stephinika.

epic vacation is epic.

2011-05-12T10:10:00.000-07:00

3000th tweet...damn.

Lots has definitely happened in the past while. I am still currently away on vacation, but I managed to get wi-fi here in Vegas, so here I am! There's so much I want to say, but it'll be hard to get into this post unless its really, really long so I'll try and keep it short and sweet.

So far, it has been absolutely amazing. Left home on May 1st and flew out to LA from Bellingham (and through Seattle). Got on the ship Monday, May 2nd with 10 of my awesome SIAT friends and set sail. Stopped at Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico. Lots of epic adventures for sure, and a bit more alcohol than necessary on our last evening on the ship, but all in all - t'was a great time. Some moments off the top of my head with some picture dumping:
- 11 people in a hotel room!?
- word party
- epic meal time every time
- mini martinis!
- LOBSTER
- parasailing
- atv-ing
- whale-hunting >_>
- big wins at the casino!
- crabwalk
- luchador masks in the hotub
- we can take the bottles now!?

Then came Los Angeles. Got back on Friday, May 6 and went to stay with Celeste's family that are super nice and took great care of us. At this point, it was only me, Crystal, and Celeste. Within those days there, we went to Universal Studios, Disneyland, and Knotts Berry Farm, as well as some shopping, catching up with old friends, and sing K (LOL).

And now, I'm here in Vegas with Celeste. We just arrived this morning, and I wasn't super excited last night, but when the plane was landing and I saw the strip, I couldn't help but be stoked for this last leg of my trip. It's going to be so much fun, and our first night we are here in the MGM Grand and our room is gorgeous.

Needless to say, this trip was so worth it (even though I am completely broke now) but it has been amazing and I know the last bit will be just as awesome too. It's also a little sad because I know other than my upcoming grad party, this will be my last big event with all these amazing people, and if any of you read this - I have enjoyed each and every one of your company on this vacation. I love you guys. Happy graduation and/or summer to you! <3

Time flies...

2011-04-17T23:39:00.000-07:00

So many things I've been wanting to blog about, but I have been so lazy to do so...

The show was a complete success. All that stress, lack of sleep, and hard work was so incredibly worth it. It was amazing. I'm so glad that everything turned out the way it did, and I couldn't be happier. Just finished producing the DVDs as well and so far the response to it has been great, so definitely feeling good about that as well. Definitely an opportunity I'm glad to have shared with everyone involved...I can't stress enough how awesome the show was.

Grad. Wow, everything is happening so quickly. I have one final left...that's it. I remember how stressed I was in the last week because last week I had so much to do, but it's almost all over. I can't believe it...although I'm acting like I'm already done.

Such an amazing weekend. So busy & exhausted, but it was so worth it. Friday, hung out with Sam to do some shopping for cosplay stuff. Obviously ended up purchasing other things...got some awesome ankle boots that were on sale, so that was nice. Stopped at Ebisu for some quick food and drink, so that was nice. After that, we meant to go to Dancing Stars for practice as usual, but ended up going out with Jun, Suzuka, and some of the other Unlimited people so that was really fun to see them again. Went to Santouka for ramen, and then Zakkushi for more food and drink. Lots of beer...hahaha.

Saturday, worked all day and then went to this new lounge/club called the Helm for Bryan's birthday. So much fun. Really nice, classy place with good food and drink, and the music for the night was awesome. Lots of good dancing happened, and definitely glad I ended up going out.

Sunday, today, worked all day again and then after work hung out with coworkers to watch the (awesome) Canucks' game and had some more drinks again...so much fun, but damn I'm tired.

I haven't drank this much in one weekend in a long, LONG time...

This summer is going to be amazing - I can't wait. <3 Sakura-con in less than a week and my epic vacation is in 2 weeks! WOOT. I'm going to be so broke, but I don't care right now.

happy valentine's day.

2011-02-15T21:02:00.001-08:00

This is the happiest I've been in a long time. Had the most amazing past couple of days with you, I absolutely loved every single moment. I want to go on, but then I won't stop so I'll leave it at that.

happy holidays.

2010-12-28T04:11:00.001-08:00

I think this has been the best Christmas/holiday break ever. =) So many great things have been happening...I'm really, truly thankful. Happiest I've been in a very long time.
<3
Just had to say that.

