Last one week to go in the office

After giving the letter of resignation at the end of Feb, my lunch appointments were quickly filled up. For those who were late, I made 'coffee break' appointments with them.

But in the office, my mind was constantly distracted with the preparation to migrate. We managed to find a tenant to rent our place, did a 'power of attorney' to appoint our uncle to be in charge of the property while we are away.

The week before Good Friday and Easter was filled with extra choir practices until the actual day. It would be my last choir practise and I'd miss it. I don't think I would quickly join another choir in Sydney so it would be a long break until then.

My husband just threw a farewell party at home, inviting 40-odd friends and colleagues to see our place (he said his friends wanted to see his house before he leaves). I was too lazy to do the same and I don't like to have different groups of friends gather at one event. So, I met each group separately but would be happy if there is no farewell gathering. Farewell meetings sound quite sad....

My husband managed to sell his some of this marine fish stuff today. So our aquarium looks very bare now. The fish has no rocks to hide or sleep in. Oh well, I hope they found a better 'home' with the new owners. We don't plan to start a new aquarium in Sydney too as we would probably be too busy exploring the country for the next 1-2 years.

I am going to buy some boxes from SingPost to pack all my books and other stuff. I got a quote from SingPost that it cost about $90 per 20kg package, but I will try to get the details tomorrow.

I'd need to sell my Bank's shares by Thursday! The stock price has plummeted since last June when I bought it using the Bank's staff purchase. I don't think I'd make money at all! Oh well, who can predict the market, right?

Oh, I'd need to pay income tax too! Hope i could remember that, but even if i forget, it could still be done once in Sydney.

Something that is more urgent is trying to get a dress for my BIL's wedding on Friday. I don't think I have anything that could fit me anymore and I don't want to wear a dress that I have worn for 2 weddings this year! I am going back Jakarta for my friend's wedding (oh, so i could wear the same dress for this wedding too) and I have a few list of things that my friends asked me to buy.

I hate shopping actually. I won't go window-shopping and I only shop if I need to buy something. So I don't mind shopping if I have a list of things to buy. The only problem is, because I seldom shop, I don't know where to get them.

Today, I went to Takashimaya to look for this 'fridgeplay' stationary for my friend, and couldn't find it. Instead, I bought my husband a new wallet to replace his old one (I promised him I'd get him one since last year). But I just realised that it would look awkward to buy him a gift when tonight we're celebrating my MIL's birthday with a dinner hehehee... So I was hoping I could find a gift for her. It was hard to find a wonderful present for my wonderful MIL. I was late for dinner so I just got a bag (I wanted to buy a wallet initially) instead. I knew she'd appreciate the bag, but I felt a bit guilty about not giving myself an ample time to look for the gift.

Both my MIL and FIL told me that I'm such a good DIL and told that to everybody! It made me a bit 'paiseh' as I know I'm not. I often told my friends, my own parents and my choir members of how I let my MIL clean my room & toilet and didn't insist in helping MIL with washing the dishes. Even my own parents were shocked when I told them about it and told me to behave like a proper DIL or they'd lose face (hehe...)

So I have a little vested interest in making sure my PIL come with us to Sydney but it's a win-win situation as my PIL want to stay with us too :) I guess I'm blessed to be given 2 wonderful persons as my PIL. I love my parents but my PIL are closer to what I want to be when I become a parent myself. Modern, open, selfless (at least towards own family), have a good sense of humour, romantic (even at their age) and young at heart (they jog daily).