because that's what we do

I ENJOYED work today!

This is history.

God, please screw our network every day. :P Then we can spend the whole day in deep conversations about economics, culture, arts, religion and language! That is, if we're with the interns. If it's just Pol, Hana, Gill and myself, then we'd spend the whole day boss bashing. :P "Because that's what we do!" Haha.

I learnt something new today! Well, lots actually. :) Exactly why I love conversing with all types of people. Aside from learning what makes them tick, I love knowing what they know. So what if it has to do with Purchasing Power Parity (among other things)? Still is interesting, at least to a certain degree. :P

So yeah, today's a great day. Because conversations over coffee (so much more if it's free :P) is one of the few things I am real passionate about.

Because I'm boring like that! :P

P.S. I need to get a new ring.

xoxo

the donkey and the carrot

Days ago, one of our Indian interns told us an analogy about the donkey and the carrot in relation to making a relationship work. The donkey being your partner; you being the "driver" of the donkey and a carrot as a means to "control" your donkey. He said if your donkey doesn't want to obey you, you must make him by using a carrot.

Today, I amended his story:

"You know what I think? If your donkey's too stubborn to follow you, just get off the donkey and find a new one to ride!"

He laughed and said, "All donkeys get smart, you know."

It was my turn to laugh. Well, I wasn't being serious to begin with.

Seriously, I don't believe there are formulas to relationships. What works for one may not work for all. Each relationship is different as each person involved in them is, too. No analogy can guarantee that a relationship will be successful. No theory can ensure a relationship will work. Only the people involved in it can.

P.S. Hana suggested, "how about hitting the donkey with the carrot? HARD ON THE HEAD!"

---

Today I also learnt that some things aren't what they seem. And most of the time, just when you're uber sure you guessed right, you thought wrong. :)

xoxo

my take

I'm actually relieved that Pol and Hana will just transfer departments and not leave The Firm for good. Of course, Markets won't be as fun without them but doesn't make that much difference if they're just a local away (even a few steps away if I'm not as lethargic! :P)

It would've been better if they'd just stay in Markets of course. But for everyone's sake and sanity, whatever and whenever they choose to be, I'd be happy for them, really. :) As long as we still eat lunch together! :P And probably go to Embassy together too! Haha.

Hana, Gill, Yeng and Pol doing his re-enactment of Cosmo's hunk thingy! :P

Inside the elevator that injured bazillions (Pol included)

CRL's angels! Hahaha. Yeah Hana? :P


WALKING AWAY IS THE BEST PART OF EACH AND EVERY DAY. Especially on a Friday!

mother

Happy Mother's day! :)

Kahlil Gibran's poem on children (one of mum's and mine's favourite poems)

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let our bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.

xoxo

100

It was surprisingly easy yet it's one of the hardest things I've EVER done. Still is.

Holed.

---

This is my 100th post! :P Wow.

---

Mac was right about powder making the itch a bit bearable. But now that Pau's out (with Mac) and no one's applying powder on me, I'm starting to itch again. :( Get home soon!

FRIGGIN ALLERGIES. My skin looks terrible. And feels much worse.

---

Oh Hana, where are our photos?! :P

xoxo

please don't stop the music

So I'm still goddamn awake.

I blame it on the fact that I've stopped taking antihistamines since yesterday. Ergo, no instant sleeping pills for me. Last night, I've spent a couple of hours watching the raid from Mac's (meaning mine) PC hoping something will interest me because I was bored and itching and annoyed and mad. But sadly, nothing interesting happened until I was able to force my eyes shut. Tonight's actually one of the rare times that Pau's asleep before me. And it's also the first time in weeks when it's almost midnight and I'm still up and about. The past few weeks, come nine in the evening and I'm already in dreamland. Not tonight. And last night. Boo.

I blame it on this freakin allergies. My skin's so ugly just when it was almost stretch-marks-free. I was almost hysterical because I can finally wear minis again since god knows when. Then this happened. I took photos of my allergies but they're too ugly to be shown.

I blame it on my work and how I've spent days doing this Midyear Business Review and pretending and forcing myself to know about it (as if I care really) and attending meetings with high-end people from all over listening to them discuss about the most uninteresting topics - from Shareholder Value Awards to tax issues to whines about The Firm's services to gossips. Argh. I'm actually attending yet another lunch meeting tomorrow to "discuss" one of those issues. Save me from the fires of hell!!!

I blame it on the past week when I've slept for 9-10 hours a day. Last Thursday I've spent the WHOLE day sleeping. Like for real. So now, the sleep bugs aren't coming to visit me anytime soon.

I blame it on a lot of things. I blame it on myself.

Please, just let me sleep now.

Good night world.

xoxo