Peace and Quiet

The first day of the new year ended without much fanfare. Since the whole family is currently in Canada, this is by far the quietest new year's day I've had in a long while. I've got the whole house to myself. Quite a good feeling, really. I rather enjoy the serenity of having no one around. Anyway, precisely due to this arrangement, I didn't really feel like leaving the house today. There is this realization that once they come back, I'm going to miss this peace and quiet, so I had better soak in as much of it as I can, while I can.

In any case, the first day of the year also happens to be a Friday, and once again, I'm stuck at home on a Friday night, watching some documentary commenting on traditional Suzhou architecture instead of painting the town red, black and blue. Its times like these when I really do wish I have a top notch sound system at home. Turning the volume on high playing some nice jazzy tunes while appreciating some whiskey or cointreau would be divine. Oh well, I guess I've got to make do with PC speakers.

Anyway, its is regrettable that my lull season is coming to an end soon. I foresee at most another week's worth of peace and quiet before the whole office starts coming back from their ski trips and whatnots. I would have thought I've gotten used to this after 3 years, but I guess not. But then again, busy might not always be a bad thing. Sometimes, work can be a good anaesthetic, takes your mind off more troubling stuff. It is just too bad that like any drug, there's no avoiding the side-effects that comes after the effect wears off.