Do you read me?

Whoa, I was last here on Xmas eve?? Now it's almost April Fool's, and things are pretty much the same...

Anyway, so I was wondering if anyone still reads this. Let me know! I started this blog for myself, but found more motivation if ppl read it. And also if you read this, I'll know to provide a link when I start a better one. So comment NOW!

Merry Xmas Eve!

The clock just striked December 24th. Aready. It's already the 24th, exactly 6 months after I celebrated my birthday. Hence, I am now officially 23 and a half years old. Time really flies by too fast.

It's that time of the year again, where everyone gets busy partying and doing family stuff. This time, even though it's an exhausting time of the year, it's the most relaxing time of the year for me. Notice I haven't posted anything in awhile? I'm either always working (at the same less-than-ideal job), at theatre class or exhausted.

I slept in today and took advantage of the fact that this was going to be the most relaxing day of the next week. I wrapped last-minute gifts and caught a bit of the Sound of Music playing on TV. No matter how many times I've seen it, I'm always amazed by that movie. If you've never seen it, I don't know where you've been; rent it or something.

Hollywood look-alikes part 2

This is so much fun. Really kills saturday night boredom. Depending on which photo you upload, you get different results. So I thought I wold try it with more recent pictures of me. My family tried it and got hilarious results. I'm curious to know, who do YOU look like? Try it and tell me!


This is what I look like now, no more dyed hair. And I look more like an Olsen twin than those Japanese singers? HAHA.



This is a pic of me two years ago. Seems I'm loosing my 'asianess' as the years go by huh? Apparently, two years ago I looked like Elvis... and a Backstreet boy.

Who will I be mistaken for in Hollywood?

It's that time of the year again...

t's time for my biggest online ranting of the year!

October sucks. It's my least favorite month. You really start to beleive that summer's over because it's almost always rainy or grey. Another week, and I'll bet we'll be dragging out our winter jackets. As I write this, I'm fighting a cold. Yes, another one. Everytime I blog I seem to be fighting one.

Thank God for the long weekend!! Happy Thanksgiving!

I enjoyed sleeping in this weekend because I've set foot into a world that I've only had nightmares about- a 9 to 5 office job.

Even though I know it's only a temp job, the office scares me. Sitting at a computer all day doesn't do it for me. And office dress seems to take my personality away.

On top of that, it requires me to wake up at 6:30 a.m to get downtown. As a practically professional nighthawk, I've never really known what it means to be dead exhausted. Ah well. Kim needs moolah for now...we'll see how long I can take being in routineland.

W-T-F?!

So I get to my second interview for the animator job excited and well-prepared. As soon as we get there, we start running kiddie games which we were told to prepare for the interview. Everyone did extremely well - they were, after all, kids games. After about an hour of games, they told us that they couldn't hire as many people as they thought they could, and cut at least half of us off, without telling us why. Can you believe some people?

Speaking of demoralized people, a shooting occured at Dawson College today, where 10 000 students including my sister and cousin are enrolled. Out of the blue, in Quebec's biggest college with supposedly good security, 20 people were wounded, some in very critical conditions; two are even dead. Idiot shooters. Really, what's wrong with these people? One of them even shot himself after. Flashbacks of the One Tree Hill episode in which the gang is trapped in a classroom with a psychotic killer ran through my head. Another Montreal school catastrophe makes CNN. Thank god my sister called and told us about the shooting before we even heard of it. My mother would have panicked like hell. But yeah, up until now, this type of this was all supposed to be something you only see on TV - it only happens to other people. It's gotten to the point where we can't always say we're safe.

Yes, I'm still here

Ok everyone say it together...1..2...3...WELCOME BACK KIM!!

Holy schmokes, it's already September! I got back from Brazil about three weeks ago, with a cold..what is it with me,trips and colds? Anyway, it's almost gone now (yay) and the trip rocked! We arrived in Goinaia and attended this GEORGEOUS wedding which took place at 9pm, in a garden. The bride wore the longest dress I've ever seen, and all us Montrealers were invited to walk down the aisle as honoured guests. A few days later, off we were to Foz do Iguacu, where the waterfalls that separate Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay are supposed to be as impressive as our Niagara Falls...but to or surprise, being winter there, the falls were dry. Yeah, I mean most of it had no water at all! We did however get to take a tour of the jungle. There weren't that many animals, but lots of georgeous butterflies. Thank god it wasn't too hot. We then went canoeing in the middle of the jungle, which was quite an adventure. I've never done it before and had no idea what I was doing. Hence, Sean and I got our (inflatable!) kayak stuck in the middle of crocodile infested waters for awhile. Our last stop was Rio de Janeiro, a grest city for shopping, beaches, sightseeing and just relaxing.

