Jog, Skip, Hop [more thoughts on the day that has just gone by]

\\ James

An English lady came in the store with her little boy asking for lollies. I had to give her the whole Aussie Quarantine issue bit again to explain as to why we do not and cannot get lollies (or after-coffee mints) into the country. Then the lady turned to her son and said "Sorry James, they don't have it." And they decided to check out our lovely pastry case for that 'something else.' Little James' eyes landed on the OJ which I passed on to mum whilst Casey gave them a straw on her request. They grabbed a few other things and little James had stuck his straw behind his ear and was showing it off as if he had a cool new headgear on. It was really cute. I was thinking more along the lines of him being a potential performer of some sort when he grows up.

One of the little pleasantries of work. And life, I might add.


\\ That caffeinated bit

I had three shots of espresso during the first half of my shift, of course, diluted with light soy. That probably released my happy hormones. Pretty good except I didn't get much studying done.I still enjoy my coffee but hey it's a marvel how I do not have to have it each day of my life.

Some things do change.


\\ On best friends

My theory is, there is that spectrum of best friends in general and different people just lie on different spots. Very subjective interpretation but hey it's good to have one that's close to the David-Jonathan (in reference to the Bible) sort of friendship. They're all friends and perhaps calling someone your best friend is like putting a stricter label that may come with certain exceptations some people choose not to deal with. If the so-called best friend fails to live up to some ground rules, it's just way worse than if that person is just one of those people u call your friend. Ack.

Yeah, such is life. Am I quoting myself or a terrible cliche?


\\ Expressions

"Like hello!?!" from Casey is "like heller!?!" from Carlo. Just created a whole laughing madness out of those. I wonder if Casey got that from Carlo. He didn't have a clue. I know I got my "oh my goodness!" spiel from Na. I didn't realize until I heard her say it. Where else could I have gotten it from? It's funny how different people influence you in many different ways and well it follows that the more time you spend with a certain person the more his or her mannerisms and ways become more akin to yours. Perhaps afterwards that is how you gauge how much a person has been a part of you.

And there you trace the intricate patterns of intertwined human lives.


\\ Live and RELIV

My parents have been taking food supplements in the form of health drinks and they got me some to take. I hated it at first but now they're not that bad. Halfway through those things. I don't really know what they do but one thing's for sure, I still have to cut down on food and exercise more. It's just annoying how you can't fit into your old pair of jeans anymore. Rosa misses her Rugby, too. Casey gave me his guest passes to the gym. Have yet to try them out. I think I might stick to Jazz and just do a tad more on my own. What Rugby is to Rosa is what Jazz dance is to moi.

I'd like to stick to doing the artsy fartsy stuff.


\\ The psychological stuff

I could have pressed a replay button somewhere. I tend to do the 'this time last year' portion as in MTV or Rick Dees and the like portions and get some thinking going.It's either I torment myself about something to the point of boredom thus overcome the whole greatness of such thought or flow into the fantastic boundaries of possibilities and what if's that I encourage my mental creativity to flourish within. I reckon that's how my 'graphological specimen' changes every now and again.

It's all a matter of how you think and where you place yourself in the picture.


\\ ..whatevers..

I felt bad for preferring weekdays over weekends here. Bad because it felt so abnormal. Had a bonding session with Na over brunch yesterday at New Orleans Cafe somewhere down the next neighborhood. I raised my appreciation for weekdays saying how it was like there is serenity over the whole nation and there is order in the sense that each and every person had their own little thing to do. It was utopia for me and to my surprise, it was for Na as well.

As I always say, great minds think alike.

I'd be having this end of student life celebration after my exams. It should be fun. So far my whole year's planned out.

Christmas is still a bit of a mystery, as is my publishing career. Again.No biggie though.