Bitter things have a sweet after-taste

I dunno how true my title is, especially where food is concerned, but experience-wise I think its true. Life has a way of throwing you your share of misery in the weirdest shapes and forms, and well, it hurts of course. But then, you recover, you muster enough faith, you snap out of this bout of self-pity, and then something miraculously happens to change your fate for the better, if not to the best you can imagine.

My day today was something like that. Maybe I made it a bit too grandiose-sounding, but yeah well it was somehting like that. Felt sad for a bit cos I couldn't drive the car, I know this sounds extremely TRIVIAL but well its alot more complicated that that. See, I had promised to fetch my mum from work, cos she's working at ULU Changi, and I had to get permission from my Aunt to drive the car. My aunt lives really nearby by the way and her car's like the family car, shared by the drivers in my family; her and her son (my cousin) and now, yours truly has joined the list, after I got my licence. Well so I had my hopes up high, cos I was excited at the prospect of driving ALL the way to Changi in that new car (yeah its a new car) but my excitement had more to do with the joy of being able to fetch my mum from work. Being the lady who has toiled for everyday of my life (ok minus public holidays AND weekends, BUT STILL, SHEESH), she obviously deserves the very best. And I was sad cos I thought I couldn't get to use the car even after promising to fetch her, cos my aunt said my cousin may need it for his alumni band stuff. Anyway, to cut things short, I got to use the car cos apparently my cousin didn't need it after all, but not without my aunt and grandma hyperventilating in anxiety throughout the WHOLE trip. hahahaha. Such little faith in my driving, tsk tsk. In fact the moment I reached home, my grandma practically WOOSHED out a sigh of relief (the way dragons do). Hahahah. Hilarious! But still! Hey I passed for a reason right!

Anyhow, this is my SECOND entry for today, if you haven't already noticed. Its a wonder how I suddenly find so much time and need to blog when my exams are urm 2 days away, yeah on FRIDAY 9 AM SUMMORE! OH OH OH, here are the comments of my trusty driving "coach" on MSN, who was next to me when I drove just now.


and i will, only because I believe. says:
was my driving reali ok?

bonjour...le nom est kai says:
ur driving was superb

bonjour...le nom est kai says:
i'm very proud of u

bonjour...le nom est kai says:
keep up the good work my dear

I should show THAT to my grandma.

OMG! Hello WORLD! hahahaha. ITS BEEN CRAZY LONG right! since i last updated! hehe. I'm all smiles and laughter today, and i really think its the coffee, or more specifically the mocha I just drank! Haha, just crazy happy la. I think I love coffee you know, and kai has offered to get me lifetime supply of coffee for our next anni. ANYWAY, how's you? I miss you terribly! yeah YOU! All my friends! I can't wait for all the exams to end and to start rejoicing and have all that fun I've deprived myself of lately.

Oh proper updates include: my recent internship offer with Euromonitor International. WEE! When I was called for an interview, boy was I thrilled! Cos its a consulting and market research firm for real! I mean that's their core business y'all. How cool is that? I've always wanted to end up in the consulting industry, *dreams*, big names like BCG and Accenture and all excite me. MAN!
Anyway, I have to talk about the interview I had last Monday. I was there at 4pm, and could only leave at 630pm! Why? Cos I had 2 TESTS to sit for! When the guy I was suppose to meet for my interview told me about the test, I nearly CHOKED (behind his back of course), I mean 1hour long u know! And the first one tested my writing style, and explored the non-alcoholic drinks market in Singapore, and I had to infer and comment on the trends and market proportion of the different drinks sector, and attribute all these information to factors related to marketing trends. Honestly, I wasn't thinking clearly, but well, clear enough to churn out a 3 page essay la. So, thank GOD! Then I had a short 15 minutes numerical test which was surprisingly easy, I mean by my lousy maths standards I must add. So yeay! I got the internship! Quite excited cos this firm's office is way bigger than the last one I interned at, and I saw a good racial mix, of westerners and indians and all. And like I said, its a REAL time MARKETING firm! Woo hoo! Okay I shall stop. Just not too keen about the idea of having to wake up early for work for 3 months, especially since that will be the most intensive period for our Hyperjive planning. Guys who are reading this, please please support me ok? For Hyperjive! Its this mass Aerobics event scheduled on the 25th of August in NUS, Multi Purpose Sports Hall 1, from 2-5pm. There will be goodie bags and it will be fun!! I promise! =)

Okay enough promoting already. Anyway on another unrelated note, my 21st birthday's approaching. Apparently two people were already in the midst of planning a surprise party for me, when something cropped up, and I got to know about it. HAHA. Nvm la cos I think I have to forestall my birthday celebration plans for anyway, given how my last paper will be on the 8th of May, that's 3 days after my birthday! But well, its just a date anyway. Turning 21 shouldn't be such a big deal anyhow, its just important to grow as a person I suppose and to understand that life and your list of responsibilities will lengthen in years to come, and 21 just so happens to be the year that officially marks that transition. But yeah, other than that no biggie. Haha, but I really wanna throw a party, like some cool themed party, had crazy ideas with susu the other time, like a masquerade themed one, or even the old school kind where everyone has to come in their sec school uniform. HAHA, like real! I would not want some green pinafore as my 21st birhday outfit! (TKGS, no hard feelings. I still love you okay! =))
But well, we'll see how it goes. I wish all of you well and all the best for your exams! And my darling friends, please lets meet up soon after the exams! :D

so much has happened in such a short time. I'm so sorry.

impulse

Coffee makes me damn happy. Really. The rush of caffeine n sugar is all too good for me, it gives me this rush of joy n optimism. So much so that I feel like a floating balloon. Hahaha. I love coffee. Blog's getting too boring eh? I guess it is. Kai thinks so atleast. Haha, oh well. Not that I have nothing to talk about la, i mean look at the progress of this entry so far, proves that u DON'T HAVE TO HAVE something to talk about in order to blog. But in any case I've been busy. Haven't we all? But well all's good so far and I'm happy. (Yes remember what coffee does to me). Anyway I do have something to talk about. I often wonder why many of us are so driven to read what others have to say/blog about. Many a times these bloggers don't half know what they're talking about anyway. Perhaps its out of boredom, but I think its more than that. There's this strange attraction to wanting to read the thoughts of others somehow bcos ur seeking in their words, for a mirror/reflection to ur thoughts. Reading the thoughts of others I think is some kind of a reflection and understanding of ur own thoughts, many of which are left un-pondered otherwise. I guess reading blogs drives out some kind of reaction of u, and its that reaction that u seek. Its that mentation (yes there is such a word, it means 'thought') that u desire, but why though? Are we really that bored? Are we really incapable of deriving our own response without needing blogs to trigger them off? I bet we do. We all do. But still, this strong irresistible pull to read the blogs of others persists. I have decided to stop though. Reading the blogs of others I mean. I wonder how long I'll last.