science of sreep

hi

2011-09-14T06:48:00.000-07:00

i'm still alive.

just working and staying home mostly. saving monies. most of the money i do use goes to buying $6 matcha frappes. and all those matcha frappes go straight to my thighs. i spend most of my days watching HGTV and looking for homes online. my parents and i are going to California in October because my sister is getting married. i'm going to try my best to stay there, in san diego i think. my boyfriend is still in irvine. and we're still together ♥ lol. my braces look like they're making my teeth worse.. i have a hideous overbit now. that's why my mouth is covered. jk. it's hideous though... it makes me extremely self conscious. i'm hoping that if i stay in california, i find a good reputable orthodontist that can fix my teeth in the right amount of time. the one on guam takes like 5 years for A LOT of people i know. fuck that.

my brother just bought his first car. a 2012 scion xB. ehhhh... well at least it looks better than it's older versions. IDK. i co-signed ecause he has no credit. and my college diploma gets him $1000 off. at least it's useful for one thing. ha. so does that mean it's half mine? i just hope he makes his payment on time. or else i'm going to kill him. god, i can't wait to leave. but in a sense, i don't want to leave my grandparents... they've both gone to the ER this month.. my grandma's actually in the hospital tonight. i'm worried about them. my mom's in china right now getting eye surgery. she's supposed to be back tomorrow, but i think she's going to extend. so many things happening this month, and i'm pretty exhausted... guam's weather also sucks... keeps raining. just feels like guam is a cancer for me right now... i want to start packing already. maybe we'll move back one day. in a few years or something when my parents retire somewhere. i don't know... i'll try updating more often. until then.... good day!

lachowski

2011-01-28T08:45:00.000-08:00

(source: tfs)

francisco lachowski , my favorite male model

dream high

2011-01-23T03:26:00.000-08:00

Yes :D.

So, I've been watching this new Korean drama series that my boyfriend told me about called "Dream High"...starring Suzy from Miss A (female group from S. Korea). You know how sometimes songs bring back memories of a certain time in life? I listened to Miss A's songs a lot during the start of our relationship...so they'll always have some kinda special place in my heart. Anyway, I'm already super addicted to the series. thanks boyfriend. It's about hopes, dreams, competition, debt, and love (triangles). You should totally watch it.

reminds me of mc Escher's stuff. this is us getting desserts in the village of Dededo. My brother left to San Diego a few days ago. I got teary-eyed when I had to hug him goodbye at the airport. I'm such a sensitive...I bawled my eyes out at the airport when I had to leave San Diego in August...I think I scared this lady because my eyes were so red. Anyway, even though we argue a lot, he's pretty fun to have around. He's attending university for the first time ever! I wish him luck.

sushi from Benii :). the interior decor is sooo awesome.

friends' feet at my buddy's house in umatac. his backyard is literally the ocean. lucky guy.

so intricate. I love it.

keep it clean. this is a beach on Guam. ain't the water gorgeous? I was sitting in this spot (which i thought was high enough so the tide won't get me. WRONG) All of a sudden a rush of water comes outta nowhere and soaked my khaki shorts so that it perfectly looked like I peed myself... directly under my crotch and my whole back side
-__-. moist pants are not a good feeling.

plans and pipe dreams

2011-01-04T21:21:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! photo taken on 01.01.11 from Guam, where America's day begins

To talk about 2010 would make me sad and reminiscent of the blissful times that I feel like I won't be able to experience again for a long time...so I'd rather not. le sigh.

plans for 2011
▲ I need to find a job and SAVE MONEY.
▲ get a tattoo!
▲ learn to bake, make sweets
▲ take more photographs.
▲ grow my hair out again
▲ read a couple of books. i haven't wholeheartedly read a book since like middle school but it's about time i tried to. so far, i have one in mind. i hope the bookstore carries a copy.
▲ work on my anxiety issues. I went to the supermarket today and was almost afraid to go by myself...it's strange, because I usually like going places by myself. I think I've been home too long. I never really felt this way before.
▲ to start and run a cafe selling sweet desserts and appetizers/snack. it'll never happen, but i can dream:)
▲ move to san francisco, seattle, or somewhere in southern california, get a puppy, work hard, and be happy...another pipe dream that lingers in the back of my mind.

i don't usually like cats , but i like to follow this one

muning

2010-12-28T05:27:00.000-08:00

hello, this is my friend's cat named "muning", which means cat in filipino. hey cat.

i hope everyone had a nice holiday. i did what i've done every holiday these past few months... eat chinese food at home -__-. hmmmm. i think afterwards we went to look at christmas lights around the island with my brother and his gf, my sister from another mister. then got drinks at this little place called jungle java. they serve matcha frappes now (for $6. ridiculous! i could buy a whole meal with that money). and it's not as good tapioca express's either. speaking of matcha, i bought some matcha powder today - $6.50 for a tiny bag. there's something about the color that turns me on. LOL. and i love the taste. it's like subtly sweet. i'm gonna do some experimenting with it - donut glaze, drinks, cake mix, etc. excited. what a glutton i am. i've even been dreaming of food these days (cookies, KFC). and i wake up drooling. i think it's these damn braces affecting my subconscious.

stuff

from china. went crazy on the polka dots. but my aunt got those for me. :P

my brother and his gf got me this kid robot donut pillow for my birthday. THEN, for christmas, they got me a mini donut maker! ♥ the glasses frames i got it at some random booth in China for like $3 USD..extremely cheap plastic. but i like the colors A LOT (it's black and fades to green). got it prescriptioned at Lenscrafters there for about $50 USD O_O...

B* got his gifts in the mail today that i sent him. they were small things, but he said he really liked them and it made his day :). that made my day! i miss him.

next post will be about new years resolutions, dreams for 2011 :). this blog layout needs an update. my face needs an update.

my trip to guangzhou in pictures

2010-12-24T01:57:00.000-08:00

November 29, 2010, I left Guam for Hong Kong with my dad via Continental Airlines. We stayed at Nikko Hotel for a couple of nights. He was meeting with his old friends from 30 years ago. They were having some sort of reunion I guess. I just followed my dad and his friend for the most part.

HONG KONG

After 2 days in HK, we went on a 2 hour train ride to Shenzhen (China). Got there with maybe one too many luggages -- China's taxi cab trunks are hella small. We ate at home for most of our trip. Did enough walking to last us a whole year. I should have bought more stuff but a lot of their clothes were for winter. The young people are pretty style conscious these days. If only I were returning back to America instead of Guam, I could have used some of those coats and sweaters and boots. OH EM JAY. They have so many shoes. SO SO SO many shoes. I only bought two pairs... of sneakers -__-. Things are really cheap, just the way I like it...but I don't think I can live there without a translator :(

GUANGZHOU

hello, byebye.

All photos were taken by me, so if there's any back story or question you wanna know about a photo leave a comment and I'll try to explain/answer to the best of my ability :). and also I was lazy to write up captions for each pictures. so ask meee if you're curious.

OH AND MERRY CHRISTMAS! OR HAPPY HOLIDAYS. whatever :P

braces in your twenties. i look 16 now.

2010-12-21T06:51:00.000-08:00

This is just a little post talking about my braces experience so far...mostly ranting >_<. You can ignore it if you'd like.. but I just wanted to write here because maybe there's someone out there who might be experiencing this. probably not, but who knows?

People usually get braces when they're like in middle school or high school. I've been done with college for a year already... (time flew by SO fast). It kind of sucks to get braces so late in life...anyway, So on December 17, 2010, I had an appointment to get braces point on. Just a few days before that, I had 3 pre-molar teeth extracted. Getting all these teeth procedures happen at such close proximity is really unpleasant. My advice would be to wait a couple of weeks after teeth extractions to get braces. With the extractions, I've been really paranoid about getting this thing called "dry socket" so I've been super cautious about everything. I've been using my tongue and the back left corner of my mouth to eat basically. Ate mash potatoes and baby food for the first few days :P. With the braces on, it just added on to the struggle I already had with the teeth extractions. It was really sore for the first couple of days with braces. The slightest touch of any metal utensil was sooo painful. The soreness has subsided a little bit, and now only hurts on the front and right side when I bite. I've been brushing like 3-4 times a day, but my mouth/teeth/tongue feel really unclean to be honest. It feels really weird to brush the back of my teeth and to floss. Since my front teeth protrude, I can't close my mouth now with the braces on. I can't bite my lips :(... but it was a bad habit anyway. I can't pucker my lips. and worst of all, it causes me to drool A LOT. It's gross and embarrassing. My tongue has become really dry, I think because I've been using it to break food...and because my mouth stays slightly open. I think there's actually something wrong with it... because the middle of my tongue can't taste anything and it feels kind of cut. Another thing is my mouth is super small, so I feel/look/talk like I have really buckteeth :(. I lost a bit of weight. I really don't want to, I want to eat EVERYTHING, but I can't. My bf thinks the braces are cute -__-, but he's only seen me with them through Skype and I kind of look healthier on webcam. but I look almost sickly in person, especially in daylight, when I'm not smiling. How is my boyfriend going to love this face?...haha. I can't even say his name properly because I can't put my lips together as smoothly. sigh...so much complaints huh? I guess just gotta wait till my mouth can get use to itself again.

