Uhm... Hello 2023 in July ?
Ah well, why not. Better late than never.
First time in years I didn't do my Bye Bye Year xx, Hello Year yy.
So belated as it is, I shall start off with Reflections of 2022 before I go into Welcoming 2023. Plan is to go through my phone and take 1 photo from each month of 2022...
January 2022
Frasers Hill 2022 for hubby's birthday. Memorable one cos we got "conned" into this weekend stay. Hubs said let's go to for a day trip to Kuala Kubu Baru. Then, let's go up Frasers Hill. Then, let's stay one night! We had no extra clothes and no toiletries. But he kept on playing the "it's my birthday" card. Haha. Would have still preferred WITH proper packing, but it was still quite a nice impromptu little holiday.
February 2022
Lovely staycation at W Hotel in KL ! I actually bought a hotel package during covid time which included hotel room and some dining vouchers. When my boss heard about it, he said he'll try to arrange something nice for me. Turned out to be an upgrade to their Executive Suite complete with champagne and chocolates. Ooo la la !!! Girls (ok, me included) were squealing in excitement when they saw the luxurious suite.
March 2022
Went for a short 4D, 3N trip to Langkawi with hubby. As much as I love family holidays, a holiday with just the two of us hits the spot too !
Ok la...got guilty for dumping kiddos with my parents when hubby and I went for our Langkawi trip. So we all went for a weekend staycation at Four Points Chinatown. All 6 of us. :-)
April 2022
Uhm.... why is this starting to look like a holiday post rather than a monthly highlight post. Or highlights for us tend to be holidays. hehe
For April, went for a short staycation in Westin KL. Ok, but this was AFTER a really crazy work time in the office. Launched SAP at work which was super super stressful and exhausting. Almost a full year of planning but the last 2 weeks ware intense. Crashed every night after work.
May 2022
ok, finally a non holiday photo. Baked this chocolate banana cake with banana compote in May. So yummy! Definitely need to bake this again.
June 2022
Extended Family holiday at Sekeping Serendah. Stayed for 2 nights. No wi-fi & back to nature weekend. Nice!
July 2022
Short staycation at Four Points Sheraton in Chinatown. Took an LRT ride to eat Satay Kajang :-)
August 2022
Took a day off from work to bring the girls for a day trip up to Genting.
September 2022
Celebrated Lantern Festival at my parents place. Wish I have a decent photo with all the kiddos carrying their lanterns tho! Love this traditional version with the mini candles.
October 2022
Holiday at Pangkor Laut Resort with my parents. Hubby had to work so it was the 5 of us. OMG.... love, love love PLR so much. It's like a little slice of heaven in Malaysia. Beautiful island, wonderful service, great food. Pricey of course but it's really an exceptional place.
After the holiday, my boss dropped me a bombshell that he was taking up another position within the group. Sigh, didn't hit me then, but the impact turned out bigger than what I tot at that time.
November 2022
Ran a half marathon! Was definitely not fit. But glad I managed to finish the run within the qualifying time.
December 2022
Week-long family up north. Ipoh, Kuala Sepetang, Penang, Ipoh, Taiping. Picture above was from breakfast at E&O Penang. Love the breakfast view!
Had surgery on 28th December to remove 2 small lumps in my breast. It was quite an emotional roller coaster ride and at one point, I was pretty resigned to the fact that I might have cancer. What an absolute relief when the biopsy results came out negative.
And that pretty much sums out 2022!!! Ups and down. More of the downs on the last part of the year. But overall still a good year and I am grateful for that.
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