THE ALCHEMIST - Paulo Coelho

• No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know it.
• The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.
• One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.
• Everyone on earth has a treasure that awaits him.
• Before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we've learned as we've moved toward that dream.
• There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of fail...

• vanilla flavored ice cream that tastes like medicine.
• the ako mismo dog tag craze.
• hard-to-open chestnuts.
• retarded atm machines.
• cookie crumbs on the floor.
• weird smell of my dishwashing sponge.
• supermarkets that don't have the good stuff (meiji chocolates, silk soy milk, oishi chips, etc.)
• teachers who don't give high grades when due.
• repetition of destination to the trike driver.
• puddles.
• the excruciating wait for my food from quickbites.
• the ksssh sound my english prof makes.
• seeing people i hate and avoid.
• people not over their past.
• being called by the teacher when i have n...

• robyn - none of dem ft. royksopp
• lady gaga - telephone ft. beyonce
• david guetta - memories ft. kid cudi
• miike snow - cult logic
• mgmt - time to pretend

• I had braces.
• I make faces appropriately.
• I find myself craving for Hong Kong noodles once in a while.
• The language of my laptop and Facebook account is British English.
• Siomai House pwns Master Siomai.
• I always have Grimace as my mascot during my past McDonald's birthday parties.
• I can cook pretty well, considering my lack of thorough experience and formal education.
• My favorite font is Helvetica.
• I will never get tired of eating shrimp.
• I am terribly afraid of mandatory academic speaking.
• I have a love-hate relationship with spicy food.
• I'm frustrated in everything I do.
• My favorite macaron de paris flavor is rose.

• tim & jean i can show you
• take that love love
• ✔ holy ghost - wait and see
• nerina pallot - put your hands up
• mr little jeans - the suburbs
• walk the sun - anna sun
• ✔ live those days tonight - friendly fires
• ✔ ready 2 go - martin solveig
• yasmin - finish line
• ✔ sebastian - embody
• ✔ sam sparro - gypsy woman
• cat empire - wanted to write a love song
• ratatat - shempi
• ✔ breakbot - fantasy
• i blame coco - quicker
• ✔ royskopp - the drug (instrumental)
• sunday girl - second lives
• benjamin diamond - little scare
• ✔ grizzly bear - two weeks
• ✔ strange talk - climbing walls
• ✔ groove armada - paper romance

• acid jazz
• shibuya-kei
• funk
• french house
• trip hop
• neo soul
• ambient
• baroque rock

• Folie à Deux by Fall Out Boy
• My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West
• Freaking Out EP by Toro y Moi
• I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose by Bombay Bicycle Club
• Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix
• Pala by Friendly Fires
• Smart Casual by Kids in Glass Houses
• Kitchen Cutlery by Sly Tendencies/Earl Sweatshirt
• Tourist History by Two Door Cinema Club
• Take Care by Drake
• Star of Love by Crystal Fighters
• Pop Up by Yelle
• It's Not Me, It's You by Lily Allen
• In Ghost Colours by Cut Copy
• Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
• Crooks & Lovers by Mount Kimbie
• Wolf by Tyler the Creator
• The North Borders by Bonobo

• finding a typo in a published work
• receiving grades way better than beforehand expectations
• first sip of beverage when you're thirsty
• finishing downloading
• smelling a familiar scent
• finishing a novel
• generous servings worth the price
• feasting on shrimp
• reading in bookstores
• sunny and breezy mornings
• four seasons juice
• reading before i go to sleep
• kenny rogers' chicken salad
• easy peasy quizzes
• finding out something in common with people
• sir belen's irrelevant stories
• finishing an exam (oh, the relief)
• appreciation