exhaustion+ramblings=exhaublings??

it is thursday night again and it is supposed to be a night of relaxation.
but why do i feel more exhausted than the other nights when i have classes till 9.30p.m???

is it because i am no longer drinking fitline basics in the morning and have gone back to my coffee in the morning? apple comes together whether i am taking fitline or coffee. i cannot start the day without anything going into my stomach. i have grown up with breakfast in the morning my whole life. i don't know how some ppl can go to school or work without taking anything.

i am interested to get fitline basics but let me check out the price first; only the basics. coffee is not that good for you right? i would like to cut down on coffee, not that i drink a lot. i have a colleague who drinks 3 cups of coffee a day and she will really become groggy if she does not get her coffee. i shudder turning into her.

but i think my exhaustion comes from work. being in the photography club is another level of work. i am involved in every single event that happens at work. you will not miss my name in the committee list and i am always a loner in the category- photography.

i have been doing 2 weeks of photo shooting and i think it will continue for another 2 weeks till i have got all the photos to complete the magazine.
do i deserve a pat on my shoulder? i am working at a much faster pace than what they did last year and my shoots all finish much earlier than the estimated time. i put it all down on communication. you have to communicate and give clear instructions and pictures to everyone involved no matter how small their roles are. it is all team work and communication.

i kinda feel like i am working like a clockwork. wind me up on sunday night tightly, and i work non-stop till thursday. then when thursday comes, the string is almost all wound up. in the weekend, the machine can rest before it is pull to the maximum again on monday morning.
work while i work, play while i play.

i am representing the workplace to a family day celebration in the district and will be playing netball with 8 other colleagues. when was the last time i played this game?? secondary school and was in the school team. i have to be in the center position, so i will be doing more running than anybody else. i want to win!! but i don't even know if everyone in the team knows how to play or the rules. and what about the teams we are playing against? haiz.....just wait and see lah.

yesterday, we celebrated the early optional retirement of a colleague. it was not sad at all. why ah? there were not enough dedications to her and some of the performances were not up to par at all. blame it on lack of coaching and practice. i don't know how to sing, so i can't help you guys.

talking about singing, we the staff also dedicated a medley of oldies to the retiring colleague and yours truly actually held one of the 2 working microphones. my first time singing in front of so many ppl!! all staff came on stage to sing but there were 4 microphones. 2 were working and 2 could not even pick up any sound.

i could not hear my own voice on stage but i guess i did not sound that horrible lah since i have not heard any teasing. but what i know is- my voice was heard clearly in the hall. some wondered whether there was a battle on stage between me and another colleague who was holding the other working microphone. and i have received invitation to go to sing at the kara-oke with the kids. in fact, peirou keeps pestering me to set up a date to go now. i don't want to organise that trip. i am too exhausted to plan after work. so you guys just go ahead and do everything, then tell me when it is time to go.

so what kind of oldies did we sing?? click on the youtube clip below. i have kids asking for the link and the lyrics today.

some colleagues said i should choose another medley because not everyone knew the songs in this medley. where is my thank you ah?? the idea to do this surprise performance was made known on monday noon. i sat down in front of the computer for about 1 hour to choose. on monday evening, i sat in front of the computer comparing 3 medleys to see which medley is the least difficult to sing. then i typed out the lyrics.
then on tuesday, i made copies of the lyrics for everyone and we managed to show it to everyone in the staff meeting on tuesday noon.
on wednesday, it was the retirement ceremony and i was the one holding the mic while the others were also singing but of course their voices could not be heard. regardless of which medley i choose, there will be ppl who will not know few of the songs in the list for sure.
i don't care whatever they said. i got the sincerest gratitude from the retired colleague who thanked me in her sms for the songs. that was enough.

so click the clip and enjoy the oldies. totally evergreen. if you want the other 2 medleys, go to www.youtube.com and type non-stop medley of oldies 1 and non-stop medley of oldies 3. remember to sing along ya. happy crooning.