Things that make me happy that are not reliant on the presence of friends/boys/family.

• learning French
• learning. Period.
• watching DVDs all day
• finishing a book
• being on a plane
• living alone
• listening to music I like (and singing along if I know the lyrics)
• helping those in need of help
• getting a massage. (but pricey)
• teaching people who want to learn
• accomplishing a hard, stressful task (like when I was in advertising. afterwards, feeling ko ang galing-galing ko. haha)
• sleeping. (aka escaping)
• seeing my passbook
• depositing money into my savings account
• watching gossip shows and the like
• looking at Lol Cats
• yoga (where to find time though?)
• feeling pretty (thank you, make-up & fashion)
• being inspired (through a TV show, e-mail, song, etc.)
• when Roxy is sweet and well-behaved
• being with cute, sweet animals. i don't like noisy, bratty ones
• eating dessert (but fattening and unhealthy)
• drinking Nan Chai