My first day at work

It was ok.

What else did u expect me to write about? lol. feeling cheated? haha... ok ok ishall write a bit more for the benefit of all my loyal fans! :P

Eh seriously first day of work can't be THAT interesting. I mean, its not like I've even been there before loh. In any case, it was rather uneventful, doing some repetitive work, walking around looking busy (hey! im not chao-kenging k?), consciously taking the effort to learn (oei! stop giggling in your chair. its true!), etc etc. Well, Im really just waiting for end of this mth's little sort-of vacation, and then Jan 2008. Seriously this job thingy didnt really factor in much, I guess. (Maybe the money part? its always good to have a little bit of spare cash).

In any case, I shall make the most out of it, since I'm already here, right? At least, how long u work (and u can't be working for 8.5hrs straight) is how much u get paid. Besides, i think its a far better job than I was doing between Dec '06 - May '07 (I decline to comment). About the only thing is i gotta spent $ on transport and food. hmm. I shall think of some creative solutions soon. like buy a bicycle? or eat lots of cornflakes? or sth like tt). How about throwing some bright ideas, people?

Smile!,
ej

so it all began last night

So yesterday night I found myself getting a little bored. I decided to browse through some ancient history, so out came that nice black little box that contained the lots and lots of well wishes, motivational notes and little notes written during class when the lessons are really boring. So I began ploughing through 8 years-worth of the little notes. It took me nearly 2 hours to go through every little big note, small note, letters, cards, etc etc. I made some realisations...

1. I am popular. (ok stop sniggering there. its true lol) Ha I took 2 hours to go through them not because I'm a slow reader (come on, Im an Arts student, for heaven's sake!) but because all the notes added up into the hundreds. So to all of you out there.. really, thanks for all that effort taken into writing. I preserve them really well! Whether they are exquisite works of art, or horribly-handwritten notes on foolscap paper (I even have scraps of papers) , I do keep all of them, you know! On the other hand, I know you are thinking of something else. No, you shall NOT sacrifice my birthday presents and write last-min on foolscap paper and expect to "smoke" me with that plastic smile! NO! REJECTED!
2. Secondly, it really overwhelms me even after so long. I mean all the events and activity groups I've participated in; my classes (2g class, 4C class, A14, 32/04), Social, HuangCheng, AB Camp, knicks-and-knacks-here-n-there, army (yes...) etc etc. Somethings that I've really forgotten about I suddenly remembered. Some notes and letters I swear I don't recall reading before. But there they are, having withstood the test of time (and my really good memory). Strangely, I dunno why I reacted in a certain way, or took part in something, etc etc. But many people have really given me lots and lots of support there and there. More strangely enough, I've lost contact with some of these people eventually. WHY? There's always the convenient excuse of "everyone's so busy these days", but... what am I, or all of us, really busy with?
3. Im really glad I preserved all of these little "souvenirs" of time. Every note evokes some kind of feeling, even after so long. I really didnt know I had such a small/big impact on some of the people around me. Only after reading several notes of similar content, either by the same person or group of people, did it really struck me as such.

So that are some of my little thoughts that went through my mind as I ploughed through them. The point is not to say how popular I am (but yes, I am haha), but that realisation that I (and maybe you people out there too) should pay a little bit more time keeping in touch with your friends. Its really not so difficult for good friends (I mean, you're likely to meet these people anyway), but how about your other friends and the more distant-contacts? Should we judge the "effort" made based on how "useful" such a continued association would potentially be? Or whether someone is "worth" that effort? Wouldn't the world be such a miserable place to live in if these was true? So spend some time re-contacting people! I've started to. Have you?

***

And then I had a meal with an old friend of mine. It wasn't particularly long, but good enough. Talked about lots of stuff, and gossiped about pple (oops. I mean showing care and concern for others behind their backs :p) Thanks pal! Ha my idol!

***

Life is great! Starting work tomorrow so to all my fans out there (I am popular, once again), I apologise in advance if my blog and all gets a little stagnated at times. So please bear with it!