Oh, and I curled my hair for Christmas day/dinner and it actually turned out nice so I just have to share. Lol.

2000th tweet... FAK LOVE

2010-12-22T03:09:00.001-08:00

Yes I'm a social media freak, as I've stated before...so yay for another blogpost on my 2000th tweet. Made one for my 1000th too: here.

Since that was one was dedicated to SIAT...this one is to my new group of amazing friends: FAK aka Free Agentz Krew.

I am so happy I met you guys. All of you. I really mean that. You have made these past few months so amazing. You're all so much fun, hilarious, fun to be with, spontaneous, talented people. I've had the opportunity to dance so much more because of you guys and you have no idea how much better that has made this past semester. So many memories in such a short time - I really can't wait to make more. FAK party tomorrow! (today since it's 3:15am haha ... even when I don't have school I sleep at stupid times...)
But yeah. I know I'm kind of repeating myself but I really mean it when I say I feel so lucky to have you all as my friends and I'm truly thankful for you guys. Every week has been a blast but some stand-out moments would be the Autumn Delight show, my birthday, and the Christmas party, but every time out with you guys has been awesome. Definitely made the lack of sleep from coming home at 4am worth it, hahaha.

Love you all. <3
Here's just a sampling of the awesome photos we've taken together.

p.s. really glad i had the guts to message you back then and that it didn't creep you out like i thought i might have. lol. XP

"all I want for Christmas is you..."♫

2010-12-20T01:37:00.000-08:00

Christmas party time! Woot! 14 nights out in a row...just finished day 7. It's been so awesome so far. I love it so much.
Dec 10 - Dancing Stars + Pho
Dec 11 - Cherise's
Dec 12 - D&D + Denny's
Dec 13 - Ramen + fondue + Cactus Club
Dec 14 - Fish & Grill
Dec 15 - Morrissey
Dec 16 - Tron @ Midnight
Dec 17 - 24Hr Dance-a-Thon
Dec 18 - Korean BBQ + Foggy Dew
Dec 19 - Hapa + Cats Social House
Upcoming.
Dec 20 - FDS Christmas Party
Dec 21 - Dinner w/ Kat
Dec 22 - SIAT Wifey night + FAK Christmas Party
Dec 23 - Spazz & Cocktails night

then CHRISTMAS.

Holy shat. Good freakin' times. <3 Here's a few quick photos showing just a sampling of some of my favourite people.

life is good.

i can't stop...

2010-12-09T02:46:00.001-08:00

giggling or grinning like an idiot.

So stupidly giddy.
=)

"will you move to musical notes with me?"♫

2010-11-29T00:30:00.000-08:00

quoted from Ryan Higa and their short film A.S.S.
So good.

Tehe. =)

Anyways...so much I want to say, yet can't seem to put into proper words without writing a really long essay. So, here's the basics.

My birthday was amazing. I have the greatest friends and I'm so thankful for all of you. SIAT + FAK = LOVE.

This past week has been pretty amazing in general though. Lots of fun stuff (besides school of course) so yeah. One main example would be the big Christmas party last night. Absolutely amazing, so much fun.

I don't remember being this happy in a long time. And being this giggly over such silly things. It really is great.

But that's all I'm going to say ... because yeah, there's so much going through my mind right now so instead: photo dump!

and 5th year has officially begun.

2010-09-07T21:14:00.000-07:00

Wow. Summer is officially over. Had my first fall semester class this morning at 8:30am...sigh. Oh well. Summer was amazing, so I can't really complain. Quick summer highlights recap blog post thing:

Danceology.
Haha, learning that routine in a week and performing for the first time in a long time on stage was awesome. So much fun, and I was so excited when they asked me to join them since they're mostly my teachers. =)

Calgary trip.
I'd missed my cousin, and I finally got to meet his girlfriend who's super awesome, and then I basically partied for 3 nights in a row with him and his friends while staying at his place. It was so much fun, and pretty good for my little summer trip away.

Wonder Girls.
Oh man. I can't even begin, haha. Didn't meet them this time but was front row again for their concert and they're amazing. Beautiful, talented girls for sure. Lots of memories from that day. AND, we even got onto their Korean show! woo, fangirls! hahaha

Harbour Summer Intensive.
This is always a highlight of my summer. This was my 4th summer doing it, and it just gets better. Took 3 classes, afro cuban jazz, house, and hiphop. Such a great workout, and being able to dance every day made me so, sooo happy.