I promise, next post will be Guangzhou in pictures.

update from gaungzhou, china

2010-12-10T07:29:00.002-08:00

This update is brought to you by a random unsecured one bar internet source, whose speed is equivalent to that of dial-up connection. and Securitales, a service I so desperately paid for to unblock websites that China bans people from viewing (blogger, youtube, flickr, facebook, tumblr, twitter, etc. ---- ONLY THE BEST SITES ON THE INTERNET)

I've been to China like once or twice before but I honestly don't really remember anything from those times. It's been an interesting trip... different way of life. I just wanted to mention a couple of random things about here. All the lights turn off at exactly midnight, very strange. Crossing the street is pretty scary. Don't pay attention to walk signals, nobody really cares about pedestrians soo look with your own eyes for cars. People at clothing markets don't really give a shit about customer service. They're all like robots. Sometimes they'll get mad at you for being too cheap (sooo funny)... speaking of which, the cost of living is super affordable here. food and transportation is ridiculously cheap. clothing prices aren't bad. bargaining is CRUCIAL (only at booths and markets and stuff though). I'm not sure how much people generally make here - but let's say if I took my miniscule salary from my boba shop job in San Diego - I can probably live a comfortable life here.

I checked my health - not bad. I thought I had health problems, but I guess nothing was detected. I'll update more next time with more details and photos or something...maybe when I'm on Guam with fast internet:). until then........ toodloooo.

shannyn sossamon, unknown source

timing is key

2010-11-28T21:52:00.000-08:00

got our passports/visa in the mail TODAY. leaving to hong kong/china TONIGHT. the agency that did our visas did not send our passports until FRIDAY. so dumb. they had to express mail it, and it usually takes about 3 days since we live on Guam. didn't think it would get in today, but it did. lucky us. not sure how i'll be able to communicate with anyone. but i'll be back in 2 weeks.

in other news... my beloved dog of 16 years, BUBBLES, passed away on Thanksgiving Eve - November 24, 2010. it's been really hard for me to deal with... but he's in a better place now. here's a cute video from a couple years ago of him walking in shoes. soo funny.. need more happy memories :')

new news

2010-11-20T10:16:00.000-08:00

got a haircut.. it's like a short medium length mullet...yuck -___- . i miss my flowy hair. it feels like grass now. i also got a webcam from bestbuy.com... because my built-in one broke. Logitech c510. it's good! or i like it. gots some pretty fun effects on it too.

don't really feel like updating blog much. i don't even look at blogs much anymore. been in and out of depression for like 3 months. part of it's family. part of it's future. part of it's watching my dog suffer. part of it's being away from him. part of it's my insecurities and worrying about girls whisking him away. . mostly just feeling like I'm physically and mentally trapped in a bubble with a small straw to breathe from. i'm contemplating just running away to the states. perhaps try to support myself barely and live on my own or with bf or near bf or near brother.. but if i get braces that's just like another thing to deal with. so much complications. can it be done? am i crazy?.. i'd probably die. oh. i'm going to china with my dad in about a week to get my health checked, check on uncle, and maybe some wandering. kinda excited. hopefully i can take some photos.

bros bros

2010-11-07T05:01:00.000-08:00

these images are being hosted by imageshack because my flickr has no space :(. hmm, need to get a pro flickr account soon. been thinking about switching to Canon too. what to do..

I spent this weekend with some friends - Grace (bro's GF aka my seester), Leif (old roomie in SD), and Kallen (funniest girl on the planet!). They're all my bro's grade. I think deep down, in my heart, I'm really only 21 :). We went somewhere called " shinny's " and ate chili dog and gelato. We didn't really do much else, but hanging out with them is always a fun time; especially cuz Kallen's stories are always so hilarious and entertaining.

this is my friend kallen !

and this is my love.

I think sometime this week would be our 7 months. (we don't really have a day.. lol). Sometimes, I feel like I'm still dreaming or something. If there's anyone's thoughts and opinions I care more about than anyone else's in the world, it's his...I never really knew how it felt like to be sick to my stomach jealous until I started dating him. He's in California and I'm here... and it's like slowly killing me. Living with my family has been kinda difficult; it's complicated to explain, I just feel super suffocated here. I've gotten more headaches here than ever before and my hair is falling out like crazy. Remember all those times I said I missed Guam? I don't know about that anymore. I think America's the place to be...land of the free. He's asleep right now (on skype)...wish I could fly there and lay right next to him. I love and miss him so so much...

rotary sushi

2010-10-13T09:49:00.000-07:00

Sushi Tairyo Guam

I finally ate sushi after a month of waiting. Two weeks ago I ate at Sushi Tairyo. It's a rotary sushi place in Tumon next to a bunch of other sushi places. It was alright.. There was a lot of fried food that I kinda wanted to eat, but I had a sore on my mouth a couple weeks ago. I was kind of nagging my parents to go eat sushi. We ate almost $50, and weren't that full yet. It wasn't really satisfying and I felt kinda guilty for letting me have sushi that day. Earlier this week I ate at a restaurant called Benii with my cousin. They also had rotary sushi... not so many choices though. In my opinion, the fish was way fresher here... the salmon was super moist. I luuurrve raw salmon. I didn't bring my camera dammit... but the interior decor was super cute...full of paper lanterns. Good place to take a date;)

In other useless news: I added a search bar on the left side. I hope it makes navigating specific topics easier. I've been watching a lot of Law and Order lately. Hmm I bought a basktball today... a girl's sized one -__- "28.5"... I dunno, I liked the grip! I'm excited for basketball season:).

+ 니다

The other day, I wrote Korean on myself just for fun. Honey, if you're reading this - saranghaeee ♡

i feel sooo lazy..

2010-10-08T04:26:00.000-07:00

but, In my mind, I want to do so many things.

I'm cooking lunch for my family tomorrow. SPAGHETTI!!! semi-Filipino style :)

days go by

2010-10-03T06:59:00.000-07:00

I went exercising on the beach at like 6:30am the other day with my mom and her friend. I wish I had that... a girl friend that I can go on jogs with... talk about random personal shit with. I feel like I can't really talk to people because I feel like I'm burdening them. That, or I just feel really awkward when talking. I've been kind of lost for a while...Sometimes it's hard for me to eat. nothing feels satisfying. I just eat to refrain from being hungry I guess. I don't know what I'm doing with my life right now... just going with the flow, I suppose.

Anyway, It was the first time I set foot on the beach since I arrived 1.5 months ago.. We ate Subway right after. I got a 6-inch tuna sub... what I always get. and a can of orange juice (interesting...) It was so refreshing. I LOVE OJ. My mom tried waking me up this morning to go walking again, but I refused. I was still sore. We're going again tomorrow. I have 4 hours to sleep. I just drank a Mr. Brown coffee. good thing coffee does absolutely nothing to me.

a wish is a dream your heart makes

2010-09-26T03:55:00.000-07:00

My favorite tank top. there are holes on the bottom... I hate when that happens.

My high school friend's b-day is this weekend. gonna take loads of pictures. and eat FOOD OTHER THAN CHINESE FOOD... I can't wait. I just sneezed. it felt so good. LOL... ok I'm going to bed now.

brewing in me brain

2010-09-22T09:15:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, my friend and I went to Mt. Lam Lam Sno n' Ice Cream. I wrote an entry about their soft serve chocolate ice cream here, like a million years ago... because that's basically the only reason why I ever went there before. So we get there ... and it's crossed out from their menu?? They only had crappy vanilla. I refuse. I was so. disappointed...I just got a snocone (pictured above) which I didn't even end up finishing.

