Prego!

By the time you folks read this, I'll *finally* be on a plane to Venice, Italy.

I will be spending Christmas and New Year's with Phil, so as usual, you'll get pictorial updates either along the way or when I get back on January 3rd.

'Till then, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone!

And specially, Happy Birthday to Darren, whose birthday I'll sadly miss this year. I hope you have a good one!

Romance, oh romance, where for art thou hiding?

Now Playing : "Skylark" - Monica Mancini

Rom-coms 'spoil your love life'

First, click on the link above and read the article. Then scoot back here.

I've always enjoyed watching romantic comedies. In fact, on my list of favorite movies, You've Got Mail scores big. I especially loved the dialogue and at that time, the thrill of meeting someone through the internet was intriguing.

Heh, see where that got me *wink*.

I think that romance as a whole, is pretty subjective. After reading the article, I couldn't help but find myself acknowledging that some of what Hollywood wants to project as being "romantic" has shaped my definition of what's romantic.

Yes, I want to be slow dancing on a dock or on a deserted beach on a quiet night under the bright full moon. Surprise candlelight dinners sound good too. The guy showing up unexpectedly anywhere I am at knowing I'd be ecstatic he did. Midnight walks in the park. Snowball fights. Smooching in front of a fireplace. Being cheeky in a dark cinema.

Heh. I got carried away.

But seriously, how many of the above have not appeared in movies? I tried to think really hard of something that I'd consider romantic that hasn't yet appeared in any movie. I failed. 

Up until me being with Phil, I've been sporadically in a few relationships--none of which felt serious or important enough for me to be thinking of romantic situations which I'd like to happen. I suppose it was just as well that none of them were very romantic at all either. 

Being in a relationship with Phil has taught me that you can't expect the other person to be romantic the way you want them to be. Of course you could ask, but what's the fun in that? I've learned that all the small (or big) things your loved one does with/for you which makes you smile are what makes him/her romantic and that's what Hollywood can't tell you. If this can't shape your own personal definition of romance, then truly, rom-com movies have indeed ruined your love life.

That being said, rom-com movies aren't the only culprits. Ever listened to a song and cringed at how cheesy the lyrics are? There is only one song in mind which takes the cake for this.

And after you watch it, I don't even need to explain myself. 

Then again, nearly all of their songs are pretty unrealistic, though it's nice to dream ;)

Watch it. I don't care how much you protest.

And to put the icing on top...

I can't wait for this Friday's Christmas party!!

Just add a touch of Chemical X ...

Now Playing : "Am I Wrong" - Love Spit Love

I'm at work, and I'm bored. It's only 10:20am, I've been here since 8:25am and I won't have a class to teach until 2:30pm. What fun. Trying to kill *some* time, I decided to blog. Yes, something I haven't done in awhile, I know. Thousand apologies.

A couple of days ago, June and I were fantasizing what super powers we'd want. Naturally, we had different answers but this conversation shot me back to a thousand moments I've had over the course of my schooling days.

I'd want, and always have, the ability to manipulate time.

Why bend time? Why not X-Ray vision or supersonic speed or invisibility, etc. Minus the fact that most of them belong to Superman or whomever in a Marvel comic, think about it, to be able to slow time down and speed it up would be infinitely beneficial to one.

Exams around the corner? SLOW DOWN (to study). Sardined in traffic? SPEED UP (to get it over and done with). Nothing to do for hours at work? ZOOM. Already a Sunday afternoon? SCREEEEECH!! (no explanation necessary).

Impending Italian holiday next week? :P

Zoom Zoom Zoom!!

Unfortunately, despite it being more convenient, there would be two things I'd be concerned with having such power.

Firstly, I'd get impatient. Well, actually, I can get quite impatient at times (mostly on the road heh heh) but if I knew I didn't have to wait around for something to git done, as the corporate speak goes, I'd maximize full potential time utilization and minimize time wastage! Think of all the other things I could be willingly wasting my time on! Like getting all impatient and taking a trip to the future and seeing, just for curiousity's sake, where'd I'd be in 10 years. Would I be married? Have had kids? Drive some super power Lamborghini? Own Apple? Hah! Tempting, isn't it?

Also, I reckon I'd get rather evil. Evil? What? It's just bending time, you squeak. I bet a gazillion gummy bears that there are god knows how many kids, come exam time, would love to bring time to a halt and casually walk up to the smartest kid's desk and take a peek. Or two. Or just a very long one. Oh, how I have fantasized as an average student! ;)

It would be easier to rob a bank. Sabotage a friend/colleague/boss/dog/whomever--not that I'd do it. Well, not now anyway, since I don't have an inkling of a radioactive spider's bite. I probably won't do it, but on the other hand, we are talking about me being possibly evil here. Heeee.

I'd be screwing with the widely popular/accepted philosophy; you can't be perfect. Not that having this ability would make me perfect, but to be able to go back in time and rectify all the mistakes I've ever done, I'd be imposing perfection on self. This could equally backfire, I could end up being totally nonchalant about my actions. So what, right? I can just go back and re-do everything.

I think having this super power would no doubt be amazing. However, I think in the end, it would just end up doing more damage than the initial convenience because really, I am only human, and we're a flawed species.

Sulz, what'd you pick?

If you were born during the 80s...

This was truly one of my ultimate favorite cartoons when I was a kid...

My Extended Weekend in Penang

You know me better than to assume these are the *only* pictures I took during my trip to Penang ;)

The pictures below are simply my favorites out of the whole bunch.

Enjoy!

A (Late) Night Out at Hard Rock Cafe

Well finally something to blog about!

Ok, that really sounds depressing. Either way, yesterday we met up with our oldest cousin Wee Liat who was down here on a trip from Australia at Hard Rock Cafe. Dinner was supposed to start at 8pm, but yours truly, having had to travel to USJ (it was my maiden voyage there, worse that I was driving alone and unfamiliar with the place) for work, got lost twice on her attempt to get home. So dinner started at 9pm instead and by that time, everybody's stomachs were rumbling in symphonies. 

It was a good dinner overall with the talking and catching up, but sadly to say, HRC's food quality has dropped drastically and nobody enjoyed their food (which made late dinner sort of worse) not mentioning that the night cost us RM400. I think the only thing good about the night was that we all got to see Wee Liat again. You can be sure that we won't be visiting HRC anytime soon and would have rather spent that moolah at Chili's or TGIF. 

See any resemblances between us?

Ian loves his steak!

My burger...which I didn't love. Or even like. Bleh.

Seasonal Colors

Well, sort of.

I know I've been a bad, baaaad girl for not blogging enough lately. My days have been quite full, with my job demanding a lot of my energy for most of the day and after-job activities which drain whatever remaining energy I have left. By the time I come home, blogging is the last thing on my mind as I relish my bed, sweet bed.

But this is the month of Christmas and I thought I'd liven up this place a little by posting something colorful--be it M&M's. 

Hopefully, I'll have something more interesting than food to blog about or to take pictures of. Maybe someone can suggest something! Or maybe I could pick your brain!