Foz do Iguaçu: One section had water

The rest were dry!

Downtown Rio

And now...I'm back in Montreal, which has me asking, 'now what'? as usual. I've taken up a Spanish class, which takes some of time up. Right now, I'm supposed to be preparing for a group interview I've got on Tuesday for an animation job, and also for a theatre school audition. Let's hope I survive all those.

Expect the Unexpected

So I walked out of my last day or working at the summer camp, all proud that I had managed to stay in one piece since I worked alone with my group of very energetic girls today. My co-councelor has been absent all week and they couldn't find a replacement for her today, which meant I had be twice as loud, twice as controlling, and twice as alert. Two weeks ago I couldn't have done this. Everytime I raised my voice, I felt like I was yelling at the kids, but that's now normal camp talk for me.

Anyway so it felt all nice to walk out in the sunshine (it rained a lot this week), knowing that I did the job well. I reached in my backpack, pulled out my cell and turned it on. A voice mail from my boyfriend was waiting for me. So I'm thinking, "If he's leaving a message while I'm at work, something's up. " Sure enough, it went something like "Hey Kim, we've got a problem. Varig (an airline) went bankrupt and our flight to Brazil has been cancelled. They say they'll only put us on another flight for two-thousand more dollars. Trying to find another one. Call me ASAP."

Like...WHAT? Varig has been in business for 79 years and it's now that it pulls this crap?? Of course, as usual, I get stuck in it.

No, we're not paying that extra $2000. I don't think I'll win the lottery in time. We've found replacement tickets, but we're currently dealing with whether we'll be able to negociate a refund for the first set we bought. It's sort of complicated.

Aaarrrrrghhhhhhhhhh. How frustrating. Wish me luck.

Cuz I need a break

Ok, last time I posted I said I was exhausted. I take that back. As I write this, I'm fighting a cold and recovering from running after 15 kids all day, half of whom wouldn't listen to me today. My co-councelor was absent, meaning I had to take her role as the 'leader' or rather, the tougher one. I'm just not good at discipline.

Oopps, forgot to write up their report cards for this week. Back in a bit.

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Ok so I started them. Haha. It's really too bad that we have to nice in the report cards. I had nothing to say for about half of my group because they wouldn't participate in much. They're good kids, but sometimes they can be sooooo whiney and that makes things really complicated.

On the brighter side, I've only got one more week left of work then I'm off on vacation.

BRAZIL HERE I COME!

Yes that's right, I'm off to brazil soon, stay tuned for more details!

Stinky boys! Stinky boys!

Whooaaa me exhausted!! First off, my awesome theatre class wrapped up a bit more than a week ago. Everyone worked so hard on our final outcome, as well as partied hard! Right after that, le jour du St-Jean Baptiste, was my birthday (ouais, 'chui québecoise). Decided to get away from the downtown hype and have a quiet dinner with a few friends in the far away land of the West Island, because that morning, I had to get up really really rrreaallly early to get to a work training. Yeah, on MY BIRTHDAY! But I didn't complain, because I've had worse birthdays. Much worse. I remember a few years ago my parents woke me up going "Happy birthday! Get in the car, we're driving three hours to a church!" And we drove three friggin hours to Cap-de-la-Madeleine, this place near Trois Rivières where there's this church that's very popular with tourists, because supposedly, some 'miracle' happened there years ago. Don't ask. My very religious grandparents were visitng. Oh, and there's the time when my birthday party was ruined by guess who- three "bitches" and my boyfriend at the time! I'll save the details, but boy was I pissed! Anyone had worse birthdays?

Anyway, so I started my job at the summer camp. It's going pretty well, but boy do kids have energy! They seriously wore me out! It's been sooo long since I've heard terms like 'girls have cooties!' and 'stinky boys!' so many times a day. Thank god I've got a good group of kids, with the exception of one very temperamental little brat who never wants to do anything, and even talks back to us. Yeah, wish me luck.

