There is something indescribably wonderful about getting up in the morning and feeling quite unable to tell what day of the week it is, because you have a whole weeks’ break right before you. I keep thinking today is Wednesday, or Thursday, almost as if my mind can scarcely believe that it’s only Tuesday and therefore still in the early days of my 9 day hiatus.
Chinese New Year in KL is very quiet. I can barely register that it has come and passed. But the break it allows and the time with friends it affords us is more than great. I know without a doubt that the week will be over in a flash, and the fact that we sleep at 3am and rise only at 12 or 1 will probably contribute to that feeling. I am making a concerted effort to catch up on old DVDs which I’ve been meaning to watch, and indulge in as much TV as I can.
The tennis Aussie Open is over and next on my list of must-watch is the Winter Olympics in Torrino. What possesses a person to hurtle down a steep slope at speeds of up to 80km/h and hurl themselves off a ledge into nothingness for over 100m? Do divers become immune to that stomach-coming-out-of-throat feeling because they’re so used to falling from heights of up to 10m?
If you know the answer, tell me! In the meantime, watch more TV, eat more junk food and sleep as much as you can.
p/s: We’re currently toying with the idea of heading south for a couple of days. Whether it really comes to pass will depend on how many engagements we can forget/cancel, and of course whether we really decide to pack and get in the car. Stay tuned.
