Ten Things I Know I Did Last Summer :
- Travelled -
I went to Geneva in Switzerland with a former friend of mine. The entire purpose of the trip was to see the LHC and the orgasmic event of a mini big-bang in the suburbs of Geneva where only scientists from all divisions of the world seemed to live.
It was truly an amazing scientific site and I hope that the recent collision of particles will result in new scientific breakthroughs. Maybe we will finally explain the many wonders of the universe? Or maybe questions like, "Do scientists actually get girlfriends?" "Why do scientists have to look like geeks?", "Do glasses, oversized shirts and large front teeth promote scientifical thought?" "Is Star Trek really plausible?"
Science
- Cried -
I cried at some point. I am not sure I can pin-point an event that caused me to lose myself to the salty gushes of my feministic and therefore often-lubricated tear ducts, but I am sure I have suffered at some point.
The past couple of years I have grown from a stubborn, cynical teenager to a wimpy, blonde woman who can cry even when Disney tells her not to. And I am not sure which I prefer.
Wouldn't this make you cry?
- Loved -
Yes, yes. I was dating and loving each and everyone - to the extent of physical pleasures. Maybe it wasn't quite Summer but actually crossing over into Autumn when I last had a lover for more than the 20 minutes it requires me to marry, breed and live for an eternity with in my fairy-tale thoughtful mind. He was Chinese and he didn't last long. Too rude, crude and so totally not type. But I guess even the best of us can get desperate enough. Actually when I think of our relationship, it was like a good serving of traditional noodle soup. The kind that lures you in with a sweet scent and a clear broth and when you taste the soup it is simply too delicious, but then when you go for the noodle, it's been in the broth for too long and ends up soggy.
The way to a woman's heart is definitely the noodle..
- Hated -
Jet. Li.
Actually I didn't just hate him last year, as I have hated him for a very long time. However it wasn't until last year when I realized how much my hate for him has grown.
I don't even know where to begin. Oh yeah. How about his name? JET. LI.
Actually his real name is Li Lianjie. As he is NOT Cantonese, why would he go and change his name to something that other, non-chinese speakers can pronounce like Uncle Jackie did?
He won several medals participating in the ridiculous arts of 'Wushu'. No, not the mini dragon from Disney's Mulan, but a collaboration of several martial arts moves and styles, that are mostly used for shows. SHOW-OFF.
He withdrew from this 'sport' at the age of 17. So tell me, Hollywood, why is he still cool? He has not won a single medal ever since!
Also, he married two different women and had 2 kids with each.
He was rumored to have been killed during the tsunami in the Maldives after an earthquake in 2006 - but you know, he only injured his foot.
He is not good-looking. And, he is not that good at martial arts. He does not perform all his stunts himself like a professional such as Jackie Chan. He uses stands-ins and stunt performers and is also known for a ludacris amount of camera and CGI editing to make him look cooler.
I only have one word left for him now:
Poser.
Lethal shaolin-munk and kung fu master at work!
- Dreamed -
I remember dreaming that the world ended. Cataclysmic death.
I was running through a building that was collapsing fast and ended up on the outside of it, clinging for my dear life to the edge of it as I watched the sky crack and sparkle in an atomic explosion out of proportion.
I am not quite sure why I had a dream like that. But I happen to often dream of the world ending, it has just never ended as violent as this one dream. And I guess this is why I remember it so vividly.
I can still smell the sulphur.
Inside a little blonde girl's mind. When it's asleep.
- Ate -
I must link my odd food experience with the previous 'travel' entry as I discovered that the Swiss cheese fondue is indeed a delicious treat, if you are fond of voluptuous amounts of cheese that ends up being so well-cooked it can hardly make its way through your esophagus and to your stomach due to its sticky, glue-like texture.
It tastes really good, the first three bites, but then I would rather use it to plaster up a house if it wasn't for the odd smell it would more than likely cause.
All swiss people must have arteriosclerosis waiting to happen!
- Spontaneous -
Bangs. I went to the hairdresser and made her give me bangs. I was inspired by the Taiwan drama 'Miss No Good' where Rainie Yang is a very ill-mannered girl from the suburbs with a horrible sense of fashion and she accidentally bumps into a popular stylist who helps her change her looks to win over a very rich boy. Lots of melodrama and a lot of different hairstyles on Rainie Yang. She looks really good with bangs. I do not.
Eri's fashion icon, Summer 2009
- Ridiculous -
It's funny how many things that seem logical at the very moment it occurs to you, can end up being severely ridiculous at a later moment when you reflect upon it.
I remember I wanted to experiment with a more 'slimming look' and therefore applied a thick leather belt around my waist. It looked great. But as I wandered around at work for hours without being able to neither breathe nor eat properly as my lower quadrants of my chest were non-expandable, I ended up with two bent ribs.
- Regret -
I regret losing one of my best friends ever. Our relationship was a roller-coaster built to crash. He was really a guy I liked as we spent 90% of our time laughing and making a mess of everything. It was hilarious. However, as often happens with boys hanging around me, he ended up falling in love with me.
Now I am not a girl to turn down pity-fucks, but I go to the extreme in pity and end up agreeing to date them. Naturally it didn't turn out well as I never wanted to stay over, had to suppress my gag reflex when kissing him and worst of all, had to constantly lie. The break-up was pretty nasty as he was very emotional and now I don't even talk to him.
Goodbye my best friend
- Wished -
I made a wish and it pretty much ended up coming true. Now any of you can take a guess at what I wished for..
Hiroshi and I
