whatever you wish for...