We wish you a happy holiday :)

I'm excited. Aren't you? There's only 4 days left until christmas. It's crazy. Now for me, it's not going to be one of those "gather the families" type of christmases but I love the festive air that's everywhere. Yes, maybe it's a little over-commercialized and much of the christmas spirit is lost in last-minute sales, boxing day shopping, and just the gifts and heavy dinners but the feeling of christmas is still there somewhere.

It's great to see families together enjoying a meal, the delightful joy brightening up kids faces and all the colours, lights, snow and fun activities shared.

This year, instead of worrying about who's going to give you what during your Secret Santa, or what your boyfriend got you but enjoy the moment. Stop expecting and asking, and why not just take it as it comes? Enjoy the holidays everyone.

Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah. Happy Kwanzaa.

PMS .. it's a part of life, get used to it.

Unfortunately the past few entries haven't been on the positive, and its too bad I can't say this one won't be changing that pattern just yet, but let's bring up another "couple's issue"...

PMS.

I think we can all understand where I'm going with this.
If you're familiar with how girlfriends and PMS-ing go hand-in-hand with each other (not literally of course) then you'll know what I'm talking about. There's a historical tradition that the effects of PMS have stayed generally the same in most average women, bloating, stress, acne break-outs, and unstable levels of hormones that lead to what we all know as moodiness (a.k.a It's-the-Bitch-Time-of-the-Month).

So here's the problem. When your girlfriend is PMS-ing, and you happen to spend time with her on that day then keep something in mind (all the time you're with her that day) ... BE SENSITIVE. I don't mean just physically but more to the point, emotionally. If she's going to take the time to see you on a day where she'd rather to just stay at home and relax by herself (yes we do like to have our alone-time every once in awhile), then at least try to enjoy yourself. If you're not enjoying yourself, make an excuse and leave. Don't show or tell her you didn't have a good time. You're just going to make her feel like shit.

If you're going to be rude or blunt about it, then you're just digging your own grave. Save yourself the trouble and just don't say anything or if you have to say something, then sugar-coat it. Women don't take criticism well when they're menstruating but then .. I'm sure you guys know that first-hand, don't you?

Let's face it, men & women will never FULLY understand each other.

Why do men so frequently forget that women do not function the same way men do?
You'd think they get it after noticing our anatomy's different and the obvious tell-tale sign that we will always need the toilet seat down. But no, we both - yes women, us too - forget that we function in different ways.

So, why do I bring this up? Let me tell you a story to illustrate my point...
It begins with our couple... for now, I'll substitute their real names and go with Mick Torre, and Valerie-Anne. So Mick and Val went to the mall one day after eating brunch, went in to browse for some illegal bootleg DVDs (being the nefarious rebels that they are), and finding none to their liking, they continued to walk around the mall. They stopped by store which happened to catch Mick's interest and he went in to purchase one of their products. The store was a bit crowded so Val decided to hang around the hallway and browse in the neighbouring store. When Mick finished paying, they continued on with their window-shopping. As Val made a suggestion to look inside a store, Mick refused. Val felt put-off. As the couple walked further along, Mick sensed the change in Val' s attitude and asked her what was wrong. She replied, "We never go shopping or to the mall, and when we do, we only ever browse in stores that only interest you - but we never browse in stores that I want to go into."

Ah... now we get to the juicy part - Mick starts to see that he wasn't being entirely fair to his girlfriend's wishes and tries to correct the situation by walking around the mall some more with Val and asking her if she'd like to go into any stores that he thinks she'd be interested in browsing. Obviously, she's already been put off and does not feel encouraged by the proposition anymore, but I'll explain why this is obvious later. As they walk into each store and browse through the things he thinks she wanted to see, Mick feels that he's resolved the misunderstanding and all's well and done. Of course, by the time the couple walk out of the mall, Mick's feeling pretty sure of himself of doing a job well-done as the boyfriend, and Val's still feeling disappointed and "put-off". Note boys, that I did not say upset, or angry or pissed off - I only said "put-off" okay? It may not mean the same as the other words to you boys, but it has a different meaning for us girls.

Now, getting to the point. Why did I use the words "obviously" and "of course" in the story? Simple, it was obvious to us women who understand each other but OBVIOUSLY not to the men. So let me clear the air for you guys.

Even after a girl tells you what the problem is, even after you think you've solved the problem, she's still not going to feel content. Why? Because in this specific case, you didn't want the same thing she wanted. It's understandable in a man's point of view, but for women it's unforgivable - especially if it reoccurs regularly. When a man asks a woman to do something for/with him, its not because she likes it (especially when she doesn't like it that much), but because she wants to share the joy he gets out of whatever the activity is. She wants to be in that moment with him and does it because its what he wanted. Notice, she WANTED to do it. She's not going to do it if she doesn't think its worth her time and effort.

Now with those macho guys we know (or even those who think they're macho), well, let's face the facts. You don't want to do the stuff girls like to do. But you'll do it for her if she wants you to right? So what makes you think, that just because she doesn't say it out loud "I want ...." that it isn't what she wants? Most of the time, a woman is not going to be straight forward and say things directly. That's just how women behave. Although you may not like it, it would mean a lot if you'd do things for us, and want to do them with us. If we know you hate it, we would never force you do it, and that is why we will never ever ask you directly - because deep down, we're afraid you're going to shut us down like Mick did to Val when she wanted to stop by that shop to browse with him. The fact that he made the effort to cheer her up and make up for rejecting her suggestion is better than no effort at all, but that doesn't fully fix things. If you want to fix the problem, you have to want to do something and do it before she gets the nerve to ask and you carelessly reject. Why should you have to make this effort to be one step ahead? Because she's never going to ask you again.

