Saturday, August 13, 2005
i think i'm having indigestion again. from eating too much?
we headed to coffee bean for lunch and i ordered a turkey ham and cheddar cheese melt foccacia. and koped one-third of my mom's salad. then my mom headed out to walk about Holland V so my sis and i ordered a banana walnut muffin and a roast chicken and mushroom cream pasta. i got a mocha ice blend too! and went home feeling grossly unhealthy and indigestible. and dinner at my gran's. now i don't feel too good.
but the mocha ice blend! it's a gastronomical discovery! i'm generally a no-coffee person but that one's good. yumyum.
i decided to do a list of songs which i love. i've loved them very much at some point in time or i've grown up with them or something happened which i have since permanently associated the song with it
(in no particular order)
1. There You'll Be - Faith Hill
2. If - Bread
3. This Mystery - Nicole Nordeman
4. Eternal Flame - Bangles
5. My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
6. LOVE - Nat King Cole
7. Solitaire - Clay Aiken(i used to like This is the Night)
8. I Try - Macy Gray
9. It's My Life - Bon Jovi
10. WhiteFlag - Dido
11. Testify to Love - Avalon
12. You And I Both - Jason Mraz
13. Zhen Qing Zhen Mei - Valen Hsu
14. Yi Ge Ren Shen Huo - Lin Fan
15. You're Still the One - Shania Twain
16. Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
17. Lian Ai Da Guo Tian - Twins
18. Gan Mao - Tang Bao Ru
19. Tong Hua Ye Bu Gou Mei Hao - Vic Zhou
20. Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson
21. So Yesterday - Hilary Duff
22. Ultimate - Lindsay Lohan
23. La La La Love Song - Smap
24. Elephant Love Medley - Moulin Rouge
25. La Vie En Rose - Melissa Manchester
26. The Rose - (very old song)
27. Ai De Zheng Hao - William So
28. Yuen Lai Ai - (heme song for Lian Xiang)
29. So Pretty - Patrick Park
30. Maybe I'm Amazed - Jem
31. Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell
32. To Be With You - Mr Big
33. Ride of Your Life - John Gregory
34. Things I'll Never Say - Avril Lavigne
35. Xuan Ze - Sally Yeh
36. 'Til I Get Over You - Michelle Branch
37. Qing Fei De Yi - (dunno the Guy's name)
i decided to stop at 37. it's one of my favourite numbers. the other is 7.
and i guess you'll be wondering why the hell i'm even bothering with a list of songs. that is if you've even made it this far.
i don't know either. how about coz i love all those songs and maybe i want you to love them too. *shrugs*
it's late. good night.
Thursday, August 11, 2005
i was gonna blog about a bunch of other stuff. but then cher posted this quiz and i must absolutely fill it in! oh well. i guess my entry(or lack of) will have to wait.
THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. xiaoyan
2. grace
3. toufu(only to mich)
THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. phuture: i.do.care
2. -xy**
3. cloud9(can't remember)
THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. my shoulders
2. my hair
3. my calves (and maybe my teeth)
THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON? LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. my butt
2. my hips
3. my eyes(or lack of)
THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. being pretty impatient(from my dad)
2. quick-minded(my dad)
3. i can't think of anymore(realise i'm quite different from my family. and the things which my dad and i have in common is that we're both really different)
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. the supernatural(think ghosts)
2. all kinds of creepy-crawlies
3. lightning and thunder(i have a really long list)
THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. sleep
2. knowing God's always there
3. my family
THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. a apir of shorts i had when i was 9. i think it grew with me.
2. my sister's Bizad shirt
3. a blue hair clip
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS:
1. michelle branch(she's the only one whom i really like)
2. dido
3. clay aiken
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS:
(there's many.)
1. something pretty - patrick park
2. maybe i'm amazed - jem
3. both sides now - joni mitchell
THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
1. being able to feel protected
2. chemistry
3. a bit of mystery/intrigue
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (in no particular order):
1. i rocked my chair and fell backwards
2. my favourite softtoy is called Paddy
3. i love collecting glass bottles
THREE THINGS ABOUT THE PREFERRED SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. masculinity(it's about sei.)
2. humour
3. broad shoulders
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. sleeping
2. tv
3. eating
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. get offline so i can shower again. i think my mom's gonna scream soon.