SO ever since I left California, my laptop and I have become siamese twinsies. I need to find a job T__T. I must save save save for the future I have planned in my mind. I MISS THERE. I MISS BOYFRIEND<3. I MISS BROTHER. I MISS FREEDOM. See like right now, it's 4:30am and my dad just knocked on my bedroom door to tell me to sleep -__-... Goodnight.

wildfox cozy

2010-09-16T01:00:00.000-07:00

source: wildfox blog

This is an loft apartment somewhere in Downtown L.A...found it on the wildfox blog. I LOVE IT. It's not too neat nor too messy. Spacious and cute, not too small. I don't know, I think it's perfect. It just looks so freaking cozy.

source: google images

Update with life: I bought this thing called Missha BB Cream No. 23 from eBay. I heard a lot of good things about it from YouTube :D. It supposedly helps with clearing blemishes, anti-aging, SPF protection, ALL WHILE evening out your skin tone...sounds too good to be true. I can't wait. I've also been experimenting with liquid eyeliner, LOL... it's pretty cool. I have an appointment in late October to get my teeth cleaned as well as 3 teeth extracted, BECAUSE.... wait for it...I'm going to get braces. I'm seriously more scared (and semi-self-conscious) for the teeth extraction than I am for the braces. I don't wanna look like a hobo D:

EDIT: instead of a separate post, I thought I'd just put here a follow up of getting my stuff in the mail :)

spongebob, hehe. I love getting packages. Receiving anticipated mail is like... one of the best things in life. Anyway, I ordered Missha BB Cream (No. 23) from ebay seller spicygoods. It came in the cutest little packaging ever + a handwritten note.

gpops

2010-09-12T08:04:00.000-07:00

I've been on Guam for almost a month... been eating pretty Chinese food everyday (dad's cooking). I mean, I love his food, but I need some variety like right now. like SUSHI... mmmmm. I've been spending all of my days with my grandparents. Is it wrong that I have a favorite? I feel like my grandpa GETS me. He still has all his marbles, he's genuinely funny and extremely simple. He watches TV and sleeps, when he can. He remains candid when I take his picture, just real and honest. I feel like sometimes, we're on the same boat... always being treated like kids, when really we're just misunderstood by stubborn old ladies, lol... that is all.

p.s. his ingredients fell into the pot this way :)
p.p.s. I love mooocow :D

edited this entry.

2010-09-01T05:41:00.000-07:00

(pardon my ugly feet)

I picked OPI's Hey! Get in Lime!

It just stood out to me among the glittery red, magentas, fuschias, and gold....old lady colors. j/k. I just noticed it matched my post title entry color too. Maybe that's why I liked it so much. Also, Let's pretend that whole job interview never happened. It's out of my brain. I honestly had like 0% marketing experience for it, so I wrote a letter removing myself as a candidate. Hopefully my mom and dad can allow me to help them with their business. I wish I could pursue something silly like candid photography or taking photos of stupid things like I usually do.

Confucius say: Find a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life

In other news, I miss my honey. more updates to come soon~

hot as hell

2010-08-15T21:26:00.000-07:00

Hello from Guam! It's my second day here so far. It's sooo hot. I feel like my face is melting 24/7. I miss San Diego, kind of. I hate to say it, but I miss the coldness of the States ... just a little bit. I miss my love. I miss everyone. Being here is a little depressing to be honest. My 112 year old chihuahua dog is on the verge of dying :( and I'm stuck with my mom because my dad left to China yesterday. She talks too much and I don't like hearing the things she says because they're so one-sided sometimes. Anyways, just an update on my life! I hope everyone's doing well:)

hi

2010-07-22T22:37:00.000-07:00

I've been dating this new guy since April.

that's why I've been MIA. I'm so sorry :(
Another update is,
My parents have decided for me that I'm leaving here.
So I'm extremely sad right now.
Perhaps I'll get another blog name.
I'll try to keep you guys posted!
I really appreciate all you readers.

-Sindy.

:(

2010-05-27T05:00:00.000-07:00

the future of this blog is uncertain.

crush, a bit.

2010-03-21T03:31:00.000-07:00

1) I AM SOOO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING IN ALMOST A MONTH. I had an important issue I had to worry about, therefore I've been working like almost the full-time amount of hours. I somewhat took care of my problem so hopefully, I can update more. PLUS, SPRING IS HERE! I think...

2) RIP NUJABES. I didn't realize he had such an huge following. I don't know where I how I first heard of him, but it was many many years ago... I think it was "Lady Brown". His beats were so relaxing... instant mind clearer. listening to "Feather" always made me happy:)

3) The weather was nice this weekend. got new used toy in the mail the other day. I'M LOVING IT.

4) How do I handle this little school girl feeling? I feel like I'm like 13. I'm also as exciting as a rock. I know I'm gonna end up old and alone. with a bunch of cats and/or dogs :(

guten morgen

2010-02-22T04:50:00.000-08:00

hmmm, the lighting makes my nose looks ginormous in this photo D:

I don't know what to write about anymore...nothing of substance, anyway. I don't go out much these days. I feel like I talk less too. I just go to work and sleep (at the wrong time!). Though I like work, I feel like a robot, somewhat.

This was dinner a few days ago: crunchy and rainbow (salmon) rolls from sushi deli 3 + arizona green tea (in a can=the best drink in the world). domo domo domo.

look at my huge pocket! I love this tank..it's so free and flowy. I got it from Nordstrom Rack. fake denim leggings from Marshalls. yes, I am cheap and love bargains.

went to a friend's birthday gathering yesterday. This was her hello kitty cupcake cake! and random, but cute! Japanese baby. I love taking pictures of cute babies. I also love Japanese.

SO, it's 7 am now. and I have work in 5 hours

3 in 1

2010-02-14T05:30:00.000-08:00

happy chinese new year + valentines + single's awareness day :)

I got bored and made this in photoshop/paint with googled images of colored tissue paper; inspired by a doll I saw on flickr. 2010 is the Year of the Tiger, that's me!

don cheadle on a bed of rice

2010-02-13T06:43:00.000-08:00

sources: ashley olsen via tfs

I have really bad insomnia. It's about 9 AM and I haven't slept yet. I'm so hungry, but all I have within reach is a bag of mini asparagus biscuits... that I just finished. The latest 30 Rock episode was gooood, so was Grey's Anatomy.

...something fashion-related.

source: uo

I love love love the designs and colors. too expensive for me though. and probably too high. Nothing interesting to write today. I just spent like a a few hours stumbling a random tumblr. I think I'm gonna sleep now.

life is a journey

2010-01-29T04:20:00.001-08:00

paper cranes trying to escape! and a new ring I bought from forever 21.

So, I called my mom the other day to check up on my family. She told me that they recently upgraded from dial-up to high speed internet! hurray. ahhahaha. Anyway, sorry I haven't been able to post a blog in over a week... been working pretty much everyday. Other than that, I've been on ebay and craigslist searching for bargains on camera equipment, specifically a macro lens, a SB-600 flash, and a fisheye (maybe). I ALWAYS miss out because I have work. FRUCKING A.

QUESTION: Would you purchase something used or pay a little extra for something refurbished? I know neither option sounds very attractive, but I'M POOR! :(

& here is Orlando Bloom by Terry Richardson. I just thought this picture was cute ^^

i'm so indecisive

2010-01-17T03:09:00.000-08:00

story of my life.

I can't decide on font size and type and it's making me crazyyyyy.

Oh, check out this Spring 2010 lookbook from this label called LOVER. They're whole collection is really sweet. I picked out my favorites. I would wear everything! :D

porter party

2010-01-15T18:10:00.000-08:00

I did a little firefox- window shopping at net a porter. Yep, just some things I will never in my life be able to afford. That new Chanel nail polish looks so pleasant. Minty green is such a pretty color; perfect for spring. I wish spring would come sooner.

I've been trying to write a blog entry for days now... but I get distracted real easily. For example, I just finished the latest episode of Grey's Anatomy which happened to be a crossover with Private Practice, so I ended up watching the latest episode of that as well...and the one before that. haha.

I tweaked my layout a bit. I'm always not really satisfied with it. I think it's okay for now though:). I feel kind of suffocated these days. I sleep at dawn and wake up just before dusk. I need to change my habits. I want to go somewhere and take a deep breath without feeling cold and empty. How's it in Hawaii? Guam? Somewhere where waters are warm. Also, please pray for Haiti. and for Conan O' Brien. That is all.

BLISS. such a gorgeous photo...I wish I knew where it came from

dat new new

2010-01-04T04:22:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
I hope everyone had a good holiday. So, instead of watching the real fireworks, if there were any, my friends and I huddled in my house-mate's room to watch fireworks from random countries on youtube. Before that we ate Japanese food at Tajima and went to Walmart to look for sparklers. I was so excited... until I found out that sparklers are illegal. D: I HAD NO IDEA... We always used them back home :( I was really sad...

Last week, we took a road trip to Venice Beach. We rode bicycles... I hadn't ridden one in years. This guy on a bike was sooo rude - he basically told me to get the fuck out of his way - dang girl, relax. YAHHH, sometimes I really don't like southern California...people here have extreme road rage, even on bikes. After bike riding, we stopped by that restaurant where Paul Rudd and Jason Segel go to eat fish tacos in "I Love You, Man". The menu outside said it was $19!.. PASS.

I love this photo to pieces.

the restaurant

Afterwards, we tried going to Chinatown via Google Maps on my iPhone... but that was fail when the directions lead us to a dark deserted alley. so we went to Little Tokyo instead and looked at cute stores and ate cute food.

hehehehe :D

I forgot what these were called but they were from Mitsuru Cafe.

my brother

green tea gelato from mikawaya , since 1910!

OHH, I watched Avatar in 3D. It was goood. It makes being human kind of suck. I LOVE 3D. It's kind of an AMAZING experience.

