It's that time of the year again.

Wow. What an eventful a year it's been. So much growth, so much surprises, upturns, downturns, whatever. Just got back from Bali and had to immediately recuperate to catch up with the load of work piling up in my inbox, sigh. As cliched as it sounds, I need another break. Gone are the days where work winds down at year-end. Clients stop chasing after you and everyone prepares for a jolly good break. But it's okay, it's a 'happy' problem as many have told me :) And I am thankful. But you know, I wish I was chained and shackled here instead -->

This picture reminds me of an awesome book I have, a lovely birthday gift from Koichi two years ago. Christmas in Quebec. I can't wait till January when Sparks will be off to Greece :D Co-company trip, that's what it is ;) Just like the one in Bali and it's gonna be good. Hopefully, I'll have more chances to continue my travel writing. By the way, if you haven't picked up a copy of this month's PYO Holiday from MPH, you really should. Check out the penwork of yours truly. Maybe if I become famous one day, I can hire an MD to takeover my place, get real fancy and scour the globe for stories fit for Conde Nast. Ha ha. God willing :)

Anyway, Sparks is closed for the holidays (at least for this blog!). I don't know if I want to post anything till after Greece. That's because I really need a break. These couple of months have been a real challenge and I've been stretching so much, I'm beginning to have holes. So, happy holidays if you don't hear from me and have yourself a very very extremely drink responsibly merry Christmas ;)

p/s: Not being mushy mushy here, but I think this IS the season to tell all my dearests and buds that I'm sorry for having neglected you guys for the past couple of months and sorry also to shove all of you in the back seat. Appreciate your patience because you're still hanging out with me indiscriminately although so many times I have put work before you. I promise you my new year resolution will be to resolve that ;) Let's have a good Christmas yea?