How would you explain r o m a n c e ?

Romance is something, like, walk on the beach after dinner when the sun goes down and then lay on the beach, watch the stars..... or spend the day at an amusement park, have dinner by the water, walk along the shore at night and have dessert at home..... or have a date by the fire, put on a romantic CD, light some candles, get the fire churning, and make some hot chocolate..... or write someone a song and play it for her/ him..... or take someone out for a real romantic night on the town, wining and dining…..

Well, if that’s all there is, I think it’s romantic if someone offers a seat on the subway, heehee. :-P

Mmmm..... I’m not sure why this whole romance thing turns my stomach. I don't like romance? - No, I don't. I’ve always felt uncomfortable when someone make a big impression for me. BUT Is there the most romantic date for anti-romance girl like me.....?

Yes, there is! ;-D

When I was 20, I dated Frank, a handsome bad-boy..... with a mysterious reputation in a university. He's SO not my type but turned out we had a lot of things in common. One night, I went for a ride in the car with him. While we were driving around town, we were singing along to our fav songs, like, Usher's You Don’t Have to Call or Limp Bizkit's Faith. It was so funny. Until midnight, he took me to a nearby lake. It was quiet and..... no one else was even around. We were in the car started talking about upcoming vacations, friends, movies-----anything lets us share ideas.

It was such a luxurious treat to indulge in some time that’s all about us. We kept talking, singing, and laughing under the stars..... until sunrise.

That was a very beautiful moment. Even though I knew that he’s not the guy for me and I ended up breaking up with him. But that night..... is the most romantic thing someone has ever done for me cuz..... it was..... very simple and lovely. No nice restaurant, no candles, no bouquet of daisies in the center of the table, no any cheesy things I couldn’t stand.

Finally, I think..... we all can be romantic

And I believe we know how to do romance.

But we can’t explain it.....

We just feel it..... in our hearts.

Happy Birthday to youuu.u..u...u!

When we talk about our birthday, I think everybody is looking forward to it with great enthusiasm (or depression haha). And now my BD is just a few days ahead (October 3rd)! Do you have any plans for spending your coming birthday cuz I don't have any. :-( I think it's just an ordinary day, is just something that doesn't matter, or is just a justification to get a piece of cake. LOL (Why the hell is a birthday cake the only food we can blow on and split on and everybody rushes to get a piece?)

But instead of spending time leisurely, waking up late in the morning, going to the temple to make merit*, spending the night in watching Discovery Channel on my birthday as usual, I'm going to adapt myself too!, like, taking a shower before midnight, making more soft-cookies, and more saving. I'm a twenty-something girl, I don't want to waste a lot of money on my shoe obsession... t o o   m u c h. :-P It's difficult to kick a bad habit overnight (especially when I just brought a pair of shoes 2 days ago haha) But if I don't start today, it may be too late as well. ;-)

I'm getting older, I should get a little wiser too!

Happy Birthday to me. Hope it brings me everything I'm wishing for. :-)

*Making merit is an age-old tradition of Buddhist disciples throughout the world which not only helps prolong Buddhist religion but also helps eliminate human greed and excessive desire and dedicate merit to our dead relatives as well.