Thursday night and Friday

So I thought I was going to stay in last night. Turns out I receive a txt from a gf of mine telling me her bf got a new job and was out celebrating. She asked me to join them. So I decide to head out at 10pm to meet them at the Irish Embassy. Apparently, my friend's bf's good friend will also be there.

Had a good time but went home at 1230pm as we all had to work the next day. Overall a fun night.

Tonight, I cancelled on dinner at Kiwe. Kind of feeling under the weather. Might go to the fifth later if I'm feeling up for it.

More later. Taking a power nap.

Middle of the week...

So yesterday I didn't do much after work other than eat dinner and head over to my ultimate frisbee game.

Today, was supposed to take a friend out for dinner but turns out he had to work overtime. Was a bit relieved as I had no idea where to go and had not made any reservations. Weird too that we'd have dinner just the two of us. Didn't want him to think it was a date.

So I just went home after work. Didn't want to head out now that the weather is so cold and the sky turned so dark.

So, I thought maybe the two guys from last weekend would have tried to contact me by now but its now thursday and no word yet. I'm starting to lose interest not that I was extremely interested to begin with. I also txted messaged the guy who lives in my building but I've lost interest in him as well.

So my dating life right now is at a stand still.

Plans for tomorrow night and this weekend haven't been firmed up yet. Probably going to easy tomorrow night and somewhere else sat night. Not so much in the mood for going out now that the weather is so cold.

Was invited to a friend's going away party. Not sure if I'll go given that my ex bf will be there.

More on the weekend later.

The past 15 day...in short

So, I took a long hiatus from the blog-a-sphere because I've been super busy.

So two weeks ago, went out with cute guy from Bier market on the Saturday. Went to Spice Route and chilled there all night. Have a crush on the guy but not sure if we are just friends. He gave me a kiss on the neck before saying goodbye.

Went to thanksgiving dinner at my coworkers place on the Sunday. Had to cut out early to meet up with my friend from Cali and another university friend. For some reason, they decided that they wanted to meet up at The Brass Rail. So I rush there only to find my friends MIA. Finally was able to find them. Hung out for a bit, rushed home and changed so that I could go to The Fifth.

Got picked up by a young guy there who took down my number. Met a bunch of new people that night. Generally a fun night.

Last weekend was a little bit crazy. Went to Spice Route to have dinner with one of my gfs and some of her friends. Crossed the street and headed over to Brant house to celebrate a friend's bday. Stayed up till late.

Got up the next morning and went to thr bike show. Picked up a trainer and other biking accessories. Got dropped off and got picked up by a friend. Had lunch at Congee Queen and went shopping at Donmills mall. Went to the friend's house to look at potential renovations. Helped him clean, reorganize, and went to home depot. Went to eat dinner at a vietnamese restaurant. Then got 2 invites to go out but chose to go to Tryst with gf. Met bunch of her gf and a bday girl. Stayed out till late.

Spent most of Sunday recovering. Went for a 2 hour bike ride on Martin goodman trail. Then headed midtown for dinner at my fav restaurant, The Lobster Trap. Got into an altercation with date. There was tension and uncomfortable silence. Ended exchanging a few emails on the subject. Agreed we didn't want to see each other anymore. End of story.

Went to Montreal for business on Tuesday. Wined and dined clients at very posh high end restaurant - cafe ferrera and milos. Flew back Wed morning. Overall a very hectic week at work.

This past weekend was also a bit crazy. Went to the National Women's show on Friday after work. Got bangs trimmed. Rushed to the LG fashion show at King and Shaw in a taxi from the convention centre. It was pouring rain. Lost my blackberry. Retraced my steps frantically in the pouring rain. Finally called the phone and someone answered on the other end. Arranged to meet up so that I can take my phone back. Offered reward money but person refused to accept it.

Saw two fashion shows. The show was labelled dare to wear, dare to love. Big finale was awesome. Loved the high fashion couture made from African fabric and performances. Lots of cute hot models.

Went to vietnamese restaurant after the show and then headed over to The Fifth to meet up with cute young guy I met 2 weeks prior. The Fifth was jammed packed because of some event. Managed to get line by pass but still had to pay cover.

Saturday went to Muzik for LG fashion week end of week after party. They had a bikini/lingerie fashion show. Went there at 1030pm. Gf knew the parking attendant who let us in to park for free. Used our LG passes to go through VIP line. Met up with the cute guy from Bier Market at around midnight. Stayed out till 4am. Got home and crashed. Spent all night with cute Bier Market guyM not sure if we are still platonic. He gave me a kiss on the cheek when we said gnite.

On Sunday, slept in till 130pm. Went shopping on Bloor with gf. Bought a coach purse and Shue Uermura eye lash curler from Holts.

Worked like a madwoman the pas two days. Its only Tuesday night.

Got Ultimate frisbee tomorrow night. Taking out a friend for bday dinner Thursday and going out with friends Friday and Sat. Maybe working out with cute Bier Market guy on Sunday but he said he would call me during the week.