Freethinkin'

Gosh I forgot what it's like to be a student! In this moment, I am procrasinating, stalling on my paper which is due tomorrow. It's supposed to be three pages. I'm barely at one and a half. Soooo tempted to go outside where it's 32 degrees and sunny and start tanning. I doubt that this year I'll get as tan as I was when I came back from Mexico though. My parents barely recognized me when I walked through the airport gates cuz seriously, I was practically as black as my Sri Lankan friend.

But anyway. Why does this mental block thing always happen when you really don't need it? It's interesting cuz yesterday someone made a comment saying that I'm probably deep thinker. We were at an engagement party (yes, another one), and as in many cases, clashed with the crowd. Does that ever happen to anyone out there?? Cuz even though I mask it, I hate it when that happens, and it seems it only reaches me. So there I am, nodding, smiling, yaddi yadda- and the newly engaged couple (they're my boyfriend's friends) noticed I looked like I was counting the ants on the wall or something and (ugh) commented on how quiet I was being. He made a point that introverts are often better thinkers, always haveing some interiour monologues. Not that I'm pure introvert, but holy shit, do I think a lot. I'd be up at 2 a.m and my brain would still be going like a motor. I could certainly use that right now. Yeah...back to my paper...

Cuz I gotta find time to write

Yes, I'm getting busy again. Kim's a busy student again, this time actually loving it rather feeling dragged through. The theatre class I'm taking is downwright awesome, and it's unfortunate that's there's only one more week left of it. I took Acting 1 back in my days as a stressed out, practially beat student at Concordia, and let me tell you, it was therapeutic. For awhile I could just forget about being myself and discover all these emotions I didn't know I had. After I left, they offered Acting 2, which is what I'm taking now. I seem to be cursed with the "good things happen after I leave it" omen. After I left elemantary school, I remember the next grade 6 class getting more fun things like trips and performing a play and stuff. After I left high school, they made the building nicer. And after I left university, my department got transferred to a brand new building with brand new equipment that actually functions and of course, cooler classes.

I've also started to host a TV show for a new TV station. We taped at the beer festival two weeks ago, so I got to taste all these beers on camera (while keeping a straight face- some were just awful!) The camera man offered to finish off the beers for me - yes, the show probably gets a bit shaky near the end. So yeah, it rocks, but on the downside, it's unpaid and will probably only run for one season.

On other note, was it georgeous out today or what? It was finally 32 degrees and sunny. We've been having only cool or rainy weather so far, but today, we actually needed to turn on the air conditioner. Summer's coming, which means I'll be even more busy then working at the summer camp. We had the first staff meeting this week and it looks like it's gonna be a lot of work -- its huge camp, with 85 campers st in the senior girls section. I'm glad I'll be taking care of the 6 to 8 year olds, rather than the really little ones. Kids can be cute but I'm not sure I've got the patience to deal with them - heck, I don't even have the patience to deal with some people my age! Oh well, we'll see how I do.

Mental games

When walking with an umbrella, everyone should remember one thing : do not pretend you're tha's jolly fella from Singin in the Rain and swing the umbrella - you could hit someone in the crotch.

That's what happened to me several times today as I was making my way downtown. Don't people know they should hold umbrellas straight down, vertically, not horizontally, and certainly should not swing them back and forth.

People are funny. Sometimes I really wonder what goes though people's minds. I'd observe a certain person, not necessarily someone I know, and try to figure out what they're thinking. Today on the metro the girl who sat in front of me caught my eye, mostly because she looked like someone I knew. She was petite, about my age and listening to her mp3. All of the sudden, she stops, looks for something in her bag, and is obviously frustrated. She sighs and buries her head in her hands for a few seconds. Then frantically looks in the bag again, looking like she wants to cry. She then just sits there with a shocked, I-can't-believe it expression on her face. It's obvious that she lost something and can't find it. So I begin to wonder what it is. I see her pull her wallet out and look in it, so crossed that thought out. She then got edgier and edgier. Finally she just abruptly got up, and stormed out of her metro. I don't think it was even her stop.

Interesting, huh? Try it. Watch people, they do all kinds of weird things.

Edging towards summer

Happy mother's day to all moms out there! I got up and presented my mom with a card that my sister and I both signed. I even added a mock line from our dog. "Happy mother's day. Where's my treat? --Miko" After all, he's like her son. Dogs are so human somtimes.

It was sort of nice out today, compared to what we've been getting. It's been a crappy week, and will still be raining all week. We had a great barbeque today (mmm, time to get a few pounds back on lol), and I followed my mom to Canadian Tire to help her get some gardening items. We got a few tomato plants for our garden.