Sorry there are no photo outfits or fashion related anything, like ever. I have no one to take my photos :(. My outfits are never photo-worthy anyway. I REALLY want to thank readers out there, wherever you are, who have patience to keep up with my blog and/or take time to leave comments. I apologize for being so boring. If you ever want to be link friendsies, please let me know! I hope everyone had a great start to their year. Happy 2010.

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Listening to: "The Only Exception" - Paramore
ON REPLAY.

holiday foods

2009-12-27T02:30:00.000-08:00

I went back to my old banner... I missed it. I hope everyone had a good Christmas. On Christmas eve, my boss treated us to Buca de Beppo (Italian) Christmas dinner. YUM... We ordered waaaay too much. I stuffed my fat face.

On Christmas, my brother and I went to eat Thai food at this place right next to our house because it was OPEN. Not your typical holiday meal... but it was so delicious. I love that a lot of Asian places stay open on Christmas<3.

Oh yeah, WATCH THIS.
It's magical.

greetings

2009-12-25T20:27:00.001-08:00

P is FOR PAAAYUS.

2009-12-22T02:45:00.000-08:00

UPDATE:
I passed my classes = I AM DONE, SON

so fun ♥ I want to practice more...

"ubuhhhhhhh"

my roommates, Leif and Charles. adorable:)

at work. I turned 23 over the weekend... didn't really do anything to celebrate. I just played some basketball with friends and went to work that night. lovely work family got me cake and apple pie while I was working!

:(

2009-12-17T03:57:00.000-08:00

YIKES.
new banner does not match. with red holiday plate. need to post a new entry so I don't have to look at it next to each other.

I wanna get one of these lamps, just so I can put a mustache and maybe a hat on it. photo source: park & cube, ( shini - i love this )

coooookies

2009-12-14T02:46:00.000-08:00

12/13/09 - I woke at up 5pm -___-. I had work at 6pm. hahahah... came home at like 1:40am to a batch of cookies that my neighbor baked for us! on a holiday themed plate and everything! how nice :)

I'm not even sleepy.. blog blog blog. It's 5am. I always miss home (Guam). There's news about a huge military expansion on island that's going to take place within the next 5 years. It kind of makes me sad in a way. I hope things work out for the best. I miss Seattle too.. I need a haircut. I'm getting a bunch of tangles and split ends and shiz. I sound really A.D.D.

so beautiful ♥ my background. (sauce: tfs)

holding my breath

2009-12-12T00:25:00.000-08:00

first pic from tfs.
I just took my (hopefully LAST) final exam online a few hours ago. I don't think I did too well.. so much stress these past few days. My contacts broke and I have to wait a while for new ones to come in, so I'm like... kind of but not really blind. I'm a -2.00 in both eyes, which is REEEEALLY miniscule compared to a lot of people. but for me, clear vision is like my... security blanket.

my husband for your pleasure

2009-12-02T01:06:00.000-08:00

photos from http://josephgordonlevitt.org; i put two pages into one and took out some content for the second photo.

Joseph Gordon Levitt in the December issue of GQ magazine. that sweater and his face - ADORAABBALLSSSS

!!! almost done with school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE. MUST PASS. someone take my internet access away so I can concentrate.

bloody eyeball

2009-11-26T16:08:00.000-08:00

source: all-antm

Nicole Fox, winner of America's Next Top Model cycle 13. She's so beautiful.. her ethereal red hair and green eyes are a perfect pair. I think she's my favorite ANTM contestant.. she was so mellow and real on the show. On the finale, while she was talking to Tyra and she said something that really hit me ...

" I feel really, really awkward and isolated. I'll meet new people and want to be their friend but I just have no idea what to say..."

That's exactly how I feel sometimes...a lot of the times. haha.. k. I'm off to a friend's house for Thanksgiving dinner. He felt so sad for us kids whose parents are on Guam. Happy Thanksgiving!!!

lucky cherrrms

2009-11-21T02:15:00.000-08:00

I woke up at 3:30-ish in the afternoon today. or yesterday rather. with a MASSIVE headache..I had a nightmare. man of dreams rejected me. sighs. Anyway by the time I was done showering and stuff, the sun was setting. how depressing.

We ate at this place called curry world the other day... the spaghetti I ordered was tasty, but there's something about their food that turns me off. like I'm eating plastic. idk. My stomach got really bothered after eating there. Their interior is really nice though. After dinner we went next door to this yogurt / waffle place called Hue Cafe. Their interior was really sweet too.

BY HEDI SLIMANE

Douglas Booth

Christian Cooke

Jamie Campbell Bower

They're all young talent from the UK. Jamie Campbell Bower, he's in the NEW MOON AND Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! I love British. my most favorite musicians are British. and nobody cares wakawakawaka :P

sindy go home

2009-11-18T00:39:00.000-08:00

I'm still coughing. went to the school clinic and all they did was give me cough medicine and antibiotics. It's getting slightly better I guess...but how can I tell if this cough medicine is suppressing my cough!?!? AHHH there is a cricket crawling on the wall.... I thought it was a spider.

Did anybody get to see the meteor shower? I forgot -___-. I love space. My desktop is a galaxy (no joke!). I'm really drawn to this shirt from the Zara lookbook NOV 2009. I'm loving all the neutral colours they used in their entire lookbook.. but I really love space. so purty.

I skipped my 5PM class on Monday...couldn't make it. I had to go to DMV to renew my license and by the time I got home, it was already past 5. I waited about 1.5 hours, took my picture - which I 'm sure will be really awkward looking - and left. I have TWO more Monday lectures left, and hopefully I will be done with college forever!!! A paper, online discussion participation, a quiz, and an exam will be due within the next few weeks for this class.

I really want to go back to Guam. but I can't quit my measly little minimum wage job now, I just started. I like it too. but I feel like I can't breathe out here, like I'm TRAPPED... which is weird because the U.S. is ginormous and Guam is a little tiny island in the middle of nowhere. sighs.... whatevs. on a superficial note, I bought black leather boots last month. and went to Vegas with friends to visit another friend. ate some damn good cheesecake at a cheap buffet. YUPYUP!

beanie, dress ($5!!!) from buffalo exchange; cardigan by LUX ($10!) at school flea market booth :) i freekkken love bargains.

night yalls. I have work in 7 hours.

365

2009-11-04T18:03:00.000-08:00

My computer sounds like it's going to die. I was in class on Monday and it was soooo loud that people actually stared. Anyway, it's been 1 year since my first post today! nothing is going on in my life - just school and work. I was sick last week and I think I got sick again? I've been coughing my lungs out since Saturday. Other than that, my life is pretty dull... lonesome. Halloween was okay. I was a cat lady. We ate korean food and drank soju in our costumes. That is all. I feel like I've been wearing the same clothes every dang week. I still have a bag of clothes in the garage that I need to donate/sell. I bought some stuffs online though :)

MINE

karlie kloss

2009-10-11T03:11:00.000-07:00

source: Jak & Jil

source: style.com
I really really love her face; I dunno. I love how her eyelids almost overlap her eyes, but not really; her perfect nose; her tiny lips; and OMG HER EYEBROWS <3. She was born on August 2, 1992, which makes her what.... 17??! a fetus.

I went to the beach today. It was overcast and ugly. My friends went in the water... which is pretty much suicide here in the U.S, especially during fall. I miss Guam's warm ocean water :(. Anyway, after beach, I went to work from 6 till 1:30am. I've worked everyday this week. I have work again in 6 hours! whatever. get money, get paid!

sun on my shoulders.

2009-09-29T00:19:00.000-07:00

but they got sunburned.

I went to an annual festival over the weekend called PIFA. It's when Pacific Islanders gather in San Diego to celebrate in music, dance, food, and culture. It's like the same thing every year, but I love it... I ate a huge box of Guam food<3

ribs, chicken, red rice, pickled cucumber and daigo, and chicken kelaguen

My summer is officially over. I had my first class yesterday. I took classes with this prof. like 4 or 5 times in a row. It's boresville, but I prefer familiarity so it's okay.

The wedding in Seattle was beautiful. I love Seattle... it's so refreshing. I miss it. It's kind of like SF but cleaner. I seem to like cold cities and warm islands - how ...weird. The people that I encountered/observed were incredibly nice. The bicyclist guy riding his bike gave me a smile as he rode by. even the security at the airport was super cool. future potential living place. UGHHHH CALIFORNIA.

Seattle is so green.

wall of gums and my tiny contribution

rows of pasta at pike's market

Ivar's. The calamari literally tasted like homeless man. The hummus was good...but the server guy took my plate away before I could finish...arghh! They do, however, have a delicious 75 cent cup of clam chowder. It's the same price at their airport - what a deal.

me (and my awkward hand) and a middle school friend outside the church.

