Preparation for Taiwan

Tomorrow I leave for Taiwan for the Christmas holidays. I'll be there for 10 days and it'll be nothing but non-stop meeting Ming's family. There'll be 100+ people there and I'm bound to forget names and faces when bombarded with that many all at once.

Tonight I've spent the night packing and trying to make sure that I've got everything. Since I'm meeting most of these people (the Wu clan -- even though they aren't technically Wus) for the first time, I've got to look more spiffy than usual. *sigh* Ransacked the closet trying to find proper spiffy, winter attire and it's such a tedious and time consuming process. Everytime I pack for a trip I come back to the same conclusion: I really will probably end up paying someone some day to do my packing for me since I loathe it so much. O.o

I'm excited to go to Taiwan but, at the same time, a little trepidacious since I've got to be in Cindy-best-behavior mode. Each day in Taiwan will be packed full of activity and there won't be much downtime. I'm hopeful since I've been told I get (nearly) one day of shopping time. Hopefully I'll be able to pick up some trinkets for myself and for gifts to bring back home.

I hope everyone has a merry Christmas. Drink lots of spiked egg nog and go kiss under the mistletoe!

See you in the new year!!

Christmas Season is Upon Us

Since it is December now it is officially X-mas time. The incessant Christmas songs on the radio and Christmas decorations in the stores can finally have a purpose. I started Christmas shopping yesterday and it looks like this season is going to be harder than most. Since I'll be in Taiwan I need to get my gifts earlier than later. *sigh* I guess I can't procrastinate this season as I have in past ones. On the bright side, I can buy some x-mas gifts in Taiwan since my family will also be away for Christmas. ^_^