day 16. cravings.

today's prompt for my 30 days is:
things i crave alot.


sushi.
Japanese cuisine is my favorite. i can eat sushi everyday!


alcohol and beer.
never thought i'd see the day i become a regular beer drinker.


my starbucks drinks.
toffeenut soy americano misto, caramel macchiato (above),
white mocha, toffee mocha.

chicken wings.
which i gave up this year as my new year's resolution.
so guess what i'll be eating on New Year's Day 2011?

french fries.

especially sweet potato fries, the newly discovered cassava fries (above)
and McDonald's french fries.

bubble tea
my preferred choice is peach or honey green tea
with almond jelly and mixed tapioca.


my taste buds have definitely changed this year. the days of chocolate as breakfast are now a faint memory... i often say no to ice cream... and cupcakes are no longer frequent on my mind. in the past few months when i reach for a snack, i reach for the savoury.

day 15. i'm different.

today's prompt for my 30 days is:
what makes me different from everyone else.

hmmmmm... what makes me different...

i'm double jointed and can bend in many ways that seem impossible. this is very useful for more things than the one thing that's on your mind right now! LOL!

sleepless nights and no food rarely have an effect on me. i'll probably have more energy running on nothing compared to a person who has had a decent sleep and a content belly.

i can crack my elbows on demand, but when i do this - it looks like i'm aiming to punch the person next to me.

oh and i also can crack my knees on demand, but in order to do this, i have to kinda dislocate my knee at the time. (i know you think i'm a freak now... haha.)

i have perfect, straight teeth and have never worn braces. people have asked me if i wear dentures.

i'm infamous for taking naps in movie theatres. it's not really a waste of money because my movie theatre naps are some of best sleeps i have ever had.

i'm always smiling. this isn't necessarily a good thing. strangers automatically think i'm flirting with them or think it's an open invitation to just start talking to me about anything.

alright, that's all you're getting. i know you think i'm a weirdo now. hehe.

day 14. plans. dreams. goals.

today's prompt for my 30 days is:
plans/dreams/goals i have.

PLANS

- start loosening Trevor's grip on me.
- book some kind of trip that requires me to travel by plane.
- focus on my own happiness.
- save more money.
- be as close to bulletproof as possible.

DREAMS

- homeowner status.
- travel more especially in Europe.
- minimal debt.

GOALS

- stay within OLG.
- learn to relax and not over think things.
- eat more veggies and fruit.
- decrease the junk food intake.
- get back to my workout regimen i had prior to my car accident.

day 13. switch.

today's prompt for my 30 days is:
someone i would want to switch lives with for one day + why.

oh boy. this is a toughie. there's no one in particular i would switch with, but i guess i can describe the type of person i wouldn't mind switching with... someone who's experienced things i have never experienced... who has the things i don't have... so it would be a lady (yea, i don't want to be a guy) who has...

• a horseshoe up their ass (haha, basically a person who for some reason has everything fall into place for them with minimal effort.)
• fallen in love and has kept it (i know, cheesy but this is something i have never felt and at times i'm envious of happy couples. it would be great to know what that feeling is and to have something that secure.)
• a successful career with the bank account to show it (i'm not quite there. i recently had to restart my career path. it's going to be quite some time.)
• kick-ass body with perfect REAL boobs, toned but not manly toned abs with an ass you can bounce coins off but not call it a shelf
  
• hairless legs (LOL!)
• never had one zit in their life and never will.
• a non-Filipino nose (hehe.)
• a beautiful, pretty face with or without makeup and looks good with any hairstyle or any hair colour possible
• never had their heart broken and gets every guy she wants

fine, fine. i've gotten carried away with my list but there are people out there who has these things. it would be nice to have at least one...

day 12. snack time.

today's prompt for my 30 days is:
a photo of something i ate today.

i have no idea who made these cookies, where they came from or what kind they are. what i do know is that they are pretty tasty. i actually won these cookies yesterday from a bridal shower game. it was part of my prize pack.

after munching on one of these, i discovered what's in them: chocolate chips, coconut, crushed almonds and marshmallows... mmmm... mmmm... mmmm... yummy goodness!

on to the next one!

the other night Leeshi and i reconnected with a couple of old skool boyz for dinner and drinks. it was fun and just like old times. they're still fricken hilarious... saying the most random things, announcing false embarrassing comments to complete strangers like the waitress. those boyz are such jokes. i love how it's possible to reconnect with old friends after a couple of years and have it pick up where you last left off like nothing has changed. that's when you know they're a friend for life.

a topic of conversion was relationships. me being recently single, Leeshi asked if they had any friends they can intro me to. so B proceeded to go through his fbook friends looking for single guys. most of the time he'd laugh when saying their names and K would join in. then they'd show us the profile pic... and Leeshi and I would understand why they were laughing. LOL!

what ended up happening is Leeshi would take a look at each photo before me and say "no". "no" as in "no, that's not Maureen's type". she said no each time.

how odd she thought she knew my type when i myself, didn't know my type? plus she had never met my last dude or even seen a photo. but it wasn't because she knew my type, it's because she just couldn't picture me with a Filipino...

and at that moment when she told me that, i realized she was right.

i don't know what my type is, but i'm pretty sure he's not Asian. WTF, i'm Asian! so why the hell wouldn't i be with one? back in high school i loved them off and as of a few years ago i was still attracted to them. but when i think about it, Asians are now back on the bottom of my list. i have a love-hate relationship with them, one day they're at the top of my list, the next at the bottom. and now back at the bottom, i think they'll stay.

and with that, i have figured out my type. my type is...

• not Asian
• not long distance

ha ha ha.

day 11. shuffling music.

today's prompt for my 30 days:
put my ipod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play.

1. Robin Thicke featuring Jay-Z, "Meiple"
2. En Vogue, "Don't Go"
3. Rihanna, "Rude Boy"
4. Madonna, "Music"
5. Julien-k, "Kick the Bass"
6. Jay-Z, "Allure B/W The Roc"
7. Duffy, "Stepping Stone"
8. Travie Mccoy, "Need You"
9. Usher, "Lil Freak"
10. Leona Lewis, "I Got You"

*phew* was a little scared that the day i would have to log my ipod shuffle playlist would be the day a bunch of crappy songs would play back-to-back. but i'd say the randomness above is alright. i have had better, but i have had definitely worse. to be honest, i just started using the shuffle feature on my ipod a month ago. normally, i play music according to my moods, but lately i allow my ipod to randomly set the mood of the start of each work day. funny how such a simple change can make a huge difference on how the day plays.