Out with the Old, In with the New. 2015 has arrived and before too much of it slips by, I wanted to share some thoughts here, after having been away from this space for so long. I have been completely shite at responding to blog emails this past year, and it is time that I start the new year right by being clearer about what this space is going to be.

Who is Lady J? Hokkaido for CNY 2018. This Lunar New Year has been quite a muted affair for us as we decided to make a trip out of it instead of staying in for the festivities. Partially because the Man has been on the road quite a fair bit and family holidays are probably the best time we see each other every waking moment so late last year, he decided to book us three for a winter vacation.

Six years ago, I sat in my room with my sister, wondering how life would change once I flew the nest. That pensive moment was abruptly broken up by the ruckus going on outside the very room I had shared with my sister for the past decade. I thought, on the cusp of being unable to contain the flurry of emotions that were washed ashore, and I struggled to hold back my tears. How long more till I see my family again? What happens once I graduate? Where will we end up? .