CAUTION: If you dislike rats or are sensitive to icky matters, don't read this entry.
The only visual I had from this dream is of an empty table, one that looks like a surgery table. It was draped with a white sheet and some long rat hairs. Investigators and common citizens were milling around. The entire story is this... A huge rat, about five feet long excluding the tail, had just raped or had consensual sex with a young woman. Afterwards, it ate parts of her body and killed her. Her body couldn't be found, but they were able to catch the rat. They constrained it to the surgical table, but it somehow escaped. People are setting up an investigation to look for this rat. And that's it.
From what I've read, dreaming of rats can mean a number of things - from feeling guilty about something or bieng surrounded by deception. It can't be the former because I haven't done anything that I should feel guilty about. Not sure if I'm engulfed in deception... Hope not? And to add murder and rape in there too?? This is definitely a weird dream.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Friday, July 20, 2007
Coffee Shop with a Twist
I went to the strangest place the other day, and I want to share with you my very fun experience. The evening started off with dinner at a Japanese restaurant. Afterwards, my friend and I had no where to go so just drove around for a bit. He brought up this coffee shop his friends brought him to. But the thing is, it's a Vietnamese coffee shop where the waitresses work in lingerie. Wow. Really? I'm down to check it out.
This place is sort of hidden in a little shopping center behind a Carrows. As we're walking in, I notice A LOT of Asian men, smoking their cigarettes, drinking coffee, and playing cards. Wow. I've never been to a place like this before. We walked in and were greeted by a waitress, in lingerie and without a smile, and were promptly seated in the corner. I sat and kept my head down, giggling immaturely. I was actually embarrassed for these girls! So I hid my uncontrollable grin behind their menu offering a selection of coffees, teas, tropical fruit shakes, and small meals. No alcohol. They'd frequently walk by, clacking in their absurd heels, making it impossible to forget that they're wearing almost nothing.
The whole setting felt so awkward. We were in a regular ol' cafe with cheap little tables and chairs, several flat screen monitors showing sports and music videos, and loud Vietnamese pop. So in this almost dingy place which, by the way, only had male patrons that night with the exception of yours truly, there are several Vietnamese waitresses serving people in their ugly matching bra and bikini sets and heels. I personally thought they were wearing swim wear, but my friend said it was "lingerie."
It looked like they were trying to sell the whole "sex" idea, but everything just looked wrong. First of all, the cafe wasn't sexy AT ALL. The girls weren't sexy either. Okay, they're slim, and a couple had the full breasts, but none of them looked like they wanted to be there. They're probably tired of being ogled by perverted men all day. One, the one who looked like a man, looked pissed off the whole time we were there. But the strangest thing to me is that their responsibilities also include clearing the tables and sweeping the floors! If there was any hint of sexy in them, seeing them do that took all of it away. You can't be cheap when you want to sell sex. It's supposed to be glamorized, not look dirty. That's what it is! It all looked dirty. Not the place itself, but the whole idea of nearly naked bodies walking around in a tired coffee shop serving men with hungry eyes. I bet some of them had a kick watching the girls bend over while sweeping the floors.
I made it sound like I had a horrible time, but that's not true. I had good company so we had drinks and played cards for a while. We were kind of fitting in with the rest of the perverts. We even checked out the girls together. Well, I think he did a little more checking out than I did, of course... But I had a lot of fun. It was an eye-opening experience. I'd like to go again. Most likely, I'll giggle as much as I did this last time, but I don't think that should be a problem.
This place is sort of hidden in a little shopping center behind a Carrows. As we're walking in, I notice A LOT of Asian men, smoking their cigarettes, drinking coffee, and playing cards. Wow. I've never been to a place like this before. We walked in and were greeted by a waitress, in lingerie and without a smile, and were promptly seated in the corner. I sat and kept my head down, giggling immaturely. I was actually embarrassed for these girls! So I hid my uncontrollable grin behind their menu offering a selection of coffees, teas, tropical fruit shakes, and small meals. No alcohol. They'd frequently walk by, clacking in their absurd heels, making it impossible to forget that they're wearing almost nothing.
