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Today, I will prove that I am still capable of grammatically correct english.

Or at least I will try my best to. Though often I think my english really isn't as good as I would like it to be. It really isn't all that great as everyone thinks it is. This is simply because my application essays come back with scrawled red corrections by my kind brother and then after I have to sit through long minutes of practical criticism on how my language sucks big time.

I have decided to stop and review my past month of employment at starhub - its been pretty good fun, a challenge, an eyeopener, but also an energy sapper as well as a time hogger. The perks are of course, earning over a 1000 a month, (though i have realised in order for that sum to magically appear in my ATM every month, a lot of hard work and OT is required) being occupied (and not rotting away out of sheer boredom from excessive bumming), meeting lots of people everyday, getting to know many of the wonderful people who work at OUB too better and GETTING HOLD OF ALL THE LATEST PHONES IN THE MARKETS and getting to bring them home in pretended ownership. On the downside, I am finding it awfully difficult to meet up with friends and spend time with my family. I haven't even gone shopping since the year has started and though that doesn't sounds like a really long time, it is since I'm supposed to be relaxing, enjoying myself, and having my bit of fun spending my first paycheck on little things that make me happy.

I must stop using such long sentences.

Okay so anyway, its so hard to find time without cutting back on my sleep/rest time, which is absolutely essential because all the driven days and nights have caused my present sorethroat. I can't keep falling sick! Its such a miserable experience and I'll feel like such a weakling. Shifts can be so long and tiring sometimes. Another gripe I have is of working on weekends, ESPECIALLY working FULL shifts on Saturdays (which are MY go out days) or working FULL shifts on Sundays (because I want to be in church) or even working CLOSING shift on Sundays because Sundays should be taken slowly and I want to bum. I WANT TO BUM ON SUNDAYS. So I shall.

PLUS! I am learning the lingo. This consists of a mixture of english and chinese, with lots of singlish and grammatically incorrect sentences. This is the only way to be understood. However, this is not a good thing in every other sense.

Re-evaluating my job status and whether I should move on to 1) Higher paying job. 2) More meaningful commitment - within church? Humanitarian trip? Volunteer work? 3) Concentrate on getting my license first. 4) Things I've been wanting to do for ages - cooking, dance classes etc etc.

My conclusion for today is to stick on with starhub for now. I hope to take a short holiday break soon. That'll be excellent. And then, I will spend my time the way I want to, be with the people I want to be with, and mentally prepare myself for the school year that starts not so long in the future.

I can't wait for this weekend. I have sunday off (THANK GOD) after much meddling and pleading. So I have a packed week all the way up to Saturday evening, but that's okay, because I have the rest of the weekend to lead the life I want to and dwelling in the contentment of just being.

gen muses at 2/10/2004 04:42:00 AM