Wednesday, May 11, 2005

lesson #170: the apprentice

Having just typed out a whole paragraph about job stuff, I then decided to erase it. Everytime I blog job opp's down, they always turn out to be a failure. Maybe it's just superstitious of me, or maybe there's some greater force at work. Who knows? I'd rather keep mum than spoil my chances. Fingers crossed!


Since this particular job opportunity did not pan out, I can say it out loud here. I was almost a Heineken girl. Ha! I wish it hadn't turned out like it did, because I sort of enjoyed having imaginations of big bucks, men salivating over my Heineken ad (greenish hues, dark, shots of contoured thighs), and of course... free beer! Being a Heineken babe would have been a great way to impress beer-loving boys, too. It's just the image Heineken portrays - not the seedy type of beer. Heineken's more about quirkily sexy, a fun-loving and easy-going kind of atmosphere. Just the right image. Oh well. Too bad for me.


Does anyone own Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet In Heaven? I feel like reading it. Flipped through the pages at Changi Airport's Times bookstore, and I thought it would be a good book to read. I think Zhi mentioned the book before but being the stubborn ass that I am, I refused to listen. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro also looked pretty good, although it does give out the foreboding sense of being meaty and heavy-dutyish. Also saw Memoirs of a Geisha at the store. That book must be one of the most beautifully-written books I've ever read. I read it twice before and would love to read it again.


As to what I was doing at Changi Airport, more on that plus photos with E-ed on a later post.