Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that, you too, can become great.
-Mark Twain
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh thank goodness it's friday..been so busy this week that i haven't been able to check all the links boyfriend keeps emailing me..hahah jk! so yah, i'm so grateful for the weekend=). happy belated bdays to kuya and jovan! woohoo lolo's hahah.
so for my cousin's bday last week we met up with them at the oc fair. and i was so sad at how little i was able to eat there..haha not that i didn't want to..it's just, having to celebrate 3 birthdays in one day is a lot of food to take in=P. but i was able to eat my grilled corn and chocolate covered banana with BIG nuts...hahaha...AND i finally got to ride on a ferris wheeeeeeel! it was so funny too..so there's 2 ferris wheels at the fair, the really huge one and this mini one..so we ride the huge one right? and i'm like awww this isn't the real kind of ferris wheel b/c it was like the compartment/gondola style ones..i thought it'd be like the movies, where your only protection is the bar, like a roller coaster..nonetheless (heheh i like that word) it was fun..too bad me & boyfriend didn't bring our cameras, so i had to settle for my cheesy camera phone pics..but still..yaaaaaay got to ride on the ferris wheel..
haha okay so we end up having leftover tickets..so we walk and walk and finally find a ride that we have enough tickets to..and for what? the other mini ferris wheel..and i was like, coooooool this is the real one..all rollercoaster seated out and all..so i'm all excited right..but dude once we started getting higher and hearing the creaking of the wheel it was scary. haha all that talk of me wanting to ride the real ferris wheel and here i am..i mean yah i still liked the view and all, but it's funny how your mindset changes when you know you don't have much protection from an old ride like that one. ah well still a fun time=)..we rode the potato sack one too..seems like they didn't make the lanes so slippery cuz we all felt slow going down the ride..boo that's the funnest one too!
anyways..fast forward..went to maitai's last night to celebrate mr-hoban's bday..man, i think that was my first night going out out on a work night..haha work night..it was mucho fun..especially the happy hour drinks=P..but man, so hard to hang, on "kick-it night thursdays"..i'm soooooo sleepy today. funny too, when we were walking to the car and passed by v2o i was like, dang it's crowded on a weekday..and i'm like, oh yah it's kick it night thursdays..ahhh i remember those days..when our mentality back at uci was that school ended on thursday, haha regardless if you had class on friday..those were the days my friend..
so here i am..it's friday, feeling the toll of the week on my shoulders=(..feeling so tired and lazy to do anything today..but i must..ehhhhhhh..but why, it's freaking friday...and the weekend is full of great things to come..why must i ruin that anticipation..haha..arghhh...hmmm..what else has been going on..oooooooooooooh me & boyfriend were japanese on wednesday! i cooked us unagi-don with miso soup..hehe..and we watched some anime. so fun. hehe no idea why i'm so curious of japanese culture. it's so cute and funny. so of course, seeing as how i was all proud of my first japanese made meal i took pics..and me being the old school one, has to wait til the film is finished..then i can finally post our cake pics too..how exciting right?=P
oh and before i forget..and before winnie emails me again to remind y'all...save the date..eurotrip fall '07..tentatively october..but depending on researching the weather conditions..times may change..so if you're interesado, email me won't you?=) happy friday! oh an apologies to all the spanish freaks..i know i didn't use the word properly..hehe
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.
-Buddha
oh how i love looking at fireworks. hehe even though we didn't go to a show or light our own this year, just the drive back to lou's house was fun enough for me. i swear my gaze must've shifted so many times from concentrating on the freeway to looking at the glow of all the fireworks popping in the air..so pretty..too bad we were moving to fast to see them..but still..always nice to look at. i think i like the ones that pop once in the air, and then pop one more time.. even bigger..like how a dandelion looks..ooh and if they sparkle too, even better!..lou was laughing at me cuz i kept stairing out the window while i was driving and even when we got to the house i wanted to watch some more on tv...maybe it just brings back the kid in me..who knows..hypnotizing they are.
you know what i don't get sometimes? what's the point in asking someone how to do something, if you're just going to ask a zillion other people the same thing..and you keep getting the same answer...i don't get it sometimes..haha, maybe it's b/c i'm a girl and they don't think i can answer on my own? oh well..don't believe me then=P...hehe that last sentence reminded me of beetlejuice for some reason. you know the jamaican/caribbean song at the very end of the movie.."okay i believe you." hahah high-larious!
