This week began with me in quite a fatigued state of mind; having half a day off to visit a public specialist was welcome. Midweek (Wednesday), my regular lunch kakis (Paul, Daryl, Chong Wee) and I had dinner at Shokudo, Raffles City followed by dessert at Ben & Jerry's, a day after Free Cone Day 2009. Thursday evening was spent with Sam on his last day before enlistment, with Paul, Josh, Mike, Al and Val in Holland Village, first at Mykii, then at Breko's. Friday (today, the eve in other words) was a day off work (funny, the first birthday greeting I received was from my boss's boss's boss), spent catching up on about 20% of my intended readings, then at dinner with Daryl and Chong Wee (I messaged Paul, Melodie and Han An too, though they were unable to join us for various reasons). Tomorrow's plans begin with my second visit to my own specialist, lunch with the folks, tea with Paul and Sean and finally dinner with my closer 4/11 mates. I'm thinking of trying to get the 6/9 peeps to hang out this Sunday because of the whole book-out business, and I'll start messaging either tonight or tomorrow morning.
Making plans is important only because it results in spending time in the company of friends, and if getting to that end comes about either through spontaneity or meticulous rigour, so let it be!
And now with 19 years to my name, a few points of note:
1. Never has the fact that I'm a 22-month NS kid been more important; I shall not, as many will be surprised (and equally many entirely expecting) to know, be furthering my studies this year. It would seem an overseas education in 2010 or a local one in 2011 is the path laid out for me.
2. It is only after days of discussion, consideration and calls that I have decided, not in an entirely be-all-end-all way, but with some degree of finality, that at least for now, I am a PSC Scholar. The SGS (Open) offer will be added to the now hefty list of unexpected (would disappointing be more accurate?) turns of events that the first 4 months of 2009 have been filled with.
