January
New Year in Sydney - stopped over Singapore to visit my uncles & fam, and my brother.... I missed the flight SQ - Singapore - Houston via Moscow...what a dork! Ended up paying SGD200.00 to get to the next day flight...I was sooo glad to have a spot available...I was willing to pay any amt...
I wouldn't know that was the last time I would see my uncle.....
Took up a new hobby: learnin' to shoot a "real" gun :))...
February
My "group" got smaller - workload got bigger...busy busy busy
Still shootin' 9 mm gun...
March
A lot of bdaes - My niece, my bro, J.P, VB, MG, MPG.... Still shootin'...
April
Audit in Baton Rouge - what a mess....!
House sitting for a dear friend - Mischa was a lot of fun!
May
Found out that my work location would not be in Hou anymore....
June
I was one year older - a clean slate - moved to that new work location!
My bro got a new house sooo I would be moving to the TH...a place in Houston I would call "home"...
July
Cleaned - cleaned - cleaned took away 26 yrs of junkies from the TH....yuckies!
Back n forth "THAT PLACE" n Houston on the weekend...getting adjusted...
Audit in Tulsa, OK - stayed over at my cousin's place - enjoyed the little kiddos...
bro's bdae.... :)
August, September, October
My Tulsa Cousin n fam came to Houston in Aug- but the youngest kiddo got really sick :(
The other bro's bdae...learned that he's "involved" - cute :) finally!
My life was at a halt....everything is all about the renovation of the TH....stressed out beyond control....sooo much money, time, etc...I was in the brink of going insane..LOL!!
September - moved frm the apt to the TH - TH was 89% or so completed....aaaaarghhhh!!!!! October - ma' nephew's bdae...
November
A blessing n a sad month.... God's blessing came to me - ma' ATL buddy: Flying Drummer - came to the rescue...he fixed EVERYTHING - I meant EVERYTHING n built a brand new deck for the back patio for me!!!! He did ALL sooo professionally - unbelievably - as a GIFT! Praise the LORD!!!
But in the midst of everything a bad news came from my bro in Singapore regarding my Uncle's accident....he was hospitalized fighting for his life....
A visitor from overseas came n I really enjoyed being able to show that person around....
About 3 weeks after his fall - my uncle passed on - on the eve of Thanksgiving.... :(
A different type of Thanksgiving Day – lots of praising n thankfulness in the midst of grieving…
December
A short month for work....2 weeks audit in Houston...
I had to cancel my JKT trip to be w my bro n fam - my sis-in-law parents' 50th wedding celebration.... :(
Christmas Eve - left for A****n...'til the 26th - I had a great time :))
New Year in a freezing-snowy-city....perhaps I will be seeing the rare "Blue Moon"...
My New Year's Resolutions:
*Keep my focus to what or who is most important: HIM - JC!
*Back to serve in a Ministry
*Get a better grip on my totally random anger issue
*I leave this one unwritten - as the Lord to know the desire of my heart ;)
*Continue to exercise n eat healthy
*Travel to ***** God willing
*Buy a gun
*Play more piano
*Bless others as I have been blessed :))
Random stuff 2009:
"Climategate"
Jesse Ventura on Tru TV
Ron Paul
Lamentations 3:22-24
The unfailing love of the LORD never ends! By his mercies we have been kept from complete destruction. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each day. I say to myself, "The LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!"
