Tick........

Countdown to Friday begins!
*3 weeks compulsory office closure, ah well ..there goes my annual leave but what the hey!*

Santa Claus is coming to town...

Things to do for 2011

I want to pick up a language - Cantonese... maybe not. I wont have much chance to use it.

Language of choice - Spanish.

10 Things to do before I die ...

You know how some ppl have this list of things to achieve before they hit a certain age? In most cases, it generally reads like 1) Must get good job, 2) Must be married to someone who is tall dark and handsome bla bla...


Well, I never had this list. I did have a list though, just not THAT list. My list on the otherhand was all about *surprise surprise* travel and experiences. Don't ask me why, but children and marriage was never very high on my to-do agenda. I haven't had a look at this list, not since I became an inactive member of VirtualTourist anyways. But I logged on today and perhaps it is time to build up a new list.

I have been keeping a list of sorts but it is not one set on paper (or blog in this case). Some items I have already crossed off, but this can be added onto the new list. Well, for starters, here is the old list - and in no particular order....

10 Things I want to Do before I Die...(Old List)

Skydive ~ mission accomplished in KL *

Fly a kite in Tiannamen Square Beijing, China ~mission accomplished *

Get drunk on wine*oh the hangover!* at Barossa Valley, Australia ~mission accomplished *

Take a gondola ride along the canals in Venice, Italy ~mission accomplished *

Walk across the river Tiber on Sant Angelo' bridge in Italy ~mission accomplished *

Enjoy a typical Midsommer Day and have reindeer meat in Stockholm, Sweden ~mission accomplished *

Birdseye view of HK from Victoria Peak ~mission accomplished *

Bungee jump in Queenstown,NZ
~ mission accomplished, and jumped not once.. not twice .. but 4 times!!*

Walk up the Eiffel Tower(not take the elevator), Paris France ~mission accomplished *

Make a wish at the Trevi Fountain - Rome, Italy ~mission accomplished *

.......... (?).....

Me thinks it is about time I start thinking of some resolutions for next yr ...no?

Home project - Office/Bedroom 2

We have been doing a home reno project for nearly 1/2 yr now - slow and painstaking but then again, it is not that we are in a rush.

The lounge, dining, kitchen, powder room has been repainted. Am doing up the pergola from the yucky beige to white to freshen things up and my small space under the stairs has been repainted and redone to a nice coat/shoe cupboard. *Am quite pleased with the coat cupboard project too as I did that!*

In the meantime - the office/bedroom 2. Ah.. where do we start? The rooms were all a yellow-white which BF's commented looked like "A smoker lived here". It has been replaced with Dulux "Natural White" for the whole house except for the kitchen and dining areas.

I've been working from home for the past week or so and seeing that the office looks like a tornado has gone through it, where is a girl to work - the dining room!

Project HOME - Status - In Progress

Unfinished Office/Bedroom 2
Skirting boards - Sanded down and repainted
Wardrobe doors - Sanded and repainted
Walls - Sanded and repainted
Tidying up - Undone!

"Current" office.

Who...me???

Yes - I've been slacking off BIG TIME this yr, the lack of exercise is telling - been feeling sluggish and luggish and as for my gym membership? Lordy-lord - after months of paying for something I didn't use, I gave it up... only to sign up to another gym closer to home! Talk about being a sucker for punishment ey?

The thing is, the new gym has not opened yet - and this has left me feeling happy (I can veg out in front of the telly ..yay!) but sad (blubber-me). Haven't been jumping on the Wii-Fit either *yes, I have been THAT slack!*

Summer's a-coming .. need to lose the winter-belly! Eeeks!