this has been one hectic week. i keep trying to update but i never have time to type out my entire post so it keeps getting saved as a draft. haha. nvm i shall do a quick update.
i realised i actually really enjoy hectic weeks. i think im e kind that needs to keep moving and doing stuff. haha nvm ive always known im no good at theoretical fantasizing in a comfy armchair :) and of course focussing on the task in front of you leaves you no room to think about what could have been, what should be, and what will be. im really good at thinking too much and keeping busy is a really good cure for that :) moving on.
ive actually learnt alot this week, and made alot of new friends/colleagues. ive started working/helping out/being part of the furniture at the pro bono services office, along with our dearest charm and steven. besides adding alot more noise to the office and taking up one whole cubicle [yes, the three of us in one cubicle with one laptop between us! what do u think e situation is like? chaotic!], we've learnt a fair bit. its a diff side you hardly get to see if you keep working in firms. our other colleagues are nice, tolerant of the noise [most of the time anyway], and we have more company for lunch! and there is alot of food around people's park. yumyum. not sure how long we will be there but we'll enjoy it as long as it lasts! haha. thats been my day job for this week.
at night, three days a week, i transform into waitress ming. i was pretty scared on my first day coz yeah, it was my first day. and my first time in f & b, so they call it. first day was a hell lot to learn and remember and use, but i think im getting the hang of it. colleagues are nice, i think they will become friends. downside is ive been sleep deprived this week. because i work till eleven, get home around twelve, sleep around one, and wake up at 730 to go to the sub courts. one night i even had a drink with my colleagues and only got to sleep at two plus. waking up the next day was a living hell, i tell you. its not very possible to work a day job and a part time night job at the same time and do both well. luckily neither is extremely draining so im still surviving :) i wldnt recommend it though. today was e first day this week ive actually seen my siblings. the rest of e days they're alr asleep when i get home. its like, hello, strangers. and next week is going to be another week of the same! only slightly more busy coz ive booked driving lessons from tues to fri. hmm. that means i'll be running to three places a day on some days. hmm.
oh oh and i had my first practical driving lesson on thurs. ask me if you want the exact details, its way too long a story to type out. but basically it was rather entertaining. i think e instructor thought i was amusing. im looking forward to my nxt lesson! hope i can still rmbr what it is im supposed to rmbr.
fri night was good. eunice and i tried crab shack. now she finally believes its really an eating place, not some dubious looking coffeeshop with a crabshack sign. hahahaha. it was good, honestly. give it a try if u have e chance. nothing much to say for the ambience, but the food is still okay. went over to thomson plaza after that and i nearly didnt recognize it la. theres even a munchy's donuts in there. no, really. its changed quite abit. main tenants like swensen's is still there but other tenants are quite diff now. oh and we saw tammy! there was an awkward moment but its nice to see someone u know in unexpected places :)
today, eunice and i [again! i love you dear. hahahaha.] went to bugis on the quest for the cheap, nice, covered flats that come in size 40. hmm. saw countless pairs of shoes and tried on quite a few, and i was reminded of why im not a big shoe-buyer. all the shoes on display are size 36/37. its a hassle to get e salesperson to bring out a size 40 for me, more so when e salesperson is busy seeing as its a weekend. and most of e time i end up not getting the shoes, for alot of diff reasons, some entirely unexplainable. why cant everyone have big feet too! oh well. in e end we went home with a really expensive glitter eyeshadow for me. it was the sales assistant's anne hathaway eyes that did me in, honestly. how can u say no to such eyes?!?!?!?!?!?!? haha. nvm at least we didnt go home empty handed :) although i did go home empty pocketed. lol. and we met two slightly high 'financial planners' from prudential. it was hilarious talking to them. they were so insistent but we stayed strong and resisted giving them our numbers! haha later they call us persistently with insurance for us to buy. hahaha. not entirely sure if they wanted our numbers for personal or business reasons, but nevertheless im sure we did the right thing :) theres always msn! lol.
all in all its been a pretty good week. its moved along at a frantic pace, compared to the previous week when i could update every day. but i like! really learnt alot, seen alot of different people, heard alot of different viewpoints, and had many interesting discussions. cheers to more good weeks to come :)
i wonder though, if keeping busy solves anything? the bad thoughts are still there haunting, but they are relegated to the background because we have to focus on the task at hand. they are temporarily swept under the carpet, or put in the closet. but will there come a time when there are too many skeletons in our closet? does tiring ourselves out endlessly day after day help to solve anything, does it make us a better person? hmm.
no answers here guys, i dont know either. let me know what you guys think!
enjoy the weekend guys, its only half over!
a star fell from the sky;
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