going to a wedding reception tonight at the oriental hotel. i wanna curl my hair but i still don't know how to use a curling iron :( gah! can anybody help?

i'm also going to take some french lessons starting next month. it's so cheap! 3750 baht for 30 hours at Alliance Francaise. should be fun! let me know if you're interested too.

i went shopping with Nick yesterday for his shirts and trousers. i think he looks cute in proper work clothes. he's so lucky that he's tall and lean, it's so easy for him to look good in anything.

Sometimes I feel like I'm always the one waiting...

Ginger, My Dog

I still worry about her a lot. A LOT. I think there are times where I just routinely obsess about my dog's feelings and well-being and end up crying. Especially if I moved to Singapore, who's going to buy her yummy snacks, take her for walks, give her a bath, and play with her? I really think I'm a horrible owner for not taking better care of her and blaming it all on the fact that I live in an apartment which doesn't allow pets. I know my mom tries her best to take care of her, but I also know she doesn't have that emotional attachment to Ginger like me. For her, Ginger is just a dog.

Ginger is also gaining weight (like me). God it's so easy to put on weight!

Every time I take her for walks, she gets tired really easy and just sits down in the middle of the sidewalk and won't budge. She's also smart to pick and choose where she rests too, picking shady spots beside a bush or tree. I'll try to post up some pictures of Ginger.

Where My Paths Begin to Diverge

At the moment I'm seriously contemplating moving to Singapore. I have been offered an international post there and now in the process of negotiating the salary and package. I think the package itself is pretty good considering they're paying for accommodation + all these other benefits, so I think the negotiation is on the base salary more than anything else.

They want me to move as early as November, but I doubt that will happen as there's still so many things to finalize on my end from Bangkok. So maybe January 2010 will be when I actually move there.

I'm really being very strategic about this because although it's a UNICEF-funded network that I'll be working for, it is a step out from the UN system. However, if I can still work as a Consultant for UNICEF from abroad on this other communication project, then that would be a very sweet deal, and I probably wouldn't be thinking twice about it. Of course, it'd also be awesome to get two pay checks!

Anyway, I went to interview at Reuters just the other day, but I'm not sure whether I'm really interested in it any more as I think it's a bit too corporate for my taste. Plus, the role involves strengthening their internal communications. In other words, probably communicating with 1500 or so staff in Thai, so I don't think that's going to work. I also think it goes to say how I've pretty much decided that I want to do communications for development or non-profit purposes than talking about financial applications, software development, cars, luxury products, etc.

I don't think Nick likes the idea of me going to Singapore.

i hate september. august sucked too.