So I've decided to hone my writing skills by posting reviews and the like on this blog!

The bulk of them will probably be on movies and food because I'm a loser who doesn't do much. Attempt #1 coming up soon!

I've started today as perfectly as I could ever wish to.

I woke up early - and by early, I don't mean that I have an extra five minutes to get a pack of Pocky from the mama shop downstairs for brunch - , had reheated chicken porridge, an orange and some tea. And for the first time this year, I read the papers. I'm right on track chasing 21!

Which do you find more out of character; that I bothered to peel an orange or that I drink tea? If you said tea, you're wrong. I drink tea quite often at home because there's nothing else at home to drink other than plain water and maybe some honey, but it's easier to get rid of a teabag than sticky on a spoon!

I know it sounds like I'm a complete bum (I'm just excited that I'm finally doing it right), but look beyond the surface, guys! I'm taking responsibility for my own meals, which is a quantum leap considering I used to eat my dinner straight from the fridge if at all, and finally hydrating myself, with antioxidant drinks no less. So yeah, think of it as an improvement, hmm?



My school's having a bazaar, and they're selling this Matcha Milk Candy amongst other goodies (hot-off-the-press books slashed 20% - 40%! Bought one, checking out more later!). If anyone knows anywhere else to get this heavenly creamy taste of zen, please tell me. Thanks!

It used to be a chirpy allegro turned andante. Now, it's sustained staccato madness.

It doesn't matter anymore. I'm gonna drown myself the best way I know how, and I don't mean in water.

Research says that the subconscious cues we pick up from others play a part in shaping our mood.

I had been in jovial company over the weekend but that didn't do anything for me. If anything, I felt worse. And God knows misery loves company- the feeling just doesn't go away.

It all boils down to my own inadequacy. Some days I feel horribly inept, and exponentially worse when I'm compared - usually by myself, but by someone nonetheless - to the happy, shiny person beside me.

Maybe that's why I pursue the things I do. Yes, I am interested in them - and more, which are sure to ensue - but learning these things also helps me prove a point that I'm desperate to acknowledge. It makes me feel better about myself, that somehow I am worth more because I can cook/blade/guess who's my partner in Bridge.

Ah, dark days.

Got quite excited designing my room again today and got a bit off base. Presenting the masterpiece that will house my future fragrances!

It's the birth of a new decade! Hello 2010!

2009 had been a pretty lousy year, no thanks to the recession (it affected me all right- I worried), swine flu and highly erratic weather. On a more personal note, Clifford left us and I - almost reluctantly - graduated from TP and entered SIM. Everything else was rather watered down and basically not what I wanted.

So this new year, I plan to stop being a fraidy-cat and create the change that I crave. This year's going to be evolutionary.


In the midst of the great overhaul, here are a few resolutions I'm gonna try my darnest to adhere to:


Embrace the new
The new's gonna come, and I want to focus on the silver linings no matter how dark the clouds are. I guess this is step two to being an optimist.

Forge better relationships
I'll meet up with those who mean anything to me at least once a month.

Revise schoolwork at the end of every week
I can't let myself down the way I did, that was too depressing.

Have dinner at home at least twice a week
I know momma wants me to.

Save $x at the current rate I'm working
I foresee a huge hole in my bank account- it shall be mended!

Find direction
Because I'm getting too old to be going nowhere. (I guess this isn't really a resolution but it's a task and, like resolutions, requires effort.)

Pick up from where I left off last year
And since I'm halfway through the five new skills one, I'll aim for two more.


Boys and girls, we're movin' up!