my day in point form

- woke up early (by my standards)
- tried to eat some breakfast and get some studying done
- got distracted by the internet
- did a little reading in between getting distracted
- left the house for a little "grooming" and then lunch with mom
- went to school and hunkered down in the library for the afternoon
- came home with dinner prepared and packed by mom. sweet!
- watched amazing race and laguna beach
- tried to read some more
- cleaned the bathroom cos it was REALLY gross
- have a headache, going to take some panadol
- am feeling really nauseous. not sure if it's the oil in the giam-chye-duck soup or if it's nerves, probably nerves.
- going to bed to hopefully get a good night's sleep

tomorrow:
- wake up early for trademarks 2 exam
- try to pass by writing as much (relevant info of course) as i can in 3 mind-numbing hours and hope my hand doesn't cramp and my writing is legible
- grab some food
- hunker down in the library to study copyrights and designs

*groan* this is worse than work! all work and no play makes for a miserable me.
final push.. final push.. man, how on earth did i pass my A's?

a non-studying/work/mtv related post

yes, finally.. a post that's not about any of the usual stuff i gripe/write about. wow.

this friday is our office's annual Dinner and Dance. the last time they had one, Kale and I went in Indian cultural dress, in line with the ethnic theme.

this year, the theme is "expect the unexpected". man. what kind of theme is that? so we're all struggling to come up with something to wear as a group. so far a couple of suggestions have been thrown around but i don't think we've come to a conclusion as such - nursery rhyme characters, school uniforms, retro, gothic.. etc.

any ideas what a group of 11 people can wear that would be unexpected? i'm not exactly the most creative person around here.. so any help at all would be appreciated. bear in mind that it can't be TOO outlandish if we want all 11 ppl to go with the flow...

dude..

wow, today was productive. i woke up extra early to get a ride out to school with a classmate. spent the whole day cooped up in the frigid library trying to commit cases to memory. am quite proud of myself for sitting down the entire day and studying. the impt question is of course how much of all that i've actually committed to memory, but ah, only time will tell.

i plan on reading 2 more major cases today and then calling it quits. tired lah. need to go to bed early tonite. didn't sleep enough last nite. =(

i'm starving. where's the husband?? wonder if he's still going out for a ride.. it's kinda drizzly out. if not, perhaps we can stay in and stuff our faces!! heh heh.

fate - some days you just gotta believe

i went for a meeting today with a colleague of mine from the division i wanted to join. he told me that they had originally wanted an extra person in the group so this other colleague of mine is rotating in and starting on 1st jan. AND on top of that, one of the guys in the team is leaving, so now they have another vacancy.

talk about timing. back when my rotation was being decided, there was NO news about all this happening, and now, suddenly, the vacancies come pouring in. part of me feels a little crummy cos i know that the transition to that would not have been anywhere near as painful as what i'm going through there cos i wouldn't have been starting from zero. i actually knew quite a bit about that industry and was probably the best suited to join the group.

he asked me if i was bummed. and i replied that to be honest, had this happened a couple of months ago, i would have been cursing and swearing but i guess now i put it down to fate. i tried 3 times to join the group, and all 3 times the timing wasn't right. i guess that's a sign that it wasn't meant to be, or it wasn't fated or however you want to say it. so i guess there's a reason why i'm where i am, and there's a reason why the course i'm doing and all that fell into place when it did.

i'm just bummed right now cos i'm feeling really overwhelmed with my new group. even after my exams are over, i will still be stressed out. why? well, because at least until classes start next year (which isn't really that long), i'll be expected to give 120% and then some. and objectively, i don't know how long it will take for me to get up to speed. i know my appraisal next year is going to be disappointing because of course i'm still ramping up, but also because now i'll be appraised with different expectations cos of the promotion. i'm just trying to prepare myself mentally for when it does happen.

i DO regret transferring. life would have been much easier had i stayed in my old group. work would have been more relaxed, and well, i'd be a whole lot less stressed... so i'm trying to remember and believe that everything has its time and place and that everything goes according to His plan. but it's hard. it really is.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change,
The strength to change the things i can,
And the wisdom to know the difference

this sucks..

talk about mood swings.
i think i succumb too easily to guilt trips.

part of me is happy that my exam today is over.. and that my exams will be over soon. but the other part of me is just totally bummed cos i feel totally guilty that my colleague has to carry the weight of the division on his shoulders, as it so may be. he was just sharing with me today how he feels overwhelmed and how he's really just about had it. and although i know he didn't mean to make me feel bad, and i know he was just venting, i can't but help feel that i'm not pulling my weight enough. but honestly, i don't really know how i can possibly do any more. i mean, i've really been up to my ears in trying to ramp up. i don't think there's anything left of me to give.

