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LOL WUT. Half-naked models on Nickelodeon?

A friend from Twitter retweeted this link. It's cool. The art of paper folding is really impressive.

it has been 2 weeks since i got sick and has duly recovered. now, an encore. the audience: a virus. the performance: cold sweat, muscle pain, fever, colds and cough. i can't even understand how much i was able to take like half a bottle of pain killer slathered on my fat thighs and thunder calves. it's like preparing my lower body for roasting. the thing is meat absorbs marinade. on the other hand, my own meat, i think it's resistant to camphor. and there's no oven pre-heated to a certain temperature to pop the meat in. only a blanket which kept me warm when i was shivering. nonsense.

i missed 2 days of work upon doctor's orders. my co-worker sent me an offline message on msn messenger joking that i missed work because i was applying for a different job. how i wish that's the case, lol. but no, that would pretty much ruin my attempt at subtlety, wouldn't it?

tomorrow we are celebrating my mom's birthday. i get to go to church with my family once again, something i have not done in a VERY long time. i'll see if i don't get burned. resistant to camphor, right?  

waaaaaaah if you could only see my private blog with all the links and figures and tidbits about thailand  and that i've bookmarked for the past couple of days (yes! i'm finally going after all the worries and bickering, the behind-the-scenes that are better off undiscussed).. information overload lah.. i didn't even think that i'd learn how to count in thai now. nung soong saam sii ha houk jet peet gaao sip! (i could go on with eleven up to 10 thousand but that's silly already) it takes a little getting used to, especially the listening part as when i hear these words, my mind lags for 5 seconds before i could process them all. i also plan to study the names of the most popular thai dishes so that i don't have to worry if there are no english phrases or pictures on a menu! heck, i'd probably avoid restaurants and feast on street food instead! i guess it's a good idea to bring imodium, eh?

my travel goals:

• have enough change in baht - money management is necessary!!
• meet my online friend of 3 years for the first time!
• not to get scammed. no tuk-tuks for me, i guess. they're quite like traysikads here, right?
• understand public transportation (AE, BTS, probably MRT? and taxis. i won't try the motorbike mode because i don't have a helmet!)
• see what it's like to be in a country practicing buddhism, of buddhas and monks and thai massage!
  
• buy christmas gift items for friends, relatives and co-workers
• buy a pair of dress shoes, slippers, some souvenir shirts, a bag maybe, and other things i don't think i really need, meaning cutting myself some slack for a little impulse buying
• buy thai food and drinks to bring home
• buy thai food and drinks to binge on
• eat street food/authentic thai cuisine especially tom yum goong (spicy, please and khob khoon ka!)
• take pictures (and not forget to charge batteries!)
• manage time. thailand is an hour later than this rathole's time zone so i need to remember that.
• have a good time with fellow travelers at the hostel i'm staying in and the locals along the way. blend in to the point that i can make at least 1 thai person think i'm thai (not all the way though. maybe first or second glance, hmm?)
• not to go overboard with the weight for the check-in luggage and hand-carry bag. A CHATUCHAK MARKET CHALLENGE!
• OBSERVE! LEARN! ENJOY!

i am bringing my younger sister with me, which means i need to be in charge of everything.. we have to come home in one piece!

in other news, i started using another blogging service (oh me...). it's not really a new social network to me because i tried it years ago. i got a cyworld! a chinese cyworld, to be exact. i miraculously registered an account despite the language barrier which still surprises me up to this day. somehow i managed to set up my minihompy. i also get to practice my pinyin!!! wwwwwwwoooo

i spent lying in my death bed for the past few days watching tv series and movies. how exciting is that?! (no.)

i finally finished watching arrested development season 1 (weeeeeeeeeee). love love love love love it. the story telling is cohesive and riveting and the situations the characters find themselves in are funny. i look forward to the movie!! it's actually hard to choose who my favorite character is so i'd take the easy route and pick who i don't like: michael cera. end of discussion.

