Finally Released!!!

...... Well, at least released from work for the time being until I start on my research proposals later this week... (-_-).......

Argh, don't think about it, don't think about it. Just enjoy the moment now. (^ ^)Y

It is a GREAT feeling to no longer have deadlines biting up my back and breathing down my neck.

The past four months had been a very tense period where every week was truly a mad scramble to finish all the assigned readings and writings.

I don't even recall feeling such an amount of stress when I was rushing my MA thesis. (=_=)...

Anyway, when I printed out my paper and submitted it this morning, the feeling of relief was indescribable. Like I can finally yell "Sayonara~~" to this school term and get ready for the new semester with no burden, whew.......

The first thing I did was to make myself a big pot of White Radish Soup. If there is one dish that I cannot live without, it will be soups, particularly the Cantonese-style type.

And it has been a long time since I have had the time to do slow cooking. So instead of going out to wander around, I did another of my favorite activity as reward for all the hard work: Cooking soups. o(^ ^)o

And then for the rest of the afternoon, I went to:

1. Tidy my bills and update my bookkeeping records.

2. Settle stuff that I had promised to help my family with.

3. Reply emails.

Ah yes, what a mundanely practical afternoon I had.

Seriously, if there is one thing that I know for sure and what the past semester here had embossed into my mind, it is that no matter how tired or sianz you feel, settle your tasks as soon as possible.

Because there will always be more tasks popping up and the last thing you want is to have all of them collapsing down on you at the same time. *shiver*

So that's how I passed the bulk of my long-awaited afternoon of freedom: Settling mundane stuff. まぁね... (^ ^)"""

But of course, I also have my ways of brightening up my hardworking afternoon. And that is to be really gungho and just order from the internet the item that I have been wanting to get for the past few years but can never find a suitable design that I like.

Today happened to be a really lucky day where I actually managed to get two that I like. (^ ^)Y

And they are... Asian parasols.

Yep, I have been searching for one that I like for the past 3 years and today I finally found them.

Oh don't worry, I will use them, I even intend to bring one back to Singapore to carry around as sunshade. That's why I bought them in the first place. I never buy things just for decorative purposes, it goes against my practical instincts, haha~

Once you reach a certain age, you never cook yourself under the sun anymore. Since I always wear a cap whenever I head out or carry an umbrella (especially in super-sunny Singapore), it makes little difference to switch to carrying a parasol. *shrug*

Natural Paper Parasol with Butterflies & Flowers

I absolutely love the Gothic style which gives a modern vibe to this Asian design. 

Nylon and Bamboo Parasol

Weird combi, isn't it? A synthetic and a natural material...

But ah, what the heck, at least this can be used in the rain (^ ^)

I was deliberately among the white, purple and this mint color. Finally decided on the mint because I like its unusual color and coolly refreshing vibe.