The whole setting felt so awkward. We were in a regular ol' cafe with cheap little tables and chairs, several flat screen monitors showing sports and music videos, and loud Vietnamese pop. So in this almost dingy place which, by the way, only had male patrons that night with the exception of yours truly, there are several Vietnamese waitresses serving people in their ugly matching bra and bikini sets and heels. I personally thought they were wearing swim wear, but my friend said it was "lingerie."
It looked like they were trying to sell the whole "sex" idea, but everything just looked wrong. First of all, the cafe wasn't sexy AT ALL. The girls weren't sexy either. Okay, they're slim, and a couple had the full breasts, but none of them looked like they wanted to be there. They're probably tired of being ogled by perverted men all day. One, the one who looked like a man, looked pissed off the whole time we were there. But the strangest thing to me is that their responsibilities also include clearing the tables and sweeping the floors! If there was any hint of sexy in them, seeing them do that took all of it away. You can't be cheap when you want to sell sex. It's supposed to be glamorized, not look dirty. That's what it is! It all looked dirty. Not the place itself, but the whole idea of nearly naked bodies walking around in a tired coffee shop serving men with hungry eyes. I bet some of them had a kick watching the girls bend over while sweeping the floors.
I made it sound like I had a horrible time, but that's not true. I had good company so we had drinks and played cards for a while. We were kind of fitting in with the rest of the perverts. We even checked out the girls together. Well, I think he did a little more checking out than I did, of course... But I had a lot of fun. It was an eye-opening experience. I'd like to go again. Most likely, I'll giggle as much as I did this last time, but I don't think that should be a problem.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Pet Peeve #3 - Cute Women
After working a 12 hour day and only sleeping for two hours the previous night, I cannot sleep again for some odd reason. For the first few hours, I kept thinking about designing web pages. How irritating. But now, I'm wide awake with a total of FOUR hours of sleep for the past two nights! I usually always get at least eight per night. Anyway, what better to do when I can't sleep than share my complaints with my avid fans. Heh heh heh. What fans...
Anyway, I think it's important that we all, as adults, stay connected to the youth in us. We all like to be kids again from time to time and play and joke around like little fourth graders. This keeps us sane, human, and maybe even young! So in my opinion, it's completely fine to goof around with friends as if you're all in elementary school again, well, as long as it's the right time and place to do it, but it is NOT okay when grown women act like little girls. There seems to be three types of little girl roles they take on. One, the bratty little girl, two, the helpless little girl, and three, the happy little girl. I hate all three. Can't stand them.
I'm sure you all have encountered these little acts before, but if you haven't, observe, and you'll find that they're all around you... What a frightening thought. So there's a bunch of things these grown adults do. Some only do some, but God help us, some do ALL of them.
1. This is the most obvious. Talk with little girl voices.
2. Use little kid words.
3. Try to pull off doing cute puppy eyes (like Puss 'n Boots) as they're trying to make someone do a simple chore for them. (Do it yourself, woman!!)
4. Then huff and puff and pout when they don't get their way.
5. Wear pigtails. Okay, in my opinion, the only grown women who can wear pigtails and look good wearing them are cowgirls, adult industry women, and Hooters servers.
6. They literally interact and talk to you like you're both five-year-olds.
So apparently, it's a fad right now among the HK girls to do numbers 1 and 2. (Heh heh... it's a fad to do #1 & 2... That's funny. God. I can't stop laughing...) And I'm sorry if I offended anyone, but that's just what I've observed. I see this in Chinese commercials, on the streets, and my sister tells me some of her friends have been doing this lately. I just don't understand why adults try to act like little girls! Maybe guys like that kind of thing? That's the only reason I can think of... If there are any guys reading this, please, if you have time to leave a comment, let me know how you feel about this. I'm very curious to know what your perspective may be.
