Well, surprisingly enough I've been working for the past week save for Monday. And it's been in a law firm in Clarke Quay. I vaguely remember myself resolutely telling myself before the exams ended that I would not be ending up like most of my friends interning in a law firm during the hols - it was one of those things you tell yourself: "look... I SO don't want to be in one... Too young to see how law firms work" but lo and behold, the first job I've ever gotten in my life (it's really my real first job) is in a law firm. Wow. Exciting.

But the job's been rather exciting thus far because we're almost directly related to an upcoming case and the case seems to be anything BUT bland. :) And the company of Zhiwei, Joel, Peiyin and Joel have been nothing but a bundle of gossip and laughs during office time and during lunch. The centrality of the office place also means that we have a myriad of places to go to during lunch :) Just yesterday we went down to a hawker center near the spanking new Wong and Partnership somewhere in Chinatown I think just by walking. Everything is within walking distance. I love this place.

The room they've given us is rather incredibly cold though - even though we wear long sleeved shirts, these shirts are totally insufficient for the icy coldness of the room. I have to bring a sweater to work to survive the crazy coldness.

And I had a lovely evening on Thursday even though I think the trek up Mount Faber in black office shoes and a long sleeved office shirt was wrong because I sweated like a pig :P And I believe that one SHOULD NOT sweat like a pig when out with a friend or friends... Lol.

And a friend began his special term this week - for which I still have no idea why he did so. I would NEVER have taken a special term myself even if I was in his shoes... :) But for him, I guess I think it lies in interest and luckily the module he chose caters to that well. Haha... Jiayou... I was appalled when he told me that he was already studying and mugging. STUDYING AND MUGGING during the hols. That's just crazy... But then again, I so need to start reading Company Law soon - will need to make up for at least half the syllabus by the end of the holidays because I foresee a long production process for Raffles Hall Production next sem. I can't afford to miss out on my studies for hall activities - totally not worth it. But I think rehearsals for Production should be fun - kinda got my plotline figured out with the help of Chai Tea in Starbucks at Central Mall and with the help of a Hall Friend who could tahan my craziness after work yesterday to meet up at Toa Payoh for dinner and massive bouncing of ideas at Macs. And I don't even live anywhere remotely close to Toa Payoh. :P

Next weeks portend good things as well. Tuesday's Phantom - yeay! 2nd time I'm watching in Singapore! And Spiderman 3 with my hall buddies on one of the days! And pigging out on cheap seafood at JB after work on Friday! :) and then the weekend comes and perhaps a beach outing is in order either after work or during the weekend. I need to be somewhere remotely unSingaporean even though I'm in Singapore - beaches are able to make one feel one's not really home. Just you, friends and the breeze coming from the sea. And perhaps a lovely small picnic.

Oh... And I've been obsessed with Fall Out Boy ever since Exam Prep time - kept me alive and awake through many many hours of camping out in the Raffles Hall Library to the extent of staying there overnight on MANY occasions till breakfast time in hall. And then we'd be dead till about 3 when lunch was in order. At 3. I need to get that CD soon. "Infinity on High". The lead singer's voice is really really awesome - his range is quite amazing and his control is impeccable. In my opinion. And their lyrics are so so quirky - not much really makes sense but they are so so quotable! Stuff like these...

The blood cells pixelate
And the eyes dialate
Kiss away all these thrills and kills
On the mouths of all my friends
The (After) Life of the Party

One night and one more time
Thanks for the memories
Even though they weren't so great
He tastes like you
Only sweeter
Thnks fr the Mmrs

This ain't a scene, it's a god damn arms race
I'm not a shoulder to cry on
But, I digress
I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh-so intricate oh-so intricate
This Ain't a Scene, It's a God-Damn Arms Race

Wouldn't you rather be a widow than a divorcee?
Style your way for fashion magazines
Widow or a divorcee?
Don't pretend it
"The Take Over, The Break's Over"

Gotta love this band though. Good coordination and great catchy music. Infinity on High's really really good. Gotta get this album real real soon! :)

Ciaoz till the next blog entry - and thanks for taking this passeggiatta with me once more.

Cheers,
Raffli.