9 signature obsessions

1. france (place, destination dream)
vive le france! le sang français dans moi se manifeste par mes leçons françaises, leçons de ballet, films français et mon hantise avec le petit prince. if you looked up the meaning of that sentence in the online translation, please do not pretend as a french wannabe. or, if you don't have anything else to brag aside from singing the chorus of moulin rouge. (you know who you are; how can you belong to france when your favorite movie is notting hill??! that's like saying claude monet paints fingernails, not paintings! they will kill you there. and by the way, the french are known for their arrogance.)

2. pizza and potatoes (food)
dieting is a banned word inside yellow cab (where baked potatoes are now also available.) expect these types of food in my wedding reception; pizza and potatoes are the modern days' ambrosia.

3. apple, inc. (innovator)
i intend to write a separate article solely devoted to steve jobs and apple, but for now let me say this -- windows users, please don't hate us because we're beautiful. to my dear critic who once said apple is all form but no function, please do not embarass yourself twice. i see how much you love my ipod touch. such an eyecandy, isn't it? the wifi capability makes the zune look like an abacus. and don't even get me started with the operating system. i don't have enough time to list down, much more discuss the 114,000 viruses (that many?!?!?!) that plague the pc. in mac -- none, zero, nada.
now where did i read that article about apple users being smarter than windows users?

4. shoes (indulgence)
i can confidently say i don't own a bad pair of shoes -- flats, pumps, boots, wedges, stilettos -- i'm a proud owner of them all. i spend a great deal of time and money in shoe shopping that you wouldn't want to come with me; but just in case you do, i'll treat you to obsession #2.

5. books (collection)
my book collection started when i was eight years old; i wanted to fill up my bookshelf with agatha christie's crime novels. now i want a library, from austen to zola.

(very close in second place for this criteria is films. it was a tough choice, but when it comes down to it, i prefer written over visual. films are born from scripts; books can stand on their own.)

6. mercedes benz (status symbol)
of all the prestige cars manufactured in all parts of the world, i heart the benz the most. cars aren't really my cup of tea (blame my mantra -- cars don't fascinate me; brains do) but the benz has the most elegant look i don't doubt for one second i would choose it over the bmw. or the ferrari.

7. bathtubs (bliss)
literally the easiest way to my heart. hair tied up, my body - from chest down - soaked in heaps and sweeps of bubbles, making the neck and the shoulders prominent, eyes closed, lips parted. you get the idea. throw in obsession #2 and you can make me say yes to anything -- no kidding.

8. boys (people)
who wouldn't like them? they're so much better than puppets. peace. smile.
i've always enjoyed the company of men; they take care of me. i seem to create and induce in them a savior, knight-in-shining-armor effect. so abandon the idea that my raging hormones are calling out to you; i am naturally sweet and clingy to people, even to strangers sometimes. if i like you, i'd tell you.

9. my father (hero)
(no explanation given as i can never give justice to my father's next-to-god wisdom and merit and there's a lack of words to fully describe his greatness, honor and respectability. he's the most highly-principled man i know. if i tell you i worship my father, i haven't even half-begun.)