ahhh so the weekend has come and gone..4 days just seemed so short. i was so freaking tired this morning..which is funny to me seeing as how the whole weekend i thought i was waking up early as it is..usually around 8-830..but today i had to be dragged out of bed..so sleepy..i'm pretty awake now i guess..still want to take a nap when i get home..but i want to look up some chicken recipes too..ahhh decisions decisions.
i missed the beach so much..we were able to go again this weekend..woohoo twice this time..first time at newport..bypassed all the crowds looking for parking..and i was able to cool off in the water..ahhh felt nice..hahah..not to mention the fact that after catching a wave on my board, the freaking white water crashed on my back and all of the sudden that "uh-oh" feeling came..i stood up and totally felt my top unfastening!!! luckily i was able to turn away from the shore towards the waves just as the whole thing unfastened and i grabbed it..ahhh..can i tell you, it's soooo hard to try to fasten your bikini top when you have the waves crashing against your tummy..not to mention a board strapped to your wrist so that your hand keeps getting pulled away b/c of the current...by the time boyfriend saw me, he was all excited about the waves and calling me over that i had to give him that mean look of mine just to get him to understand that i need HELP!! hahah...too funny man.
we tried newport again on monday, but maaaaaaaaaaan it was a madhouse just driving down balboa..so we opted for huntington, and this time i made sure that i had on a stringy top that i could double knot to prevent the fallen top from happening=P. i heard that the weather's suppose to cool down this weekend..hopefully it'll still be good beach weather though...ahhh..this shall be a golden summer...or bronzed?..hahah or maybe even chocolate!!! oooh and it's time for the oc fair...grilled corn..blooming onions...cotton candy...yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum!!!
-Buddha
oh how i love looking at fireworks. hehe even though we didn't go to a show or light our own this year, just the drive back to lou's house was fun enough for me. i swear my gaze must've shifted so many times from concentrating on the freeway to looking at the glow of all the fireworks popping in the air..so pretty..too bad we were moving to fast to see them..but still..always nice to look at. i think i like the ones that pop once in the air, and then pop one more time.. even bigger..like how a dandelion looks..ooh and if they sparkle too, even better!..lou was laughing at me cuz i kept stairing out the window while i was driving and even when we got to the house i wanted to watch some more on tv...maybe it just brings back the kid in me..who knows..hypnotizing they are.
you know what i don't get sometimes? what's the point in asking someone how to do something, if you're just going to ask a zillion other people the same thing..and you keep getting the same answer...i don't get it sometimes..haha, maybe it's b/c i'm a girl and they don't think i can answer on my own? oh well..don't believe me then=P...hehe that last sentence reminded me of beetlejuice for some reason. you know the jamaican/caribbean song at the very end of the movie.."okay i believe you." hahah high-larious!
ahhh so the weekend has come and gone..4 days just seemed so short. i was so freaking tired this morning..which is funny to me seeing as how the whole weekend i thought i was waking up early as it is..usually around 8-830..but today i had to be dragged out of bed..so sleepy..i'm pretty awake now i guess..still want to take a nap when i get home..but i want to look up some chicken recipes too..ahhh decisions decisions.
i missed the beach so much..we were able to go again this weekend..woohoo twice this time..first time at newport..bypassed all the crowds looking for parking..and i was able to cool off in the water..ahhh felt nice..hahah..not to mention the fact that after catching a wave on my board, the freaking white water crashed on my back and all of the sudden that "uh-oh" feeling came..i stood up and totally felt my top unfastening!!! luckily i was able to turn away from the shore towards the waves just as the whole thing unfastened and i grabbed it..ahhh..can i tell you, it's soooo hard to try to fasten your bikini top when you have the waves crashing against your tummy..not to mention a board strapped to your wrist so that your hand keeps getting pulled away b/c of the current...by the time boyfriend saw me, he was all excited about the waves and calling me over that i had to give him that mean look of mine just to get him to understand that i need HELP!! hahah...too funny man.
we tried newport again on monday, but maaaaaaaaaaan it was a madhouse just driving down balboa..so we opted for huntington, and this time i made sure that i had on a stringy top that i could double knot to prevent the fallen top from happening=P. i heard that the weather's suppose to cool down this weekend..hopefully it'll still be good beach weather though...ahhh..this shall be a golden summer...or bronzed?..hahah or maybe even chocolate!!! oooh and it's time for the oc fair...grilled corn..blooming onions...cotton candy...yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum!!!
Friday, June 23, 2006
Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do.