Then while paying, I noticed something sort of weird. It was a sign stating the warrenty policy on trees, flowers and plants. Apparently, if whatever you plant dies under proper plant care, you can bring back the plant along with your receipt and they'll reimburse you. Ok so... if my tomato plant dies, I can bring it back there and demand my $1.84 back? How will they know it was "under proper plant care" and that I didn't accidently kill it? I can just picture some people who

Anyhoo...what's new since the last post? After more than a month of 'testing', I was hired at the photo studio; the day I officially started work, they told me they couldn't afford to hire me. So frustrating! I've more or less given up job hunting for now, at least for a 'real' job. I'll be working at a summer camp starting June 26. That'll be cool job, one with not too much work and I get to spend time outdoors- I loooveeee the sun. I've decided to take a class to kill time before then. Nothing too brain-wrenching, just theatre. That'll give me a place to unwind, stop being my crabby self, and have some fun.

Mocha-choco-lata-ya-ya

Deee da dee dee eeeee!

This is what I pretty much sounded like over the past few days. Either I'm going nuts with boredom, frustrated with something, or just really hyped on coffee, as I am right now.

My pal Kevin came down from Toronto, so it was the usual hang out day. So this afternoon we met up with our friend Chantal for coffee. I ordered a white mocha - read chocolate, caffeine, sugar, whipped cream. It's insane how much of a sweet tooth I have.

Anyway, so we were sitting outside of a second cup, enjoying the nice weather and chatting away when something really weird happened. I noticed a really weird-looking somewhat old lady come up to behind Chantal and give her this weird look. I figured she was a bit crazy, because trust me, she did not look normal at all. She was sort of a bag lady, lugging several bags camping-style. So I just ignored her, because that's what usually makes them go away right? Suddenly, just as Chantal turned around for a second, the crazy lady spat on her. Right in the face too. Then she turned around and continued down the street like nothing happened.

Yes, Montreal people can be C.R.A.Z.Y. At least I hope that woman was crazy, cuz I can't imagine why someone normal would do such a thing. That was just the weirdest thing I've seen in the past few months.

So while drinking coffee, chocolate came up as part of the conversation. I'm not sure how, it's been such a nutty day, but it did. More specifically 70% cocoa chocolate. Have you all tried that? If you haven't, get some. Apparently, it's almost a fact that women and gay men are most likely to enjoy it - straight men will most likely hate it. We did a test on Kevin, and the theory proved itself right on him- I've never seen such a bad reaction to chocolate from anyone! But it is strong stuff, and just for the record, dark chocolate is actually good for your health- it contains a compound that keeps cholesterol from gathering in blood vessels, reduces the risk of blood clots, and slow down the immune responses that lead to clogged arteries. Don't beleive me? Read this.

On with the day again. We were off to meet bunch other friends for dinner, when they called and said they were going to be a bit late because one of them got into a car acccident. Now this is where I get to rant about two crazy people in one day. The guy didn't have a car accident- he just tried to pull a simple maneuvre ( I think it was passing another car.) Somehow, the driver of the car got terribly upset, got out of his car and started yelling at our friend. The crazy guy then pulled out a shovel an started to beat our friend's car with it, damaging one set of the back lights. Whoa man, like what's going on? In front of tons of witnesses too.

So there you have it. Coffee, chocoate, and whacked out people. What a day.

Wake me up.

My dog is so cute. He's sleeping on me as I write this. I get home last night at 11pm after having Easter dinner at Sean's, and my family had already gone to bed. I go up quietly, trying not to stomp or make the floor creak, when the dog hears me and runs out of my sister's room when he sleeps, gets all excited and starts jumping on me and licking me. I played with him for a bit - it's so funny how everyone talks to him like he's a person- then say, "Miko, va faire dodo." So he just stops, turns around, and goes back to his bed. Haha. I wish kids were that obediant.

Anyway, Happy Easter everyone! I know I haven't posted in awhile, but that's just because I don't want to bore you with stories of my uneventful life. It really is getting sort of riduculous. It's already mid-April (how did it come so fast?) and believe it or not, I still haven't gotten a job. The radio station I did an interview with in Ontario finally got back to me with a rejection letter. I've done three tests at a photo studio because they wanted to see how I work before they hire me. I thought I did pretty well, it's nothing new to me. But still, I only got the vague answer that yes I did pretty well, but they can't hire anyone full-time for the moment. They were supposed to get back to me about being part-time a few days ago, but still haven't. What? I hate it when people can't make decisions. I'm beginning to think that even though I am picky when it comes to jobs, I better just take anything, simply because I'm getting broke and need to get a life.

