Sabbatical

One more week to go, I will be on 5 weeks sabbatical leave starting 14 April!!. Wonder what is sabbatical leave? It is one of the staff benefit from my company. We will get our 1st sabbatical when we hit our 10 years and we will get it again every subsequent 5 years. I am getting my second sabbatical.

I always have no luck in planning for a long holidays for the 5 weeks. There was sars breakout when I took my 1st sabbatical in April 2003. My plan to USA was ruin as there was almost a ban to travel everywhere. Even though the ticket and accomodation was so cheap, none of my family would want me to take the risk. I thought endinng up in Singapore might be boring and I would have nothing to do. But I was wrong. In fact it was wrong. I had a good time relaxing and ready get back to work fresh.

I plan to meet up with friends in Shanghai this time. Unfortorunately, it does not work out again due to my leg injury. I hurt myself in December 07 and still have to visit Chinese Doctor on weekly basis. Everyone is like asking me "So what are you going to do, so wasted". I tell myself it is ok. It is not a bad idea to laze around and just do whatever you want at your own convenience time. Travel can be quite fun but you can end up feeling tired when you are home.

Hmm, let me think of what I can do. Maybe it will be good to list out some of the items. I can try to hang out like "Tai Tai", in term of time but not in spending. hehehe

1) Spend quality time with my children. I always feel that I have not been a good and perfect mother in talking with children. Sometimes I just loose patient with them when I get home from a tired day work.

2) Stick to my normal sleeping time and still wake up at 5am to spend my 15 minutes chatting time with my little young son, Yi Ren while while waiting for his school bus. The reason why I would rather miss my sleep as this is the time that I can find out things that sometimes will surprise me.

3) Go around to look for delicious breakfast and be back to my home sweet home to watch my favourite DVD with my milo.

4) I have not been to parents coffee stall to help around since I hurt my leg. Mum told me that many customers miss me alot and are asking when I will be back. I will try to go there and hang around. You know I really miss them calling me "Xiao Mei" which make me feel I am very young and not mother of 3.

5) Catch up with friends during their lunch time and make them jealous and envy me. They have only 1 hour lunch break but I can stretch as long as I want. Don't know if anyone will scream at me??? I don't think so, I think I am quite confidence to say that I have always be very sincere with people and everyone whom I know really treasure each other friendship.

6) Continue to go the Chinese clince to get the "handsome" doctor to do my weekly treatment. Hopefully I will be fully recovered when I am back to work on 20 May.

Wow, so many things to do. Wonder if 5 weeks will be enough. I will also that this opportunity to do self-reflection and and improve myself. The only worry is that when I get back to work, I may become lazy and don't know where to start. My friends out, if you have good lobang to go out and enjoy between 14 April to 19 May, give me a ring or drop me an email. I have plenty of time to go happy hour with you.