Annyong Haseyo

I love shopping without a purpose. But I can't say the same when it comes to shopping for specific items. That's why shopping lists are as useful to me as hammers are to chefs. You get what I mean :)

First it was winter boots.

I found that.

Then it was winter jacket.

I found that too but it's a tad bit too pricey for me.

So I came up with a strategy called "Buying in Desperation" or BID for short.

You see, I walked into the same store looking and trying on the same winter jacket for more than 4 times already. I even went to the ATM to withdraw money sufficient to pay for it.

BUT I cannot bring myself to buy it. I give myself excuses for not buying it and man, I'll tell you, I make a pretty good salesperson because even I convinced myself! haha! Anyway, it's a good jacket and I needed to spend that money to buy it. I went to other stores and saw other jackets but nothing beats THIS one. Believe me, you don't want to buy something that you don't actually quite like.

And so the strategy is like this.

I'll keep my money and not buy until next Friday morning and that's when I get desperate because my flight to Seoul is at night. I get very desperate. So I will have no choice but to buy it! I don't do very well in cold weather. 5˚C in Shanghai last year made me mute, had my appetite supressed, lost 3kgs in 7 days and frozen to my bones. So -3˚C ~ -5˚C this time is going to kill me, literally.

But I'm really looking forward to skiing!

I'm not sure why but for some very odd reason, whenever some Korean parent speaks to me in school, I'm so tempted to speak in Japanese in reply so to ease them from explaining to me in English. Of course, my egg head hasn't quite figured out that Japanese and Korean are different languages! But geographically they are quite close though. hehe Anyway, I even learnt a very useful phrase to ask "Do you speak English? Yes? Thank you!",

"Yeonggeorul malsum halsu isseoyo? Ne? Kamsahamnida!" haha! :D

Korea! Here I come! But before that, I need to buy my jacket first.

Jane

“Well, Jane; not a word of reproach? Nothing bitter—nothing poignant? Nothing to cut a feeling or sting a passion? You sit quietly where I have placed you, and regard me with a weary, passive look.”

“Jane I never meant to wound you thus. If the man who had but one little ewe lamb that was dear to him as a daughter, that ate of his bread and drank of his cup, and lay in his bosom, had by some mistake slaughtered it at the shambles, he would not have rued his bloody blunder more than I now rue mine. Will you ever forgive me?”

Reader!—I forgave him at the moment, and on the spot. There was such deep remorse in his eye, such true pity in his tone, such manly energy in his manner; and, besides, there was such unchanged love in his whole look and mien—I forgave him all: yet not in words, not outwardly; only at my heart's core.

I have said that Jane Eyre is not my cup of tea.

But when I read Chapter XXVII again yesterday and today, I could not but thank Charlotte Brontë for writing this portion. If anyone were to ask me how is it possible that you forgive someone who have wronged you so quickly, I'd tell them that it is possible. And in this context, I have responded just as Jane had without even realising it until today.

And like Paul said, "For the love of Christ compels me to." I won't be a saint and say it's easy. But if need be, I'll forgive over and over (and over) again.

It's funny to be saying this, but reading Jane Eyre for the 5th time now alleviated my pain. I still want to believe that what was used to aggravate me is turned around for good.

My hike to Berkelah (in short)

I hiked with these Crocs. They followed me from Harajuku all the way up to Berkelah, Maran. Simply fabulous. But when we were hiking up, it was a complete love-hate relationship. One moment, I thank God that these cute darlings kept me from slipping, another moment, I was tempted to fling them down stream and watch its death.

And I was seriously contemplating to descend the hill with my Prima Crocs. I wish that God would hear my faint heart's cry and send me a floatie and let me water raft down hill in the most dangerous fashion. Anything but in Crocs.

Alas it rained when we're on our way back! And I almost met my Maker hehe :) That's good news.

The trip was worthwhile - in retrospect.

I saw a majestic waterfall,

Took nice pictures,

Had someone to share the moment with,

And even saw mermaids.

I could not ask for a better way to spend my Public Holiday. Well spent. :)

So...:)

This plate sat primly on the polished mahogany table and winked at me as I walk through the door.

"Wow, what is this?" I like to ask stupid questions.

"Soymilk or green tea?" he yelled from the kitchen.

"Soymilk please :)"

"Coming right up!"

I took a bite and said, "This is sooooooo delicious!"

"Sure or not?" he smirked and looked at me as if I haven't eaten a ham and egg sandwich ever.

"I mean it. It's really good! And the egg is just the way I liked it."

You must understand, I haven't tasted anything he as made apart from Maggi (my favourite junk food) and PB&Nutella sandwiches. So this is absolutely heavenly.

*Excuse the blurry pictures. Taken with my phone :) He'll kill me for blogging this hehe Oh well...

Life's Pretty Amazing

I'm so happy that the sun is finally shining again (I'm talking weather-wise, not metaphorically hehe) I've been feeling so gloomy and bleak for the past few days that even my dressing reflects it. Time to bring out my sundress! :p

I like the typography above and I hope it'll make you smile too as you think about it :) Have a wonderful, wonderful day everyone!

No day, but today.