Yeah, the real world kinda sucks. When I was a student, I didn't really need to worry about anything but schoolwork. Now, it's time to have some fun. I'm gonna have to get back into acting and dancing and also back into shape this summer. Even though I had the time, I've been so lazy at working out this winter. I don't know why, but I just wasn't in the mood. Someone should have shook me about that one. I also gotta try to get a cheap car (I'm so sick of public transportation) and take some trips this summer.

That's my rant for today, written down for all of you witness and watch me make or break it. I'm gonna go and play with the dog now.

cool quiz

This is a really cool quiz. Try it. The questions have absolutely nothing do with love or marriage or anything. In fact, it asks you about animals!

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free. In love, you feel the most alive when your lover is creative and never lets you feel bored. You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change. You would be forced to break up with someone who was insecure and in constant need of reassurance. Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything... no secrets. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

Springing forward

Whoo-hoo! Spring has officially started! Not that we see that much of a difference in the weather, but it's getting there. It better, or else the whole world will witness a Kim hissy-fit. And trust me, it's not something you wanna see.

Let me know if you do, I'd be more than happy to improvise.

So this past weekend was pretty exciting in Montreal. Anyone caught the St. Patrick's day parade? It was nuts. I was on a float and let me tell you, the crowd was amazing! Of course, not counting those super-drunks and those who thought it was cool to give our float the finger. But it's about time I see some partying in Montreal...I'd forgotten how green everything gets.

Anyone else partied and got drunk this weekend? Haha, yeah you read right. I walked out of an Irish party feeling a bit tipsy, but not so drunk that I couldn't walk.

Also this weekend, the Canadian Idol crew stopped by. Speaking of which, I passed the georgeous Ben Mulroney without noticing him. Can you beleive that? We were on our float which was starting to move and make its way down to its place in the line, and we passed by the CTV float. So of course we all waved to them and I noticed Mitsumi, Bill Haugland and Lori Graham. Then a few minutes later, someone told me that Ben was standing right next to Lori, checking us out.

Yeah. I swear I wasn't still drunk!

Which brings me to ask you all an interesting question: Say one day you run into a drop-dead geogeous celebrity whom you admire - Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, one the backstreet boys, the weather girl on TV, whoever - and by some miracle, s/he asks you out. You get along extremely well and could be soulmates, but problem is...you're taken. What do you do?

Breathe... (2 AM)

Yes, it's two O'Clock in the A.M, and here I am jousting all my energy into this wonderful blog that you readers probably think I've been neglecting by now. If anyone reads this. I mean, face it, I haven't been putting extremely interesting things here.

Anyway, I just got back awhile ago from a friend's engagement party AND found out another friend might be having one of her own. Engagement, geez we're at that age already? ( I know what some of you are thinking, just don't say it). Anyway, I've never been to an engagement party before, so it was quite interesting. It wasn't an extremely formal event, but nice anyway with speeches, flowers and of course wine.

Which explains why I'm still up. Feeling like staying pretty quiet in my corner of the table, I drank a bit of wine before and during dinner. You know how they say that if you wanna fall asleep have some alcohol? That doesn't work on me. Alcohol wakes me up.

As if that wasn't enough, they started bringing out coffee after dinner. Now those who know me know that I'm practically naturally caffeinated and don't need much coffee to engergize, especially after consuming alcohol. But I had some tonight. With two packs of sugar. And a large piece of cake. Yeah. So just when the party was about to end, I tuned into party mode.

Coffee is officially my best friend. And you know what, it should be yours too. It tastes good, it feels good, it's healthy (seriously) and it'll never do anything bad to you except occasionally burn you or make you overly hyper at the wrong time and cause you do extremely strange things like post a blog about almost nothing at 2 a.m just for the readers.

Oh by the way, if you do read this page, let me know! Comments / suggestions are always welcome as well as tips and donations.

Alrighty I'll put up a real post instead of just weird pictures. I'm in all day today and bored out of my mind. I turned down an invitation to go out downtown tonight because frankly it just doesn't look good outside. My neighbor's big tree is swaying back and forth. My dog, who always greets people when they come home, actually backed away from the wind today. With the exception of yesterday, it's been gloomy out there. So, I've been in and about a lot. Whee.

