Marching Into April

March holidays are here! Wait. hang on, I've been on holiday since Chinese New Year. My course is awesome, right? But what have I been doing so far?

1) Sleeping. Yes, I know, I do that all the time. It's just that I've been getting a bit more. I'm happy about that. It means my body recovers faster, and I can thus be happy, longer.

2) Eating... Slightly Less. Miraculous, ain't it? I've actually brought my diet under some semblance of control. Apart from that nice Feeding Frenzy a few weeks ago, I'm done eating my usual gigantic portions, unless I'm absolutely sure I'm starving. Also, less carb intake. According to my dad, I don't need too much extra energy, so I need to reduce the amount of rice, noodles, pasta and other such things. Fair enough. I am on holiday, after all. Of course, I'll still get plenty of meat and fruit. But I still don't like most vegetables. They still taste like boiled grass.

3) Exercising. Okay, I'm pretty proud of myself on this one. I've been rather out of practice, but when I hit the gym or the pool, it feels good to be up and about. It's just not much fun working out alone. And of course, there are those who sleep and rise at very odd hours, making it nigh impossible to go exercise with them. Oh well, c'est la vie.

4) Guitar Practice. I have 3 chords down, but I need a lot of work on my laborious chord changes. Anyone free to teach me?

5) Reading. For some reason or another, I've re-read all my old paperback novels, and most of the hardcovers. Also, the ebooks and the comics I grabbed off some highway. Heck, I even went through the military history and technology books, just for kicks. I used to love reading when I was a kid. Guess that wasn't a bad thing. The bug just left for a little while, I guess. But the bookworm part is back, and I think it's back for good. Once again, that ain't a bad thing.

6) Outings. Gone out a few times with the different bunches of crazy people I know. Then again, I'm probably the craziest of the lot. Heh heh.

So yeah, that's what I've been doing with my holiday time. Hell of a way to spend a vacation. I have a few things left on the to-do list.

1. Keep exercising. Exercise is good.
2. Go kick, throw, or punch a ball with some friends. I need the social side of sports too!
3. Buy some new tuning pegs and strings for my classical G.
4. Ponder on my choice of Broadcast as an elective option. Should I have taken film theory first? Should I ask to switch options?
5. Go to the Chili's at RWS with someone.
6. Go to HRC with someone.
7. Spend an entire day with someone.
8. Download more e-books. Read more, read often.
   
9. Play and practice on my guitar. Sing my songs.
   
10. Smile.

Until we meet again.

Congratulations, J.

The Holiday Clock Ticks On

Wow, has it really been more than a month since I last wrote in? Well, I guess now's as good a time as any to update. The match highlights don't start til 12am, and I can't go to sleep because my muscles are aching peacefully. More on that later.

My first year in Temasek has been great. No disrespect to my other classes, but 04 currently occupies top spot in my list of "The best classes I've been a part of". I wonder what happens now. Do we stay as a nutty bunch of friends, or do we all slowly drift apart? I pray we all remember each other, and stay in touch. Because y'all are seriously awesome.

Staying on the topic of 04, the beach outing was one hell of a time. For those who missed it, why? Y'all missed a great day at the beach, and the Ultimate Frisbee game! But maybe we'll have one more party, eh? Somebody rent a chalet or something before we go back to school. Hopefully Mr. E can turn up this time. We owe him a party, at least.

I do wish that the classes stay the same next term, but I don't think that will happen. Anyway, I've signed up for Broadcast, so I hope I made a good choice. And apparently we'll have a killer subject or two to study for..(yes, I'll be having exams again... Humbug!) Anyway, I will have to keep up better with my classes, which means *gasp* LESS GAMING. Yes, I know, kinda hard to imagine, eh? But what with my bro going off the net to get ready for the A's, I can't do the lazy bear act I usually pull off, ot he'll make me look bad. So yes, I'll be reducing my gaming hours.

Rahman's been sent to the Fire Brigade. Hope he can make good and proper friends there, not end up as the educated man amongst the sea of stupid manatees named "Hugh". How the hell a man of his talents ended up in a horrible posting, I'll never know. Ah well, such is life, unfair as it is, and each man to his own.

Big thank you to everyone who turned up for the Feeding Frenzy. The thing was a great success, and I'm grateful y'all could come and break bread together. Now I've got to go to the gym tomorrow as penance for tonight's excess. Heh heh. No pain, no gain. Unfortunately, since I'm tremendously out of form, there's a lot of pain involved.

Oh, you haven't heard? Yes, I'm going to the gym now. I don't think I want to go to NS unfit and slow, so it's time to get to work. Yes Bryan, I know that me getting even bigger might sound scary, but hey, I'll still be the same happy fella. Just a little fitter, that's all. And odd as it seems coming from a guy who loves food as much as I do, I'll be reducing the amount of food I eat. The good part is, that includes vegetables. I never was a big fan of them anyway, especially the leafy stuff. Darn things often taste too much like grass, and I don't mean the kind you smoke. XP

Next time, I discuss more holiday plans, muscle aches, and how I view how the world views me! Stay tuned!