late bloomer

you know how there’s always those kids in high school that rarely showed up to class? the ones who show up for that one class before lunch, and disappear in to the abyss with their friends doing god knows what? (smoking pot, smoking, or eating?)

i never really dared to do that, i skipped a few classes here and there in high school, but always showed up to at least one class everyday. recently i’ve skipped entire days (because now i only have one class per day…) i don’t think i’ve ever skipped so many classes until this year, and what’s really eating me up is that i am wasting money by not being there.

is it normal for art students to play hooky when it’s the end of the term? my excuse is that i assume people are doing their work at home, rather than at school… but we all know that’s a lie because i spent today slacking around and one of my friends went out with his girlfriend.

i just wish this phase came earlier… rather than now lol.

work gossip

so these days conversations have been around weddings (and marriage), whether there is a good age (or expiration date!) for girls, where the dream wedding and honeymoon will take place, certain people who are getting married and whether or not they should… and it’s strange because i haven’t been giving it much thought until this week. my best friend since elementary school mentioned getting married young (21/22?) and whether or not it would effect anything. i was surprised to learn there were some varying opinions, different range of “marrying age” between friends and coworkers. i guess it shouldn’t be shocking since some girls are in the process of getting ready for a wedding, while others i had talked to have somewhat recently gone out of a long term relationship. however i did notice that a lot of response i got were quite negative, people start to treat it like a chore to have to spend the rest of your life with someone or even nonchalant about being married in a month’s time. i think my take on marriage is that it really depends on the person and what kind of lifestyle they want. it’s kind of naive to plan too much, so when it’s time i guess when it will happen it just does. for me, i think i will get married sometime before 30 and have 2 kids before 34. a boy and a girl. the boy first. and they’ll both be really good looking, smart, and obedient, and be fluent in french, english and mandarin. lollllllll yeah OKAY hahaha

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and to think i was going to buy short shorts

it’s snowing in vancouver… this sucks balls. it’s not just snow, it’s like half rain half snow, which makes the ground very unpleasant to walk on and i have to work today. perhaps i will ask my mom for a ride, but she drives like 5km/hr D:< i’d have to leave the house with her an hour early just to get to work, which is like four city blocks away… bah. i don’t recall snow this late in march, but that could just be my bad memory. global warming, ohnoes!

another strange thing, last night i dreamt about going to an all-meat buffet, thanks to katy’s comment haha… i was probably chewing on my pillow while dreaming or something because i felt so full when i woke up. interesting fake-meal, that was.

eco-friendly. sort of.

as i was riding the bus today, i couldn’t help but overhear the conversation between two chubby caucasian women. i sat next to them, and between them were two very energetic little boys. their conversation was quite mundane to me until one of them said “what kind of toys does your husband like to buy?” and the other replied “guns.” then the other lady started talking about hunting and said “yeah, moose meat’s gooood.”

then i thought to myself about how i haven’t tried any unique “north american meat”… all i’ve had on this vast continent was chicken, duck, pork, beef, turkey and once i tried crocodile (tasted like tough chicken). back in asia i had the same things, and my grandmother also cooked shark, and i probably had a bit of snake sometime in my life… i feel so left out, living on this continent i haven’t tried eating any exotic meats… my friend once mentioned that her cousins on vancouver island went hunting once and shot a bear (i think by accident) and they made bear sausages. i’m sure those would be interesting too… the other day at a thai restaurant there was ostrich on the menu but we weren’t adventurous enough to try.

i’m not a big meat eater (most of my diet consists of vegetables) but i’d really like to try bear or moose. eventually i will shift toward australia and try kangaroo… they are kind of scary and big so i don’t think i’ll feel too bad about eating their meat.. haha. apparently it’s really eco-friendly to have kangaroo but i may be wrong, could’ve just been a rumour. anywayyyyyyy apologies to the vegetarians out there, you’re probably gasping and totally disturbed by this entry but at least i am willing to try different kinds of meat rather than always eating things that were bred to be eaten.

that doesn’t really justify eating animals but i am skinny enough as is, if i only ate veggies and fruits i’d probably disappear completely and you’d only see me when i turn to a certain side…

happy and healthy

so the other day luzzy was saying how she had a nightmare about having hairy legs. it’s strange, because her nightmare is a reality to meee! i have hairy legs if i don’t shave once in a while, apparently i was not created with the “hairless asian gene”. i have hairy forearms too, but i am just glad i don’t have a hairy face. most of the time i don’t think about stuff like that, only when somebody notices and tells me i have hairy arms. it’s like, hey thanks for noticing, i noticed that you have a giant pimple on the tip of your nose but didn’t feel like it was appropriate to tell you because you already knew this. until now.  i remember reading a post about this on dooce, when you notice something that isn’t all too pleasant about a person (and say it to their face) it’s like telling an ugly person they’re ugly. they already know, why the need to state the obvious? well, hairy arms and legs aren’t exactly what makes an ugly person, perhaps hair is considered beautiful in some cultures, who knows.

but my conclusion is, not to worry too much about stuff like this. hair grows, fat accumulates, pimples happen, it’s natural just like how everybody poops. these body-conscious complaints always drift around in conversation, it’s harmless (some people just want some attention), but seriously being 2 pounds heavier than you’d like is something very, very minor compared to some of the other things going around in the world. donate some money to a charity, or go out of your way for a random act of kindness… life is too precious to fuss about imagery.

be happy and healthy, bigger picture, herrroooo!

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