Thursday, December 3, 2009

Things that make me happy

A good friend of mine told me she once made a list of the things that makes her happy. So here is mine:

1. Watching a good meaningful movie
2. Dining and drinking with good friends
3. Sleeping in my own bed knowing I don't have to wake up early the next morning
4. Writing journals in a coffee shop somewhere in Japan
5. Swimming in a nice big pool in Bali in the dark night all by myself
6. Talking to someone I love on the phone
7. Reading a good book that makes me laugh or think
8. Cooking for someone I love and for good friends
9. Making coffee on a quiet Sunday morning
10. Listening to Ken Hiari or any good music
11. Travelling - the moment of landing in a destination and walking around a foreign city
12. Knowing that someone I care about thinks about me
l3. Moving to a new flat
14. Interviewing an interesting person and seeing my article being published
15. Teaching and interacting with my students
16. Walking in a garden full of flowers and trees
17. A nice massage by nice hands
18. Writing letters on beautiful papers
19. Visiting the Van Gogh museum or the Tate Museum
20. Being in Bali or Japan
21. Giving a good presentation to a good audience
22. Learning to speak Japanese
23. Learning new things
24. Ceramic - the touch of cold clean clay
25. Practising calligraphy
26. Sake with yakitori
27. A glass of oaky dry wine, white or red
28. Watching a good creative dance performance
29. Watching a clever and funny standup comedy
30. Walking in a big clean supermarket full of fresh produce
31. Breakfast with eggs and bread
32. Visiting good friends outside HK
33. The smell of grass on a rainy day
34. Watching the sunrise
35. Watching my big sister cook in the kitchen and enjoying her food


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