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left home at 7.45am for a jog with Rick and Isabella. i thought running to princes for one round and back would be bout 4km. we ended up not having enough time to do even half a round because isabella had a 9am class (and i had a 9am breakfast date with yao yun). even then, we actually covered 5km. haha. woops. underestimated the distance! twas a good jog despite the frigid cold. especially good because it was with people i wouldn't normally go jogging with.
i've been speaking a lot more mandarin recently as well :) i think if i were to start learning mandarin now, i'd actually do better than i used to.
i had a foretaste of working in the kitchen with the penthouse guys around last night when we were all cooking our own things in the basement. it was rather uncomfortable. dont know how much i care, but i know i care a lot less now. which is a good thing. also, i hope this wont happen, but i can see how bitterness can grow as a defence mechanism. no use just plainly hoping without actively stopping ey.
it was quite frustrating having the conversation with S about how i should confront them and tease out what the matter is, to resolve everything. as if the whole period of wondering was not draining enough. as though i didn't try. as though i can confront whenever i want to. there comes a point where the ball is in their court and i wont chase. and i'm past that point. i wont chase.
life's been sweet. Erica and i cooked green curry on monday and we served out about 40 portions. that was good fun, because we were just chopping stuff and chatting, and it was no stress.
ice-cream after neighbourhood dinner last night with angela, rick, si lei, rudy, henny, ming fei, su ann, gavin and brandon. when people who've just met get together and not worry about completing a task, or small talking but just enjoying the warmth of good company in the cold, on damp grass covered with autumn leaves, licking creamy goodness off our ice-cream cones.
14 days till stephen leaves for good. 5 months till i may not see these people again for a long long long time (if i see them again ever). not that i'm attached to them. but it certainly does put our time together into perspective. henny kept asking me not to leave after this year on our way home from ice cream in the park.
now that yao yun's also leaving in about a week and a half, i am numbering the number of breakfast conversations we can have before she leaves. not many.
what would you say to someone who's leaving for a long while?
i've been speaking a lot more mandarin recently as well :) i think if i were to start learning mandarin now, i'd actually do better than i used to.
i had a foretaste of working in the kitchen with the penthouse guys around last night when we were all cooking our own things in the basement. it was rather uncomfortable. dont know how much i care, but i know i care a lot less now. which is a good thing. also, i hope this wont happen, but i can see how bitterness can grow as a defence mechanism. no use just plainly hoping without actively stopping ey.
it was quite frustrating having the conversation with S about how i should confront them and tease out what the matter is, to resolve everything. as if the whole period of wondering was not draining enough. as though i didn't try. as though i can confront whenever i want to. there comes a point where the ball is in their court and i wont chase. and i'm past that point. i wont chase.
life's been sweet. Erica and i cooked green curry on monday and we served out about 40 portions. that was good fun, because we were just chopping stuff and chatting, and it was no stress.
ice-cream after neighbourhood dinner last night with angela, rick, si lei, rudy, henny, ming fei, su ann, gavin and brandon. when people who've just met get together and not worry about completing a task, or small talking but just enjoying the warmth of good company in the cold, on damp grass covered with autumn leaves, licking creamy goodness off our ice-cream cones.
14 days till stephen leaves for good. 5 months till i may not see these people again for a long long long time (if i see them again ever). not that i'm attached to them. but it certainly does put our time together into perspective. henny kept asking me not to leave after this year on our way home from ice cream in the park.
now that yao yun's also leaving in about a week and a half, i am numbering the number of breakfast conversations we can have before she leaves. not many.
what would you say to someone who's leaving for a long while?
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