Southwest airlines hot chocolate <3

I don't know if I want to continue blogging anymore. I have noo motivation. lack of feedback is kind of sad, even though I know I shouldn't really care about stupid things like that. but gash, I'm like extremely boring duh. What can I do? Goodnight y'alls.

seattle bound

2009-09-18T19:47:00.000-07:00

herro................ I haven't updated in a while. I've been a busy bee, working and stuff and doing huge errands in between. I flew to the Bay Area last weekend to help my mom pack my grandparents' things. Today, my mom just flew in from Oakland and she will be staying with us for like a week. However, I'm flying to Seattle tomorrow early morning so I could attend my old friend's wedding. SHE'S MY AGE! so crazy. It hasn't really hit me yet that I'm going to Seattle, WA...TOMORROW. I'm so excited! a new state that I've never been to yet. Here are some pics from the past weeks.

getting lost in San Francisco airport.

another crepe photo from Sophie's crepes in Japantown, San Francisco. I took my mom to get one. I don't think she's ever had one before. She didn't find it so special... thought it was "messy".. but ugh so good.

had a FEAST! in this restaurant in Oakland called Bay Fung Tong. OMG, this restaurant. I heard you had to get reservations like a week in advance. it was DEEELICIOUS. we couldn't finish

fruit/vegetable stands in the small Chinatown of Oakland

my grams gave me these shoes... they were trying to get rid of some her things. her stuff packed took up like 10 boxes, while my grandpa's things only took up 2! These fit me~ they look cute with stirrup leggings. kind of heavy though

back to San Diego. We had some Mexican food the first night I came back - yum yum carne asada fries.

sneak preview of what I'm going to wear at the wedding. SO EXCITE!

I'm gonna be in Seattle until Tuesday morning. Then I work again at 12 noon that day. see y'all in a week or so.

HAAAT

2009-08-28T23:48:00.000-07:00

Today was the hottest day ever!...I waited for the bus for like 6, 7 minutes at this stop with just benches - no shade. AT ALL. It was like 3PM and the sun was burning through my skin.

In other news, the other day we went to IKEA for the millionth time. specifically to eat their Swedish meatballs. nom nom nom. I just realized it's already "Fall". Where did my summer go? oh that's rite.. I didn't have one:(. going to bed now, gots work tomorrow!

where the heart is

2009-08-20T23:00:00.000-07:00

I forgot where I got these images
I really don't have anything interesting to say here today. I 'm thinking about what to write in a paper proposal that's due tomorrow. I'm also eating lunch with a guy from a class I had in spring. which I honestly, really really don't want to do. He's a nice person and all but I really don't want to interact with people from class.. like really.. UGH. DREAD. am I a terrible person? :(

I miss my parents. This is them when they were still young, probably in Taiwan or HK. so pretty:)
I am really homesick... I miss the ghetto island life. eating on time. eating my dad's home cooked meals. people. food. the WARM ocean water. the simple things.

EDIT 11:23am 08/21/09. I had a dream last night that joseph gordon-levitt heard that I loved him to death. And in the dream I remember even thinking and sayin this is not real. He then gave me like a simple silver ring band. Couldnt decide which finger I wanted it on. It ended up on my right hand's ring finger. I wokeup at9:23 am. disappointed and jotted the jist of this dream on my iPhone which I am updating this blog with right now. sighs. postponed the lunch to some other day. I slept at like 5 last night and I'm so so tired and still need to work on said paper proposal. I'm gonna continue sleeping now..

fee fi fo fum

2009-08-15T02:38:00.000-07:00

Fo Porter
source: all-antm

LOVEHER. freckles and errrthang. Ok, I'll stop posting pictures of pretty people now.

happiness is better with gravy

2009-08-12T23:43:00.000-07:00

Rachel McAdams at Comic Con 2009.

styled by Troy Jensen. can you believe she's 30 years old? FLAWLESS.

School's been alright, less awkward than I thought.. ahaha. My grandparents are moving back to Guam, I think. I wanna gooooo! They are quite elderly so I'm like really scared for them to ride in a plane. I wish I could just teleport them. hhmmm the weather looked gloomy today so I wore a sweater dress and black stirrup leggings that I haven't seen in forever. I realize I now love black stirrup leggings... they make my legs look so slim and long :D. My gash, I'm so starving right now. We're making chicken adobo - probably not gonna eat dinner until like 2:30am - SO UNHEALTHY.

lazy...

We had a little fun with post-its... I don't know who wrote this one, but I liked it.

This was taken after I dropped my camera:(. there's a new place called "crepe world" that just opened. I got nutella and green tea ice cream. It tasted good but had poor presentation. but i mean, taste can't really be controlled because nutella/fruits/ice cream are always good! but yeah, i was expecting genki crepes or sophie's crepes style. but NOPE :(

this spoon looks questionable.

2009-08-07T02:59:00.000-07:00

We went to IKEA like 3 or 4 times this summer. Sooo fun there, especially riding those cart things with suuuuper smooth wheels that they provide when you enter the warehouse portion :D. ermm, I just finished session 1 of summer school, now attending session 2. I'm supposed to take two classes this session and be done with undergraduate school forever, but I might have to stay another quarter at school. I don't think I can handle two accelerated summer classes right now. I'm so exhausted everyday. And since I moved further away from school, I have to wake up extra early :(. I'm seeing a counselor tomorrow to see what I can do.

contacts. I WISHHHH I had green eyes. the bathroom lighting makes me look so white. lol

SHOES: ebay, zara, bandolino, franco sarto, from a street market in HK($3 USD!! long long time ago). notice they all have ankle straps ahahaha. I can't walk in heels without them.

and here is my room. gaash i love the recessed lighting and the floors <333.

GIRL CRUSH

2009-07-29T05:21:00.001-07:00

Haley Bennett at Comic Con 2009.

source: thefashionspot and ohnotheydidnt

She's not really a known actress/singer but I just wanted to post this because she is ADORRRRABLE. if you google her - she's a girl that can pull off many hair colors. but red hair is craaaazy gorgeous on her. I tweaked my layout a teensy bit more. I FINALLY figured out how to put my comments below the posts. I also added "labels", lol. yes, Joseph Gordon-Levitt has his own label on my blog. last day of class tomorrow. picking up a u-haul truck. I wish my furnitures and things can move itself. I have a final I have to do by sunday too.... these last few days of this week are gonna suck.

breakfast for dinner

2009-07-26T02:18:00.000-07:00

I tweaked my blog layout a little bit ♥. I did some packing of clothes - a majority of it is in a huge suitcase and the rest of them need to be washed. OMG, I have soooo much ugly-that-cannot-be-saved outdated tween clothes that I never wear anymore. seriously hideous and overwhelming. Its all going in a bag to be donated. Someone lucky people out there may get the chance to inherit my bad taste ahahaha :D

Today, we ate at this place called Chopstix. the lady asked us if we wanted to keep our "chopstix"... like twice. plain old wooden chopsticks. I didn't get it. so weird. but anyway I ordered a crunchy roll and a shoyu ramen. deeelicioussss.

hmmmm.. I dunno, lol. this is my brother.

so, I move in a few days. looking through the selby for some inspiration. ughh every home on that site is so beautiful in their own way. I found this one photo, I neeeeed that leather couch with everything on it.

source: tina kaliva at the selby

sienna

2009-07-18T04:42:00.000-07:00

fashion icon: great face. her hair is perfect even when it's a hot mess. and i would honestly wear everything she owns

source: thefashionspot and flickr

I suck at blogging. I've just been chilling and going to summer school. The weather has been perfect. I haven't been in the mood to take any outfit photos. I feel like a have a closet full of clothes but nothing to wear... hmm, we took a couple of weeks to look at housing. Good news! my brother and I signed a lease to our new place yesterday. It's the one with the no elevator on the third floor. It's a really cute place though. so excite!

lol, went to IKEA after checking out a condo.

look at all that hair on the little boy. SO CUTE! I stalked him for liked 15 minutes. What else...I watched Harry Potter on Wednesday ♥.

source: sexyphoenix88

LOL :D

insomnia

2009-07-10T01:37:00.000-07:00

source : Markus Bollingmo

He is brilliant photographer - a Norwegian boy from Paris

I've been apartment-hunting lately. It's actually pretty fun. I saw the cutest, little 3-bedroom condo yesterday; gorgeous wood floors and recessed lighting. That's pretty much all I need in a home. However, it's on the third floor though...with NO ELEVATOR. It was built in 2008 - who builds a third floor nowadays with no elevator? crazy workout everyday? no need for gym! j/k. I'm turning in an app today. I hope we get it.

vest : zara basic

I bought this while I was in San Francisco. I love the patterns, the geometry... I am a weird. mmm, oh yeah - I deleted my twitter. It's 6:24am, I'm going to bed :(

domo

2009-07-02T01:44:00.000-07:00

more pics from San Francisco, we did the most touristy things on Saturday. I went to Ghirardelli Square for the first time. It was super chaotic in there... and exotic. I don't know if that's the right word, but so many European accented employeeees. HELLO :D

^^^^ This shining man was outside - I guess he caught me taking his picture and stared straight into my camera. nightmares forever. We also went to the most crookedest road / Coit tower / and past the GG Bridge to north bay territory. It's sooo country on the other side. Afterwards, we ate some delicious Thai food at Marnee Thai and headed to SF Museum of Fine Arts which was sooo super prettiful at night!