-Benjamin Spock
oh how i wish that were so true. there have been so many instances where i think i should do something but just doubt myself and look for reassurance. it's one thing that i've always been trying to improve. i remember back in junior high/high school, i was so dependent on what my parents & sisters thought on what i should be doing. i'd always be like, "hey should i do this? hey what do you think of that? are you sure that's okay?" and they were more than willing to give an opinion.
but i think when it was time for college, it sunk in my older sister's head that i had to be the one to make my own decisions..i needed to grow up. so whenever i'd call for advice, everyone would pawn it off to someone else. i'd ask my dad and he'd say ask your mom. i ask mom, she says ask your dad or ate. so i ask ate, and she'd just straight say, you need to make up your own mind i can't tell you what to do anymore. and as much as i'd always plead with her to help me and just give me her opinion..she just wouldn't. i guess that's a good thing and i'm thankful for it b/c eventually i started getting more decisive and more opinionated on certain things (mmm like when rude people piss me off or if we get bad service..hehe i now know how to handle those situations=P). of course i still get those times where i need to be told what i said/did was okay. i don't know why, habit i guess?
so i dunno...i guess what stemmed the thought was that, hello i'm 26. my parents aren't getting any younger. and i need to realize that and know that our roles are changing. i know i'm not dependent on them anymore..for a while i haven't been. but the parent/child roles have reversed. and now it's time for me to take care of dad & mom. even if i'm not at home, they still need us. it's just hard sometimes when a situation arises and there's nothing you can do to help. this time i (we) have to be the ones to reassure them that things will be okay. i guess i just don't know how to deal with it sometimes..but, if my parents were able to handle me & my sisters..then we should be able to help them as well. sorry. rambling.
let's change moods...it's friday right?..so let's start it with some GOOD laughs..muahhah..too bad we didn't see this during the actual game..but ha! take that nash!!!
courtesy of boyfriend:
haaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa=)...happy friday!
-Benjamin Spock
oh how i wish that were so true. there have been so many instances where i think i should do something but just doubt myself and look for reassurance. it's one thing that i've always been trying to improve. i remember back in junior high/high school, i was so dependent on what my parents & sisters thought on what i should be doing. i'd always be like, "hey should i do this? hey what do you think of that? are you sure that's okay?" and they were more than willing to give an opinion.
but i think when it was time for college, it sunk in my older sister's head that i had to be the one to make my own decisions..i needed to grow up. so whenever i'd call for advice, everyone would pawn it off to someone else. i'd ask my dad and he'd say ask your mom. i ask mom, she says ask your dad or ate. so i ask ate, and she'd just straight say, you need to make up your own mind i can't tell you what to do anymore. and as much as i'd always plead with her to help me and just give me her opinion..she just wouldn't. i guess that's a good thing and i'm thankful for it b/c eventually i started getting more decisive and more opinionated on certain things (mmm like when rude people piss me off or if we get bad service..hehe i now know how to handle those situations=P). of course i still get those times where i need to be told what i said/did was okay. i don't know why, habit i guess?
so i dunno...i guess what stemmed the thought was that, hello i'm 26. my parents aren't getting any younger. and i need to realize that and know that our roles are changing. i know i'm not dependent on them anymore..for a while i haven't been. but the parent/child roles have reversed. and now it's time for me to take care of dad & mom. even if i'm not at home, they still need us. it's just hard sometimes when a situation arises and there's nothing you can do to help. this time i (we) have to be the ones to reassure them that things will be okay. i guess i just don't know how to deal with it sometimes..but, if my parents were able to handle me & my sisters..then we should be able to help them as well. sorry. rambling.
let's change moods...it's friday right?..so let's start it with some GOOD laughs..muahhah..too bad we didn't see this during the actual game..but ha! take that nash!!!
courtesy of boyfriend:
haaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa=)...happy friday!
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
(must be spoken similar to pedro in napoleon dynamite=P)
I donnn't beelieve you, you CRAY-ZY.
-Ignacio, "Nacho"
hahaahha sorry had to say it..cuz it cracked me up the whole night..okay no spoilers..funny movie though..i don't believe you, you crazy! muahahah..okay done.
happy father's day again daddy..hehe hope you enjoyed the shopping spree this weekend at the outlets..man, outlets are so evil! since househunting got me a little sad, my brother-in-law suggest we cheer ourselves up and all go to the camarillo outlets..so while me & ate were spoiling daddy with some new threads, i tended to grab some stuff for myself here and there..hehe and also for mom since she didn't get a spree for mother's day and for little sister since she just finished finals..hehe..man, by the time i got home i was like..really? i can't believe i bought that much..well it may not be much to some, but to me it was..ooooh and i also got this grill/griddle thing too..excited about that since we don't have an outdoor grill hopefully the indoor one let's us grill up some yum-o steaks!..mmm..
