Bloggering using the babe's computer.

Nothing much to blog about really. Life's been pretty mundane and just going about routine and doing what I'm supposed to do everyday. Awaiting for this weekend which will come by and be gone, then waiting for the next one and so on and so forth. Things have been pretty good; finally entered the stock market at the nadir of prices and came out pretty ok so far. Not looking to make a quick buck but rather to try and stay in there and hold on until the recession ends from which the market should recover pretty well.

Actually, I tried to speculate, sure, made a few bucks here and there, but lost too, so lesson learnt is buy and hold is still the best strategy, seeing how there are plenty of stocks that are at a bargain; at levels which they really shouldn't be.

I read somewhere, where it says that you know you've grown up when you have strong opinions about alot of stuff; about how you believe the world should be and that you are not afraid to feel that things should be as you expect it to be. Here and there I've found some stuff which I feel strongly, but only to be confronted by the opposite side of things and realize that, hey, its not that way.

I've been learning to take things in my stride, but this can easilly overspill into not bothering too much; so I believe the balance is, like all things, a fine line to be straddled.

Everything else is, otherwisely, going smoothly with few hitches and hiccups. No major worries, no big headaches. Whether it is better to lead a life like this or to live one which you are constantly moving is still up for debates, and up to now I've yet to find the answer. I may never know the answer until my deathbed, in which I discover that life is all about a singular experience; that's what makes it precious. You can't go back and live your life differently; everything's just a one-off. If you could, life would be worthless wouldn't it?

AIG stoked alot of tempers the past week with their bonuses and all, but its share price soared regardless. Why? I guess the sum in question is minute compared to its other figures, but to the layman it presents a big red target to vent all your frustrations on. House foreclosed - blame AIG. Lost your job - blame AIG. Cat died - blame AIG. Somewhere somehow everything and everyone else is to blame for your dire straits but yourself. No one questioned themselves if they might have did things the wrong way?

Then again, hindsight is always 20/20, which is why I hate to say "zao zhi dao". "Zao zhi dao" is one of the most pointless conversation topics ever. If its something that you could have known but did not bother to find out beforehand, then its fine. But if its the lottery or some other event which you would have no knowledge of until it happens, then what's the point? Its just saying "yeah, hindsight's 20/20."

Anyway, I was reading some random forum post about yet another American student mired in debt, getting a side income of 600 per month and having to live on that, pay rent bills etc etc. And on top of expenses, do you know what else? $6000. In credit card debt. Are you seriously, seriously kidding me? I don't even have S$6000 for a credit limit; some art student with a part-time job could chalk up $6000 in credit card debt? And we wonder why they are so eager to restore consumer credit to the distressed US market; they can't live without relying on credit. Excessively.

Who's to blame, really?

In other non-consequential news, I'm pretty in need of a break. I'm not tired, perhaps somewhat jaded, but it feels like that last good break I had was a long time ago. Bangkok did not, note, did not count; if anything, it added on to my stress levels. I need somewhere where I can be free of worries and just do whatever I want. That is a break.

Cue in a cruise.

Today baobei showed me a picture of stomp; of how these people were making fun of a wedding limousine. Now, I know about it because I actually attended the wedding dinner of that couple who rented that limo together with baobei (its her friend). I can't believe the sheer ignorance of the commenters. Its like they've never seen a real limo before. Perhaps they have been stuck here so long that they are led to believe that a limo is a Mercedes cab. In Australia limos like that are the norm; you see them every Friday and Saturday evenings where they are used for graduation and birthday celebrations. Trust Singaporeans to broadcast their ignorance to such an extent.

I think the whole Stomp project has largely became another gossip outlet for bored Singaporeans to pursue. Surely there must be a better use of all those time.

Oh well, I could never fathom the life of being attached to a photographic device and having my daily activities revolve around it.

Truth is, I'm having a pretty free week this week; a stark contrast to the past couple of weeks (but of course, the auditors would consider them to be an easy ride)

I could shower and have an early night, or shower, grab a bite, and have an early night. I think I know which one I'm going for.

Finally, I really want to have our wedding dinner at Oriental. Started there, developed there and it should be officiated there. Our Vday dinner at Melt Cafe, the first to-try I fulfilled on your wishlist, the tiramisu which I've fallen in love for my 25th birthday, the revisit there. There's no other place in Singapore which so aptly signifies and symbolizes our love, our backgrounds and our journey more than that place. East meets West!