Please buy the sheep so they don't die.

Monday, April 25, 2005

Books

What i have read so far: A mix of fiction and non-fiction.

1. He's just not that into you ( a great read for disillusioned girls everywhere!)
2. Be honest- You are not that into him either (not as convincing as 1.)
3. Jihad in Paradise- Economics and Politics in SEA ( not as juicy as 1.)
4. Moderation in Islam- (not as juicy as 1.)

Books yet to be completed:

1. Economics, Politics and Public Policy (Why am i reading this again?)
2. The Devil Wears Prada (yummy)
3. Why I am wise (Nietzsche)
4. Globalization and its Discontents - Joseph Stiglitz
5. The Book of Man -Osho
6. Ten thoughts about Time - Bodil Jonsson
7. Republic - Plato
8. The Social Contract & Discourses - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
9. The case for Israel - Alan Dershowitz
10. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - JK Rowling

Shot in the dark but anyone has any of the titles? I accept beauty magazines too.

Thursday, April 21, 2005

Post Exams

Its after the exams. That's it. 4 years of business school. Over. The business school has even gotten a new name. When i first matriculated it was just School of Business. Now its Lee Kong Chian School of Business. The fella must have donated a shitload of money to the SOB to have a school named after him. heh.

The school is also moving to the new city campus. The other 2 local universities are going for the spoils. They will share half of the Bukit Timah campus. That's sucky. Imagine having them tearing down our seminar rooms and trudging through our quadrangles. Sacrilegious!

I am clueless as to what to do. No more reports to be done. Im slowly job searching. I'm occupying myself with book shopping, running and reading. When i am really adventurous, i start writing articles that are long overdue.

I have always said that Life will be filled with regrets over the things that you didn't do over the things that you do. And im thinking back on my Life so far, at this point of transition, and im thinking if i had left anything behind, anything valuable, worth keeping, worth going the extra mile for. I am not one for nostalgia because i bring the best along, but sometimes, things fall through cracks. Cracks caused by calousness and moments of complacency.

But worse than that is when you hold on to things that don't really matter, that are unimportant and can only bog you down. Such things are demanding. Such things are not healthy. But you don't realize it. Because you can't take an objective view when you are in it. And worse is when you mistake such things as having real importance only to realize that its more out of habit. Bad habit. i want to drop things. Things that are heavy, causes strain and pain. But its so hard when you have been dragging them this far.

But im learning. Everyday. Sometimes its hard. Sometimes its harder. "Sometimes"is a Britney Spears song. But like i said, im learning. Maybe not quick enough. But today, maybe tomorrow i'll catch up.

Friday, April 01, 2005

April Fools

The origin of April Fool's Day started, if i got my Roman trivia right, when Julius Caesar decided that the new Roman calender would have its first day on January 1st instead of April 1st. However, because not everyone got the email, some fools celebrated new year on April 1st still, these people were the Greeks.. (kidding). Hence, the coining of the term April Fool's.

I had the lowest day of the year yesterday. A lethal combination of duress and PMS and raging tempers tested by the stresses of the day. Both parties were emotionally exhausted. It was a heartwrenching exercise but nevertheless should not be taken too seriously since ties that bind, bind. And words are usually just spoken but not meant, unlike intentions. We'll see how it goes when the dust settles. I am not the kind of person that bears a grudge or is slow to forgive. But that doesnt mean that i will forget.

*digression* This reminds me of an episode on Futurama where everyone turned into superheroes and their nemesis, The Zookeeper had animals as lackeys. One of them was an elephant.. who never forgets... to KILL! That was funny. *end of digression*

Anyway, the exams are round the corner. A week or so. And im shitting in my pants even if i have only 2 papers to sit for and they are Law modules so i pretty much enjoy studying for them even if Company Law under LPY was a PAIN. I had nightmares of Ellinger last night. That must be a clear sign that i am going stark raving mad. Ellinger for all you ignorant fools, is one of the authors on my Banking Law texts, and not some dark haired green eyed handsome boy from some late night drama.

I AM going mad.