I swear there's more to life than being drama/boy-obsessed and work. Well, the Korean-drama/gong-yoo obsession has finally dissipated (kinda). I think going out of town for a trip and my cousin buying the Wii Fit had something to do with it. Kept my mind busy. :D

Yup! My cousin bought the Wii Fit, and even though it's in Japanese, it's much fun. Can sorta guess what it's saying, and even if we can't, there are pictures. :P The universal language of pictures, yay! So, there's lots of working out involved. Well, duh, there's a reason it's called the Wii fit, but anyway, there's one where you're basically running in place and trying to catch up and pass the person in front of you. That one is WAY tiring. Then there are various yoga/stretching exercises and games where you dodge soccer balls, ski, ski jump, hula hoop, etc. Ahhh, it's so much fun. We'll see if I manage to lose the 1 kg I set as the goal in two weeks time. :P Have to admit that it's definitely more fun than running outside in the cold.

This past weekend we also went on a trip to Taichung. Visited the city on Saturday and met up with old friends. Ate lots, shopped, and just enjoyed the city (kinda). Went to Chungyo Mall and Feng Chia Night Market. Had dinner at all you can eat spicy hot pot place. Sunday we took a short road trip to the mountains nearby where there was a park-ish area. It had a castle-looking building and lake in it - very scenic, so we took tons of pictures. Also went to the mushroom street where they basically sold, yup, mushrooms. I love mushrooms. :) Anyway, it's picture time ... (all the pics are on flickr, so just posting some yum/scenic/fun pix)

All you can eat spicy hot pot - the center was the spicy one and the outside non-spicy for wimps (that would be me. sigh.)

Feng-Chia Night Market shot (can you spot Picker's head?)

Shaved ice with yummy toppings.

Us and our reindeer at Princess Annie's.

Cute little building at Princess Annie's.

Giant grilled mushrooms.

Summit Resort - seems like a fairy-tale castle location; if only there weren't so many people around.



Main building



check out the mountains in the background; if only it had been a sunny day. :\

This past weekend was basically spent watching that drama I mentioned in the previous entry (Coffee Prince). Ahhhh, it's so addictive, and Gong Yoo just makes it so much better. I went to bed late and woke up early just to watch :D I was an obsessed fiend.

However, after watching it (Yup, finished all 17 episodes), I realized why I don't like to watch these lovey dovey dramas. :( It makes me want a boyfriend that much more and wonder why there aren't those kinds of guys out there. It's hard to explain what kind of guy Han Kyul (the main guy character played by Gong Yoo) is in the drama, but the relationship between him and Eun Chan is so cute, so sweet, so so so awww-inspiring. :P Despite the fightings and stuff, their dedication to one another is so absolute and just too good to be true. I guess that's why these kinds of relationships seem to be found only in dramas, and even if they did exist in real life, it's like one in a million. What a depressing thought.

But yah, ahhhh, I want a boyfriend (as hot as Gong Yoo :P ... I wish).

So the question is - why can't I find a guy like that?! Wait, no, why can't I find a guy, period?! BAH.

Anyway, besides the Coffee Prince marathon, I took a break and went to watch some Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd. It wasn't bad, but I have to admit that it didn't live up to my expectations (maybe I set them too high). It was slow moving at first, very blood-filled, and I just felt like there wasn't a high point. The ending was sad, but my sister ruined it by telling me, but I won't do the same and ruin it for those of you who haven't seen it yet. :P Plus side - Johnny Depp can sing, nicely. :D

How? Besides the lack of exercise due to sitting at the desk all day long, they keep giving us food! Well, whenever we have guests, they bring some kinda gifts, mostly food, though. Last week I got some Starbucks coffee and choco covered espresso beans for breakfast (yuuuuum), this week we had cherries, red bean sandwich thing (銅鑼燒), candies, fruits, etc. Ahhhhh. The food's yummy; I'm definitely not complaining about that. BUT! I get hungry, so I start eating them while sitting at my desk ... and yah, end result is not so good for my weight.

Comp store work was probably better for my weight - standing around, walking around, carrying heavy computers - all workouts for the body. Now it's just sitting at the desk, staring at the computer screen. Ahhhhhhhh. This is not good.

The idea is to go to the gym across the street and see if they offer any dance classes or even just aerobics or yoga (yes, I'll give yoga another shot). But that hasn't happened yet. Ahhhhhhh. Must. Exercise. Before. Getting. Bigger.


On a happier note, I've been watching this K drama lately (surprise!) called Coffee Prince (咖啡王子1號店) and the main male character actor doode is SO CUTE. So I'll end today's entry with a nice picture: