Yay, finally, free time! ^ₒ^

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"In our day, friendship is a completely overused word… If we look at Jesus’s earthly life, the truth is he really only had three near and dear friends, Peter, James and John. They’re there for the most intimate moments of his life. So we learn from the life of Jesus to be friendly toward all and friends with a few."

Mark Driscoll 

The perks of being good friends with people outside the office.

I've come to realize that it's so much better to be good friends with people outside the office, aside from maybe a person or two. I think I'm gradually learning to be friendly toward all and friends with a few. For one, I'm trying my best to be more approachable. I know that most people think of me as a snob when they first set their eyes on me, and in a way, I am, but I'm really set to changing that. So I'm going to be friendly towards all, in a non-forced and non-fake manner (because come on, who am I kidding? I am not going to smile at every single person I encounter). People feel one's sincerity anyway, so there's no use smiling like a creeper at each person I see. LOL. But yeah, despite socializing quite a bit more in the office, I'd still prefer to be more personal or intimate with my very few good friends from elsewhere. (Kat is definitely an exception in this area, however. Friendly toward all, friends with a few. Or just one. Hehe. Besides, she will become a "person outside the office" soon. Le sigh. T_T)

I want to go to the beach.
I really, really, really, really, really want to chill on the sand, under the sun (much as I dislike the sun) with a book. Or good music. And refreshing drinks. With or without friends nearby. (But preferably with a friend. Or two. Or three.)

I would really like to spend a weekend just being a couch potato.
I haven't lived this way in a long, long, long time. When I'm at home, I'm either asleep or on the Internet. I miss having tons of extra hours to be spent on TV series and movies. In fact, I have downloaded a few episodes of Glee and some movies but haven't gotten around to watching any of them. Le sigh.

Time is of the essence.
The hours, minutes, and seconds seem to be going by really, really quick these days. I am pretty sure my life requires more hours within a day. I feel like I always have something to do here and there; my list never really runs out of things to do. And the only free Saturday I have for this month is on the 25th, which probably isn't "free" because there might be a D-Group fellowship then.

I want to check myself in a hotel room and just stay there for a day.
Or two. Without the Internet. Just me. My books. My journals. My thoughts. My music. I'm really longing for some real alone time.