Blog Related: Being a Blogger and Which Blogs I Read

This post is a response to a bunch of my classmate's questions about blogging. See, when I tell many of them I have a blog, the first two things they say are 1) how have you managed to keep it running so long and 2) how do you feel about having your personal life all over the internet?

Well, let me address these issues individually. I've managed to keep the blog running so long (which isn't really that long at all) because I love writing. I'm not the best writer by any means, and I don't have a particular product that I sell with this blog. I just talk about my opinions and observations, and occasionally give halfway decent advice. Contrary to the popular belief of my classmates, I don't make money off this in any way, shape or form. Now when I'm in college I'm considering making a new blog to follow that experience, and I might put a banner ad on it to generate some pocket money. But for right now, money isn't a motivating factor. I'm currently writing because I like it, and people seem to like reading.

The second part assumes I have a strong internet presence, which I do not. I am not followed by loads of people or anything, and though lots of people have read this blog, they have read it over nearly three years. So, while yes my personal life is out on the internet, it's not really in anyone's face. You do have to search to find this blog, it doesn't just pop up on its own.


So there are some answers to some questions. I doubt the people who asked me will ever actually read this, but hey, it's worth a shot.

Also, I feel like sharing some of the blogs that I read, because they are really cool. Also, I'm sure they won't mind the advertising. I read more than this, but these are my current favourites. It's always nice to have extra food for thought! Yes, they are kind of girly. But I have absolutely no shame about it :D

www.theproperlady.com

I like learning about being feminine ^.^ I think it's good to remember that men and women are complimentary to each other, not against each other.

www.dessertfortwo.com

Quite possibly my favourite food blog. I love that the recipes are for two people- the sweets easily stretch to three!

www.yummyhealthyeasy.com

I'm pretty certain everything on this blog is delicious.

Also, this website's peanut butter cookie in a mug rocks:
 http://www.number-2-pencil.com/2012/03/10/peanut-butter-cookie-in-cup/

Singapore Weather in the Nutshell

Well, it's been a couple of days since my last post. There hasn't been a whole lot going on lately since the show is over and I've been coming home every day after school at 4. It's a little weird, but last night I went to bed at 10:30 so I am not complaining at all!

Anyways, Singapore has had its fair share of rubbish weather. It's been cool for the past week or so by Singapore standards, and definitely less humid. We haven't seen the sun in its full tropical glory for a while now, and its been raining/drizzling a lot. Oddly enough, I've been wanting to wear sweatshirts and long pants all the time. Evidently my blood has gotten thin-- and I'm not too pleased with myself as a result. In MA, anything above 50 F is shorts weather (if you are a teenage girl, that is).

Well, the crappy grey weather has got me thinking about Singapore weather overall. There are a few types for sure worth mentioning.

1. It's so hot you want to die
2. Steamy like a sauna
3. Crappy and overcast (relatively rare)
4. Windy and cool (occasional evenings)
5. Rain Varieties
1. It's drizzling... generally means that soon it will be....
1. Pouring
2. Deluge
3. Impossible to see because of the rain
4. So heavy you can probably swim to wherever you want to go
6. Thundering
1. In the distance
2. So loud you think the storm is right over you
3. Like the cloud is personally above your head
4. Ready to burst your eardrums
7. Lightning
1. Lighting up the sky in the distance
2. All cool looking
3. Too close for comfort
4. Hitting a lightning rod/building near you

Yup! Seems accurate :D

Mother's Day

Today is Mother's Day in sunny Singapore, and I feel like writing a post about my mother that can end with a totally unrelated but very cute video that will hopefully make my mother laugh when she reads this post. Anyways....


My mom is a really cool woman, even if she embarrasses me sometimes. She'll dance to any music with a beat from horrifically bad rap to Gymboree children's songs and everything in between. She also likes flowers and plants and stuff and keeps the plants in my room alive even though they were probably doomed to die the second they got put in my room. Not entirely certain how she's so good with plants, but it's pretty neat. She makes really good mashed potatoes (though she whips them instead of mashes them), stew, and generally everything.

My mom is also a good listener and really fun to talk to. It doesn't matter if she knows the topic extensively or if I have to fill her in as we go along (hello, European history), but she's interesting to listen to as well. She's got a lot of patience for everything and everyone, even people who drive her crazy like the new manager lady.

Mom is also willing to go the extra mile for her friends. Though I personally have no idea why she bothers sometimes, my mom is always willing to help out her friends, or find someone to help them out for her if she really can't. It's something I admire, and something I should probably start doing.

So at the end of the day, I really love and appreciate my mother. I just hope she keeps staying this cool and never gets one of those God-awful old-lady haircuts. Or another mushroom cut, but that's another story.

Love you Mom! I know you'll read this in 20 minutes or so, because you follow this thing religiously!

Now, have a funny video. My mom likes cheese, but I don't know if she likes it as much as MyHarto.