Salt 'n' Pepper

I don't wanna name my dogs Basil and Cilantro anymore..

I wanna name them Salt 'n' Pepper.

Salt and pepper go so well together.. Oh well, maybe it might be hard for me to keep 2 dogs..

Maybe a pair of black and white hamsters.. That might work better ;)

Ok settled! I am gonna have one white and one black hamster...

- Appropriately written while eating salt-and-pepper potato chips

Heavy rain

I like it when it rains heavily... More atmosphere... When the rain falls lightly, it feels like it's trying so hard to rain but it's not scucceeding.. Almost raining like a wuss, I'll say.

When it pours, the sound of the rain drowns out your thoughts, giving your mind a break momentarily... The sound of the water hitting your umbrella calms you down, just like the ocean..

Being under an umbrella in the heavy rain also makes me feel very fortunate.. Fortunate enough to have shelter over my head... That I have an umbrella to keep me dry.. Also makes me feel that my umbrella is very useful, when the heavy rain soaks it till it drips.. The light rain doesn't give the umbrella this sense of satisfaction...

Even without an umbrella, light drizzles make you wet and cold but you are unlikely to do anything but let your clothes dry by themselves. With a good downpour, it soaks into your clothes right down to your insides and you will HAVE to take a shower, which you then change into warm clean clothes which always makes one feel warm and fuzzy.

If you are staying inside.. You see the rain hitting the window while you are safe and dry inside.. It makes you want to snuggle up with someone.. Sit by the fire with a mug of hot chocolate...

Rain is annoying, but a good heavy downpour can do wonders for your body and soul every once in a while. Especially with all this rain we get in Vancouver, it's about time we start thinking more positively about what nature is giving us...

The Closest Thing To Crazy

Katie Melua - The Closest Thing To Crazy

How can I think I'm standing strong?
Yet feel the air beneath my feet.
How can happiness feel so wrong?
How can misery feel so sweet?

How can you let me watch you sleep?
Then break my dreams the way you do.
How can I have got in so deep?
Why did I fall in love with you?

[Chorus]
This is the closest thing to crazy
I have ever been.
Feeling twenty-two, acting seventeen.
This is the nearest thing to crazy
I have ever known.
But I was never crazy on my own.
And now I know
That there's a link between the two,
Being close to craziness, and being close to you

How can you let me fall apart?
Then break my fall with loving lies.
It's so easy to break a heart,
It's so easy to close your eyes.

How can you treat me like a child?
Yet like a child I yearn for you.
How can anyone feel so wild?
How ca anyone feel so blue?

[Chorus]
This is the closest thing to crazy
I have ever been.
Feeling twenty-two, acting seventeen.
This is the nearest thing to crazy
I have ever known.
I was never crazy on my own.
And now I know
That there's a link between the two,
Being close to craziness, and being close to you

And being close to you

And being close to you

A Day of Many Birthdays

20 November (Vancouver time)
21 November (Hong Kong time)

- Anna
- Joty (last year's roommate)
- Camille (this year's roommate)
- Aunt Peggy
- Meaghan's dad and stepmom

A Day of Many Firsts:

- First time baking a cake for someone (frosting, decorating with fruit, piping words)

- First time getting bangs (in more than 10 years) -- Haven't had bangs since primary school I think..

- First time getting a haircut in Vancouver (after being here for 5 years)

- First time trying to change the notes when I am playing piano (apparently I suck at this)..

Observation over the last couple months:

Steps of Romance

In Asia:

Falling in Love --> Relationship --> Sex

In North America:

Sex --> Relationship --> Falling in Love

I'm not sure which one is better...

With the money I make from working at Vanier, it practically offsets my eating expenses.. I've only spent a net total of $20+ on food this whole year! LOL.

I like. Must. Work. More!