the sweet silver lining

My 2013 resolution was to travel more. Basically anywhere away from this hole of a suburb I live in. So I have a few things planned this year and next year.

• This Friday, I’m heading to the Central Coast with some of my closest friends for my birthday =). Clubbing is over-rated.
• Thailand in mid October with the two of my good high school mates. FULL MOON PARTY HERE I COME!!!
• Hong Kong hopefully after Thailand in November with an old workmate.
• NEXT YEAR: USA (New York, California, Florida, Nevada and Hawaii)
• NEXT YEAR: UK
• NEXT YEAR: Costa Rica, for a volunteering program with the Green Sea Turtles.

My other resolution was to get back on track with my studies. I’ve been out of it for two years, so half of the stuff I’ve learnt has unfortunately been flushed away by late nights of playing Sims, watching Awkward and drinking =P.

# I get easily distracted by dogs; dogs being walked, dogs in pet stores, dogs on tv. It’s quite frustrating especially when someone else is talking to me and I’m in my own little world babbling about dogs. 

In general: dogs > humans 

# I like to watch home improvement shows, outdoor living stores and visit IKEA, just so I have ideas on what I want in my future home.

• I’d love a herb garden in the kitchen.
• I want a storage unit that takes up an entire wall in the living room/kitchen, where I can put books, photographs, DVD’s, wine, herbs, and little knick knacks.
• I want a room in the corner of the house, that is exposed to all natural sunlight, where I can spend my mornings just drinking tea and reading books.
• Open kitchen/living room, that opens out to the backyard.
• A hanging egg chair midway between the kitchen living room and backyard.
• A bedroom where the wardrobe area is hidden behind a wall, where the bed is on the other side.
• Mahogany cabinets and counters, with stainless steel appliances. 
• A little pond with a bridge going across it, where I’d love to have koi fish.
• I want my bedroom to be black and white.
• Lots of city landscape photographs throughout the house.
• One random wall in the house, that is a huge chalkboard.
• One room where the wallpaper is a map of the whole world, or the landscape of a city.

These are just some ideas =P

# I had an old friend say to me on facebook:

“I didn’t like the hunger games, LOL. I only watched it because you hyped it up so much”.

FYI: It’s not my fault they didn’t like the movie, and I did not necessarily hype things up to him. I hyped the movie up with other Hunger Games readers. People who read the series and found those emotional attachments to the characters. So, I judge him for not reading the books and being disappointed because he doesn’t understand why I am hyping the Hunger Games up.

FYI #2: If people are going to go by my words, at least research what I’m hyping about! If it’s not your type of thing to begin with, don’t go by my words because obviously I am a fan, and you may or may not be one.

In short, I hate people who blame me that their experiences with certain events were disappointing because they’re depending on my personal experience to rub off on them. Especially with movies! Everyone has obvious different flavours!

# I love the feeling of after a long run. That feeling where the days junk food, is slowly burning away =P

# I’m obsessed with berets =). Bought two today. Beret’s, thick scarves and long gloves make winter enjoyable.

# In the future I want to travel A LOT!

• I want to go to lay on the beaches of Greece, Italy, Croatia. 
• Go shopping London and Paris. 
• Go sightseeing in New York and Las Vegas, maybe even get married then divorce after a few hours =P. 
• Full Moon Party and CHEAP shopping in Thailand.
• DISNEYWORLD IN FLORIDA!!!
• Watch the turtles and go some conservation volunteer work in Costa Rica and around South America.
• Volunteer at a panda reserve in China. 
• Bungee jump and go Zorb-balling in New Zealand

# I miss high school =(

# Luke (Nolan Gould) from Modern Family, is a member of MENSA. THAT’S FREAKING INSANE!!!

# I miss the old disney shows, like Even Stevens with Shia and Lizzie McGuire. I really enjoyed the Proud Family =( why did they have to cut it so short =(.

An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.

WTF?

# I’ve decided to occupy my lonely and boring holidays and to celebrate my freedom I am going to make friendship bracelets. Saves me from buying a thousand from Sportsgirl and possibly spending twice as much on something I can make for less the price.

# My new obsession is Grey’s Anatomy. I love Lexie and Karev =D

# I am so in love with The Hunger Games. It’s crazy!!! March 23, is slowly creeping up on me =P