The past 7 days...

So I've been on a bit of a blogging hiatus...Didn't do too much on Tuesday.  Played ultimate frisbee on wednesday. Was supposed to go to spice route with girlfriends but this got rescheduled to next friday. Met up with a guy for dinner...went to asian legends.  Friday went to a condo party then headed out to foundation room. Saturday, went to spice route with a guy that I met at the Bier Market several weeks ago.  Last night went to a friend's place for thanksgiving dinner, went to meet up with friends from out of town at the Rail and then headed to The Fifth with a girlfriend.  Met some interested people.  Going to St. Louis now...more later.

Sunday...Monday....happy day

So, Sunday started out pretty lazy. Was in bed for awhile. Don't know exactly what time I got up. Was recovering from the night before.

My friend sends me a text asking me to go over to her place. She had asked me to go over to help her paint.

So finally I make my way over and its about 2pm. It turns out that there is no painting happening, however she asked me to stick around to help her unpack.  As organization is not her area of strength, I agree to hang around and help out. 

So around 430pm I get a text from the guy I was supposed to meet up with. He didn't set a place and time to meet but he sent me a text letting me know he was on the way downtown on the subway. So without a meeting location, I stay put.  Finally be meet near union station. 

We walk over to chinatown as he wanted to check out some frames and was in a rush to get the asap.  So we spend some time checking out frames.  We head to the vietnamese restaurant for dinner.  I was starving.  So he proceeds to tell me stories about his ex gfs one after another. Finally he tells me about the latest one and of course its one of those sad stories that you hope to god will never happen to you.  They dated for 6 years, got engaged and he finds out she was cheating on him for a period of atleast 5 months. She had money issues, could not budget and got into credit card debt. Had to call everything off, buy her share of the condo out, and make a loss on the engagement ring.

Monday in contrast to Sunday was extremely hectic.  Had an online training presentation to do...couldn't find the right dial in code to join the conference call.  Everything went well luckily.  Thank god that's now over with.

Went to scarborough town to meet up with a girl. She's selling me a BCBG skirt that I've been looking for that's been sold out.  We do the transaction and I proceed to make my way back downtown.

Its only Monday but I am booked solid until Sunday.  How did that happen? I am triple booked Thursday, and double booked on Sat. Can my life get anymore complicated?

Time for bed now. More later in the week.

Saturday night

After eating 3000+ calories the past two nights, I needed to go out to burn off those calories.

So we ended up going to Devil's Martini tonight.  We could bypass the line and cover was $7, coat check was $2...not bad for one night.

Two guys picked up my number...neither was attractive. 

Had a good time.

its saturday night dada dadi da da da...

Friday night had a work party at my condo's party room.  Someone made lasagna, veal cutlets, and there was a smorgasborg of food. Drank too much Glen Livet, sent a few drunken txt msgs...your typical friday night.

So today stayed home and vedged. Did laundry and took many naps.  Went to dinner uptown at this italian place north of North York Centre with my relatives for Autumn Moon Festival.  So stuffed...I think I have gained 10 lbs in the past two days.

Not sure what to do tonight. Guy from my building wants to go out. My gfs are not sure...depending on whether and other factors.

More later.

Beauty...is in the eye of the beholder

One of my girlfriends was asking about why some guys don't tell the gals they date that they are beautiful. So I responded with the following:

Does it matter if someone tells you you're beautiful or not if he treats you as though you are special and beautiful?
How important is being beautiful to you and do you need to hear it from a third party to confirm it.

Does being told you're beautiful boost your self esteem and self worth? Does it matter what other people say and don't say or what other people feel and don't feel? Isn't enough to be comfortable in your own skin and to feel happy with how you look?

Why should we let what other people's thoughts and comments affect how you feel about yourslef and do we as women really need the validation?

Do we need to look and dress like the women in fashion magazines and on tv?

It does feel nice to be told that you are beautiful by the man you love and are attracted to, but what good is beauty when someone does not treat you well or with the respect that you wish for and deserve?

Looks are superficial and only part of the equation. When that fades with old age, does that matter anymore and would losing your youth and good looks make you change your perception of yourself and of what is beautiful? Does it make you feel any more or any less good about yourself?
I think beauty is in the eye of the beholder and people's opinion of other people's looks only matter to the extent each individual allows it to matter to them

Women will never tell you they think you are beautiful as they are too busy comparing themselves against you.

Men will only tell you that you are beautiful when they try to win you over but stop once they have you.

I think at the end of the day, we can't all be a supermodel or look like the celebrities. We just have to be happy with what was given to us and to make the best out of it.

To be comfortable with your own self, who you are, and what you look like is the biggest challenge. If you can get to that point, everything else becomes easier and other people's opinions won't matter

If you keep trying to change yourself, both your looks and personality to please others, you'll never satisfy everyone as everyone's opinion is different.

And if a man doesn't think you're beautiful or thinks it but doesn't say it, what does it matter at the end of the day when he's not there when it matters and when you need him. His thoughts and opinions are not that important at that point.