Home and Work
January 29th, 2009 by Doris
HOME
It has been more than 2 months since we landed here. Life are pretty much settled. We have moved into a new apartment and is not likely that we will move again at least till the end of the year. The apartment is equipped with basic furnitures. Although we wish to buy a few more things such as a new bed and a shoe rack/cupboard, it is rather expensive to invest especially not knowing how long we can stay here for. The rent is much more expensive- 1800 Fr per month for a one bedroom aparment, however we especially enjoy the fact that power and water are included in the rent and that the apartment is centrally heated. We will always feel warm, never run out of water and the best part is no need to worry about how “big” the bill is at the end of the month!
WORK
Working 10-12 hours is my daily routine. Sometimes I do feel exhausted after getting up at 6am for a few days in a row and/or when I didn’t have a good night sleep. Other postdocs and students tend to work from 9am to 7/8pm but I prefer to start earlier so that I could go home for dinner. The first two months was challenging but things are more settled now. However, there are still many steps to do and I won’t know the results until the end. Due to long hours of repetitive works, my right arm and hand is getting sore. Even though it is tough, but it is God’s blessing to be able to do research. Doing research may not earn a lot but I enjoy doing research especially when its aim is to help the patients perhaps it is not now, perhaps it may take over 10 years, but every little contribution bring them hopes and that motivate me to move forward.
Leo has some ongoing clients from New Zealand and Australia, so it has kept him busy at home while he is looking for a permanent job. With the current economy crisis, it is not easy to find a job especially in a foreign country. It is already a very good start that Leo has a job interview after 2 months considering there was a Christmas/New Year break in between. Many people still couldn’t find a job after 6 months in this current economy crisis. WELL… just leave it to God. There is nothing to worry about. If He takes care of the birds in the sky sure it is up to Him whether we can afford a bowl of rice or porridge 
. There have been much harder time in the past and He kept us.