Someone's gonna have to find a way to make me stop complaining about the weather.

Yeah, so last weekend, my sister celebrated her 17th birthday (which actually is tomorrow). Her friends knew she wanted to go clubbing, so they all pitched in, and along with another kid who was turning 17, rented eight limosines to transport them all to the Dome. That's 64 underage clubbing kids in limos. Talk about brats! I've never even been in a limo.

On the upside, the job hunt is slowly getting a little better. I've gotten an interview with a radio station in Ontario about a summer job opportunity, but I won't hear from them for a few weeks because they've got other people to interview as well. Yesterday I did an interview for a part-time temp job at a photography studio. We'll see if I make the second interview. While the lady who interviewed me liked my portfolio and said she would ask the manager to give me a second interview, you never know.

Mmmm Johnny!

Hey girls, now here's a way to end those dreams of getting Johnny Depp inside you - Disney has announced that the Pirates of the Carribean star will now be the star of his own cereal.

According to the description on the steering wheel, the cereal will be “Naturally Sweetened Chocolate Pearl Shaped Cereal with Pirate Shaped Marshmallows”. The marshmallow shapes include hearts, hats, and treasurechests, kind of a Captain Jack Lucky Charms.

Geez. If you don't beleive me, check out the link here.

Warm me up

Ok, I guess my Valentine's Day wasn't bad at all. Thankies Miko! Was much better than that vday a few years ago when the creep* decided that it was a romantic idea give me a six dollar dancing hamster. We all know what those are, right? Those battery-powered hamsters that each have a different style of clothing and start blasting a different song when you press their paws...you get the idea. Not only did the creep do it even though I asked him not to, he got me one that was dysfunctional! In other words, the boxer hamster, clad in heart-print boxer shorts and boxing gloves did his job at blasing "what is love" but wasn't able to move! I had to fiddle with those paws to get them to move a tiny bit, and let me tell you, if that one was given to a kid (as it should have been) that child would been traumatized by this crippled dancing hamster. Anyway, let's hear your vday tales good and bad.

Hmm, so it's another stay-at-home Friday night. This time it's by choice. Seems like bad weather got's most of the world today. Deadly winds stormed through eastern Canada today - they were so strong that I could hear them over my music! It's the kind of wind that causes people walk the way a diapered two-year old, if you know what I mean. My mom works a 2 minute walk away from home and today it took quite a bit longer than that to get there. She said I would have flown if I went out today.

Second thought, why didn't I do it? Might have blown me somewhere warm.

* What? I'm avoiding names. I've spent too much time in crime reporting classes to know such consequences.

Just another day

Ok ok ok, my friends, I can see all your MSN names. Everyone's personal message is sort of similar today. If they don't read "Happy Valentine's Day," it's something like "spend Vday alone" or some other cynnical V-bashing slogan.

If it makes you all feel better, I'm spending today with my dog, who doesn't even like me. I'm not celebrating Valentine's day this year. Honestly, I was never a big fan of this commercial holiday. Sure, I've celebrated it many times and even let myself be spoiled with riduculous vday gifts (and I mean ridiculous. I'll save that for a later post though) but it's really no big deal. It's just another (cold, snowy) day. I'll ask to be spoiled when I deserve it, and that day won't necessarily fall on Valentine's day.

On other thoughts, yesterday kicked of International Flirting Week! I once read that everyone's got that natural flirty talent - so don't hold it back! I've seen good things to people who've used that talent. On the other hand, I've also witnessed people who don't know how to put it to use, and let me tell you, it can get pretty hilarious. I once encountered a guy who asked for my number first thing when he saw me (in the middle of the street) without ever having met me before. Don't be that psycho! Take the flirting IQ quiz to see if you're not gonna pull a dangerous maneuvre.

Oh yeah, it's also Black Love day and National Condom week. Happy whatever you celebrate!

xXxXx

You're an Expert Kisser

You're a kissing pro, but it's all about quality and not quantity You've perfected your kissing technique and can knock anyone's socks off And you're adaptable, giving each partner what they crave When it comes down to it, your kisses are truly unforgettable

What Kind of Kisser Are You?

Beat ya suckers! Now the rest of you, do this quiz now, and I wanna know your results! Happy Valentine's Day!

Beep!

Holy shit I passed the test!! Whooo!

