Words of the Mad

我不喜欢所谓的 “逢年过节”。
什么传统，习俗，似乎离我好远，好远。

Other than having a new ridiculous super-micro-managing indecisive (the worst combination) Director in my office and seeing my colleagues bearing the brunt of it, with me feeling really sorry and annoyed for them, the 1st few months of 2009 should be pretty exciting.

14 Feb 09 – Dark Knuts: Welcome to Avenue Quantum stage play.
20 Feb 09 – Yoga 林宥嘉’s 《迷宫》 concert.
07 Mar 09 – Fly to Sanremo, Italy (transit at London).
08 Mar 09 – Arrive at Sanremo, Italy.
09 Mar 09 – Start of Course.
20 Mar 09 – End of Course.
21 Mar 09 – Fly from Sanremo, Italy (transit at London, stay there for a week or so).
XX Mar 09 – Musicals after musicals after musicals in London.
XX Mar 09 – Return to Singapore.
18 Apr 09 – 《天冷就回来》 musical.

That said, I can’t wait to leave soon enough, seeing how my superior is brown-nosing his way with the new Director, trying to accede to his many ridiculous demands. Ok, that’s unfair, because some are indeed areas of concern. But these concerns are dated waaaaaaaay back with no practical solutions nor decisions made but yet the superior is putting on his, erm, creative thinking cap, making everything seem so, URGH, because he is trying very hard to impress this new Director. Big waste of my time being involved in his meeting to resolve problems.

BLEHHHHH!

Not a big fan of 五月天, but this song somehow struck a chord with me, be it the music or its lyrics.

Melancholy; my favourite word; perhaps my favourite emotion.

Sometimes the person whom you think you are closest to causes you the most grief. In that case, one wonders if that person is who you should be thinking to be closest to.

Alright, I’ve never done this before, but heck, new year, new changes.

In 2008, I…

- got a car (sunshine silver Mazda 3 SP);
- was emplaced on perm employment from contract employment;
- got several credit cards (spend, spend, spend);
- got a queen-size bed;
- got a 32″ widescreen TV (and hooked up my CPU to it);
- got a gym membership;
- started drinking some coffee (Caramel Macchiato, Latte);
- travelled alone to Taipei;
- had less patience with annoying and/or useless colleagues and/or superiors;
- refreshed my memory of ひらがな (Hiragana – basic Japanese characters) after 7.5 years;
- felt more confident at work.

In 2009, I hope/intend to…

- read at least one book a month (repeated titles are ok);
- blog book reviews (improve writing skills);
- blog movie reviews (improve writing skills);
- go to the gym at least once a week;
- master my recognising and writing of ひらがな (Hiragana) & カタカナ (Katakana);
- be more patient and zen with/about annoying people all around;
- spend less money;
- enjoy my two weeks in Sanremo, Italy (on course);
- enjoy myself in some parts of Europe after Sanremo (or at least London);
- catch a couple of Broadway musicals in London;
- drive safely;
- read, instead of browsing, newspapers;
- blog more.
- whine less.