TODAY! I had a summer class to go to from 2-5. It's a comm class about TV :). The weather has been kind of weird. It's like gloomy over where I live/school and sunny everywhere else.

my tiny little bearbrick collection :)

made some lo mein for myself for dinner. pretty dang tasty. so easy to make: a little green onion, spam, ginger, oyster sauce and egg noodles. boil noodles, drain, then fry other ingredients in oil, add drained noodles, add oyster sauce and MIX! hmm... I'm in the process of finding another place to live, our lease ends on July 31. I still haven't really decided if I want to stay in SD or go somewhere else. I like moving, I just wish I knew where to go. I'm curious, do people actually read written blog content? lol.

these days..

2009-06-27T03:48:00.000-07:00

I've been on JJJJound for hours and hours.

"The blog posts will have no titles.
The photos will be random.
No text either.
Just great photos.
(BTW, this is going to be your favorite blog)"

Yes. I swear everything he posts, I like! and most of his photos aren't of the plenty recycled ones from fashion blogs, though he uses some fashionable figures sometimes. Maybe it IS my new favorite blog.

I'm currently in SF for a few days. I leave on Sunday early early morning. The culture here is just so entirely different here. People are just so open. Nobody cares about your differences here.

Today we ate at Naan n' Curry on Van Ness. I don't really eat a lot of curry - it's just a coincidence I would have two entries within a month of each other about curry. I couldn't finish. While we were eating, there suddenly appeared a swarm of bicyclists riding on up Van Ness street. (literally, at least a thousand). Some of them were naked too, I wish I took photos. haha. Later on after, we got some Genki crepes!

Lastly, RIP Michael Jackson. I was in such shock when I found out. I know some people are kind of tired about hearing about him and/or wonder why people are caring so much about a person we never met. but, you can tell that he was a huge influence on our generation, especially musicians and dancers. I still can't really process his death for some reason...it's kinda surreal. like I feel he was supposed to live forever :(

(yes, I stole this photo from cnn.com)

happy faja's day

2009-06-21T20:25:00.000-07:00

My dad and I at the beach on Guam in 1987. I gave him a call yesterday (Guam time) and he had no idea it was Father's Day. hahah.

10 honest things about me

2009-06-15T04:37:00.000-07:00

source: theselby

I LOVE THIS. whatever it is. the form, the colors, the shapes!

Thanks everyone for wishing me luck :). My last exam was a timed online one which I decided to take at 4am on a Friday morning (it was due before 11:55pm on Friday). and um, I did HORRIBLE - so it brought my grade down from an A to a B. arrrggh. Hopefully I don't get any Cs. I'm so glad the main school year is over. Now, I have two weeks of break before I start summer school. Ok, anyway - I've been tagged! by tis serendipity :). It took me a while to think of things -__-... but I hope you enjoy.

"This award is bestowed upon a fellow blogger whose blog’s content or design is, in the giver’s opinion, brilliant.“When accepting this auspicious award, you must write a post bragging about it, including the name of the misguided soul who thinks you deserve such acclaim, and link back to the said person so everyone knows she/he is real. Choose a minimum of seven blogs that you find brilliant in content or design. Or improvise by including bloggers who have no idea who you are because you don’t have seven friends. Show the seven random victims’ names and links and leave a harassing comment informing them that they were prized with Honest Weblog. Well, there’s no prize, but they can keep the nifty icon. List at least ten honest things about yourself. Then pass it on!”

01. I discovered this new world of blogging (fashion-related and not) some time around fall of last year. There are sooo many nice, cool, interesting and creative young people out there. Gives me reading/viewing material to look forward to everyday :).

02. I am slightly OCD w/ alignment - especially of layouts and arrangements of things.

03. I love the internet!

04. I hate group work - school-wise , it's just pointless most of the time.

05. Sometimes, my own voice annoys me. I wish I had somebody else's pipes.

06. I look absolutely hideous trying to walk in heels. I feel dumbed down a notch when I wear them. I admire people who can walk in them and I wish I to master them one day.

07. I prefer shopping by myself :)

08. I like loud people, but I'm kind of shy. I can also be really awkward around certain people and completely normal around others. I don't know why :(

09. I should be done with college in about 3 months. I think about the future every single day. and I have no idea what to do. I really want to return to my little island of Guam and hide under a rock. The crazy anxiety I get just thinking about job interviews and stuff makes me pessimistic of ever having a real future, anywhere.

10. I try to avoid it but I always find myself going to sleep when the sun comes up. It is now 6:20 am on a Monday morning. going to bed now. have a nice day :)

keep cool my babies

2009-06-01T23:14:00.000-07:00

source: all-antm.net

Fo Porter. so gorgeous. She was America's Next Top Model cycle 12. She was so effing adorable on the show. Fo and Allison (the runner-up) just got signed to Nous Model Management and there's a video of her being offered a contract by the owner...and you can tell that she is just so genuinely humble. The modeling industry ... the world needs more people like her. I hope she does well.

Right now, I am watching Conan's first Tonight Show. He is my favorite ♥ ♥ ♥

Next week is finals. and I have crapload to do :(. wish me luck!

weekend

2009-05-26T03:18:00.000-07:00

source: theselby / rebox671

shame on me for not updating in a week. I've been extremely extremely homesick lately... but anyway, I hope everyone had a good weekend. My brother has had work everyday, so I've been home alone watching Japanese dramas:). I watched two in their entirety for like 12 hours straight each: Hotaru no Hikari (Glow of Fireflies) & Zettai Kareshi (Absolute Boyfriend) on mysoju.com

went to eat curry in Pacific Beach with a couple of friends. look at this pyramid of rice perfection. other than that, I've been lazying it up at home. I watched the Jon and Kate Plus 8 season premiere a few hours ago...it was seriously the saddest thing ever :(. Their kids are SOOOO PRECIOUS - it's just so unfortunate what's happening to their family.

factory of cheesecake

2009-05-17T23:49:00.000-07:00

We went there yesterday for my friend's birthday dinner. We waited 30+ minutes for a seat. I don't get why their restaurant is so infinitely busy. I mean the cheesecake is delicious, but the food is nothing special...and expensive. maybe I'm getting the wrong things D: (I got the salmon and shrimp scampi combo - $20)

top - urbanoutfitters
skirt - forever 21

I'm off to pick up my brother from work. He just got his first job ever at a boba tea place. so drinks = discounted or free :)

yogurt juice.

2009-05-14T23:21:00.000-07:00

Grey's Anatomy finale was OMG. I cried...another cliffhanger though. After all these years, I still watch it...even though a lot of people says it sucks now. I haven't really been inspired to blog lately. Everyone's status on facebook about how they're done with school/going home is being rubbed in my face. I want to go home too. I feel numb.

I got my shoes in the mail today :D They look kinda fugs in the photo - but they're sooo cute.

huzzaahh

2009-05-07T21:15:00.000-07:00

It's the weekend! kind of. This week has been overwhelming. I had two in-class midterms on Tuesday. Today, I had an oral art presentation. And I have reeeeeally bad public speaking anxiety. It was horrible. "ummmm". Yeah.

I got the photo from garance dore. She/It's so refreshing. Is she famous? If not, she should be.

What is your current obsession?
frozen yogurt

What is your weirdest obsession?
mixed babies / mixed people - yeah i know, very WEIRD -_-;;

What are you wearing today?
I wore a free people top and some jeans

What’s for dinner today?
chinese sausage rice

What would you like to learn to do?
play the piano, sew, cook!

What’s the last thing you bought?
a textbook

What are you listening to right now?
listening and watching House on TV

What is your favorite weather?
warmth with a slight breeze

What do you think about the person(s) who tagged you?
I just randomly decide to do this

If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?
Hong Kong / New York / Hawaii / San Francisco

What would you like to have in your hands right now?
my college diploma. I’m tired of school :(

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
Guam

Which language do you want to learn?
Japanese 日本語

What do you look for in a friend?
genuine-ness

Who do you want to meet in person?
probably Rachel McAdams.

i forgot where i got this from

What’s your favorite type of music?
good music.

What’s the favorite piece of clothing in your own closet?
Levi’s jeans

What is your dream job?
to run a world famous modeling agency!

Any favorite models?
I LOVE FRANCISCO LACHOWSKI ♥ hottest male model in my opinion. I feel like such a pedo though. I think he's like 18 :(.

source: thefashionspot

If you had £100 now what would you spend it on?
camera lens … or clothes =)

Favorite designers?
Abaete

Fashion pet peeve?
plaid shorts. idk why.