so i feel bad. and i don't know how to fix it. beyond that, one of my previous bosses gently told me that i need to let my big boss know what i'm doing... so that i can get appraised properly next year. and all i can do now is rue that i didn't highlight a few past project milestones to him. cos i have nothing new to highlight and highlighting the past stuff now will just seem like brown-nosing. so i don't quite know what to do now. i hate all this "profiling" sh*t, but i know by now that no matter how i'd like to take the high road and say that i'm above all that, i know that everyone needs to do some of this to survive. i just need to learn how to do all this better.

objectively i know i'm just supposed to forget about all this for now, and just focus on my exams. i'm taking today off but the studying starts again in earnest tomorrow. all this stress is not good for me or for us. i've just been pure joy to be around the past couple of days, and i know kale is counting down till my exams are over too. sorry babe..

2 down, 2 more to go..

My goodness, I'm absolutely pooped.
I'd forgotten how it feels to take exams. Had my first "real" paper this morning. The previous paper didn't really count as it wasn't really on IP stuff but more on general law. Today's paper didn't go too badly. I mean, it wasn't great, and I know for a fact that I already got one question wrong cos I simply didn't answer it, but it definitely went better than expected. So I'm relieved. I need to keep reminding myself that I don't need to get good grades.. I just need to PASS. Something that doesn't come naturally to me (the over-achiever that I was in college).

I'm back at work this afternoon cos I figured (correctly) that I wouldn't be in any state to study this afternoon. Now it's just to get my mind back into the work mindset. All I can think of now (which is unfortunate) is how xmas break is less than 4 weeks away! Woo hoo!! AND I only have less than a week to the end of my exams! Now to just hunker down for the next couple of days and STUDY!!! Man!

Ok lah, back to work.

this is the song that doesn't end...

"yes it goes on and on my friends,
some people starting singing it not knowing what it was
and they'll continue singing it forever just because
this is the song that doesn't end
yes it goes on and on my friends..."
courtesy of "the lambchop's playalong", circa 1990 or so

yes, you get the idea. that's how i feel right now.. the studying just never ends.
last big push before the week of exams. first one on monday, and i will be soooo relieved once that one's over. that's the pure memory one. the ones on thurs and sat are more analytical and we can bring our statutes in so it's not so bad..

now to remember.. TM Act...
S22(2) - revocation for non-use
S7(1) - absolute grounds for refusal (a-d)
S7(2) - saving provisions should you fail S7(1)b,c or d - need to acquire 2ndary meaning
S7(3) - shape marks - shape cannot be due to the nature of the goods, be necessary to achieve a technical result or add substantial value to the good
S27 - infringing acts
S28 - defences
and on and on and on.

this class has cured me of my desire to ever be a lawyer. well, for now at least. i'm sure that thought will come back to haunt me in a couple of years when the memory of this class has faded away. ack.

time for a shower.. and then to hit the books tomorrow. i decided, probably against my better judgement (we'll see).. to leave the memory stuff till tomorrow. spent today reading up on cases that i either (i) read and forgot or (ii) was supposed to have read but never got around to reading. and to think i'm supposed to have read all 100 something cases by thursday. eeps. i really would do so much better if i had more time.. =( this is what happens when you procrastinate. ehhh....

cluck cluck

So it was thanksgiving day yesterday. It's not really a day that's celebrated here.. and I think Kale's really missing it. He says he hasn't had thanksgiving in 4 years.

So since my study group got cancelled last nite, I attempted to make some semblance of thanksgiving dinner with as little effort as possible. That involved having to rope my mom in to get me a roasted chicken (cos I don't have a Cold Storage nearby) and salad. *Thanks mom!* NTUC is rather limited when it comes to "fancy" groceries, and I made garlic mashed potatoes. Yum.

Threw the chicken in the microwave and attempted to make apple pie which failed miserably. Guess I should have quit while I was ahead, huh? Anyhow, yeah, dinner was served with not too much hassle, and pretty quickly too.

Happy Thanksgiving y'all! *Gobble Gobble*

Thanksgiving spread - a singapore-sized "turkey"
Carving the "turkey"

don't hate the game...

on "laguna beach - the real o.c." last nite..