oooooooooooooh and before i forget...CONGRATULATIONS TO ELAINE & LEN!!!! on their engagement!!! aww so happy for you guys! heheh so cute how he proposed too, that's so you elaine!!!=)
so we took lou's dad out to eat at this brazilian bbq place called amazon..it was sooo good! uhh did i mention it's all you can eat? yuuuuuum..they serve 23 different meats..i was only able to see 14..though i heard from lou they offered them chicken heart..eww..so i guess we saw 15 total..i loved all the steaks..sooooo good..dude i even tried alligator..haha when the guy came out with the skewers he's all "alligator??" and i started laughing..but he didn't..i was like.."you're kidding right?..no for real? umm okay i'll try a little." haha i felt so retarded..i heard from my coworker who's from new orleans say how good gator is, just like chicken he said..so yah..the one bite i had..texture is somewhat like chicken..had a smoky flavor too it..it was okay..but i would recommend to try it at least.
so starts the training for the duathlon..i biked today at lunch...just a measley 24 minute hill program..man that bike kicked my arse..and the seat was feeling really uncomfortable after 15 minutes..no idea how i'll get adjusted to the real bike seats..those things just look painful! such a quad workout though..way different feeling to me than running..haha when i was done my legs just got tight all of the sudden...ahhh no pain no gain..no guts no glory...freaking iron eagle!
I donnn't beelieve you, you CRAY-ZY.
-Ignacio, "Nacho"
hahaahha sorry had to say it..cuz it cracked me up the whole night..okay no spoilers..funny movie though..i don't believe you, you crazy! muahahah..okay done.
happy father's day again daddy..hehe hope you enjoyed the shopping spree this weekend at the outlets..man, outlets are so evil! since househunting got me a little sad, my brother-in-law suggest we cheer ourselves up and all go to the camarillo outlets..so while me & ate were spoiling daddy with some new threads, i tended to grab some stuff for myself here and there..hehe and also for mom since she didn't get a spree for mother's day and for little sister since she just finished finals..hehe..man, by the time i got home i was like..really? i can't believe i bought that much..well it may not be much to some, but to me it was..ooooh and i also got this grill/griddle thing too..excited about that since we don't have an outdoor grill hopefully the indoor one let's us grill up some yum-o steaks!..mmm..
oooooooooooooh and before i forget...CONGRATULATIONS TO ELAINE & LEN!!!! on their engagement!!! aww so happy for you guys! heheh so cute how he proposed too, that's so you elaine!!!=)
so we took lou's dad out to eat at this brazilian bbq place called amazon..it was sooo good! uhh did i mention it's all you can eat? yuuuuuum..they serve 23 different meats..i was only able to see 14..though i heard from lou they offered them chicken heart..eww..so i guess we saw 15 total..i loved all the steaks..sooooo good..dude i even tried alligator..haha when the guy came out with the skewers he's all "alligator??" and i started laughing..but he didn't..i was like.."you're kidding right?..no for real? umm okay i'll try a little." haha i felt so retarded..i heard from my coworker who's from new orleans say how good gator is, just like chicken he said..so yah..the one bite i had..texture is somewhat like chicken..had a smoky flavor too it..it was okay..but i would recommend to try it at least.
so starts the training for the duathlon..i biked today at lunch...just a measley 24 minute hill program..man that bike kicked my arse..and the seat was feeling really uncomfortable after 15 minutes..no idea how i'll get adjusted to the real bike seats..those things just look painful! such a quad workout though..way different feeling to me than running..haha when i was done my legs just got tight all of the sudden...ahhh no pain no gain..no guts no glory...freaking iron eagle!
Thursday, June 15, 2006
When you come to the end of all the light you know, and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things will happen: Either you will be given something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly.
