Tropical Paradise

In May, I had the pleasure of going to the Dominican Republic for my brother's wedding. The Dominican Republic is an island in the Caribbean. It is on the same Island as Haiti, but it's much better off and much safer.

Imagine "Pirates of the Caribbean", that's where I was!!! It was so beautiful.

I stayed at a resort on the island. This resort was all inclusive. That means I paid one price and everything is included, the flight, the hotel, all the meals and all the drinks. So you didn't have to worry at all about money while you were there. If you wanted to do extra things like scuba diving or island tours, then you need extra money. It is such a good deal.

I stayed there for 7 days. The wedding was on a beautiful clifftop gazebo

We all had a wonderful time. I hope I can go back next year!!!

10 in '10

Ok everyone, have a challenge for you. I want everyone to come up with a list of 10 things they want to accomplish this year, 2010. Hence the title, 10 in '10. I'll go first:

Here is my list of 10 in '10

1. Have half of my credit card paid off by the end of the year.

2. Fit into a size 14 dress by the end of the year.

3. Learn how to do make-up properly and find out what colors suit me best.

4. Learn to ski

5. Have 1000 dollars saved in my bank account

6. Go to church

7. Upgrade my computer skills

8. Travel to a new place I've never been

9. Stop biting my nails

10. Get a cat

So that's my list. I will try to finish everything by the end of 2010. And I will keep everyone updated about my progress when I finish a task. I hope everyone makes a list of there own.

Oh, one more thing, the list has no rules, so if you want to add something or delete, then feel free. The point is just to try 10 challenges this year. So good luck everyone

Manners

Yesterday, my friend and I spent a really nice day in TokyoWe had afternoon tea at the Manderin Oriental Hotel and then later had some drinks at a jazz bar in Shinjuku. We spent all day together but somehow we never ran out of topics to talk about.We talked about many things, men, life, and one topic I want to mention in this blog: train manners

I am so tired of "manner campaigns"I see many signs at the train station telling me what I shouldn't do on the train, for example:

"No talking on your cell phone"

"please put your cell phone to manner mode"

"Don't put your make-up on on the train"

"Don't turn your music up too loud"

"Don't open your newspaper too wide"

"Don't use the hand holds as gym equipement"

I know that many people have bad manners, but what I want to say to people is .....

DEAL WITH IT!!!

You chose to take a train. The train is a public place. It would be nice if everyone had good manners, but the fact is, they don't. So if you don't want to deal with those people, don't take the train.

There are many things people do on the train that bother me, like falling asleep on my shoulder, letting their kids jump on the seats, picking their nose. But I don't see any manner campaigns for these things.

What I'm saying is, we can't have a campaign for every bad behavior that people do in public.