Aug 26: On Life, Lately

August was eventful by my standards. 

My sister (finally) got married.

Happy to welcome a new brother-in-law (who's older in age but younger in rank?). Happy (and grateful) that the whole family turned up. Even my paternal cousins, who I admittedly don't know that well.

I don't have all the pictures...

... but yes, I like this picture a lot because we hardly ever take pictures together.

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I had my first solo trip at the age of 38.

Didn't bring the family along, so I did it the budget adventurous way. Loved every minute of it.

And while I was at it, I also took the opportunity to join my first overseas run. God willing, I will come back again someday.

One can tell I didn't go very far (i.e. Thailand), because the locals assumed I was one of them. From Grab drivers to the mall promoters to the hotel bellboy - all insisted on speaking to me in Thai.

But the more important takeaway of my brief journey?

T-Pop!

I've been hooked on a few songs since discovering them in a random cafe. Just like K-Pop :D

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Some of my friends left for pastures anew.

This lady left for Australia

One of these uncles left for Melaka

And this guy left the company

I wonder if my turn will ever come, but I'm at the point where it wouldn't surprise me if it didn't.

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Anyway, Lily had her sports day. She seemed to enjoy it, though her parents were awful in the games for Mummy and daddy.

Kakak went for a run, too, even though she hates it. She says she wants as many medals as I have, so I suppose she’ll have to keep running around for a while longer.

Speaking of which, I finally retired my Novablast. 

I'm sentimental about this pair because my close friends gifted them to me years back when I was beginning to get serious about running.

They served well

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Lastly, I'm now the proud owner of solar panels. I'd like to say the reason I got them was to save the Earth, but really, I just want to save money so I can buy more (unnecessary) shoes.

Finally, something in this house bears my name (sort of)