Saturday, January 28, 2006

=randbetween(CNY, driving)

Shopping

Didn't realise it at first, but now that I think about it, I've actually bought 5 pairs of shoes within a span of 1 month. 3 pairs from x:odus and 2 pairs from URS. Damn, I really must go back to x:odus at PS to get my membership card. Wonder how long that has been. Also hadn't collected the DXO and LiquidRoom memberships. Oh well. I suppose I'd never go to these clubs anytime soon anyway. Most recent shopping is a Mango Basic knitted sweater in off-white, $55. It's really warm and fluffy and it's got a cute little hood. Can't wait to wear it to school! I'm guessing it'll be a popular item though, which sucks because... Well. Imagine turning up in school in the exact same sweater as another person. Nightmare.

Internship

I foolishly gave up an internship in which I was shortlisted for to pursue another one at PWC. And now my chances of getting PWC is about 1:3 (17 applicants for 5 positions). Ridiculously hard to get, especially since we'll end up doing Audit for the internship - not exactly the most coveted profession in the world. Oh well, maybe I'll contact the other firm about my internship. Since they shortlisted me, hopefully they'll still want me to come down for an interview.

Exchange

GAH. What a huge headache. If money were not a problem, I'd gladly pick anywhere in the world to go to. As it is, severe considerations must be given about University ratings and living costs and travelling money and all sorts of things. Not to mention I may not get the courses I want over there, wherever 'there' is.

Singlehood

Really relishing the freedom that comes with it. Previously, it feels like my whole life is spent waiting for G to be free, to do something together, to meet up, everything. This waiting built up the expectations in me for the 'dates' to go well. After all, that'll be the only way I could justify waiting for so long. And then when the day fell short of my expectations, I became upset and frustrated and disappointed. Frankly, I'm glad to be rid of these feelings. I don't want to feel upset all of the time anymore. After all a relationship is supposed to add on to your happiness, isn't it? It's not meant to stress you out further. Now that my time is truly mine, I can choose to do whatever I want, whenever I want. No more trying to fit my schedule into his. I felt lost but now I know everything is under my control.

Driving

Have recently completed my lessons! Booked a test date in May and now it's basically just doing revisions for me!At the same time I've got to continuously check the centre's website to see if people have cancelled on earlier slots. Waiting 'til May is rather unbearable! Nowadays when I ride the bus or take cabs, I'd feel so impatient. I just want to do everything myself. I want to get to the destination with my own means because I trust myself to opt for the fastest route. It's a known fact that cab drivers will bring you 'sight-seeing' for a while if they know you're completely clueless about roads and they can get away with it. The smarter ones may attempt to engage you in mindless chats to take your attention off the roads. How horrendous!

CNY

This year I suspect the rest of the CNY days will be as boring as today. Dinner with the family at home and that's it. Thank goodness for my PS2. Don't know what I'll do without it. (Of course, I could always choose to do schoolwork but please, whoever would consider THAT as their favourite pastime? Probably only Einstein, and the dude's dead so his opinion doesn't count).

Investing

Can't wait 'til I turn 21 and can register for an account with the SGX. However dull it may sound, playing in the stock market'd really pay off in the long run. This is in congruence with my Evil Villain-y Plan:

Step 1: Make Money
Step 2: Make More Money
Step 3: Make More Money Than I Know What To Do With It
Step 4: Buy Over Governments Hence Effectively Taking Control of The World
Step 5: Laugh My Evil Villain-y Laughter

It's foolproof.