I want to go on a holiday!

Preferably to Italy!

Recently I have been having this deep deep hankering to go for a holiday somewhere. I've just been feeling so itchy and fidgety. You know? It was probably brought on by my sister's recent trip to the U.S. Plus, from Facebook, it appears that many many of my friends either are overseas on exchange, or went somewhere for a vacation. I want that too! I would lurrve to go somewhere to live for a while, although I know I'll miss Singapore like crazy.

Japan next year seems so far away. I need something this year. Anywhere.

Do you mind...?

I realise I have not written in a long while. Write, as in more than a paragraph long, other than taking down notes in class or filling up forms kind of write. I miss penning my thoughts, telling stories and even scolding ppl in words. I haven't been updating the blog regularly, and when I do, I'm uploading photos. Nothing wrong, I know, but I just miss writing. Guess that's one of downsides of Facebook and Twitter.

This reflection was actually brought about by playing Sims 3. Weird, I know, but it did. The characters in the game can actually write novels and sell them to earn some money.

Anyways, I have a question. What do you answer when someone starts a question with "Do you mind"? If I ask you "do you mind if I take this chair", what would you answer? Yes or no?
I experimented this with a cashier one day. She was asking if I would mind topping my bill about 50cents more to donate the excess to a charity. And these were her exact words, "Do you mind if I top up your bill to $20 blah blah blah?" I decided to reply, "No". And guess what, she returned me the 50cents. The same thing happened in Dome the other day. I really meant, "No, I don't mind." Why do people ask questions in the way that will not get them the answer they want?