this year's Mid Autumn Festival feels so different from previous years'. Lesser mooncakes, in fact, I think this year i only had one quarter of one tiny mooncake, and the fact that the whole family isn't around makes it a lot less like mid autumn.

Met someone on board, who happened to be a coursemate of some friends, and when i first saw him, he reminded me so much of someone. And i thought ok, probably just look alike. but when we were working and chatting, the topics we talked about, his mannerisms, the way he talks, eats and all... it's so uncanny how 2 people who are not related to each other can be so alike in SO many ways! and i couldn't help but keep wanting to know more about this new friend, just so i could find something that is at least different.

so in taipei, because Aunt couldn't make it in time to meet me, i spent the afternoon trudging with the guys to look at the computer stuff, acting as their translator. and dinner was yummy steamboat with nicky and some of the afternoon gang. i think being overseas, that's the best way to catch up with friends. yeah.

and so at night we headed to the tea house next to the hotel. and learnt about the art of chinese tea brewing. it was an eye opener though, i didn't realise you could use tea leaves for 5 rounds, i always throw mine away on 3. damn.

mahjong last night was a killer. but i recouped my losses and managed to save myself from bankruptcy. big mac does horrible things to ah fat's chip drawer. and chilli's italy flag magic only works in the day. and there's only one lucky seat at the mahjong table.

for all my lovely friends out there who are....

... as hooked onto facebook as i am...

dedicated to all of you.



and another one...



oh and an informercial about facebook...



and and and!!

from the directors of FACEOFF.... i proudly present... FACEBOOK OFF!



and yes i love you all too.

ok i should stop.

just feeling lethargic. and i have absolutely no idea why.

and how often do u have a friend who happened to be going to hongkong for holiday on the same day as you? so we met up in hongkong instead of all the times we could have met here back home.

and the girlfriend who was fortunate to have me on flight with her. heh heh heh.

oh well. i'm gonna crash before i leave for airport later.

have i packeD?!?

i got nicky-ed!

so last night i was reading on the bed and i felt giddy. like.. really really giddy and shakingly giddy.

i thought i felt the bed move but then again i thought i was just tired from lack of sleep. and so i got up a bit and shifted over to the other side of bed. the shaking feeling didn't go. and then i saw..... my bottle shaking on the table, wires shaking. kinda brushed it off, to realise 10 minutes later that we just experienced tremors from the earthquake.

ooooh.

that's why.

and no, i'm still a little sore about the money i could have won.

this is the story where i am a great philanthropist.

I COULD HAVE WON $12.80 FROM EVERYONE IN MAHJONG BUT I DIDN'T! ALL BECAUSE I WAS TOO EXCITED ABOUT THE CARD I TOOK! ...

oh well, long story. But i still won anyway.

Boos to Lou, Chilli and ah Fat, all of whom laughed at me ever since. ASshats.

Whatever.

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ARGHHHH!!! HOW COULD I HAVE BEEN SO BLUR!

je ne suis pas heureux.

ever felt like u've been spread thinly, like butter over a piece of bread? (oh that depends if you like a lot of butter or a little)

like... 24 hours in a day is never enough. yeah, i do, at times (or many times), change away my off days for flights. but i only do that when i know i've nothing on that day, and if it's a short rest day in between flights i might as well change it away for more flights. that'd bring in more money and less expenditure.

i've friends i haven't been able to meet up in a while because time doesn't really permit.

i've things i've always wanted to do but then the financial constraints.

i feel i've been stretched.

sometimes i get angry with charcoal for waking me up in the middle of the night because he wants to eat snacks. but then he's just a dog, and still a baby, and probably doesn't know. and i guess he wants to spend more time with me too. and i feel guilty, cos i haven't been spending much time at home with charcoal, with mum.

so.

yep.
i'm worn out.