To sum it up: Guys, next time, if she wants to do something and it's not going kill you to take the time to oblige her, then just suck it up and go through with it.
I.e. Walking and browsing about 2 minutes in and out of a store is not going to kill you.
If you're going to look like someone tied a noose around your neck then don't bother and make up some other clever excuse to get out of the mall.

Happy holidays! :)

A good work out session never hurt anyone... right?

I revisited that wonderful pleasure of stretching out (and using) my muscles again today. Damn if it didn't feel good (after the achings of course). I'd forgotten how good it felt and that adrenaline rush you get when all those happy endorphins are released from some healthy exercise.

So I've made a resolution to try and do this for at least one hour every week on Tuesdays (since I finish class at 12 anyways). Sounds good right? I certainly think so. It's not going to kill me after all.

Now, I'm sure everyone's got their doubts that I can't do it but I will! Or else that thought of not being able to fit in my bikini, or my size 0-1 jeans will break me into hysterical sobbing fits. Or when I turn 25 and my metabolism slows down, and inevitably, that slight roundness around the middle with start to grow exponentially and I'll blow up like a balloon. [insert tears here]

There you have it. That's my incentive. That scary thought that I won't fit into my jeans, or the humiliating thought that I'll be embarassed to wear my bikini (Oh God). When I hit past my 30s then maybe I won't care as much but until then I must scare myself into committing to this exercise routine... or else I'll always eat cheesecake with extra helpings of guilt on top. :(

Good luck to me!

Funny Women Finish Last

I read a column in the Metro newspaper today regarding relationships and that despite all of our perceptions and misconceptions that women and men are equal in all aspects, obviously we know that this is not true in all areas. Anyways to the point...

When men and women were both surveyed in their thoughts of what they looked for in a mate, humour was ranked pretty high on the list. However, their views on humour were very different; women preferred men who made them laugh and men preferred women who laughed at their jokes.

So this leads to main question: Why is it that funny women aren't preferred but rather women who laugh are?

It's funny that men say they would prefer women with a sense of humour, but this actually translates into "women who will laugh at my jokes and think/say I'm funny." The women who can joke around with the boys are seen as friends, one-of-the-boys, and definitely not within girlfriend-material. Apparently the girls who can handle themselves and joke with the guys make their boyfriends more uncomfortable than proud that their girls can handle themselves in a social setting.

Kudos to the guys who're comfortable with themselves and appreciate their girlfriend's wittiness.

14 Common Relationship Mistakes :(

Got this from a yahoo personal article. Enjoy :)

1. Thinking we'll never get over him. We will. Two months and several powdered donuts later... we'll feel better.

2. Spying. Hacking into email or phones looking for suspicious messages and then yelling at him for the "k thnx bye" text he sent to his female coworker two months ago.

3. Thinking our partners must be interested in everything we do, think, and say. When it comes down to it, we zone out when men talk about circuit boards. Right? Having a best friend or gab partner outside a relationship is a good thing.

4. Displacing. Freud was right with this one. If we're mad at him because he ate our tasty restaurant leftovers out of the fridge, tell him we're mad at him because he ate our tasty restaurant leftovers out of the fridge. Don't turn it into a commitment issue.

5. Expecting too much. Putting so much energy into the idea of a fairy-tale romance that we're disappointed with anything less.

6. Stagnating. Waiting for someone to find us, instead of going out and finding someone ourselves.

7. Slacking. Thinking that a perfect relationship should be easy. Relationships require work and compromise; a perfect relationship means doing those things well.

8. Isolating. Dropping our friends when we're falling in love. Friends help define who we are, and we need them when things get tough.

9. Fantasizing. Thinking that getting a boyfriend or husband will solve all our problems. No one can fix our lives for us!

10. Using the silent treatment. Our partners can't read our minds; he won't know what's wrong unless we sack up and tell him.

11. Denying. Denying that there's a problem in a relationship, instead of facing it and asking ourselves what needs to be done. Problems don't usually go away on their own. Letting them fester only makes it worse.

12. Standing alone. Thinking that depending on someone else is a weakness. Leaning on someone else sometimes is the sign of a healthy relationship.

13. Over-analyzing. There's analysis and then there's over-analysis. Wondering why the fiance didn't call once during his bachelor weekend in Vegas? A legitimate case for analysis. Wondering why he only called twice and not three times during a guys' night out? Not so much.

14. Trying to reinvent the relationship wheel. If some items on this list feel cliche, it's because they are! If we would only listen to a good dose of love advice now and again, we'd probably save ourselves some heartache.

Link to Article here.

BOO! trick or treatttt ..

Halloween's coming up this Saturday and who's excited? Me, me, me! Too bad I won't actually be going trick-or-treating though. I miss the free candy but at the same time I don't want to take that away from the kids and really, I think it's a smarter choice to prevent myself from stuffing my face with all that candy and chocolate. (mmmm...)

