when 04th nov is a special day for more than one.

today was a long and hectic day for me. but to sum it in one sentence: it was worth all the while. and it so started with our ch meeting on friday, as blogged about days ago. and so i thought i did something special to make someone's day. especially since the last time i did such a thing was like in jc2? yes, yes, suggestive or not. i reserve my comments (pardon my somewhat limited lexicon) . like what i told my friend, i'm a poor manager of my emtions and actions. sometimes to the extent of acting irrationally and rashly. but i think i did something positive this time.

anyway this was what i did. ytd night, i wrote some simple greetings on a card and placed an envelope in the card. then this morning i went to my friend's house and left it in her mailbox personally. and then i wrote a mysterious weblink for her, of which i created the night before. all in all, i'm glad she was overjoyed though it was after all a contrived attempt at a vicarious experience.

later on in the day, i was at the julia gabriel's festival at orchard forum to present my essay for a contest. glad that i earned some much sought after dough and vouchers. and my recent enthusiasm towards the toastmasters which was amplified by rj during the absd survey was somehow evidently much warranted for when i saw the many young children present their essays. they were like so natural public speakers and they somehow crave and enjoy the attention on stage. but i'll work towards that, i've grown from being apprehensive to speaking with minimal kinks now. let the final step be speaking to connect, educate and inspire.

also, there were several insignificant incidents that failed to be fodder for this entry. but i'll still mention them briefly with pictures...

both are just personal ego boosters or rather placeboes, for that matter. for the latter - right, i know it's a downright scam to cheat celeb-wanna-be of their hard earned money for some makeover package. but it's just plain gratifying to sometimes lie to yourself that you dont need "baby ass smooth skin or model hot bod" to be approached by some conmen.

and i'll end my entry soon if you already impatiently awaiting the end of this long tunnel.
jc asked me some intriguing and thought provoking questions.

1) why is it that people born on the same day can have so different character?
my answer: because we are different.

2) why has the batch of us (crewmen) drifted so far apart especially when we have ord or about to ord?
my answer: because we are just too different.