And suddenly, the 'slack' life had just upped its ante & the 'work' I never knew I had began to pile up. Well, not that what I'm doing over here is much; but just enough to get me a headache. Although the type of work given isn't really a problem to me, I have yet to be familiarized with the system used here to upload files into the live server. There's so many steps to take; so many procedures to go through before that little file finally gets uploaded for the world to see.

Anywayz, I started on the First Impressions video last night, but I'm not even halfway done when I finally shut down to sleep after conferencing on the phone with Jan & Such. Ahhh, I miss them loads. The three of us used to talk on the phone almost every night until Mom had to holler for us to hang up. Talk about total embarrassment!! We almost always ended our conversations aat about 3-4am in the morning. Either that, or when Such's cellphone battery went flat. Tomorrow, the three of us are gonna meet up for an evening of indulgence; the venue is yet to be decided. Can't wait for that, girls!!

On Saturday, me, Khai & Daph went back to school to shoot a couple of videos. Joann came an hour late but was the first one to leave because of a movie date. Jo wasn't in any of our videos, though, but thank God for pictures. The Crazy Club was finally in action & we took loads of pics with tons of poses. True, there were 4 of us & all 4 were in ALL pictures; so who took the camera?? Ahahahakz!! We were innovative enough to use the dustbin & put it on timer mode. Well, I guess that's the kind of students there are in NYP, The Innovative Polytechnic.

Daph had invited BBR along, but he was a no-show. We wanted to borrow his laptop just in case Daph couldn't get her sister to lend it to her. But, thank God that Sister Garcia was in a sharing mood because in the end, we used her laptop instead of BBR's. Oh well, who cares if he came or not?? We enjoyed ourselves anywayz, & furthermore, he's got his own life to handle. We never really did expect him to show.

So yeah, we've got dozens of photos, as though we were having our own little photoshoot & tons of video footage enough to make a music video, bloopers, a couple of roleplays & not-so-good pics, but mostly footage for my ongoing 'project'. The deadline is drawing near & I haven't even perfected the first 2 vids!! Dieeeeeee...I just hope I've got enough time to compile everything; I mean, Jo hasn't even done her part yet & I'm kinda getting worried. I'm hoping that on Wednesday, when we all meet up for swimming, I'll be able to capture most of Jo's parts. Compiling the vids is one thing, but being creative with them is a whole different story. And there will be a time when you get stuck & your creative juices runs dry. Which, I cannot afford to have at this period of time.

After school, I had to go over to Gran's; I was so flat-out tired from working on the second video the night before, that when I arrived at her place, I just went upstairs & slumped myself on one of the beds in one of the rooms. Actually, I did that after I ate 2 pieces of Egg & Onion Prata (I was damn famished!!) & talked to Mom, whom I hadn't seen all day. And I was still feeling on overdrive even after Mom woke me up when it was time to go home. Man, I felt like a zombie. I mean, imagine only sleeping at 4am on Friday to work on the rough cut of your video to show your friends, then on Saturday afternoon itself, meet them & shoot some more videos.

Whoaaaaa...I'm actually still lacking sleep because of the work I'm doing. I feel that I'm at my best doing this at night. I don't know why. I guess the creative juices flow much easily when things kinda take a slower spin at night. But damn, I look like a panda. I'll be expecting to be staying up late this whole week to get those videos up & done. So, anyone up to accompanying me?? Ahahahakz!! Of course, not!! Who in their right mind would want to stay up so late accompanying someone on MSN while she's doing her work up til 3 or 4am in the morning?? No one!! Maybe Luis might help, but she'll probably knock off a little after midnight. Can't blame her, though. She's not a night owl like me.

Time passes so fast; it's a week more until the guys leave here. For some, this is their last week here in NYP & Singapore. BBR is the first to go home -I hear he's going back to see his parents- then Nicolas & Vincent will leave on the 4th of August. Patrick leaves on the 10th, I think & Romain I is the last to leave, on the 13th. Romain Louvet...wait, who cares about Romain Louvet?? Ahahahakz, I don't know when he's leaving but I know he won't be going straight home. Instead, he's on an 'expedition' to Cambodia & some other parts of Asia. Good luck with that, dude!!

Yeah, I understand what it's like not to see your parents for so long. I mean, I obviously didn't see mine like for as long as BBR hasn't seen his, but at that period of time when I was away in Thailand for 3 weeks, I definitely missed them. Especially Mom. Because me & Mom had a falling-out just before I left but, when she & Dad sent me off to the airport, I really wished things hadn't gotten bad between us. Because I'd never know when I would see her again. I mean, a lot can happen within the span of three weeks. And then throughout the days, I would break down at every SMS that I received from home. Be it just a good morning note or a reminder to pray 5 times a day, I would still cry when I saw Mom's or Dad's cellphone number appear when I had messages. And I never called home; not even once because I was so afraid that once I heard Mom's voice on the other line, I'd just burst into tears.

Bleahz...Yeah, yeah, baby me. I can't deny that I've got a soft spot when it comes to family. I turn into mush everytime I think about not seeing Mom & Dad for 3 weeks. Actually, it was mostly about Mom. And after my trip there, I finally knew how to appreciate Mom & all the things she'd done for me & my sisters. Before my trip, I was close to her but after the trip, we got even closer. We finally found a common wavelength that conneected us. I learnt how to understand her & vice-versa.

I mean, come on!! I was a hardcore rebel when I was younger; well, I still am sometimes, but I've learnt how to so-call compromise. But that doesn't mean I'd bend like a willow & agree with everything. I'm still very, very stubborn & hard-headed that it drives some people nuts!!

Anywayz, meeting Daph later for Old Chang Kee dinner after work. I know she's a little on the budget side today, therefore I shall pay for her sticks of Old Chang Kee. I guess I'll be going home later for three days in a row. I hope Mom doesn't mind. I mean, it's not like I get to go out everyday or that I WANT to go out everyday. I'd rather stay at home & catch up on my sleep!!

I hope Daph doesn't get lonely this week, because Khai & Mich aren't here to accompany her for lunch & she isn't the type to go & look for people to go lunch with. I'm frustrated because I can't be there with her when she needs me, I'm frustrated because my working place is quite a distance from NYP. If distance weren't an issue, I'd be there in a snap.

I don't know if I'll still be doing the entry on BBR's edited description. I just realized that I don't know you as much as I thought I did & it would be wrong if I typed out something about you that isn't you at all. So, I'm still pending on it. Ahhh, but I don't know if you even read my blog or not!! So, yeah...not confirmed if I'll add yours in. We'll see how it goes.

I'm not lunching again; like Daph, I've got no one to eat with. And I'm rather lazy to get out of my chair; seems like my butt is stuck here. Ahahahakz!! But, whatever. I could use a little weight loss. And I'm kinda sleeeeeepy. But the work must go on!!

Laterz...
Lenny JC