1. Too many things to do today… oh gosh. I made my daily “things-to-do” list and came up with 43 things I had to do before Q came over at 8pm!!!
2. My day was pretty much a blur. I was here, there… everywhere, or so it felt.
3. Bought myself my Christmas present today, like I do every year. Let’s see, there was the year I dropped over a grand on my fox-fur, rabbit leather coat, I adopted Mi Nam one year, and then there was the Christmas I spontaneously bought a plane ticket and headed out to Canada. This year my Christmas present to myself was a couple of make-up brushes and some make-up from MAC Cosmetics. Doesn’t sound like much but each brush costs about $45 and their eye shadows go for $20.
4. By the time Q arrived to pick me up I was so high on sugar. My curious little fingers had slipped into the fridge and snuck a few tempting chocolates. My tummy smiled with glee but it sent me into hyper-mode. I literally left my building bouncing and all fidgety.
5. No luck finding any kind of Christmas movie at the rental shop. The closest we got to finding anything remotely festive was “Bridget Jones Diary; the Edge of Reason” in which it had a five minute, if that, Christmas scene at the start. Note to self: stock up on Christmas movie classics for next year. Christmas Eve just isn’t the same without little Ralphie and Gideon the angel.
6. Our Christmas Eve dinner consisted of a massive plate of sushi… and only that, and you know what, it was super delish!!!
7. Christmas Eves back home, with my family, always consisted of mom laying out plates upon plates of home baked cookies and other treats. We'd watch whatever classic Christmas movie was playing on the tube and fill up on goodies and tea or hot chocolate. Christmas Eve was always my favourite part of the Christmas season. Tonight I eagerly tried to create the same mood in my house here in Korea. I had stocked up on treats yesterday in Seoul and so tonight Q and I indulged in them while we watched a movie. It wasn't the same but sitting on the couch all snugged up to Q and Mi Nam was definitely a close second.
8. Am fully aware that tonight and tomorrow will totally sabotage my clean eating but I’m perfectly fine with that. After all my hard training and eating healthy for so long, I think I’m well deserving of two days of “sinful-eating”, as I call it. Two days is nothing compared to the other 363 days I am faithfully and happily dedicated to my healthy lifestyle. So tonight I was a bad, bad girl… hehehe.
9. While watching the movie, which I must note here was such a chick-flick and I’m surprised Q didn’t drop me like a sack of potatoes for me making him watch it, Q accused me of opening up his present. I didn’t even know he had snuck a present under the tree for me. If I did, trust me, yes I would have snuck a peak but I was totally ignorant to it.
10. A COUPLE RING!!! Yup, that’s what I got and, despite my thoughts and opinions about the actual ring and he even considering buying me one, I accepted it. Now before you jump to conclusions let me say that no, it’s NOT an engagement ring. Koreans don’t really do engagement rings and even high school couples are known to wear couple rings, so it’s not necessarily a serious thing. I plan on commenting more about this ring later but for now I won’t. Now and here is not the place for me to talk about it… I might do a video on it later, after the whole Christmas festivities have ended. Tonight I don't want to speak my mind, I'll only sound like the terrible, terrible girlfriend I so often think I really am. I know his intentions are pure, kind and very sweet, but I've been around the block too many times to so easily accept his generosity without second guessing things and trying to read into it.
QUESTION OF THE DAY...
Why do I continually read into things?
QUOTE OF THE DAY...
You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.
-- Wayne W. Dyer
As the story has it, one day I headed to the opposite side of the globe – the Flipside. I arrived in Korea February 16th, 2005 and thought I’d do a year, then leave. I was wrong. I stayed, launched my first company, Flipside Fitness, and then opened Korea's largest boxing club, Hulk's Boxing (now called Hulk's Club).
After 11.5yrs in Korea, I then picked up one day and returned to Toronto, Canada. But then I left again.
Now I live in the Philippines where I am the CEO and head coach of Empowered Clubhouse, the Philippines' first and only boxing clubhouse exclusively just for women. I also am the founder of the Lil' Sistas Project, CEO and designer of Slay Gear and Baa Baa Black Sheep .Ph.
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4 comments:
Im confused...so you ARE dating him?
I dont find xmas all that special. When I get older, Ill miss getting presents, but I wont miss the pretending for my 9 year old brother.
-Bman
So what exactly does a couple ring mean? I mean in general, in Korea. And what are they like? Are we talking expensive rings (again, I'm speaking in general, so you don't have to say anything about your actual ring if you don't want) or something made of silver or other similar metal? I'm confused.
Hey Bman,
Yes... I am dating him.
I agree with you about Christmas, mind you, my reasoning is a bit different because of the fact that I'm so damn far away from my real loved ones. Christmas would have meaning to me more if I were with them. I celebrated this Christmas for Q and for Mi Nam. If I didn't have them, I'm sure I would have just slept through it, sad but true.
Hi Anonymous,
A couple ring is just that... meant for a couple to wear. It really depends on the couple, I mean, many school kids wear them and so the symbolic value there is different than that of say young adults wearing it.
It could be expensive, but then again, it doesn't have to be. In general it's a bit expensive. Both rings have very similar designs but the man's ring is a bit bigger and if there's diamonds on it, usually the woman's ring has more. And yes, they're made out of metal, usually gold or silver.
As for my ring, it's a silver band with a diamond in the middle. Q's ring has the exactly same design but has a wider band.
So the rings just mean "look, we're a couple right now" but don't carry any long-term significance? It seems odd that somebody would spend that much money on something so temporary. Maybe I'm not understanding the concept. Is it more of a symbol for the world to see, rather than a way to show commitment to each other?
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