I totally don't dig it. When you become a woman, it means that you're an adult. In most cases, you no longer have to depend on someone else for things. Be independent. Stop ACTING helpless, and stop using your little voices. It's so much more attractive when a woman is confident and can take care of herself.
P.S. I take back what I said about the pigtails thing. It really depends on how you wear them.
Anyway, I think it's important that we all, as adults, stay connected to the youth in us. We all like to be kids again from time to time and play and joke around like little fourth graders. This keeps us sane, human, and maybe even young! So in my opinion, it's completely fine to goof around with friends as if you're all in elementary school again, well, as long as it's the right time and place to do it, but it is NOT okay when grown women act like little girls. There seems to be three types of little girl roles they take on. One, the bratty little girl, two, the helpless little girl, and three, the happy little girl. I hate all three. Can't stand them.
I'm sure you all have encountered these little acts before, but if you haven't, observe, and you'll find that they're all around you... What a frightening thought. So there's a bunch of things these grown adults do. Some only do some, but God help us, some do ALL of them.
1. This is the most obvious. Talk with little girl voices.
2. Use little kid words.
3. Try to pull off doing cute puppy eyes (like Puss 'n Boots) as they're trying to make someone do a simple chore for them. (Do it yourself, woman!!)
4. Then huff and puff and pout when they don't get their way.
5. Wear pigtails. Okay, in my opinion, the only grown women who can wear pigtails and look good wearing them are cowgirls, adult industry women, and Hooters servers.
6. They literally interact and talk to you like you're both five-year-olds.
So apparently, it's a fad right now among the HK girls to do numbers 1 and 2. (Heh heh... it's a fad to do #1 & 2... That's funny. God. I can't stop laughing...) And I'm sorry if I offended anyone, but that's just what I've observed. I see this in Chinese commercials, on the streets, and my sister tells me some of her friends have been doing this lately. I just don't understand why adults try to act like little girls! Maybe guys like that kind of thing? That's the only reason I can think of... If there are any guys reading this, please, if you have time to leave a comment, let me know how you feel about this. I'm very curious to know what your perspective may be.
I totally don't dig it. When you become a woman, it means that you're an adult. In most cases, you no longer have to depend on someone else for things. Be independent. Stop ACTING helpless, and stop using your little voices. It's so much more attractive when a woman is confident and can take care of herself.
P.S. I take back what I said about the pigtails thing. It really depends on how you wear them.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Caffeine Update
2:20am: Okay. Tis 2:20am, and I'm still wide awake! Thank goodness for National Geographic! =D
2:59am: I just yawned a few minutes ago, but I still feel alert. I'll try to go to sleep now. Good luck to me.
6:28am: For the past 3.5 hrs, I've been tossing and turning in bed. I think I slept for an hour? I can barely open my eyes, but my brain is on fire! Is the caffeine STILL affecting me???? I would totally start getting ready for work, but I don't have a damn office key! Maybe I'll try to go back to sleep. I dunno. =( Okay, my eyes have adjusted and are no longer burning. I just have to go pee now...
10:12am: I managed to be able to sleep from around 7:30 to 9:00. Yaay!! But I'm at work now and am very tired. It's gonna be a long day.
2:59am: I just yawned a few minutes ago, but I still feel alert. I'll try to go to sleep now. Good luck to me.
6:28am: For the past 3.5 hrs, I've been tossing and turning in bed. I think I slept for an hour? I can barely open my eyes, but my brain is on fire! Is the caffeine STILL affecting me???? I would totally start getting ready for work, but I don't have a damn office key! Maybe I'll try to go back to sleep. I dunno. =( Okay, my eyes have adjusted and are no longer burning. I just have to go pee now...
10:12am: I managed to be able to sleep from around 7:30 to 9:00. Yaay!! But I'm at work now and am very tired. It's gonna be a long day.
CAFFEINE!!!!!
