find your beauty

people have a hard time defining what beauty is. i think beauty is all around us. beauty to me is my friend's laugh; the way a baby clings to it's mother; the colors of the sky.



this is the view of my old dorm room. prettiful isn't it?

lust, caution

photo credits: wikipedia.com

this is ang lee's latest movie. if you don't know who he is, he's a taiwanese director who broke through hollywood with films like crouching tiger, hidden dragon, brokeback mountain, hulk.

i've heard and seen a lot of bad rap for ang lee's lust, caution, but the one that got me started was this particular one with the hong kong media. the hk media was questioning the main actor, tony leung, about whether or not he was having real sex on the movie set or not. i've always found that the hong kong press has always been a lot more perverted than our american media. perhaps because the hk press is always taking extra careful to find pictures of actors/actresses exposing themselves by accident. it happens, but we move on, where as the hk actor/actress who gets caught will have to explain themselves out of it and apologize...

anyway. i dont think the question to tony leung should have been, "were you having real sex on the set", but it should have been a statement praising ang lee for such great filming that it looks like they're having sex. im happy that ang lee is getting away from that sterotypical hong kong movie where its cutsey and funny with a major lack of substance.

it just really bothers me that the hk media can't just be more mature about it. but i know someone is bound to tell me it's also a cultural thing. [rolls eyes] yes, i know.

winter

five reasons why i hate winter:

1. my face feels like its on constant botox. i dont know why people waste money to get botox done. just freeze your face for a couple of minutes. if you dont like it, put it back in some heat, and viola...you've got your face back.

2. i like my snow white...like, whiter than hong kong people's skin. when it turns black and yellow, then its just too much. i dont want to slush around in black snow and eat yellow snow by accident.

3. i love to travel, so when snow blocks my airplane, im not a happy camper especially if i have to camp in an airport with a million other cranky people.

4. i can't go outside with wet hair anymore. i can, but it'll probably fall off if it snaps if it ever gets cold enough. its not fun to have your hair freeze over. it might be amusing to boys, but not for girls.

5. mornings are inevitably darker, aka, i dont want to get up in the early morning anymore. its just so depressing. no wonder why alaska tends to have a bigger suicide rate. but then again, LEAVE ALASKA...dont kill yourself...duh...


five reasons why i love winter: [i know im contradicting, but i am because i can. =)]

1. my favorite holiday is in the winter! CHRISTMAS! Christmas songs, GIFTSS, movies!! theres just something magical about Christmas that makes me love it.
PPS:
friend 1 : "what's your favorite holiday?"
friend 2 : "my birthday" [includes a stupid grin]
get over it...your birthday is not a holiday unless you're born on july 4th, april fools or etc. otherwise...you're really not that special.

2. FOOD O_O christmas food kicks thanksgiving food twice over. theres bigger turkeys, better desserts, egg nogg...i dont really like it, but its a cool name. candy canes...hot chocolate, fondu sets...you get the drift.

3. longer break for college. we get a month! how nice is that?! one word for high school students... HA! so glad im not in high school anymore. cant help ya there.

4. snow angels. so sweet. so simple. =)

5. shopping. not so much me going...but me watching other people kill each other over that stupid toy you could have just bought online sans the lines, crazy mom shoppers, and crying kids next door at the christmas photoshoot with a scary looking santa.


i just got myself really wanting christmas now...

PAY ATTENTION



TO OUR WORLD AND IT'S NEEDS

obession

man: "my woman told me that the lottery was 1.3 million today."
boy: "my girl said that i look nice in blue."

what is with the possesive phrases?? maybe its just the way guys talk to guys, but if we're not officially your girlfriends or your wife, please don't put a possesion on us. we're people, not sex objects. actually, no. you're not allowed to say that.

for boy- so what is considered "fair game"? when a girl is single, it means that no one has asked her to be their girlfriend. so if you like her and have several phone call chats with her, or if you go on group dates with her and her friends, that doesn't count. neither does a night out at dinner with just her, and you bump into friends, and automatically introduce her as "my girlfriend."
that doesn't cut it.
maybe it'll work until the friends are gone before she'll turn to you and ask you "since when did i become your girlfriend??"
when you want to go out with someone, make sure that both parties are aware of it. please.