Cheers,
ej

The way ahead.

Woah, its nice being a Civilian. haha. You feel powerful! ok, I exaggerate. Anyway, some updates:

1. Oh my secondary school tutors are actually on Facebook! amazing! don't you just love the Internet sometimes (but I really hate it when the Property Agents and buyers keep calling me up. People are still calling me up today thanks to Internet listings!)
2. I ran non-stop for one hour today! haha. So I managed to get my lazy ass moving in preparation for Standard Chartered Marathon thats less than 4 weeks away. Oh god how am I going to complete it? In any case, its a good way to trim of all that flabby fats.
3. Slacking away. My history stuff has been lying there for quite some time. I haven't gotten around to reading it for a while haha.
4. Waiting for my part-time job to start, go to China Shantou City/HK/Macau, complete marathon, continue part-time, and then start my relief teaching stint in AJC in 2008! really looking forward to it.

Signing off,
ej

Recap...

For dear KQ's sake, I shall do some turning back of time...
on 3rd october I wrote this...

"... I had a minor op a fortnight ago. Its recovering fine I guess, so don't get all worried (not like you would, really. I know. heh)..."

Does this answer your question?

Cheers,
Ej

p.s. ORD lo! its MR Teo liao...

my last post as an NSF!

日盼夜盼﹐終于還是盼到了這一天的到來。不知為什麼心裡總是有一種莫名的感覺﹐忽而心情感覺不踏實﹐忽而有點百感交集﹐互相矛盾。生活也好似存有一種說不出的空虛。也許我想得太多太多了。但願這只不過是暫時的感觸﹐會有如過眼雲煙般﹐稍蹤跡釋。

有時覺得生活忙忙碌碌﹐對於周遭的事物視而不見﹐聽而不聞。為了追求理想﹐夢想﹐卻往往忽略了其他的人和事。這樣的想法是被動﹐悲觀﹐消極的嗎﹖算是自我安慰嗎﹖我不知到。或許是吧。

這兩年一路走來﹐我覺得我成長了不少。當然﹐我不能用‘判若兩人’來形容自己的轉變﹐也不會用‘坎坷’二字來描繪這些時日。太誇張了。但不能否認的﹐卻是我所看到的﹐許許多多的人與事。我看見了一丁點人的醜陋﹐但我也同時看見了人的善良。

兩年走過﹐看東西似乎敏銳了一些些。我發現許多的事情﹐真的沒有所謂‘對與錯’。存在的不是黑色白色﹐而是難以形容的灰色﹔有時暗淡﹐有時卻稍微亮眼些。苛刻的批判﹐其實真的未必是件好事。而有時包容也不見得就是上上之策。

一切的一切﹐真的由自己來裁決。

oh so tired

ok have been on my feet for extended periods of time today. it feels like its going to give way any time. thank god its almost time to sleep. I need sleep!

Anyway, I went back camp today coz its my cohort's ORD parade! haha finally after soooo long. feels like an eternity. In any case, you can view the photos on my photo album on facebook. I shall not upload it here coz that will be too much work. (ok, i lied. Actually its because I dunno how to. lol) For the guys out there, yes go ahead to tag or grab the photo...for the uninitiated, here's the album http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=64893&l=c6494&id=561870022

For my desperate female friends out there (yes I know there are some of u out there, lol), if u see any cute faces out there u can tell me discreetly. lol. I am also available. haha. ok i'm begining to ramble rubbish. a sign for me to catch up on my sleep!

Signing off,
ej

prospects

ha life seems a little more promising nowadays! while I haven't ORD-ed and there are still some stuff thats going to be potentially nagging at the back of my mind, I shall try to banish these trivialities away! Job offers and educational opportunities abound!

Oh, and my room's back into its more-or-less normal state. haha. I AM neat, after all.

Hah and I've finally figured out how to tag to other people's blog. Muahaha. Such intelligence :) If i've missed out anyone, its because I really dunno the address. Please update me so I can add on! Thanks!