Highlights of my Day... Thursday, May 17

1. Official day 1 of Pretty Boy being out in Incheon and I’m hating it. My elementary teacher use to always say, “Don’t use the word ‘hate’; it’s too strong. Hate makes men kill but love moves mountains.” Why the heck would I want to move a mountain? As if Korea wasn’t already chopping down the mountains and popping apartment buildings on them fast already. So, yes… I AM hating this!

2. Had another appointment at the skin specialists today. He told me that he’s happy to say that I don’t have to visit him anymore unless I have any problems with the last batch of medication and cream he’s prescribing. Hmm… I like our appointments though.

3. Headed out to the gym to pump some iron with the big boys…. Well, Jae Pil anyways. I’ve been training at home for the past couple of weeks, almost a month actually. I run or do the stairs in the mornings and then do a totally ghetto “Rocky” work-out in the late evenings (air punches, push-ups, skipping sets, sit-ups, chin-ups… etc). Anyway, I’ve changed my training and my diet and so my body has changed a lot in the past month. Jae Pil was impressed.

4. He asked me what my motivation was and honestly, my motivation is the teeny-weeny bikini I have stashed away in my closet. I know it sounds silly and I’m not superficial, but given the fact that I live in a super image conscious country and have a super gorgeous boyfriend, I’m feeling a bit pressured to compete with all those who will be out on the beach this summer.

5. Late in the evening I got a chance to talk to Pretty Boy. He complained about his job, about missing me, about having roommates, and I couldn’t help but want to tell him to quit. But, if he’s going to quit, it’s got to be his decision.

6. Honestly, I don’t think Pretty Boy’s position at the hotel was worth him moving all the way out to Incheon. I mean, I know it’s a respectable hotel but his position isn’t the greatest. I’ve never been one to stay at a job I didn’t like for the sake of making money. I refuse to let money direct the path of my life. I know, I know, it’s easy for me to say this because I have a really awesome job but come on, if you don’t have happiness, you have nothing! You could be the richest person and still be unhappy.

7. I once dated a guy who, by societies standards, was extremely successful. He had his own company, the Porshe, the house in the suburbs, the downtown lakeside penthouse loft, the yacht,… and yet he always struggled with finding “real” friends and someone to really love him. I dated him for a bit but he always was money-hungry and focused on work. He never drove me home, instead, he hired a chauffeur for me. I tried several times to break up with him but every time he’d literally come crying to me. I knew inside he was so lonely but I couldn’t stay with him because of that. I felt more alone with him than when I was actually single. And you know what, still to this day he calls me up and pleads with me to come back to Canada for him.

8. I made a heck of a lot more money when I bartended back in Canada and I was only working three nights a week but, I wasn’t happy. When I was younger I never dreamed of becoming a bartender at some ghetto gangster club, no. I dreamed of being a teacher and later in life, that dream evolved into me wanting to be an ESL teacher overseas. What most people don’t know about me is that I majored in English, minored in Korean culture. Korea was always my goal destination. I always knew I’d come here and so, here I am…. I’m exactly where I dreamed myself to be. Becoming a professor was a bonus God gave me for all my hard work and heart.

9. In a moment of weakness, I called up a foreign friend of mine. We’re not close friends and our paths rarely cross but I consider him an intelligent person and I like his spunk. Anyway, so this phone call… big mistake. I had called him to ask for advice concerning Pretty Boy but he totally played the devil’s advocate. As a joke, I told him to come here so I could kick him in the head…hehehe.

10. Well, I’ve been trying to load up my videos on YouTube and I’ve been somewhat successful but the quality really sucks, seriously! As if it wasn’t disappointing enough to see how faint the words on my video show-up on Windows Media, they’re even worse on YouTube. Mind ya, YouTube is free. In 20 days my free trial on Mydeo expires and so I’ll either have to give in and pay or switch to YouTube. Look me up on YouTube… my id is “FlipsideGirl”.

Interesting statistics on my videos:
Girls Fun = viewed 235 times
Mi Nam = viewed 193 times
Road Trip = viewed 213 times
My House = viewed 47 times (WOW!!! It’s only been on my homepage for 1 day!)
Real Women have Muscle = VIEWED 10,941 times (Note, this is because it's on YouTube). This was a silly video I made to settle a bet. The bet was that I couldn't pick this guy up.

CONCLUSION… YouTube is way better for ratings but videos really aren’t worth the time and effort they take to make. So many people are viewing my homepage and watching my videos and yet no one is really commenting on them…. So discouraging!!! Thanks to those who do leave their mark on my page though, it’s much appreciated! Much love to ya.

QUESTION OF THE DAY...
Why do people feel okay to view my life from the sidelines instead of participating in it?

QUOTE OF THE DAY...
The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.
-- Ben Stein