Do you admire anyone’s style?
Jessica Stroup

source: thefashionspot

Describe your personal style?
comfy cozy / easy breezy

mayo

2009-05-01T16:43:00.000-07:00

I wish they had these in girls sizes.

wow, It's already May dudes.
Today, I went to Buffalo Exchange to try to sell some things. I sold these cuuuute Marc by Marc Jacob flats, a pair of vtg boots, a dress thing, and a top and I only got $34 back. for some reason, I always feel gypped when I sell there :( I should have eBayed it - but it takes too dang long.

I'm kind of feeling the recession now - I need to save money...or get a job. hah.

i need a break.

2009-04-29T00:23:00.000-07:00

my titles are so creative.
not.

I'm super duper tired. I think I had five hours of sleep last night. and I also have something (slightly big) due tomorrow, so I guess I'm staying up all night. I'm so sick of school already. just one more summer. sigh. I've eaten a cup of frozen yogurt every other day since two weeks ago. with mini gummy bears. ALWAYS. I'm probably developing some nasty cavities.

source: the selby

My backpack broke seconds after I got out of the car to head into the airport to go to San Francisco a couple of weeks ago. hmm, I thought Jansports were supposed to be reliable. It was only a year old :(. I've been looking for backpacks online. Then I saw this!

from push, a Japanese brand (via unbar)

me rikey.

that is all, back to homework :(

i love heat

2009-04-20T21:00:00.000-07:00

went to the BAY AREA over the weekend (again). I never ever travel this often, but my group of friends from middle school were having a little reunion and I didn't wanna be the only one missing out. I got a good deal on the tickets too! I don't know what else to say, except even San Francisco (a usually cold place) was HAAAAWT. and I loved it ♥

cute little boy near takoyaki stand at Cherry Blossom Festival in Japantown, SF

cherry blossom 桜

We ate frozen yogurt every day. I lurve frozen yogurt

transportations took a whole lotta time and money but it was for a good cause

dreamcatcher top from Nordstrom Rack, payce!

happy easters

2009-04-12T19:12:00.000-07:00

DIY studded jeans. I was bored... the other day.

In other news, N.E.R.D is coming to UCSD for SUNGOD 2009. Iron and Wine, The Cool Kids - I also like. I know like one song from two of the other bands. But the main point is, we get to watch it for freeeee.

source: ohnotheydidnt

HYORI LEE for Top Girl (by GGPX) Ad 2009. She's so brutiful.

i heart sf

2009-04-06T01:37:00.000-07:00

My stupid boyfriend April fooled me, then surprised me with a ticket to San Francisco so we could spend our 5 year anniversary together (04/04/04)... probably the most spontaneous thing he's done, ever. hah. hm, anyway. it was fun and eventful weekend. This is going to be a long, detailed post.

On Friday, we went to Haight St (one of my favorite places to go). I go into American Apparel to check out the Afrika printed stuffies they have. and the dressing room attendant is none other than Marjorie from last season's America's Next Top Model. WUT..

Ok, so that is not me in the yellow sweater. hehe. I got the photo from this guy's posting about the same weird encounter with the reality tv star. but yep, she had platinum blond hair just like in the photo. She was quite tall (dur). I didn't really want to intrude on her work, but I overheard the guy in the fitting room next to me telling her how she looked like that girl from ANTM. and she was like "yup". I caught her doing a cute little chicken dance while talking to another girl. It was really bizarre for me... seeing someone I see on tv in real life.

Afterward, we went to Isobune Sushi in Japantown for dinner. Small boats floating on water carried the sushi around the bar.

On Saturday, we went downtown by bus. stopped by Saigon Sandwich along the way. I love this place. They're sandwiches are only $3 and they've got great reviews. They have some kind of special sauce that makes their sandwiches especially delicious. I think it's warm mayo, err something.

did some shop-seeing. The first tier of that huge building is forever 21's three-story shop. The second photo is of Zara.

Lily Allen was having a (sold out) concert at the Warfield that I really reeaallly wanted to go to. But I opted to save money, and we watched Adventureland instead. It's got a 89% rating on rottentomatoes. It was sweet... except, I think I'd probably understand it more if I were a thirty-something year old. I heard some older folks reminiscing about the 80s shortly after the movie. The main character was like a slightly less awkward version of Michael Cera. and Also, I'd like to express my envy of Kristen Stewart. Not only does she get to kiss Robert Pattinson in Twilight; but she makes out with Ryan Reynolds in Adventureland. WHY?

Today, we attempted to go thrifting in the Mission - but didn't find anything. The weather was great! sunny and hot -- a rarity for SF. There was this alleyway filled with artwork; it was pretty neat.

San Francisco <3

spring breaking

2009-03-28T19:35:00.000-07:00

I'm a terrible blogger. Last week was finals and this week is spring break so I've just been chillaxing. getting fat. I go back to school on Monday...ugh. I need to upgrade my flickr account to pro soon.

We ate at this all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ restaurant the other day. and it was so funny because they were playing gangsta rap and Lil Wayne the whole night. haha

he's so smexy (source: ohnotheydidnt)

sreep sreep sreep.

takoyaki... mmm

2009-03-13T04:20:00.001-07:00

I changed the layout a tiny bit. black, hmmm. I'm still thinking. Ever since I was younger, when it came to layout stuffies, like xanga for example (which I still have by the way, puauahaha) - I would stay up all night trying to fix it until I thought it looked right. I get super irritated when the alignment or colors are not in harmony. I brought the fish banner back. I found that image of the the yellow colored fish somewhere I forget, and I can't explain. I just love it. It's just a perfectly illustrated cartoon fish in the perfect color.

Next week is going to be hell. I probably won't have any time to update. or breathe.

I like the way this turned out. I got the idea in a post from cotton shrinks

DIRECTIONS:
- Go to Google image search.
- Type in your answer to each question.
- Choose a picture from the first 3 images.
- Use this website (http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php) to make your collage.
- Save the image for use in this note.
- Post and tag all your friends.
QUESTIONS:
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What is your hometown?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. What is your favorite movie?
6. What is your favorite drink?
7. What is your dream vacation?
8. What is your favorite dessert?
9. What is one word to describe yourself?
10. How are you feeling right now?
11. What do you love most in the world?
12. What do you want to be when you grow up?

thursday

2009-03-05T23:14:00.000-08:00

top abercrombie & fitch / skirt forever 21 / shoes aerosoles (from Ross!)

The skirt looks wayyy cuter in person. except I have the hips of a BEAST - so it's a little shorter than I'd like. Oh ! Free Nylon magazine #2 came in. I love free things :D

BALMAIN FALL 2009

holy shoulderpads batman!

I don't know why... but I really like this shiny triangle garment on the left. and that arm thang on the second model.

source: style.com

pink rabbit

2009-03-01T05:27:00.000-08:00

pink rabbit - forever 21's Shibuya Mon Amour

The weather was so good yesterday. and by good, I mean nice and warm. I can't remember the last time I wore shorts out. I think I'm ultimately a hot weather kind of girl. hmm, sorry for not updating for over a week. I'm still kinda of recovering from being sick. Winter quarter ends in two weeks. For some reason, I kind of don't want it to end. I have huge assignments with very little time left. and I'm also taking this political science class (as an elective) with 350 other students - I like going to that class. oh wow, IT'S ALMOST 6AM! the sun is up! WHY AM I NOT ASLEEP!?

svedish

2009-02-20T22:57:00.000-08:00

We went to IKEA today to get my friend a lamp. as weird as it sounds, I always get super excited to go to IKEA. It's like an adventure. ahahah

Fall 2009 - Chi
ZIP ZIP. SHOES

Fall 2009 - Derek Lam
I love this shade of yellow.

source: runwaym@livejournal

i need to do laundry

2009-02-17T15:26:00.000-08:00

The heel of these boots are broken to the nail. is it even repairable? so sorry for the mess of my room, lol.

I got this at Ross the other day. EEEEE.. I needed a new wallet. I had been using my old wallet for 2 years already - and it turned from off-white to beige. A black one is good.

oh! Joseph Gordon-Levitt turns 28 today. Happy Birsssday! omg, i love his dimples. he's so handsome.

(i forgot where i got these)

Ok, I'm off to 99 Ranch to get some groceries. have a good day!

colours

2009-02-16T04:18:00.001-08:00

it's past 5 am, and I am awake watching " A lot like love " on tbs. I don't know why, but I'm liking it. meet some guy on a plane, realize years later that you're made for each other. I forget that the three-day weekend only applies to the U.S. I'm so sorry! It's Presidents Day, I think. I bought a papasan chair cushion at Ross for $30. (what a bargain. It's usually like $50+). so plump :D

Fall 2009 Abaeté (left) Charlotte Ronson (right)
I love!
source: style.com

v-day

2009-02-14T23:13:00.000-08:00

hm, Valentine's day is almost over.