The innocence of Halloween in all of its costumed glory, decor and delights has dwindled away in adults, and is now also seen as a sex symbol (skimpier costumes, sexual gag costumes, etc). How time flies right? Ah well, I dont want to suck the fun out of Halloween so I'll go with the flow on this one.

Enjoy your Halloween everyone!

Ye Olde Code of Chivalry and Thy Art of Courtly Love

The Code of Chivalry
From the Rifts: England Supplement

* Live to serve King and Country. (too bad we dont have a king , but you get it)
* Live to defend Crown and Country and all it holds dear. (yea yea , given)
* Live one's life so that it is worthy of respect and honor. (well .. okay this should be obvious)
* Live for freedom, justice and all that is good. (once again ..)
* Never attack an unarmed foe. (obviously this has changed - to all you hardcore thugs , chea)
* Never use a weapon on an opponent not equal to the attack. (the thugs win this one too)
* Never attack from behind. (... LOL thugs out there , you're on a role for non-chivalry)
* Avoid lying to your fellow man. (..who hasn't told a lie by the age of 4?)
* Avoid cheating. (ahaahhahaha)
* Avoid torture. (this has changed as well)
* Obey the law of king, country, and chivalry. (how many ppl are chivalrous , pft)
* Administer justice.
* Protect the innocent. (as if anyone cares about anyone other than themselves !)
* Exhibit self control. (AHAHAHAAHAHAHAH ... YEA OKAY THERE)
* Show respect to authority. (this is a fucking joke, a fuckin rebel -.-)
* Respect women. (fuck yea .. but then how many women deserve it ?)
* Exhibit Courage in word and deed.
* Defend the weak and innocent.
* Destroy evil in all of its monstrous forms.
* Crush the monsters that steal our land and rob our people.
* Fight with honor. (this has changed .. )
* Avenge the wronged.
* Never abandon a friend, ally, or noble cause.
* Fight for the ideals of king, country, and chivalry.
* Die with valor.
* Always keep one's word of honor. (this changed)
* Always maintain one's principles. (this one too)
* Never betray a confidence or comrade. (yea this one by a mile)
* Avoid deception. (yeaaa ... riightt)
* Respect life and freedom. (too many people take it for granted)
* Die with honor.
* Exhibit manners. (do people even know what manners are anymore ?)
* Be polite and attentive.
* Be respectful of host, women, and honor.
* Loyalty to country, King, honor, freedom, and the code of chivalry.
* Loyalty to one's friends and those who lay their trust in thee.

The Art of Courtly Love
From The Art of Courtly Love by Andreas Capellanus

1. Marriage is no real excuse for not loving.
2. He who is not jealous cannot love. (this isn't necessarily always true)
3. No one can be bound by a double love.
4. It is well known that love is always increasing or decreasing. (this is something to think about)
5. That which a lover takes against the will of his beloved has no relish. (boys should know this)
6. Boys do not love until they reach the age of maturity. (WHAT AGE IS THAT ? AHAHAHA)
7. When one lover dies, a widowhood of two years is required of the survivor.
8. No one should be deprived of love without the very best of reasons.
9. No one can love unless he is propelled by the persuasion of love.
10. Love is always a stranger in the home of avarice.
11. It is not proper to love any woman whom one would be ashamed to seek to marry. (no, really)
12. A true lover does not desire to embrace in love anyone except his beloved. (THAT'S FUCKIN RIGHT)
13. When made public love rarely endures. (hmmm ... i think this has changed)
14. The easy attainment of love makes it of little value: difficulty of attainment makes it prized. (FUCKIN RIGHT)
15. Every lover regularly turns pale in the presence of his beloved. (either pale or flushes haha)
16. When a lover suddenly catches sight of his beloved his heart palpitates. ( :] )
17. A new love puts an old one to flight. (hmmm... true ?)
18. Good character alone makes any man worthy of love. (this is pretty true)
19. If love diminishes, it quickly fails and rarely revives. (... yeaaa)
20. A man in love is always apprehensive.
21. Real jealousy always increases the feeling of love. (maybeee .. there are limits nowadays)
22. Jealousy increases when one suspects his beloved. (... no fuckin duh)
23. He whom the thought of love vexes eats and sleeps very little.
24. Every act of a lover ends in the thought of his beloved. ( ... I MISSS YOU VICTORRRRRR )
25. A true lover considers nothing good except what he thinks will please his beloved.
26. Love can deny nothing to love.
27. A lover can never have enough of the solaces of his beloved.
28. A slight presumption causes a lover to suspect his beloved.
29. A man who is vexed by too much passion usually does not love.
30. A true lover is constantly and without intermission possessed by the thought of his beloved. ( I LOVE YOU VICTORRRR !!! )
31. Nothing forbids one woman being loved by two men or one man by two women. (there is too much argument over this one nowadays)

Twisted Disney Princesses

Saw these Twisted Disney Princess Pics from the link that my friend Michelle sent me on facebook. They're FREAKING AMAZING. It's like if the evil alter-egos of all the disney princesses have been put into a visualization, that's what they'd look like. I'll repost the pics here for your enjoyment. Take a look, its freakishly good. It would be even more awesome if they made a twisted series of movies for the darker egos of the princesses but I doubt it'll happen. Either way, they're excellent portrayals so have fun with them! :)

Prince Charming and Princess of the Fairytale :)

I'm Not Surprised
Not Everything Lasts
I've Broken My Heart So Many Times,
I Stop Keeping Track.
Talk Myself In
I Talk Myself Out
I Get All Worked Up
And Then I Let Myself Down.

