kitty fights and purring lions

in under 48 hours, i shall be entering the final stretch of playing pretend and graded simulations- otherwise known as school.

6 weeks of classroom time before 12 weeks of internship. where the real world shall finally take over and in the process, i hope, not kill me.

there's something about real work i like. i don't know why. during the holidays when i assisted my mom's friend at running an event from the sponsor's side was rather fun. perhaps the first affirmation that i have made a right decision in what i want to do in life. of course i did relatively mundane-but still very pertinent- stuff like the invites and RSVPs and all the phone call making which pretty much led to a vast improvement in my hokkien and a bit of my teochew conversational skills.

that said, some of the vocabulary still baffles me and i still need to use english or mandarin to express myself. i'm not that good i admit.. but it was fun nonetheless.

subsequently the kitty started making me his slave, of which i was paid a fair bit for every word i wrote (market pays around 10 cents to 20 cents a word). i got about 5 to 8 cents per word i wrote. depending how long i wrote. but more importantly, it was the experience of it all. which led to a lot of strings with people from around the school. i still get free stuff whenever i can get free stuff! (now, where's that bloody perhaps.love poster..)

then the kitty left. now i'm the slave to his boss. which, i don't really mind as long as i get my money. because given the amount accumulated i could actually buy myself a nice dinner at a ritzy location when i go on holiday in Thailand- as long as i don't spend them as quickly as i get them. in addition, bank interest rates are pathetic these days, it's hard to make a lot from it.

but i digress..

i admit that school is far more fun given the room for error making. but there's always this aching need to move on and out of school. after close to 15 years of education, i'm getting tired of waking up to the thought of exams. i'm tired waking up to the thought of how injustices in school and slip right by and yet people still smile at it.

of course, it doesn't mean that all these would never happen in the real world. it would be put into perspective as reality hits me 6 weeks from now. but chances are, people would fight to ensure that the injustices won't just slip by because it's going to be their jobs, bank loans, cars etc at risk.

indeed, all the imaginable kitty claws and teeth would be bared, but it's going to be so much better than hearing purrs from a lion. i can't wait. and if i were to die in the middle of all the kitty fight, i'd die more willing than playing with a tamed lion and being having my heart scratched through in a freak accident.

*no animals were harmed in the process of this post.. honest.*