Birthdays and musings

I've given up on finding a nice blogskin for my blog. The intention was to find something original, something that wasn't available for all Blogspot bloggers. But I realise there's a reason why so many people just stick to the templates provided. They are dummy proof!!! I've toggled with the html, read countless of blog help sites and finally came to the conclusion that.... I'm too lazy and have too little time to make it perfect. So, for the time being, it's back to blogspot.

My birthday this year has been great. Meeting up with old friends, even sans presents, has been nice because meeting up is such a rarity nowadays. Presents are second priority, the meeting up is what makes it heartwarming because people are taking time out of their schedules and arranging to meet up. This weekend, we went to Amalfi, we being some of us hall mates. The Butter factory plan with some sec sch friends was scrapped to stay on with my hall friends. We trooped off to karaoke, which frankly, can be a bit of a downer when everyone is tired! Heh but at least we tried valiantly to maintain our social life in the midst of all that work!

Today we went to Joo Chiat, we this time referring to other hall mates. This has become somewhat of a familiar spot. I've been coming more and more lately, but no complaints. I love this area of Singapore, where the old meets the new. True Blue is an interesting restaurant. But I actually preferred the pongteh dishes in Ivins more than the one here... What was interesting was the banana flower salad dish. We were eating flower petals!

I find myself having to reevaluate my relationships around me. I place priorities on some and added to that comes expectations. When they fail to meet them, it makes me really disappointed. But sometimes these are small things which should come naturally, which I feel I am entitled to. So should I reevaluate the whole friendship, or should I reconcile myself with my tendency to over-expect? And then again, maybe I think too much. Birthdays make you expect, and they make you think about how some friends failed to deliver. But on the other hand, they touch you because certain friends go out of their way to just be there for you. Thank you you all. You know who you are.

Felt a bit down today because of Issue No. 1. Yes, I've mentally made a list of things that are of concern to me right now. And this translated in some hefty retail therapy. This is really very dangerous. I bought an iPOD video and some Zara er, things, in 1.5 hours while waiting for Zach. OK, to redeem myself, the iPOD was only going to be a matter of time, whether today or next week. And there WAS a sale on at the apple centre. But the extra Zara skirt was partly because I was feeling low. But really, time to remember that the saving must start. As Joey said, it's time to develop the hobby of collecting money=)

5 June is also my D-Day. The OFFICIAL start of my litigation career. I am appearing in court!