I Tried So Very Hard Not To Loose It
I Came Up With A Million Excuses
I Thought I Thought Of Every Possibility

And I Know Someday That It'll All Turn Out
You'll Make Me Work So We Can Work To Work It Out
And I Promise You Kid That I'll Get So Much More Than I Get
I Just Haven't Met You Yet

Mmmmm ....

I Might Have To Wait
I'll Never Give Up
I Guess It's Half Timing
And The Other Half's Luck
Wherever You Are
Whenever It's Right
You Come Out Of Nowhere And Into My Life

And I Know That We Can Be So Amazing
And Baby Your Love Is Gonna Change Me
And Now I Can See Every Possibility

Mmmmm ......

And Somehow I Know That It Will All Turn Out
And You'll Make Me Work So We Can Work To Work It Out
And I Promise You Kid I'll Get So Much More Than I Get
I Just Haven't Met You Yet

They Say All's Fair
And In Love And War
But I Won't Need To Fight It
We'll Get It Right
And We'll Be United

And I Know That We Can Be So Amazing
And Being In Your Life Is Gonna Change Me
And Now I Can See Every Single Possibility

Mmmm .....

And Someday I Know It'll All Turn Out
And I'll Work To Work It Out
Promise You Kid I'll Give More Than I Get
Than I Get Than I Get Than I Get

Oh You Know It'll All Turn Out
And You'll Make Me Work So We Can Work To Work It Out
And I Promise You Kid To Give So Much More Than I Get
Yeah I Just Haven't Met You Yet

I Just Haven't Met You Yet
Oh Promise You Kid
To Give So Much More Than I Get

I Said Love Love Love Love Love Love Love .....
I Just Haven't Met You Yet
Love Love Love .....
I Just Haven't Met You Yet

Haven't Met You Yet by: Michael Buble

I think we can all guess where's I'm going with this post. It may be a little long but bear with me, I have a lot of time on my hands and really, if you minded then you wouldn't be reading but anyways let's get to the point.

What's the perfect boyfriend/girlfriend like? I've been reading a lot ebooks by Nora Roberts and it got me thinking, do we really understand what true passionate, stop-your-heart kind of love is like? How do you know he/she's The One? What are the signs? What makes you so sure that your love will be unwavering, faithful, and honest? Most importantly, is it the "forever" kind of love that deep down, all of us long for?

Maybe it's just me, but to some extent I think Nora Roberts has it down pat. She really understands what it is that draws women in to the idea, the concept of and idealistic true love. Reading her ebooks and also a lot of her other novels over the years has made me realize that although it's idealistic, it isn't necessarily impossible for a guy who's perfect for you to exist in a tangible form (yes, that would be in flesh and blood).

When I'm talking about the idealistic perfect dream guy/girl (lets stick with dream guys since I am female and its easier 'cause... face it, we're actually more interested in the theory of the perfect guy), I'm not talking about physical appearances here. Of course we all have our own ideas about the perfect-LOOKING guy but c'mon, the physical impression is always first - the whole love-at-first-sight sorta stuff and that's what catches our eyes, makes our hearts stop, and its always the very first kind of contact between the leading characters in a romance novel. But although it is the looks we see and pay attention to first, when we're faced with reality, obviously the looks department doesn't rank high on the list in the long term. When we're faced with long-term results what are we looking for girls?

That's right, we're looking for the stable guys, the dependable guys, the chivalry, the prince-charming attitudes, the heroes, the cocky-confident guys, the shy-nerdy types who still manage to have a manly side when the situation calls for it, you know the cliches girls. But when it comes down to it, we're looking for all of the above. I know it'll differ for every girl, but at the heart of everything let's face it. We want a guy who's got points in every department; courage, intelligence, loving, caring, dependable, trustworthy, honesty, humility, and just about every other admirable characteristic we can think of along with the side benefit of being TOTALLY HOT and good-looking .

We're looking for the guys who fit and compliment us in every possible way, but at the same time we want a guy who we can affect in a positive way as well. We want the men who challenge us, physically, mentally, intellectually and of course sexually. Obviously it's not easy to find a guy in this world who'll score perfect in every category but we can always try to find the one that comes close right? So here's the questions to ask yourself, do you want the typical hot guy while risking the chance he's an asshole? Or are you willing to sacrifice the cliche of a Prince Charming for the not-so-perfect guy who may end up being perfect for you?

Seems like an easy question to answer right? No, not really because let's face it. We're selfish. Yes girls, I exposed us, we're selfish, we're greedy, and we want the good looking guy. We want the Prince Charming, the Knight in Shining Armour, and every other cliche in the fairytale book. Sorry though, cause they don't exist, so fuck Prince Charming and settle for the next best thing 'cause if you're going to keep on searching for the Prince, you're going to be searching for a very long time...

Text-cheating?

