Ok I’m feeling really poor now. Or rather, I’ve been feeling extremely poor since the holidays started. Poor and depressed. Sigh.

I don’t really go out that often, and I think that even when I go out, I spend a reasonable amount of money, but I just hate it when everything adds up. When I go through my expenses, I realized there are a lot of unnecessary expenses like eating out and movies. So I tried to cut down on these areas. But life without these things is so meaningless. And yet, these things are such a waste of money. Shopping is another thing. It’s extremely therapeutic, but it’s so transient. And no matter how many new clothes u buy, ‘enough’ is never the word to describe it. It’s an addiction. An expensive worthless addiction.

Some people get money so easily. I think I used to be like that; money had so little meaning to me since I had access to it so easily and I didn’t keep track of my expenses. Some time ago, I probably would have behaved like how Jason did this morning; he got fined $20 this morning for jaywalking and he said ‘it’s ok la, $20 only’. But now, I would actually cheat the 50cents of my parking coupon! What the shit. I think I’m rubbing off my dad’s miserly manners.

They say being thrifty and frugal is a good habit. But I think I’m getting too extreme. I think I lead a very contradicting life, I love to spend money because I find spending very therapeutic, but yet I also love to save! How can these two things co-exist?

Money is such a love-hate relationship.

Anyway the whole point of this entry wasn’t supposed to be about my personal finances. Aiya whatever la. I think I’m being too harsh on myself. Chill dude.

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Anyway we went out on sat to celebrate wen’s super belated 21st birthday haha. We were supposed to eat at this sushi bar, but wkend prices were too ex, so we’re going back there to eat another time for wkday lunch. I can’t wait seriously! =)

Alright, so we watched duplicity. Hmm it wasn’t what I expected it to be. But I thought I was still alright. But wen and chelly hated it. I think both of them geniuses felt that the protagonists were plain dumb. Lol.

Yea then later we went off to tanjong pagar to eat the jap cakes. Hmm but we got kinda lost so by the time we reached, there were only the cheese tarts left haha. I couldn’t really taste it coz my nose was blocked, but I assume it’s super nice haha. It’s supposed to be anyway.

Oh yea then after which, wen chelly and I loitered around this park that was filled with scary-looking cats. I felt like some old abandoned ah ma. So sad. I really don’t quite understand why tanjong pagar has so many old HDBs in the middle of it. it’s such prime land! Anyway we couldn’t stand the ants crawling down our backs, so we moved back to Chinatown plaza and sat on the floor like some ah lians. What a sad way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

Dinner at the sui restaurant was not bad. I thought the sashimi and the fried rice was good haha. Then came dessert. Lol. We went to udders to try it and I was conned! Stupid wen and chelly bluffed me that they were going to get double scoops of ice cream, so despite the fact that I was sick, I decided to get double scoops too! But guess what, they ps and bought single scoops instead! Hmm I can’t really comment how great the ice cream tasted because I couldn’t taste anything with my blocked nose. But it did taste creamy and I think it’s supposed to be very yummy coz there was a tremendously long queue squeezing into the puny shop. and guess who we saw? lol TAN YENLING! with her whole family (including ah ma hahah, so hip)

and i realised we're all related to the government in one way or another..
me: intern with agd
glori: med student, bonded to moh
chelly: jtc scholar
wen: moe scholar
sam: mfa scholar
kyna: intern at lta? lol
ok ching isn't with the gvt, but she's in far far canada anyway haha.

Oh and we’re going to have a food trail soon haha. I’m quite excited about it. hmm but I’ve been eating too much, so I’m feeling super duper fat.

*Jason just came over and saw me blogging this entry on word. Hmm he thought I was writing a children’s story =.= is my language that childish?
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