-Edward Teller
eventful weekend..all i can say is chocolate, cheese, san diego, friends, mud, marines and cameras make for interesting and memorable times..hahah..so c'mon, speaking of the mud run it was uber loads of fun. let's get more than one team next time out and do a wager..hahha that'll be motivational=P. so you'd think that tyrant boyfriend would let me rest since we just had an event on sunday. but what was i thinking? rest? there's no resting in TRAINING! yah, we're suppose to do this in august..and since i haven't really trained on a bike except for at the gym, hehe..louie boy wants to whip me into duathlon shape=P..gosh duathlon is such an ugly word compared to triathlon. but seeing as how i don't trust myself doing an open water swim, i'll stick to duathlons..hehe..
woohoo so me and tinzers finished our first ever decorated cakes on tuesday. i gave mine away to my co-worker seeing as how i'll be having to make a cake every week and don't want to go on cake overload..hehe so if anyone wants a cake let me know..otherwise i'll just bring them into work each week..or sadly..throw them away after i've taken a billion pics of them..hahah..oh, and if you want the cake let me know if you have a cake flavor preference=). so yah, once i develop my pics and get the pics from cici's camera uploaded..i'll be cheesy and post them up. we were so proud of ourselves after we decorated the cake on tuesday..haha no modesty needed..when the teacher was complimenting us we were all shy taking the compliments. but once we got home we were all like..awwwwwwwww the cakes look so pretty..hahah..but man, i have a new appreciation for those crazy decorated cakes you see on display. so much detail..makes for a sore hand and arm man! squeezing out that frosting is a workout in itself!! i do suck at cake writing though, that's the one thing i'm like eww yuck about..totally ruined my cake..hahah..one day i'll get better=). preparing the cake is freaking tiresome, but the decorating part is soooooooooo much fun! i'm so excited for next week already.
so me & boyfriend are going to look at houses again this weekend..kinda excited but at the same time trying to be realistic in how hard it's really going to be to actually get the one we like. so sad. i guess i should set myself up for disappointment so that i'm not too sad if we can't get it? yah maybe i should try that..blahhhhhhhhh freaking housing market toying with my emotions!..hehe
i'm surprised at how fast this week has been going. ive been so swamped this week at work that i guess time is just flying by. enough time to pass for me to take a look at the date today and realize, dang it's already mid june! time to hit the beaches yo!!!!
-Edward Teller
eventful weekend..all i can say is chocolate, cheese, san diego, friends, mud, marines and cameras make for interesting and memorable times..hahah..so c'mon, speaking of the mud run it was uber loads of fun. let's get more than one team next time out and do a wager..hahha that'll be motivational=P. so you'd think that tyrant boyfriend would let me rest since we just had an event on sunday. but what was i thinking? rest? there's no resting in TRAINING! yah, we're suppose to do this in august..and since i haven't really trained on a bike except for at the gym, hehe..louie boy wants to whip me into duathlon shape=P..gosh duathlon is such an ugly word compared to triathlon. but seeing as how i don't trust myself doing an open water swim, i'll stick to duathlons..hehe..
woohoo so me and tinzers finished our first ever decorated cakes on tuesday. i gave mine away to my co-worker seeing as how i'll be having to make a cake every week and don't want to go on cake overload..hehe so if anyone wants a cake let me know..otherwise i'll just bring them into work each week..or sadly..throw them away after i've taken a billion pics of them..hahah..oh, and if you want the cake let me know if you have a cake flavor preference=). so yah, once i develop my pics and get the pics from cici's camera uploaded..i'll be cheesy and post them up. we were so proud of ourselves after we decorated the cake on tuesday..haha no modesty needed..when the teacher was complimenting us we were all shy taking the compliments. but once we got home we were all like..awwwwwwwww the cakes look so pretty..hahah..but man, i have a new appreciation for those crazy decorated cakes you see on display. so much detail..makes for a sore hand and arm man! squeezing out that frosting is a workout in itself!! i do suck at cake writing though, that's the one thing i'm like eww yuck about..totally ruined my cake..hahah..one day i'll get better=). preparing the cake is freaking tiresome, but the decorating part is soooooooooo much fun! i'm so excited for next week already.
so me & boyfriend are going to look at houses again this weekend..kinda excited but at the same time trying to be realistic in how hard it's really going to be to actually get the one we like. so sad. i guess i should set myself up for disappointment so that i'm not too sad if we can't get it? yah maybe i should try that..blahhhhhhhhh freaking housing market toying with my emotions!..hehe
i'm surprised at how fast this week has been going. ive been so swamped this week at work that i guess time is just flying by. enough time to pass for me to take a look at the date today and realize, dang it's already mid june! time to hit the beaches yo!!!!
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
We don't see things as they are.
We see them as we are.
