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Yippie! Haha. The only reason that this post is possible is because I'm such a computer genius! The stupid computer refused to sense the connection to the Internet, so after about 20 minutes of fruitless tinkering, I managed to connect to the Internet... Manually with cables. Yup. When wireless fails, we should always go back to relying on our good ol' cables. Sighx. Those who say wireless is amazing are right... Its an amazing lot of trouble.

OMG! I went to the Bugis branch of California Fitness for the Enrichment Week BodyBalance class. In a way, it was similar to the course we had in Secondary 4, albeit a little easier. The class yesterday was a one-shot thing, and the instructor was pretty friendly. I'm not going to blog about the class, there was nothing impressive, but about the facilities of California Fitness. There were loads of treadmills, weight machines, step machines... you name it, they had it, and it was like some thirty or forty in one area. The amount of capital they have to inject into the place! Almost everyone there had their own personal trainer, which isn't such a surprise as normal working class people would not be in a gym from about 2pm to 5pm, they would be in an office working. The toilets! One word. Wow. Really. There were the lockers, placed a comfortable distance from each other, the shower had both hot and cold water, shampoo, conditioner and body lotion were provided... they even had two rows of vanity tables with a total of eight hair dryers with a tray of haircare products each. Mirrors were everywhere, as if to motivate you into losing that extra half centimetre of perceived fat by coming to the gym more often. Talk about soft selling. However, the fees have nothing soft about them. In fact, I might go so far to say that the fees are about worth about half a year of my pocket money. Freaky. So if anyone has a free California Fitness or Amore visit coupon, I would love to go with you. Really.

Today's the last day of Enrichment Week, and I have the Great Expectationa and Duchess of Malfi screening in my school to attend. Sighx. Tomorrow, life would resume its course of mugging and dancing, and the results of the awful Common Test would be revealed. Urgh. I wish this moment in time would persist for all eternity. Its like letting me out of the cage to stretch my legs, and just when I'm beginning to enjoy myself, they start shooing me back in. Spoilsport. Sighx. Why do me ensnare ourselves in the various roles appointed to us by others? Is it love? A sense of duty? The desire to conform is great, for it gives a sense of security, of belonging. Sometimes I wish humans were not such social creatures. Yet, if that was not the case, many things I enjoy in life would be completely impossible. After all, a forest is more than a cluster of trees. Promotional exams are soon. Dance exco elections are on Saturday. Cosfest on Sunday. All the various performances over the course of two months. The wheel of time turns...

In chains and darkness, wherfore should I stay, And mourn in prison, while I keep the key?