question for girls: (or anyone who wants to answer)
if you are interested in a guy, and the guy is interested in you, but he STILL hasn't asked you out, are you still on the market? or off the market? is it okay to continue looking as long as he hasn't asked you out?

brand me for life

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oddities

5 oddities about me:

1. i like bruises.
granted they aren't from getting beat up from someone. i like them because usually they have a good story behind it. its like -
friend : what happened?? [pointing to a huge ass bruise on my arm]
me : oh! i was at paintballing and i took a shot for _______

2. i announce a lot of what i do. including bathroom runs.
its partly because i have a big family. every time i go somewhere (ie. bathroom) someone is bound to shout for me. so i save them that hassle by telling them that i have to go poop so that way they're not shouting for me...

3. i like lollipops.
any type. any flavor. and i think i'll still like them even when i get to be a billion years old.

4. i have a compulsive thing with organizing my pictures.
only on my computer though. i have to have a name for every picture, every video. it'd be best if i could remember the dates too. i'd put them down as well.

5. i crack my knuckles.
and just about everything else too. the years in gymnastic did it to me. i can crack my hip, my spine, my knees, my elbows and everything in between you can think of.

ending on that note: here's my favorite song of the week

he's hot

so, some of my guy friends (enough for me to write this) asked me how come their girlfriends could be taken away from them so easily when michael buble's songs come onto the radio. "what is the fascination with this michael guy??"

• first and foremost- his name is pronounced michael "boo-blay". not boobly or bubbly.
• secondly- there's just something irresistible about his face...let me put it this way...he's just one sexy guy.
• and last but definitely not least- he's our generation's frank sinatra. the way his voice rings out is just so romantic, and im almost positive that if our boyfriends could sing the way he does with the words that he mutters, then yes, we will be deeply captivated by you too.

photo credits: www.michaelbuble.com

i dont know if he really says these things to his girlfriend, but omg.

- "and you play it coy, but its kinda cute" - [michael buble : everything]
if we played it coy, our boyfriends would be like, stop [insert gf's name]... its really not cute.

- "im just too far// from where you are//i wanna come home" - [michael buble : home]
honey, im busy, it'll take me a couple of more hours in the office. --lets face it, when guys are working, nothing can pry them from work. maybe if you were in labor, or if you died. but i dont suggest trying either one to "test" him out

- "oh i know the music is fine//like sparklin' wine, go and have your fun//laugh and sing, but while we're apart//don't give your heart to anyone" - [michael buble : save the last dance for me]
he is willing to let his girl dance with other guys and is just content to watch her laugh and smile and whats even better he wont get jealous.

PMS i am

the other day in psych class, professor woolfolk (no, i didn't make up her name) was telling us about how researchers are saying that PMS mood swings have nothing to do with our menstrual cycle. the menstrual cycle is not so much science as it is nature...if you get my drift. they just need more women researchers on this topic...

there are certain things you boys just shouldn't say to your spouse/girlfriend when she's on this tedious and painful cycle. be considerate even though God decided not to be by giving us cramps and bloating.

situation 1:
girl: "honey, does my butt look fat?"
what guy should say: no sweetheart. its perfect like always. (or something along that line)
what guy should not say: yes! MAN! it looks like you stuffed two watermelons in your jeans! -->proceeds to point and laugh.
[warning-know that once and if you say that, you are subjected to a slap across the face, or...depending on where she is standing, a perfume bottle, or a knife...]

situation 2:
girl: "i can't fit into my pants. i feel so bloated!"
what guy should say: its okay. just make today your sweatpants day. you'd feel so much better in those anyway.
what guy should not say: maybe you're not bloated and you just got fat.
[...you're just looking for a fight if you say this.]

