Well, not yet.First step to summertime is always my favourite spring. Unlike Skippy’s Hanami @ Japan, its not as nice here but close enough – well, probably as close as I will ever get to a real hanami where families and friends have picnics under the sakura trees just to enjoy the pretty flowers. Imagine having a picnic in Malaysia under a bunga raya (hibiscus) plant..

Taken on my way back from work, need to try again for a brighter shot, the pinks are actually very pretty. I do miss having a cherry blossom tree right outside my bedroom window like in the old house

And of course, the blooming of my annuals!! I love tulips! Actually, I love most flowers that grows from bulbs, as they come back again and again every spring, and the bulbs usually multiply as well, so it come back better and bigger each year.

Of course the cat enjoys it as well – just like his blondie owner he loves basking in the sun and rolling around..

After a whole pointless summer waiting for my parents to visit and endless aborted plans made and abandoned due to job instability…

We’re heading back next year for Chinese New Year. I can’t wait for it – and it being cny, I also know I am going to get pretty peeved at the family getting on my nerves. Not to mention having to actually DISTRIBUTE ang pow. BLEAH. The worst part is I know those cynical ones will be expecting a HUGE angpow as oh, I am afterall suppossedly 7 times richer than anyone else.

we *heart* our bosses as they had allowed us three weeks off! WOO!

Heading back for this…

and this…

We’re off to the Lake District for a long weekend! Yay! Please pray for sunshine for me…

So I can take lots and lots of wide angled pictures to be posted here! Yay!!!

…………..where shoe maniac reached high tides…