What a FIND!!!

Pretty soon, my school vacation will be coming to an end. Honestly speaking, I am kinda looking forward to it. Call me crazy or whatever have you... I find this rather startling as well. In all the years I have been schooling, I believe this is the first time I want my vacation to end asap. I believe the mundane routine of tuitions after tuitions is taking its toll on me. Aarrgghh!!!!! How I envy HH!?!?!?

Oh well, this vacation isn't all dull and boring. There were a few odd occasions that I really enjoyed myself. SQ's bday chalet and Zouk party, Cheryl's farewell dinner, Sentosa outing with 09 clique, admiring Luctricia and Pro-evolution soccer at Lucas' place, and the most recent Zouk outing with my NS buddies indeed lifted some gloom from all the tuitions. Yes, I know giving tuitions is good money and I count myself lucky to be smart enough to do it. However, it is very mentally and emotionally draining. Hai~ Watching Kaiwen's waning interest in her studies worries me a hell lot. Her family has been nothing but nice to me and furthermore, I see her more like a younger sister to me than my student. Hopefully I can talk some sense into her and try to salvage the situation.

Just when you think the chips are down, there's always a possibility that something uplifting or inspiring would come along. This is exactly what had happened to me. Had been digging up some of my forgotten stuff of late and I stumbled upon my "Numero 2" diary and "Tuesdays with Morrie" storybook. Both given to me by my Fmus1. If I could, I wouldn't but somehow I was compelled to open up the diary and read my previous entries. Going through those entries put me on a time warp, all the way back to a couple of years ago. Not only did the diary serve as a painful memento of my less than glamorous past, it also reminded me that my command of English has worsened. Contrary to my nature, I was more affected by the latter than the former. This is probably a sign of how much I have changed in the past 2 years. By no chance am I gonna let myself slump. In light of this, I told myself back then that I have to start reading again.

Start, I certainly did. Have been reading for the past few days during my journeys to the various tuition venues. Well... No prizes for guessing which is the first book. Fmus1 wrote some sort of a disclaimer on the back of the cover stating that it is a life-changing book, read with caution. To a certain degree, I am beginning to get what she meant. 'Tuesdays with Morrie" isn't quite changing my life yet but it has absolutely given me a new perspective on certain aspects of life. On a spiritual level, this book might just turn out to be a gem.

Whether I have unearthed a gem from my closet remains to be seen. Nevertheless, I have definitely found something of materialistic gratification last Sat at Zouk. A 160GB Ipod, at a time I need it most!!!!! I am not someone you might call musically inclined or musician. Still, I need my fair share of music to keep myself entertained and hearing pleasure has been at a premium ever since that absurd demand from a particular girl. The only downside is that I have to buy the Ipod USB cable and charger. Heck! It is still very worth it whatever way I look at it. Very soon I will be able to let the music heal my soul again...