A: what's the saying? "don't hate the player, hate the game??"
B: no, i think it's "don't hate the game, hate the player..."
A: yeah.. that's it.. don't hate the game. i soooo don't know how to play the game
B: yeah, me too.. like, what IS the game anyway??

cut to Kale and I rolling on the couch totally overcome with laughter. they're sooo dumb. haha.
then kale goes.. "don't hate the game, hate the referee..." ROFL!

this is soooo weird

i'm holed up at home trying to study. emphasis on "trying". in an attempt to get some fresh air, i've decided not to turn on the a/c and instead have my windows open. my apt faces a primary school.. so for the past half hour, all i've heard is a gaggle of really high-pitched childrens' voices singing "and a partridge in a pear tree" in a really singlish accent. sigh.

oh wait, now they're screaming it out at the top of their lungs. good practice for future KTV outings, i'm sure.

it's getting annoying. aren't the schools supposed to be out for the year? isn't it school holidays now? goodness knows everywhere is crowded enough for it to be!!

back to assignment of registered trade marks. whooppeeee.. fun. not.

oh yah, i was reading an article in digital life (a local news supplement) a while back that states that ppl actually photoshop the pics they put up on their blogs so that they look better (man, they have lotsa time on their hands!). i'd just like to state for the record that cos i'm so tech-unsavvy and i don't know how to use photoshop (despite all efforts last xmas to learn), all pictures on this site are au naturel. not that anyone would think they looked good enough to be doctored.. but yeah, just in case you though that ice kachang was unnaturally pink or something... hah.

pics from the past weekend

i just got home from what was a crazy day. i took the afternoon off for study leave so i was rushing to clear everything this morning. thankfully there were no major fires to fight and i had a good meeting which allowed me to leave on a high note. met janice for lunch and then met up with a classmate, liling to study in the afternoon. traipsed down to the nat'l library only to find they don't allow you to bring your own personal notes in. what on earth? which defeats the purpose, so we headed off to TCC at bugis. not ideal, but it sufficed.

2 chapters, a choc milkshake, potato nuggets and a tea later, i'm home and trying to settle down to study more. bleah. i'm on leave all the way till my exam on mon so i'd better get some studying done! bad news is that i'm still expected to check in via email on some projects that are ongoing. that's what happens when you have a small group.

ok, anyhow, here are some pics from the past weekend. no time to make them look pretty, and i unfortunately didn't get to take too many since i was holed up in the room studying. most of these are courtesy of ben and his 12-going on-40 yr old son.

Kale and I at lunch the first day
John, Ivy and Ben's son, Joel - the photographer
KLCC by day
Greg pinching Hakim's son's food...
Our Ice Kachang
KLCC by nite - pretty cool with the clouds..
Caught in the action stuffing my face
Peter, Ben, Kale and Paul
All the guys
At a rest stop along the ride
stuffing their faces
Start of Day 2
More Day 2

i'm a bad, bad girl...

sigh, i feel like such a slacker.

it's my parents' anniversary today. and it TOTALLY slipped my mind. i had to be reminded by my mom who called to say they were going off to bintan today cos my dad booked tickets there.. and i was like "huh? what? why such short notice??" then it hit me. see lah, i'm such a bodoh.

and to make matters worse, my sister who is ALL THE WAY OVER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD and suffering through midterms knew about this and blogged about it. AND I talked to my mom like late last nite too.. man, do i feel like such a loser.

my only defense (since i'm studying law, i might as well make use of the lingo).. is that i've been bogged down as heck with work and studying and had class last nite till late. yes, yes, i know.. no excuse. *bad girl, bad girl*

so anyhoo... for what it's worth..

happy anniversary mom and dad!

just a question though.. are anniversaries celebrated by other people? i was surprised to receive several emails, calls and cards on our anniversary from both sets of parents and from kale's relatives.. which was a really nice surprise. i never thought of anniversaries as events like birthdays are.. i thought they were just between the couple. hmm. guessed wrong there.

oh yah, and i DIDN'T know that anniversaries came with presents. DAMN! =) i thought they were just days to celebrate with each other... so anyhow, i've inadvertently given up my right to presents in the future.. our deal is that we will not give presents to each other, but we shall instead splurge on something we can do together. the hubby is relieved since that way he can never forget the date.. and i'm relieved cos buying presents for him is such a pain in the arse.

We're back..