i also continued watching pushing daisies. i started watching it a few months ago but i have not followed through. i just have to finish the last episode and i'll be done with the first season. one of my favorite characters is emerson cod because he has a way with words. oh, and "kick, pooh, kick!"

i saw the invasion (nicole kidman), blades of glory (again. still funny.),  28 weeks later, and
meet the robinsons (faulty timeline, dammit) among other movies i keep watching for the nth time because i'm a sad loser.

i played 2 games of tetris in front of my dad. he was so addicted to it back in the 90s. i was too. i think i was really good but my game controller now is just a cheap one so i totally didn't control the game well (nice...). and i lost both games with level 8 as the farthest level i've reached that day. haha. of course i can do better. i was just taking more risks that time. (haha, not an excuse. sorry but it was intentional.)

i hate my brother for trying to run my life when i can't even get up to speed with it. there's a place for everything so there's definitely a place for me so quit it!

i had a dream about john lloyd cruz. FAFA!!

i fucking hate that question.

i have a video in progress but it's forced. i actually don't feel like finishing it anymore. i mean, what is the point? it's not even portfolio-material.. 

i'm planning to study french soon. i guess i need it? or not really. i'm more inclined to learning asian languages (i studied japanese and mandarin in school) but if i can't put what i learned into practice, what's the point? 

i hear my father compare me to my younger sister in terms of driving skills one time too many. i can't drive, she can. shut up. i have a car, she doesn't have one so fuck that. did she even help in cleaning the car when it was submerged in flood water from the typhoon? NO. and i even had to sit on the wet car seats to clean the inside and risk myself of infection because my underwear got wet. all she knows is how to drive MY CAR so fuck that noise EVER. that doesn't give me less chances to learn to drive myself.

i'm fucking ugly.

what the fuck are my goals? i have no idea now. i've always had this annoying feeling that i've had a past life but i don't remember it at all. it must have been glorious, but knowing me, that's just a part of my self stuck in the idea of grandeur that was talking. but whatever, what i don't remember, i can't miss. anyway, i can't help but feel a little anger for some things. i guess that's how i cope. anger is good. i just don't like being a sponge, taking in everything and not having an active emotion. at least anger makes me alert and impulsive, and i feel decisive that i'd be like fuck consequences with a butcher's knife.

i hate hate hate hate CV writing. i just can't digest the fact that my adult life is being objectified on one piece of fucking paper that's not even scented. how that's for no personality huh. ok, scratch the scented part (it will smell good if you do). that paper, that's what people will use to JUDGE you. a fucking piece of paper that came from a fucking tree. i mean, do lovers get judged on how true their relationship is from a vandal of their initials that they carved out on the trunk of a fucking tree? analogy fail, but still. sheeeeeeet. *madface*

i hate calling people on the phone when it's not part of my job. learn fucking english to save your sorry life.

on the brighter side (not that bright, but in a sense it's brighter), here's a clip of me singing (or trying to) a song originally by demi lovato, who honestly has the michelle screamsinger branch syndrome. girl...

i stopped watching after the first 10 minutes of fame because it bored me. i did not even try to compare it to, say, high school musical (easy pick!) and expect highly of it. yep, fame comes with a price. you have to live up to what you were advertised for or else..

jennifer's body was blecch. sure i watched everything, but i wanted everyone to just shut up for once. it's a diablo cody movie, therefore there are LOTS OF LINES, damn straight. has she not had enough with juno? it was refreshing though to see megan fox smile. she always has this "eh" face she does all the time in front of the paparazzi. 

ladies and gentlemen, megan "rip off my shirt and snarl" fox. stunning.

the most interesting movie i've seen this week would have to be the underrated sydney white. it stars amanda bynes. what everyone doesn't know is that sydney white is an adaptation of snow white and the 7 dwarfs. one thing i like about the movie is that "the prince" was given more character. he wasn't just the most popular and good-looking guy who saves the day, he is also a decent singer, a video game master and a volunteer who continues to help the elderly when he has already finished his community service a year before. and how could i say no to THIS:

please and thank you.