My 110th Post

**WARNING: LOOOOONG Post.

Since I missed celebrating my 100th post, (I think I was in the midst of transition then), I decided to celebrate my 110^th post instead, first, by turning my blog pink and now, listing 110 of my favorite 'stuff' in life , in random order…

1. Sleeping in, tucked under smooth, fresh-scented sheets on a queen-sized bed on a rainy day.
2. Eating my favorite instant noodle while watching a really funny movie on DVD.
3. Chilling in Baguio.
4. Blogging.
5. Taking “artsy” photos that actually come out really artsy.
6. Rainbows.
7. Chatting non-stop about everything and anything over Figaro coffee with my favorite people.
8. Reading a page-turner late at night when the world is still.
9. Walking along nature trails in cool mountain retreats.
10. Wide windows.
11. Tomato ketchup.
12. Worshipping at Christ Commission Fellowship.
    
13. Going for a one-hour thai massage at my favorite massage place.
14. Mining up spiritual treasures from my Bible.
15. Longsilog Breakfast (with tomato ketchup).
    
16. Having “whatever” conversations with my nieces.
17. Serving friends my specialties: Chicken Curry or Spaghetti Bolognese.
18. Sudoku.
19. People-watching at airport lounges.
20. Swapping belly-aching jokes with friends.
21. Foot spa.
22. Getting around on my own in other countries.
23. The smell of the ground after the rain.
24. Practicing my meager Thai.
25. Bringing foreign visitors around Manila (on public transport!!) and getting them to enjoy our local food.
26. Earrings.
27. Spur-of-the-moment out-of-town trips.
28. Giving the right gifts to people.
29. Dark chocolate.
30. Crossing out stuff from my TO DO list.
31. A good bargain.
32. A good sneeze.
33. The scent of Sampaguita (I think its Jasmine in English?)
34. Meeting up with long lost friends I never thought I’d see again.
35. Filling up forms. (Yeah, I’m weird that way).
36. Figuring out people’s personalities/temperaments through Myers Briggs (and finding out I am right.)
37. Finishing assignments.
38. Flip flops.
39. Finally making use of stuff I’ve put aside (read: hoarded) for future use.
40. NOT getting spam in my inbox for a change.
41. That “Eureka” moment when I finally understand the convoluted sentences written by academic scholars.
42. Surfing for and installing nice desktop images.
43. My Canon digicam, TK.
44. Listening to foreign friends talk about behind-the-headlines stuff about their countries.
45. Japanese Green Tea.
46. Some structure in life.
47. No-beating-around-the-bush people.
48. Pleasant surprises.
49. Writing.
50. McSpaghetti.
51. Tulips.
52. Making lay outs.
53. Warm hands and feet even when it’s cold.
54. Warm “jumpers.”
55. Long emails from my favorite people.
56. A heater (at least, while I am here in the UK).
57. Jack Bauer (in case you didn’t notice).
58. My laptop, CK.
59. Denzel Washington movies
60. Ice cold Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi (whichever is available).
61. Crossword puzzles.
62. Sushi
63. Freshly laundered clothes
64. Staying in Thailand.
65. Carnations.
66. Summer rains.
67. A warm tight hug from a friend.
68. Light romantic comedies like “While You Were Sleeping”
69. Yahoo Messenger (alas! My friends are online while I am asleep, and vice versa)
70. Being the first to “get the joke.”
71. Witty people.
72. Babies (when not crying)
73. Nice clothes.
74. Josh Groban
75. Rich, deep colors
76. Treats and freebies.
77. Strong warm shower.
78. Violin music.
79. Sharing.
80. Reminiscing about my time at the refugee camp. (No, I wasn’t a refugee, I worked there.)
81. Picking up a foreign language.
82. People who know how to say “Thank you.”
83. Comfortable chairs where I can sit with my feet up or tucked under.
84. Bailey’s and/or Kahlua
85. My space.
86. Autumn (for the colors not the chill).
87. Fresh air.
88. Considerate people.
89. Pure unadulterated silence
90. Mushrooms (not the magic ones!)
91. Common sense.
92. Sincere smiles.
93. Nice, accessible, hole-in-the-wall restaurants that serve good and reasonably priced food.
94. Latin music.
95. Class discussions (yes, yes, I am a bit of a nerd.)
96. Thai/Vietnamese/Indonesian/Malaysian Local Coffee (served with condensed milk!)
97. Different types of bath products (shampoo, shower crème, etc.)
98. Nice immigration officers.
99. Summer.
100. Contact lenses (not the colored ones)
101. Efficiency.
102. Wings. (Ladies, you know what I mean.)
103. Well-composed, powerful, emotive photographs.
104. Everything from the 80’s (excluding fashion and hair)
105. Picking an unfamiliar dish in a menu and discovering that I made the right choice.
106. Philippine Mangos
107. Pinikpikan manok at Café By the Ruins in Baguio. ( I don’t want to explain this dish to the faint-hearted.
108. Clean, spacious, well-decorated, nice-smelling bathrooms (amply supplied with toilet paper and liquid soap).
109. Neon yellow highlighters.
110. Lists.

**whew!