Wondering about the renewed interest in Twitter, in true Twitter update style.

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The end of the year is here, and I do not feel a thing. No urge to set resolutions for 2009, no nostalgia for the year almost past. Maybe it's age, the all round convenient explanation for every and any thing.

Or maybe it's because I don't see the passing of years as milestones. They are not measured in periods of 12 months starting 1 January, ending 31 December. To me, the recent years of 2007 and 2008 seem to merged into one. As the period when I decided to leave China to come home, and instead moved to Macau for about a year, and then decided to come home again, bringing me to where I am now. These are more meaningful than a pre-determined turning point that means nothing to me.

But perhaps it is because milestones in our youth were measured with the passage of time that I found it very important back then. It was when we moved from one grade to another, went to new schools/classes perhaps, looking forward to being one year older. So again, it boils down to age.

Anyhow, I didn't set out to write about this. I wanted to write about my old China blog. I went there on a whim and discovered that the posts cannot be viewed, navigation does not work. The company must have changed something that did not include updating my very old un-updated blog. Good thing that I had already saved all my posts.

Still, I don't know why I am leaving the defunct blog there instead of just deleting it when it clearly doesn't work. Perhaps, I will get down to it one day. Just not now. Some day, I'll do it when I feel like it. My own time, no rush to do it because new year is coming and it's time for clearing out the old.

Happy New Year! :)

I've been addicted to playing Monopoly on Pogo.com, which is great except for the losers who would leave the game when they're on a losing streak. Which is fine because then a computer player takes over the game which continues uninterrupted. But it leaves a bad taste because I think that it says a lot about a person's character.

So far, I've come across 2 extreme incidents beyond quitting.

Once, this player A, who is at the brink of bankruptcy, decided to trade away all his properties for a song with another player because player A didn't want me to win, I guess because he kept landing on my expensive properties with hotels and it was one of these landings that was bankrupting him. LOL. Such childishness. Fine, so I get second place then but such childish spite over a GAME. With no stake apart from points chalked up against your profile, which do not mean anything. Tsk.

The other incident. Something similar, and I give kudos to the receiving party. He actually rejected and said he considered that cheating. That is RARE. Such principled gameplay. This, I like.

Now back to more procrastination by way of Monopoly before I have to catch up on work this public holiday. Depressing.

Language is a double-edged sword. Well, it's more the proficiency or lack of.

I think my heightened level of diplomacy during those years in China were a result of language barrier than any improved sense of tact and political savviness. These days, back in my English language comfort zone, I end up kicking myself for being so vocal about my thoughts, feelings, observations. Not good...

Or maybe it's the environment.

In any case, I need to find Jo the diplomat...

Today, this insensible woman in her 30s finally took a step forward by putting in place a compulsory savings scheme. More than 10 years after she started slaving away at work.

Today, I am finally ready to start being sensible.

This is an important day.

Today, the urge to move hit me again. 3 months. That's how long it takes for me to feel restless again.

I've been wanting and needing to go shopping for a couple of months now. But with my crazy work schedule? I've given up. Absolutely forsaken all hope of being able to browse, try and buy in-store.

Thank goodness there's still online shopping, even if I have to pay $100+ for shipping!