Updates...

Hello World! Just to let you know that I am still alive and kicking.
Just tired. In a few more hours I will be flying home (new home that
is) for good. :)
In the last couple of weeks, I made a very hasty trip back to the
place where I originally came from. It all happened when I received a
message from my relatives telling me that my grandparent was very ill
and admitted to ICU. At that time, I was still contemplating whether
to fly back or not. After agonising for one sleepless night, I decided
to go back.
And so within the next 2 days, the chaotic preparation ensued because I had to
book my flight, plan my trip, packing and transfer all the jobs at
hand to my fellow inmates (aka the colleagues), cancelled and
rearranged the gathering for my friends. It was total madness.
Because it was a last minute flight, I forked out quite a fortune.
Ouch!
And after a 7 and a half hours flight back, I finally get to see my
grandparent in the hospital the next day. At the age of 92, she
outlived the other 3 grandparents. She looked frail but she was very
alert. She was so surprised to see me and the other two relatives who
flew back as well. My sibling flew back the next day as well. Apart
from another cousin, it seems that all of the relatives flew back to
see my grandparent. So it was almost a complete reunion.
For the next few days, all of us scurried back and forth to look after
my grandparent at the hospital. She started to rally and within a
couple of days she can sit up on her own to eat and to talk. A few
more days later, she was discharged and sent home, so we all again
scurried back and forth to her house to look after her. In a matter of
one week, she made a complete turnaround which amazed everyone. She
was so well that she even join us for a dinner. :) It was a great
relieve for everyone.
After that, I spent the rest of the week to tie up some loose ends in
my own household. Because I made this trip so hastily, I did not tell
my friends except a fellow blogger. I was supposed to meet him but we
kept playing email (due to limited access to internet) and phone
tagging and could not contact him at all. In the end we did not
meet.Oh well, I guess there will be next time.
OK, my laptop battery is running low. Will save the rest for the next post...