Highlights of my Day... Thursday, February 5

1. Just my luck, I got stuck sitting beside the overly "pleasantly plump" kid on the bus. Actually, he was definitely more than pleasantly plump and so it's wasn't very pleasant at all being squished beside him and he was more around my age than that of a kid. Anyways, two minutes into the ride I knew getting an earlier bus than my usual bus was too good to be true. The dude couldn't stop touching himself and looking at me. There was only one other seat on the bus and that was the seat right in front of me, but the only thing worst than sitting beside this finger-happy freak was sitting in front of him and being left guessing what the heck he was doing behind me. So I decided to stay seated.

2. "Touch me and die" I blurted out, half jokingly. He gave me one of those "I don't know English" looks and so I said it again, but in Korean. I didn't mean to come across as being rude but I just wanted him stop and sit still. Somethings should just be left to the private, like couples and their P.D.A. (public displays of affection) and definitely everything this freakazoid on the bus was blatantly doing. Some people have no shame I tell ya... that's just wrong, and in so many ways. Later in the day I had a good laugh at this story. I mean, I couldn't believe I had said that to him.

3. My desperate desire for coffee lead me to order a black coffee at Coffee Bean at my Korean tutoring. I've never tried black coffee but was needing coffee like a Korean needs kimchi... hahaha. It didn't taste so great but boy did that instant shot of caffeine leave me jittering in my seat. It went right through me too, like wild fire.

4. I'm always joking around with Q and asking him strange observation questions like "what colour are my eyes [eyeshadow] today?" and "what colour are my earrings I'm wearing?" I once told him that he's just like my father, so unobservant. I once brought a new cat into our house and it must have lived with us for about a week before my father even took notice. Same went with whenever my mom got her hair permed, dyed or cut. He just never noticed. So, Q's the same. He thinks it's funny to answer "blue" apparently but, besides loving the color blue, I don't I ever wear anything blue besides blue jeans. Today I bought earrings. They're blue with silver. He'll probably be so proud of himself when he guesses blue and is right... hahaha.

5. Tried to teach Q Eric Clapton's song "Wonderful Tonight", for pointers... hahaha.

6. Little Miss "I-deserve-a-kick-to-my-head" or whatever I called her last, probably something like Little Miss "No Manners", anyways, she was at boxing tonight. I drowned her out by solely focusing on my training. As I took all my gear off, I then thought of what Q told me a while back, "If you see her in the street, punch her" and so when Junior Mint tried to convince me to let her drive me home, I busted out laughing. Of course I couldn't tell them what was so funny but I also couldn't let her drive me home (she was more or less being told by Junior Mint to drive me actually). Q would never let this one go if I told him I didn't give her oh-so-deserving punch to the head. I've been trying harder lately to be nicer... correction, nice. It's not much fun so far but it scored me a free candy the other day. Mind ya, I don't eat candy... so anyways. I'm turning over a new leaf and am trying to be more friendly and nice. Let's see how long this lasts.

7. Junior Mint drilled me at training and then his mouth dropped when I stepped on the scale after training. I'm under weight, not alarmingly underweight but nonetheless, I'll have to watch myself. Although I am registered as a flyweight, I am fighting this fight as a bantamweight. What I'd really love to do though is change my status, jump down two weight classes and be a mini flyweight. I'd have to get really ripped for that and that would be such an awesome challenge.

max 53.5kgs = 118lbs = bantamweight
max 52.2kgs = 115lbs = junior bantamweight
max 50.8kgs = 112lbs = flyweight
max 49.0kgs = 108lbs = junior flyweight
max 47.6kgs = 105lbs = mini flyweight

8. A fantastically warm midsummer breeze bombarded the downtown core and I felt it just as I was stepping out of the boxing club. It felt as if the Big Guy up there at the pearly gates (God) had just miraculously turned on some super powered heat lamp and aimed it in my direction. It felt beautiful... like a mix between a much overdue hug and a long lost first kiss.

9. Sat down later in the evening with my newly bought copy of "Confessions of a Shopaholic". Am 237 pages into it.

10. Last but definitely important, today was my dad's, Papa Bere, birthday. Gosh... I don't even remember how old he is turning. "Sweet sixteen and never been kissed", is what I always say. Ok, so he's not exactly sixteen, or never been kissed for that matter, but he sure is sweet like sugar. Happy birthday Papa Bere.

QUESTION OF THE DAY...
What did you wish for on your birthday?

QUOTE OF THE DAY...
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
-- Chili Davis