Wowwww.. Have not updated in MONTHS!
I have been very busy with work lately. And it's almost always bedtime by the time I get home.
Fell asleep countless times even before midnight, very unlike the uni days that seem so long ago...
And talking about home..... I have my own place now! Got my own condo, with a gorgeous pool :)
Ok, I am tired already, the old aging me is tired.
I'm no longer EMO, not now anyway =)
And to my dear friends, don't worry about me ok!
This is just a place to rant, whine, complain and share my thoughts with all of you =)
Will update more later..
I realised I have been so caught up with work that I have not been appreciating the other things in life.
Was reading this article about the jar, rocks and sand:
A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2" in diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full?
They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full.
They agreed it was. The students laughed.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
"Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognise that this is your life. The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health, your children - things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car.
The sand is everything else, the small stuff. If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.
Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal. Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
In the past, I have never really thought of myself as an emotional person. I mean there were occasional bouts of emo, pensive moments when I would cry over some silly shows or be depressed over some exam results but now that I have started working, I couldn't help reminiscing on the past and what should I do now.
I admittedly have not been catching up with my family and many old old friends, be it getting updates from their blogs, chatting with them via the msn / phone or just meet up over a cup of coffee (ok, I dun drink coffee anymore, so I guess tea will suffice). When I finally do have time to check out some old friends' blogs, I realised that I have not been reading their posts for the past 2 months.
I know this sounds crazy, but I was just reading Sue's latest post where she was talking about those RJ days 6 - 7 years ago, and tears just formed in my eyes. I dunno what's wrong with me!
I guess I must really miss the old days.
I miss the time when Sue slept over in my room cause she was so afraid to walk back to her room which was just 15 meters away, and the time when we would all gather in the lounge to watch The Bachelor every week, and the time when we would try to ask for second helpings during dinner back in Nanyang.
I miss the time when my classmates and I would walk to our container classrooms in the old RJ campus and when we had to sit right in front during lectures all the time and when we would doodle our names on top of the lecture notes.
I miss all the silly jokes on the "bergula dan berminyak" guy and the Carbon particles infusing into Suhyueh's cells from the fart of the gross guy sitting next to her.
I miss the time when I had to spray my hair black every morning for a week cause dyed hair was not allowed in RJ, and the time we thought we were possibly going to die from the lung cancer caused by walking along the busy main road to the bus stop in front of 6th Ave every morning.
College days were indeed stressful, with all the tough exams, lectures and tutorials, but as with everything else, we choose to remember the things that made life what it is - colourful and meaningful.
That's a snippet of life as I remember it in RJ and I will save the ones from Msia, CHIJ and Uni for another post another day. As for now, I try to go home more often to spend time with my family and catch up with all those old friends. Maybe I should save up to visit my chummies in the States! Sue, Suhyueh and Zoe are you guys going to host me?! haha.
Miss ya all loads.
I'm slacking at home, on leave till this Sunday!
My routine for the day : Wake up, eat, slack, nap, eat, slack, nap, eat, slack, nap..
You get the gist of it.
Quite boring actually. Guess I can't be a tai tai, unless I have friends who are as well!
Life as a tai tai would be pretty mundane without friends who are equally free...
Who is gonna play MJ with you at 1pm on a Tues? Or High Tea with you at 3pm on a Wedneday? Or Shopping with you from 12 pm - 6 pm Monday to Friday?
NO ONE unless you have tai tai friends!
No No. I would love to work, meet new people, deal with challenging issues and... look forward to that monthly pay cheque! =)
And I need a freaking new HP.
My poor Sony Ericsson is dying on me! It's like 3 years old, pretty archaic for a mobile phone, no?
Choosing between a BB Storm and Samsung Omnia II.
Ok. My mom is shouting at me to go for dinner already!
Ciaoo..
Seafood Pasta
I can still see the HUGE scallops and prawns in the picture above!Sometimes I think I am crazy.
And this blog is slowly morphing into something of a proteinaceous spider silk.
Work has been ok. Everyone is falling sick. Me included.
Life has been interesting. But more holidays would be good.
And I am so freaking poor.
Money is never enough. And I'm looking at buying something BIG. Really BIG.
Will let you guys know when I finally get it.
In the meantime, I shall take less cabs, eat less expensive food, buy less shoes and much less bags (yeaaa rite.. I can see you guys rolling your eyes! Haha).
Ok, I am serious! I shall focus all my energy on spending less.. Ahem.
And work harder and smarter.
Ok. I know this is a freaking disjointed, nonsensical post.
Indicates that my stuffy nose is affecting my brain functions.
Ciao.
