Post-Birthday Post

Lol i caught myself staring at the Lamborghini Reventón toy model that Darinne and Mark gave to me on my birthday for about five minutes today.

Dang. What a sweet car. I don't give a hoot about specifications like the amazing engine power and G-Force-Meter; the shape of the car is simply the best. Perfect (well, apart from the fact that it's only a two-seater...i think). Car manufacturers worldwide, please get the hint!

Sigh...that's because getting a Reventón is impossible, even if i won that one million euros required in the lottery or something. And THAT's because there're only a limited number available (TWENTY...WORLDWIDE!!!), and no one who owns a Reventón would be willing to sell the car to me for a million euros, or even two million; this kind of money probably wouldn't matter to these people!

And even so, being a little bit more realistic for a moment, i don't think i'd EVER make enough money to buy a Reventón, or any other Lamborghini models - which DO look like the Reventón - for that matter. Like, say, the Murcielago. No matter how much money i make in the future, spending over $100,000 to buy a car would be uneconomical, spending over $150,000 would be extremely unwise, and spending over $200,000 would be plain CRAZY! And the Murcielago would freaking cost me about $500,000!!! 0.o I'm not going to blow my savings and the chance for early retirement on a chunk of metal (or carbon-fibre...sigh)!!!

So yes, in the distant future, i hope to get a car which at least just LOOKS like the Reventón. Get your act up, everybody! That includes you too, Audi! I'm so disappointed that the parent company of Lamborghini sells cars that hardly look as cool. >.<

Anyway, my sister and her fiance Weiyu bought me really neat birthday presents when they were in Shanghai! I just got them today...holy moley i've gotta show them to some of you guys soon! XD

Oh, but before i forget, i'd like to thank all those who helped me prepare for my party, who came down to my party or who bought me presents...whether you're a relative, a JC friend or a Law Fac friend! I really appreciate it! :):):)

Something that concerned me though. Dory once again gave me food for thought when she, Phoon and ChuaH bought this book for me: "How to Procrastinate". Check out this excerpt:

Workaholism
Repeated and prolonged productivity can bring on a serious condition called anhedonia - the inability to experience pleasure. When rare moments of leisure arise, workaholics feel they need to get even more done, rendering them incapable of enjoying free time. Not only do all their hobbies, diversions, and relationships atrophy from underuse, these anti-procrastinators are often addicted to the sense of accomplishment that comes from performance

And now this one:

The Overachiever
The overachiever finds her value in the regard of others, having learned at an early age that attention and acclaim visit those who perform to exaggerated standards. Rather than drawing from internal strength, the overachiever requires outside feedback for a sense of self-worth. To the overachiever, nothing is ever enough. One promotion is quickly forgotten in favour of the next advancement. An A could have been an A+. The overachiever is never satisfied, and setting the bar increasingly higher is not only dangerous to the overachiever herself, but also to those around her, since she raises the authority figure's expectations for all team members. In her personal life, the overachiever either focuses on work at the exclusion of other arenas or strives to "have it all" with the perfect spouse, children, cars, house, and social life, but these trappings are merely expressions of her insecurity rather than satisfying pursuits unto themselves

Sounds like me, doesn't it? For one thing, i haven't been able to enjoy my holidays much, because i keep thinking of any enjoyment as time wasted when i should be studying...even though i'm not in any mood to study at all. X|

Well, apart from one difference: i STILL procrastinate anyway, despite all this. If i were given an assignment due in three days time, the book my mother gave me preaches that i should start on it on the first day and finish it on the second. The book Dory gave me preaches that i should relax and enjoy life for the first two days before cramming on the last day. What I'M doing is worrying about the assignment for the first two days and trying to do the proper "preparation", only to start on the assignment on the last day anyway.

That's kinda like taking the worst of both worlds. Urgh. I've really gotta learn to be more efficient with my time; getting work done better and faster and REALLY enjoying myself whenever i get free time.

Sometimes, i really envy those happy-go-lucky people who can, say, play mahjong or poker until the wee hours of the morning, getting just a few hours of sleep before going for another activity in the early afternoon or late morning - say, basketball - thoroughly enjoying themselves and de-stressing all the way.

Meanwhile, for me, i'd be counting the hours of sleep i'd need for the next day's activity, trying to "perform" every day at an "optimal level". Which means that i either won't be able to play overnight mahjong/poker with incoming late morning activities, or i won't be able to enjoy the activities one single bit as i'm always checking my watch, worrying about tomorrow, and worrying that i'm not getting any studies done in my free time.

...which are really stupid things to worry about. It's even worse when i get insomnia worrying that i won't get enough sleep for the next day's activities, or when i simply dally around before sleeping because i'm procrastinating on showering and brushing my teeth...rendering all my workaholic paranoia useless. Then, i wouldn't have slept enough, wouldn't have done any extra studying, wouldn't have gone for the full mahjong/poker/basketball experience and wouldn't have enjoyed myself while i was there. The worst of both worlds again.

Urgh.

Anyway, on a completely unrelated note, i just want to say that i don't think i'd ever be able to date a singer, even if i were single and available. Meaning i'm not sure if i'd be able to stand it. What's "it", you ask? Well, i'm not going to say. :p

A model would be...well, the barest minimum that i'd be able to handle. A dancer...well, a dancer is pretty good i guess. XD

But i definitely won't date an actress! Among other things, THEY DON'T SAY THANK YOU WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR FOR THEM!!!

Lol.

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