farewell, slack, happy birthday

That pretty much sums up my day.

This morning went to send Sida off for sep at UNC Chapel Hill (thinking about doing the same thing exactly a year from now). Thankfully, he was on an SIA flight, which left at elevenish, which is a much better flight to send people off on than the annoying five/six am united/northwest flights, which necessitate reaching the airport at around four in the morning in order to see the people checking in... When i took the silly early morning united flight earlier this year when i went on holiday, i was so peeved at the time i had to wake up. Thank goodness i don't stay in Boon Lay.

Anyway, while i was on the bus to the airport, i encountered a classic example as to how the so-called heightened security measures that are put in place merely serve to inconvenience the innocent while not stopping the really dangerous people (or 'folk', as a certain other person would call them) from carrying out their disgusting acts of terror.

Before the bus could enter the underground bus terminal at both t1 and t2, it first had to stop at a security checkpoint, which consisted of a police officer entering the bus, doing a simple catwalk up and down the bus, while supposedly looking out for suspicious elements, and then alighting less than half a minute later... This is obviously a measure put in place merely for the sake of putting it there. How would something like this pose an insurmountable obstacle, or even just any real deterrent whatsoever to terrorism?

So there were quite a few people there to send him off, in no small part thanks to the favourable timing of his departure... As i have said, will miss him, as much (and not more =P) as i will miss the rides home in the comfy black Corolla Altis... Well, it's only a few months anyway...

Went home with every intention to do some work, but i fell into last sem's familiar pattern, and instead slacked around at home, before falling asleep, waking up just in time to go for Suvenna's surprise birthday dinner at suntec. It really annoyed me that i lacked the self-discipline and willpower needed to actually get work done when it's needed. Hopefully this is just a bad start to a good sem...

Had a really good time at the birthday dinner thingy too, our cell hasd a real knack for throwing these impromptu and surprise birthday thingys. Also, it's great to be spending more time with church people again (especially Serene, whom i haven't had a chance to talk to for a long time)... *grins*