Springtime of the Voodoo Cleaning

I'm not a big fan of reality tv show, but after watching BBC's How Clean is Your House?, I suddenly became an anal-retentative clean freak! I know, I know...some of you might say I'm way too lazy to be a clean freak, and I'm way too messy to be a neat freak, but that hilarious tv show about ways to clean your house turned me into one of them!

Yesterday, I suggested to Brian that we should do some spring cleanings, since now it's spring time, and it's a three days weekend of Memorial Day. Besides, both of us got nothing exciting to do. We are too domesticated lately to go party or clubbing. And if we're gonna stay at home nesting, we might as well do something nice bout it. Brian, being a typical gay man, isn't all excited bout that idea. But with my charm and persuasian, I was able to drag him to Home Depot to get some cleaning tools.

Once we were in Home Depot, we were totally lost (you know, it's like asking a straight man to shop at Target)! We could not believe how huge the store was, with thousands of brand names just for a cleaning detergent! All of a sudden, the idea of cleaning the house didn't seem to be exciting anymore. But I told myself that we shouldn't give up. I didn't want to end up spending the weekends, being a couch potato and watching Dr. Phil! So eventually we grabbed a mop, a biodegradable toxic-free detergent and two pairs of latex gloves.

Today, after lunch, we planned on cleaning Brian's second room. That's our goal of the day - nothing more, nothing less. The second room is like a changing room, a storage room, a mini library and a cats sanctuary all mixed together. Yes, pretty messy I would say. Interestingly, this room is also used for guests who happen to visit us one day. Sooner or later, we have to clean it up for our guests, so why not now?

First thing first, Brian had to decide what to chuck and what not to chuck away. Then, we decided which part of the room had to be cleaned first. Dust and cat hairs, that have been collected all these whiles, have to be thoroughly brushed and vacuumed. Oh dear, my poor sensitive nose! Next, we had to shift the furnitures around to make the room more spacious. All his books had been rearranged to make sure they were properly grouped by subjects. It ain't an easy task, but we finally got the room all well cleaned and nicely groomed.

The best thing of all, after spending hours cleaning the room, it's the satisfaction you get by just admiring the work you'd done. Of course, Brian wasn't sure if he would do that again, but it's a task that keep us bonded and appreciate each other. Oh, what else can a husband ask for...besides holidays in Europe and endless nights of sex. It's a perfect workout, and time to spend with each other, if only both of us didn't end up arguing which Boy George's poster that had to be thrown away.

Miss Independence vs Miss MILF

Woohoo! Summer is here and school is finally over! OK, I have had ENOUGH of books for this semester, but I don't mind doing extra patient cares if I have the chance.

Summer is the celebration of love, peace and harmony! Celebration of Choung's birthday (May 23rd), and also my struggle through the first semester of nursing school. Most of all, summer is all about MUSIC! We're going to see Cindy Lauper and Erasure for True Colors Tour in Vegas next week. Then, we'll be seeing the Police before Brian leaves for China. More amazingly, two of my all time favorite artists, Bjork and Tori Amos, just came out with two awesome albums.

Bjork totally blew me away in her last concert in Coachealla. She came out with this amazing colorful costume and cute hat, singing Earth Intruders (1st single in Volta) for her first song. Then, when she did Hunter, I almost died. A lot of the songs she did are mostly from Homogenic album, including Pluto! She also sang Pagan Poetry, which was fantastic. Her encore was Declare Independence, and if you haven't heard of that one yet, you gotta listen to it. It's fucking amazing.

American Doll Posse is Tori's 6th albums, which I personally think she could've done better. But I'm not complaining since I didn't fancy her last album, the Beekeeper. A lot of interesting political views in this album, including the first track Yo George. That song is about how George Bush fucked up America. I didn't really find any mind blowing songs that she used to make, but I personally like Father's Son, Teenage Hustling and Velvet Revolution. I love the cover of the album, which is very similiar to Strange Little Girls, with darker side of it. The "posse" consists of Amos in a number of guises - Santa, Clyde, Isabel, Tori, and Pip.