How I wish...

This morning, like any other typical cubicle dwellers, I took the public transport to work. En route to the train station, I spotted a group of men - presumably foreign workers - sitting around chatting. There's nothing idyllic about it, for they could be waiting for their foreman to pick them up. What struck me was I no longer have the chance to enjoy sitting around aimlessly on a weekday morning. Well, unless I go on leave or skip work. Which brings me to my other point.

I miss my studying days, when there are fixed vacation periods, during which I can have a good break after a semester's of hard work. Not that I can't have a vacation now but the length is determined by the number of days of leave that I have, which isn't a lot by the way. Now I understand why so many people go for extended holidays when they can. Working life is really no life, if you are talking about having a long break. Barely 5 months into my first job and I'm starting to feel kinda sick of it and that's doing a job that I like, mind you; I pity those who share my sentiments and stuck in a job that they do NOT like.

With Christmas around the corner, the local media is starting to churn out some feel-good articles regarding how consumer confidence has increased, blah, blah... At least that's what the front page of today's free Chinese papers said anyway. I'm not really too concerned with what's in the local papers nowadays; I treat them as my daily dose of entertainment. Sometimes, it can get really funny to see how the "independent" media is trying to spread pro-government messages. Had I wanted some real news, I would go for more reputable sources like BBC or WSJ.