Yeah, I blogged about how pissed I was last nite when the long update which I was going to post just got lost when blogger decided to pull a fast one on me. Damn..I was so upset that I just shut everything down and went to bed. Peeved!
Well now that I've calmed down a wee bit, I shall attempt to replicate whatever I posted yesterday. Here goes...the watered down version though.
Ok, my sister will be flying to Europe early morning Friday, a trip which I was supposed to be on too. But coz of 1) work commitments 2) the last min withdrawal of my travelling companion (sis fren whom I also know), I had to bow out. I'm super sian and super frustrated now. I've got like, 9 days of leave which I HAVE to clear by the end of this year, aka, December, aka, next month. Can't bring these over to next year, coz these were brought over from last year. I could barely afford to go on leave this year. Besides, I was determined to fulfil a personal promise to myself - Going on, at least, one holiday trip every year. So I thot I would take a nice holiday and clear out these 9 days. Of coz, things didn't go as planned, and there goes my trip. That Phuket trip couple of months ago was not counted! It's such a short trip loh...Anyways, I dunno how I'm gonna clear 9 days in 1 month. 2 off days every week? I wish!
On a side note, I would have 28 days of leave come 2007...excluding these 9 days. :/
So initially, I was thinking of negotiating with boss to allow me to bring the 9 days over to Jan 07 at least, then I shall die die find someone to go on a trip with me. Of coz, going holiday is no problem. The headache lies in finding someone to go with me. Super sickening loh. I'm even contemplating signing up for a tour on my own.
Work is still heavy, but has certainly eased up quite a fair bit. We have survived that super crazy period of 2 months. Looking back, I'm rather amazed with myself. Ha...Job satisfaction! *big grin* Of coz, not mentioning the other things I've "gained" as well. It's ironical, but while I'm always tired/exhausted with the pile of seemingly endless work, I plunged into insomnia as well. These couple of weeks, I seem to be sleeping lesser and lesser. Take this week. Say, I go to bed about 1230, and I woke wee hours of the morning, about 5+, and I would have difficulty sleeping. And when I finally do, it's daylight. The next night, I would wake 3+...Last nite took the cake. I went to sleep about 1215 after chatting to my fren on the phone. Guess what time I woke? 2am. Sharp. -.-'' I was so tired, but I just couldn't sleep! I tossed and turned; 3am came and went. That same night, my bro's gf went to the hospital for some inflammation, and he talked to her on the phone for a couple of hours each stretch...and I listened to their conversation for a couple of hours each stretch. And when I did fall asleep, I knew I was sleeping. Sounds strange and ludicrous I know, but this simply means that I was sub-conscious, and therefore, I wasn't in deep sleep! My mind/body isn't resting! Arghhhh...I think I may have been too keyed up during the daytime...and that I have too many things on my mind. Keeping my fingers cross for tonite. The last thing I want is to wake at 1am.
Let's see...there's the migraines that simply gnawed at my brain...and there's the dizzy spells brought on by my low blood platelets (aka, low blood count). You know the kind of description ppl give? How you would stand up and the whole room seemingly spins about you? Yeah, that's what I experienced. And I would have to close my eyes, take a couple of rapid deep breaths, and balance myself. I have low blood pressure, but have to resort to medication this month to stabilise it. Too stressed up. Haha...
I've been covering many events this month. One of the busiest in fact...in terms of events, that is. So far it's been almost 3 events a week; and these last few weeks running up to Dec, it's been their D&D, so yap, I've been having good food lately *yum* Not that I get to really enjoy the food, since half the time I was up and about taking those precious shots or doing interviews with guests. Last nite I returned home from one, and it was while I was waiting for my hair to dry that I decided to blog an entry. Alas...*Hmpt!* silly Blogger. Anyways, tomorrow nite is another event. Another dinner. *faint*
Some good news. Or maybe not...oh well, depends on how you look at it. I have joined my Church's Communications Ministry, as a writer! Covering events, conducting interviews, writing for their newsletter/magazine. The Comms Ministry has many sub ministries; events, publicity, photography, studio and...forgot what liao. So editorial is one of the sub-ministries.
It was interesting how it happened, normal as it sounds. Couple of weeks ago, Isabel was telling us how she was going to freelance for her church (as a designer...she gets paid, I don't), and I remember feeling envious about how she was already serving in many different areas, plus contributing in other ways. And I wondered when I would be serving too...and where of coz. Initially, I did think about going to the children's ministry (mabbe)...teaching sunday school or somehting...hahaha...In fact, I did even think about helping to do some writing. But at the end of it, I decided I should perhaps 'grow' first and see how things turn out before making any decision.
As it would turn out, I went for Corporate HOP earlier this month, and was introduced to one of the lay ministry staff who runs the Comms Ministry. Upon finding out that I was doing journalism/writing as a profession, she passed me her namecard and attempted to recruit me as a perm staff...hahaha! Mind you, my boss has been in the church for so ultra long that she knows almost everyone. Haha...Anyways, I met Shuk Yee on Sunday, and out of nowhere, she asked if I would be keen to join their team of writers (not perm). I agreed and here I am, apprehensive as I may be. I mean, I would be writing a whole new realm of articles...*ponders* But I did think about the fact that it may help boost my experience/improve myself.
Anyways, I did wonder if I made too hasty a decision liao. I mean, much as my 'gift'/'talent'/whatever may lie in writing, to write for the church also may get a little too overwhelming. As if I don't get enuff to write at work! And how about more deadlines to meet? *heart palpitates faster* Oh well...not nice to say no now rite...not that I would back out now lah. so we'll see how things go =) I do want things to work out of coz...I dun mind writing really. Well...just see how everything leads to then.
Hmm...can't remember much else of the stuff I had blogged about last nite. Silly Blogger.
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