Branding

Lately, I kept thinking of our relationship. This trip, it hit me that we have actually known each other for 23 years. That is like 79% of my life! I have never thought that I will stay in contact with people that I have known for ages esp the Opp sex! (Good news is, he is not the only one I have on my list.)

I have been thinking of what actually is our status. Friends, ex-classmates seem to be an understatement. Buddies, bff, 知己 seem to be too over. Activities partner, khakis seem to not be too true. Brothers, sisters... nah!

Finally, out of the blue I know what I can call him. 老友!

老友 seems to best describe our friendship.

A friend I have known for ages, who is immune to my nonsense and can ignore without any extra effort. Someone who I will call out for whenever I want certain things done and not be annoyed when the demands are not met because thinking back those tt are met simple exceed those not met by miles over.

I won't call ours a plantonic relationship (other than the fact that it is a boy+girl friendship) because we are not on such close terms to know what each other are thinking by a twitch of eyebrow, or be able to pour everything out over a beer or two.

And I won't call it a casual friendship because there had been parts of our lives where we were close and well in contact and on the other hand, there had been periods where we simple do not know what'sup in the other lives.

I still remember the statement I said during the wedding dinner."你是我的 true love, best love, first love!" It came from nowhere but reflecting on it now, two thirds are indeed true. 真爱，最爱，初恋。

老友万岁!!

May there be many more to come!

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Hydrotheraphy..

Swimming @ sunset is like swimming in blue water with bits and pieces of pink reflective glass floating on the surface.

Wonder how it will be like to be diving at sunset at some crystal-clear shore. One day I will know..

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Feeling a tiny bit carnivorous

Craving for a medium rare ribeye with a dash of freshly grounded pepper and sea salt, accompanied by a glass of red.

Rrraooo..

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Hobbies

I enjoy learning as long as there is no exams. Over my 20 over years, I had attended many lessons, most which I gave up halfway. Thinking, I feel like going back to pick up where I stopped. Maybe this list will help.

Learned halfway:
Motorbike*
Tennis
Piano*
Ceramics
Sailing
Wall climbing - level 1

Want to learn:
Oil painting
Kite sailing

Still learning:
Argentine tango

*Resolutions for 2012, to re-pick up from where I stopped.

Monthly Budget
Tango - $30x4=$120
Bike - $40x4=$160
Piano - $90

Total:$370/mth (Omg!)

I guess 3 classes a week is more than enough.

You think I can get my bike license by June? I need to get more long sleeves shirts.

Travelling wise, I seriously want to cut down. So going forward, I will only use my OT/PH claims. Hence once every 3 months to a nearby country.

For the next 2 years, I will not go to any parts of Thailand, Taiwan, NZ. Wish I could say the same for KL, but I know it is not attainable.

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Last twenties..

2012. A year of last twenties for a lot of my friends and I.

Sitting outside @ the balcony, watching the slight drizzle, feeling the cold breeze, thinking what is to become of me this year.

When we first cross over to 12, I was filled with optimistic that this year will be much better, everything wise. Now, I'm not so sure again. Am I pms-ing hence thinking of all the pessimistic stuff? What do I really want? What do I want to accomplish by age 30?

30 seems so far away but I will be there soon, with nothing to talk about. No successful career or asserts to fall back on, no sso, children to boast on. And to be honest, I still do not understand the definition of companion. Why do we human all need someone to grow old with? Is it a need or necessity? I don't understand. And being from a finance background, if you don't understand, you don't invest.

I see friends getting married 1 by 1, even those unlikely ones. I started asking myself, how do they know this will be the one who will walk with you till the end of time? How does this game play? I really do not know. I feel like a bystander, watching from over the fence. Seeing the group of children playing ball and not asked to join in. So I started telling myself that I am not interested. But if I'm really not interested then why do I keep peeping over to see how much fun they are having? What do I really want? What can I be in control of? I feel so lost and scare of all possibilities. What should I do?

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Misc

Seldom can I stand straight while taking pictures esp in heels.

This trip I can stand up tall and firm, in heels and jump around and still be shorter than the tallest in the group.

Wunderful!

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Where are you?

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Back in Chiangmai..

Waiting for hair to dip dry as there is no hair dryer. I was so tired that I fell asleep while waiting for my turn to use the shower. Now, its my turn to wait while listening to the symphony of the gentle snoring and the crickets or toads outside.

This Lanna Boutique village Hotel is situated way out of the city and rite smack in nature. But as it was already dark when we arrived we couldn't really see our surrounding really well.

Actually I'm quite tired. But cldnt sleep and noone to talk to.

好想 Darcy..

Emo-ING!!!

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First breakie of the year.

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2012 Re-solutions

Since my previous post, I went to check for my 2011 resolutions and I realised I make none. So I went even more backdate and found out that I didn't have any in 2010! Goodness! Look like I had given up on myself!

Come 2012, I will be different. I will set some resolutions! Monthly resolutions to be exact! Hope this time it will work! Even if not, who cares!

Here goes..

Resolutions for Jan 2012

1. Charge less than $500 to credit cards.
2. Start my tuitions!
3. Exercise at least once a week.
4. Only 1 overseas trip!

Let's see in 1 mth time if this is going to work.

Ohh.. how about some quarterly resols as well!!

1. Only 1 overseas trip for first quarter.
2. Have at least 4 students.
3. Attend tango lessons regularly!

Happy New Year all!

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