spring in the little garden beneath my window

sports day

for someone so busy and so lack of sleep, I am blogging quite a bit.

anyhow, there is a chance i will be back this june/july for an internship posting. not confirmed the bank as yet but will be in singapore (about 99% sure) and all of a sudden a strange sadness descend upon me, a heavy feeling that I cannot shake. After these intense 5 months here, this place, this life has grown to be a part of me. Life is SIngapore seemed like a distant dream... but to see all of you again will be a big bonus.

Anyway we had sports day just this sat. was great fun and for a while everyone put our mountain of deadlines at the back of our heads. Here's some of my classmates...and me ...

How important is it to have opposition win some seats

far away from home, i have taken to reading the straits times online regularly and now the main news are of the upcoming general elections, what struck me was that almost all ( or maybe in fact all) the news regarding GE were about the PAP? Does that hint that the newspaper is a little bias in this sense or that our opposition party are not making use of the media enough to get themseleves notices besides capturing headlines by being sued to bankruptcy by u know whos.

What really made me took notice was how bent the PAP is on winning back the only 2 seats that we have represented by the opposition. SM even said he will be the "resource person" for the Potong Pasir GC and hint that it will be easier for upgrading now if the consituency votes PAP. I fear we are going to become a truly single party nation very soon.

THis then raise the question, how important it is to have opposition? I have encountered many times people here who commented that SIngapore is a dictatorship...often i laugh to myself and in typical Asian manner conclude that these western do not know anything. But really before we make such statements as these, we will have then to reask ourselves how much we know about the Westerns? But i digress. But this is the image we project to those in te general, that and the notorious chewing gum law, but also our amazing ability in turning around our little nation from a thrid world nothing to a first class city in less than 50 years. For this I have to give credit to our enlightened leaders. So what if we have a so called dictatorship when this has proved to work for us as a nation? I am watching how this election will turn out. :-)

My tribute to that yellow daffodil

it was that early daffodil, lone in full blossom, yellow petals becokoning to anyone who notices it. Months of bareness and melancholic winter over and spring emerges slowly, shy like a little girl peering from under her white blanket...

all the world's a stage...and the men and women merely players

i am starting to feel like I am stuck in a big farce....its all abt image and playing the game right in this place and the rebellious side in me is starting to surface; to just not play the game right...

but really why compromise myself? I guess being young still, there is no excuse yet to get jaded about politics and playing games cos the fittest survives.
Positive people dont let it drag them down but see how they can play it best wihtout compromising their own values.

well okay just needed to rant and say this place sucks but I am going to build my own little sunshine corner and be the positive person....

Who has my books?

Hi ladies... where's my "Tuesdays with Morrie" and "Monkey business"? Can whoever's holding onto them kindly drop me a sms .. coz I need them back. :) Thanks

Movie last night

Hey gals, as i said.. i went to watch Munich last night ... until 12.30am!! But at least it was really really good... a very heavy and interesting movie ...

family vs country
Jews vs Muslim
Mossad vs CIA vs KGB
Jew vs Jew
Brotherhood, love, betrayal, withdrawal syndrome, sympathy, love of mankind
Fatherhood, family, single, adultery, temptation
For God vs For self....
Over 1 yr period....
all within just one show.... love it....

and did i mention i went to GV gold class... it felt just like my bed, with blanket provided ...zzzz

what's going on

Things to keep in mind to blog about:

1) Maid ran away
2) Madza got crashed into
3) Back injuries due to accident
4) Got a replacement car for the damanaged Mazda, but my sister got into accident as well and crashed the car. Yes, 2 accidents in 1 day.
5) Phobia to drive and to travel in cars...
6) Overcame phobia to drive and yes, I've starting to drive alone again...
7) Someone wrote "Bitch" on my office chair.
8) Relationship with "Peahen" has never been better.
9) A good talk with my boss at Bar None.
10) My first client meeting today, which i nearly couldn't go coz someone decide to go on MC for 2 days - which i think is on purpose.

CJ asked me the other day if i have watched matchpoint, crash or munich? No, No, No... so much things, so much work... so much stress ...ok, I'm going to watch Munich tonight... i deserve a treat for myself.

of Snow Fights, Snow Men and WinterCoats

Catch of the Day

"A" level results just came out, and it is deja vu all over again. My sis didn't do well enough to get a scholarship to go abroad though she wanted it so much.... just like I did... once. She pretty much scared my mum out of her wits when she called home and could only cry. She's better now, thank goodness, but I got the sinking feeling that she hasn't given up.

An office right in the middle of Manhattan you say, fishy? That's what dreams are made up of, I agree. I couldn't help having to stay put in little ol' Singapore, But at least I did my best to make the best out of the situation...and it made things a LOT better to be able to visit Ed in US to stay, travel, drive through the entire length of the country. He had what I didn't, but I got to share in the joy of what made being abroad exciting.

It's just easier to leave things to fate, but if fate decides to disagree with us, it would be a bitter pill to swallow.

The firm announced retention (100%) yesterday, and I will be doing Projects. Yet another secretary gave me an incredulous look today, like i just chose to send myself to the gallows. Few ppl had good things to say about Projects, but I shall leave it to Fate. I have come to a point where I am sick and tired of thinking, considering and re-considering. Nike says just do it. I think it is good advise - I'm young after all. Hard work and stress won't kill me. At most I'll look for some place else to go if I decide its not worth the grief.

We'll just see what hand Fate deals me.