15.4.2026 Wednesday - the act of carrying

 I observe how Sam has to carry my backpack as I get on the crutches, and decide 'actually, I do not have to take work home'. I don't do any work from home anyway, if I feel the need to, I can do two things:

1. use the laptop at home

2. come to the office (it is ten minutes away)

It is silly to carry all that stuff to and from daily, if there is something to bring home daily, to have with me all the time - that would be my sketchbook (and a pen). My team are carrying much of the weight of our office's work, and I do not have to do this anymore. This means that nothing is so urgent that it requires me to work at home, this will be a new phase for me. I will do something else in that 'free' time.

Taking work home was a habit learnt from my days in a large corporate firm in the 90's, instead of staying late in the office, I would take my work home and do it on the coffee table while minding Sean and Sara. Once my manager confronted me with an accusation - that I have been distracted from work because Sam has just started her own design company and I was busy helping her over hours. (instead of spending my 'after hours' doing the company's work). Needless to say, I exploded at the little man (as I was prone to do in my 30's) - 'I am at home writing minutes and answering letters for your company, and just because I don't do a big show of it by staying back late at the office, you immediately think the worst of me. Shame on you - was I late with any of my deadlines?' That little man is still there, and I am not. 

So, new chapter starts this week - do other stuff at home, just not work. 

another milestone - we are officially linked to the PAM magazine website

15 Aug 2022 Monday - middle of the month

It is the middle of the month, but I am not in the new office yet. It is still a bit too smelly and dusty. But my table looks good by the window - though it will eventually move elsewhere in the office. 

So instead of working from the new office, I stayed at the club after tennis and worked productively until lunch time. 

We met up with Freddie and George, who was in town for a week. George worked with us for 3 years before leaving for KL and Part 2 studies. I expected him to be a little more hardened by his KL and Part 2 experience, but he is still the same smiley-soft spoken George. He is taking time off and applied to one place for work - he wants to stay in KL as his fiancé has a permanent job there. 

For some reason, I did not feel like working anymore for the rest of the day. I had done enough over the weekend. So, we came home and I prepared another 'workstation' in our bedroom; to take advantage of the aircon and also it has a nice backdrop of books.