how lucky, I'm crazy, and alive.

Insisted on taking a picture with the purple Village cow outside Heeren...Christine was really more reluctant than she looks.
Jitsy (not Ditsy's sister) came to my room! Really love my new pink bed sheets. =)

Me, Veron & Jingmin @ O week

Here's why Chengwei's a very lucky girl.

Reason #1: As Christine puts it, 'you're always starving'. I don't know what's wrong with my stomach, but I have been permanantly hungry of late, hungry while i sleep, hungry when i wake up, hungry at work (this is esp so since I don't eat), hungry before I sleep, hungry while I run (veryveryvery)...must be making up for all the times I ate nothing but biscuits, bread and all other rubbish, so I've been eating, eating, and eating (like, 5 pieces of bread last night before sleeping). I deserve to be fat, but I'm not (that fat yet).

Reason #2: I totally deserve to be broke, bankrupt, but I'm not.

Today was a crazy day to me. For one, I talked to lots of freshies during orientation, which is so unlike my usual stuff. In fact, whatever little time I was at O week, I actually felt really glad to see my friends from last year's business freshmen orientation camp (explains the photo with Veron/Jingmin above). It's not that I don't like them or anything, but for some strange reason, I've been unusually happy to see them. It's probably been too long since I've stepped into business school. Veron, Jingmin, Ivan, Lingzi, Paulus and some other random business people I may not really know. And lunch with Visayon yesterday.

And there's Linda too...While sitting in the business canteen today, I was suddenly reminded of all the times we were suppose to go shopping during the Great Singapore Sale together, but never did... and decided to ask her if she was free for a day at Orchard today, and I'm so glad she could make it, finally! That's when the madness started. Before heading to town, I got speakers from the IT coop (am extremely happy with the sound). And in town, I bought tickets to watch The Samuel Beckett Project with Chris and Manda, two shirts from Zara (yes, they're black and shiny with words), one shirt from Bossini, one pair of shoes, one pair of earrings, one bracelet, pretty cards... I don't even want to begin counting how much I spent. The worst part is - I feel no regret at all, how could I, when Power 98 is blasting out of my new speakers!

Besides, it was an afternoon pleasantly spent. Linda and I don't really share the same taste all the time, but we're equally obssesive anyway - she's Mango crazy, and I'm Zara more-than-crazy. Shopping together was really fun...I think I actually chattered a lot, because I felt so relaxed! It's been a long time since I've felt like that.

And, the evening was spent with my favourite Nanyang girls, again! C.C.A. - Christine, Chengwei and Amanda, I'm suddenly reminded of one afternoon during the good old NY days, when we were sitting in Thomson plaza, and coined this acronym. There should be more pictures of us looking happy with the souvenirs I bought from Bangkok... but I shall not ruin the surprise for the rest. Chris left early after dinner at Youth Park, while Amanda watched me spend more, and contemplate spending more. Walked along Orchard, all the way to Borders...

I'm always thankful that Nanyang gave me so many f.r.i.en.d.s, some whom I hardly see/talk to... but everything always falls into place when I do.

The past two weeks have been tiring. Besides falling sick the moment I moved back to hostel, I've been working like crazy. It's quite funny seeing my brother at work behind the salad station though, and nice in a way.

Mum called to say she's going to Hongkong on Monday. I can't believe she's going, again. I think all the women of my family suffer from the same disease. When we're obsessed with something, we need to spend the money on it. Like my Zara habits. And my mum's travelling habits in the past few years, and Swatch watch habits, and cute stuff habits, and a million other habits I can't even remember. I think she went to Hongkong not too long ago, can't believe she's going again. (and she wanted to go to Beijing too, probably after seeing me buy so much from there.) But it's okay, as long as she's happy, we're happy. I think talking about shopping, travelling and all the things we want to buy bonds my mum and I together. =)

Time to go for a run. After spending so much money, including paying to run the Army Half Marathon, the least I could do it make my money's worth by trying to train up.

Pepper says I only blog when I'm happy. It doesn't take much effort to blog when I'm happy. Otherwise, I can't be bothered to take that effort anymore.