Ichige Hiroyuki

you know since i ended school (double entendre intended), i've had alot of time but very little money on my hands. the time has allowed me to work out regularly at the gym, start judo training again, go for birthday parties and getting smashed without worrying about assignments and essays at the back of my head. but the flurry of activity has in fact drained my expenses. ironically though, being broke at this time of my life doesn't quite qualify as shit hitting the fan just yet. why? because for the first time in my life, i daresay i'm feeling happy. not awfully elated but just plain old happy.

i think it started when i got the results for one of my essays back and it was a pretty good one (as mentioned in a recent entry). it was with that A grade that i felt this huge pressure on my shoulders being lifted off gradually. even as i burned the damn midnight oil for the final exams, deep down i wasn't as anxious and worried as i thought i'd be considering it was my last exams and final chance at making things right in order for me to wear that square top-hat come july. i finished my paperswith a bang. a good paper. not easy but good nonetheless. and that just set me in the right mood following a symbolic end of 15 years of education in singapore.

academic achievement aside i've got this buncha great friends from school, three of which were from the same junior college i was from. and that pretty much is what laid the foundation for the cameraderie that we have today. they've been with me through times that fucked me up good and man am i thankful for them. the other guys that basically make up the dungeon/gym gang's just so much fun to be with that i think the laughs that i get when i hang with them contribute alot to my current happiness. they're so retarded you gotta love 'em.

jobs. well i've decided i'm not gonna dive straight into a full time job in, say, advertising or something cos if i'm not like cut out for the industry then i'm fucked right? so the best alternative would be to intern in a particular field for a bit and get into the groove. i've applied for advertising and promotions internship at Home club and today i applied for PR internship at Huntington. The latter got back to me and lo and behold i gotta head down for an interview tomorrow. Thanks for like the advice and encouragement Jolynn. (oh jolynn is chelle's friend and she's a senior consultant at huntington)

i've cut my smoking down to 3-4 sticks a day. sometimes 1-2, sometimes none. (okay don't talk about party nights cos yea ... erm. yea. you get it.) and i jot down the number in my diary everyday and it seems to help. i've quit coffee. and these 2 developments in my life have made me feel better physically. for real.

most important of all i got this girl named michelle andrea who's studying in melbourne right now. although she's like so far away i'm just loving her like crazy. and come july it's gonna be 3 years with her man. i just can't wait for her to be back either at the end of the year or next feb. i love you baby girl.

there be alot more minute details on why i feel happy, why i wake up feeling great in the mornings (or late afternoons), but this is like the main gist of it all. yea. i hope evrything continues well and gets better starting with the interview tomorrow morning. *crosses fingers*

well i guess that's all for tonight. i gotta go read up on the company and how to write a damn press release now.

adios amigos.