situation 3:
girl: "i don't want to eat italian"
boy: "but you told me you wanted to eat italian, like, two minutes ago"
girl: "yes, but now i want chinese"
--two minutes later--
girl: "wait, make that french"
boy: "no. i want italian now."
what guy should do: take her to where she wants to go because she will be much happier
what guy should not do: argue with her and make her even more upset.
[warning-this only brings boy more trouble by refusing]

situation 4:
girl: "you smell like sweat. go take a shower. its gonna make me gag"
what guy should do: go take a shower because you probably really do smell like sweat.
what guy should not do: stand next to her and attempt to make her gag even more.
[girls' sense of smell increases by like, 90 percent during our menstrual cycle. so don't go smoke, or drink, or go out with some girl at this time unless you want to get in super big trouble.]

steps 舞動全城

having grown up in a household of women (really only two) who ballroom dance, sparked that interest and love in me. although not enough for me to actually reach out and do it even though i do say i want to (any willing partners?). so its no big surprise that'd i'd love shows like so you think you can dance and dancing with the stars. not only does so you think you can dance provide a good show, but these people can actually dance! they're so skilled in their own categories, but can also pull off something totally different within a week for the show. that's talent. as for dancing with the stars...its just interesting to see a familiar tv face trying to dance... i really wish that they would cover wayne newton's botox-ed face up with some circus makeup. i think i'd enjoy it more. he's a real good singer, but...face?? i dont think so.

photo credits: metatu.be

photo credits: abcmedianet.com

and so, it shouldn't be much of a shocker that i was totally excited when TVB came out with their own version of a dance series, steps. its a retarded name...i know, but the show is actually not THAT bad. i don't think im being biased this time, but i do have to say,

chinese people can't dance

i mean, there's just really no denying it. we don't have those loose hips that can move the way white/latinos can. when i watch steps, i can't help but laugh because their dancing looks very amateur to me, even though kate tsui and bernice liu both have dancing backgrounds. the rest of the series is really cute, but the dancing just doesn't cut it.

photo credits: wikipedia 舞動全城

on top of that, because chinese viewers are so conservative, many of the dancing has been watered down, so you're not really getting that 'latin spice' to the series. if they allowed dancing like the moves in dirty dancing: havana nights, then that'd be awesome. i went in, hoping to finally see some good dancing from these girls who have had that dancing background, and instead TVB says, no your dress line is too low and no bodily contact...whatsoever.

so overall, i do like the series, but not because of the dancing, which is a total bummer because the series is supposed to be a dancing series...if that even makes sense

doggie

cash says hi

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crosswalk jedi's

has anyone ever come across "those kinds of pedestrians" when they're driving and has stopped at a crosswalk when all of a sudden *BAM* the pedestrian holds up their hand at your car

ped: stop now, you shall.
driver: wtf [honks]
ped: float out of the way, your car will.
driver: [honks some more]

then the pedestrian continues along the crosswalk, hand still up, glaring at the driver
priceless how some americans are so retarded

airplane etiquette

i travel a lot, and i am one of those people who like to follow airport/airplane rituals. it bugs the crap out of me that other people don't.



rule 1: finding your seat. please look at your ticket, because it does say what seat and what aisle letter you're supposed to be in. when i come down the aisle, and find that you're sitting in my seat, don't play stupid and say 'no...i think this is my seat. let me see your ticket.' NO DUDE! let ME see YOUR ticket. what the heck.

rule 2: getting seated. when someone is already sitting in the aisle seat and your seat is either the middle or the window, have the courtesy to say excuse me, because much to your surprise, they might even get up for you. for the person who's sitting down already, no we don't take pleasure in having your butt close to being rubbed in our faces as you pass by, or having your crotch like, ____ that close to our face either.
<--neither of these situations are pleasant. rule 3: snoring. if you know you snore, then do us all a favor, and buy a breathe right strip and put it on your nose. i promise, it doesn't hurt. rule 4: farting. if you've ever noticed, if you fart at the front of the plane, and you travel to the back like, an hour later, you can still smell it. so don't do it because despite what your mother tells you, your fart or your poop does not smell nice. rule 5: getting out. once again, say excuse me. don't step on people its not nice. rule 6: leaving the plane. we're all going out the same way and no matter how fast you manage to dart out of the plane, you still have to get online for customs. so don't push and wait for your turn. people don't appreciate having to be squished against each other just so you can get out a couple of minutes earlier. if it makes any flyer anymore comforted, even celebrities need to go through secruity. <--there goes kate beckinsale flying
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links

regulars: 

