to LJ!
Gosh, I have been trying to create a LJ account but the usernames I have chosen are either used already, or they do not have enough different characters. So exasperating! If LJ can accept Adzz, why can't they accept happytreefrenz or hapitreefrenz?!?

I do not know what is wrong.

I just returned the cable box set to Starhub. Yes, I have to personally travel all the way to PS to return the set - this is what happens when you want to cancel subscription, you have to make a conscious effort, if you do not return within 7 days of your billing date, it is not considered cancelled. But if you want to subscribe, whomp, they will be at your doorstep to install for you. And their customer service hotline is indeed hot - I have to wait for at least 5 mins each time I call, all I get is music and 'your call is important to us...blah blah'. Anyway, when I managed to get through just now, they informed me that channel 55 (the most-watched channel in my home) is actually not in our subscription. We have been watching that for free due to a signal leak. Hmmm apparently they are fixing that area by area.

We had our annual media event this afternoon and instructions from above was to mingle and interact with the clients since we are 'client servicing' executives.

Well, in the two months I have been there, if I was not involved in the trainings a week back, the clients I have interacted with could be counted with my fingers. Because of the trainings, I could at least identify and recognise some of the people I met today.

Anyway if you know me, I am not the PRsy type of person. I am not comfortable at parties and when I answer quizzes regarding parties, I would always choose the 'You look for a familiar face and speak to him/her all night' option. But I made an effort to go around today, and managed to talk to clients quite comfortably (at least there were no awkward silences).

However, in my trying attempt to remember the names of the clients I had met before (people like to be remembered and recognised), I sounded like a groupie when I saw C*rrine, the editor of a certain women's magazine (I am sure you know which one). This was the first time I met her, but I recognised her immediately. I just blurted out 'You are C*rrine right?' a tad too enthusiastically. I regretted it the moment I said it. She must be thinking I am a fan of her mag, which I am not. I don't mind reading the mag, that's for sure (esp when it was passed on from my bro's gf = free), but I definitely prefer other mags.

We proceeded to have dinner at Jumbo seafood restaurant where I stuffed myself silly again. I mean, how can I resist the prawns and crabs that were looking at me pathetically cuz no one wants to eat them? Haha! Ya, I just gained half a kilo from that meal, I am sure.

Just read the email from WaiPeng about Alumni Day and realised that someone from our co. is going to be a speaker...hmmm are we going? I guess not right? Heh.

Today was yet another pigging out session with the gals. Went to Spaggedis (as usual, I can't spell it right) at Paragon. Recommended: smoked salmon pizza. We then proceeded for deserts at Bakarzin, where I had the most delicious desert. The coupe cheesecake beat Bakarzin's signature warm chocolate cake hands down. It tastes like icecream cheesecake and it melts in your mouth. Gosh, I am yearning for it now! And I can definitely eat the entire thing by myself, unlike other heavy deserts, where I can only consume half at the most.

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The most talked-about topic was travel. QJ was telling us all about her endeavours and encounters in the many islands she went to in Thailand. JM is all excited about her upcoming India trip for community service. YY is contemplating when is the best time to take leave to join QJ at either Vietnam or Cambodia.

Although I still feel a tinge of envy when I hear this, I am more at peace with myself now. I used to be very bitter, and was irritated that I cannot go for a backpacking tour like many others when I graduated, why I had to search frantically for a job while others could take things easy. I used to complain to R that I wish I could travel, or at least go backpack in Asia.

But I have come to accept it. This is the path I have chosen. I chose to go to university and by taking this route, I knew I would be leaden with debts when I finish the four years. Seriously, I have only myself to blame. I could have just taken the tuition fee loan and not the study loan as well. I was so insensible. I just wanted to enjoy my uni life and not worry about the money. If I had taken on several tuitions right at the beginning, I could have survived without taking on the study loan, albeit not being able to afford things that I liked.

However, there are no 'if's in life. I am already grateful that my dad has offered to pay off one of my loans, although this means that he would not have much savings left. I truly appreciate what he did and I do not take this for granted. Because of his loving gesture, I feel my load lighten by half. I do not think any of you can imagine what it is like to be $20k in debt (that's not including the exorbitant interests), let alone $40k.

So, although I still yearn to travel and explore, I know that I cannot go as far or as long as I want to until I am debt-free. The world is out there for me to see, it's just a matter of time.

came out of working after all.

Sometimes, I really wish there is an option on blogdrive that allows only designated friends to read certain entries.