Cheating. Ah, the word which causes such heated debate among such a colourful variety of parties. Men, women, young teens in "love" or better termed as "in like". There are so many definitions for cheating, some simple, some more detailed and complex - but how many types are there? We're all familiar with cheating ranging anywhere from a hug, a kiss, dancing with the opposite sex, meeting with someone behind your other's back and even something as ridiculous as talking to another boy/girl who your boyfriend or girlfriend doesn't know can be considered cheating.

Not only this, but there are so many different types of mediums to "cheat". Msn, email, phone calls, clubbing/partying, the ever-popular Facebook, and of course text messaging. But what do we call cheating by text messages?

I overheard a girl sitting next to me in a lecture today talking about how some "guy in grade 12 is text-cheating on his girlfriend" with the girl sitting next to me. I was tempted to ask her what the hell "text-cheating" is but its a rhetorical question. It's exactly that. Cheating by text messages. It just seems so trivial that someone would go so far as to cheat by text messaging another girl. One may think that text messages don't seem important enough to be able to cause serious damage in a relationship but I guess that depends on the nature of the content in those text messages.

Maybe its just me, but I'm wondering "Why bother going to the trouble of "text-cheating"?"
If you're bored of your girlfriend that you won't text her but another girl instead then just break it off. Why sneak around? But the answers will always vary and there will always be excuses.

Point is guys/girls. Cut the crap. If your boyfriend/girlfriend isn't enough to hold your attention and affection then just break it off. It's not going to last if you're going to get bored and it doesn't make anyone happy. However, if short-term relationships are more your alley, then by all means, sneak away. I just still think its a waste of time and effort. Especially since at the core of it all, in our idealistic world, we'd all love to have a relationship with good foundations. Love, trust, communication, communication and all that jazz.

Anyways, we'll talk relationships again another day. Time to pay attention to the movie in this lecture. Good Night and Good Luck (thats the title of the movie).

Feeling down? .. depressed?

I only have a few words to say about thatt....
I was reading this manga called Hana no Namae by Saitou Ken.

Whether I'm happy or you're unhappy, you're the one who makes that decision. No matter how much you want someone to save you from your suffering, you won't be saved. Because what you need in order to crawl out of the darkness are your own two hands.

Well , think on that for a bit every time you're feeling down.

Gotta love those lectures ....

So you're in university/college now and first year, you go to your first week (obviously nothing's going to sink in first week) - scratch that - first couple weeks of lectures and you're thinking damn, I am definitely not going to be able to stay awake during this 1+ hour(s). So .... what do I do? Well sorry , I dont have the answers to that. I do however know (maybe better than most people) what you shouldn't be doing...

1. Facebook/fb chat, twitter, myspace, blogger (hehe oops), hotmail, gmail, any other kind of community site or email.
2. MSN, AIM, yahoo messenger, ICQ (lawl), skype, oovoo, etc, i think you get the point.
3. Games sites .. any of them! TSK TSK.
4. Don't be reading things you shouldn't be (or looking at things...) ... I'm talking about other hwk/readings from other lectures duh! What are you thinking?!
   
5. Stop flirting with the cute girl/guy behind, beside, in front, or down the row from you... this does including MSNing them ... if you happen to have their msn in the first place.
6. If you missed out on your tv shows last night stream them later! Not in classsssssss.....
7. Staring at other people's laptop screens is rude, stop being creepy!
8. If you're dozing off, get someone to flick your neck each time you start snoring.
9. Just ignore that person down the row who's chewing really loudly... Whether you pay attention or not, the awkwardness is still going to be there :)
10. If you're really not enjoying any of your lectures, and not retaining any information no matter what you do ... then just get out of that room. Run away and change your major

Ah well , enjoy yourself. I should get back to paying attention to my lecture. Only an hour left! :) Have fun in class kids!

Syracuse, New York - new School ... and Sucky parents.

So yea, it was pretty fun as you can see. I know I'm a couple weeks late but hey, better late than never right?. I can't really say that I've been so hectic that I couldn't update but yea, I was just being lazy :) With the new dog, the new school, and bf going on vacation for the first two weeks of school , I was still stuck in summer-mode. It was a fun trip overall. Went to two duty free stores, 2 malls, lots of shopping, a nail salon for manicures and pedicures, and had a lot of fun just hanging out with some other viet families. We saw a vietnamese show/concert thing something along the lines of a mini Paris by Night.

School's a lot of fun so far. The classes aren't really interesting yet because of all the introductory crap but it's starting and a start is better than nothing. I'm slowly getting into the groove of school again although I'll admit this is a different setting and different atmosphere compared to highschool and elementary school traditions that I've been accustomed to for the past 12 years of my life. Homework checks, uniform checks, deadline extensions on a whim, teachers knowing my name and face after the first week (duh), being stuck - oops - i mean making friends with the same people for the consecutive years until I graduated, etc etc etc. Now, my teachers hardly recognize me, they don't write on the board as often thanks to the invention of powerpoint technology, my peers may never see me again, nevermind know my name, and I hate coming home more than ever.