Man, that was a whirlwind of a weekend. I cannot believe it was just Friday night that we left for KL.
We're back, and we're pooped. It was a rather emotional and stressful weekend for me. Guess I'll be on tenterhooks these 2 weeks until the exams are over.. will update in more detail tomorrow. Am going to finish reading a case, take a shower and hit the sack.
Long day tomorrow, work and then a revision class. Phew.

weekend study retreat

we leave for KL tonite.. Kale's crew has a friendly challenge with a local KL club up Genting towards Awarna on Saturday. and they're planning on doing a casual ride on sunday.

problem is that this weekend also happens to be the 2nd to last weekend i have to study before my exams. i didn't really want to go and wanted to stay here to study. but my lovely paranoia won't let me. murphy's law will probably have it that the one time i don't go is probably the one time something will happen. besides, 2 nights of sleeping alone is no fun. =(

so i'm going. i'm lugging myself and all my notes and books up to KL. where i'll aim to sequester myself in the hotel room and get some studying done. hah. fat chance of actually being productive. bleah. anxiety attack, i tell you.

and my ipod battery is totally flat. should i take that as a sign that i'm not meant to be cordoned off to study this weekend?

ok, so there'll be quiet on this blog till we come back on sunday.. peace out!

AAAAARGGGGHHHH

Man, I need to scream!

What is up with this week? In the words of my husband - can I have a do-over?

Puhleez?

#$(*%#&^#%^#!!!!!

phew

between the 2 of us, we had one hell of a crappy day yesterday. and aside from work, we were both a little nervous over some family matters.

thankfully we received a phone call last nite to let us know that everything went well and everything is ok. think the hubby was mucho relieved. and so was i.

the rain and thunder last night was insane. the thunder was so loud it woke both of us up at 5am or so... and the lightning was pretty wild too. was glad it was still early enough to go back to bed and enjoy the sound of the rain while being snuggled under the covers.

now it's back to reality, and work. bleah.

argh

i HATE being snapped at.

ARGH.

little reminders

i had a horrid morning today. and i was all out of sorts when i got into work.
then i came in and saw a short email from the husband that put a smile on my face. and then it hit me, that even when times are bad, as long as we have each other, i think we'll be ok.

he's always there for me and he makes me laugh. i just hope i'm able to do the same for him. i thank God for the fact that he's in my life... i just need to learn to remember what the big things in life are, and learn not to sweat the small stuff. easier said than done, i know. but yeah, i think that'll be my new year's resolution this year.

bleah

so the exam today didn't go so well. the longer i stayed in the exam room, the more i checked my answers, and the more correct answers i changed to wrong ones.

so yeah, i *think* i passed, but i'm definitely not confident. oh boy.

the revision class we had after made things even worse cos now i'm just all panicky thinking about all i don't know and all that i have to learn in the next 2 weeks. good news is that everyone else in class is feeling the same way. bad news is that they don't grade on a curve (or so they say).

a couple of us treated ourselves to a mani and pedi after the exam today to relax, thank goodness for like-minded classmates. and then i met the girls for dinner - xiao long bao and yummy desserts. bought some cheap // import cds. yeay! =)

i'm totally zonked. time to go to bed. hopefully tomorow work isn't too bad tomorrow..

tikam tikam

tomorrow's my first exam. and true to form, i really didn't study that much today. i think i'm all studied out for a while. i *think* i've studied enough to be able to pass a MCQ exam. i just hope i'm not being too cocky. guess i'll find out tomorrow. *groan* i just need to get 20 questions right. i figure i have a 1 in 4 chance of getting a question right, and with needing to get 1 in 2 questions right, i'm looking at a 1 in 8 chance of passing based only on pure chance. throw in some knowledge, and my odds do get considerably better. or so one hopes. thank goodness they don't grade on a curve in singapore.

instead of studying, i've been eating ALL day. that and kale and i decided to relieve stress (my stress obviously) by mucking about in the kitchen. made apple pie and pizza bread for dinner. mmm. was a good break.

we have a revision class after the exam tomorrow, and then a couple of us girls from the class are going down to orchard to do our nails to celebrate and take a break before starting the real studying for the serious papers.

am meeting dawn, van and carie-ann for dinner tomorrow as well. woo hoo.

