growing pains

The last few days of work haven't been as exciting as last week (of course). They mainly consisted of me reading some marketing books for the language school and looking up articles relevant to the shipyard project. I probably will be going to Malaysia next week sometime to work with the team there on constructing a report. Last night I went to Orchard Road (which is definitely overrated) to buy some work clothes and hang out with some friends. I ate some chicken fried rice for dinner at a thai/chinese restaurant. It was so funny yesterday - so many people just spoke to me in Chinese. I wonder what my blank stare looks like; I love when one of my non-Chinese friends answers in Mandarin. Hilarious. What else? So today I'm helping LH look for a laptop because hers broke.

It's only Thursday...but I don't know why I am SO tired all the time. Even when I get a lot of sleep, it is sometimes difficult to get out of bed. Someone told me that I might be getting up around the same time in the States because of the sunrise. Well now that I have no windows in my studio, I have a luxury of sleeping in - except that I wake up randomly sometime during the night and have to force myself back to sleep. My apartment is so bare bones right now. Even the closet is so lonesome. All the clothes I brought don't fit into it, so I use my suitcases as drawers and such for my clothes :p. How poor, mm? And sadly, my waist is a size larger. This is terrible news; I've lost weight on my legs but my tummy has seen better days. And the girls here are SO STICK THIN. I am a fatty bumba.

One thing that struck me odd here is that all the girls my age (or even, in their late twenties) still live with their parents (apparently a very Asian thing to do even though they have jobs, etc.) .

What else? Maybe this weekend I'll pop into the Asian Civilisations Museum. I rode the MRT (mass rail transit, I think) for the first time last night from Orchard to Eunos. I waited and waited for my bus to come, but finally I ended up taking a cab home (so cheap though because it is so close!!). I also have to learn how to do laundry for myself. This will be interesting...