Sunday, March 01, 2009

virtuous circle of habits

this week was spent mostly in an incredibly good mood. despite receiving a little heavy flak for misgivings about myself, it's liberating to know that people i dont even know have such strong faith in me.

the conclusion is simple.

remember this
, i do not claim to be anybody but who i am. everything else you make up in your mind.

say, if you dont like me. just brush me off and move on. simple. or, if you've to say something. be a man and say it with your true identity. though im glad to know your world revolved around me for that short span of time.

i am actually nice so please dont rub me the wrong way.

issue aside, i've been inundated with sports lately. a very good sign im headed for the slimville. no matter, im getting my tan back. i think i like it. fair skin or not, i'll still be caring plenty for my skin. you could perhaps say it's my single-minded pursuit. it would be psychologically unbearable if my skin problem rebound as a result of my sports scheme.

at the workpad, things are improving in terms of camaraderie and workload.

selective working pictures for your viewing pleasure.

the interviews first.



interviewing the russian

the partner

the stroke patient i spoke about in an earlier entry

the director

the press

sharing a humourous moment

our charismatic emcee and program director, Mitch

the event

seeing green?

the healthy refreshment

the chef taking a breather

the MP

the personal trainers

more coworkers

the chirpy lady in charge of operation



the "up for anything" funny ladies

the platter that's mostly picked off

that was almost 2 weeks ago but it felt longer than that.

yesterday, i was showing off some screen saver picture of mine to bx and he told me he have more of those familiar shots in his camera. never thought these pictures still exist. gosh those were the finest memories of 2007. my skinnier moments with row...


at blu jaz enjoying a peaceful dinner


i miss the bonding


and i miss the youth

about many days back, i sent a few text messages to the faithful beach crew. at the same time, i roped in a couple more new ones. lo and behold, i ended up with more than i bargained for.


the earliest to arrive
a first i think


taking a dig at the drenched ones
(myself included)

we got about 3-4 hours of gorgeous sun and the sky started pouring mercilessly afterwards. the funniest thing happened when we decided to board a 10 minutes tram ride to head back for a shower and ended up without a shelter over my heads. we had to huddle together and pit ourselves against the cranky elements with a picnic-sized straw mat as our "group umbrella". it was the most hilarious moment.


with half-soaked qi


solo


bx attempting a funny


yong an


new friend, jeffrey aka the frisbee dude


me trying to look my best


but not really feeling my best
haha!


our belongings all drenched


the sky cleared
trudging to bathe


uniquely qi


grooming pantry


his fashion glasses


pulling a holier-than-thou look
me: your glasses are reflecting light
him: even better! can up my nerd factor!


she: i need a hairdryer


before


after
me: you look so pleased! hahaha.
him: again!


the official "after"


all prim and ready to scoot


the docile nerd
with cheeky sightings behind


the fashionable nerd

the "hsiao jing teng" look

the weekend is coming to another closure. looking forward with glee to more of such weekends. the guys had lots of fun too and have been booked way in advance for another get together session like yesterday. i feel fine and fully recharged already with a great week behind me.

gah. im not sleepy yet. was hoping to catch up more on my sleep today but i spent the bulk of my time reading the papers. what a dorky sunday.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

getting prettier i must say! prettier than your skinnier days, so dont worry! haha. makes my mind glow about the prospects of a marketer. seems fun. good good good.

Anonymous said...

AHH. the blue jaz photos. Cant believe i took photos in that angle knowing i was so fat and round. LOL. And i loveee your shoulder blades! Lookin hot in bikini!! Lets go swimmin next time my dear..i havent touched my bikinis in like many many months:(

Mitch said...

rox: used to be gu gan. now got rou gan. haha. you too! getting prettier each time i look at your photos. woohoo!

=) glad it inspires you dear. i've to admit marketing is only as fun as how much you like your job. how's your internship hunt coming along?

row: i still prefer to swim at coasta sand resort! dont ask me why but i just like it there! haha. im thinkin of swimming this sat... you want?

Rowena said...

Its been rainin and raining, im so afraid it'll downpour or something.. But it sounds good! we havent caught up in a long time.. heh. miss ktv with you too! LOL

Mitch said...

ya i miss the times we used to hang out everyday! those were the days man. slackers we were. haha. *looks at weather* its pouring now! you've every right to be concerned... =( we take a rain check? if it rains, we go chill & sing?

if not, we hit the pool! either safra yishun or costa sand! then hv sushi then sing!

on?

Anonymous said...

WAH. that's what i call a masterplan.. ON! haha. safra yishun sounds good. you're a safra member? too bad rox is workin man. and bx is workin too. not sure if he starts at 8pm or 5om. but we could still hang out:)