Happy New Year of the Dog!

Check out my new "brother" Miko!

It's a yorkshire terrier that a friend of my mom's no longer has time for, so he's ours now. Apart from pooing on my floor the first day we got him, he's been a good, quiet dog.

Speaking of dogs, January 29 kicked off the Year of the Dog!

The sign of the DOG is known, not surprisingly, for loyalty and generosity. Need to spill a secret? Seek out one of these honest souls and bend that expert listening ear. While Dogs themselves may be reluctant to place their trust in just anyone, once they do, members of this sign can make the best business partners and leaders. And while Dogs might enjoy life more by relaxing their exacting standards from time to time, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better or more faithful friend.

So what can we expect from the upcoming year? The Dog is an ethical and idealistic sign, and the year that bears its name will also bring increased social awareness and interest in society's less powerful members. Any tendencies to take, take, take will be replaced by a widespread sentiment of generosity and selflessness. In general, we will all be imbued with the Dog's keen sense of right and wrong. You can also get a feel for the year to come by checking the compatibility between your Chinese sign and the sign of the dog -- the better your compatibility, the better your year.

Ta-Da!

And here it here it is...the new webpage! I got so bored of of the normal templates so decided to make my own. Hope you like it!

Constructing..

I know, I know, I suck at updating. I've just got nothing interesting to report these days. The most I can say right now is that I've been spending most of time planning a trip (more like a move) to the states, and hacking templates to develop a newer, catchier, more exciting blog. Bear with me.

Jan. 3, 2006.

I just had to write the date, even though I know it'll automatically appear above this post. You know how people often screw up the year the first few weeks into the new year? Used to happen to me when I was at school. But since I'm no longer a student, I don't need to write dates anymore. Heck it might even be awhile til I actually need to take a pen and jot down "2006."

Happy New Year everyone!

I didn't see the big ball drop this year. Well, I didn't even see it last year when I was in NYC, so no biggie. But this year, my New Year's eve celebration was extremely quiet compared to last year's. Sean and I travelled all the way to a friend's place in Lasalle, armed with heavy backpacks and chunky coats. It was long trek which made me realize how much I hate public transportation. On top of that, it was cold. And icy. Yes, I started my new year's eve party with a mini version of a trip across the Columbia Icefield. Needless to say I was not in a party mood, which for once played out as a good thing.

I resolved not to have a resolution this year. I'll just go with the flow and take things as they come. Don't need to make specific goals and dissapoint myself when I don't stick to them. Make sense? Probably not. Can you tell that holiday insanity has gotten to me? Makes me more bonkies than usual.

Thank god all's back to normal now. No more "partying!" Our tree is still up, there are still two presents under it, and our uneven christmas lights still shine from two out our three windows, but I vow to take them down soon. Unlike some people I know who leave their Christmas lights on year round. How lazy can you get? Not that there's anything wrong with that, but sometimes you don't want to be reminded of Christmas in mid-July.

All's back to normal now...so now what? What adventures is Kim headed for this year? Find out soon!

No more Fiesta

Thank god it's over.

We've been out every night since Christmas eve, visiting family and eating like there's not gonna be any food in the world the next day. I enjoy parties and seeing my family once in awhile, but frankly, I can't stand that many get togethers. Heck, there is even a party going on downstairs right now. The ladies are chatting and drinking coffee. The men and the all the other twenty-somethings are drinking and gambling. The kids are playing that old 24-bit nintento thing I haven't used in ages. And I, in my own category, am up here minding my own business and wondering why I am always the black sheep in any case.

That's not supposed to happen! I'm supposed to be life of the party! Que pasa?

I'm also pretty annoyed that barely anyone is on MSN and my limewire won't play any music. Guess people have better things to do at 11:30 PM on a Thursday evening...like sleeping. I wouldn't be surprised if everyone slept in all this week. Mind you, from the point of view of someone who barely did anything but eat, drink and party, it's been a tireing week.

Oh yeah, I'm also back to being unemployed. At 5 pm on Christmas Eve, I bidded farewell to my (tacky) elf costume and became Kim the retired elf. Despite the massive amount of screaming kids that I had to deal with, it was a fun job. Highlights include the guy who bought his puppy to take pics with Santa, the two ganster guys who made Santa do a rapper-like pose, and the couple who wore matching red track suits and santa hats.

That being said, I'm tired and on the verge of fighting a cold. Guess I should go back down and drink some vodka.