Edit— Check out this article: Look What I Bought (or Got Free)

• Drivers who don’t signal. It’s not that hard to make it a habit!! I signal even when driving on an empty street at 3am.
• Social Smokers. Example: people who only smoke in a club’s smoke pit [just because everyone else is doing it].
• People who talk (or text!) on their cellphones while driving. Thank god they may be banning this in BC. I was reading Facebook feeds the other day and surprised to see so many people complaining about this… at least now I know who the shitty drivers are. NO ONE use their cellphones and drive “normally” and if you think you can, YOU CAN’T.
• Cheap people. It’s one thing to be cheap and wanting to save your money but it’s an entirely different thing to be cheap and mooch off your friends!!
• People who seem to be “looking for” special treatment on their birthdays. Little do they know, no one gives a shit that it’s your birthday. Birthdays aren’t a big deal to me and it just an excuse to party but I usually don’t tell anyone when it is if I can avoid it, in fact, I hate people saying “happy birthday” to me. At work, they use to decorate your cube on your birthday and I use to dread it but now they just send out an email to the team but at least it’s not as conspicuous as balloons!
• Not really a pet peeve, but I don’t understand how some people can be so stupid and naive. If your life is full of drama, you have no one to blame but yourself.

What are your pet peeves?

…and Sundays are one of the days I always force myself to go work out when I’d rather be stuffing myself with mac and cheese and Korean seafood pancakes.

Random pictures of the day:

“Nooo this is how a cowboy looks like!!” … featuring their HSM hat.

Speaking of Highschool Musical, we took the kids to see HSM on Ice last weekend and I seriously got so bored I had to whip my iPod (and I felt bad afterwards). I wish I was young again so those things could actually keep me entertained. I guess it didn’t help much that we missed the first half hour of it due to that horrible accident on the highway that morning. When we were driving out to Maple Ridge at around 10am to pick up the kids, the traffic was crawling through slowly and when we were going back at around 3, there was still traffic. It makes me sooo angry when idiots drive on the HOV lane when they’re not suppose to; that’s karma for them which they totally deserve but not the other vehicles involved and everyone else who gets stuck in traffic. It also doesn’t make sense why HOV lanes aren’t opened up to everybody when it’s not rush hour because it’s obvious they don’t help much when it’s not.

Lately, I’ve been thinking of what makes me different in the way I think and the things I do in relation to everyone else I know. If there’s something that I’m afraid of, it’s losing my identity and just being a clone of everyone else. Of course, I would never deliberately change my opinions just to be different but if I do think or do something differently than others, then I definitely won’t be ashamed to admit it and I’ll tell the world, not like anyone would care but still! I use to be really judgmental when it comes to these things when I was younger but I’ve become a better person now due to being more accepting.

People like to make fun of me for reading so much and what do I do in response to that? I’ll whip out my 1300 paged book and start reading right in front of them. If people ask me why the hell I’m listening to so and so while driving, I’ll just blast the music even louder (besides, you’re in MY car). I know they’re joking but my point is that there’s nothing wrong in doing something you love even if other people like to criticize it.

I remember when Facebook officially switched to their new look, I changed my status to “I LOVE the new FB!” because I was getting 20 invitations a day to groups hating on the new look. A friend asked me if I only did it because everyone else was being a hater and to tell you the truth, I did. Don’t get me wrong, I actually liked the new look A LOT but the only reason I did it was to differentiate myself from everyone else and hopefully piss some people off in the process because their non-stop whining was getting unbearable. I bet most of them are those who would stick animated GIFS and backgrounds and other atrocities on pages if they could anyway.

Another example is when I changed my font size to something overwhelmingly big last week. There was generally positive feedback but a lot of people also thought it was way too big… of course I totally respect their opinions but it just goes to show how change isn’t easily accepted. I realized that the huge font doesn’t work with my particular theme but I still think the huge font DOES work. Check out diaua.com for example, It’s an image-less layout and I think the huge font looks awesome and appealing; but not surprisingly, she some lost points for the overwhelming font size (like I did) on rev.iew.me. Apparently, if it doesn’t look like your standard blog, then it’s not up to par. The whole topic is a little controversial though because you’re suppose to design a website for the visitor in mind but still, it’s a shame. And just for the record, my next theme will have a 14pt size, like it or not. Hehehe. Luckily, all you have to do it a CTRL + or – if you don’t like it!

