Happy National Day

Today's a holiday, and guess how I spent the rare and well-deserved holiday?

I spent the entire day at home, lounging around, watching TV or just doing absolutely nothing. And I consider it a day well-spent, and only wished I had more time to 'vegetate' myself into oblivion.

But alas, my one day of break is almost over, and it's back to the grindstone at work tomorrow. (Until my next weekend break in Malaysia at least. Oh boy I can't wait! An entire weekend of vegetating!)

Anyway, the day wasn't ill-spent. I learnt a couple of recipes watching The Naked Chef cook, with clothes on. I managed to travel off the well-beaten track with Ian Wright. (The guy's a riot!), not to mention stay in a US$7,000 a night villa with him. (I wish I had a villa next to the sea too, with a valet to unpack my clothes and a butler to feed me orange juice when I emerge from underwater when swimming!)

I watched "Judging Amy", "Life As It Is", "Seinfield", "The Rock" and loads of other little bits and pieces here and there. Not too bad an effort for a whole day of being a coach potato is it?

I read the papers back to back, as well as finished the last bit of the Jasper Fforde novel "The Big Over Easy". Looking for something else to read, I tried the Chinese papers as well, and read about Faye Wong bringing her possibly hare-lipped infant daughter to the US for plastic surgery.

I planned my lunch plans for the next few days, and as an after-thought, thought about going on a diet, though that thought only lasted for all of 5 seconds before I reached for a bag of chips. (What is marathon TV watching without junk food I ask you?!) I started thinking a little bit about work, but gave up after about 5 minutes. I mean, it's a holiday after all, I'll think about what I'm suppose to think about tomorrow, or if I really have to. And I'm also thinking when I can find time to take off and watch a movie called "Crazy Stone" by China's version of the brilliant Tarantino.

I contemplated changing my career, from one who entails my sitting at my desk on my big butt 8 hours a day, to travel show host, an actress, to owning a ranch, being a fisherman, or just a salesgirl. My career choice was largely dependant on what show was on TV at that point in time.

I mean, seriously, heck, I can do anything I want to do, And surely, I'm entitled to doing something I find interesting and like. Like Ian Wright. Like Anthony Bourdain. Like Jamie Oliver. Like the guy who likes climbing mountains who has a job bring tourists mountain climbing. Heck! I want a job like that too!

I think I'll go sit down for a while and figure out what job it is that I want to do.

But maybe I should switch off the telly first.

Geez! I really should stop watching so much TV!