I have been meaning to update since April when the memories of March were still fresh. But the weeks slipped by and here we are at the tail end of May. March: the apotheosis of life March has always been my favourite month. It is the month my brother, teeter and I grow a year older. Teeter and I have traditionally celebrated our birthdays together (because her birthday is the day after mine), and then we celebrate my brother's birthday at the end of the month. Growing older together is somehow more meaningful and worth celebrating. This year, we had lunch at Lobster & Burger and a durian cake from Four Seasons. We were supposed to try The Three Peacocks for my brother's birthday but Baby Yeo was on stay home notice, so we ordered in from Pizza Hut instead. In a time we all thought we were taking baby steps to normalcy, I was fortunate enough to celebrate all month long without restrictions. My friends took me out and had cake delivered to me. I ate and ate and ate till I co...

Three months done with 2021 and I’m glad to report I’m doing better than I imagined I would. A couple of weeks ago, I had my performance review for work done in 2020. (I realise I did not do the yearly round-up post so this would be an opportune moment to reflect on the tulmultous 2020.)  2020 was a year of growth. Many of my friends and colleagues — present and erstwhile — know this: Between 2018 to 2020, I had tried to quit my job as soon as I joined. But I am now less desperate to leave. As soon as I turned down the offer to return to a workplace that I was pretty much attached to, I knew another similar offer would not come around again for a long time. And precisely because I knew exactly what I was getting myself into, I  steeled my motivation and drive to do better where I am. I have no regrets. 2020 was the year I became more confident at the job — that became part of who I am and eventually spilled over to other aspects of my life.  When I joined the organisation...