World Peace Day/Homemade Bread Day/Take A Hike Day/Lung Cancer Awareness Day/Coping With Uncertainty Day
2006-11-17 @ 12:51 p.m.

Just read Hemingways's The Old Man And The Sea. A beautiful piece of writing, although I suspect Hemingway in general won't appeal to me very much. (I believe people like Yi-Xun would disagree on the question of Hemingway's appeal.) To tell you the truth, I only read it because the book was lying on the table, nobody was going off for lunch yet, and there was nothing else to do. Perhaps I will go down to the library at Lot 1 later before heading home, even if it means having to brave those pesky people peddling policies. Twice! I really must write to the people who're overseas. After all, I did say I would, and all I've done is procrastinate. Hardly the best way to maintain all these long-distance friendships, even if Facebook does help. Somewhat. One e-mail sent by tomorrow, or at the very least, a rough draft. I'll make the effort and the rest is up to them. (Vaish, if you're reading this, can you think of something better to tell me other than your fictional maturity? Haha!) Must make good use of my leave next week. Family won't be around because they're holidaying in Bangkok, so it's the perfect time to hog the television and the computer.

Today is one of those days when I feel almost at peace with my life as it is right now. As I write this, it is early afternoon and the weather's perfect. I can feel the merest hint of the sun's warmth against my skin, and there's a gentle breeze wafting the trees' branches. Sounds trite? Tough. Sometimes the world can be good to you. It's Friday afternoon and the weekend beckons with the promise of another night out with the usual suspects. To think that all it'd take to shatter this tranquil scene is one call. I've never liked making or receiving calls, so imagine what it's like for me working in an environment where every call we receive essentially summons us to become free labour. I suppose not many people have the (mis)fortune to be both a future scholar and an ordinary man in the military. Believe me, it affords you an unusual perspective on things. It definitely humbles you, and you also start to understand why "farmers" might despise "scholars"...