It's just past 1am on a Sunday night. I need to wake up early tomorrow morning because there's a list of things to accomplish at work, but I can't go to sleep!! I can barely sit still. I've been tapping my feet, clapping my hands, and squeezing body parts for the past hour. My arms are still shaking, my fingers still trembling. I'm having difficulty typing because of all this energy rushing through my body. The credit of this wonderful feeling goes to our familiar friend -- caffeine. I never get this amount of energy from drinking a cup of tea. Never. (Ahem, I also had a latte before drinking the tea...) But I have never had a cup of tea completely filled with whole tea leaves and steeped for a pretty long time. Imagine an entire mug full of leaves! Oh gosh, I think I'm starting to get a headache. Okay, I'm not trying to make the person who made me this tea feel bad (if he's reading), but I think it's just funny how caffeine can affect someone. Hours before, I was complaining about how tired and sleepy I was and how I've been fighting a sore throat for the past few days. Only up to do something inactive. But for the past 70 minutes, I've been wanting to run laps, do cartwheels, punch people, and squeeze things really really hard. Well, at least the nausea and the burn in my stomach is gone now. Now I just have to wait until all the jitters go away. Man, I wonder what time I'm going to get to fall asleep tonight... Go to sleep! Go to sleep! Go to sleep!! I'm so tired of clapping! Stop clapping! You're so retarded! Stop it! Aaargh!!
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Monday, July 9, 2007
The Coolest Guy Ever
There are many cool guys out there, but not many are as cool as Bear Grylls. Don't know who he is? In the US, he is mostly known for the show Man vs. Wild. But he was also in the British Special Forces, is an author of several top-selling books, and is an adventurous hottie with numerous extraordinary accomplishments under his belt. Here are a few reasons why I think he is one of the SUPER coolest guys alive!- He's summited AND paraglided over Everest.
- He does charity work.
- He can get through any hostile outdoor situation because of his amazing survival know-how.
- He is resourceful, fearless, intelligent, quick-thinking, and mentally and physically strong.
- He jumps off waterfalls, jumps into crevasses, eats maggots off of rotting carcasses, has amazing technical climbing, mountaineering, and just about everything skills, etc. (Maybe even nunchaku, bow-hunting, and computer hacking skills too! JK, Napoleon Dynamite fans.)
- Despite all of this attention, he still seems modest and shy to the calling of the big cities! It's great!!
- He's hot hot hot, and I like his accent!
Monday, July 2, 2007
Two More Things...
1. Quick update on my car situation. Thank goodness for insurance! I only have to pay a small deductible, and the rest is taken care of. Whew! That amount of money could have paid for a whole vacation! Mmmm... vacation...
2. This is the coolest shirt in the world! (Not mine though. Belongs to my sis.)
2. This is the coolest shirt in the world! (Not mine though. Belongs to my sis.)
Who Loves the 80s?
I know. I know. A million people have already shared their views about the 80s so I'll try to keep this short.
I'm writing about this unique and colorful decade because my friend threw an 80s party for her 30th birthday over the weekend, and I attended. I was really happy to see that most guests dressed the part. It's funny how we all have this fascination with the 80s. When we all got the evite, everyone got so excited and immediately started thinking about what to wear. I guess this reaction is common with all themed parties, but with the 80s, nostalgia kicks in and just the word "eighties" is an endorphin booster. I was actually still pretty young then and didn't partake much in the realm of fashion, but I definitely had my share of fantastic shows like She-ra, Beverly Hills Teens, Punky Brewster, Papa Bears (does ANYBODY remember this show????)... The list goes on and on and on... I was definitely a TV addict. (HEY! That's something else I was addicted to! - from previous Geek Moment post...)
Anyway, this decade was great. It gave birth to fabulous cartoons, sitcoms, movies, music, dancing, and, oh yes, fashion. This decade seemed bright, colorful, and innocent, well, from what I remember. And FUN! I guess that's the main reason why everyone gets excited when they're invited to an 80s party.