^ I know the above paragraph is a teeny-bit irrelevant but I just had to add it in there to justify my thoughts on my huge-ass font!

That was a lot of rambling up there (something I’m good at) but if you didn’t read the whole thing, the point I was trying to get across is: DON’T BE AFRAID TO THINK DIFFERENTLY DESPITE OTHER PEOPLE’S CRITICISMS. In the end, you’re the winner because you’ve made yourself stand out from the rest of the crowd.

Did I mention I lost my second-last tube of Mac Chromeglass in Show Coral (again)?!?!? :@ I had an annoying little voice inside my head telling me not to bring it that night because I knew I’d lose it and little did I know, everything was in my bag at the end of the night EXCEPT for my precious Show Coral. I was hammered out of my mind but I remember seeing my purse dangling on Boyfriend’s arm WIDE OPEN and I was worrying about my damn lipgloss— I didn’t even give a crap about my credit card and drivers’ license that was probably sticking out but I was too wasted to do anything about it. Now I’m only down to one more tube of this wonderful, limited-edition, retired lipgloss. Thankfully I just ordered one off eBay so I don’t have to face the fear of running out (yet) but I swear I’m gonna lose it again next time I decide to take it out with me… but how can I NOT bring my favorite lip gloss with me?

I’ve got to start looking for a look-a-like but it’ll be hard to find that “chrome-y” pink-coral shimmery shade with the same non-sticky, thickly-whipped texture and vanilla scent. Sigh.

Oh and the swatch above doesn’t do justice, it’s a pinker and lighter.

This makes me sad… I’ll have to go to the Mac store sometime this week so I can stock up on some Lipglass to cure this depression.

MAC’s Chromeglass lip gloss is ultra thick, ultra luscious. This formula layers lips with incredible shine and depth, with a rich, plumping effect. Show Coral is a tied and true peach with pearl and the slightest hint of pink undertone. The intense pearlized chrome finish creates an amazing depth and lusciousness for your lips. A great classic peach shade with a special kick only MAC can deliver!

• Craved like crazy for a Monty Mushroom Burger from White Spot (best burger ever). So crazy that I couldn’t concentrate on anything else— unfortunately I never got it because Boyfriend hates eating at White Spot. P.S. The image was stolen from hoyummy.com.
• Was about to see a movie after dinner but forgot to buy movie tickets at work (why pay $12 and we can get it for $6?) so we went home to start another Korean drama instead.
• Went for dim sum with the family and boyfriend (haven’t done that in sooo long). Totally not satisfying because my black bean chicken feet never came— never going to a dim sum place where they push carts around again. Boo. P.S. The image was stolen from savagexi.com.
• Bummed around Boyfriend’s house like the good old days (a.k.a. last month).
• Tried Jackfruit for the first time in my life because they brought home this huge one from Vietnam. It tasted like shit and made the house smell like alcohol. Um.
• Got so stressed out while looking for a gift for a 2-year-old. Him: “Why are you so hot and stressed out? I’m not.” Me: “Because you’re not thinking hard enough!!!” And he really wasn’t— he was just kicking a soccer ball around Toys R’ Us.
• Went to his niece’s birthday party and almost fell into a swarm of kids scrambling to pick up candy from the broken pinata.
• Wore new eyelashes that were less than $2CDN for 10 pairs (from Vietnam)— they were soo much better than my $5 (per pair) Ardell lashes. This is why I always stock up when I know people going overseas. My sister brought back 2 boxes for me in 2006 and I’ve only used half of one box.
• Got lots of good deals including a $30 Tweezerman tweezer for only $17.50!
• Spent $30 on cereal and granola bars.
• Fell asleep at 10pm on Sunday night— can you believe it? I haven’t slept before 2am for almost a year! But then it was a shitty sleep and ended up waking up at 6:30 this morning, contemplated whether to go to gym or not, lied there and fell asleep again until it was time for work. I hate sleeping early.

We arrived at Tsawwassen at 12:30 hoping to make the 12:45 ferry but we obviously missed it so we played Shithead and ate at the salad bar until 3:15. At Nanaimo, we ended up getting lost going to Tofino because we underestimated and totally ignored Tomtom (GPS), so we ended up arriving at 9:30pm. Funny thing is when we go with the girls, we’ve never gotten lost before thanks to Google Maps. Damn you Tomtom.

