Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous

I'm coming to the end of my second week of pupillage, and I have about 30 pages worth of emails, most of them three to five liners from Another Fellow Suffering Pupil at the Law Firm Which Shall Not Be Named about almost nothing at all.

Are you still wondering why you pay lawyers so much?

Oh, and this other Fellow Suffering Pupil sits right opposite me, but of course we can't talk out loud about the things we email each other about out loud. That's what intra-office email is for, what.

Very Extremely Pleased

qiu xin fu - yu guan hua

Hope you like it as much as I do, in all its old-school, cheena glory. Very extremely pleased that I finally found an online recording of it because it's not on YouTube. And there we were, thinking YouTube had everything.

In other news, I'm also very glad it's the weekend. Jon and I had a glorious time last night. There is something to be said for not meeting up so much during the work week.

The question of the week is whether Jon would still have joined JM for lunch if he had known I was there when he rang him. Sensitive issues we're dealing with here.

TheThings That Make Jon and Chloe, Jon and Chloe; Episode #1

Instead of watching The Ultimatum on the second night in the week I'm actually home at 9 p.m. - I'm still upset I missed last night's episode where Tay Ping Hui charmed the socks off Fann Wong - I've decided to take up Adele's blog project (click here!) and share a little about Jon and myself.

And since all I do as a pupil is fake legalese, I've decided to spare you the trauma of reading what may well turn into a subconscious attempt to fake it in this space.

Thus, episode #1 of what makes us Jon and Chloe simply features the intense and slightly deranged, I-Am-About-To-Starve way we look at food.

Apologies to Rachel for having had to include her in this picture.

Also, because I am Very Thick-Skinned (well on my way to becoming a great lawyer, do I hear applause in the distance?) the second and third pictures of Jon feature my cupcakes.

The Silliest Invention of All Time
Has to be the High Heel. Check this site out for the history of the high heel.

And I am second in silliness only to the woman (yes, it was a woman apparently, according to the above website) who first used them fashion-wise, for thinking that Hush Puppies heels would not give me foot ache. Granted, they were probably the most comfortable pair of high-ish heels I've ever worn, with their really fantastic in-soles - but they were just a tad too high.

I've given up. I bought a pair of shoes with slight heels from Anna Nucci in Harbourfront, last night after work, and my feet have been Very Happy since.

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The following email exchange should amuse you. Names have been witheld to protect the not so innocent.

Me: Wah I think I'm the only one who eats the meiji biscuit. They seem to be restocking more often now that the turnover rate is higher than last time. But still a lot less than the cream cheese one. Can go and see the 19th floor pantry.

Fellow Suffering Pupil at Law Firm Which Shall Not Be Named: Nooo I cannot go to the pantry and see. I'll end up taking more lexus biscuits. I ate 3 packets already. Abit paiseh cos the librarian keeps seeing me eating biscuits. He even asked me whether I had eaten lunch

Me: IT'S YOU!!!!!!
IT'S YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! Haha I was wondering why the tin looked so depleted. I think the secretaries/associates/lawyers have moved on to higher class snacks. Like pocky.
Oh no I just read your email in more detail and now I cannot stop laughing haha the first time round I missed the part abt the librarian!!!! HAHAHHAHAAAA!!!!!!

FSPaLFWSHNBN: Haha lucky for you it seems nobody else eats meiji so the stock doesn't go down so quickly. And also I have no dustbin so its not very nice to have so many lexus packets lying around.At least I don't steal the higher class food (like ovaltine) which I think they have to pool money to buy!

Me: Ok la I think I'll buy stuff and put back. Haha

FSPaLFWSHNBN: Haha erm are you serious? I think no need right. One ovaltine packet only

Me: I stole biscuits the other day! Like a wang wang. Haha!

FSPaLFWSHNBN: Haha. I thought you only ate meiji. Anyway I'm sure they wont begrudge a few packets for a poor pupil

And you wonder why you have to pay lawyers so much money.