Me, Myself and Sean Tay

And so today, I went to D.C. by myself for the first time. It was awesome other then the fact that the wind almost blew my tote bag off (and I'm not exaggerating!). I definitely have a good personal time with myself. You know, it is one of those days that I just want to be with myself, not unhappy nor emo, just wanna be---my---self. =)

Anyhow, I drove the car to Shady Grove to take the metro. There's no way I'm going to park in D.C. since I have no one to share the parking fees! Haha.

The distance to D.C. from Shady Grove is bout half an hour. I love period like this, whereby I can sit on the train, read a book and look at the different kinds of people around me and their actions. Like how the little boy kissed his mum just now (awwww, so sweeet), like a bunch of schoolgirls bitching about the hot guys that entered and left the train at different stations.

Today my main focus is the Dupont Circle neighbourhood. A nice and trendy neighbourhood with sensitive new age guys, metrosexuals, lesbians, cool girls, gays, blah blah blah. I had my brekkie/lunch at Love Cafe, one of those bakeries recommended in Oprah's show. I tried the famous Hat Trick's Cake. It was not bad, but it wasn't like Ooooooorgasmic!

Anyway, I manage to sit in the cafe for three hours by reading some free D.C. magazines, people watching, and trying to finish my "Eat, Pray, Love" storybook which I'm still at the "Italy" chapters over the last three months. The people who entered the cafe are usually trendy young people, e.g.s smart looking ladies, stylish boys, hot lesbians, cute gays. It's definitely a hot place for people watching.

An interesting advertisment. I like the beers and the vibrance of the rainbow colours. Who says gay magazine need to be of nudes boys and babes?

I managed to know a new friend through the storybook I was reading. Haha, and in the end we sat down together and talked for another hour about the story and the film. I left about 4pm to visit the famous whole food market.

I love American supermarkets more then our local ones. Their food selection is always great, and the items usually looks freshier and more appetizing. They even have their own salad bar. I grabbed some home too, planning to eat for lunch on Sunday.

But why not eat it fresh???!!! Haha, cause I have reserved my stomach for my long-time-craving that could only be found in Chinatown!

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My Char Siew + roasted duck rice. OMG OMG OMG! It was sooooooo good!
(And the waiter thought I was a hongkonger, haha).

After the fulfilling dinner, my stomach was so bloated that I decided to have a short walk for digestion. Hahaha, and so I found an excuse to walk to the shopping district near Chinatown. I spent some quality times in H&M, Zara, Forever 21.

After spending a significant amount of time for digestion in the boutiques, I found myself in a yogurt ice cream shop munching on the delicous make-you-fat-but-you-still-will-eat frozen yogurt. Yummy! I tried the peach and strawberry flavours this time round, but I still prefer the orignal flavor.

I ended the day by taking the metro from metro center to Shady grove... That's it! That's my sat.=) So dread the arrival of monday, damn it.

Excited!!!!

Oh yeah! Winter is ending, and I'm getting so so so so so excited!!!! Snow is nice but winter is depressing. It is so not my season. I'm more then happy now to say bye bye to Winter, and welcome Spring. She's my lady. Have a rough guide for spring. I'm going to catch the National Cherry Blossom Festival D.C. in March, down to NYC for a weekend to catch Wicked, probably another or two weekend self drive trips to somewhere... =) Hahah, and also not forgetting THE EXTREME MARCH TRIP, which is set. Oh yeah rock it on baby!

I'm going to freeze myself half-dead in Alaska for four days, and then bring my half dead body to Hawaii to get a real burnt from the lava of Volcano Nation Park! Sounds crazy I know, but this sentence could sound nicer if I say "I'm going to find the magical northern light in Alaska, and bring my spiritual, replenished soul to find the memories of pearl habour (and Josh Hartnett opps) in Hawaii.

No! Don't judge me. I did this to save money via multi city airfare... And since these two places are "in my must-go list" before I end this 18 months, I might as well... =) I reckon I will have problem figuring out how to pack my -30C down jacket and beach hat, shades and surf shorts at the same time.

I will figure out. =)

Time to call home.

周末

这周末过得很充实，也很孤独。

星期五， 想说不如约约室友去吃顿泰国料理，然后喝喝啤酒。
结果他两佬决定在家吃 Indo Mee。
独自一人的我不想 friday night 如此可悲，
去了Sports bar 吃美国汉堡，也看了一场ice hockey。
凌晨看了Adam Sandler 和 Jennifer Aniston 主演的 Just Go With It.
不错看哦！

喜欢星期六。

受不了Frederick乡村生活的我，
约了一位STRATS好友去了Washington DC。
好久没搭public transport 的我们故意把车停在shady grove,
然后搭metro到Washington DC去。
You might think I'm a fool,
但当你去想想我这日子看的羊和牛比我看的人多，
你就会理解我为什么会这样怀念人群了。
我们去了Chinatown 吃云吞面，
到了Hirshhorn Museum 假装artistic，
吃了著名的Red Velvet cupcakes，
逛了H&M, FOREVER 21, Zara。　　　
晚上我们回到了Rockville　吃了些台湾小吃，
喝了一杯“快乐泡泡茶”才回家。
超好吃的！又有漂亮的美媚看！=)

星期天的我特别起的早，　
洗了两个礼拜没洗的laundry。
现在的我独自一人坐在Baltimore Coffee Cafe里，
喝了杯Cafe Mocha，吃了块bagel，
看着人来人往的人潮，写着这个blog entry。
　
冬天的太阳似乎暖和了这间咖啡厅，
听着93.3的我，觉得这早晨的天空是美丽的。

希望这漂亮的心情能延续到蓝蓝的星期一。

累了

累了。
不知从何时开始，我累了。
好像失去原来的那股推动力，常常工作时提不起劲。
只想回到“那个冷冷的家”，躲在被窝里，什么有也不做。

适应。
为了适应这环境，我将自己给改变了；
变得有时还挺讨厌这样的自己。
难道是我宁愿向他们低头了吗？难道是我已失去自己的尊严了吗？

郁闷。
有人说我的心情好比天气， 偶尔刮风，偶尔阳光普照。
不知道我是否本来就有我妈所说的“双重个性”，
还是原本的我根本就不快乐，只是带着“开心面具”与人沟通罢了。

逃避。
也许我正在逃避，才会不开心。
逃避面对自己的真实情感，内心和未来的路。
我也想找会内心的满足感，可是常用“无数可救”来覆盖这一份空虚。

爱情。
我想我是个爱情主义者。
我好渴望爱情，但更害怕失去。
就因害怕失去，就更不敢去爱了。

相信。
我也相信属于我的爱情就在那不远处。
幸福将要来临了。
但我能过得了自己这关，轰轰烈烈的去爱吗？

我相信总有一天我会勇于面对这一切，直到我知道自己已经过关了 。。。