Monday, May 31, 2004
ugh. i live in a freakin' sauna. it's so hot and humid here. i'm dying. everytime i walk outside, i feel like i'm melting. maybe i should just stop going outside.
other than that, things are good. we went apartment hunting the other day and found this awesome place that's 3,500 square feet! how nuts is that? that's bigger than my parents' house! the living room is like the size of a basketball court! it's got 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a HUGE kitchen, and a maid's quarters. we've already got 3 people in on the place, so we just need one or two more! it'd be fun to live with friends, but then again, there are pros and cons to living with other people. plus, to really organize this and make it work is near impossible. we're still looking though. it's fun to look at nice apartments :)
other than that, things are good. we went apartment hunting the other day and found this awesome place that's 3,500 square feet! how nuts is that? that's bigger than my parents' house! the living room is like the size of a basketball court! it's got 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a HUGE kitchen, and a maid's quarters. we've already got 3 people in on the place, so we just need one or two more! it'd be fun to live with friends, but then again, there are pros and cons to living with other people. plus, to really organize this and make it work is near impossible. we're still looking though. it's fun to look at nice apartments :)
Friday, May 28, 2004
i went out for ladies night yesterday. out here, every single night of the week, there's at least one place that's having ladies night within a 5 mile radius. not bad, huh?
what was weird yesterday was that the nicest bartender was actually a female. usually, as a girl, you try to seek out the male bartenders to get faster service and maybe even an extra count or two of vodka in your drink. but yesterday was different. i really have no point in telling this story, just thought it was interesting...
it was a good night.
have a great weekend!
what was weird yesterday was that the nicest bartender was actually a female. usually, as a girl, you try to seek out the male bartenders to get faster service and maybe even an extra count or two of vodka in your drink. but yesterday was different. i really have no point in telling this story, just thought it was interesting...
it was a good night.
have a great weekend!
Sunday, May 23, 2004
to answer ameer's question...the coffee is good...they've got this green tea frappaccino at starbucks that is the yummiest thing ever! too bad i never get it because it's also ridiculously high in calories and i'm trying to lose weight...(key word "trying")
anyway. so the reason i'm blogging. friday...a friend of a friend had a restaurant opening. omigosh this place is awesome!
it's so hard to describe, you had to be there...so lemme start off by saying that the place is huge. i mean, even for US standards, it's really big, so that means by hk standards, it's gigantic. it reminds me of ghost bar at the palms in vegas but much bigger and much nicer. the decor is sooooo nice, and it's got 2 floors of large outdoor eating/drinking/lounging area that overlooks the harbour and the lights and buildings on the other side of the water. there are fountains and little water troughs all over the place. the water troughs, by the way, are extremely dangerous, especially for drunk people. i'm quite surprised i never fell in, and quite proud too!
on top of that, they went all out for the opening party. it was like those ritzy, posh parties that you see on tv. first of all, the place was packed with beautiful people (myself included, HA!) they had models and photographers, free booze all night (the best part), yummy yummy hors douvres, ice sculptures, bubble machines, brazilian style dancers...they went all out. i'll definitely be going back...too bad next time i'll have to pay...a lot.
anyway. so the reason i'm blogging. friday...a friend of a friend had a restaurant opening. omigosh this place is awesome!
it's so hard to describe, you had to be there...so lemme start off by saying that the place is huge. i mean, even for US standards, it's really big, so that means by hk standards, it's gigantic. it reminds me of ghost bar at the palms in vegas but much bigger and much nicer. the decor is sooooo nice, and it's got 2 floors of large outdoor eating/drinking/lounging area that overlooks the harbour and the lights and buildings on the other side of the water. there are fountains and little water troughs all over the place. the water troughs, by the way, are extremely dangerous, especially for drunk people. i'm quite surprised i never fell in, and quite proud too!
on top of that, they went all out for the opening party. it was like those ritzy, posh parties that you see on tv. first of all, the place was packed with beautiful people (myself included, HA!) they had models and photographers, free booze all night (the best part), yummy yummy hors douvres, ice sculptures, bubble machines, brazilian style dancers...they went all out. i'll definitely be going back...too bad next time i'll have to pay...a lot.
