SNSD - Hoot: Very Austin Powers Style

And guess who's guest starring in it? XD Ngek ngek ngek...

Angry Face

I HATE PAYING BILLS. 

MONEY PLEASE FLOW IN INSTEAD OF OUT ALL THE DAMN TIME.

I am in a situation when I just pumped in xxxx into the bank, just to pump it out again to Inland Revenue. FML.

Tastes Often Change!~

Your dating personality profile: Wealthy/Ambitious - You know what your goals are and you pursue them vigourously. Achieving success is important to you. Athletic - Physical fitness is one of your priorities. You find the time to work athletic pursuits into your schedule. You enjoy being active. Stylish - You do not lack for fashion sense. Style matters. You wouldn't want to be seen with someone who doesn't care about his appearance.

Your Top Ten Traits 1. Wealthy/Ambitious 2. Athletic 3. Stylish 4. Adventurous 5. Intellectual 6. Outgoing 7. Traditional 8. Practical 9. Conservative 10. Religious

Your date match profile: Athletic - You aren't looking for a couch potato. You seek someone who is active and who keeps his body in top shape. Practical - You are drawn to people who are sensible and smart. Flashy, materialistic people turn you off. You appreciate the simpler side of living. Conservative - Forget liberals, you need a conservative match. Political discussions interest you, and a conservative will offer the viewpoint you need.

Your Top Ten Match Traits 1. Athletic 2. Practical 3. Conservative 4. Traditional 5. Adventurous 6. Religious 7. Outgoing 8. Funny 9. Stylish 10. Big-Hearted

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My comments:-

Wealthy/Ambitious - Yes, I am undeniably very goal-driven and kiasu. I must have what I want, or I'll suffer from insomnia until the day I get it. As for being wealthy, that's my long term goal and I'm working towards it.

Athletic - Doesn't sound exactly like me at all, eh? I'm a demi-sloth. Anyone sloth-ier than I am is my cat. I think I like to be on the go, run around to get things done, rather than be interpreted as being athletic (running on a treadmill and doing yoga). I certainly don't like to be contained in an office for 2/3rds of the day.

Stylish - I hit. And I miss. I still have a long way to go.

On the other hand, I really want to get my blog business going again! I actually abandoned it for like... I don't know. Ages. I've actually been making some off site sales off and on so far. It's just that I haven't got time to snap photos of the newer earrings and update/maintain my site. *Sigh* I even bought some rare stones when I was in Australia that are really beautiful and I'm enthusiastic about beading them up. I was just really happy to see the amount of support I'm getting from various people on the FB Page. (consisting of people I hardly know, my church pastor and of course, my friends who are well aware of my passion!) I just know I have so much to offer...

Personal business aside, I've been really busy with college, dad/granpa/great granpa/greatx2 granpa's estate (because I'm the surviving executor), our company and it's sister company plus just general family affairs (like helping to cook once in a while or just keeping my mum company) while being able to earn for myself here and then. Everything is just back to back and just today, I got a bit upset that work has finally overlapped with college, and obviously, I had to put college aside. Hmm...

I'm sure everyone's well aware how important college is to me, I'm seriously determined to graduate with a qualification no matter what this time around. So far I've been making the grades (Yay!), thanks to my lecturers' understanding and support. At the back of my mind I'm slightly sad that I kinda wished that I would be able to be committed to college and the design field rather than to be consciously sucked into the kind of things I just don't have the heart to do. Recently, I've softened up to the idea and I'm being more receptive. I think it has to do with the fact that the people who tend to plunge everything down your throat not being there any more so I'm becoming less defensive and paranoid.


Oh anyways, I know that sometimes it may seem like I just grab someone to rant and drag you into my spiral of negativity, but thanks for listening because it really does make my day when someone just lends a sympathetic ear and not judge me for whatever. Sorry bout the depressing influence, it was unintentional. I hope that you receive the joy in return by knowing that you were able to help someone else in need unload a burden. I know it can be frustrating talking to a person who is unwilling to help themselves even after they take all your time and sympathy. For me, I just sulk it over and move on (and probably come back with more).

