Monday, April 26, 2004
the end of the world
someone once said that i would be the last to leave the country...that is if i ever leave at all. well...that someone was wrong. as of yesterday...i am now legally binded by the 'republic' of singapore to work 44 hours a week...46 weeks a year...for 2 years. the only thing that can unbind me from such a contract is my medical report. results are not out yet and although i want to be declared healthy and fit to work in their god damn country...a part of me wants to hear something like 'i'm sorry you have AIDS...please go back to your country and don't come back'.the past couple of days have been really hectic. i was in singapore making arrangements for a place to stay...signing a whole lot of papers and undergoing a medical check up. i had time to meet up with a friend who told me that the smartest thing i can do in singapore is not to reveal my nationality. so i'm guessing that singaporeans gossip about malaysians the same way we do about them. and hey...when is gossip ever positive? i tried to be optimistic this time around. i actually took the initiative to try and figure out how things work around there and i sat down and observed their behaviour. i must say...we (malaysians and singaporeans) look the same but we're worlds apart. they'll probably be able to tell i'm malaysian just by the way i walk....very very slowly.
anyway...enough about singapore. i have less than a week before i start working there and i just wanna enjoy myself. i've never worked 44 hours a month in my life and now they want me to do 44 hours in a week. i'm eager to see how well i'll cope.
i know i've been AWOL for a couple of weeks now and i should write more than what's been said but i'm too lazy. i'm eager to watch 'party monster' which incidentally happens to be a movie on my 'movie wish list'. whooppee...1 down 128 to go :)
feefs, 11:27 AM
