A scarce resource

My freedom is valued, exploited but sometimes taken for granted... Given how short lived it will be this time, I'm not happy. I have GMAT in just about two weeks and I need to start reading/preparing!! That just stinks.

I rewarded myself the past weekend by dashing down to London and indulging in all sorts of food. Not good. Spending over 200 pounds on a weekend with virtually all on food, is unacceptable. I've been living luxuriously (dare I say) on three-course meals on a daily basis...sigh, the gym awaits me.

I want to get more stuff. I want to go down early this weekend so I could despite the PwC interview that's creeping up on Tuesday. Uncool. I'm not processing what I'm saying, I need food. Just spent another 60 odd pounds on Tesco last night online...money money, where art thee?
Anyways, just to show off my gatherings from London...here they are, (dead) expensive jams, biscuits and more biscuits! Fortnum and Mason has 104 different kinds of jams and I-couldn't-remember-how-many honeys. Amazing. I wanted to try the mango jam, the pineapple jam, the black cherry jam, and loads of other ones but for now, I got the passion fruit (how cool's that?!), the strawberry with rose petals, and the blackberry and apple. There's also the Devonshire clotted cream biscuits and the Mocha Shortbread...again, time for gym. Why? The jam has 65g of sugar per 100g of jam - that's why.

Freedom, almost.

My two essays are in, finally. Quality? Questionable. Too late now really. Need to mail the class my book summary tomorrow and I haven't even finished reading it. It's just one really boring book (like as if they ever give you interesting ones anyway). Then on Wednesday I have to critique the silly book during the seminar. Fun fun.

After Wednesday morning I shall be (more) free than I've been since December. Can't wait. I'm rewarding myself by going down to London for the weekend to help boost the UK economy but splurging *booyah!*

One essay at a time

Still two more to go, one due tomorrow and one the day after and yet here I am blogging. I've been meaning to blog for ages but then sadly I've been stuck with my work. I thought about so many things when I was rotting away on the plane but now most those thoughts have escaped me.

I shall continue writing this after noon on Friday. Recycling will be part of my ramblings - just you wait.

That aside, today's one foggy day!

Looks like some perfect setting for some film...hmm... Deep in the woods hidden away in the misty fog... something along those lines.

Quality

What's it with Vittel, seriously! Flavour-wise it's fine, it sits right up there with Evian, being French and all. BUT what's with the crystallised grains?! Virtually every bottle I bought so far will end up crystallising at some point and they end up feeling like this grainy thing. I tried to contact them at some point but found it impossible on their website, I'm appalled. When I'm back in England I'm sticking to Evian (as I always do), here Evian's just real expensive and I don't even see why, they come practically the same distance anyhow.

Project Management

It's driving me to sleep. I don't even know what I'm doing. Annoying really. To look on the bright side there's only 1,600 words left. But to not, there's still 1,600 words left!! Not at all motivated, not good.

Irrelevant really but all these Asian destinations are coming up with seemingly lame catch phrases:

• Amazing Thailand
• Incredible Ind!a (the exclamation mark goes somewhere)
• Uniquely Singapore
• Malaysia, truly Asia
• Seoul, the soul of Asia

I don't know what else is out there but...hmm... See I'd rather be blogging about junk that write that report on organisational restructuring.

And hello to 2009!!

I can't just let the first day of 2009 pass without blogging, can I? Although the end didn't end on quite the scale I'd like it to, I'm happy. If I was at Sirocco with a handful of good friends without making a dent in anyone's wallets, that'd be nice. I'm just not keen on the crowd. Squeezing down below at Central World last night was a bit of a pain but it's part of the experience I guess haha.

Played a drinking game and somehow ended up drinking most of what's available. I've decided that I don't like Heineken. Some beers are actually ok, somehow that didn't quite do it for me. I should try light beer, not that I want to. And I puffed a cigarette yesterday - for the first time! Wayhay now I have one less thing to try in life!

Here are some photos, I wouldn't ever want to let go of the good life. Materialistically, the finer things in life are what makes that difference something. Softer beds, bigger rooms, tastier foods, faster cars, money money - I welcome your company this year.

Oh and did I mention? I got 6.0 on my Analytical Writing Assessment on GMAT :D - yes, that's full marks on essays that I spontaneously wrote - great news to start off the year. May this year be filled with loads of them (not the tests!) and let 2009 be happy, healthy and all the more!