2014 is a time to change. For one, I stopped drinking Coke everyday and dropped 6 lbs. I never thought I could achieve this by not drinking Coke.
I allow myself to drink Coke maybe once a week or less but the goal is to lose 5 more lbs.
Second, I’m no longer obsessed with Twitter, and yes, it can be done. I have friends who no longer go on Twitter because of all the negativity, preferring Instagram instead. There seems to be less hate in there, at least for non-celebrities like me.
Third, I decided to stop watching CNN all time time.
My obsession with CNN started in 1991 when I was studying fashion at Parsons New York, where all week long, everything was about fashion. I thought that watching CNN would make me a more well-rounded person, so I would keep it on while doing my homework or eating. It was either that or Tagalog movies I rented from the Filipino store.
I’d watch CNN in hotels while traveling, watch it first thing in the morning and the last thing at night. I like to keep informed. Until this year two big events made me extremely sad: 1) the missing Malaysian Airlines airplane, and 2) the sinking of the Korean ship. Everything is about death and accidents, and why both in Asia in such a short span of time?
Patrice and Penny watching CNN in Hong Kong
After a psychic told me they will never find the plane, I started to get depressed watching CNN. After the ship sank, I decided to take a break from all the sad news. But how to break a more than two-decade habit?
Today I decided to give E! channel a chance but felt my IQ points going down. The highlight of my evening was to watch my very first episode of the Kardashians, like EVER. I watched because it was about Kimye’s marriage proposal and I began to understand what the Kardashians are all about. I won’t say it here because trolls are waiting to pounce and I don’t want to judge.
Just read between the lines or ask me if you see me.
