Thursday, April 12, 2007

March madness

Believe it or not, I have been logging in and out of Blogger for the past couple of days, trying to make time to record the many happenings in the weeks that have gone by, but yet, I find myself getting stuck after the first two sentences. It seems like the past month has been so crazy that all the energy has been zapped out of me and what's left now is nothing but an empty shell.

Ok, I think I'm making good progress, considering that this is the 3rd sentence I'm typing. A great achievement actually, as compared to the past few days. Perhaps the trick is to keep typing and force my brain to generate information as it comes. The faster I type, the faster my brain needs to process. Sometimes, I wonder if my brain is degenerating. I don't seem to be thinking or processing stuff as much as I should be. That's quite a scary thought actually. It's like a computer heading towards a slow and painful process of retardation. In my case though, it's certainly not due to information overload.

Well, before my brain runs out of virtual memory space, I shall attempt to regurgitate everything that has been running through my mind in the past weeks.

1) Ever wondered why annual reports are called annual reports? Yes precisely, it's one of the shittiest things you could possibly do at work. And lucky me had that responsibility landed on my desk, which was a large part of why March was worth forgetting. While I'm so totally glad that it's over & done with, (and hopefully it'll never ever land on my desk again), it has taught me some invaluable lessons. As they say, whatever doesn't break you will certainly make you stronger. I think what they meant to say was that it'll probably turn you into an old wrinkly skeptic.

This is what I've learnt:
- Don't trust your colleagues, they will always have a hidden agenda.
- Don't trust your boss, he may not bother when it comes to crunch time.
- Use your brains, that's probably the only thing you can trust at work. Unfortunately for me, mine's degenerating.

See, told you I'm becoming a skeptic. Thank God I'm not old and wrinkly yet.

2) On top of the anal report, I mean, annual report, I had to finish up my two school assignments which were incidentally due around the same time as the AR. The good thing about Phonetics (that's the module I'm currently taking) is that I don't have to write lengthy essays till the cows come home. Sadly, it's like mathematics. You've gotta understand and memorise the formulas and apply it correctly. Unlike maths however, it didn't come with assessment books or 10-yr series (complete with answers) or tutors for me to consult.

3) And of course, March would not have been complete without the manic production of CTK's first parish publication - G! magazine. Among all the crazy happenings in March, this is definitely the most energy-zapping one, and the most fulfilling of course. From reading and editing the articles, to doing the poster designs, to spending 3 hours just to slot flyers into the bulletins...Gosh, I'm just glad that everything worked out really well.

Btw, if you still don't have a copy, go grab it this weekend (while stocks last), and remember to take part in our contests to win a free meal at Botak Jones and a free Lance Armstrong book (The answer is five. Ssshh...)

Ok, that's enough of March. This month has certainly been a better one, a lot better actually, mostly. In fact, that's so much more to talk about, but I guess I'll save that for another day. Brain is low on memory space. Good night.

Posted by Jo at 11:08 PM