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Oh, this is the start of something good
Don't you agree?

Work! ^^

We attended the SAL conference for first two days, and i didn't enjoy it at all. I never liked social settings to begin with, and sitting still for hours on end made me feel restless and uncomfortable. Following that, we started to work at our respective law firms. Life at One George Street is amazing. The view from our firm's lounge is spectacular, and i find it intriguing to watch people streaming out of their offices during lunch hour. I've got a nice office cubicle to myself, the sassiest mentor and best of all, lovely colleagues!! Amrit and I have yet to receive any tasks at work, and therefore (blisters aside), office life remains quite an adventure to me :D

Dinner/Movie with Dewi, Tin and Sharan this evening. I feel really bad for convincing everyone that A Christmas Carol is a worthwhile movie. To be fair, i loved the christmas carols and the quintessential happy ending. Still, i expected much more out of a Disney production.

On the other hand, st nicks was torn down on my first day at work and i couldn't be present to appreciate the last of.. everything. The school compounds holds so many beautiful memories. And in spite of all the unpleasant ranting that i may have contributed over the years, st nicks remains the only place that has ever been like second home to me )':

I'm the one with big mistakes
Big regrets and bigger breaks
Than I ever care to confess
Oh but, You're the one who looks at me
And sees what I was meant to be
More than just a beautiful mess

Where would I be without someone to save me
Someone who won't let me fall
You are everything that I live for
Everything that I can't believe is happening
You're standing right in front of me
With arms wide open
All I know is
Every day is filled with hope
You are everything that I believe for
And I can't help but breathe you in
Breathe again
Feeling all this life within
Every single beat of my heart

You're everything good in my life
Everything honest and true
And all of those stars hanging up in the sky
Could never shine brighter than You

To take your heart away

There is so much i want to write about all that had happened last weekend, but i can't seem to organize my thoughts in a coherent manner. All i can say is that, despite the limited time we spent with one another, it was still extremely painful to watch them go. Im just so thankful for the outstanding number of photos that we took. Every photograph is proof that i didn't make all these up inside my head (i will upload all the other photos on fb soon, i promise)

Yuki Tsuji, I have never met anyone like you. You say nothing, agree with everything, but your facial expressions betray you all the time. The very first time you visited Orchard Road in Singapore, you bought nothing but compact powder for someone lucky back at home. I will always remember that, because it was your actions that conveyed the loveliness of your personality. The language barrier between us frustrated me all weekend and i wonder what it would have been like if we could actually engage in a proper conversation.

I think it would have been amazing.

Laksa/Popiah/Kuey Pie Tee at Coronation Plaza with my class today, followed by ice-cream at island creamery (black forest for me! ^^) We are such food people, i swear. I've been a lousy company all day, sorry ): The whole weekend sapped all the life out of me, and i was falling asleep on the bus and at macs. I just received an email from SAL - job shadowing at XXXX law firm presents a whole new opportunity for me to explore new things, and i thank God for that. Well, im ready for power suits and all that jazz in the CBD area!

GANBATTE!!!

There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy - Ralph H. Blum

My love language is quality time, but the funny thing is, i don't actually expect my loved ones to be willing to give up all their time for me, and vice versa. To some extent, i do believe in making noble sacrifices for the ones you love (think: Titanic!) But in time i realized that one of the best ways to love somebody is to love yourself enough, so that you will have the capacity to give love in return. Loving yourself means you don't give up on your own life. Loving yourself means you don't overcompensate. Loving yourself is having the courage to walk away at any point of time - when you stop experiencing joy and peace in a relationship. Any relationship.

This is not the kind of love that the movies portray - but this love is sustainable, and fulfilling. I took me two years to learn that, haha can you believe it?

Cycled in the rain with childhood friend, like how we used to when we were younger. Your cycling skills > my cycling skills now, have you been practicing secretly? It is very comforting to know that there will always be someone looking out for me, and taking the slopes which are less steep - simply because i was tired.

Linh's birthday on Thursday and and Minds Cafe with the class today!