Mars 500

It has been a tough week. Unfortunately, not much different from the last. A few colleagues left the firm this week again. This may seem like a regular occurrence by now and nothing much to be alarmed about anymore, but this time, one of them happened to be in the same team as me. In a way, I'm happy for her. She's been in the same role for more than 4 years now and any fool can see its not going to lead anywhere. Although I do feel a little sad that I've lost some help, on the other hand, I guess she can finally get her career going. Its too bad I can't really say the same for myself. I've got to find some new ground pretty quick. Its getting pretty shaky where I am currently.

In any case, for some reason, I felt the need to splurge last week, so went down to town and got this.

Come to think of it, it has been quite a while since the last time I bought a watch. If I remember correctly, that was about 2 years or so ago, when Damien(also leaving the firm) got me 2 rare watches from Japan. Since then, I've pretty much been lurking in the forums, sniffing out the deals but not pulling the trigger. Initially, I had gotten my eye set on something full of heritage and value. But on second thought, given the nature of my work, I figured a tool watch might be more appropriate. So here I am. Anyway, some more pictures of the piece.

Here's a lume shot. Its actually orange lume but it seems kinda yellow in the pic. In any case, I noticed the lume isn't as impressive as the RXW that I had. I guess the sandwich dial makes a big difference.

 

By the way, its a limited edition watch, "limited" to 2012 pieces. Though to be honest, I'm not sure a watch with a production run in the thousands can truly be called "limited"

Probably the view I'll be seeing a lot in the coming days.

Anyway, went for a midnight car wash again today. I remember when I was in University, I used to enjoy doing this. Now I remember why. In the dead of the night, its just you. There's no one around and its dead quiet. Its hard to describe, but its precisely this solitude that gives me the company I need. That might sound a wee bit contradicting, but that's just the way it is. It's such a serene feeling that I think I do not have the ability to convey it in writing. Anyhow, one more day to the start of another tortuous work week. I really do need all the luck I can get these days.