January 1, 2007

Happy New Year

OK, I've been really lazy with this blog of late, and I really should start off the new year on a better note.

But first, just a little on 2006. Overall, it was a good year. I got to do two things I've always wanted to do - see the Terracotta Army in Xi'an and take a cruise down the Yangtze River. I was also lucky to be able to go to Boston on a work trip. I learnt how to steer a dragon boat and an outrigger canoe. I ran a half-marathon. I made new foodie friends. I matchmade a couple! The low of the year was of course the death of Rex, my collie.

New Year's Eve was a rather subdued one spent at home with two of my oldest friends, tiggie and fatgirl. They came over to my place and we baked cookies just for the fun of it. Pictures of the cookies to come! We baked way into the night, until about 2am! What better way to start off the new year than with food, right? We also opened a bottle of Shiraz when the clock struck midnight. From my home, we could see some of the fireworks coming from Marina Bay. Very pretty.

Earlier in the morning of 31 Dec, I had gone outrigger canoeing. We paddled to St John's and because one part of the island is a restricted area and we paddled past it, the navy apparently got all frazzled up and decided to send the police coast guard to check up on us. Apparently, they thought we were trying to smuggle ourselves in from Indonesia. The six of us had our personal particulars taken down by the police coast guard. Geez.

Anyway, no resolutions made yet for 2007 but I really should draw up a list and rethink my life. Meanwhile, Happy New Year to everyone!

Posted by DSD at January 1, 2007 11:06 PM
Comments

happeee new year, dsd!

Posted by: tiggie at January 2, 2007 12:16 AM

Happy new year! and thank you!

Posted by: olduvai at January 2, 2007 2:54 AM

the coast guard is often there cos of illegal immigrants from indonesia. btw, i often go there now cos we scattered our mother's ashes there.

Posted by: elutris at January 2, 2007 8:52 AM

Happy new year, DSD! Write your new year plans/hopes in the 100-Acre Wood travelling journal! Can't wait till it gets round to me. :) tiggie has done an awesome job starting us off.

Posted by: monoceros at January 3, 2007 1:18 AM

Happy New Year you! Sounds like you had a lot of *ahem* interesting times on NYE. Cops and cookies!

you dun have any cookies left, do ya? =)

Posted by: abraxis at January 3, 2007 6:33 AM

Happy new year and here's to a fabulous eating year ahead!

Posted by: hinata at January 3, 2007 2:59 PM