• taylor guitarsmy guitar is from here so i am biased. i think they're real pretty.  
• wikipediaour generation's one-stop information center for anything and everything. 
• imeemthe social music service that i have been using since last year. 
• facebook
  the social networking system that is the reason why we can't finish that essay. 
• webshots
  my preferred free photo sharing website.
• z100
  the number one music station by my house. i still go on here to listen to the most recent songs.
• webmd
  everyone's got questions. don't worry. its okay.  

celebrities:

• asian fanatics come here for all the asian entertainment news you need.  
• care bearsthe number one fan site for carrie underwood. *not her official website*  
• jinmc jin's official website tracking his move in hong kong. 
• just jaredmy favorite gossip blog. this blog keeps me up-to-date with hollywood and is unbiased in opinions. 
• just jared jr.just jared's offspring. junior has news on the younger hollywood celebs.  
• jennifer garner
  i have been a fan since her alias days. 
• selena gomez
  i actually really like her "wizards of waverly place" show; disney or not; in my 20's or not...
• shailene woodley
  loved, loved, loved "the secret life..." 
• linda chung
  her official tvb blog  

food:

• andrew zimmernfunny-man chef, he goes around the world getting to know every culture in every nook. this is his personal webpage.  
• bon appetitmy number one choice for a food magazine. bon appetit has everything from recipes to lifetime stories.
• southern hospitalitymy favorite food network chef, paula deen. 
• epicurious
  sounds like , be-curious. i like this site better than the food network site.  
• sprinkes cupcakes
  my favorite cupcake place. just the word cupcake should be enough.
• papa bubble
  my favorite candy store in NY besides Dylan's.  

about me

i love cheese.

i love oprah and ellen.

carrie underwood is awesome.

babies are the cutest things.

candy makes me smile.

i like flipflops.

||blips||

|| i am painfully random at times and it never surprises me that at the end of a conversation, no one has understood what i just said.||

|| i also love to laugh -- but at all the wrong times. if you fall or hurt yourself, i guarantee that i will be the one to watch and laugh; and then maybe help you if i can stop laughing.||

|| it'll take me a few meets for me to get warmed up to you, but after that,  you'll probably think i'm really weird...crazy...moronic...||

|| i'm really observant so i notice a lot of things that sometimes i wish i didn't -- like when guys scratch their crotch like everyone around them is invisible.||

age doesn't really matter

all this nonsense about birthdays...nothing monumental ever happens in a birthday.

age 1: its your "first" birthday; christmas; and whatever firsts your parents try to give to poor you. the plus side is, you'll never remember it, granted there leaks a photo or two of you being retarded looking in that princess hat...when you're a boy

age 6: your just at that height where you're looking at everyone's crotches. i dont know if that's considered good or bad... but the definite upside is that you're still free at restaurants!

age 8: just a lucky chinese number. suddenly you've become noticed in your family

age 13: you're finally a teen! ...and thats about all. wait no. you can sign up for facebook now.

age 14: your parents can officially make you go to work and earn money for them to spend.

age 16: 3 words for girls--super sweet sixteen. for boys--driving permit

age 17: here is when you're driving permit sort of solidifies. but you still can't drive without an adult over 21, and you still can't drive past midnight...i think

age 18: the uh-oh year. not only can you see a rated-R movie by yourself now, you can vote; you can buy cigarettes; in some states, gamble; AND you can get yourself screwed in vegas and get married on a whim. but you might get drafted...so hold that thought.

age 19-20: the second year of college...you realize that sophomore year is gonna be super hard but super fun with parties. also, you're not really going anywhere from 18 and you're not really there to 21 yet. so it sucks.

age 21: !! everything and more. you can smoke, DRINK, go to a club without the need for a fake ID, gamble, ...and etc.

age 22: realize that you're about to graduate from college, that you still don't know what you're doing with your life, and that you still need to get a real job.

age 25: ...you can rent a car

THEN drop down to your 40s because your 30s is just the meaningless 'i hate my job' stage

age 40: your mid-life crisis. you go out and buy a red convertible

age 65: congratulations, you're a senior citizen

*its always nice to be a kid*