-Anais Nin
i learned something this weekend..well i guess i've always known, it was just proven again in vegas..hehe..why is it that when girls go out (a la a bachelorette party) we can just have fun with ourselves. we can drink on our own, dance in our own group, laugh at all the cheesy male strippers..and have such a great time..whereas guys? (a la a bachelor party) can't. it's like they do the exact opposite. they need other women to still have a good time. sure they can drink on their own, they can't dance on their own like we can, and they sure as heck can't be at a strip club w/o getting enough eye candy for the night. so why is that? must be the age old men are from mars women are from venus syndrome.
not that i mind or anything, i can just never really understand it..but then again, can you imagine a group of guys dancing in a circle amongst themselves? i think the only time i can justify it is if they were breakers=P. and i guess it makes sense for guys to drool over the strippers and get their share of lap dances (hopefully from the hot ones!!) b/c i guess if they didn't, it'd just be weird or they'd be gay? i dunno..i think guy strippers are yuck. i mean yah most of them had nice bodies, but c'mon now..how come we have to deal with some cheesy show where they lip sync to songs and are dressed like it was a halloween party before they get to the nitty gritty? i think that's why i like going to the girl strip clubs..they get straight to the point and it's fun when we go in a big group and just see those girls working these guys..hahahhah.
but anyhow...it was freaaaaaaaking hot in vegas..spf 50 my ass! it just seemed to melt off right when i put it on=P..but i did enjoy rolling in the mustang..woohoo pretty fun car to drive..too bad the guys got to keep it for the weekend when we got to vegas..what did the girls ride in? the minivan of course..hahah..and me & lou couldn't pass up on the photo ops..hehe being the hams, we pulled over at one of those deserted exits and just started taking shots of us posing with the blue mustang..hahaha.sooooooo fun! too bad we were melting with each second=P..we were trying to go at the xkfjidy exit, but oh well we must've passed it.
tada!!
haha boyfriend thinks he's james dean=P
and dude, what's up with the barstow outlets? it's like all the stores disappeared! that place is like a ghost town..well actually seemed more like a mini chinatown seeing as how the foodcourt became a chinese buffet and a lot of the stores were asian owned selling random stuff. man, the outlets used to be fun too..at least they still have some stores at the other outlets across the street.
ooooooh on a random thought..we went clubbing at tao in venetian..that place is pretty nice..drinks were freaking strong..well considering that the instead of one shot, the guy seemed to have given us a double shot of henessey..oh man..i was good after that one..ha til lou's cousin got us a round of hen & coke..maaaaaaaaan=P.. the bathrooms suck though..c'mon 3 stalls? for a gajillion women???? but anyways, as i was saying, random thought..we saw dennis rodman..man he looks worn out and aged..and while walking into tao we saw little jon walking in too! (ooooooooo-kay!)..okay that was my star gazing for the weekend.
ooooh and before i forget...one last seattle pic..this one was for dana..hehe when i saw it i told lou he HAD to take a pic for you=P
hehe but we had to take it twice..b/c ummm i made a mistake and had him take it of the other asian guy first..haha and lou's like, dana likes ichiro foo!!!..hahah
We see them as we are.
-Anais Nin
i learned something this weekend..well i guess i've always known, it was just proven again in vegas..hehe..why is it that when girls go out (a la a bachelorette party) we can just have fun with ourselves. we can drink on our own, dance in our own group, laugh at all the cheesy male strippers..and have such a great time..whereas guys? (a la a bachelor party) can't. it's like they do the exact opposite. they need other women to still have a good time. sure they can drink on their own, they can't dance on their own like we can, and they sure as heck can't be at a strip club w/o getting enough eye candy for the night. so why is that? must be the age old men are from mars women are from venus syndrome.
not that i mind or anything, i can just never really understand it..but then again, can you imagine a group of guys dancing in a circle amongst themselves? i think the only time i can justify it is if they were breakers=P. and i guess it makes sense for guys to drool over the strippers and get their share of lap dances (hopefully from the hot ones!!) b/c i guess if they didn't, it'd just be weird or they'd be gay? i dunno..i think guy strippers are yuck. i mean yah most of them had nice bodies, but c'mon now..how come we have to deal with some cheesy show where they lip sync to songs and are dressed like it was a halloween party before they get to the nitty gritty? i think that's why i like going to the girl strip clubs..they get straight to the point and it's fun when we go in a big group and just see those girls working these guys..hahahhah.
but anyhow...it was freaaaaaaaking hot in vegas..spf 50 my ass! it just seemed to melt off right when i put it on=P..but i did enjoy rolling in the mustang..woohoo pretty fun car to drive..too bad the guys got to keep it for the weekend when we got to vegas..what did the girls ride in? the minivan of course..hahah..and me & lou couldn't pass up on the photo ops..hehe being the hams, we pulled over at one of those deserted exits and just started taking shots of us posing with the blue mustang..hahaha.sooooooo fun! too bad we were melting with each second=P..we were trying to go at the xkfjidy exit, but oh well we must've passed it.