Monday, May 17, 2004
i'm getting old...
i had coffee with this 22 year recent graduate and the whole time i'm sitting there, i'm thinking..."gosh, she's young." but i somehow feel like a recent college grad too. it doesn't feel that long ago, but if you think about it, it has definitely been a while.
on the flip side...i used to think..."man, a 27 year old, that's kinda old...we probably won't have much in common." i was still thinking that a couple months ago, but now, when i hang out with 27 year olds, it's actually much more comfortable than hanging out with that 22 year old. the 27 year old still isn't quite right either, but it's definitely a closer match. how sad.
i had coffee with this 22 year recent graduate and the whole time i'm sitting there, i'm thinking..."gosh, she's young." but i somehow feel like a recent college grad too. it doesn't feel that long ago, but if you think about it, it has definitely been a while.
on the flip side...i used to think..."man, a 27 year old, that's kinda old...we probably won't have much in common." i was still thinking that a couple months ago, but now, when i hang out with 27 year olds, it's actually much more comfortable than hanging out with that 22 year old. the 27 year old still isn't quite right either, but it's definitely a closer match. how sad.
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
i'm conducting an informal survey over here...
how big do your bug bites swell up to be?
i just spoke to a friend and realized that it might not be normal for my bug bites to swell up as much as mine do. i thought everyone's did, but apparently, i'm wrong. the little ones that i dont mess with too much get to be about the size of between a dime and a nickel. the bigger ones get up to 2.5 inches in diameter or more. is this normal?
it's soooooo frickin' hot here right now. i wore a skirt the other day and thought i'd enjoy the sun by sitting and reading in the sun at a park. BIG MISTAKE!!! first of all, even sitting in the shade for more than 10 minutes left me drenched in sweat (pretty picture, huh?). plus, i got over 30 bug bites from those 10 minutes. never again! if i wanna read, i'm sitting in a nice little air-conditioned cafe from now on. maybe i'll even sit by the window!
what's worse is that now my leg is totally bitten up and all swollen nasty ugly, i have to wear long pants out. well, i guess i don't HAVE to, but my legs are awfully nasty right now, and i don't wanna subject the public to such unsightlyness. i've done worse though. in hawaii, i jumped off a 30 foot cliff, landed in the water on my ass and majorly bruised up my entire butt and hamstrings on both legs. then add on those lovely bug bites that i got from walking to and from the waterfall to jump off of...trust me, no one even thought about hitting on me as i tanned my backside on the beaches of hawaii! hahaha. gross.
how big do your bug bites swell up to be?
i just spoke to a friend and realized that it might not be normal for my bug bites to swell up as much as mine do. i thought everyone's did, but apparently, i'm wrong. the little ones that i dont mess with too much get to be about the size of between a dime and a nickel. the bigger ones get up to 2.5 inches in diameter or more. is this normal?
it's soooooo frickin' hot here right now. i wore a skirt the other day and thought i'd enjoy the sun by sitting and reading in the sun at a park. BIG MISTAKE!!! first of all, even sitting in the shade for more than 10 minutes left me drenched in sweat (pretty picture, huh?). plus, i got over 30 bug bites from those 10 minutes. never again! if i wanna read, i'm sitting in a nice little air-conditioned cafe from now on. maybe i'll even sit by the window!
what's worse is that now my leg is totally bitten up and all swollen nasty ugly, i have to wear long pants out. well, i guess i don't HAVE to, but my legs are awfully nasty right now, and i don't wanna subject the public to such unsightlyness. i've done worse though. in hawaii, i jumped off a 30 foot cliff, landed in the water on my ass and majorly bruised up my entire butt and hamstrings on both legs. then add on those lovely bug bites that i got from walking to and from the waterfall to jump off of...trust me, no one even thought about hitting on me as i tanned my backside on the beaches of hawaii! hahaha. gross.
Sunday, May 09, 2004
o weird. blogger changed their website.
anyway. yesterday (well, today for your guys) was mother's day. i called mom. she wasn't home, so i left a message.
i have mixed feelings about mother's day. i remember writing cards to my mom and it always said the same thing every year. "thanks for being such a great mom. you're always there when i need you, blah blah blah". it feels so forced doesn't it? (and lame) shouldn't you let mom know you appreciate her on random days of the year. doesn't it mean more that way? that's also why i don't believe in valentine's day. why buy candy and flowers on a day where it costs 10 times as much to do so rather than on some other day? and why fight the crowds to get a reservation at a restaurant when you can go eat there any other day without the hassle? problem is, sometimes, if it weren't for valentine's day, it'd never happen. i guess that's the same with mother's day.
as a mom, sure, it's great. especially when you're kid is little, you get weeds picked from the garden, a homemade card, and cereal in bed. but as they get older, things change. if i feel like i'm forcing my kid to do something that he doesn't wanna do, i'd rather he didn't. like yesterday, i saw a son with his mom. she had a little bouquet of flowers with her, it was kinda cute. but her and her son were sitting at separate tables (i'm assuming so that both of them could be in the shade since it was soooo darn hot yesterday), and they were eating mcdonalds. they weren't talking to each other, they weren't even looking at each other. both were just kinda staring off into space. i couldn't even really tell that they were there together except for the fact that they got up and left together when they were done. how uncomfortable is that? being forced to spend a day with your mom/son/daughter, having nothing to say to each other, having nothing in common to do. i'd probably go watch a movie as to kill 2 hours without having awkward silence if i were him. i dunno, just seems like torture for both parties to me. so sad.
