I made all my phone calls today. In the next 2 weeks, I have a number of appointments: optometrist, dentist, hair dresser, car place, and dermotologist. I think that's it.
My car horn has been replaced. A breaker at my place will get replaced in a couple of weeks, hopefully. And I have watched all the Big Brother that I missed while I was away. The only episodes I missed were the ones on special nights :x And now I've found out that Janelle is out. I was really looking forward to seeing her winning!!!! :evil:
The Abit guy called me tonight. He's no longer with Abit though. It was a pleasant surprise. Kind of weird. He's nobody I know -- just someone I know of. We met a year or two ago when he was in town. We have a mutual acquaintance/friend.
He's back here now instead of living in Taiwan. And apparently, he asked our friend for my number. Said friend figured, "he must be lonely!" Well, maybe. I doubt I made such a strong impression on him :lol: When I saw his pics a couple of months ago, I did not even recognise him. I'm sure I thought he was cute when we met.
So maybe I will see him tomorrow night. I'm going out with our friend and his fiancee to this networking thing for business techies. I don't even know why I'm going. I guess it will be good; I've never done any networking. I think I decided to go to check out the scenery.
Having said *that*...I think I have dated enough techies since 1998. They don't excite me as much as they used to -- probably due to the fact that I am not so much on top of tech news these days. I just like them because they're generally bright people.
Abit guy and I talked briefly. It sounds like we might have some stuff in common. I hope to see him tomorrow at this networking event I'm going to...even though I have no real desire to go to this thing. And he said it didn't seem like his scene. He said he'd call tomorrow and maybe we'd meet up for drinks after if he wasn't going. I'm not sure if he was going to call me or our friend, but whatever.
Abit guy asked for number a while back but never called. Then our friend emailed him and gave him a hard time about it :roll: But now I can't remember how Abit guy got into a convo with me. He just said, "it's Abit guy." And it went from there.
I've been thinking about what kind of guy I'd best get along with. Actually, that reminds me. A while back, I posted a list of qualities (from 2003 or 2004) that I most desired in a guy, and I was going to post an updated list. I didn't end up doing it because I was dating someone who was reading my blog.
I'll get around to doing that again I think.
I got all excited when Abit guy was telling me he was considering moving to London. And that he wasn't into the networking scene (he's a marketing guy though...how does that work?). And he's traveled. And he's white with a lot of knowledge about Asian culture. But I am getting ahead of myself.
I need to figure out what I'm going to wear tomorrow night. I told the tall J man about Abit guy tonight. He feigned jealousy. I wonder if he still wants me :P
We flirt, but now he's become one of those safe people to flirt with. He's seeing someone, but he doesn't really talk about her. Sometimes I get back to wondering what if...I hung around him for about a year, waiting for him to come around (so smart Rosie is), and then I just gave up...which is when he started to come around. Then I rejected him.
We still have great convos. His mind is what kept me hanging on for so long (and his long-term potential). He's not a loner anymore...quite a nice guy, too...and not so much a stick-in-the-mud. Maybe he is still a little conservative but a little more open-minded as well. But I have to say, the sex was not up to par.
Tonight, I watched a documentary called Sex Slave$. How sad it was to see [Ukranian] women get bought and sold and used and abused against their will. I couldn't imagine the horror. A lot went abroad thinking they were going to be maids or something, but instead, they'd find themselves in brothels with their passports and paperwork taken away. Then they'd get beaten, etc. and have little chance of getting out.
Man, did I feel embarrassed when I found out women got trafficked to Canada. Apparently women can get visas to come here to be strippers. And then pimps take advantage of that. *sigh*