I have a penchant for beautifully quiet objects. Contemplative and observant. It’s one of the rules of being a wallflower. Wistful and wishful. Plain and overlooked. But everyone holds some sort of depth. You just have to look for it, if you want to try.
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Monthly Flower Task
One’s love story isn’t always “Girl meets someone, Girl falls in love, Girl fights and gets the person.” It isn’t some sort of fairy tale with happily ever after. It’s normally Girl meets frogs. TONS OF THEM. Girl filters frog. Girl is heart-broken. Sometimes, heart-broken so often, girl thinks, “will I ever have a chance?” Then one day, Girl is given advice by friends, “instead of falling for the same type who’ll break your heart, make a list of what you want. That way, you’ll have a physical memo that you can turn to when you are unsure of the person you’re dating.”
I admit it, I took that advice literally and actually wrote a list. Did I follow it? Not really. It was always in the back of my mind and sometimes, I get so blinded by sunshine, I don’t even remember the list. Recalling it, I had some ridiculous things on it. I don’t recommend making a list for anyone else since some of items are utterly outrageous. For example, my list had “I want a man with an accent, preferably British.” Really? I live in New York City, USA. The luckiest accent I’ll get is the South or New England. Oh, of course, he had to be 5’10” or up, considering the average height of American men is 5’9.5″.
And my other item was “he should shower me with a flower every month.” In a way, this task was meant for him to remember that I am not to be neglected. Gifts shouldn’t be given just for special occasions or as a “I’m sorry” bouquet. My roommate thinks I am crazy to demand so much. Is it? Maybe. But it’s better to know now that a man is willing to put up with one’s crazy antics and expectations than to find out later that he’s just not willing to please you.
Today, I carried my glass of tea with a flower in it and everyone asked about it. When I responded that it was part of my monthly gift, everyone asked, “how did you get your boyfriend to do that?” Mostly, I answered, “a friend told me you’ve got to train them early.” I laughed and added, “he thinks of it as a fun challenge.” It is not to say that it is a one-way gift exchange. A relationship, to me, has always been a two-way street.
Ever since I’ve placed the task on the table, I’ve been getting several great items that I thought was nice to share.
August
Paper Rose
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| From Monthly Flower Task |
September
Solar charged flower
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| From Monthly Flower Task |
October
8-bit flower
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| From Monthly Flower Task |
November
Bookmark + Button
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| From Monthly Flower Task |
December
Grow Edible Flowers
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| From Monthly Flower Task |
January
Wild Hibiscus soaked in syrup
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| From Monthly Flower Task |
February
Fruit Basket from Edible Arrangements
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| From Monthly Flower Task |
March
Desk Daisy Paperclips
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| From Monthly Flower Task |
April
Flowering Tea
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| From Monthly Flower Task |
PS, he does have a British accent and is over 5’10”.
DC Cherry Blossom 2012
If you’re ever adventurous and have the energy and time, New York City offers the chance to go away to a different city for the day with very cheap fares. You can go as far north as Boston or as far south as DC. Even go on a cruise to the marshlands of Far Rockaway. Or as west as the Great Lakes. Of course, it’s a long day starting with an early morning and late night.
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Oheka Castle Getaway
Winter has been tamed, weather-wise, in New York City. If anything, spring arrived earlier than normal. So it was a great idea to take a getaway trip for the night outside the rushing city life.
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Tour of Sweet Eateries in the Village
It’s been awhile since I’ve made plans to go out and explore the city. Mostly, it had been dreary, cold, and a stressful start to the year. Mother nature worked out on my side as fog and rain dissipated to warmth and sun. I walked through Soho to find a beautiful public artwork on the ground. At first, my friend thought it was a circuit board but turns out, it was a subway map.
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List: Karaoke night
Is it too stereotypical to say Asians love karaoke? Almost every Cambodian family I knew growing up in the Khmer community had a karaoke machine with those HUGE LP’s. Needless to say, every Khmer party was not complete without food (noodles, pra-hok, or hot pot), card playing, and of course, music, meaning karaoke. Sometimes I enjoy going, most times, I can’t wait to go home, snuggle in bed with a good book or movie and avoid people.
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List: Flowers I Love
I love flowers. I adore the smell, the feel, and its beauty that last so minutely in a span of our life. Once plucked, it withers and shrivels, disintegrating back into the earth it came out of. But even without touching, it’s just likely to die like all life on earth. Yet, I am enthralled and seduced by them.
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Bucket List (revised) 2012
We’ve all made bucket list, mentally or physically. We may even buy books about “1000 Places to Visit Before You Die” or do as many crazy things as possible if we are to live so short.
I made one when I was younger and the list went on and on and on. As time passed and I aged, I realized that I did many of the things on my list: read all of Jane Austen’s novel, become a designer, ride a horse, see a meteor shower, visit Paris, be kissed passionately, etc.
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2012 Resolutions
A new year, a new start, new goals to aim for. Realistic goals. They are always saying, make sure you make realistic achievable goals that YOU can strive to fulfill. Saying you’ll lose 100 lbs is not achievable if you don’t exercise or only go to the gym one month. It’s a commitment and willingness to change your life around. Sometimes, I question why challenge yourself to only 40 days? That’s nothing in the span on one’s life. You’ve got to make a plan that you know you can go through with or else you’re cheating yourself. And despite Cartman saying people cheat to get to where they are in life, I would like to hope that isn’t what you would do to yourself.
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2011 Resolutions in Retrospect
What a year! 2011 has been a decent year, if not a busy social year indeed. I always say that I’m anti-social but I find myself going out every week whether it’s to meet friends for dinner, drinks, or just to go see a movie! But I was conscientious about the goals I set for myself this year. I made sure to make a short VERY SHORT list of goals because I wanted to actually achieve them.
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