2. pack my bag so i can sleep
3. check on my dog
THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING/YOU'VE CONSIDERED:
1. business/employee in company
2. a shrink
3. actor
THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. kyoto
2. atlanta
3. seoul (lemme please add 2 more. provence and barcelona)
THREE KID? NAMES YOU LIKE:
1. ashley(for a guy)
2. corazon
3. ling
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. be happy
2. visit all the amusement parks in the world
3. have kids
THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A BOY:
1. broad shoulders!
2. i'm loud.
3. i can't stand fastidious people.
THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL:
1. shop shop
2. i can't remember names. but i can place faces
3. guys are cute!?
THREE FEMALE CELEB CRUSHES:
1. rachel bilson
2. 'anna' in OC
3. lauren graham
THREE PEOPLE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW:
1. mich
2. gilyn
3. damian
Monday, August 08, 2005
i've lost weight! yay!
coz i cut my hair!
i'm being stupid. i'm so bored that i've been looking for new ways of self-amusement.
anyway, if you're thinking that i shaved my head or something, you can think again. so far my maid and my sis have both commented that it looks the same. and everyone's prolly gonna think so too. unles you touch my hair like everyday and figure that it's lost most of its volume.
but i'm glad. you can't imagine how bad it is for hair to be dripping wet every night. it's cold. and it wets your shirt so your back gets colder.
oh jeez. the fact that i even managed a whole long story on hair amazes me.
i checked out the prices for Jewel in the Palace! it's 99 bucks for the dvd set and 79 bucks for the vcd set. i'll save and go get it. the only thing that's really stopping me is that i'll regret it when i do get it. coz i'll not study everyday. not do my homework and happily neglect everything just to watch the show. so i'll try to be content with 40 minutes on SCV a day.
today mr lee gave us a treat at Ah Yat Abalone at Turf City. all the dim sum gets 50% off. so the whole class got treated coz we made it to top 4 for chem in S7. thank
you mr lee!
yum. me is feeling fat.
i had bibin-bab for dinner. i asked for the no chili version but she still gave it to me. and then i couldn't really see what it was so i mixed everything in. oil, sauce, chili and all. and got a nice gooey mix which is the right way of eating it. then i ate a mouthful and figured i wasn't gonna be able to stomach the whole thing. which was pretty true. my mom ate a thrid of mine and i ate another third and wasted the rest. truth is, i got a little indigestible.
the i figure that i don't quite like korean food after all. i like kimchee, and ginseng chicken. sometimes i like their muddy soups and i love their barbequed beef(kobe beef with loads of marbling) but i'm very much a clear soup and food person.
that's kinda sad coz i've always prided myself for being a person who's open to all cultures and kinds of food.
but honestly, not really you know. i don't like ice kachang cozit's too sweet and i hate carnation milk. i don't really like all the hot deserts coz they're think and gooey and when i was a kid i always felt pukey trying to swallow them. i eat solutions coz they're clear. i can't mix too much oily and hot food or i'll get indigestion. i don't really like chili crab or black pepper crab. in fact i don't like East Coast seafood. coz they fry or deep-dry everything. and dip everything into some mucky sauce. that's why i like sour and hot chilis and not the sweet and sticky pastes.
which brings me to what i love to eat. i like Jap food. i can eat clams, octopus, cuttlefish, shellfish, oysters and all the weird things. but raw. cooking it makes me sad. my whole family's like that. and i like Chinese food. not the fried stuff. but things like steamed fish and cantonese soups. and my favourite staple? plain white rice and seaweed udon soup.
i used to think that i ate this way coz my whole family was like that. we stir-fried our veggies with water and used to cook black chicken soup without salt. but hey! i like it that way. coz i can taste the food in its natural flavours without having to decipher the seasoning. or worrying about feeling sleepy or thirsty coz there was way too much MSG.
which brings me to my last point. my mom has put me on a detox diet. fruits before meals, fruits for breakfast. for general health and well-being. i know she means well. she wants me to stop falling sick and to get healthier and fitter. she's been going to all extents to try and clear my system of toxins. eg. making green bean soup to clear my system(i hate bean soups. green and red both) which i'll drink. and buying chinese herbs and taking me to the doc's and stocking on fruits! we went grocery shopping today and i can salivate just thinking of the fruits in the fridge. there's california flame grapes and champagne grapes, watermelon, papaya, bananas, apples, pears, ruby red oranges, kiwis, peaches, pineapple and lemons etc. yum!
THERE. i've rambled on long enough. i'll just patiently wait another 5 minutes to catch my tv show.
