we all have our comfort zones, being at the same places & doing the same habits we are used to. after a while, we get lazy, habitual, bored, daydream...

i would love to get out of my comfort zone, go somewhere new, perhaps somewhere on the other side of the world, and do something different for a change. how nice that would be. anyway, see, that's me daydreaming...

however, i'm already very lucky to have done much traveling recently.. to turkey, paris, london, switzerland!

btw, what's the messiest thing i know? - me eating a subway

another messy thing.. my head? my room? cleared my room today, all in a day's work! never underestimate the power of one day.

whee

ps: this blog is inspired by foong, thanks!

planning on getting a mac computer... what are advantages of mac over pc? is it worth the hassle making the change? then i can get an ipod to link up with it! then the iphone, then become an i-dot. my old computer has memory problems, just like me.

happy birthday to everyone who is born in the lovely month of march!

i'm going to be cheeky & put down my birthday wishlist! (no one reads my blog anyway)

 the other day i met this lady coming out of the flat 2 blocks from mine in Edinburgh. she also happens to be the Guiness World Record holder for female with most piercings. perhaps she is my neighbour. check this out:
http://www.tattooculture.ro/video/elainedavidson.htm
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/human_body/extreme_bodies/most_pierced_woman.aspx
actually, she IS MY NEIGHBOUR! she lives in Edinburgh & Elaine also performs in the Edinburgh Festival, and she is a nurse too!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:World_happiness.png

a Border's adventure:

me & my ex-housemate Shiying were cooking in Borders, and we were looking for a chopping board to cut our onions but couldn't find one! whilst cooking we saw a piece of plastic with a picture of Chopin looking very bored at his piano. hmm interesting, wonder what this is for... days later after a few rounds of cooking did we finally realise Chopin Bored = Chopping Board!!!

Happy 21st birthday Jennifer Lua! phweet look at u now lady ;P

Here's some random birthday quotes I like:

Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these. -- Susan B. Anthony

It is lovely, when I forget all birthdays, including my own, to find that somebody remembers me. -- Ellen Glasgow

Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else. -- Ogden Nash

Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative. -- Maurice Chevalier

this one i'll keep in mind in future:
The Best way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once. -- H. V. Prochnow

if you had to get rid of everything you have in the world right now, and can keep only 25 things, what would you keep?

this is my selection for now:

1
birth certificate
passport
driving license
uni matriculation card
bank debit card
some cash

7
my Nokia 6300 handphone
my Canon IXUS 950IS camera (best in the world)
my Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop
external hard disk with everything important inside

11
one pair of shoes
one pair of socks
one toothbrush
favourite T-shirt
favourite H&M jacket
favourite jeans
one underwear of course
I can't see without my glasses

19
favourite bolster
Stabilo black pen
Bible
Davidson's book
OHCM book
protein powder
favourite cup

just realised i have toothbrush but no toothpaste, need to borrow from a friend then

moving house 2 wks ago was a task. i'm very grateful to flower monster for her help in the monster task of moving & clearing. thanks! we worked hard until about 5am the day i had to finish clearing up for my flight at 7am!

i have a big problem. i am a collector of things. u won't believe the things i collect:
plastic bags
empty bottles
empty containers
empty boxes
receipts, used tickets
A4 paper (used)
tissue paper (not used)
LOTS & LOTS of them... jus ask my housemates...
n these things help me collect dust

some things perhaps more worthwhile collecting:
songs
pics & vids
sms
emails
wall maps
printed lecture notes
hundreds of golf swing vids?

i collected >500 Youtube Favourite videos... 500 is the max... I have to stop Favouriting everything...

i managed to stop collecting:
long finger nails
expired products
empty printer cartridges
magazines
brochures
flyers

just cleared me & my bro's room back home. we agreed that certain ppl have certain types of mess:
dad's mess: little mess - he doesn't collect things as much
mom's mess: neat mess - she piles up her mess in neat stacks (mostly brochures which she doesn't read)
me & bro's mess: hidden mess - we throw our mess into our cupboards to hide the mess outside
sis' mess: no mess

conclusion: live life simple
more doesn't always mean better
more things less space
more things more worry
...need to stop collecting!...
...and start giving!... :)
or recycling.

my house moving is complete, but i return to edinburgh with a room full of things to sort out and start hiding, yes, hidden mess.

if only collecting knowledge is as easy as collecting things...

what do u call a Chinese born and bred in the UK? = a BBC (British born Chinese)
what do u get when u mix an European with an Asian? = an Eurasian
what do u get when u mix a black man with an Asian woman?

= Tiger Woods

no offense to anyone.

in the most recent US Open, Tiger Woods showed why he is the best in the world. despite knee pain post-surgery, and the pressure of having his records broken by an underdog, he fought 91 holes and won with a ONE stroke difference. imagine that, a ONE stroke difference after 5 days of hard work. there were many ups & downs in the game which made it so dramatic as the victory could have swung either way many times. worth it waking up at 3am in the morning to watch! uncle david (consultant O&G) called me at midnight to watch the game, n i felt like i was his golfing friend!

ever since taking up golf, Tiger Woods is my favourite golfer. i also like Michelle Wie.

here are some of my favourite highs:
- hitting a solid drive that lands on the fairway
- scoring a 3-pointer
- meeting an old friend after a long time
- making a new friend
- recognising a foreign language spoken
- completing a race, a book, a lesson, a piano piece
- alcohol (unnatural high)
- cheating Tesco with their own deals
- almost missing the bus and then managing to catch it
- killing someone in Warcraft DOTA (rare)
- taking a really nice photograph and showing it off
- finding the toilet in time

highs for the near future:
- do a windmill
- do a handstand that lasts forever
- play Chopin's Revolutionary Etude
- get a single digit golf handicap

highs for the distant future (order may vary):
- be a dr
- be a husband
- be a father

dreams
- go to USA
- go to Canada
- go to Japan

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!
My daddy is a big-time collector of random pets & bonsai. I came home to 2 new kittens (Milk, Cookie) and a new dog (Angel): so now we have 3 cats, 3 dogs, 1 turtle. So, happy father's day from all of us! Coincidentally, we happen to have the cutest puppies and kittens in town.
My daddy also changed our empty lawn into a monster bonsai garden. He is often seen in underwear in the garden at 12midnight working the bonsai. He is often seen in underwear.

SCHOOL TRIP
I went back to school the other day, and saw my ex who looks as fertile as ever! She has never been seen without maternity clothes. She is really as fertile as the rainforest. She is full-time mother, part-time Biology teacher. Teaching by example. My ex-Bio teacher.