mon melancholy

wonder when it'll be before somebody remembers and decide to type "arinstrel.blogspot.com" in to the address bar. *wry smile* such a long time... the considerable time lapse in between my posts has to do with
a. the troublesome-ness of posting anything. i remembered my frustration at getting my posts to be visible after posting them. to no avail. not so sure about now. supposed they've improved. or was it my internet? nevermind.
b. the usual mundane-ness of my life and my lack of ability to observe interesting things around me. or rather, to take note of things and make interesting comments. commenting on comments is another thing. and i don't do that on my blog. and i don't do that on other people's blogs either, cos i have trouble even viewing the comments.
c. the lack of time [and energy] to even be online. i'm online alright [i.e. connected to the internet] all the time when i'm at work, staring into the screen of my primitive windows 98 computer, hammering out bills for other people. oh, my sis hogs the com most of the time too. i hardly have time to read. it's all my train time. yeah.
[what? it's the new year already? what a great hullabulloo they're making outside *grumble grumble*] [naah, can't be. haven't counted down yet, have they? what's so great about the new year? *mumble mumble*]

aaaaand on to life.

the usual mundane speech to all who care enough to read it.
currently rotting 9am to 6.30pm+++ at a certain bookstore in tanglin shopping centre [an ulu place selling antiques and art pieces to discerning individuals and tourists]. the books are select, and so are the prices. we do the academic tomes mostly, with some art, focusing on the asian region. amazingly, i'm now seeing how it works behind the scenes, though it ain't too much.
fishes. to think i used to like ***. as in, i used to like hanging out there. now i'm just kljKLjkjfgkl:eLKJklgfjKLj!k over it. well, actually, it's still a favourite haunt, but i got mixed feelings about it. just depends on which end you're on really. being outside the office makes all the difference. *sigh* ahh fishes.

can anyone tell me what's so happy about the new year?
*pause*
yeah, the public holiday =_=