days of my (non-existent) life

My ass is getting bigger and bigger as each new day passes. Blame it on the TV shows, the non-stop guzzling and the fact that I still am not working.

It was discussed that I would probably commence on 1st or 7th Sept but it's now the 6th and I haven't even been able to collect my work permit yet. Tentatively I might be beginning on 14th Sept. This means that I'll miss the hospital orientation that Joey is going for which greatly saddens me cos I'll have to go by myself for the October one. No friendly faces on the first day! HOW?

But let us leave the burdens of the working world behind because I'm about to share with you how productive I've been during my Lazy Month! I've finished Lost and Ugly Betty, like FINALLY, and started on How I Met Your Mother which is hi... wait for it ...larious. Hell's Kitchen 6 is also out so my daily dose of expletives and food is taken care of. Then of course there's the almighty cable tv so I've been gorging on food shows, cartoons, crime shows and E! News.

I do get tired of the gogglebox sometimes, which is not unexpected for someone who stays at home and watches it for half a day so I then turn to books to keep me occupied. The Marine Parade Library has an on-going auction thingamajig where you use books as points to bid for - what else? - book hampers so I've been borrowing hardcovers and paperbacks on a regular basis. I'm sure there are those disgusting people that borrow and shortly after, return the books just to get the points and I have toyed with the idea but decided I wanted to win fair and square.

I've realised that this is the only activity that doesn't eat up a single cent as (a) I walk to the library and back so I don't spend on transport and God knows I need the exercise, and (b) I don't use up any electricity cos I read by the window (no need for lights!) and a constant gentle breeze keeps me cool (no need for a fan!). I feel awesome whenever I read because it means I don't have to ask my mother for money, which I absolutely hate, especially now when I'm just lying around.

When words start swimming, I then look to the online community to entertain me. Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, online contests, etc. I'm trying to participate in whatever contest I can find in the hopes of winning something and selling it off to get me extra moolah. I've also gone back to free downloadable Yahoo! Games :\ I'm so embarrassed but seriously after a month of the above, you have to find new things to do.

I'm also concerned with the issue of my taking one too many deep breaths throughout the day. It starts as early as one hour after I wake up which is BAD. I have no idea what's wrong and can only guess that since I've not been resting well recently, my body is too tired to breathe at a normal rate and has to take deep yawns to compensate. I've never had to concentrate so hard on breathing, for God's sake.

So there you have it: the secret life of the Indonesian unemployed.