Echo of Small Things

My life for the past two weeks has been battered by days of 12-hour-toil. Well, maybe toil is not the right word, but I am after all the Drama King. The new unit is exactly as I suspected it would be, with longer hours, and more workloads. Some people say bigger paychecks, too, but hitherto the bucks are yet to be seen. LOL…

But hey, sometimes money is not the main issue. And as my nose grows longer, I try to find the small things in life that never fail to lift my mood. The list could be short or exhaustive, depending on the vibes, but in general, I can always take some things for granted:

1. KIS FM Rock Weekend and Wednesday Slow Machine
I couldn’t believe that someone actually never heard of KIS FM. But I console myself by the fact that the culprit is 18 years old, definitely does not match the audience profile of my favorite station. The songs from the station have been faithfully keeping me company, especially on morning traffic jams.

2. Hanging out with my friends
I refuse the notion that it is related in any way to the age issue, but I reckon it’s getting difficult these days to find the ‘quality time’ to hang out with my friends, as I’m sure many of you will agree. Nonetheless, I always try to end my day with some good laughs with like-minded friends.

3. A drag or two of my A Mild
Not a healthy habit, I concur, but a drag of my cig usually soothes the mind. Maybe because of the ‘light head’ and ‘butterflies’ that always ensue after the first cigarette. I dunno. Will the world ever see nicotine-free cigarettes?

4. Few sessions of Freecell/Playstation
From a simple, rudimentary FreeCell game in my PDA to Rockstar's magnum opus, GTA: San Andreas on PS2, I love 'em all! Old habits die hard.

5. A moment of contemplation...in the john.
Thinking is the best way to travel.

The list goes on…

-Some of it’s magic, some of it’s tragic, but I had a good life all the way - JB (He Went to Paris)