Friday Five
As I sit here waiting for my manager to breathe down my neck, I figure I can do this:

1. How many times have you truly been in love?
Twice.

2. What was/is so great about the person you love(d) the most?
Every boyfriend of mine has their own greatness and quirks. The thing that killed my past relationship is long-distance. I needed way too much time and attention to settle for only seeing each other once every 3 months. Well, that wasn't the only reason, but let's get back to the topic at hand. What's so great about S.boy? His personality and mine complements each other, his strength is my weakness, and vice versa. He taught me not to over-react, to calm down, and to see things differently; I also learn from him that no relationship is perfect, and it doesn't need to be (trust me, being a perfectionist, that was hard for me to comprehend), our differences is what makes this partnership so interesting, and whenever something arises, we can always talk about it and come up with a compromise. He also cooks, cleans the bathroom (eeek!), and tells me how beautiful I am when I am bloated, blotchy, wearing glasses, just woke up... It feels good to be appreciated.

3. What qualities should a significant other have?
It all depends. I like my s.o. to have motivation, motivation to pursue new knowledge, to see new things, try new dishes, learn new lauguanges, anything. Attentiveness and sensitivity also rank high on my list, other than that, we just need to get along and have the same common goal.

4. Have you ever broken someone's heart?
Yes, and he should know that I am truly very sorry. But we must all move on.

5. If there was one thing you could teach people about love, what would it be?
That love is not easy. It's a lot of hard work, but the older you get, the better it is.

Mis amigos
Couple days ago, I emailed a very good friend of mine, Faidz, back in M'sia, to wish him Happy Birthday. In my email I asked if there's anything he wants from here that I can buy for him and mail it home. He replied that I'll never be able to mail him what he wanted for his birthday.. that is for me, him and his good friend shahrul to hang out together for his birthday.

I wished with all my heart that I could go, but I can't.

Earlier this evening I was watching Sex and the City, the show never fails to remind me how much I miss my friends, Pearly that I've known since 7 years old; Holly, Elaine and Diana that are my best girlfriends through out college and my mid-life crisis years. We went through life's every joyrides and speedbumps together, hand in hand.

I only hope that when its their birthday, and if they want to share it with me, I could be there with them, unlike poor Faidz, who is 3000 miles away.

Mission: Accomplished
Sunday morning, I woke up with an intense craving for vietnamese beef noodle soup. S.Boy declined my invitation to get lunch at Mai Lee (a local vietnamese restaurant) as he has to be at the theatre and won't have time to join me. So, I took a deep breath, entertained the thought of going to the restaurant alone, and decided, what the heck, let's do it.

See, throught out my whole life, I have never had a meal alone in a restaurant. I think it was the beginning of last year when I decided that it'll be one of my life mission to one day have the courage to dine alone, and not feel awkward. I know this might not seemed like a big deal to many of you, but to me, it is.

So off I went to Mai Lee after s.boy left for the afternoon. First thing I did as soon as I stepped into the restaurant was to glance around and see if there are tables with only one person... and yes, there are. So I felt much better. Asked for a table for 1, sat down, ordered my food, and took out my sketch book to doodle around while I wait. Even though the tables around me are filled with groups of people eating a feast, that didn't faze me a bit.

I have to admit though, it'll be harder to dine alone in the suburbs, where eating is always a family affair... this was much easier to pull off in the loop, or on s.grand or in the city. Nonetheless, I was quite proud of myself. Hah.