First time to US

Starting of the 2011, just returned work from my brother wedding and i was assigned to go to US for a meeting. Everything are good except for the dry meeting, time different and the flight - 22hrs to US and 27hrs back to SG with flight delayed; and transited in HK/Chicago before i reach Boston, The first day on flight was my worst day in the trip from missing of visa exemption application (did my last minute application in the airport just before check in), delayed baggage when i reached US, cant find the limo person who waited for me at the departure hall instead of the arrival hall.. but things do gets better when it goes...

I made my name there in the meeting.. noone dont know who is Yvonne who sleep during the meeting. Goodness me.. everyday i'm like take power naps, about 3 to 4 hrs each night.. so tired that i fall asleep during the break time and noone wakes me up when they starts the meeting. Was in a meeting from all around the world, there are colleagues from US, Portland, mexico, Spain, China, UK. It was great to meet up with them and to link their names to faces during calls.


On Wednesday, this is the first time i encountered snow storm. it started to snow from 4am till 5pm and it build up 20" tall of snow outside. it wasnt that cold during the snowing day. The temperture starts to drop till -15degree the next day.

Days we go shopping after work, they call me shopping queen #2, i cant win the Mexican lady who was there to shop. She bought almost everything, from children clothing to bedsheet... she can spend like 7 hrs in a mall shopping where i'm done in 4 hrs time, where i spent my rest of hours enjoying the coffee, snacks in the shopping mall. Almost everynight, i will join them at the pub for a relaxing evening. It had been a while since i last seen in such relaxing mood and with nothing other than laughter - dont need to rush home for janelle, worrying if janelle she can sleep without me anot, etc etc. First time i was introduced and play the football-linto (Mexican called that) and pool. Me not bad hor, seldom into such games and i'm the winner of the night.




Each morning and night, i will use the CCTV to check on Janelle to ensure she is on a good hand with daddy and auntie. Janelle had been a good girl and seems to understand that mommy need to be away for work. She didn't cried for me, except when she heard my voice. other than that everything was ok. Hus returned to work almost everyday and leave Janelle with my mom. Thanks for my mom helping me fetching Janelle up and down from school, arranging for transportation (bro's/taxi)... ensuring she eats well and every morning, she will go market and get fresh fish just for Janelle. She always uses her un-selfishness to ease our mind and ensure our child are good in her hand when we are away for work.