Thursday 14 October 2010

The long draft

OK, I've been ranting about my inability to post every night that its becoming a bore. So, rant no more. I'll just face the fact that I won't be able to write every night. This case is closed!

9.45 a.m.: And so there I was in front of my pc at work, trying to work on the draft chairman statement for the annual report of a company I was working on. 
10.45 a.m.: I don't think I budged; maybe one sentence.
12.00 p.m.: Lunch time
12:40 p.m.: Inspired, I completed one section.
2.00 p.m.: Completed another section; one more to go
3.30 p.m.: Still stuck at the third section
5.00 p.m.: Boss returns and I not done. He's probably thinking, "Why is he taking so long?"
6.00 p.m.: Pull out the last resources from my mind to complete the draft.

I'm not cut out to write facts; I'm better at regurgitating my thoughts. Or maybe I'm just plain rusty. Still, taking more than 7 hours to complete a draft that should not take more than 2 hours is unacceptable. 

Monday 4 October 2010

Much has happened...

Again, I'm going to grumble about my long hours at work. Yes, work has not allowed me to write as much as I would have liked to. Nonetheless, I think I'm slowly but surely acclimatising, however, my lack of sharpness is something of a worry. Being rusty is a matter of sharpening the skill, being careless is something else altogether. Will endeavour to increase my concentration when it matters most. For eg, my boss mentioned 5% but I calculated 15% instead. What the hell was I thinking of? 

Work aside, I've met someone whom I think is simply fascinating. I can't put a finger on it, but there is something special about this girl that has stirred a once dormant heart. It could end up being a flash in a pan (fingers crossed), but let's just take it a day at a time, shall we? Maybe the intrigue comes from the fact that this girl is hard to read, which keeps me guessing, and the proverbial wall that does not give away much, hence keeps me wanting more. Whatever it may be, this girl is not like others I've met before. I may come across as arrogant or narcissistic, but what I'm really doing is thinking aloud. With that in mind, neither will I judge nor speculate. I will let matters take its natural course.