Just completed a four-day Nomura Equity Forum at the Fullerton Hotel.
It definitely was a very fancy affair, I felt very glamorous, though obviously also very out of place, being one of the youngest participants.

It's my first time attending a professional forum, being immersed in a culture where top CEOs hobnob, set up one-on-ones, try to sell their companies to investors and persuade people to buy equities and commodities. (and many many other things which have abbreviations that are too complicated to remember.)

I definitely found myself getting temoted by the luxurious and worldly lifestyle they enjoy, where people are constantly at your beck and call, your meals are culinary works of art (I was too embarrassed to snap pics of my food. But here's a brief list: caviar, poached salmon, lemon squid, grilled sea bass with Mediterranean vegetables, cod, grilled chicken with spanish rice, chilledvanilla parfait, tiramisiu, chocolate fudge-type thing, all spread across 4 days, of course.), and you are chauffeured to all your destinations. Had to really talk to the sisters about struggling with the worldliness. Don't get me wrong, it's great to be successful, and I know God has great plans for us, but I just have to be really careful about not getting obsessed over it.

Am feeling a bit overwhelmed right now, cos just heard that D will have to repeat his 7 cycles of chemo all over again. Just when we thought he was gonna complete treatment in time for semester to start.

I think I really need to learn from the spirit of Job and stop questioning "why", but focus on the response instead, Amen.