Hong kong, wedding, birthday, Christmas, New Year, Sales

There. The title pretty much sums up, in chronological order what has been happening the past 2 months or so. I got back from a trip to Hong Kong on the 4th of December to meet the Hong Kong BBG peeps. I had fun.. It was a nice respite from work, not that i am complaining. I love work. I just don't understand why i have to work so hard.. and worse, i don't understand why i love working so hard. Everyone is going on Christmas break and enjoying their BIG FAT year end bonuses.. which i heard is so exorbitant, it's not funny. One ship broker at MS is getting 30 months bonus. What the F#$%? Am i in the wrong job or what? But then again she/he/it probably worked her/him/it's socks off clocking 17 hour days for the past 2 dismal years, playing Risk on day offs AT the office. Is it worth it?

After much deliberation, I realized.. money doesn't really matter. I will be getting a good package should i decide to relocate.. but then again, with all the hard work you put in, the money they compensate you with for all the heartache seems transient.. Sure you get to enjoy the finer things in life.. however, it is the smaller things in Life that really keeps you happy and that you can no longer enjoy.

For example, in my case, i love training. I used to train up to 6 times a week when im in a particularly manic mood.. and this was on top of internships, school, wayward nocturnal social habits, boyfriends.. etc. Now, im lucky if i can go for one FULL training sesssion, because by the time i drag my otherwise, sedentary ass, to the courts at 730pm, by 930pm, i am so dead tired, i got to drag that same ass back.

I love chilling and watching DVDs with my boyfriend. When i had the apartment, just stoning in front of TV was a luxury for me. I haven't had a chill out time in so long.. then again, i haven't had a boyfriend in so long.. hmmm.. does "chill out time in front of TV" come with "free boyfriend".. because then, i'll take 2.

No more afternoon, after12pm lecture naps for me.. that kinda sucks. You know what i mean. I used to stay in bed so long that i had bed sores. I never took classes earlier than 1145 am. And i had an apartment 5 minutes from school. I was that lazy.

This year was about acceptance and compromise. Stepping out to accept the things i would never tolerate. Patience.. it was to weed out what i could or could never accept and i have learnt a lot about myself. Top three on my list of MUST HAVEs in LIFE:

1. Good Music
2. Good Food
3. Good Conversation

If i work so damn hard, and earn so damn much, but i don't have these.. I probably am going to be the saddest successful slut ever. Geez....