Guilty as Charged

By myself...

Hahah...actually I was just thinking to myself (as you do), yesterday, while walking up the stairs (at home)...

"Did i make any resolutions this year?"

Then I remembered (WHOA! No more CRS!?), i did blog about this in
2008 What a Year!

I quote myself :-

"My new year's resolutions? I never make any resolutions...but I guess I've always worked on being a better person. Being more patient, tolerant and understanding. To try to accept people and situations as they are and not try to change things or people to suit my needs instead."

More than half a year has passed, and how have I been doing in regards to that, so far?

Badly I'd admit.

No, I've not been more patient, tolerant or understanding.
And I've not been a better person.
I've let myself slip.

Its easy to be mean....yea..it is.

I'm not saying I've been horrible ALL the time either.

I'm just saying I've not been trying as hard as I'd like to.

So, I guess this half of the year...I'll have to actively remember to TRY harder.

If you hear/see me be mean to anyone...or not trying any of the above "resolutions" please let me know ok?

I'll try..I'll TRY!

My Zara girl

Pictures of her life from the day I brought her home.

First day.

Looking a bit apprehensive and tired.

Chino, checking out the newbie.

As all parpies go...all she did was....chew...

And sleep

and sleep

boy, can she sleep...

and eat...

look at how tiny she was compared to Chino

and look cute

and cuter...

and play

Chino, letting her chew the rawhide bone
(rather than her chewing on his ears)

My LoLsprout

Snuggling with Chino

Snuggling with me

Taking Chino for walkies

My lil girl growing up

Into a sassy girl

Snorkeling



Passport photo.

CNY 2009

Day out at the beach

Her most recent pictures

Almost as big as Chino...but not quite.

After a haircut by yours truly.

MY LOVE LOVE!!!

p.s : I love them both equally!

Ladies,

Have you ever been told by a potential bf or a bf/ex that he can't be with you because you are too intelligent/smart?

(Just for the sake of discussion, lest I be judged as being too opinionated and out-spoken and a snob.)

How did/do you feel?

Funnily, I've been told that before.

Now, I ain't no Einstein, nor do I think of myself as intelligent.
Maybe just not so stupid.

Of course I felt upset at first....but then I thought...Wait a minute....

"Are you saying YOU'RE NOT INTELLIGENT enough to be with me?"

Hah...that's your loss mate!

But is that really an issue? That a guy wouldn't want to be with a girl who's more intelligent/smarter than him?

Is it an inferiority complex? (on the guy's part)

I'm sure girls would feel frustrated too if their other half was a dimwit.

But it seems, its ok (in most cases) for the guy to be smarter than the girl.
Makes them feel macho, I think.

"Its all an ego reaction". (as I quote)

Makes me wonder...if "smarter girl - average joe" relationship can actually work.

Yes, yes, i know...

"I don't know" - is not confusion.

"I don't know, but I should know" - is confusion.

(Eckhart Tolle)

Are you still with me?

"I" is confused, as usual.

~ * Pleasant Dreams * ~

I LOVE MY DREAMS!
I hardly have nightmares...
Most of my dreams are pleasant..
and I go to bed each night wondering where my dreams will take me.

Last night, I was in the heart of Paris.


Ah, Paris me manque.
(I miss Paris)


I spent a year and a half exploring every nook and cranny of this romantic city.

~ My dream ~

I remember wanting to buy some thongs/slippers/sandals and I was just going to an indoor market/store in a building with some friends.


It was raining at first so we had to rush from my car, parked beside a cafe into the building across the street.


The market was a huge long hallway in an massive old building with stalls selling all kinds of wonderful things. Accessories, antiques, wonderful French cheeses, yarmelicious salami's and all types of cured meats (dies and goes to heaven), fresh fruits and anything else you can think of.








Oh yea and Havaianas thongs! HAHAHAH!! ok so maybe I'm mixing up my countries (i bought my first and only pair of havaianas from Australia), but its my sub-conscious mind doing it!

Anyway, I can't remember whether I bought the thongs or not!

But I remember strolling a couple of blocks after leaving the indoor market, alone.


Passing all of Paris's beautiful old buildings.


Wandering thru the charming city.




I arrived at the Seine and it was just as I had left it 5 years ago.


The stalls selling all kinds of old prints, books and magazines.


I was approaching a souvenir shop


when I remembered that my parking meter was about to run out and my car was a couple of blocks away. So I started walking back to my car to top-up the meter.

As I was heading back, an attractive French guy started following me...of course at first I was pretty apprehensive. He started talking to me, asking me some questions..and we got chatting.

We ended up walking through a park,


where we encountered some people who had caught a snake...and yes, i had a pretty close encounter with the snake too!



As I continued on my way to my car, I realised I had lost my way from the detour at the park.

As the guy was still accompanying me, I asked him whether he knew where the road where I was parked was. I forgot the name of the road, so I described the indoor market for him.

He seemed to know his way...and told me that we could take a short cut, through a theatre.


There must have been some kind of workshop going on, as a group of people were having a tea party. We were offered some tea and cakes. It was funny coz no one seemed to question why who we were and what we were doing there.

I told the guy (I still didn't get his name!) that I really needed to get back to my car before I got a ticket!

We left the tea party and headed back to my car...

As we arrived at my car...I remembered thanking the guy and then....



I woke up.

*smiles*


p.s. I tried to find all the images as I dreamt them.