#6 Wait for itttttt! (Long Post Ahead)
Friday, May 09, 2014 @ 4:20 PM
HIII RTF!
This is the
first post to you from me after my exams are overrrr! AND, Year 2 Sem 2 is
finally over! Wow. Not really sure if I should be happy or not. Of course I am
really glad I can halt studying, at least momentarily, but each day passes as I
count down to the beginning of school again and when I have to do the same old
mundane stuff. But I guess this time, the syllabus would be slightly different
as well, especially since there would be specialization modules that I can
choose from and which will determine the kind of industry I will most probably
have to face in future. I haven’t exactly looked at the details and schedules
of next semester’s courses, but I’ll leave that till when the summer break is
ending. :X
Anywayyyy,
I am really more, much more, eggcited about your return! I can’t believe you
are going to spend your entire Singapore-based summer holidays interning! :o It’s
nearing the end of my first week of internship (just in about 3 hours!) and I’m
already feeling so suffocated and bored… I guess that’s the downside of being
an intern - someone who just isn’t that well-educated, well-equipped and
prepared to handle the important and grave tasks of the lawyers and associates
at real work. I have been shagged out too.. mainly because I haven’t had a full
rest ever since exams ended. Let me recount for you..
The last
exam I had was on Public Law. It was exactly a week ago, Friday. Right after
the paper I went to catch The Amazing Spidey 2, which made me really tired and
headachey because it was unnecessarily intense and loud. The music used was
super dubstep-ish and electric-clubbish, which is not a good idea after a
tiresome exhausting paper. It was as if my brain cells weren’t worked hard
enough during the paper, and I still had to sob a little when (Spoiler Alert!) Gwen
Stacey died.. Generally, a headache set in 1/3 into the movie.
The next
day - Saturday - was a devastatingly painful day. Yes you know it - the period
of horror (pun awfully intended). I went out with the mum to town area hoping
to get a new phone for my sister and myself, and mid-way I decided to get a
proper suit for myself (i.e. blazer and skirt as court attire). The pain got
sooooooo horrible I was shivering and quivering in the goosebumps of my skin in
the cold air-conditioned environment and I almost couldn’t stand. I was left
squatting at the sides for a short while, then proceeding to other areas to
find more comfort. Those attempts failed, of course, so I scurried over to the
toilet where I found most comfort. I was at Ion Orchard, so the pleasant smells
and the warmth of the toilet was really heartening. The only downside was the
long journey from the shops to the toilet. I found myself going to and from the
toilet 3 times in total. Each time, the pain just killed me again and again and
I almost felt like fainting would be the best option. But I don’t faint. So,
the next best alternative, although unintentional, was to sleep. And I actually
fell asleep on the toilet bowl for a good 20 minutes. It got so bad that I
really couldn’t carry on running my errands… So I went home without my mum
first and crashed onto the floor for one whole hour the moment I got home..,
because I was too in pain to walk to the sofa to sleep. When I awoke, I
self-helped by distracting myself and baking up a storm in the kitchen. I
really love baking..suddenly. Hahaha. I think it’s my female feminine hormones
raging nowadays. Or just that I found a new interest! (Which means we gotta
bake together soon, as I may repeat so many times)
Sunday, I
went to Cz’s church in the morning! The pain subsided much, but the remnants
were still hogging my body, unfortunately. I could feel the strain in my womb…
:S Anyway, it was a great day, and both of us went to catch Son of God (it’s a
movie about the coming of Jesus, if you’ve not heard about it). It was a really
great movie, showing bits and pieces of Jesus’ experiences and pilgrimages
around Israel and spreading the Word to the Jews etc. It was rather superb, and
most importantly, heart-breaking. I cried an ocean; tears kept streaming down
my already swollen eyes throughout the second half of the movie and I really
couldn’t help it. Cz was crying too.. (I could hear the sniffling and the
wiping away of tears) Sigh.. You should go have a look if it’s available in the
UK! (: I think you would be inspired as well. Then I continued to Penny
University Café over at Bedok to meet up with Avril, Kelly and Yingling, to
celebrate Avril’s birthday and conveniently pass over her present to her. It wasn’t
the most comfortable place, because it was so crowded and we didn’t have a
proper seat. Subsequently, I drove back to Greenwich to have dinner at Cz’s
churchmate’s place. The food was wonderful (It was a potluck where everyone
brought their own contribution) but I didn’t bring anything (for the better of
my knowledge) T.T There was roasted beef, kueh pai ti, roasted chicken and
potatoes, deviled eggs, chicken drumlets, bacon and ham pizza, and many many
more. We also had homemade lemon meringue pastries baked by another churchmate
of his. After the food we huddled around the dining table to play Sabotage II,
all the way till about 11+pm. It was so late, my contact lenses were drying my
eyes out, and my headache was pounding unendingly… But nonetheless it was a
wonderful day….., and in a couple of hours I’d be in Raffles Place on my first
day of internship. :X
Monday:
First day of “work” life. Got organized at my desk, met my mentor, found things
to read and occasionally a bit of research to do. Generally still rather
shagged out, but when clock struck 6pm, I had to make my way to Outram Park to
have dinner with my hall-law friends. It’s at this obscure café called Unusual
Palate. I saw the offer they advertised on Groupon and we decided to head
there. Appetizers and soup were shabby, but our main courses (Steak with
truffle fries and egg smothered beautifully on top - I shall show you the photo
when you are done reading this and upon your request) was really up to scratch!
