sleepless (in taipei).

friday morning i have absolutely no idea why i'm up at this time. really. i should have collapsed from exhaustion 10 hours ago. but i'm still awake. perhaps it's the dry cough and sore throat that i have. the absolute refusal of the phlegm to come unstuck and be spat out. or maybe it's the mild but insuppressible fever that i've had the past 3 days.

in any case, been working on a project that i've been asked to do. so it's back to programming for me. thank God it's not Java or C++ but well, it's still programming and i hate it. i hate it because it gives me endless headaches and eyeaches. i hate it as much as i hate math (it's a mutual hate-hate relationship). my brain freezes just thinking of solutions or formulating codes to do what i want/need/have to do. i've amazed myself thus far, having not needed to refer to my pile of reference books that my parents brought over from singapore for me.

this week has passed pretty fast. but it's all so slow next week. considering that it's a full week off-in-lieu/block off for us all. i'm only taking friday off because i don't have enough leave/off to clear. and that isn't totally accurate. i do have enough leave. but that would mean that i can't come back in december. wouldn't want to disappoint those few special people now would i? so. i'll be in office working on this project of mine.

which reminds me. was chatting with winston the other night, talking about secondary school days. i think whatever we experienced then could and would definitely rival moulmein high (remember that show?) and perhaps even the o.c. (yeah right.). it's not as exciting or addictive as desperate housewives (eyes yeni) nor is it as draggy as a hong kong serial but! it'll still be a cool show to watch if it were to be made. a comedy-drama. yeah. think that's what genre it should be.

ok. what next. this post has numerous paragraphs that don't link with each other. talk about incoherence..

so to end a post with no flow whatsoever, a very big shout out to the following june babies (in order of date of birth that is)

julian. old man. 'nuff said. see you in december. (man pride.)
shuren. ah yes. happy 21st! commissioning and birthday all at the same time. can't get any better can it?
yeni. sweet (and sexy) birthday to you! whatever that should be said has already been said. so there. haha. hope you like and enjoy the "surprises"! see ya in 6 months!
manthu. bitch. now let's see you fly up to taiwan in october. ha! and i still want my NHL tickets. destination: denver, colorado. thanks!
giles. my 'lost' brother. happy 22nd! take care and good luck in sydney. i'll see you there soon enough and we can drive around in your mini-cooper. no wait. i can drive your mini cooper. ha!
delin. happy 21st to you too! sorry i couldn't make it for your chalet. and i promise. we will meet up in december k?
terence. 23rd and getting wiser i see. haha. looks like we'll meet up in australia then?
maryann. happy birthday! and no. no presents from taiwan unfortunately. haha..
tresa. my missing friend in US. take care aite? catch ya when you're back. happy 20th!
crystle. the studious turned model friend of mine. been a long time since we met but that doesn't mean i've forgotten your birthday. so there. happy 21st to you too!
winston. aha. 22 years old too. and army beckons. let me know if you need help. and yes. the film thing was a good idea. haha. happy birthday in advanced.