As for courage and will - we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust there will be sufficient to carry through trials which may lie ahead.
--Andre Norton

ahhhhh..how i love these 4-day weekends!!..woohoo..no work until hump day..and then hopefully the rest of the week flies by and then it's time for the weekend again..teeheeha..so ok..me and lou just came back from taiko's..i'm soooooo full!!..if you have the appetite..and there's 2 or more of yah...opt for the deluxe combi platter...mmmm mmmm..muy yum..i think i talk about food too much..must concentrate on food..hahha..oops freaudian slip=P..must concentrate on exercising...working out..getting fit and in shape!!..well anyways...so yah..we were at taiko's right..and i had to use the bathroom..so i open up the stall and what do i see?...the lowest freakin toilet i've ever seen..and to top it all off..the toilet paper holder thingy wasn't like right there to give me some easy access..it was way up against the wall...what were they thinking designing these bathrooms...maybe the toilet was designed for yao ming or something..hahha..i won't even talk about the game on friday!..all i have to say is those officials must've gotten paid to make some messed up calls like that!!!......random ramble..so...got to see jenn and ryan today on their visit to so cal..hahah and for once we agree on the same team to cheer for..gooooo raiders...hahahh i know now how she feels to be the only one cheering for a team that no one else really likes..i got totally clowned by my cousins for wanting them to take this year's superbowl..it's okay if they're the oakland raiders..what matters is that at one time, they were the LOS ANGELES RAIDERS!!...hahaha gotta cheer for my l.a. teams now..past and present!!...oh my gosh..the best massage today!!..Inada chair massagers....oooh it felt soooo relaxing..it finds your pressure points...and takes away the stress..from your neck all the way down to your calves!....one day i'll get it..and woohoo..massage everyday! all right shaved ice time=)

--aloha and mahalo...belle=)