It was a very busy year-end for us. While we didn't go on a holiday trip, we did spend a lot of time together and for Church. Here's how around year-end went:
Dec 21, Saturday
- Ethan’s birthday
- Early morning grocery with Lani
- Cake and candle ceremony for Ethan's birthday
- Lunch at RSL with Luzon, Madulis and Carungays to celebrate Ethan and Arien's birthdays
- Swimming at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
- Worship services
- Birthday dinner at Au's for Ethan and Arien
Dec 22, Sunday
- Worship service
- Preparations for Officers Recognition Day, 2:30pm setup; 9pm end
- Supper/desserts at Max Brenner Westpoint
Dec 23, Monday
- Car servicing at 8am
- Picked up massage chair at 9am
- Sent the kids to madulis at 11am
- Lunch at ka Marcel’s house at 12
- Collected car from NRMA at 4pm
- Caucus at 6:30pm; meeting 8; panata 9
- Late night at Au’s with Luzon and Jaraza
Dec 24, Tuesday
- 7am helped ka Marcel and ka Sonia to airport
- 12nn returned to condo to clean
- 1-4pm asleep
- 4-6pm monopoly with kids
- 6-8pm watched a movie on TV (shazzam) and played with Emma
- 9pm panata
- 10pm-1am late night supper with Luzons Madulis and Jarazas at Au’s
Dec 25, Wednesday
- 6:30am worship service
- 9am trip to Wisemans Ferry to relax, bbq, play and swim
- 6pm returned home
- 7pm watched after Emma at Jaraza’s
Dec 26, Thursday
- 10am pickup of ref, tables, and stuff from ka Marcel’s house
- 2pm pickup of ka Rj’s 2 sofabeds
- 6:30pm dinner with ka Rina and crew
- Kids had movie night at the chapel
- 9pm panata
Dec 27, Friday
- Morning grocery
- 11 am look after Emma
- 4pm left Lani and kids at Madulis, then pickup of Ka Rj’s lounge
- 7:30pm gawain, caucus and panata
- 10pm supper and videoke at Au’s with Jaraza and Maduli
Dec 28, Saturday
- Recycling at Auburn Red Yard
- Shopping at Costco
- Than and kids performed at church, Lani watched over kids
- Late night videoke at Au’s with Madulis and Jarazas
Dec 29, Sunday
- Church in the morning
- Singapore group reunion at Au
- Holy baptism at church in the evening
- Late night dinner at Luzons with Jaraza’s, Parreno’s, and Madulis
- Erin slept over at Luzons
- Ethan slept over at Madulis
Dec 30, Monday
- Cabramatta Market in the morning
- Pick kids up at 3pm
- Office work at Church after panata
- Then videoke and games at ka RJ’s
Dec 31, Tuesday
- Groceries and preparations of yearend socialising
- Stayed at home because of 43deg heat
- Watched Kingsman at home
- Church at 6pm till 3am
- Continued watching Kingsman till 5am
Jan 1, Wednesday
- Woke up at 11am
- Work on invites then Print at officeworks
- Snacks at Hungry Jacks w/ kids
- Watched kingsmen 2 at home while Lani and Erin look after Emma
Jan 2, Thursday
- Worship service at 6:30am
- Cinema with the kids over lunch to watch Jumanji 2
- Ka Lilet’s bday diner at Pheonix followed by Gulian dessert
- Paper works at kapilya till 3am with Luzons and Madulis
- Then continued at home til 5am
Jan 3, Friday
- Woke up at 12pm
- Lunch party at ka Rina’s
- panata and meetings at 9pm
Jan 4, Saturday
- 48deg day in sydney
- Stay at home for most of the day and prepared stuff to give away
- Then clinic trip for nanay
- Worship service in the evening
Jan 5, Sunday
- Worship service in the morning
- Then setup for my countrymen, my brethren
- Event till 7:30pm
- Dinner at ka RJ till 9:30pm
- Packup and cleanup till 11pm
And back to reality.
