Losing weight

I believe I am one of those person that some people will hate. Especially those who consider themselves fat/overweight/obese.

Because I believe I have to lose a few pounds - five, in particular.

Why, you ask. Am I fat? Do I want to look like a skinny ass model? Is it for health sake?

No and yes.

I have been eating cookies and cakes for a month plus, everyday. And all those have been accumulating somewhere on my tummy and thighs. Truth be told, I still look normal, even if I have gained ten %^#%$@* pounds over the summer. And yes, it would be nice to look like a skinny ass model, although I am not used to it.

So now, I want to lose weight because I want to be healthier- no more cookies and cakes until I shed those pounds.

I want to fit into my pants, and have a little room to shift my leg while sitting down.

I want to look fit. Tone.

I want to have a flat tummy. I am sorry, but this hugh baby bump is way long overdue.

I want to look good in tights, for my halloween costume, which is three days away.

Ah, time is ticking. Tick. Tick. Tick.

Five pounds in three days?

Dream on.

FICA taxes

I am pleased my research on taxes paid off!

Last friday, I checked my banking account and realised that I was paid lower than before! What the... !!!

I was so pissed that I set off on a rampage throughout the net to figure out what those extra taxes on my pay stub was. I spent the entire day at work reading up on taxes, printing relevant information, and making sure the information were from gov. sources. I was planning to pay a visit to the pay roll office when I figured out that my next pay check will be submitted really soon and I was worried I didnt have enough time to visit the pay roll office to be exempted from the FICA taxes.

So I quickly shoot them an email, informing them, really "nicely" about my dilemma. In fact, it was a more... "I tell you I am right, and I order you to please, please take those extra taxes out of my pay stub!"

Well, ha!

This is what they said.

"We have changed your status to FICA exempt."

That's it. A one liner. No sorries, no nothing.

Whatever. I win! I get my money back!

I feel awesome!

Pls: I wonder why my other friends who started working never questioned their taxes! But they earn so much, it probably wont matter anyway! I still get paid the student rate and with more money deducted, I was infuriated...so yea. Damn, I am not going to take that lying down!

The Diet

The diet is not so much as a diet than avoiding cakes, cookies, and cupcakes everyday.

Frankly, that's all I have been doing ever since the summer started.

All I have to do is cut the cakes and cookies out of my life and I will be OKAY.

I swear, I am going to avoid every last bit of sugery processed food from today onwards, until at least Halloween.

Hehehe.

And perhaps, I am going to run a mile under ten minutes. How's that for a goal?

Wish me luck.

All for one's own.

Many times in life, I feel like I am trapped behind a pane of glass. I am there, but I am not. I am a shadow, a trailing yarn on the floor. I want to jump in, feel the different colors, be involved. Yet, when I try, I feel silly and occasionally, there is a feeling of confusion, dread, fear. And I want to stay out again.

So one day, I decided to jump. The water was hot, and beautiful. But it was just a dip. The deeper I went, the colder it got. The freezing wind, the frantic despair, the endless struggle up to the warm sun.

The weather is getting colder again. The winds are shifting. The cold front is here, and it brought the fog.

I lay in bed, thinking of the past year, where I jumped. The seasons changing, and is still changes. But everything's different. The people around me, the buzzing excitment, the shouts of joys, the feeling of hope, peace, and everything warm and fuzzy.

I have surfaced and have been floating in the warm water for some time. It took some time to recognize it. Even now, I am still thawing. A little raw in edges that perhaps are scars etched in the skin. But I am back behind the pane of glass and I am looking out at life, and the intense emotion that I wanted to experience.

Truth is, it aint pretty out there. The grass is not always greener on the other side. I am happy in my place. I am happy being the wallflower, the shadow, the passive follower. Sometimes, you just have to be happy with what you have. Do not covet your neighbors. Life is beautiful. You just have to make it happen. Choose wisely.

OU-Texas Weekend - Wichita and Meers!

Today was AWESOME! It was sort of a long weekend coz of the annual OU-Texas football game. So my roommates and friends decided to go hiking and eat at one of the best burger joint in US!

I hiked at Wichita Mountains, following the longhorn trail until we deviated into the eagle trail and the buffalo trail? Hahaha. I also remember something called the Dog Run Hollow.

Anyway, the hike was wonderfully beautiful. The day was chilly in the morning and it got hot in the afternoon. Not super hot but mild warm and cool. All but one wore shorts. Bad idea. The grass was ankle or knee high. For most of our trip, we brushed through the greenery with the stems scratching and slapping our legs. Some of it would stick to our socks and poke our feets. Ow. We also climbed huge steep boulders that overlook other "mountains", cross shallow rivers, and travel paths unknown. Aka, get lost. Too bad we didnt see any wildlife while hiking!

We found a nice but rather sunny spot to rest. It overlooked a river and we played Big Two there. My roommate decided to climb down to the river to swim. She found a nice, not-too-steep trail and proceeded. No one followed. Hahaha. She did her bit of exploring, climbed up looking rather damp and told her she dipped in the river with her phone in her pocket. Nice. We gave her our leftover grapes and decided to finish the trails. That is when interesting things happen. We left our trail to another trail, thinking it was a shortcut. We got to the parking lot only to find out we were at the wrong end! So we had to track back. All in all , we spent 4 hours walking and 1 hour of rest.

After that, we ate at Meers Burger, one of the famous burger joint in the whole of US, which none of us knew about unless my cousin saw it on the Food Network. It was in the top 3 rank. Ha! Go Oklahoma! The meat was family farmed, or wild farm, (whatever you called it) and it was 97% lean meat. It was rather chewy and it was a big portion coz I thought since I was here, I might as well order the biggest - 11oz. Haha. I ate 1/4 and brought the rest back home. I hope it will be good the next day. My tummy was soo tight it could burst.

That is the end to a very productive day. I think I like day trips like this. I want to travel and find out more new places! Oh, it was all very exciting!

pls: We didnt watch the game (Ha! How supportive we are!) but our college team lost. Rawr! I dont really follow any football game, but we were no 1. until ... today. RAWR! Why!

Knitting

I learned how to knit on Tues, (I think) but I only started getting the hang of it on Thursday night..

Thurs - Green and Blue
Friday - Blue
Sat - Blue, Orange and Yellow

At least with knitting, it keeps me from snacking every hour.

I think what's wrong with me is the lack of vitamins, which makes me hungry...