Daddy Don't Preach

Been withholding these thoughts for quite a couple of months now. But in recent weeks, they've been frothing over the top of my mind like a mug full of fresh root beer. 

I would think in the last 23.5 years of my life, I've been quite an obedient and filial daughter to my parents. I share almost every aspect of my daily life with them - school, friends, ccas, hall life, the bf-to-be, the meeting of the bf, and even meeting the bf's family. Now, i still share work-life with them whenever we sit down at a table together. 

I would say I've done a decent job as a daughter, getting good grades and now a great job, and not having a gazillion bfs and getting into crazy relationships. No tattoos. No cigarettes. No alcohol addictions. One hardworking, smart and financially stable boyfriend with a  brilliant mind. Only one. My first.

I would think introducing the bf to the family (extended, mind you) for 4 years would be sufficient enough for my parents to accept him officially into the clan. And to accept the fact that even after 4 years, no, especially after 4, i need to spend a reasonable amount of time with him.

Day/Night/Day/Night. Makes all the difference huh. Between your values and mine. I think in this era we have very different perception of propriety. Well, actually, no. I unfortunately or not, am every bit as traditional as you. But i desperately need this time together.

To put it technically, for the past 3.5 years we spent most weekdays together, unlike other couples who meet on weekends. This 0.5 year, we've been forced to conform to the regimental role of the ordinary working citizen and only meet barely 2 days a week. Oh, don't forget the bf works on alternate Sundays and i mean including Saturdays. So half the time he's too tired to do anything besides watch tv. (Oh my god, is this what we've been reduced to?!)

I'm not going to get married prematurely to buy the license to stayover. As for the issue of 'values', we definitely know what we're doing. Or rather, we are NOT doing anything. So seriously, get used to it already. Let us live our lives the way we like it, just for once. Stop piling on the guilt; it's not even a big issue to begin with!!

Argh.

   

Info-Overload..Bring It On Baby!

Haha i'm abit crazy now. This week is officially my first full work week since the new lunar year started. And boy did the coy not hold back on the workload!!!

It has been an extremely long 2nd week of Feb for me!! (and it isn't even over yet!) I think the longer CNY break just made me realize how badly i needed a proper break. But, too late for that now, i can only continue sprinting into the distance for another...3 more months!

On the train to work today i was thinking to myself...why am i so physically/mentally exhausted after a mere 6 months into the workforce?? Then it occurred so obviously to me - Of all the crap that University teaches you to overcome, THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE THREE-MONTH BREAK TO LOOK FORWARD TO!! *sigh* I say, work life should be more like University, eh? Ok, granted we get paid instead of paying some higher power to lecture us, but if i could take a one month no-pay leave from work every year i think i would!

Hey hey, it's not that i'm complaining (yet)!! I can definitely say in the past 5 days i've been here i've learnt/seen MUCH MORE about marketing than i did in the past 5 years. haha.

Whew, i think i've aged a year already after this week. Travelling to and fro is really no joke! From 15mins away frm work to an hour each back and forth is T-E-R-R-I-B-L-E. And people here work till really late. 

Well, other than that, i must start jolting the creative juices getting all stale and mouldy in that lil' brain of mine. Must..work..hard!!!

Time to make my dream job come true!!  :)