NB: tikam tikam literally means "guess guess" ..for the non-s'porean readers out there

the good and the bad

we went to church this evening and it was PACKED!
turns out it was first communion for a whole parish of kids. think of about 100 kids decked out in all white. very angelic. they all looked so serious.
that was the good.

and then... there was the bad.
it was really packed so it was tough finding a seat by the time we got there. plenty of parents with videocams and the like. one indian family with a little girl gestured that there were 2 seats next to them, so we slid in next to them. the lady on the other side of us told us that one of the seats was taken, so kale and i squeezed in together, and the indian guy was so nice, he kept on sliding over even with his daughter on his lap. then this skinny little chinese lady came in and told us really loudly, and rudely, i might add that this was her seat. she had gone to the toilet and she was back. duh. she then repeated it about 3 times. about how there was only 1 seat. and only 1 kneeling thingamajig. i told her, fine, i'll share with my husband, don't worry. kale told her to relax, it's church for heaven's sake. but she kept on grumbling.

a guy behind us gestured that there was an extra seat so i climbed back there and that solved the problem, thank goodness. i CANNOT believe how self-absorbed she was. i mean, you're in CHURCH! you're supposed to be in a sharing mood.. but obviously not. what a jackass. and the whole time i was at mass, i was staring daggers at her back. i know, not charitable, and not christ-like, but i couldn't help it. i could not believe someone could be as self-centered and rude as that. i managed to sorta forget about it once the Friar started addressing the kids cos they really were so earnest and soo cute.. but yeah. left a bad taste in my mouth.

then after mass, she pushed her way out of the pew before the recessional hymn was done, and barged down to the baptismal font in the middle of the church for holy water (as opposed to the holy water receptacles near the doors) and rushing out. man. she was one nervous and frantic woman. sigh.

i guess i shouldn't be so judgemental.. maybe she really has other issues in her life. but yeah, if a father juggling a sleeping kid can make way for a fellow worshipper, why can't a single, skinny woman?

i guess i really need to remember that no one is perfect, and that i probably have pissed someone off similarly at some point in time without knowing it.. so i should be more forgiving and understanding. oh, to be a better and bigger person..

damn

i hate disappointment. i had my hopes raised, and then they just came tumbling down. it's really hard even thinking about picking up and trying again. the higher you go, the harder you fall.

it's even harder to remember that God has a plan for everything... what if it just isn't meant to be? what if he doesn't intend it to be? i'll be devastated. horribly devastated. sigh.

like a sieve, i tell you, like a sieve

my brain is like a sieve. stuff goes in and then flows right out. how on earth did i make it through college again? oh right, i majored in engineering - numbers, equations.. yes, that sorta thing. right.

i'm on my last copyright section but i was trying to answer some mock question on copyright and man, i'm in trouble. oh boy. AND i still have designs and trademarks to go. gee. and of course i'm going to spend this weekend revising for the MCQ exam on monday. so that cuts down on some studying time. am glad i decided to get a head start on it though. my friends haven't really begun yet.. although they do have more study leave than me.. lucky b*##&#$ds.

was having a discussion with some of my colleagues 2 days ago about the MCQ exam. they took it last year and in the course of conversation they brought up how only 1 person has ever failed it in the history of the course. then one of them goes "yeah, it's like the basic theory exam. you fail it and you never live down the stigma".

er, should i have told them that i did indeed fail the basic theory exam the first time i took it?
*thunder clap*

hitting the books. or at least trying to.

i'm home on study leave these 2 days in a panicked attempt to cover some ground before my exams. gone are all the lofty aspirations of doing well.. now, i just want to pass. pathetic, eh?

it's now almost 10:30am, and i've only managed to cover 3 pages of my notes, and have just started on my 1st case of many today. i'd better buck up.. =( it's taking all the discipline i have to not turn on the tv right now. i guess some things don't change from when you're young. only difference is now i don't have parents yelling at me to turn the tv off. i have to yell at myself. grr. AND there's the computer and internet as an added distraction.. sigh

update later...

our very own inferno...

The challenge has been thrown down, and has gamely been accepted. This year's christmas will be our very own version of MTV's Inferno - except without the metal cage and live flames and the losing party having to leave. Well, maybe we will have the walk of shame. Hah.

The hubby proposed a challenge last nite - xmas presents this year have to cost less than $3.75 (from me to him) and $10 (from him to me). I sucked at bargaining so I got the lower amount. The above amount does not include any supplies already lying around the house (like glue sticks and the like).

Don't worry, this challenge is only between the 2 of us, so the rest of you out there will get decent presents. (I can hear Selene going "phew"!) In case you guys didn't already know, Selene's the crafty one of the 2 of us. I failed arts and craft in primary 3, which is really quite a feat. Does not bode well for the upcoming challenge.

I fell asleep last nite with all these ideas swirling in my head.. and none seem to have passed my "christmas wow" test. i.e. the "wow" you get when you open the pressies. So yeah.. I'm still thinking. If anyone has any ideas.. email me. I'm trying to keep it a secret.

