Purple Lotus Jewelry
-Developing my jewelry business Purple Lotus Jewelry ,Beading, Stamping, Post cards, travelling, Movies, Music, Theatre (The Phantom of the Opera), Making home-made cards, candles, photography, culture, learning new languages, studying ancient history and civillizations (Egypt, Greece, China, etc), gardening, stamp collecting, learning new sorts of arts and crafts, DOGGIES, the ocean, writing, singing, movies, music, dancing, shopping...
Learn Chinese!
raising my turtles...
These are Mr. Turtle, Helen and Deep Green.
adopt your own virtual pet!
adopt your own virtual pet!
adopt your own virtual pet!
I'd like to meet:
People who inspire me to be creative, improve myself, make me laugh, make me sing, make me happy, make me dance, make me feel proud, make me feel beautiful, make me feel helpful, people who share my interests, and people who really challenge me to change and make myself become a better person.
"We are imprisoned in the realm of life, like a sailor on his tiny boat, on an infinite ocean---"
Anna Freud
Somewhere Only We Know-Keane
Good song to reflect life....
Music:
Wei ni se Milu (Lost in Venice)-Evonne Hsu
The song in this music video is about getting "lost" in childhood fairytales, lost in the romantic city of Venice, Italy...lost in romance and even feeling lost sitting alone drinking a cappucino in a cafe pondering life and the happy times alongside the heartbreak that accompanies it~sighs
Genres: (VERY eclectic)
New Age, Alternative Rock, Soundtracks, Broadway, Asian music, J-pop, Ethnic/World Music, Angry girl bands, Trance, Techno, Dance, Jazz, Reggae, Soft Rock, Ambient, Indie pop/rock/folk, some country, Oldies, Classical, Gothic...
Singers/bands/groups:
Poe, Bjork, Tori Amos, Dave Matthews Band, Sublime, U2, Sarah Brightman, Enya, Sun Yanzi (Stefanie Sun), Mai Kuraki, S.H.E., Shakira, Enrique Iglesias, Thalia, Shania Twain, Evanescence, Dido, Coldplay, Mono, The Smiths, Sarah McLachlan, Natasha Bedingfield, NIN, Portishead, Gwen Stefani, No Doubt, Anna Vissi, Marina V, Maroon 5, Faye Wong, Jay Chou, WAX, BOA, Ayumi Hamasaki, Elysian Fields, Sigur Ros, Madonna, Kelly Clarkson, Ashlee Simpson, 311, The Cure, The Beatles, Beethoven, Mozart, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Live, Dead Can Dance, Delirium, Ataraxia, Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, Faith Hill (...and much more that I can't think of now...)
Soundtracks: Phantom of the Opera, Jekyll and Hyde, Music Man, Sabrina
Movies:
Thought-provoking/life-changing experiences:
Forrest Gump, The Sound of Music,Finding Nemo,Glory, The Dead Poet's Society, Good Will Hunting, Anastasia
Chick Flicks:
How to Lose a Guy in 10 days
Love someone like You-Keith Urban (Love theme from "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days"
While You Were Sleeping, Sabrina, Never Been Kissed, Ever After, 50 First Dates,Breakfast at Tiffany's, Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Sweet Home Alabama
"Finding the beauty within":
Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Shrek I & II, Anna and the King,Pride and Prejudice, Phantom of the Opera,
Napolean Dynamite
Television:
The Nanny, The Golden Girls, Full House, Family Matters, Step By Step, The Family Guy, Boy Meets World, Seinfield, Friends...
(Sorry guys, I like those old skool reruns...I don't like what's on TV these days....alll those stupid reality shows...who really cares??? We watch TV to be in a fantasy world NOT live someone else's life!!!)
Books:
The Catcher in the Rye, A God Shaped Hole, Time Enough for Drums, Anne of Green Gables Series, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Scarlett Letter, Ramona Forever, Bridge to Terabithia, Tuck Everlasting, The Phantom of The Opera, The Truth About Forever
Heroes:
Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, -- my parents, my family, my friends --
people who aren't afraid to stand up for what they believe in, despite racism, inequality, poverty, violence and stereotypes, to make a difference in their lives, their community and humankind.