ideally, you'd have a great relationship with your mom and be able to have something to talk about and actually have fun hanging out together. hopefully that's what i'll have, but i'm sure every mom wishes for that...
anyway. yesterday (well, today for your guys) was mother's day. i called mom. she wasn't home, so i left a message.
i have mixed feelings about mother's day. i remember writing cards to my mom and it always said the same thing every year. "thanks for being such a great mom. you're always there when i need you, blah blah blah". it feels so forced doesn't it? (and lame) shouldn't you let mom know you appreciate her on random days of the year. doesn't it mean more that way? that's also why i don't believe in valentine's day. why buy candy and flowers on a day where it costs 10 times as much to do so rather than on some other day? and why fight the crowds to get a reservation at a restaurant when you can go eat there any other day without the hassle? problem is, sometimes, if it weren't for valentine's day, it'd never happen. i guess that's the same with mother's day.
as a mom, sure, it's great. especially when you're kid is little, you get weeds picked from the garden, a homemade card, and cereal in bed. but as they get older, things change. if i feel like i'm forcing my kid to do something that he doesn't wanna do, i'd rather he didn't. like yesterday, i saw a son with his mom. she had a little bouquet of flowers with her, it was kinda cute. but her and her son were sitting at separate tables (i'm assuming so that both of them could be in the shade since it was soooo darn hot yesterday), and they were eating mcdonalds. they weren't talking to each other, they weren't even looking at each other. both were just kinda staring off into space. i couldn't even really tell that they were there together except for the fact that they got up and left together when they were done. how uncomfortable is that? being forced to spend a day with your mom/son/daughter, having nothing to say to each other, having nothing in common to do. i'd probably go watch a movie as to kill 2 hours without having awkward silence if i were him. i dunno, just seems like torture for both parties to me. so sad.
ideally, you'd have a great relationship with your mom and be able to have something to talk about and actually have fun hanging out together. hopefully that's what i'll have, but i'm sure every mom wishes for that...
Tuesday, May 04, 2004
the older i get, the bitchier i get...
one day, my baby asked me how come he never saw the bitchy side of me when we first got together...and my answer was...because it didn't exist.
i used to be (or i think i used to be) the type of person that you couldn't really ever imagine getting really mad. and if i was mad, i probably didn't show it. the other day, i was at dinner...o the dinner i talked about in my last blog! hehe. anyway. we were talking about dealing with incompetent customer service and one of the girls said..."i can totally imagine you going off on one of them." ME?!?!?! is that who i've become? goodness gracious. how things have changed.
i havent decided if it's a good thing or bad thing yet though. i mean, of course, i want to be that nice person. i feel really bad when i'm mean to people, even when they deserve it. i think what bugs me more though, is having people think that i'm not that nice person (like that girl's comment). i'm not used to it. but on the other hand, being little miss always nice gets you taken advantage of at times. people know you won't get upset or at least won't do anything about it, so they take you for granted, knowing that if they're going to piss someone off, it might as well be you since you mind it the least. and that's not really fair, is it? then again, it doesn't happen all that often. so i dunno. should i make a conscious effort to go back to being that sweet girl who never really gets upset? or should i just let the bitchiness flow? probably a balance between the two would be best...balance is always good.
one day, my baby asked me how come he never saw the bitchy side of me when we first got together...and my answer was...because it didn't exist.
i used to be (or i think i used to be) the type of person that you couldn't really ever imagine getting really mad. and if i was mad, i probably didn't show it. the other day, i was at dinner...o the dinner i talked about in my last blog! hehe. anyway. we were talking about dealing with incompetent customer service and one of the girls said..."i can totally imagine you going off on one of them." ME?!?!?! is that who i've become? goodness gracious. how things have changed.
i havent decided if it's a good thing or bad thing yet though. i mean, of course, i want to be that nice person. i feel really bad when i'm mean to people, even when they deserve it. i think what bugs me more though, is having people think that i'm not that nice person (like that girl's comment). i'm not used to it. but on the other hand, being little miss always nice gets you taken advantage of at times. people know you won't get upset or at least won't do anything about it, so they take you for granted, knowing that if they're going to piss someone off, it might as well be you since you mind it the least. and that's not really fair, is it? then again, it doesn't happen all that often. so i dunno. should i make a conscious effort to go back to being that sweet girl who never really gets upset? or should i just let the bitchiness flow? probably a balance between the two would be best...balance is always good.
