Sunday, March 12, 2006
New job, new life
I had only written a few posts in my Blog when I stopped. Don't know why. Maybe I was bored. Or was troubled. Or maybe I changed jobs and was too busy adjusting, and forgot all about this blog.
Anyway, while browsing the web recently, I decided to give my blog another go.
New Job:
I've recently started work ( well, 6 months ago actually :-) in a new job in Shenton Way. I used to work in the west, away from the crazy town crowd. So this took some getting used to. The maddening lunch crowd, the crazy car park prices, the chio bu's :-) But as with any new job, the excitement of a new environment and new colleagues made things much more interesting. But with new job, came salary increment and greater pressure. I was getting busier. My girlfriend ( who became ex-gf) complained about this all the time. Well, this is not something that I can avoid. Work is work, and if you gotta work late, you gotta work late. Too bad. At least I don't have to work weekends.
New Life:
I broke up with my girlfriend recently. She's quite a nice girl, and very pretty. I was pleased with myself that I was able to land such a beautiful girl as a steady girlfriend. Must be my personality :-) But beauty has its price. Pretty girls behave like prima donnas (ok ok, I realize I am generalizing here, and there are many beautiful and thoughtful girls out there. But this point was actually made by my ex-gf herself, not me). They want everything, and contribute nothing. As she explained it, every guy she's met has always showered her with gifts and expensive dinners.
"Hey, I have a few days holidays and I wanna go Tokyo. You pay for my air ticket, hotel, food, and you know, everything. I just tag along and complain loudly about how nothing is good enough". And like a nice gentleman ( and somewhat of a pushover when it comes to women ), I obliged.
"Hey, I need a TV. Buy one for me"
"Hey I need to take some lessons. Pay the fees for me, every month"
"Hey, Gold Coast Australia is nice. I wanna go. Pay for me"
"Hey, I go and buy some food from hawker center. Give me money"
What am I ? An ATM ?
I knew from the start the relationship was gonna be tough to work out. We were just too different, and our characters won't really compatible. Sigh, but still, I guess its better to have loved and lost, than not to have loved at all.
So its a new life. Once again, I am free and single. Free to do as I please, without having to account for my time and activities to another (jealous) soul. Its both good and bad I guess. Good in that as a financially stable person ( hey, my job pays me pretty well ), I am once again free to enjoy all the things life has to offer: wine, gourmet food, a new car, friends and family. But bad in that I enjoy all these without a partner. Sometimes, no matter how good life is, you wanna share it with someone. Not just anyone, but someone special. But break ups happen, just as shit does. So no point getting all weepy over it. I brooded over it for a while, and moved on.
Anyway, while browsing the web recently, I decided to give my blog another go.
New Job:
I've recently started work ( well, 6 months ago actually :-) in a new job in Shenton Way. I used to work in the west, away from the crazy town crowd. So this took some getting used to. The maddening lunch crowd, the crazy car park prices, the chio bu's :-) But as with any new job, the excitement of a new environment and new colleagues made things much more interesting. But with new job, came salary increment and greater pressure. I was getting busier. My girlfriend ( who became ex-gf) complained about this all the time. Well, this is not something that I can avoid. Work is work, and if you gotta work late, you gotta work late. Too bad. At least I don't have to work weekends.
New Life:
I broke up with my girlfriend recently. She's quite a nice girl, and very pretty. I was pleased with myself that I was able to land such a beautiful girl as a steady girlfriend. Must be my personality :-) But beauty has its price. Pretty girls behave like prima donnas (ok ok, I realize I am generalizing here, and there are many beautiful and thoughtful girls out there. But this point was actually made by my ex-gf herself, not me). They want everything, and contribute nothing. As she explained it, every guy she's met has always showered her with gifts and expensive dinners.
"Hey, I have a few days holidays and I wanna go Tokyo. You pay for my air ticket, hotel, food, and you know, everything. I just tag along and complain loudly about how nothing is good enough". And like a nice gentleman ( and somewhat of a pushover when it comes to women ), I obliged.
"Hey, I need a TV. Buy one for me"
"Hey I need to take some lessons. Pay the fees for me, every month"
"Hey, Gold Coast Australia is nice. I wanna go. Pay for me"
"Hey, I go and buy some food from hawker center. Give me money"
What am I ? An ATM ?
I knew from the start the relationship was gonna be tough to work out. We were just too different, and our characters won't really compatible. Sigh, but still, I guess its better to have loved and lost, than not to have loved at all.
So its a new life. Once again, I am free and single. Free to do as I please, without having to account for my time and activities to another (jealous) soul. Its both good and bad I guess. Good in that as a financially stable person ( hey, my job pays me pretty well ), I am once again free to enjoy all the things life has to offer: wine, gourmet food, a new car, friends and family. But bad in that I enjoy all these without a partner. Sometimes, no matter how good life is, you wanna share it with someone. Not just anyone, but someone special. But break ups happen, just as shit does. So no point getting all weepy over it. I brooded over it for a while, and moved on.