Don't get me wrong, home is wonderful, love my dog, love my family, love my house and all that jazz, but GOD help me, I don't know if I can stand another 4 years under the same roof as my parents. Let's just say long story short, I wanted to go out for a night and stay over at a friend's residence, my parents complained, it became an argument, now they're trying to justify that as long as I live under their roof, I can't go out to a party that lasts past midnight. I'm 18, soon to 19 (legal to drink) and in 3 years I'll be 21, a legal adult in all aspects despite still being a "fresh young adult". Welllllll , lets just say if I manage to stay sane until I get that degree in my hands, I DESERVE SOME EFFING KUDOS. ARGH. Four words, ASIAN PARENTS REALLY SUCK.

Guess I won't be telling them the truth anymore because they obviously can't handle it . Back to the good ol' days of lying and pissing off my parents for the sheer joy that I love to piss them off :)

I'm a shit disturber against them , I know. If you were their kid too, you'd understand where I'm coming from. Just ask my brother. Anyways, I still love my parents, they're just god damn annoying like how parents are supposed to be.

Alrighty, until next time! Toodles noodles!

Debut, Dinosaurs, Dead Sea Scrolls & Dazzling Jewels!

Lots of D's this weekend. Lets start off with the debut. Faye's debut was pretty cool, it was a first for me so I was excited. Lots of dancing, lots of ceremonies and lots of fun. The dinner was good, loved the dessert and Hors D'oeuvres. YUMMMMM. All in all, it was fun. The after party unfortunately flopped. There was just way too many people :( and some of the invited couldn't find their way to the entrance of the hotel through the rain. Boooo. Oh well. Hope Faye had an overall good time anyways! :)

Next up, the ROM adventure with the boyfriend was also lots of fun. We went to the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit and were educated for a bit. It was interesting and some of the short videos were fascinating to watch. There were private tours you could listen in on during the exhibit, but I'm not really a tour-person sooo... I went ahead on my own. All in all, I really enjoyed it! The dinosaur and Gemstones exhibit were also explored as well as the Biodiversity (animalssssssss!) exhibit too. I took a lot of pics but they're all on facebook. I'll post up some later on :) Or if you have me on facebook, stop by and check out the album of the ROM.

It was a fabulous weekend, and I'm going to miss spending time with the bf for the next 2 weeks while he's away on vacation in HK & Philippines :( Have fun babe! Take lots of pics and bring me back a panda! D= LOLOL kidding. Anyways, my Syracuse trip is this weekend :) I'm going to buy my new laptop while I'm there so WOO! Super excited. ROAD TRIPPPPPP!

MISS UNIVERSE 2009! WHO WILL IT BE?

Miss Vietnam actually doesn't look too bad this year for 2009. Her english is a lot better than that of 2008's Miss Vietnam too! Too bad, I don't think she'll have a very large chance this year :( Indonesia and Malaysia are crazily pretty though!

I love Singapore's traditional costume though . It's a beautiful flower. Miss USA has a really bad camel toe in her costume :( and Miss Japan's not leaving much of an impression although much has to be said on her racy traditional costume. -shakes head- What's wrong with the asian misses of 2009? Step it up ladies! Up against the other 30-something (exaggerated) latinos we have to make our mark! AH!

Other than that little rant, the ladies (on the whole) are looking marvelous and breathtakingly beautiful this year. Lastly, who else is looking forward to see if Miss USA trips and falls this year, following the tradition of the last two Miss USA's ahaha. Guess we'll have to wait til 11pm ET to see! :D

Oh yes ladies, Dean Cain's one of the judges this year! Yummy! ;)

All of these photos were copied straight from http://www.missuniverse.com/members/contestants . I do not take credit for any of these photos.

Late Posting :(

Sorry for the delay on new blogposts. I'll have another update soon this week when i upload my vids and pics from the past week or so :) . Here's what's to come, some lightning storm action, the bf playing basketball and a few of the bf's car meets! woo! Here we go with some updates. Stay tunedddddd...

POUTINI!

I don't know where this place is exactly (1112 Queen Street West .... just west of Queen and Dovercourt) but it looks pretty cool and I hope I can try it out one day :D The thought of poutine is making my mouth water so I'll probably grab lunch in a bit haha.

In the meantime, I'm pretty much chilling for the day (like how most of my summer's been) and waiting to go for my golf lesson this afternoon at 5.

Until then, we'll see if I have anything else interesting to say after tonight! haha.

Funny wedding intro + 8-yr old gets dumped :(

A very humourous and unforgettable wedding entrance ! :) Old video I know, but I still love it haha. Makes me laugh everytime. I hope when I get married, it'll be unforgettable like this one, although I dont think I'd want to do it exactly the same way 'cause then it wouldn't be "my own special day".

On the opposite note, young love sucks doesn't it? Cute little boy expresses his views on a girl who dumped him haha.

"I wanna destroy her!"

Anyways, so I scheduled a driving class for tomorrow to get a little more practice driving on the highway , although I've already done that with my parents over the past year but hey, a little bit more practice will probably be better for me in the end. I hope I can get my G on the first try, but after my occasional experience on the highway, I haven't found it to be too difficult merging, and exiting and changing lanes. Ah well, we'll see how it goes I guess!

Besides that, I'm pretty excited for this saturday. Cottage day! WOO! This week is supposed to be the nicest week of the summer so I'm pretty happy about that. Boo to those who can't make it! :( BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO X 10000000000000 LOL. I'm kidding, everyone's got their reasons. S'ok, I'll be soaking up the sun for them. In the meantime , my schedule for university looks awesome, my golf swing is improving and summer's coming to a close (nooooo!) . Okay, that's all for now!