And now for the singlish version of the above..

My lao gong say hor, this year kerismas ah, presents must be cheap cheap then fun. I die die can only spend tree dorra and sebenty-five cents on his present. Like that how? Jia lat, I tell you! He better lah. He can spend ten dorras. Not fair one.

Err.. yeah...

Random entry

Ok so this is going to be a random entry thrown together during what's left of my lunch hour.

The weekend went by in a blur. Saturday - Class, then study group then nap then church then dinner. Sunday - Act as chauffeur so we could keep the car, grocery shopping, lunch at some teochew moi place, study, fall asleep, bike ride, then steamboat dinner then crash.

The bike ride was supposed to be with friends. Turned out no one else but us showed up so we biked over to Seletar Air Base, did a little bike tour on the inside (it's very quaint and almost romantic place.. very rustic and a little forgotten). Was really hot though. And Upper Thomson has crazy traffic with very oblivious drivers. Sigh.

And yeah, I was thinking today of all the movies that I've wanted to watch but didn't catch. Everytime we head down to the movie rental place, we forget what we want to catch.. so here's an attempt to start that list so we have no excuse the next time we go..

1) Pleasantville
2) Stepford Wives
3) Be with you (or me..can't remember which)
4) the end of Batman Begins
5) the end of The Longest Yard
6) Sin City
7) Honey

think that's it for now...

Pressies from the big apple

So Dawn went to NY with Vanessa and some friends for a vacation and to celebrate her b'day. She got us some pressies... she got me the closest thing to the MTV TRL studio she could find, and she got Kale something every New Yorker should have...

The man I could have married...
I want my MTZ
And.. just for kicks...

pics from the public hols

so yeah, here are the pics i promised from thursday. the pics from the deepavali thing didn't turn out well, so none to put up.. but we got some silly ones from dinner with the bestie, dawn.. so here they are..

Dawn hugging her brand new Braun Buffel bag with the all-important charm bracelet
Kale and I being silly...

we were treated to "MUTS" - Movie Under The Stars at Cheryl's place last nite - but since it was really dark, i don't have pictures of that either. =( was surprisingly nice out, not too warm, and Kale got some long-awaited dog therapy with Cheryl's really sweet doggie - Jordan. she (i.e. Jordan) was soooo cute. we brought her a doggie bone treat and she just went beserk with it. my goodness.. she was all over me trying to get it from me and then kept coming back to see if i had more.. awww.. so cute!

today was pretty bleah. had class, came home, tried to study some, fell asleep on the couch and then woke up for church and dinner with the rents. that's pretty much my day. time to take a shower and grab some zzzs. both the hubby and i are falling sick. think we need loads of vit c and rest. grrr..

third and true friday

Man, it's Friday. The real one this time.
This whole one day on, one day off thing can really throw you for a loop. Everyone's just kinda disoriented.

Anyhow, went for a Diwali/Deepavali celebration yest and then met Dawn for dinner. Van couldn't make it, so I guess I'll meet them next week again... She got us prezzies from the Big Apple. They're pretty funny so I won't spoil the surprise before I can get the pics up..

Just thought I'd squeeze a quick blog in...

Presenting "Dangerboy"

Thought this would serve as a good mid-week pick-me-up.
Presenting our nephew - Wesley or better known as

Dangerboy!!!

Yee haw!

Got woken up by the hubby at 6 something saying that I had an sms at 4:45am from one of the guys we were supposed to ride with to say that it was raining in his area and his brakes weren't working well so we should go ahead. A couple of phone calls later, the rest of us decided to meet up a half hour later at 7:30am instead.

We gathered, and some other dude showed up to join our ride. Turned out he knew Li Ying who was riding with us.. small world, but that is to be expected..

We went at a nice leisurely pace on the "New Town and Industrial Area" tour of Singapore. I actually had fun today cos the ride was slow enough that I could chat with Li Ying while we were riding. We managed to cover 50km by the time I got home. BUT starting that half hour later also meant that it was ridiculously hot by the time we were half way around. I have the beginnings of tanlines, and I am not happy about it.

Rest of the day is going to be pretty leisurely - pick up my grandma and chauffeur her to my parents' place. Then attempt to do some studying before dinner with my parents' friends. Kale's going go-karting with some ex-colleagues.. i really wanna go but I guess I should hunker down and study. The only concession I'll make is that I may head over to the rents and go study by the pool in an attempt to get rid of my tanlines.. we'll see.

UPdate later.