ZEN

This afternoon, after a satisfying dimsum lunch at YumCha in chinatown, I chanced upon this peculiar Tibetian Museum upstairs. The best part was that it had free admission. So fortunately my dad, mom & lil bro were nice enough to accompany me there. They had all sorts of Dzi, tibetian antiques, historical artefacts etc. It wasnt as touristy as I had dreaded. Imagine many many expensive stones on display. A Yak's head. Painted masks. Metal Bottles. Metal weapons. Wooden cravings. Old scriptures. Even stuff made out of human bones. Fascinating. I wanna visit Tibet!

Anyway i was reading this Buddhist Lifestyle Magazine earlier (from that museum), & i was admiring the simple logics of life presented in the article i was reading. Well, I'm not exactly a buddhist, but theres no harm in being open to words of wisdom & enlightenment. The article discussed love- Love is pure; True love should be transcendental; Possession isnt love; Love the world; Love dont change, perspectives do; Greed wont you get happiness; Unconditional giving in love... How about "love is selfish", "love is blind"? I suppose the latter two reflects reality and the former the ideal form of love. I hope its more useful than preaching. :)

So... Are you happy? I hope you are. I would say that i am, ignore all my rants, whinings, complaints, laments, angst- I'm truly happy. I am blessed to have a lovely family- I have a mother, a father & two brothers. What more can i ask for? How about a sister? Haha. Im kidding. I can imagine me fighting with her 24/7 over clothes, make-up & boys. Well, i have fabulous friends too. They cheer up me, make me laugh, make me feel loved & appreciated. On top of that, I have a roof over my head, its my own room even! I have cash in my purse. I have too much food to eat. & I have so much work to do. I have good eyesight, I'm not physically handicapped, just kinda vertically challenged. Haha. This whole Zen mood has got me counting my blessings.

Since im so bored with counting depreciation expenses in my FA papers, let me put down my to-do list after the exams.

1. Get new rollerblades?
2. Bangkok?
3. Make earrings
4. Rearrange my accessories
5. Clean up my room
6. Donate unwanted items to salvation army or something
7. Get new furniture from IKEA
8. Decorate my room
9. Cycling + Blading
10. Gym
11. Exotic/Poledance/HipHop/Yoga/Pilates classes
12. Find JAI ( who's still holding on to my AAR cds)
13. Catch up with Tomo
14. Catch up with Nicole
15. Prepare dinner for family
16. Plan an outing/gathering for the Salsa people
17. Send Sweeny a letter
18. Learn Spanish/Korean
19. Catch up with Deep
20. Plan LTB outing... Zoo? Night safari?
21. Plan FTB outing
22. Visit Little India/Chinatown/Bugis area/ECP/Sentosa/Botanic Gardens
23. Check out St James Power Station
24. Attend all parties!

I've got to fit all this into my December! & i'll be in Shanghai frm 8th to 16th Dec too. I hope it wont be too cold. I hate having my nose frozen off. I hope there are people my age on the tour troupe, if not i'll be so bored having to listen to my younger complain or sulk. I hope theres good shopping too! I can't wait to wear my boots, scarves & stockings. I dont wanna miss out on any parties though. Send me invites NOW!