Longest Noodle sets Guinness Record! Oh yumm

"Li Enhai, a Chinese chef who has set the Guinness world record in which he made a 2,852-km-long noodle with one kg of flour, presents his skill in noodle stretching at the opening ceremony of a local hotel in Keshikten city of north China's Inner Mongolia Region."

Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/29/content_11793911.htm
As a noodle-lover myself, I have to admit this is pretty impressive! I want to eat it ! LOL How long do you think I'd be slurping noodle until I reach the end of it ? Wooww , this is making me hungry now :(

Mellowinggg...

-Sigh- I don't know what it is, but I'm sure the girls will understand me on this one. Sometimes, even though you have a great day and there's nothing wrong with your relationships with family, friends or boyfriend.. sometimes there's still that part at the end of the day where you just don't really feel happy. You're content and no one's hurt you mentally, physically, or emotionally but still... something's off and you can't figure out what it is.

How do I describe this in words? It's like you've found that empty spot in your soul and just want to sit there awhile mellowing with your thoughts.

Does that make any sense? Probably not.

That's what I'm feeling right now and maybe its mixed in with a bit of missing the boyfriend but at the same time that's not the only thing tugging at me. I guess I feel a little lonely at the moment but I'm sure everyone's got their own "off-moments" on even perfectly good days. :)

Anyways, today was a good day, improved my golf swing and learned a lot. Now I just have to put it into practice! :) My fingers hurt, hands are raw and red but damn did it feel good!

Well, here's to an amazing year and eight months my love! <3 Love you lots honey.

New clubs & cheesecake

Had a wonderful day out with a girlfriend, Dee, she's like my sister but unrelated by blood. :( Went to the mall and walked around, ordered her contacts, and I had a lovely little personal cheesecake all to myself. WOOOOOO ! Had a craving for it, and I couldn't resist. I wish I had taken a picture to show you, but unfortunately I dug into it without even thinking of taking a pic. It was delicious though! :)

Other than my cheesecake-craving, I went to Golf Town with daddy today and bought a set of Lady Fairway left-handed golf clubs (I'm only missing the putter to complete the entire set) . They're so light and pretty easy to handle, I'm excited to start breaking them in before my golf lesson tomorrow! Can't wait!

Resort , Driving range & Tree Top Trekking ?!

Talk about an eventful weekend , must say that despite my doubts , it turned out much better than I expected ! Lets start with the resort itself: Horseshoe Resort was HUGE, and when I'm saying huge, I mean the amenities and all the activities surrounded the resort covered so much land it was incredible! I'd say well over 50 acres of land was dedicated to the activities which included two golf courses, ATV & dirt biking , bicycle trails, ski slopes , a driving range/golf club, tree top trekking, hummer adventures, segway trails, and so much more. The activities are a little pricy, but you really do get your money's worth.

My boyfriend and I did Tree Top Trekking but it was definitely a satisfying, fun and physically exhausting workout . The courses were a lot of fun, lots of zip lines and mini-game-challenges to get from one tree to the next. If your girlfriend's the type who doesn't like to do any type of physical activity , then I wouldn't suggest this but for the couples that like to try things that are new, not too difficult to learn and a little outdoorsy , THIS is definitely something worth trying out. Its a slow type of exercise and so much fun along the way. The 3 hours it takes to go through a few of the courses really flies by but by the end of it, its a good feeling to know that yea - you made it through and had fun trying! :) If or when I ever get the chance to do it again, I am most definitely bringing GLOVES to wear LOL . Gripping the cables to get myself across the challenges was the most physically tiring experience but other than that, most of it was just balance and pulling yourself across the ropes and ladders :)


The driving range itself on the property was ginormous, like I mean, 10 acres - sort of - ginormous . The resort was a nice place to relax and get some exercise in but not so much that you wreck your body into exhaustion. There's also a spa if exercising isn't your thing - plus, at the end of the day you could dip into the indoor or outdoor pool, and go for a bit of fine dining at Silks (the resort's restaurant) . Really cool resort to go to and I enjoyed every second of it :) Food was great , the pool & golf was relaxing , entertainment and amenities were awesome and very different from the norm in the city and the staff were all very helpful and really friendly! This resort was definitely true to its 3-star rating :) LOVED IT.

Shopping = Love

There really isn't any problem or depression that can't be cured by shopping . Seriously . A new bag or pair of shoes is my chicken noodle soup to my ailments LOL . So , my trip to the Toronto Eaton Centre was supposed to be a trip where the most I'd spend was on food...

And then it called out to me . The COACH store looked so inviting I couldn't resist , so being any normal shopaholic teenager with a passion for new wristlets , I went in to go look at the new prints (although I'd already seen all the new 2009 styles online). I saw it after about 5 minutes of browsing and the price on it wasn't really that bad either but still out of my $20 budget for the day.

