Tuesday, 16 February 2010

Chinese New Year pic and a moan

My son refuses to have his picture taken these days, especially with his parents. But somehow someone got this pic of us at the Chinese New Year party we went to on Friday. I'm so proud of my son -- he is speaking Mandarin Chinese so well these days.


Rainy days and boring work
It's raining all the time now so I drive to the office in daily downpours. Then when I get to the office, I feel worse. I do the same old stuff with a meeting or two to enliven the day.

Everyone around me strategizes so they use buzz words, get excited over the latest strategic path -- it's so dull to someone like me who has been in the workforce a million years. I've seen it all before so many times.

I need to cheer up soon -- but how?

8 comments:

katie said...

PANCAKES!

Elizabeth said...

Good idea, Katie. I also bought some creme de cassis to drink with the champagne Jeanne brought over from Paris. We will toast her later.

Steve Borthwick said...

I know what you mean about the rain. I cheered myself up today by taking my Wife to lunch, I had a large cappo and a Belgian bun, I'm happy now (until the caffeine/sugar rush wears off).. :)

Elizabeth said...

Is that all you ate? You are asking for a fainting spell later when your sugar levels drop.

Did you go anywhere nice that you would like to recommend?

Elizabeth said...

cause later, Steve, you will be eating pancakes too. My oh my, you'll get the shakes.

Marty said...

It's interesting Mikey is learning Mandarin. Does he plan to go into the Foreign Service?

Steve Borthwick said...

Only the "hooha cafe" in Winnersh; nothing glamorous, they do Starbucks stuff and its just around the corner from my office.

Pancakes, sugar, lemons, maple syrup, honey and strawberry jam; yes, been there, done that, should be enough sugar to last another year!

BTW isn't pancake day some kind of religious thing? I'll probably get sneered at for that admission ;)

mel said...

It's one possibility Marty, but he's only 16 years old. He'll probably change his mind about ten times between now and when he has to get off his parents' payroll.