responsibility

is currently such a foreign concept and i'm thrilled that i just need to take care of myself over here. and there's no emotional baggage, my family is more than self-sufficient. i just call home every other day or so to remind them that i'm alive but other than that they really don't expect very much. and i have 3000 free texts anywhere in the world because i've the most amazing mobile simcard (all for sgd40/month!!!) and i've been texting home with alarming frequency. the craziest thing happened last month when i first signed up with the telco. i had 3000 free texts that were expiring 31 august so i frantically used up as many as i could. i think i was even offering my mobile to my friends at some point and letting them knock themselves out too. and as the clock struck midnight at the end of august, my free texts magically replenished themselves and i suddenly have 3000 more free texts that expire on 30 september so in effect i think my sgd40 got me 6000 free international texts. talk about trigger happy! but back to responsibility, it's a great place to be - with minimal responsibilities. i'm not shirking, i'm just not laden with much to begin with. am very very blessed and very very grateful to not have a care in the world beyond booking that hotel for the portugese getaway to recover from 5days with my parents. haha. i kid. i love my parents. they're coming with mooncakes! snowskinned and without eggyolk. yummy.