~ reason ~

"I believe that everything happens for a reason.
People change so that you can learn to let go. Things go wrong so that you appreciate when they're right. You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." - Marilyn Monroe

So true ...

~ V-day ~

Valentine's Day isn't much different from any other day for single people. We will still be happy and busy (and lonely) like usual. So to all couples out there, celebrate your loves and enjoy every moment you could. To all the singles, faster couple up!!

....

Sarcastically, the day before the sweetest day of the year - the 13th - happened to be on Friday --> a black Friday! The way it went really served its bad label. First off, Midwest had snow, again! Just when I thought I could enjoy an early spring this year, we get 5 inches of snow dumped into Ames last night. Few days ago, it was all about sunshine, fresh breeze and jolly feelings. Now, it's all white, yickie and cold. The weather is being a PMS bitch!

Plus, companies seem to choose yesterday to deliver bad news to their poor employees. Two people I know in Microsoft and another in Deloitte got laid off. Microsoft even reported that there will be another 3500 people get sacked in the next 18 months. Poor my friends! I guess their V-day turned out to be D-day =(
I wonder how the hell their bosses deliver this kind of news - "You just got laid off! Happy Valentine's Day" ?!?!?!

Funny fact, Microsoft gives their employees 15 free massages a year as one of the employee's benefits. I bet this was the only thing Bill Gates missed dearly when he quit the job.

Anyway, gotta get back to kiss my GMAT book. Please God Bless Me!!

~ ^o^ ~

"Don't worry. Work hard, stay cheerful and let love take care of the rest."

Mommy always knows how to make everything better. I wish to be at home, with mom and dad...

~sunshine~

Wake up bright and early today. I look out from the window and it seems like a beautiful Friday is waiting ahead. As usual, I eat my cereral and flip through a few page of Harper's Bazzar, and ...


There is something so cheerful about this picture. May be because it has all what I like: sunshine, the beach, the smile, yellow and Louboutin shoes >"<
... One day, I will have them all for myself too!

Have a good weekend everyone =)

~forgetful~

I used to get "PMS" when an old friend say that I have some short-term memory problem (sorry lah, I know I was ridiculous ToT) ... but I think it's true =(
This time, I'm worried! I told myself to call mom twice today to wish her have a good trip but then I forgot both time. This is not the only incident, I very often forget small things.
Once, I did laundry and realized that I forgot to bring quarters and detergent (yah, i only carried the basket of clothes) So I went back to my apartment to get those things, go back to the laundry room and realized that I only took the detergent and no quarters. Walked back to the apartment to get quarters, came back to the laundry room and found out that my detergent were missing. Well, the fact was, I carried the detergent bottle back with me to the apartment without knowing it and set it in the kitchen to go get quarters. >.<
Calling people with a wrong name, windie, junyi, audrey, chris, stevenn... ahhh why so hard to get it right?!?! I don't want to get Alzhimer when I'm old.. It's time for Mah Jung!

Anyway, back to mommy. Every year after Chinese New Year, mom will go on a trip to temples with our beloved "uncle." Their trips last for days. This is the time when uncle doesn't predict our family members' futures, he indeed talks about what happen to every single one of us in the past year and gives mom advices. Mom will call tomorrow and I'm eager to talk to both of them. Now, I pray ... for daddy, for people I love and for myself... May everything be okay~~

Have a good night, everyone~!!

All the best from "forgetful"~~

~healthy lifestyle~

After 4 months of eating, sleeping, procrastinating and no gym, I realized that my body is becoming a pile of fattening jello. Everything jiggles... Obama inspired me - "It's time for A CHANGE!"

Going to the gym in the afternoon was a wrong decision. It was packed!! Finally got on the elliptical machine and set my goal of running for 60mins straight. Sadly, after 25 mins I was breathing like I have asthma since 5. Same for sit-ups, the record of one shot 500 now reduced to 250 and my face was as red as "guan cong" IZZIT A MISTAKE!!!!

Depresseddd!! So to make my plan become more thoroughly and feasiable, I decided to change my eating habits as well. Took a grocery trip to Hyveee (and hoped to see Oliver and Yeegin there since it's their house. wakakaka.) I told myself "ONLY BUY HEALTHY FOOODS!!" so i got:
4 boxes of Special K cereral (they're on promotions lahh)
apples (how i wish for mangooss)
8 cups of Weight watchers yogurt (also promotionss)
orange juice (wish mommy is here, she makes fresh orange juice with no sugarrr)
6 boxes of Lean cuisines (also on promotionss) Btw, whyy do they put diet meals on the isle opposite to freezers of ice-cream?!?!? I was more interested in Hagen Daaz than "frozen-healthy" food *sigh*
See, who said America don't promote healthy eating? A lot of promotions for healthy food (or is it because no one actually BUY healthy food in this place and Hyvee gotta get rid of them?)

Summer is coming, who would want to see a piece of jiggling jello in a tank top?!?! This time, I gotta make it!

Oliver is right! "It's good to make yourself always do something. Your life can't evolve around that!" A healthy mind comes from healthy habits~

~economic crisis!?!?~

It has been a big concern for several months - the economic crisis!
From Bush to Obama, from Warren Buffet to my dad, everyone is addressing their concerns about the budgets, laid-offs, shrinking markets. I'm stressing out about where to find a decent job or money for Master. SOOO stressed out that I decided to take a mental break and do some online window shopping... And look these are what I found.


Yess! Their "Last Call Clearance" section is listed with price ranges from $1000 - $5000. This is the price for ONE ITEM and it's AFTER REDUCED. @.@
















Let's check out another upscale website and see how the crisis really hits them



Dresses from Dior are put on sale - a rare thing for Dior. From $3000+ now down to $1500.. WOW! Is that what you call a sale?!?! People... it's my 4 month rent. If you have so much money then donate it to college funds, please!! ohh, and I mean "International Students College Funds"

So now my friends, don't worry so much, Obama is just making this economic crisis become a big deal. It's not bad after all, see how rich people swipe their plastics? *ppphhttt*