How to know your mom rocks and will be the Queen of the Universe

You know your mom can whoop your ass and blow you away when:

10. it takes her 0 seconds to OK your moving out to somewhere 4 bus stops away.
9. she knows what a "bike tote" is when you have absolutely no idea.
8. she seems to know way more Korean stars than you do and can make a detailed list of which films they have been in.
7. she looks up films and drama flicks on the internet. No one ever taught her how to do it.
6. she could swim for more than 1 hour without breaks.
5. she builds a perfectly-crafted sturdy makeshift crib for her grandson in one day.
4. she bookmarks the Playboy site just because she thinks you "might be curious."
3. she stays calm when you tell her your bf is a different race.
2. she doesn't flinch when you then reveal that he's 7 years younger than you.
1. she stands on her head and forearms steady like a rock while you wobble and roll around wildly like an egg. She's 61.

May the Queen have mercy on us all.

10 years from now

I went out with two ex-coworkers for a dinner date last Sunday. According to what I was told, we were to meet in a bookstore where they wanted to pick up some travel books for an upcoming trip to South America. When I got there, I got a call. It was E telling me that she's in the department store close to the bookstore and I was to meet them there. Turned out she had been stuck in there for the past hour and had picked out a few things that she liked. When I met up with her and T, her best friend, T asked me to join forces with her and stop E from buying any stuff. I didn't get the picture at first, but toward the end of the night, I finally did. It took only 3 hours for E to spend 70k on 3 things and try to get a friend of mine that I haven't seen for a year who happened to work for a boutique there to give her extra discounts. And these are just the consolation prizes she got for not buying a bag she wanted.

T and E have always been idols of mine. They are in their 40's, smart, sharp, strong, unique and accomplished. Most of all, they are not just material girls. They have depth. Which I don't. That's one of the reasons why I admire them so much. I have envied how they have found the professional love of their lives and are making (relatively) big bucks out of them. Something I'm not sure I'll be able to achieve when I hit 40. And man, they can SHOP!!! So will I be there 10 years from now, burning truckloads of money without blinking just because I can (and maybe because I'm loaded) and attempting to coerce some discount out of a friend of my friend? Hmm… tempting… but I'm not sure if these all come in a package. Can I take only the part where it involves truckloads of money?

Reality call

There are some days that you just know will go well. When I got on the bus which arrived within 1 min, I knew it would be one of those days. I stood there behind a separator from seated passengers, and when the bus got to the next stop, a gorgeous guy came on and sat in the seat on the other side of my separator. His profile was just 15cm from me. Big pensive eyes, thick shapely brows, nicely curved lips, and those batting curly long lashes. God, a woman can kill for those. I thought to myself, thank you, God, I am sorry for ever doubting your existence. You do have works of wonders. I spent about 5 min drinking in his beauty and counting my blessings while trying very hard not to be caught staring. And then something amazing happened. He raised his hand, and started vigorously picking his nose. Yeah. Right. Now I know why absolutely everybody loves the real world. Who could ever hate such a rosy lovely place?