Here are a few of my top fives (in no particular order):
Women's Fashion
1. big crazy hair - the bigger, the better
2. colorful gaudy makeup - if you don't look like a clown, you don't have enough on
3. shoulder pads - why would you want to look like a football player?
4. pegged pant legs - again, why?
5. lacy glove with cut off fingers - thanks, Madonna
Cartoons
1. She-ra!
2. Beverly Hills Teens
3. Papa Bears
4. Bionic Six
5. Smurfs, Thundercats, and Super Friends (cheap way of squeezing in a couple more!)
TV Shows
1. Punky Brewster
2. Family Ties
3. Who's The Boss?
4. Growing Pains
5. Silver Spoons
Movies
I actually didn't watch many American movies when I was little, but here are a few I find memorable.
1. The Omen
2. Goonies
3. Indiana Jones
4. Back to the Future
5. Never Ending Story (my favorite!!) and Blue Lagoon
Music
I didn't listen to much American music either, but here are some I liked (Chinese and English) By the way, my taste in 80s music has changed over the years, except for the Chinese stuff. I'll always love that!
1. Anita Mui
2. Paula Tsui
3. Cover Girls
4. Expose
5. Roman Tam and Jenny Tseng duets (my favorite!!)
Boy! It took forever to find out the English names of the singers! Anyway, I'm posting some pictures from the 80s party. Here's one. Will post more as my friends upload theirs!
This is me and Pat in our 80s gear. Doesn't it look like she's ready to party with Prince?
I'm writing about this unique and colorful decade because my friend threw an 80s party for her 30th birthday over the weekend, and I attended. I was really happy to see that most guests dressed the part. It's funny how we all have this fascination with the 80s. When we all got the evite, everyone got so excited and immediately started thinking about what to wear. I guess this reaction is common with all themed parties, but with the 80s, nostalgia kicks in and just the word "eighties" is an endorphin booster. I was actually still pretty young then and didn't partake much in the realm of fashion, but I definitely had my share of fantastic shows like She-ra, Beverly Hills Teens, Punky Brewster, Papa Bears (does ANYBODY remember this show????)... The list goes on and on and on... I was definitely a TV addict. (HEY! That's something else I was addicted to! - from previous Geek Moment post...)
Anyway, this decade was great. It gave birth to fabulous cartoons, sitcoms, movies, music, dancing, and, oh yes, fashion. This decade seemed bright, colorful, and innocent, well, from what I remember. And FUN! I guess that's the main reason why everyone gets excited when they're invited to an 80s party.
Here are a few of my top fives (in no particular order):
Women's Fashion
1. big crazy hair - the bigger, the better
2. colorful gaudy makeup - if you don't look like a clown, you don't have enough on
3. shoulder pads - why would you want to look like a football player?
4. pegged pant legs - again, why?
5. lacy glove with cut off fingers - thanks, Madonna
Cartoons
1. She-ra!
2. Beverly Hills Teens
3. Papa Bears
4. Bionic Six
5. Smurfs, Thundercats, and Super Friends (cheap way of squeezing in a couple more!)
TV Shows
1. Punky Brewster
2. Family Ties
3. Who's The Boss?
4. Growing Pains
5. Silver Spoons
Movies
I actually didn't watch many American movies when I was little, but here are a few I find memorable.
1. The Omen
2. Goonies
3. Indiana Jones
4. Back to the Future
5. Never Ending Story (my favorite!!) and Blue Lagoon
Music
I didn't listen to much American music either, but here are some I liked (Chinese and English) By the way, my taste in 80s music has changed over the years, except for the Chinese stuff. I'll always love that!
1. Anita Mui
2. Paula Tsui
3. Cover Girls
4. Expose
5. Roman Tam and Jenny Tseng duets (my favorite!!)
Boy! It took forever to find out the English names of the singers! Anyway, I'm posting some pictures from the 80s party. Here's one. Will post more as my friends upload theirs!
This is me and Pat in our 80s gear. Doesn't it look like she's ready to party with Prince?
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