By Allan Yap & Nigel A. Skelchy

And here we are.

On the cusp of another Christmas and New Year.

It's almost as if, all the stuff that happened this year were on some accelerated time scale.

I remember Chinese New Year this year...and then it was exactly like a DVD movie being fast forwarded scene by scene. And next thing, I'm sitting here writing this blog, sparing time I don't have.

I'm not complaining. I'm just observing with morbid astonishment how time can fly when you're busy.

Allan and I have finally fallen into some form of routine and being partners as well as business partners can take its toll.

But I think we're coping with it very well and trying to build a life together is a goal which figures largely in my list of priorities. I have told him that the business is all well and good but if push came to shove I'd leave the business to protect our relationship. He's my heart and conscience and there's no way I'm going to risk that.

My Dad's 70th birthday is coming up and we're in the throes of organising it at the moment. We've got all the hard stuff ready for the weekend. Like Wine, Whisky, 1 bottle of Tequila, and food. Canopies and decorations are taken care of as well.

Looking forward to it.