NINE things about yourself:
- My best skill is procrastination. like doing this meme when i should be in the sewer museum.
- i drink a lot of water.
- i like making messes and then cleaning up
- i still wish i could be an actress/dancer
- i love big earrings, but i lose them like people lose socks
- My hands and feet get cold very easily
- speaking french gives me a kick every time
- I'm always late for class because i spend too long picking an outfit
- I still play pokemon

EIGHT things you see right now:
- half-eaten pear
- brita filter
- tissue box
- sennheiser headphones
- instant noodles
- bnp masters finals ticket
- train ticket to lyon
- 2009-2010 season calendar to the opera

SEVEN ways to win your heart:
- play music for me. preferable acoustic guitar/piano/cello
- hug me when i need it
- make me laugh
- get me when no one else does
- slow dance with me
- roam aimlessly with me across the world
- kiss me as if your life depended on it

SIX things that cross your mind a lot:
- Life works in strange ways
- Oh fuck, I'm late.
- I really should get some work done.
- Ugh, life sucks.
- I wish I was good at something
- I need to stop being so negative


FIVE things you wish you could say to FIVE different people right now:
- _______: get over yourself. just because people don't live by your uptight standards doesn't mean they're wrong.
- _______: I'm sorry, I was stupid. Can we be friends again?
- _______: [so many things, i don't even know where to start]
- _______: did you know that I used to like you?
- to my soulmate: where are you?

FOUR things you do before you fall asleep:
- check my mail again on my iphone, even though i just went offline
- check facebook [repeat as above]
- set the alarm
- toss and turn for a good ten minutes


THREE songs that you listen to often:
- anything by Damien Rice
- anything by Muse
- anything by Something Corporate/Jack's Mannequin

TWO things you want to do before you die:
- Go to Peru
- Learn how to ride a bike properly

ONE confession:
- I don't like saying hi to people I don't know that well because I'm always afraid they won't remember me

SEOUL, South Korea - A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time.

The aspiring driver spent more than 5 million won ($4,200) in application fees, but until now had failed to score the minimum 60 out of a possible 100 points needed to get behind the wheel for a driving test.

Cha Sa-soon, 68, finally passed the written exam with a score of 60 on Wednesday, said Choi Young-chul, a police official at the drivers' license agency in Jeonju, 130 miles (210 kilometres) south of Seoul.

Police said Cha took the test hundreds of times, but had no specific total. Local media said she took the test 950 times.

Now she must pass a driving test before getting her license, Choi said.

Repeated calls to Cha seeking comment went unanswered. She told the Korea Times newspaper she needed the license for her vegetable-selling business.

I'm glad I did though, because the entire film is an homage to my favourite moments in life, moments that make me love Paris so much. It's when it's absolutely still in the quiet of dusk, and normal constraints of society and consequences have all melted away. I've always loved the idea of the solstice, when one can cross between this world and faerieland because the boundaries are blurred. Being in these little blips of time is like standing twixt the twain, in a warm, soft, wistful inbetween space where it's safe for me to say anything, do anything, and anything can happen.

Mr Xu used the above English adage to explain how he was able to gain a foothold in the Chinese market without deep knowledge of the Chinese language and culture in an interview at AKDA's office located at a shophouse in the Newton area.

He believes that the inability to speak good Mandarin does not necessarily have to be a critical weakness and the key to success is to understand and follow the local business culture."

The entire article was lauding his achievements, btw.

My dad has this Cantonese phrase that he loves because it's a tongue twister. I don't know how it goes exactly, but the gist of it is "if you don't say anything, no one's going to know that you're stupid". True. The thing is, if you never ever say anything either, people aren't going to assume you're smart either, just mute. So the key is basically give an amazing first impression, then don't ever say anything again in case you shatter the illusion.

It's a strange feeling when you agree with the ones you can't stand the most, and feel sorry for the ones you hate.

It comes to mind that I will never ever be anorexic or bulimic or anything of the sort. Not because I'm replete with self-confidence (I still wish I was skinnier), or because it's unhealthy or even because I like food too much. No, very simply, it's because I have an utter lack of will power. The amount of discipline required to force myself to go against instinct is just soooo far out of my capabilities.

That's kinda sad.