I won an iPhone 6S in the Kindmeal.my contest, which means that I am now posting from my new phone, but it also means that I now have difficulty retrieving and posting the photos from my old phone, so for now, this post will have to be sans photos.
1. Make a new friend
(i) Although I commenced volunteering with Care2Run / Care2Mentor in October, I only got to know the other volunteers -- chiefly, Mee Leng, Angela, Rudra and Hari -- better in November.
(ii) In November, while planning and preparing for the Year-End Party at Beacon of Hope, I got to know Amelia (the one helping me hold the pinata pole steady in the picture), one of the contributors for the Beacon Year End Party, who also attended the party.
2. Help a stranger.
(i) Through my friend Lynette, I got to know of Andrea Reger, an animal rescuer in Penang, and contributed towards the vet bills of two of her rescued little ones, a puppy and a cat with a recurring prolapse. I am sending good vibes to the universe for the furry ones' recovery and adoption.
(ii) I took in another foster cat in November. My friends Seng and Carol asked if I could take in a young female stray living outside their home and I agreed to do it if they would pay for her vaccination and ELISA snap test. It is a reasonable request and they did it promptly, after which I took in Zeya. She looks to be part Burmese, so I named her "Zeya", which is Burmese/Bamar for "victory" or "success". Within the first 2 days of Zeya moving in, I realised that she is in heat. Oh boy. Good times -- not. Thankfully, it cleared up in less than a week and I managed to get Zeya spayed last week. She is a lovely and sweet kitty, although very timid, and I will take my time in getting her socialised and ready for rehoming.
3. Eat something/at someplace new to me.
(i) My friend Lai Wah treated me to lunch at Laksmi Villas vegetarian restaurant in Lebuh Ampang when I went to meet up with her to pick up a backpack and school supplies she had pledged for one of my students in Beacon. The food is good and not as pricy as Sangeetha's, which I also enjoy.
(ii) My Big Bro and Sis-In-Law came over for our niece Hailey's full moon celebration, and Covert Twin took us to Sofie Seafood and Grill, One City Mall, which does have several vegetarian options, only everything is so pricy.
(iii) I finally tried parsnip for the first time and wonder what took me so long to discover it. It tastes rather like a jicama, which surprised me. I had expected it to taste more like radish or turnip.
(Photo credits: Pinterest)
(iv) I have always had kedondong (Ambarella) juice in Malay food stalls but hadn't realised I could eat the fruit raw. Sometimes I marvel at how long it took me to come to realisations like this one. I finally bought some to add to my bento lunch. The fruits are tart and crisp and quite refreshing although not sweet.
4. Go someplace I've never been.
(i) Thanks to CovertTwin and Hailey, I've been seeing more of that part of town, and in November I visited One City Mall and Subang Skypark.
(ii) Finally went for a pre-LASIK assessment in ISEC. This is probably going to burn a hole in my savings account but on the plus side I may finally be rid of my glasses for good.
5. Learn something new.
Thanks to the fact that there is now a baby in the house, CovertTwin and I were compelled to learn how to use a Nosefrida one rainy week when Hailey suffered from nasal congestion and rhinitis. It worked like magic, and our relief was palpable.
6. Give up something for a month.
Upon learning that almost all chewing gum is now synthetic and therefore, plastic and non-biodegradable, I decided to give it up for good. I had previously chewed 1-2 pellets of sugarfree gum a day, especially while driving.
7. Letter to the Editor.
I submitted a letter to the editor on the need for stronger laws and enforcement on turtle egg consumption on 12th November and it was published in various news sites and newspapers that week.
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