Outdated Updates (Oxymoron)

I’m back… ya ya… I know many of u are nagging at me why come back liao nv blog, where are my china photos blah blah blah… 我也是逼不得已的… been busy since I came back (no joke, my holiday schedule is more packed than my working schedule hahaha)… and I haven’t got the photos from the rest yet (getting from them at post-xmas dinner) so u’ll have to wait a while longer…

Today finally 在百忙之中 find a chance to post some updates… like I mentioned, busy tis holiday coz I basically try to make my schedule as packed as possible (been planning way before holiday started, during office hours oops)… nowadays holidays are so precious once u started working so I dun wish to waste it sleeping or rotting at home like I used to…

Some things I did… sorry not in chronological order (coz I’m not the type tat will record down wat I did & my memory is failing me)…

Yesterday I org a gathering for my fellow JSPS practicum trainees at plaza sg… long time no see liao (since end of practicum)… so I figured we shld mit up before school starts… so I took the initiative to org a dinner outing… I hate the feeling where u move on to the next phase of life, know new people & then lose contact with previous frenz… juz becoz noone is willing to make the effort to keep in contact… had dinner at swensen’s & coffee at starbucks… tok quite a lot, esp abt previous students & recent happenings in JSPS… it’s nice to see long-lost frenz once in a while…

I went to China & came back last Monday… not a bad trip but mainly becoz we had an excellent tour guide… now tat I’ve cooled down from the overseas mood & tink back, actually the trip would have been quite boring if not for the interesting & enriching explanations of the tour guide… hey I’m not one who would praise another person easily, esp another guy but he’s EXCELLENT… the trip turned out to be more like an educational & cultural experience… I learned many things, esp abt Chinese history & origins but it was a lesson I enjoyed… many things to buy in China, the things are cheap so would have expected to spend not much but on the contrary, the dirt-cheap prices (compared to sg) makes people spend w/o much hesitation… in the end exceeded budget (which is rare for me)… the tour package cost 700+ (food & lodging included), total I spent adds up to near 1500, which means I spent nearly another 700 on buying stuff… and mind u, it’s sg dollars not rmb… gosh wat have I done? More details on the trip once the photos are ready… if u cun wait, go to shuyu’s blog on my side links… her photos are up liao…

Went for my monthly poly gathering as well… at tis place called Hey Hey Hotpot at paradiz centre… under Pei Ling’s heavy recommendation… she insisted we must spend up to $50 per person to show our support… I wondered why… go there then know the place is opened by Cao Guohui… and he’s the REASON why she so supportive… kaoz… 1st time I hear someone dun like the restaurant to give away FREE dishes (promotion or something) becoz she scared the boss lose money… the food is juz OK… (oh no, Pei Ling’s going to kill me for saying that)… but can give it a try & show your support (esp if u’re a Terence Cao fan)…

Many people getting married recently (either tis month or next year)… TOO MANY… cousins, frenz, colleagues, ex-gfs (duh)… I’m happy for them of course… & I dun mind paying for the “pink bombs”… but I cun help having a little of the “sour grapes” feeling… haiz… 何时轮到我？haha… pls pardon me… I’m juz a little boliao (想太多)… on one hand, I always hope to get married early but on the other hand, I am VERY CLEAR tat I’m not ready to settle down yet… so these contradicting thoughts can cause me to 胡思乱想 & have mood swings at times… scorpio, multiple & split personalities, self-contradictory… tat’s me…