Reconnection

The worse thing about dating an NSF (aside from the fact that you can only see your boyfriend on weekends) is that gradually, you find yourself losing touch with your friends. As weekends are the only time I can meet Fadz, I tend to schedule my weekends so that I can spend maximum quality time with him. I've been comforting myself with the idea that hey, since my girlfriends aren't stuck in camp on weekdays, I can always catch up with them then. But it's not that simple. Most people are either dead tired from working or studying that evenings are usually not a great option to go out. So how do I meet my friends who can only spare the weekends? I don't.

If I'm lucky (or not so lucky, depending on how you view it), Fadz gets stuck in camp doing duty and then I see myself scrambling to schedule some appointment with my dearest friends. Frankly, it's unfair to my friends, whom I suspect hold the grudge of being second in importance. But I am really trying my best! Please be understanding... And I know it's tough on Fadz too. He wants to spend more time with me, hence alienating his old friends. I can't remember the last time he went out with his RI friends. I doubt he even calls them anymore. He doesn't want to hang out with his army buddies. Like he says, "Why the heck would I want to see them during my off days when I see them all week?" But I know he misses male companionship (non-army related) and I wish I could be more understanding and encourage him to go out with him males buddies, but I can't; I'm too selfish. If we want this relationship to survive this stinkhole called ARMY, spending time together is vital. They often say absence makes the heart grow fonder. Let's not forget the other saying: out of sight, out of mind.

But moving on to a more pleasant thought, these 2 weeks are a time for reconnecting with those I have neglected. Attended Becky's birthday party on Sunday. Ok, so they are not officially close friends of mine, seeing how it's an association thing (I'm Fadz's girlfriend hence they became my friends too), but it's still nice to see them. I'm glad I'm not treated like some outsider; they talk and laugh and joke with me, plan vacations and holidays, and of course, catch up on the latest gossip. There's nothing worse then going to a party and being left alone to twiddle your thumbs.

But they're not the only people I'm catching up with, check out my upcoming week's schedule:

Monday: Work (RP, 9am - 6pm) :: OCBC Meeting (OCBC, 7pm)

Tuesday: Work (RP, 9am - 6pm) :: OCBC Meeting (SMU, 7pm)

Wednesday: Work (RP, 9am - 6pm) :: OCBC Meeting (tentative) OR Meeting Li Wern & Pris

Thursday: Work (RP, 9am - 6pm) :: Meeting 12/02 classmates (City Hall, 7pm)

Friday: Work (RP, 9am - 6pm) :: Meeting Fadz (tentative)

Saturday: OCBC Meeting (SMU, morning - afternoon) :: BP Anniversary Dinner (BP, 7pm)

Sunday: Fadz, Fadz, Fadz

Wah, it's exhuasting just typing it. But it'd be fun doing all that socialising. Eh KB Gang, when are we meeting up???? Let's go KTV, baby!

Oh yeah, Jun Jie got me a last minute ticket to the BP Anniversary Dinner... erm, I've decided to go. Would be nice to see all those idiots again. I'll take lotsa photos k?

Hai, I hope OCBC pays me soon. Would be nice to have some extra moolah. They keep hedging on the pay issue. I'm getting truly, truly, pissed off at those buggers. Talk about unprofessionalism. Salad is visibly the most upset, Crotch is mildly concerned, and Jolly is still trying to play the nice man and listen to all sides and sit on the fence and have no opinion of his own. Well baby, perhaps it's time you started to think about your own welfare and act like a Project Manager. Your team mates are about to revolt, yeah.

And the guy from OCBC, let's call him Mr Ratface, keeps sweet talking us and telling us that he will get this issue sorted out ASAP. Eh hello, bloody fool, you said that same sentence a month ago. So much for being the "ACTION" man. In the end, still execute the NATO policy: No action, talk only. You are asking for faith in your ability to do what you say. Eh, this is not some freaking religion; this is business. I don't believe in faith, I believe in trust. Faith requires you to believe in something unproven and unknown. Trust involves KNOWING you can believe and have reason to believe. I have neither for you right now, Ratface. And I'm fast losing RESPECT as well.

Show Me The Money, Baby!