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Eight Things Sunday, March 30, 2008 10:20 PM

K-Line tagged me to do the 8 Things survey, so here goes!

8 Things I am Passionate About
1. Photography
2. Good food
3. Continuing to improve and not plateau
4. Art & design
5. Mango lychee freezies
6. Random adventures and discovering new things
7. Fashion (obviously, considering the subject of the blog)
8. ...does shopping count?

8 Things I Want To Do Before I Die
1. Travel the world (I know, everyone says this)
2. Hang out with panda bears in China
3. Complete, or at least start, all those photo projects I keep thinking about
4. Learn printmaking
5. Attend an opera (soon!) and a ballet
6. Eat delicious pho in Vietnam (thanks to Anthony Bourdain)
7. Ride the Trans-Siberian Railway
8. Learn how to sew

8 Things I Say Often
1. I'm hungry
2. Is there anything to eat?
3. Mmm...(insert name of food I'm craving)
4. Ummm
5. I don't know
6. What?
7. Hoho
8. (sigh) So much for trying to eat healthy

8 Books I Have Read Lately
I haven't done much reading in the past couple of years so this year I decided to embark on the 50 book challenge to check off some books that have been sitting on my shelf for years. I've completely fallen behind and don't have eight books to list. If anyone has book recommendations feel free to make suggestions.

1. Shopaholic & Baby - Sophie Kinsella
2. The Ladies' Lending Library - Janice Kulyk Keefer
3. Living History - Hillary Rodham Clinton
4. Kitchen - Banana Yoshimoto
5. Youth In Revolt - C.D. Payne
6. Manufacturing Consent - Edward S. Herman & Noam Chomsky (reading)
7. A Wild Sheep Chase - Haruki Murakami (reading)

8 Songs I Could Listen To Over and Over
1. Living Room Is Empty - French Kicks
2. Fruit Fly - Nada Surf
3. Playground Love - Air
4. Next Exit - Interpol
5. A Track and a Train - Shout Out Louds
6. Parade - Garbage
7. The Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
8. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2

8 Things That Attract Me to My Best Friends
1. Humour
2. Sense of adventure
3. Indulges in late night food runs with me
4. Shared interests
5. Honest
6. Reliable
7. Mutual respect
8. Not being judgmental when I'm being stupid

I am tagging:
Fashion, Art and Mess
Fruchtzwerg's Island
Hot Off the Sales Rack
Madame Mode

I apologize if you've already done this survey -- I have bad short term memory!

tags: meme

Comments (17)

fruchtzwerg | 2008-03-31 01:44 AM | Reply

I'm loving all kind of drinks with Mango and your "Mango Lychee Freezie" sounds delicious! You want to eat really good pho? You should visit us, my mom makes the best. I know that kids tend to say that about their moms but it's true! And this comes from someone who strangely is not all over pho. I'm a "always hungry" girl as well and I eat so much "junk food" But it's alll so yummy. The Trans-Sibrian Railway sounds great,I imagine that trip to be very impressive. B.Yoshimoto and H. Murakami are my fav authors. Looks like we have much in common...

annah | 2008-03-31 12:36 PM | Reply

thank you so much for the tag =D
it's really interesting seeing what other people are passionate about, and want to achieve...

yulanda replied to fruchtzwerg | 2008-03-31 01:02 PM | Reply

You hear that knocking on your front door? That's me, looking for my bowl of pho :P

I pretty much love mango anything. The mango lychee freezie I'm obsessed with is from a Malaysian restaurant near my house. However, I had an even better version in Hong Kong because it was made with fresh fruits and it tasted amazzzzing.

yulanda replied to annah | 2008-03-31 01:03 PM | Reply

Yeah, it's interesting to see what people are interested in outside fashion and style.

I'm looking forward to reading your answers :)

Fashion Disciple | 2008-03-31 02:45 PM | Reply

I 'm loving how many times food came up here, lol.

oh you should read
I'm Not Scared- by Niccolò Ammaniti: its among the best books I've ever read, its also a movie if you want to take the shorter way, but the book is so well written.

also any Zadie Smith book, i love her books

The Catcher in the rye- by JD Salinger- very short but is a must read classic, if you haven't read it you must

sorry about this, last one i promise, Gem Squash Tokoloshe: by Rachel Zadok- you will be amazed, i know i was, one of the best books I've read in a long time.

I'm a bit of a nut when it come to good books and movies thats why i had to spam ;)

fruchtzwerg | 2008-03-31 03:01 PM | Reply

yeah I'm hearing it but I can't see you ;)

Mango is my thing! I love everything with Mango and I have to agree with you, the best drinks are the fresh drinks in Hong Kong. This was so delicious.

Thanks for the tagging, I try to make a nice post this week or after my essay (I didn't forgot your email, I just need time ;)

yulanda replied to Fashion Disciple | 2008-03-31 06:39 PM | Reply

No worries, I loved the huge amount of suggestions you had for me! I've read Catcher in the Rye, but I think I missed the point because I seem to be one of the few people who didn't love it.

As for Zadie Smith, I have one of her books (The Autograph Man), which I've yet to read. I'll probably start that as my next fiction novel.

I'll have to look up the other two on amazon.ca. Thanks!

yulanda replied to fruchtzwerg | 2008-03-31 06:41 PM | Reply

I can't wait to read your answers :) Good luck with the essay!

SRR | 2008-04-01 04:17 AM | Reply

Mmm...pho...

I really want to learn to sew too, but first I'll need a sewing machine. Then I'll need time, which I don't have much of as it is.

I'll probably be acting slo-mo after the tag (unpredictable hours is a hallmark of the profession), but I'll get the answers up eventually. I'm gonna have fun with this.

yulanda replied to SRR | 2008-04-01 03:25 PM | Reply

I learned how to sew in a grade ten class and then I forgot all the skills I learned. My mom tried to teach me again, but I could never remember how to thread the sewing machine (much like how I can never remember how to start in knitting). One of these days I'll learn and finally remember!

Anyway, I'll be looking for your answers. I took my sweet time getting my answers up as well.

K-Line | 2008-04-01 10:21 PM | Reply

Love your answers, Y!

ambika | 2008-04-04 04:58 PM | Reply

A Wild Sheep Chase is my favorite book by him, hands down.

Just discovered your blog via K-Line. *Love* your photos and your clothes.

yulanda replied to ambika | 2008-04-04 08:07 PM | Reply

I'm enjoying it so far. Have you read Dance, Dance, Dance?

& thank you :)

Leonie | 2008-04-06 03:02 PM | Reply

Ooh my, you choose me :o
I'm just too lazy for this haha, I always have to think too long for the answers. I'm really honoured but I have to pass :p

yulanda replied to Leonie | 2008-04-06 06:42 PM | Reply

haha, okay, lazy bum ;P

Sarah | 2008-04-09 11:57 PM | Reply

Also in Toronto, just found your blog via Stylebubble - I read Yoshimoto's N.P. a few days ago and am still trying to decide if I like her writing although I am fascinated by it - it may be the translation, but it always seems to me as though her narrators are weirdly matter-of-fact, considering that they events they describe would normally be melodramatic, not to say downright gothic.

yulanda replied to Sarah | 2008-04-10 06:37 PM | Reply

I've only read Kitchen, but that wasn't something I picked up on entirely. The thought of how concise her language was crossed my mind. However, I was more curious about whether the original Japanese version or other translated versions reads the same way the English version does (that goes for other translated books in general)...if that makes sense. I did enjoy Kitchen though.