Men of ALL Ages

2007 was a year I hung out with guys of mostly my similar age group. To cut a long story short, at the end of the day, I find that most of guys my age were usually a little juvenile and childish in actions. (The power of youth!) It was cute in the beginning but can be slightly tiresome after a bit. I suppose being in you're mid-20s is something very delicate (and scary!) hence a lot of them are just all over the place and not quite sure what it is in life that they want.

Fast forward to 2010, my fate has mysteriously changed to encountering a rather refreshing amount of 30 year old + males (something which would have freak the sh*t out of me if I were any younger!). While some are quite a pleasure to talk to (hey you, don't smile!), there were a few in particular that made me raise an eyebrow this week.

In one case, was a guy whom, I was truly aware that in terms of age, he would expectedly garnered an upper hand with a decades worth of life experience more than I. But to rub it in one's face in every conversation topic does not earn you any impression any higher than average. Being elder doesn't mean you have to take everything so seriously and stoically, everyone just has a different level on life based on their own progressional personal experience. Just because they haven't reached the level you have achieved doesn't make them absolutely wrong or incompetent. 

I eventually became quite annoyed with the domineering conversation which felt to me as  if I was being pointed out that my opinions or actions had flaws, or were just not superior enough to standard. Let say my opinion WAS wayward, you were obnoxious nonetheless. Normally nowadays, I believe that the best action without wasting anymore precious resources is just to walk away and avoid talking to these people in future. Talking with this certain gentleman just contributed to uptightness to my arteries. I wasn't really keen on trying desperately to prove my point (if I had any) to someone who was a mere acquaintance. End of story.

We move on to 40-60 year olds. 2 weeks ago, I met up with an ex-teacher whom my bff called a lecherous/chikopek child molester (and I agreed). Luckily, he had no recollection of who I was, and I didn't want to introduce myself after having his leery eyes visually molesting me. Don't know why, but men tend to become creeps when they turn mid-age. Probably has something to do about their wives growing less attractive, turning their attention entirely to the kids and hen pecking them, that these poor unsatisfied men prey on helpless little girls to gain their masculinity again. I feel sorry for the ignorant wives who sleep next to these scums every night and young girls who actually get exploited and no one would believe them.

Men indeed have 2 faces. By day, they can be one respectable individual that no one can believe they are actually monsters in disguise, and by night they just do strange things that we only hear from gossip magazines. You won't really understand the truth of this unless you actually know the kids/family of the man that did something unpleasant to you/someone else you know and they think the world of him while you suffer in silence. What a monster, hiding behind his family's happiness as defense, knowing you won't dare to break it. Girls are just gullible and naive by nature. (Whee like meeeee!~) 

Rather surprisingly, I actually enjoy the company of the guys of the significantly younger age group. *cough* Taylor Lautner *cough* That's besides the point but yeah, we talk, crap, laugh, burp and have a pure platonic friendship without pressure wtf. AS FRIENDS OK. Not every topic has to end up about potential relationships.

My Growth Rate Is Certainly Impeded

Today I felt a bit susceptible that I didn't possess much of maturity in terms of looks and sociability of someone of my age. By MY standards, of course. 

It's because, I actually a lot of 18 year olds are more adult-like than me! They have done things that I've never heard of until I was in my twenties and achieved much more while I'm still running around the place with my short/jerseys/slippers/knapsacks and mistakenly assumed to be part of the group of my younger sister's friends (despite being older by nearly half a decade). :)

I'm actually in awe (and a little intimidated) that girls nowadays are starting young clubbing their guts out, buying luxury items that logically can only be afforded by the affluent, dress up/make up 5 years older than they are, having sex earlier (with a number of different guys sometimes) and tried almost every contraceptive available in the market that by they're 21, they look like they've already turned 37. Those are the 'adult things' that come in mind, generally.

On the other hand, the things that I'm actually quite respectful towards some of my younger counterparts is that some of them are professionally involved in things such as starting their own businesses, modeling and endorsing products, having a proper/improper income source to afford all sorts of enviable things, travelled three quarters of the earth, have had one or two plastic surgeries or owning their own place.

In that respect, I feel undeserving if someone calls me Jie Jie. Sorry, I don't meet that standard yet, but I'm on the way. :P I was thinking if you we're to be behaving like a 25 year old when you are 16, then what is left when you actually turn 25?