There are friends and then there are good friends

Ok, at the risk of having too many frivolous entries for the past few days, I spent my entire morning journey to work coming up with a slightly more pensive entry for today.

Ever realise how some people are just your acquaintances, some are your friends.. and some are just your closest of friends?

I started reviewing a conversation I had with someone yesterday night on my way to work. It was one of those rare times where I would be candid about what I thought, at least to this person. Yet, the response I got confirmed the point that I wouldn't trust this person with my thoughts again, if I could help it.

You see, what differentiates this person from say, Derrick (esp I think, considering that he is always siding me since I can remember), Koon, Weiguang etc is that, he speaks in such a commercially correct term. I know the reason for me being here is because of Income. But does it mean that I deserve to not learn much? I didn't say they must take me in, and I am prepared to go elsewhere. One does not have to go on and on about the fact that it's commercial reality, I should just accept it, because that was what I was in fact thinking. I guess, when I do confide in another person, I'm already capable of seeing the reason, it's more of the always-not-so-confident me wanting some form of reassurance or encouragement. By putting me down, you're just making sure that I'll never tell you about anything else again (not to mention that you'll be in a profession that I wouldn't exactly trust with my real thoughts in the first place)

Trust me, I'll be able to make my own correct decisions, I just need some moral support yahz?

And that being said, I really should thank the friends whom I deem to be my confidantes, especially a certain Mr Tan who has to hear me complain very often lately. Thank you all for not judging me, and believing that I know what I'm doing.

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Had a chat with LY today. The details are confidential, so I shall not type it here. But somehow, that chat, for some weird reason, affected me greatly, to the point that I, in Weiguang's words (hmpfff), turned senile.. Haha...

On my way home, I bumped into Jiaying and we kind of took the train together. That's when I realised my view of my pupil master is not that right. Is he really that great a pupil master? I'm having my doubts now. Perhaps I'm just way too attention seeking but, I thought pupil masters are meant to be mentors? Jiaying mentioned that her "welfare master" (who happens to be my pupil master, by the way) asked her about her pupillage checklist and told her to look for him if she has any doubts. I don't recall my pupil master telling me that. In fact, if my memory doesn't fail me, I'm supposed to settle it myself. Why do I feel that the other partners show more concern than my pupil master? I'm rather blind to look up to my pupil master so much at first right?

Oh well, it just shows how bad I am at judging people huh?

Of chocolates and biscuits

The moment my sister saw me holding her camera and arranging chocolates and biscuits, her first conclusion was that the food was definitely not bought by me. How else would I photograph food, of all things?

True enough although she was only partially right about the giver of the food.

It's been such a long while since PLC exams. Even the most dreaded results are coming out on the 24th, which is some time next week. And Daniel still remembers the cute sweet he owes me, only that what he gave were chocolates, not sweets! Still, it's the thought that counts, and I really LOVE the cute chocolates! Thank you!!!!

The cute chocolates

Aside from the lovely chocolates, Peiqi gave me some biscuits which I loved in JC. Oh well, I guess the biscuits still bring back fond memories and so even if they don't taste as perfect as before, I still love them! And Qi actually remembered that I loved them, and the reason behind it too! Thank you so much too!!!!!!!!

The biscuits from Qi. The one on the right is the one that I'm talking about, whereas the one on the left is just.... what I prefer to eat! =)

Looks like I'll be having some comfort food at work! And it really feels likely that I'll be needing them real soon. Can't help but notice that there's someone who behaves like TSC in IP, and I dread going to her room. Yet, I don't have a choice do I? There are only 4 partners in IP. It can't be that I can actually hide from them all, right?

On another note, I'm beginning to like Real Estate, the moment I am out of it. Or rather, it has more to do with the people I work for. I was rather pleasantly surprised when one of the partner I'm doing work for actually knows that I prefer litigation. I wonder where he heard that from. But, it's a nice feeling, to be noticed =)

On a side note, since Gary has already uploaded today's photos onto his blog... Here are the photos!

The birthday cake.. since I do have a share of the cake, I get to put up the rather pretty photo too, right? But then, whoever celebrates birthdays one MONTH later?

As what Gary calls this.. the mandatory group photo. I agree with Qi, that my cyan blouse looks white in the photo!