It was really good. Also, we four shared a plate of Squid Ink Spaghetti. However,
this one was forgettable…other than the blackened teeth we all had after the
first bite, heheh. The portion for the steak meal was relatively huge. We spent
about $140 in total, but with our $50 discount it was about $90. Subsequently,
we went for drinks at The Wine Connection nearby…, and I was off to home at
about 10+pm. Headache: still there.
Tuesday:
Another normal day at work. After work I went to the Introductory session of
BSF with Cz and Vic. Saw Anna and her boyfriend along the way. The waiting list
for girls is extremely long though - approximately 70 according to the lady. I
don’t count on getting a spot anytime soon, but that’s fine with me because I’m
not too sure if I’m willing to commit so intensively anyway. Give me a couple
of months and I’ll probably be closer to deciding then. (:
Wednesday:
After work, I had to go celebrate my tutor’s birthday for dinner. The arranged
place was Tanglin Mall. I always had the misconception that Tanglin = Tangs, so
I was fine throughout the day. That was until I googled and realized they are
two different places! Far from each other, in fact. Trained to Orchard to get
her gift from Swarovski, and walked a couple of bus stops to get to this
Tanglin mall, much to my pain and annoyance. That was because my ankle injury
still plagues me.., and is actually getting worse for no recognizable reason.
The walk didn’t do any good, sadly. Ate a lot of unhealthy food at Nando’s,
fried chicken of all sorts, and fries and wedges etc etc. When we were done it
was closing 10pm, and we took a bus back to Dhoby Gaut fortunately, where I
trudged back home. Tired and full. And sore.
Thursday:
It was a horrendous day at work. Got a small scolding by my mentor for not
printing the cover page of the materials that I had prepared for him, but to my
defense I really didn’t know that it was for any formal use and that he needed
the cover page there. Oh well. Then while attempting to re-print, something
just screwed up in my laptop and a document jammed, causing me to not be able
to print anything following that document at all. I was pacing to and from the
Printing Room, trying to figure out what went wrong, but to no avail. I
travelled down (ok fine it’s just a few levels down) to the Human Resources
Printing Dept and asked for help, and I waited and waited and a personnel tried
to help. She reconnected another printer to my laptop, did some configuration
stuff and I was on my way back up to have attempt #2. She didn’t manage to
resolve the first printer problem though. After trying and trying and wasting
too much paper, I managed to get the document out and passed them to my mentor.
The stuff were returned to me for highlighting and tagging and I was just super
nua by then. What a day with too many strange complications. In the evening, I
had dinner with a friend at Chomp Chomp, and then Mango Pomelo Sago at Dessert
Bowl nearby till about 9+pm. Thankfully he drove me home and I crashed on the
ground again till the next day. I hadn’t bathed yet. (EEW I KNOW) So I woke up
this morning for a great T.G.I.F!!!!!
Today: I have completely NOTHING to do at work. I am just sitting around
reading bundles and textbooks, and more than occasionally looking at my own
stuff. Checking my emails, finding things on eBay and Amazon, and just
wondering what my next BakEdventures will be! (It’s my new term, a combination
of “Bake” and “Adventures”) I’m intending to try a new kind of brownies and probably
some cinnamon buns, so I’m gonna go grocery shopping later! (: Yay. Somehow baking
makes me really pleased. Hahaha. (the guinea pigs of my food aren’t tho! BUT
TOO BAD, heheheh.) I’m so glad that today would be the end of my first of two
weeks at work (strange to be dying so easily, I know T.T) But I really feel
like I’m not an office-bound kind of person, unsurprisingly. How am I going to
survive the legal career I’m pursuing!!! ;S Dilemmas and confusions of an “adult”
life.
Wow. Ok so
this is really an extremely long letter to you. Hope you made it to the end! I
know you most definitely did and are smiling to yourself now hahahahah (: Please
come back sooooon. Then we can go mountain climbing or whatnot wherever and
whenever. Gimme your free dates soon!
Love yaaaa,
Valencia
