Looking back at 2008

It's that time again to look back and see what has happened in the past year.

2008 has certainly been a challenging year for me both at work and home.

Let's see. Here are some of the happenings in the year:
* Amanda had a cornea transplant operation on 1/3/08. She had an eye infection on 25/7/08. Luckily, she received treatment early.
* Matthew withdrew from Student Care on 1/4/08.
* Short trip with the family to KL and Port Dickson on 17/6/08.
* I endured 8 months of torture before I was finally transferred to new dept on 1/9/08.
* In Sep, Alvin won first prize in 4D.
* Mum passed away on 25/10/08.
* I missed the Great Eastern Women's run on 26/10/08. It would have been my 3rd run.
* Amanda was top in class, and top 9 among the Sec 2 cohort. She will be receiving an Edusave award of $500 on 19/1/09.
* Matthew was 3rd in class. He will also be receiving his Edusave award of $100 in Jan 2009.
* The Parents Support Group published its HELP Pamphlet in Oct 2008.
* I did a presentation at our first Parents Support Group Forum on 22/11/08.
* Uncle Larry had a heart bypass operation on 28/11/08.
* The family went on a 5-days cruise to Phuket from 20/12/08 to 24/12/08. We had a great holiday.

So what's in store for us in 2009?

* Amanda and I will need to study very hard. She will be taking triple Science plus Pure Lit, and I will be starting a course on Paralegal in Mar 2009.
* I will continue to participate actively in the Parents Support Group.
* I need to resume my exercise regime.
* Matt needs to loose some weight.
* Alvin needs a new good mattress to get a good night's sleep.