Unexpected day

Quite a few unexpected things happened today. To start with, we got off work real early, so my colleagues and I went for karaoke, which was totally unplanned for. We really need to hang out more often. Most of the socialising that happens among colleagues is only during lunch break, which isn't nearly enough and largely centers around babies, marriage, shopping, COEs and petrol prices. Anyway, my singing was awfully terrible, but P2 and AK were absolutely fantastic! They should be signing up for Singapore Idol!!!

It just so happened that karaoke ended just about the right time for me to head to the Esplanade for dinner with the Cal dudes. And just as I walked out the Esplanade into the courtyard, I saw fireworks! What a pleasant surprise! I think it must have been for the River Hongbao festivities or something. Anyhow, it's cool to be so close to fireworks just when you least expect it :D. Just by the bay there was this local band playing 70s music. I was never a big fan of 70s music, but these guys were soooo good! The lead singer was a young lady, and she not only sang but played the flute once in a while too! This reminded me of a friend of mine who plays the flute. I always thought the flute had to go along with a whole orchestra or something, guess not. Maybe I shld request a solo performance someday ;).

Dinner with the Cal dudes back home is always an interesting occasion. Especially now that we have some juniors joining our ranks as the working class. It's funny how just about 2 years ago we were pretty much all the same, worrying bout the same issues and things in life, such as midterms, finals, moving house etc. Also funny how most of us never really talked bout the future when we were in school. I guess since most of us are bonded there wasn't really much future to talk about huh? But now everyone is doing a different thing, operating in a different environment with different aspirations, different experiences, different outlooks on life. And it is at this point that I start thinking bout all the what ifs. I mean signing on the dotted line (ok signing on 120 dotted lines, I counted!) on that one fateful day made me what I am today, what if......

What if, what if, what if? Well, the what ifs don't matter anymore. We live for a better tomorrow, not a better yesterday, so the best is yet to be!