My teacher once said that to live a longer life, we must always listen to something beautiful each day, read something beautiful each day and look at something beautiful each day. I try to live with this advice a much as I can. However, since I started work, I can't find the time to read something beautiful each day. (Reading something beautiful for me is usually reading some classic poetry.) Instead, I made up for this by looking at more beautiful things everyday. (With all the gorgeous people around, this one is a breeze to comply with)

So now you know the first beautiful thing that I look at everyday: gorgeous women. Like any member of the male species, I have my list of the top gorgeous women in the world. Top of the list: Natalie Portman. Young Anakin Skywalker was right in describing Natalie Portman in the Phantom of Menace. She does look like an angel. Next on the list is Charlize Theron. I also have a huge crush on Alexis Bledel. The list is quite long actually so we go on to the next beautiful thing.

Cars. Yes, I know I am so predictable. But I love looking at beautiful cars. I have been nurturing this love affair with a Jaguar XKR since I was in high school. For me it is the most beautiful car in the whole wide world. My current fetish is the latest model of the Ferrari California and the retro inspired Ford Mustang. Wish I could even afford the key rings of these cars but right now they are all just wallpapers on my desktop.

Lastly, I love looking at beautiful houses. If a house is minimalist in design, it would always merit a second or third glance from me. I prefer houses that have terra cotta roofs and earth tone colors but what attracts me most to a house are the stones especially those that have sandstones. You may ask what are so special about sandstones. Well sandstones come in a variety of earth colors ranging from yellow to reddish orange. I feel that sandstones add dignity to the house's architecture. I do not know how they add dignity but that is how I feel about it. Perhaps it is because I grew up seeing castles covered with stones. That is why I associate stones to something regal or dignified.

You may find me weird but I even spend my time at http://realstone.co.uk looking at various at the site's various projects in which they use sandstone in various constructions and buildings. I would then spend some of my spare time daydreaming of my own future dream house with a classic design, lots of windows, high ceiling and Asian inspired. Of course, this future house will incorporate different stones with sandstone taking the spotlight. It would then be filled with various tropical plants and a wide backyard with a Japanese style garden. Sigh. I guess for now I will just construct it in my mind.