NO FREAKING WAY

Damn, I'm shutting my TV off.

(Hahahahaha... Affected much?)

30 Mins into the last Amazing Race Asia episode

In the span of a week I was converted to an Amazing Race Asia fan.

Now it's down to the last leg and they are in freaking Singapore, tama ba yun?!

GGGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Always Something There Part 2

Two months ago I had a post about always having "something there"... How we, or rather I (di ko na muna kayo idadamay, haha) am so insatiable.

From my list back then: iphone, macbook, macbook pro, samsung 40" lcd, condo unit -- I am still not able to cross anything out. And funnily enough, a couple of months down the line, some of the items have already changed. (On a related note -- kudos to Stella who I know is actually able to cross out at least one thing on her list! :) Makikitira nalang kami ni Mark sayo!)

I no longer want a macbook or a macbook pro -- I am now eyeing an iMac. The iPhone has also now been scrapped in favor of a DSLR. The TV and the condo unit remains. And sadly there is another item to add to the list: a master's degree.

Let's veer away from materialism for a while and think about this rather worthy cause. I read once that the money you invest in yourself is money well-spent. Unfortunately, getting a master's degree does seem to entail a considerable amount of spending.

I blame you, Stella, for instilling in me this newfound zest for higher education. When I graduated from college, followed by 2 years of "education" under the MISE program and then again followed by 4 months of rigorous language training here in China -- I thought I swore off studying completely. I told myself I will never never put myself again through the pressure of schooling. I am also an advocate of the "once-you-start-earning-you-won't-feel-like-going-back-to-school" paradigm. But lately it seems that, like my old wishlist, I might have to scrap some of these beliefs as well.

I guess we never really stop wanting; and the nature of this eternal "wanting" is not something that we should berate ourselves over. That thirst, I believe, is the same as a person's insatiable thirst for, say, knowledge and higher learning. There will always be something out there -- something to want, something new to discover, something to be learned, something to be experienced -- and for these exact reasons, we wake up every morning with something to look forward to.

Who would you team up with if you were to join the Amazing Race?

I was planning on going out today to grab some fresh air and just walk around the city but after lunch I chanced upon the Amazing Race marathon on AXN and that pretty much kept me nailed to my couch. How fun would that be to race around the world?! I know it's probably tougher than it looks and arguing with your partner must be a b*tch, but wow, I mean what an experience it would be...

I was thinking, if I were to join the show, I would most probably take my sister. I know I always tease her to death for being maarte but I know she'd step up when the situation calls for it. Otherwise, I can always bully her into stepping up. Hahaha. Joke. But yeah, it would be a great adventure. Unfortunately, although they're now looking for contestants for Amazing Race Asia 3, my sister is waaay below the age limit.

What about you? Who would you team up with if you were to join the Amazing Race?

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Celebrations here in Beijing have reached fever pitch as we enter the new lunar year, the year of the Earth Rat. I know, I know it sounds sooo unglamorous, but hey, what can we do.

Gong Xi Fa Cai - Kung Hei Fat Choi - A prosperous new year to everyone!

- from your suking Chekwa :)