tada!!
haha boyfriend thinks he's james dean=P
and dude, what's up with the barstow outlets? it's like all the stores disappeared! that place is like a ghost town..well actually seemed more like a mini chinatown seeing as how the foodcourt became a chinese buffet and a lot of the stores were asian owned selling random stuff. man, the outlets used to be fun too..at least they still have some stores at the other outlets across the street.
ooooooh on a random thought..we went clubbing at tao in venetian..that place is pretty nice..drinks were freaking strong..well considering that the instead of one shot, the guy seemed to have given us a double shot of henessey..oh man..i was good after that one..ha til lou's cousin got us a round of hen & coke..maaaaaaaaan=P.. the bathrooms suck though..c'mon 3 stalls? for a gajillion women???? but anyways, as i was saying, random thought..we saw dennis rodman..man he looks worn out and aged..and while walking into tao we saw little jon walking in too! (ooooooooo-kay!)..okay that was my star gazing for the weekend.
ooooh and before i forget...one last seattle pic..this one was for dana..hehe when i saw it i told lou he HAD to take a pic for you=P
hehe but we had to take it twice..b/c ummm i made a mistake and had him take it of the other asian guy first..haha and lou's like, dana likes ichiro foo!!!..hahah
Friday, June 02, 2006
Good luck is the result of trying again.
-Sobe Green Tea Cap=P
yay it's friday! been looking forward to the weekend..hehe so much work to make up this week..but all worth the good fun of going on a mini-vacation. seattle & vancouver were awesome!! awesome to the max man..haha..here's a short photo recap for me to remember:
seattle! (view from the space needle)
mmmmmmmmmm seafood brunch at salty's by alki beach..haha alki..this gave me a new appreciation for oysters..the last 2 times i've tried them i really didn't like it..but this time around, those blue canal oysters went down smooth..and i think the sauce that we concocted added to the good flavor..i still don't get why it's better to just let them slide down your throat instead of chewing it..oh well, still learning the art of eating oysters=P
view from the restaurant..always cloudy in seattle.
for you coffee enthusiasts..the very first starbucks! with a very revealing logo=P
they're making cheeeeeeeeeese!
i love me some beecher's handmade cheese!!
why i loved seattle!
vancouver!
lynn creek at the base of twin falls in vancouver
lynn canyon park suspension bridge..hehe and i wanted to take a picture of all of us jumping in the air..but i got overruled=P..i wonder how the landing would've been
pretty nice border welcome eh? haven't seen this down south=P
at the buddhist temple in vancouver
had such yuuuuuuum desserts!!
why i loved vancouver! i have to explain it all b/c some of the stuff is hidden by that wall of WHITE CHOCOLATE..haha i thought it was a wafer..but it was freaking chocolate!! so you have a layered chocolate cake surrounded by white chocolate syrup with chocolate swirls and rasberries to enhance the flaver. on the sides of the white chocolate wall are 2 scoops of chocolate mousse with a scoop of chocolate ice cream hiding behind the wall..can we say..yuuuuuuuuuuuuuum!
so yah, that's my picture summary..we went crazy taking pics but too many to post and i have these all on my flickr anyways...so view to your delight=). i'm glad i was able to go this weekend..hehe traveling with the cousins is a trip..it was an action packed weekend from sleeping in the wee morning hourse to waking up at the butt crack of dawn..what threw us off was their sunset times..in vancouver we'd eat dinner at like 730pm and we'd come out and the sun is still out! not setting til around 10pm and seattle was around 930. crazy..
i always feel so touristy going on those city tours but they're so insightful. like did you know seattle has pretty much like an underground city? that the city we see right now is like 30 feet above the original sidewalks? and that the starbucks was supposed to be named starbo's? after a character in the moby dick novel..hhaha that's funny, "hey let's go get some starbo's!"..ewwww sounds funky. so good weekend in all..i swear most of our spending went to such good food, but no complaints here=)..haha i'm such a piggy!
i'll be heading out to vegas for a bachelorette party...haha we rented a convertible mustang..hopefully it's one of the new one's! i think that'll be only my second time in a convertible..but dude..it should be worth it, it's freaking going to be like 107 degrees out there..so we want to head out early to beat the heat and maybe take pictures in the desert along the way=P.
