my favorite things (and activities hehe)

lest people think i'm always down in the dumps and feeling sad, i'm posting some of the stuff that make me smile (note the happy care bear picture - for those who don't know.. that's "sunshine bear". she's cute.. though personally, i prefer rain to sunshine.. but that's another story)



a list of things that make me smile (not arranged in any particular order)
1. big, shady trees along the academic oval of UP diliman
2. soft rain.. especially when i'm walking around the UP campus
3. solving crossword puzzles
4. reading books (can't wait for HP6.. though i'd read anything from douglas adams' hitchhiker 'trilogy'.. to math books and logic puzzles.. to inspirational stories, etc.)
5. texting my friends (though i don't like it when they're feeling down but can't text coz they're out of load)
6. singing a nice song
7. talking to my playmates (hahaha... have a bunch of kiddie playmates - see my post, 'mikee & me')
8. playing 'bookworm" and other games on my pc
9. watering the plants in the garden (and basically, doing other chores that involve lots of water, hehehehhe)
10. window shopping (and looking for new, unusual stuff)
11. writing poems and writing letters to friends
12. getting letter from friends
13. watching cartoons (jimmy neutron! spongebob! wahahahaha)
14. CSI!! (hehe... self explanatory)
15. spending time with my honey <3 Ü
16. being with family, friends and loved ones <3
17. driving or walking around aimlessly around the campus
18. chatting with friends (not just online.. i mean *actual* chatting)
19. eating out at a nice cafe / restaurant
20. spending a couple of days in a hotel (i like bathtubs, goose-down pillows, etc Ü)
21. talking about logic, math, etc. with others, hehe
22. flowers!!! (roses, tulips, etc.. i just looooove them all hehe)
23. posting things in my blog hehe
24. nice-smelling soaps, colognes, lotions, etc. Ü
25. ice cream and desserts!
26. weird, wacky, unique people - most of my friends are, anyway hehe Ü
27. friendster testimonials and messages (wahahahahahahhaha)
28. stationery items (scissors, papers, etc. - especially *small* ones hehe)
29. talking with my dad (about anything & everything under the sun)
30. bright colors (not on clothes, really.. but elsewhere)
31. talking to myself (not in public, though hehehe)
32. daydreaming Ü
33. freshly-ironed clothes (as long as i don't do the ironing haha!)
34. shows on discovery channel and lifestyle network
35. rainbows
36. butterflies (especially the colorful ones)
37. birds that are not in cages
38. starbucks, coffee bean & tea leaf, gloria jeans.. anywhere i can get a cool drink Ü
39. chicken!!!! hotdog!!! hehehehe... Ü
40. fruits.. especially strawberries, mango, etc... yum!
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and the list goes on and on... Ü

there are lots of reasons to smile. maybe i should do this more often... Ü