The Lady with 700 Cats

I saw the show last night on Nat Geo.

Well, i say that Lynea the crazy cat lady is someone worth to be admired for. I wouldn't say she's crazy cause i do understand where she's coming from. I, too, do used to have a dream of building a cat sanctuary of my own. But that dream goes down the gutter due to limited resources. So to see Lynea pull out all that by her own resources makes me want to worship her. In my opinion, what she's doing is truly noble. Therefore, i'm going to put her cause in one of my charity expenses list. If you believe that a cat's life is a soul worth saving, please do contribute here.

By the way, the other cause i believe in is the World Vision.

Sponsor a child, i dare you.

21 days to Doomsday

So, today is the last day of November. I'm sure all the other 7 billions homo sapiens are just curious as i am of what the month of December would bring. As for me, i don't really care whether the world is coming to an end in 21 days or not, i just want to see if the Mayans live up their reputations.

So, as i was summing up my achievements (let's be positive and called it achievement rather than a task done) this year, i come to realize that no matter how many deeds i have done or how much i earned or how far i have traveled, it still doesn't change me. Not even a tiny bit.

Look at me, i'm not any richer than i am in 2011, or any happier, or thinner, or even successful. It's still feels the same. Same old, same old. There's always something missing. Something is not satiated.

Travelling used to be challenging. Now it's more like a child play. I mean who travel over two thousand miles just to sit in a god-know-where-hotel room and read books all day? It's just a lame excuse of not wanting to be found.

It's passion that i'm lack of. How am i suppose to fix that?

Maybe next year i just need to concentrate on one goal. ONE goal only. So, that's it then. I'll only make one resolution for 2013. Hopefully that'll solve the problem.

Books books books

I'm a bit greedy when it comes to books. If i have 7 in my hands, i will read all 7 at once. No kidding here. I'm quite serious. As you can see, i have a mixed taste in books. I'm willing to give a try at everything. Vintage to graphic novel. I can take it all. Even Justin Bieber biography. Especially him.

So, first on the list is Haruki Murakami's 'What I Talk About When I Talk About Running'. As always, he leaves me gaping. Mouth wide open in awe. Ever since i read 'Norwegian Wood' i became addicted to his writings. I would have become one of his groupie if there's any to join. Seriously, he's piece is so out-of-this-world kind of awesome.

The Travels of Marco Polo - I like it that i even considered myself to travel around the world on a bicycle since i'm terrified of the ocean. But before one embark on such a great journey, one must learn how to be on bicycle first.

Eighty Days Yellow - I hate this book. I hate it. I just HATTEEEEE IT! When a book contains words such as *c@nt*, or *f@ck*, it don't deserve a place in my library. Seriously, Vina Jackson, go and read some of Haruki Murakami's book so you'll know how to describe a coitus. I'm seriously offended by this book that i didn't even bother to finish it.

The Selection - This book is quite pleasant. I finished it in one sit. There's a lot of new ideas. Like the reinstatement of the caste system. Or the United States of China, how funny is that? The only unpleasant thing about the book is that, it's not finished. There will be a sequel. And i hate sequel. So much. Cause i will definitely lose interest over time. Apparently, there's also going to be a movie about this book, which i would very much like to look forward to.

The rest of the book still unread. Will probably start tonight on Bill Bryson's 'Neither Here Nor There'.

Itchin'

I want to see the Jersey Boys one more time in Singapore.
It's bad isn't it? But i can't help it.

I carry your heart with me
(I carry it in my heart)
I am never without it
(anywhere I go you go,my dear;
and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling)

I fear no fate (for you are my fate,my sweet)
I want no world (for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root
and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;
which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart)

by E.E. Cummings

Decision is made

I have decided what i'm going to do with 2013. Instead of conquering the world, 2013 will be the year of saving money. I will try to save as much as i can. My goal is to save at least 1k every month. And if i were to commit such plan and invest my saving carefully, in my calculation by the end of 2016 i will have more than enough to board the luxury coach on Trans-Siberian Railway. Or i can pay off all my mortgage and be the grumpy 35 old woman who are debt free yet penniless.

So, grumpy, debt free and penniless it is.

Seoul..

to me is easy peasy.

Yep. I know this may sound strange but i kind of like Seoul more than Tokyo. The American lady i met on my trip to Seoul frowned when i made that statement. But the truth is i like the fact that Seoul is a little bit rough and vulgar compared to Tokyo. It makes me feel that i fit in just right.

So, here are some of the photos i took during the trip. Enjoy.

 

I got my eyes on the horse head bell and cute girls key chain.

 

Autumn madness.

 

Men of my dream.

 

I decided to skip half of the wax museum as soon as i saw that 'thing' in the above picture.

Love sick disease.

Loveland. Use your imagination.

Pampas grass at Sangumburi Crater.

Sunrise Peak. There are approximately 500 steps to the peak. And the 500 steps start halfway. You still can't see the steps in the above photo. And to me, i wouldn't call that steps cause it's more like a platform to me. So the story is, i gave up halfway.

Nanta cooking! Seriously the show is so funny. I laughed until i cried.