I had a good weekend so far, had I not?

Watched an interesting concert last Friday night, with a renewed sense of respect to someone who was willing to set aside her academic commitments to pursue a worthy but tedious cause.

Had a great BBQ carbon-free seafood feast at Yishun Dam with HBC, with gorgeous seaside view. And the clouds! I will upload the photos of the beautiful clouds when I get my cable back.

Celebrated my good friend's birthday at Check In Pte Ltd at Fraser Place after the BBQ. We knew each other for more than 7 years and counting. Even though we seldom met up, we were always there for each other, and that's what counts. Check In had a relaxing ambience which made the occasion more memorable too.

After sleeping for about n hours, I went to PS to get some materials for Tuesday's Chapter Meeting, with the theme of Halloween and my first CC Project. I admit that I am excited and looking forward to the event, though my costume would not be that impressive since I would make it myself. Hopefully, I could video my speech and post it here.

The rest of the long weekend would be spent preparing my costume and speech for Tuesday. Wish me luck.

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Dear Princess,

I have been thinking about the possible ways to earn my promotion to imperial guard in the shortest time possible. I am not enthusiastic going through the bureaucratic process of HR policy planning in manpower allocation, succession planning, boot-licking and all the what nots involved as stated in the SOP section of 'Starter Kit - Every guard's best friend'. A friend indeed.

One of the clauses in the handbook caught my eye though. It states "Special promotions would be strongly considered in the event where exceptional conduct of bravery and valour is exemplified, subject to approval from the Prime Minister and the King."

As usual, a series of imagination and thoughts bombards. There are quite a number of ways to 'exemplify exceptional bravery and valour'. This includes fighting off an army of assassins to the King's throne, which seems manageable. Or poking through the dragon's face that controls Your Highness' tower. Or even uncovering the plot that the prince is in fact an evil prince who wants to take over the kingdom to grow his army of undead and thus stop him in his tracks.

I laughed bitterly to my own thoughts and fantasies, because I was reminded by a strong principle taught by the sage: Always remember that if you wish to become a hero in the bad circumstances, you are also wishing for the bad circumstances to happen. To put it bluntly, it means "I wish that you are in trouble so that I can save you from the trouble."

With that slap on my face, I looked towards the willow trees in the gardens, perhaps to enjoy that moment of solace the gentle breeze brings to sooth the pain.

Oh wells. I have to be stuck to the SOP then.