Its yet another end of a month...

And it's usually the busiest times for us at work.

It still is.

When I'm currently juggling 3 new projects that's going on, and tonnes of deadlines and objectives to meet...I think I need some time off.

Well...not off off, you know. But off to somewhere for the day...a trip to the beach or things like that. But the thing is, going to the beach now when it's summer it's crazy. You have to even fight for a spot even just to STAND on the beach. (You will never believe how bad it is until you get here.)

Besides that, if i shoot off for a day and come back after that, there'll be even more work to do since I could have spent the last day finishing off what I haven't managed to.

So it's a vicious cycle, really.

But things can ONLY get better.

I've got OT tomorrow.

OK, I know doing OT is not something new for me now. (In fact, I can't really remember how many days I've NOT had OT instead, since I'm always trying to do more in a day.) We'd even joke that my usual hours are not 8.30am to 5pm with a 1 hour lunch break, but 8.30am to 5.30pm with a 20 minute lunch break instead.

The only difference is, I wasn't asked to do OT previously. It was plainly because I wanted to finish as much as I can in a day so I wouldn't delay my schedule for the rest of the week. This occasion, however, I was asked if I could do OT and I would be paid for it. (Meaning, I think this would be a night long thing then. Judging by how much I have to finish before Thursday. Need to be lightning speed-like probably.) Good...I need to work to pay for my shoes...HAHAHA!

I've realised recently that we've had loads of new projects coming in, but there's still the same number of us working. In fact, there're less of us working since it's summer and people are off on holidays all summer long.

*sigh*

I'm so envious. I wanna go on holiday too...

Just a year ago...

I was so excited with my own graduation, coz that was the first official ceremony marking the end of my studies so far.

Looking back at the day itself, it was truly memorable, and I kinda understand the recent graduates on their joy and probably some grudge at not being able to do better.

I must admit, at the end of everything last year, I really couldn't be bothered with how I did anymore. (In fact, I was shopping somewhere in France on my Europe trip.) Because worrying at the end of it is not going to change anything, and I know I've done all I could, and it's time to drop everything and relax.

A lot of people say that they'd wished they were still a student. In fact, I couldn't wait to get myself a job, at least putting my knowledge to, if not, some use. At least I'm doing what I'd hoped to do, and I'm happy at this point of my life right now.

True, friends and families are thousands of miles away, spread out throughout the world. I do miss them and there's nothing that can replace them. But knowing that they're well and fine, and that we're all striving for something better, what's there not to do? (If anyone knows what I mean.)

Anyway, I'm just trying to say "Thank You" to the people who have stuck with me through thick and thin; and "Damn You" for those who tried to bring me down because you've just made me stronger and better.

Thank You!

Swamped...

...by my own belongings.

OK, I know after 6 months or so of my stuff lying around in Vic's place, it's high time I got it back to my side and sort them out.

Which was exactly what I have been doing for the last 3 days.

And when I've finally put away the last few of my things away in the garage, I'm still amazed by how much junk I've collected over the last 2 years.

Clothes alone took up almost half of everything I sent down and the rest are just...well...nonsense, really. (Besides my rice cooker, steamer, and a few other favourite things of mine like soup packs, ikan bilis etc...)

I vaguely remember that I didn't shop as much as I do now when I was still in Newcastle (Read: Being a student, and one who's always broke, at that.)

Then I realised, most of the things that I have with me right now are those dumped behind by my parents when they couldn't bring it all back home last year.

Now, if they left like wads and wads of cash or something useful along that line, I definitely won't be complaining like I am right now. Among the stuff; towelS (with a capital S because it was just that many), sleeping bags, useless toiletries, and a few umbrellas that we bought in Amsterdam. (I don't think I'll be using the umbrellas anytime soon, especially not when they're black and red with large triple "X" printed on them. Nice choice.)

And by shipping these things down, I'm almost a hundred bucks short this month. To be fair, I can still survive with a hundred quid less, but then!!! I can do a lot of things with that sum of money, you know! (I know I'd have to pay for that sooner or later but I just felt like complaining.)

But then again, there're things that I have that money can't buy, so I guess that makes it fair.

OK, there'll be a party tonight, but the weather's shit as usual. (How typical, it only rains when you've got plans.)

Gonna start getting ready.

Adios, people.

My limbs are falling off...

Literally.

Ever since my last kick-ass workout with my trainer, I haven't had this much aching in my muscles since then.

Went for body combat yesterday, and my oh my, it definitely was what it's called.

Kind of like a mixture of martial arts + cardio + aerobics, but slightly different. It was definitely high resistance training though. Felt like slouching at the corner of the floor after 20 minutes of non-stop punching and high-kicking. Still, managed to push myself to go all the way to the end of the hour-long session. Thank god, I did.

I still felt alright after the class yesterday. (In fact, I felt much better than I had been for the last few days after I've sweat it all out at the class.)

I could still manage to wear heels when I went to the movies after that!

No problems at all.

When I woke up this morning, that's when I realised...

I couldn't get up just like that, you know, sitting right up. Oh oh...this is not good...

So I tried pushing myself up on my arms. Failed. Coz my arms hurt just as bad. I've only got 2 choices; No.1: Try to get up, No. 2: Lie in bed all day.

I've got far too many things to do than to lie in bed all day, so I rolled myself off to the edge of the bed and swung my legs over the bed and stood up. THAT, was how I got up today. So now, I'm sat on the floor with my back upright and my laptop on the bed as that's the only posture I can manage currently. Not very comfy but at least it doesn't hurt as much when I need to move around slightly.

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Oh, movies. Watched Hancock yesterday. It was well worth it, man! Although some people think that the turn of events wasn't really unexpected, but I definitely didn't see it coming. But it was interesting anyway. I know that's pure fiction but hey, that's what movies are for, isn't it?

Another reason why I love going to the movies are the trailers. Not the adverts, I meant the trailers. Because there're loads of trailers of upcoming movies that you might not know about but you might actually wanna watch. (Although the ones that I'd like to watch are blockbusters anyway.)

The ones coming up that I'd want to watch:

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Dark Knight
The Forbidden Kingdom
The Love Guru

OK, gotta continue cleaning my room. (Correction: Resume the pathetic attempt to clean my room in my current state.)

7.5 months

And this is the first time I'm taking time off being sick.

Not too bad I suppose...

But I'm feeling like shit at the moment. As if I've just been ran over by a steamroller. Seriously...

Had to drag my ass out of bed and into work, coz there's just tonnes of work to do, plus I'm behind schedule as it is. Not helping.

Got driven back by my boss in her fancy new car, Audi TT *whistles*

And here I am, 4 hours later. Less feverish, but still achy all over.

Only to find out that I'm not the only one who's down. Somewhere across the world, in a small corner of Singapore and JB, my cousins are all down with flu as well.

We are all indeed one BIG happy family. One BIG happy SICK family at that.