And best of all, we all survived the supposed apocalypse 12/21/2012! Woooo! (please note sarcasm). Damn I was kinda hoping for some sort of zombie invasion. Though I'd probably get eaten in a matter of minutes. Cardio is not my strength. (Zombieland, anyone?)
Anyhoo, on to the best and the worst of my 2012!
March 2012
The Munich Train Station |
Munich is such a beautiful city! I loved the architecture, the culture and the food! Though I had only one day to really tour the city, I managed to visit the beautiful English Garden, I saw the the Glockenspiel chime, I explored and tasted food at the Viktualienmarkt(the outdoor farmer's market) and visited not one but two museums! I was especially interested in visiting the Asamkirche (church built by the Asam brothers) and managed to squeeze it in on my last day before I left.
More of Munich..
The Glockenspiel |
Meat and Cheese at the Viktualienmarkt |
Interior of the Asamkirche |
Don't get me wrong, Stuttgart was fun with a companion too, but I didn't get to see as much as I would have liked.
Schlossplatz at Stuttgart |
May 2012
My company holds an annual company event at a different location in the world ever year. This year it was held in....Lisbon, Portugal. All employees' hotel and plane fare are paid for, and I was super stoked to go. I have never been in Portugal before! I was only there for five days, but I absolutely loved the warmth, the beauty and the culture and history of the country. I would totally go back and visit again. Shopping was cheaper and better than in Germany too. :p
I'll let the pictures do the talking.
At the Baixa district |
Love the tiled architecture! |
The Jeronimos Monastery |
I also learned a new fact on this trip. Egg tarts, which I have always thought as a Chinese created delicacy, is in fact Portuguese in origin. It was created by the nuns at the Jeronimos Monastery(see picture above) over 200 years ago and was brought over to the East during the Portuguese colonization of Macau. Wow, you do learn something new every day.
June 2012
June 2012 marked my 1-year anniversary of working with my company. It was also the month when we closed on our new house! OMG we own a house!
No pics, because for some odd reason..I can't find any on my hard drive!
Aug/Sep 2012
At the end of August, I received some not so good news. I had been laid off. Between the stress of figuring out my immigration status and the hit to the self esteem, I was a huge mess. I still went ahead with going back to Malaysia, which I had already planned months in advance.
J and I had the best time in Malaysia. I haven't been home in 4 years so it was great to spend time with my parents and friends. Food was AMAZING.
Trishaw puller in Melaka |
St. Paul's Church in Melaka |
Old tombstones in St. Paul's Church |
The Petronas Twin Towers |
Mural along the Selangor River (I think) near Pasar Seni |
Kanching Falls |
Batu Caves |
Beach at Perhentian Besar |
Baby turtle!!!!!!! |
Sunset |
There, J proposed to me... :)
Nov 2012
On Nov 10th, we got hitched! Yeehaw! It was short and sweet, and I would not have had it any other way. We had a couple of friends witness the ceremony and we came back to the house and popped champagne and had hor d'oeuvres. Then we had a steak dinner lol. In my mind, there couldn't have been a more perfect day.
That month, my siblings in Texas met J for the first time when we flew over for Thanksgiving.
Dec 2012
We went back to Phoenix to celebrate Christmas with J's family. My wonderful parents-in-law also organized a wedding reception for us..something that we would never have done on our own lol. It was a lovely event with all of J's family and our friends from Phoenix.
Well, that pretty much caps my 2012. Phew, that was a long one. On to 2013..may this year be a wonderful one!
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