They had no shot glasses (!!!), so we had to use these tiny sauce containers to shoot Gray Goose.

N forced us all to have a candle-lit dinner of pasta and lemongrass chicken. LOL. The guys were soo annoyed because they couldn’t see their food but couldn’t do anything about it.

Then we drank and made smores in the backyard.

The next day we chilled out and tried to dig for stuff like geoduck (we bought a shovel for it afterwards but decided not to after we found out about red tide and didn’t wanna die trying = waste of $15).

And then we tried to fish (or pretended to).

And then we went kayaking. The last half hour was horrendous and pure misery for N and I; we were complaining and dying the entire way because it was cold, wet, windy and we were fighting the current while everyone else took it like it was nothing (and we were on a double!!). But nevertheless, the overall 3 hours was still fun.

And then we went home and had a nice meaty dinner. Sorry it’s a little ironic since N is making vegetables in this photo.

And of course, vacation foods (watermelon and wine!!!). We all ended up passing out early (with no alcohol whatsoever except for wine) because we were all pooped from kayaking.

N and I went tanning at Long Beach the next day (featuring a yummy smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwich in the bottom-right corner).

Then we headed back to Chesterman Beach to look for the guys who were surfing but instead, we found this guy who was surf-paddling?!

Then we went home for another hearty meal with lots of chicken noodle soup, steak, pork hash, mash potatoes, grilled zucchini and most importantly, mac and cheese.

Did I also mention that we got bitched by a crazy, “ignant” (her way of saying “ignorant”) white lady because we turned into the wrong house and she claimed that we crushed her [illegal] pipes? The sad thing is that our house was 3 doors down hers so we were scheming on what to do to her house when we leave. Except we got lazy and ended up doing nothing.

Oh, and the 10×568560569 heart attacks we had while trying to get on the 3:15 ferry on the way home today. We were one of the last cars on and we were getting ready to be soooo angry if we didn’t make it on. We seriously need to work on our timing.

Anyway, I don’t go back to work until Friday (and then a stat next Tuesday!). Now I get to catch up on sleep, my freelance projects and playing with my puppy (and maybe a little shopping here and there). I think I need to lie in bed, eat watermelon and watch TV for the rest of the night (after I finish reading blogs). Ta.

First off, I’d like to say that I HATE YOU DONALD TRUMP!! I enter my email on his website to download this PDF to make me a rich, and the next thing you know? I GET SPAMMED WITH VIAGRA (and other shit) EMAILS!! Is that the price you pay for trying to be rich and retiring at 21? I’ve spent the last 2 years taking very very careful of that one email account from spam and a billionaire finally ruins it for me. Can we say, UGH? I guess it’s kind of my fault for not using the account I started just for things like this. Sigh.

Speaking about spam, here are my top 3 tips to prevent you from being spammed (assuming that you haven’t been already):

• Start a new email account to sign up for things on the internet and especially when signing blogs. Ironically, I’ve NEVER been spammed at this address before so I can’t guarantee that it works. But I think they just haven’t gotten to me yet because this one is quite new. Muhehehe.
• NEVER put your email address on your website in plain text. If you need to, use this code (change the bolded text):
  

  <script language=”JavaScript” type=”text/javascript”>
  <!–
  var string1 = “trump“;
  var string2 = “@”;
  var string3 = “likestospam.com“;
  var string4 = string1 + string2 + string3;
  document.write(“<a href=” + “mail” + “to:” + string1 +
  string2 + string3 + “>” + string4 + “</a>”);
  //–>
  </script>

  …which will be displayed as: trump@likestospam.com

• And last but not least, don’t look at porn or sign up for anything related.

Anyway here are some click-worthy links:

www.worldometers.info; ever wonder how many hours people diet in the U.S. this year or how many books are published? Well now you get to know all this useless but uber cool statistics!

www.blackle.com; been wanting to post this for a while now (been sitting in my drafts for 6 months now) but here you go… introducing the earth-friendly version of Google.

www.blublu.org; awesomely freakish video made by Blu (and the rest of his art work).

And one more shameless plug for Tiff because she made me fall off the couch laughing my arse off: Extreme Makeunder.

But anyway, just kidding, I don’t hate Donald Trump… I just really envy and admire him.

What are three words you would just to describe yourself?

artistic, shopaholic and bookworm.