3 more days to my beach holiday! But unfortunately I have to work even on the very morning of my flight, since everyone's so caught up with work that it's simply impossible and paiseh to get ppl to do briefings on my behalf. So I shall have to leave for the airport on Tues from office. Nonetheless, am looking forward to having a few leisurely days for pampering myself/ relaxing/ leisure reading. A spa treat sounds like a good idea :) The past week has been pretty bad, with every workday ending no earlier than 8pm... and poor tph and I were back in office on a fine Sat morning. and poor tsm is likely to have to return tmr to turn in to boss the labour-intensive resi profile I owe for my briefing materials.

I've laid my hands on a copy of 'The Importance of Living' -- "The Classic Bestseller That Introduced Millions of the Noble Art of Leaving Things Undone". I like the italicised part of the title description, though having not read the book I am not entirely sure what this is all abt. But feels like something I need to master...

Today was quite a crap day at work. Aside from the fact that I wore my new pinafore work outfit and got complimented for being cute/retro. And aside from the fact that we returned the lunch treat our pjt team resource person gave us, in the form of an elegant Chomel brooch and travel shampoo/bath set from Crabtree & Evelyn... which made her very pleasantly surprised. The packaging at Crabtree & Evelyn is usually irresistably pretty so I love to buy things for others from there (esp when you have other ppls' money to spend too :P)

I think i'm beginning to learn how not to let other ppl get you down.

The Importance of Living

It's been weeks since I really stepped into a bookstore to browse books. And this afternoon, a copy of Lin Yutang's "The Importance of Living"(apparently a 1937 classic) in Kino caught my eye. Didn't have time to really look at contents in details; but did eyeball some interesting chapters such as the imptance of loafing etc. I didn't buy it 'cos was stingy and wanted to see if there were any discounts online... but then again, I might just go back and get it one of these days; cos sometimes certain titles just jump out at me and I'll feel an urge to get/own it. It's also an uncanny but timely reminder for myself... the importance of living and embracing all the other wonderful things I can possibly do with my life (and not slogging, not working most of the time :P) before I sink further into the routine, monotonous working life...