I left the store to think on it and really mull it over before making a decision like I always do with almost every purchase. After eating , I couldn't deny it anymore. The image of the wristlet wouldn't leave my thoughts . BOO HOO - I know . So inevitably , I went back in , picked it up and bought it . I don't regret it but damn , the mind war with myself was tiring . All in all , it was a lovely day with the girlies :) ... their boyfriends showed up halfway through , and I started to miss the love of my life but its okay ! I get to see him all weekend and its going to be a long one! WOO ! Is life good or what ? :D

Speaking of boyfriends and shopping - my girlfriend asked me why I didn't just ask my boyfriend to buy the wristlet for me if I was so worried over the price . Really , I had never thought of asking him . Maybe because there just isn't the same satisfaction of shopping for my own stuff ? Don't get me wrong , I love my boyfriend , and I love receiving gifts from him and him buying stuff for me :D - I mean , what kind of normal-fashion-loving girlfriend doesn't like their boyfriend shopping for them ? But I guess if I had really not been able to afford it , I would have asked but the reality is that I can, but not with my own money . It's my parents' money afterall . I guess when I feel like its something I really want with absolute certainty I would ask the boyfriend but right now , the wristlet was a satisfying purchase (despite my parents not knowing LOL) :) and I'm glad I bought it now althought I could have waited 'til later, haha..I think.

Anyways , if really wanted a new handbag soon, I'd ask for the LV Totally Damier Azur PM ;) Haha , goodnight !

115 yards w/ 9-iron!

I think I'm making some progress with this golfing thing! 115 yards was my farthest hit today, unfortunately I didn't get a shot of it (darnit). Now I need to learn how to aim for a specific direction. :) Anyways, I think that if I really get the hang of this, I may end up buying a set of women's golf clubs. The mens golf clubs that I've been using which belong to my dad are ridiculously heavy. Ugh, when I borrowed a women's club it was 10 times lighter - definitely much easier to handle and swing with. Anyways, who knows? I hope I continue to like this 'cause the thought of playing through 6 hours of 18 holes doesn't sound too appealing to me.


New movie coming out 2010:
Besides the golf lesson , I'm getting super excited (8 months ahead) for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland coming out on March 5th 2010! The released pictures look amazing and I'm looking forward to Burton's surreal look on the story. Supposedly, it's supposed to be a sequel to the first visit that Alice makes to Wonderland as a kid, and now she's a teenager (17 years old I think?). Overall, the point is - I'm excited for it. Maybe I'm hyping myself up too much about it, but I hope it doesn't disappoint! Remember , March 5 2010 !

Summer shopping list:
Of course , my inner shopaholic is starting to get antsy as September closes in on me! (eek, university!) So I've started to make a list of things I need & want to get before or as September rolls in. :)

• Laptop
• Glasses (new frames)
  
• Shoes
• Clothes (oh it never ends)
• Textbooks (need to find that out during the 1st week)
• Haircut
• Metropass/GO pass

The list will be added on to later.. for not that's all I've got. Mmmkay I'm getting sleepy D: - until next time!

Awesome Origami

Ugh. Talk about talent, ingenuity and amazing creativity.. I'm jealous! There, I said it. Just recently saw on David Choi's blog (http://davidchoimusic.com/origami-genius/) a post about this guy named Brian who makes original origami art. Seriously, it's amazing. You have to check it out! Apparently, he's the brother of Wesley Chan from WongFuProductions. Anyways, he's a graduate of MIT and can be hired for his origami artwork ! :) Here's some samples! You can visit his website here: http://chosetec.darkclan.net/origami/

It's hot outside & I'm wearing a sweater...

There must be something wrong with me.. It's 26 degrees celsius and I have a sweater on, the window open and my fan on. Ridiculous. Anyways, I really am bored out of my mind, I think there's a thunderstorm coming tomorrow even though I have a golf lesson scheduled.

So I plan to see some new movies in the next few weeks, hopefully go buy them as bootlegs with the boyfriend this weekend or next or whenever.
Here's the list:

• The Ugly Truth
• Ice Age 3
• Funny People
• G-Force

I'm not sure about Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince anymore because I haven't heard any good feedback about it but if it happens to be out .. then maybe? Ah well.

Why Noodle.Kitty?

Well , the title is pretty self explanatory. Why the blog name Noodle.Kitty ? To be honest, I was inspired by RiceBunny aka Michelle Phan on Youtube. (Check out her awesome videos for cool make up tips and more! http://www.youtube.com/user/MichellePhan) Anyways, back to the reason behind the name - Other than Michelle Phan's cute username, I wanted to make a username that wasn't as boring and non-creative like my past usernames. So the noodle part is well, basically because I love to eat noodles. :D The kitty part is because I think kittens and cats are adorable as well as the fact that I have a cat of my own.

Anyways, now that I've finally settled on a layout. I think that's all I've got for now. 'Til next time! :)

The beginning of blogging?

Hmmm , so here's the start of a new page in my life. Blogging ? Maybe . Let's see how far I can take this and hopefully I can keep my interest fresh with ideas and stories to tell . Not much to tell today , I didn't do much at all . -Sigh- That's to be expected of a jobless summer holiday I guess. :( The most that's happening is chores, laundry, lawn-mowing and some cleaning that's being delayed haha. Oh well ! Trying to schedule another golf lesson but with all this rain happening , I don't think I can schedule one tomorrow. :(

Something to look forward to: Cottage day on Aug 15 ;). That should be a fun-filled event! I'm definitely stoked. Hopefully I'm able to accomodate the number of people coming but I guess I'll just have to wait and see!
Now its time to go look for a new blog layout. Toodles!