oh and for those of you who loved embarassing me about that freaking article..this'll give you another laugh. so i was there at the center again on wednesday and i guess there was a tour group scheduled that day as well..and where was the group from??? WASHINGTON!!. so when they asked my co-worker if we read the washington post b/c there was an article about us in there last week, my co-worker was more than happy to point me out to them! ahhh what a buster!..so i get tapped on the back, hahah i was soooo trying to pretend i couldn't hear them talking about me earlier..but since he tapped me i had to turn around..and 2 of the washington guys were like, oh you're the 15 year old, haha do you know you're famous?...grrrrrrrrreat...freaking reporters..hehehhe
and yaaaaaaaaay belated congratulations to jay and best wishes to roommate!! haha did i get that right cicely/dana?=P...and congrats to caren on your masters..wish i could go!!...sooooo everyone have a fantabulous weekend...
-Sobe Green Tea Cap=P
yay it's friday! been looking forward to the weekend..hehe so much work to make up this week..but all worth the good fun of going on a mini-vacation. seattle & vancouver were awesome!! awesome to the max man..haha..here's a short photo recap for me to remember:
seattle! (view from the space needle)
mmmmmmmmmm seafood brunch at salty's by alki beach..haha alki..this gave me a new appreciation for oysters..the last 2 times i've tried them i really didn't like it..but this time around, those blue canal oysters went down smooth..and i think the sauce that we concocted added to the good flavor..i still don't get why it's better to just let them slide down your throat instead of chewing it..oh well, still learning the art of eating oysters=P
view from the restaurant..always cloudy in seattle.
for you coffee enthusiasts..the very first starbucks! with a very revealing logo=P
they're making cheeeeeeeeeese!
i love me some beecher's handmade cheese!!
why i loved seattle!
vancouver!
lynn creek at the base of twin falls in vancouver
lynn canyon park suspension bridge..hehe and i wanted to take a picture of all of us jumping in the air..but i got overruled=P..i wonder how the landing would've been
pretty nice border welcome eh? haven't seen this down south=P
at the buddhist temple in vancouver
had such yuuuuuuum desserts!!
why i loved vancouver! i have to explain it all b/c some of the stuff is hidden by that wall of WHITE CHOCOLATE..haha i thought it was a wafer..but it was freaking chocolate!! so you have a layered chocolate cake surrounded by white chocolate syrup with chocolate swirls and rasberries to enhance the flaver. on the sides of the white chocolate wall are 2 scoops of chocolate mousse with a scoop of chocolate ice cream hiding behind the wall..can we say..yuuuuuuuuuuuuuum!
so yah, that's my picture summary..we went crazy taking pics but too many to post and i have these all on my flickr anyways...so view to your delight=). i'm glad i was able to go this weekend..hehe traveling with the cousins is a trip..it was an action packed weekend from sleeping in the wee morning hourse to waking up at the butt crack of dawn..what threw us off was their sunset times..in vancouver we'd eat dinner at like 730pm and we'd come out and the sun is still out! not setting til around 10pm and seattle was around 930. crazy..
i always feel so touristy going on those city tours but they're so insightful. like did you know seattle has pretty much like an underground city? that the city we see right now is like 30 feet above the original sidewalks? and that the starbucks was supposed to be named starbo's? after a character in the moby dick novel..hhaha that's funny, "hey let's go get some starbo's!"..ewwww sounds funky. so good weekend in all..i swear most of our spending went to such good food, but no complaints here=)..haha i'm such a piggy!
i'll be heading out to vegas for a bachelorette party...haha we rented a convertible mustang..hopefully it's one of the new one's! i think that'll be only my second time in a convertible..but dude..it should be worth it, it's freaking going to be like 107 degrees out there..so we want to head out early to beat the heat and maybe take pictures in the desert along the way=P.
oh and for those of you who loved embarassing me about that freaking article..this'll give you another laugh. so i was there at the center again on wednesday and i guess there was a tour group scheduled that day as well..and where was the group from??? WASHINGTON!!. so when they asked my co-worker if we read the washington post b/c there was an article about us in there last week, my co-worker was more than happy to point me out to them! ahhh what a buster!..so i get tapped on the back, hahah i was soooo trying to pretend i couldn't hear them talking about me earlier..but since he tapped me i had to turn around..and 2 of the washington guys were like, oh you're the 15 year old, haha do you know you're famous?...grrrrrrrrreat...freaking reporters..hehehhe
and yaaaaaaaaay belated congratulations to jay and best wishes to roommate!! haha did i get that right cicely/dana?=P...and congrats to caren on your masters..wish i could go!!...sooooo everyone have a fantabulous weekend...
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