No time !

I have a shiny new machine that I have no time to play with !

Its Saturday !

And I am off to my weekly 6 hours of happiness ! ( read previous post ! )

A whole morning of thinking.

I have 1 million things to do again.... ( surprise surprise ! ) And the last few weeks had been absolutely HELL MONTH for me...

in a week of 168 hours. I have
50 hours of sleep ( 118 hours left )
48 hours of lectures ( leaving only 70 hours left )
40 hours at work ( only 30 hours left )
14 hours of meal time ( 16 hours )
7 hours of travellling ( 9 hours )
3 hours of volunteering ( 6 hours ! )

Technically, I have 6 hours left every week to meet up with my friends, do my assignments, catch up on unfinished work, listen to music, watch some TV, play some games. And 6 hours is not enough ! I miss out on sleep, take notes and get work done simultaneously during lectures to finish work...

Really, I dont have much times on my hands and sometimes I feel that I have too much on my plate. so... i took this morning off to think about the good things i have around me.

I have truly remarkable friends that make me laugh,
I have

• friends who associate every mahjong tile we draw with Naan Bread ! causing


• friends who drive at 110km/h to get Indian Garlic Naan, butter chicken and prawn masala across town at 2am in the morning


• friends who listen to Jay Chou and drive their boyfriends mad while they are driving !


• friends who go laptop shopping with you till they go mad and support your decision to buy a mac in the end !


• friends whom you see on MSN and give you a mission to complete by the time he gets back from Australia at year end !


• friends who call you the night you bought a mac to tell you that I should have waited a few months more ( just to bug you ! )


• friends whom introduce you to ice cream mixed with finely grounded tim tams, cookies, jelly beans, granolas, m & m, shortbread, gummy bears, ( name it, they have it )


• friends who help you make the most logical decisions in the most un-logical times.


• friends who tell you their most embarrasing behaviour because they are comfortable with you knowing


• friends who get angry when other friends are unable to make a gathering ! ( hahahaha )


• friends who change a meeting place and not tell you when they have changed it !


• friends who get confused on the highway and listens blindly to their friends who are just as lost !


• friends who watches documentaries on their flights from Paris and Scotland and tells you the dirty details in an ice-cream shop


• friends who misses the good'o days of growing up


• friends who make an effort to have cook-outs together to talk about our goofy days


• friends who really knows the importance of standing by one another


• and friends who know that without either of the other group members, the group is not really complete

so.. to the goofy ones, the ones that always keeps the rest waiting, the one that has an absolutely need to take over the world, the one that is addicted to poker, the one that cannot do business, the one that is missing in downunder, the one that shops, the one that dreams of getting married (and the list goes on )

I truly think that you are remarkable and I really appreciate the times we hang out. making the 6 hours the highlight of my week, the 6 ( sometimes more ) hours a good save from HELL, providing a good balance for my mental health and for making smile and laugh a lot. I know its only 6 hours but it better than 50 hours of Spa or 100 hours of shopping !

For my friends for are going through hell week at work, If at first, it seems like you are losing, its ok...... take heart... it's not over till its over... ( watch the video ) for now.. I am going back to work.......



OH ! and friends who gave me the link to this video.

My friends, they ROCK !

Even though we've changed and we're all finding our own place in the world, we all know that when tears fall or the smile spreads across our face. We'll come to each other because no matter where this crazy world takes us, nothing will ever change so much to the point where we're not at all still friends.

Over the weekend, I had the chance to spend time with Sai. And i had the chance to spend time with the boys and Sai at the same time. I've always known that I am extremely biased to my friends but now i truly know why I am biased. I have friends that stuck with me despite my irritating habits and they really accept and welcomed Sai ( even though I am not particularly good at that ). Drove around town, playing good poker, sharing a good prison break laugh, coming out even though you are not feeling well and later rushing off elsewhere, standing next to the sambal pot and in the queue. THANK YOU GUYS ! This put my whole mindset in a different light.

If I have a question that was really bothering me, I know i can count on them to take some time and walk me through their thoughts, helping me make my decision. I can count on them talking on the phone with me from one end of Singapore to the other end, I can count on them giving me an immediate SMS when she got out of work. Another one picking up the call when he was on break during class, another one knowing I will call, just patiently waiting till I want to talk to him. Each with his and her opinion, offering more than what I can expect.

With friends like these, who needs anyone else ?
With that, here's a big thank you to my friends who gone the extra mile to make Sai feel comfortable and settled and a big thank you for being there for me. I really appreciate it.

This songs keeps me going, at least for a while...

Big Girls Don't Cry lyrics by Fergie.

Da Da Da Da
The smell of your skin lingers on me now
Your probably on your flight back to your home town
I need some shelter of my own protection baby
To be with myself and center, clarity
Peace, Serenity

[CHORUS]
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, Myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But Ive got to get a move on with my life
Its time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry

The path that I'm walking
I must go alone
I must take the baby steps 'til I'm full grown
Fairytales don't always have a happy ending, do they
And I foresee the dark ahead if I stay

[CHORUS]
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, Myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
Its time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry

Like the little school mate in the school yard
We'll play jacks and uno cards
Ill be your best friend and you'll be mine
Valentine
Yes you can hold my hand if u want to
Cause I want to hold yours too
We'll be playmates and lovers and share our secret worlds
But its time for me to go home
Its getting late, dark outside
I need to be with myself and center, clarity
Peace, Serenity

[CHORUS]
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, Myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
Its time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry

Simple Math Equations

Tomorrow is National Day = no work !
Friday I am taking off work = no work !
Saturday = no work !
Sunday = no work !

ITS A LONG WEEKEND FOR ME ! And that makes me a Happy girl !

Sai is arriving tomorrow night ! Ah.. the joy of sharing your room with your best friend again... Lets see..

I love my school..

Simple in Virtue
Steadfast in Duty

I watched a short documentary on Channel 8 last night. It covered IJ's history, the story of Father Barre, the french sisters and even the Alumni.. How I miss IJ. After watching the documentary I have a renew sense of zest and more determined to finish the 1 million things I have on hand.

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Had dinner and LAN games with the boys last weekend. It was good to catch up with the original gang, where they talk boys style, mentioned school days and history. That night, the atmosphere was different. I guess maybe because all of us are working now ( with the exception of Julian )

Mouse brought up a good question : What do working adults do ? Which lead me to think about what I do after work ? Honestly.. even with the increase in disposable income I tend to stay home more. To catch up on SLEEP, to surf the net.
I work in the day and attend school at night... so... with whatever little extra time i have left.. I tend to spend it in my room.

So...what should I be going and where should i be going ?