Let us clarify the relevant terminology first. When I say 'happy', it means the emotional high I get (kind of perk), not like joy/sense of satisfaction etc.
They say money can't buy happiness - but I think to some degree it can. However, that happiness might not last long. So do these emotional perks. :) Brought by all the worldly material things. They can't last long though.
Anyway here's the list, in no particular order:
- Shopping outings - even though there's no actual shopping involved. Like just a walk in Clementi square. Getting lesser time for even that.
- Ice-cream. Especially the $2.50 one from McDonalds that I rarely eat.
- Buying stationary - my favorite being colored pens (stopped myself from buying those now), paper, highlighters, any nice stationary you can think of. I mean the useful kind.
- Using the new stationary I've brought.
- Writing notes in a myriad of colors.
- Clothes shopping. Especially if I get cheap and ok-looking clothes. Just brought a dress for $6 from the forum two days ago.
- Cold drinks. Coffee tops the list when it's a horrible day with loads of work and I'm sleepy. It serves to wake me up and makes me happy!
- Cold thick Milo. This could not be lumped up with point 7 as it is a different league of its own. In terms of price and in terms of satisfaction (but if I'm sleepy cold coffee takes precedence).
- Facebook & Facebook games. I already limited myself to only Treasure Isle now.
- Zuma or TumbleBugs. I love Zuma's Revenge! Believe it or not, I can play Zuma just for the satisfaction of breaking my previous high score. It's addictive.
- Board games - the interesting kind of intricate dynamics, NOT chinese checkers/chess/Pictionary/Taboo etc. Bang! is my ultimate favorite. Sorry but I'm picky over this. :p (Yew Hong you can come RH between 9 pm - 12 am on a week day to play with me :p Not this week or next week though. We can have supper after that.)
- Omelette made by Jon.
Also apart from all the things above, I think that my happiness factor would be boosted tremendously by the following events:
- My FYP poster design & presentation is a success.
- My absorber converges with desired results (gasp!), and everything in the design project report gos smoothly.
- I get a wonderful job. (Spent nearly 2 hours trying to write a nice cover letter yesterday night.)
- I get a wonderful place to stay with wonderful house-mates (the house-mates part is kind of checked!).
Sigh. But the last few points seem a bit out of reach now. Will make do by getting either 1 of the first 12.
