Many things happened in September, kinda scattered. So, I gonna do bullet points instead.

• Sprained ankle playing tennis. First and last I guess. Still feeling pain squatting down during yoga.
• Took 4 days MC after 1.5 years. Doc said I caught viral infection.
• Homebound for mom’s birthday, dad’s advanced birthday
• Had Tanuki Raw. Craving for their foie gras with yakiniku for awhile.
• Appreciation dinner with MD for running SOCCOM’24. Course meals at Cricket Club, their grilled Iberico Pork was slurps.
• Attended Advanced Psychological First Aid, gained exposure in suicide, panic attack, flashbacks etc.
• Quiet moment at Tiong Bahru Bakery after class. Reading book while having cuppa of Mocha.
• Boss’ lunch treat @ Bie Fu and Hellu! The dirty matcha was legit.
• Omakase for Jie’s birthday dinner. The tastiest gotta be Torotaku and Uni wrap.
• After dinner @ Merci Marcel. Gonna miss having jie with us, that’s for sure.
• Volunteered in Community Pop-Mart on a meaningful Saturday! Supported 823 households- 125 families, 581 seniors, 117 pre-packed bags! 😊
• Had a 2 hour call with le bestie from Perth. Good times heh.
• Went for Sentosa Biggest Food Truck Fair, had darn good Cheese Roll!
• First ever Movie By The Beach with Vodka shots, have been wanting to try this 2 years ago. Kudos to my girls!
• Retake corporate photo after 10 years. I must say I love my current self so much! Age like fine wine 🍷
• Farewell dinner with ex team colleagues, feel so loved and being welcomed by the troop, despite I have left the team for almost 2 years ❤️
• Tuina for the first time ft acupuncture. Still feeling mild pain at my ankle after 3 weeks. Got a little traumatised if I should start playing sports soon.
• Found out a friend of mine whom I have known for almost 10 years gonna be my colleague soon.
• Got new manicure, all ready for October! Power of manifesting got myself cat eyed marble, I’m lovin’ it!
• Requested to join a symposium I have been longing, and it got approved. Almost missed it due to Swiss trip but trip got postponed, so yay!

My motto used to be ‘Sic Parvis Magna’, great things from small beginnings. Then I chanced upon ‘La Dolce Vita’ watching Emily in Paris. It embraces the idea of living life the fullest. The reason why I started blogging 10 years ago, keep reminding myself to live my life to the fullest, to its full chorizo.

I am a planner. I love planning my work, activities beforehand for better efficiency, not wasting my time. But this sprained ankle incident, almost 1 week MC (my plans for work all gone into waste) and colleagues leaving the team got me to rethink life and reevaluate priorities.

Life doesn’t always go as planned. So why not just treasure the moment? Don’t always look for answers. Embrace the unfamiliar, uncertainties and unknown (everything is an adventure). Can’t wait for my trips in October, November and December already. Let’s do this.

La Dolce Vita, Bella!