I'm watching SNL - it's Alec Baldwin and the Jonas Brothers. I watched "Push" last night. it was , I would say odd ; but maybe I was just out of it after having not slept for the whole day. TODAY, I went shopping at Forever 21. It feels so good not having to think about anything right now. I hope everyone's having a good three-day weekend :)

free at last

2009-02-13T16:47:00.000-08:00

or for the three day weekend at least. I stayed up all night, finished my midterm, and turned it in. then I came home and treated myself to some chocolate ice cream :).

papers must die

2009-02-12T00:05:00.000-08:00

crap webcam

I like you.

Ok, I have an 8-page paper due in a day and I am looking at shoes. Thank you internets. $85 at yesstyle.com. I wish I had that kind of money. Oh yes, remember my laptop I was talking about? It got soo loud today that a couple of my classmates (in a 30-student class) actually turned around, looked at my laptop and smiled at me. ahaha. embarassing T_T. hm, ASOS just sent me an style update email :). They're already promoting bikinis and things. The weather here confuses me. It was like 39°F yesterday! for me, that was the coldest that San Diego has been since I've lived here.

Gwyneth Paltrow (above) in March 2009 issue of UK Elle, wearing Alexander Wang (source: style.com) - the shapes on the dress are so geometrically.. appealing..

so fresh

2009-02-07T18:26:00.000-08:00

Dior Homme Fall/Winter 2009
Model: Francisco Lachowski

source: models.com

what a beautiful boy.

lights and sounds

2009-02-04T20:03:00.000-08:00

so sorry for the lack of updates.

My laptop has been making strange noises. Don't ever buy an HP laptop (especially not for its pretty swirly exterior). Their fans are so ridiculously loud. I was sitting in my 400-student political science class today, self-conscious of my hair dryer of a laptop fan. hmm, I went to Disneyland since I last wrote an entry. The day after that was Chinese New Year - I ate Indian food and received in the mail, a red envelope from the parents. Happy Chinese New Year!

My favorite thing to wear nowadays is this black oversized men's jacket from Stussy. soooo comfy

3:33 AM

2009-01-21T03:33:00.001-08:00

I returned that studded tunic dress to Forever 21. I realize it didn't really do much for the pear shaped body I have. I did a little sorting through my luggage (which I've barely touched since I came back from San Francisco two weeks ago) = DISCOVERY OF JAPANTOWN GOODIES I FORGOT ABOUT

Lychee flavored HI CHEW. YES PREASE!

Japanese fashion magazines from Kinokuniya Bookstore in Japan Center. I LOVE this bookstore. I wish I could have taken photos, but they didn't allow cameras. I went there like 4 times over the break - just to gawk at their amazing collection of reading/viewing material. I ended up buying just two magazines. and inside of each magazine.... more stuff! ahh I love Japanese fashion mags.

unproductive.

2009-01-17T17:16:00.000-08:00

How does this work .. Follow my blog with bloglovin´

I feel soo lazy today. I woke up just two hours ago (3pm). All I've done is showered and ate - and now the sun is down :(. The second week of the quarter is over, eight more to go. There's a 3rd Rock from the Sun marathon on TV LAND. I have admired Joseph Gordon-Levitt since ever since. since Angels in the Outfield, even.

http://josephgordonlevitt.org/

The top is from Forever 21, part of the batch that I bought online about a month ago. I really love the design and material. I wore this and pair of Levi's shorts on Thursday. The weather in San Diego has been soo good lately. It's supposed to remain in the 70s until Wednesday. YAY.

♥♥♥

2009-01-10T00:19:00.000-08:00

Academy Award winning French Actress Marion Cotillard in Madame Figaro.

It's long overdue, but Happy New Year! I had fun in San Francisco, but I'm back in San Diego now since school started. Katlin from URPLE has tagged me for five addictions. They currently are:

1. Guitar Hero World Tour. My brother and I just purchased it last Monday and we play for HOURS
2. ARIZONA GREEN TEA. I go through at least a gallon a week
3. CSI and/or Law & Order
4. Those buy/sell/trade stores like Buffalo Exchange and Crossroads
5. BLOGGING! reading other people's blogs, posting my own, receiving comments :)

I tag anybody that views this blog!

studs

2008-12-31T04:01:00.000-08:00

photo of Hong Kong model Janice Man from her site

my latest purchases from Forever 21 (:

Betsey Johnson belt with studded buckle (from Ross!)

faux leather/fur ushanka with minor stud detailing (from Krazy Kaps at Pier 39)

Stud: Alex Pettyfer. He is an 18 year-old actor and model from England. Photos are by Kai Z. Feng

where is my mind

2008-12-29T01:17:00.000-08:00

I watched Fight Club last night (for the first time ever). I love the last scene where the buildings are falling one by one to the sound of The Pixies. It was so... beautiful? Maybe I'm a little bit crazy. Anyway, I'll be in San Francisco for one more week. I feel like I have done nothing but EAT. One of these days I will make a special post dedicated entirely to the food I've eaten on this vacation. I still need to do so many things!

New Years is in three days. Resolutions? Probably the same ones I've had every friggin year: EXERCISE (...ha), do better in school, get a job, sleep earlier, etc etc. Nothing has changed. I'm still skinny fat, mediocre at everything, jobless and practically nocturnal. But I guess my real goal this year is to graduate from college.

(Photos! hover for text)

hello from sf

2008-12-20T22:42:00.000-08:00

So, yesterday was my 22nd bday and we celebrated at Ai Sushi on Geary and 18th. I just had a few sips as I am slightly allergic to certain types of alcohol. Those yelp reviews are so hilarious and so true!

"Looks like a run down karaoke brothel... "

"huge groups of drunken underagers hollering and banging their fists on the tables..."

ahaha.. YES. free provocative birthday dessert included. Wow, I haven't updated in a really long time. It's currently 43°F here in San Francisco. I miss heat. I miss this heat.

photo of Guam taken by my cousin Alva

mail / milk

2008-12-04T15:51:00.000-08:00

Mail makes me so happy. I just got a package of stuff I ordered online from Forever 21. Their packaging is so neat. I know I could have just gone to a store, but sometimes it gets pretty chaotic. Fortunately, everything fits :)!

I have finals next week. They're all really big papers :(.

In other news, Milk comes out tomorrow and I really really want to watch it.

source: flickr

sunday

2008-11-30T23:22:00.001-08:00

mmmm

2008-11-23T04:24:00.000-08:00

distracted again. I have a paper (eight pages) due on Monday. I have about less than three pages?

If I only count the days I have class, there's only six days left before exam week. on the saturday after exam week, I will be off to SF, my second home away from home - to hang out with family/friends for all of winter break. (YESSSSS.)

Anyway, I'm most especially looking forward to some delicious foods. Some legitimate, inexpensive, good food! I took these over the summer:

crepe from Japantown. yeah, that's ham and avacado. I don't know, just trying something new. it tasted pretty good actually

dan tats -- egg custard tarts from Irving

dim sum from Clement

D&A CAFE / LATE NIGHT HAPPY HOUR. *DROOL*

shark bait

2008-11-20T00:18:00.000-08:00

It's actually more like 4:09AM right now. Anyway, Aimee from Song of Style has tagged anyone who checks out her blog - (which you should do), with :

6 things that make me happy :)

1. chocolate soft-serve ice cream from Mt. Lam Lam Sno n' Ice Cream back home on Guam. probably these best chocolate soft-serve ice cream ever. I remember being really depressed one day, and this really cheered me up. I took this photo when I went home this past summer :

2. getting letters/packages in the mail. which reminds me, i finally got my package from amazon :

3. cute babies/puppies make me squeal
4. finding great bargains/winning things on ebay/shopping in general
5. SF, Guam, & Hong Kong
6. i love recessed lighting. LOVE. i need them all over my future house

There's much more. like, People who can make me laugh , of course , make me super happy.

nom

2008-11-17T22:06:00.000-08:00

We took a drive up to L.A. to pick up my friend's passport at the Chinese Embassy. We stopped by this deserted mall in Little Tokyo and ate at a cozy lil Japanese restaurant called Hana Ichimonme. The ramen sets were quiet cheap and delicious. For dessert, a green tea mochi ice cream from the Japanese snack store on the first floor... nom nom nom

In other news, I got some Zyrtec today for my hives, as suggested by the doctor. I had to pay $15 to wait one hour to then listen to a doctor talk for a few minutes about information I had already discovered on the internets :(

science of sleep

2008-11-06T22:01:00.000-08:00

Can you get to the point where it becomes difficult to differentiate between dreams and reality?

Since I've moved to this new residence about four months ago, I seem to be experiencing dreams almost every night. I've had several dreams of family members dying only to wake up crying and immediately calling the individual to find out that they're perfectly alive.

I was watching this movie on the day I came up with the name for this blog. Beautiful little movie. It makes me want to move to Europe! Anyway, I'm just trying to find everything and anything else to do besides working on my paper due tomorrow :(.

great success

2008-11-04T23:15:00.000-08:00

photo by Terry Richardson