Ramblings

Man is only a reed, the weakest in nature; but he is a thinking reed. There is no need for the whole universe to take up arms to crush him; a vapor, a drop of water is enough to kill him. But even if the universe were to crush him, man would still be nobler than his slayer, because he knows that he is dying and the advantage the universe has over him. The universe knows nothing of this.
~ Blaise Pascal

Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance.
~ Jean-Paul Satre

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Yours truly is in a queer frame of mind. Too much going on for the past week and somehow, I seem to be missing some "me" time. Ironic, really, for a person who has yet to start work.

*Peace is going through a bad patch, or rather, a worser patch. Her father has recently passed away. Yours truly is truly sorry for the death of her father, although at least he went in peace and is no longer suffering. Amazing, how someone can be here today and gone the next. *grimace* But I suppose, death comes to everyone and life is really fleeting and transient in nature.

Unfortunately, the timing of his death couldn't have been worse, not that there is a good time for a death, but surely, as *peace's circumstances show, there is such a thing as a really bad time, or some would say, bad karma. *solemnly* In any case, yours truly is sure *peace will pull through. Her group of supportive friends and her inner core strength will definitely help. As *Wallflower says, what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.

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Met up with *Wallflower and *J today. Haven't seen *J in ages, years really. Anyway, had a comfortable lunch with them. Talked abt nothing in particular, but interestingly, we had a topic that is recurrent of a conversation yours truly had with *doormat on supporting one's parents. I am glad to report all of us feel that it is only right for us to support our parents, correct myself, we don't even have to discuss it, the underlying premises of our conversation is based on that fact. Anyway, seems like both *J's and *doormat's parents are planning to retire. So pretty heavy burden for both of them, especially since they are still looking for a job.

Guess it is more of a reality check, yours truly must also start to plan or at least put aside some funds for my parents, not that they would expect me to support them. Heck, they will probably be very amused at my audacity to even imagine that I can support them. But as I told *doormat, any amount that one can provide to one's parents will be appreciated even if it is insubstantial or insufficient to support them, provided that one's parents are self-sufficient and financially independent.

Another recurrent topic was the big Q "what do you wanna do with your life". *Wallflower was bemoaning the fact that she is clueless about what she wants to do. Frankly, there is nothing at all wrong with temping or part-timing your whole life, so long as its what you want. Of course, there is a trade-off, a part time job doesn't pay that well and has no benefits. But hey, you get the spare time to do what you want. It's a matter of weighing what you really want or value in life, I suppose, unless you have dependents. If you have to support your parents, let's be sensible here, you can't afford to work at something that you really love but pays you peanuts. So its down to weighing one's priorities and responsibilities in life.

Such is life, I suppose.

According to *J, it's either get yourself a career or find a rich hubby and be a tai-tai. No prize for guessing which is yours truly's preferred choice. *arched my brows*

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On other news, went to INSEAD's MBA talk with *eccentric today. Am glad to report that the school gave me a fairly good vibe. Will seriously consider applying for it in say, 5 years time. The cost of the MBA is horrifying. There is no way yours truly can afford the MBA without taking a loan or getting a scholarship. But at the very least, I should save up enough funds for my living expenses.

Money, money, money. *grimace*

But at least it looks like a good school to go, assuming I can get in, of cos. *grin*

Ok. It's a few hours to the TREASURE HUNT. Bad timing for *Peace, but we are still going ahead. After pre-planning for almost a month, there is no way yours truly will change the date. *ruefully*

Now I just have to decide what BLACK attire I shld wear.

Decisions, decisions, decisions. *deadpan*

Evil me