break time

phew. back to blogging. not for long though. in fact, i predict the post following this will probably be 2 months later. anyway, its been quite hectic at work these past few months but to some extent, no, to a great extent, i have enjoyed it. it feels good to be held responsible for the success and failure points of the project one is managing. so long as..... you don't fuck up too many times.

momentous moments in my life the past few months (since my last post):

boss left. however, have kept in touch with her coz she is suddenly funny! i always knew she was fun to talk to.. but funny? that's a curve ball i could not predict. come to think of it, what is a curve ball exactly. i presume my usage of it is a manifestation of my archie comic days. sonofagun.

filed my income tax returns!!! woooot. 6 months late. luckily, no penalties were levied. maybe coz no income tax to pay? ahhh the benefits of too low an income. ha ha.

applied for leave and got my ticket. i am leaving singapore on 19th December and going to colombo after which i will travel to madras and then new year's will be spent in bangalore.. am sooo excited. also to get away from work for a while might be a good idea.

went as sole-presenter for my first project on shoes. quite fun but as pointed out repeatedly by superiors, no challenge. pfft. talk abt wet blankets. but then had my chance to present again on prepaid card, which was awesomely fun (i have conveniently forgetten that i spent the entire night doing up my presentation charts).

did up my very own set of qualitative charts for this presentation on environmental issues. so not fun. was grappling with the material. anyway, that's done... relief. must move on.

also received my first every credit card. too scared to use. am sure the fear will slip away soon.

was given a performance bonus and a raise. super stuff. expenditure rose obviously.

anyway, the usual...

movies watched:

December Boys B+
Stardust B
Lions for Lambs B+
Scoop B
Hairspray B
Halloween C
300 B+
Fracture B-
Ratatouille B+
1408 B-
Sicko A-
No Reservations B
Death at a Funeral A
The Nanny Diaries B
Savage Grace B
Laage Chunari Mein Daag A-

*might have forgotten some. please if you're reading this now and you feel I might have missed out some titles, do let me know. this is my version of imdb.

Anyhoooo, books read:

Chart Throb - Ben Elton C+
The Polysyllabic Spree - Nick Hornby B
Witness For The Prosecution - Agatha Christie B
Bridget Jones Diary - Helen Fielding A+ (reading again)
Almost Moon - Alice Sebold (reading now)

awww right. am so not in the mood to correct my grammar.

see ya never!