I thought this month we would not have any public holidays to enjoy after all the long stretches in May; well, I thought wrong! Today is a public holiday, being the King’s birthday. Long live our King!
It’s also a welcomed opportunity to recuperate from yesterday’s tediously long drive back from hubby’s hometown. After this, it’s back to the grind and daily routine.
I finally completed DIY project number 28 over the weekend after six weeks. I think it could have been a lesser duration. The two public holiday breaks and the recent trips up North to hubby’s hometown derailed my momentum. Oh well.
This set is the tiniest house that I have built compared to the others. Everything is so minuscule, the flowers especially and the pieces of furniture. On top of this, this is also the first set with two hinges on the structure (roof and front façade of the house) to open and close – a very different setup from the others.
Although there were frustrating moments because of the size and mistakes (misreading the instructions), I took on the challenge. My biggest bane now is the wiring for the lights. It is so messy! In most of the projects that I have done, the lighting wiring is not so complicated, and this set shouldn’t be as well.
This mess aside, I’m pleased with how this set turned out. Onwards with the next one!
When a public holiday falls on a Monday, I lose track of time. I thought yesterday was a Saturday and today a Sunday. But, no, this is a second Monday public holiday, two weeks in a row already for April. I better not get used to this! But wouldn’t it be nice if our life schedule could be like this, with a three-day weekend and just four days for work?
Let’s not be complacent and get used to the lull because there are no long stretches of public holidays anymore in May. Reality sinks in tomorrow but with one last hurrah for another public holiday on Thursday. Then, it is full steam ahead for a regular ho-hum month.
You could say the chill and fun period of the holiday break is over for now, until next week, the holiday break repeats! Unbelievable. Malaysia is a country full of public holidays. So what’s going on next week?
Well, Labor Day is Monday, followed by Wesak Day on Thursday. That’s two days of public holiday again. But the holidays are between two working days during the week, thus a tad disruptive to the week. Am I complaining? Of course not! Hehehe. I should enjoy such breaks whenever they occur.
Whenever we have a long weekend, I get disoriented with the days, losing track of what day it is because there’s no agenda to meet. We are not mindful of the time and enjoy the break.
Hari Raya was on Saturday, but we had an extra public holiday on Friday and a replacement holiday today. As a result, it is four days of holiday, and today, being a Monday does not feel like one.
Well, holidays are always appreciated, whether short or long stretches, for we kept busy with golf, food, and shopping! Yes, it’s a Monday today, but more like a Sunday, so enjoy the break while we can because tomorrow, reality kicks in, and it’s back to routine.
It’s a Monday, a public holiday, and a rainy day. The weekend has stretched yet again to a three-day, with today being a replacement public holiday.
It is perfect for a sleep-in with the cool weather and doing nothing, and the thought of working on my miniature pales to the lure of the sofa. The Weather app is showing a rainy day until this evening. Going out feels like a hassle with the wet condition. So it looks like staying put is best.
Sometimes we lose track of time, having forgotten today is a public holiday. It rained in the early hours of the morning and woke me up. But I was thankful I did not have an early morning golf game in this situation and went back to sleep. It’s nice to relish the break.
Tomorrow will be a busy day being a short four-day work week. And before we know it, the weekend is here! One could get used to a four-day work schedule and a three-day weekend. Wishful thinking, ha ha ha!
I think we have too many public holidays. While it’s nice to have a break now and then, having it too frequently disrupts the momentum and routine. Today is a replacement public holiday, and as such, it is a four-day work week ahead.
This month alone, there are two three-day weekends – this week and another in two weeks. I shouldn’t complain and instead should relish the four-day work weeks. We are more productive when there’s a shorter time to get work done – house chores or design work because then we are left with more time to play!
Over the weekend, we visited hubby’s parents for a quick escape. The trip also became a discovery for new food along the way. Typically, we would stop over in Ipoh for lunch, but this time, we opted to stop in Taiping instead.
We went to a new restaurant as the one we had in mind was closed. It was a pleasant discovery – the lunch was very yummy even though they were simple choices!
As for the drive, it was tedious because there were a lot of cars on the road. It’s strange, considering the weekend was just a normal one, not a long public holiday stretch.
And it was the same tedious drive on the return journey the next day, albeit a little longer. It was akin to driving during the festive holiday, clocking in six hours towards North and eight hours on the return. Nonetheless, the visit was good.
We stopped at Tapah for dinner and discovered new dishes at our regular stop. The choices were very satisfying for the palate and easy on the wallet too! Before we knew it, the weekend was over, and here we are, back to another busy work week ahead.
Having a break from golf is good and bad at the same time. While it’s nice to sleep in, sometimes I lose track of time. I am in this little bubble of my own without any rush. I am getting complacent, and it’s not healthy.
Day in, day out, there’s only the mundane routine. And today, it’s a public holiday, but here we are at home! Our plans for a getaway did not materialize. And we are lulling time away without a purpose. Sigh.
Well, the tattoo has healed well, so I will go back to playing golf next week to break away from this complacency. And at the same time, get back to a more meaningful and healthy routine, moving out from the unhurried bubble that has enveloped me the last two weeks.
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