Crystal's Bday.
Always an awesome weekend. Always. Good company, good fireworks, good hotel, good drinking...hahahahaha. And then we saw Cirque the next day so that was pretty awesome too. =)

Ben's Bday.
Also an epic bday. Shenanigans. That's all I have to say. Bahahahaha XD

Anime Evolution.
Such a great nerdy weekend. I had one new cosplay, and brought back my old one. Got to hang out with old and new friends and took a ton of awesome photos. I can't wait until the next con...

Dance.
This is a general, all summer thing, and well, beyond that. I started dancing regularly once a week at least again in February, and I'm so glad I went back. I was on a hiatus for awhile because of time/money but I've realized, I can't live without it. Whether it be jazz, hiphop, salsa, kpop, etc, I love it all and it's been so much fun.

I'm gonna miss it.

feeling good.

2010-08-05T23:38:00.000-07:00

So been meaning to blog this for a little while too, finally getting around to it now.

Summer has turned out to be pretty amazing. So much awesome stuff has been happening, and I can honestly say, I'm truly happy right now, and it's been awhile since I've been able to say that. Not that I've been depressed or anything, that's not what I'm saying...it's just I'm actually happy about pretty much 99% of the stuff in my life at this very moment. I don't need to go into great detail, but work is fantastic, I love my friends, school hasn't been so bad for summer, and I've been dancing a ton. I've been fairly well behaved this summer too. Not drinking/going out as wildly as I did last summer, and I've actually stayed single, hah! So proud of myself. But yeah, I'm genuinely happy right now and it feels so amazing. It feels so, so good to be able to say that for once, because usually there's at least one serious thing bothering me.

But the main thing is the whole 'single life' thing. I've finally become comfortable with it. Last summer, my first 'single' summer, I went nuts with boys in a way because I felt I needed that. Now, I've realized I don't need that. Of course I sometimes miss having a boyfriend, and I still have my crushes, but I don't care that much anymore. If something awesome pops up, that's great, but it's not at the top of my priorities right now and being single, I have so much freedom that I'm finally fully appreciating. I love it. And the best part? I've been feeling so confident in myself lately. I don't know what happened, but it's awesome. I still have some self-conscious body image issues, but every girl does a bit. But yeah, I've been feeling so confident, so sure of myself, and even just typing this out, it makes me even happier to realize that I've finally reached this point. I really can't express how much it really means to me to feel like this. So yeah. Needed to blog that, because I have way too many emo moments and blogs, hah.

But anyways, on a lighter but related note. Posted this on tumblr, and putting it here as well.
So just got home from dance a little while ago, and I was super sweaty and stuff, but definitely an awesome class…and somehow, my hair looks really awesome right now (at least I think so hah). Like, its that sexy, messy, bedhead, sex hair thing by complete accident… (and unfortunately, minus the sex/bed part LOL) but yeah. And of course, hair always turns out great when you have nowhere to go, and when you try it never happens…so yeah. But basically, the point of this post is also - right now I feel good, I feel confident, I feel sexy and yeah. I feel like I look amazing right now. Sorry to be vain, but I have to sometimes.
Just thought I’d share that. Hah.

clubbing, vancouver, and admiration.

2010-07-28T00:25:00.000-07:00

Three topics I've been wanting to blog about, but have been lazy to do so, so finally here goes.

Clubbing. Went for the first time in a long time out to a club, and a club that I used to frequent way too often - Mirage. I went with Nanessa, and it was interesting to say the least. Don't get me wrong, it was still a lot of fun and all, but it was different. I think I've kinda-sorta grown out of that stage. Last summer, I was a club or bar almost every week, if not twice a week...it was brutal. I was a freakin' bar star. I look back and think what the hell...because last week when I went, all the girls just seemed to have nothing better to do, skanked it up, and drank their faces off, and just acted overly obnoxious. And most of the guys seemed pretty douche-y. Still fun to dance though, and Mirage has amazingly cheap drinks, but yeah. People watching was just too funny.

Vancouver. Since I've worked at the restaurant, I've become closer with my coworkers of course, and because it makes more sense than my situation, most of them (well, all of them) actually live in Vancouver, or downtown. Hanging out with them more and just talking to them more, I'm really realizing how badly I want to get out of this small, far-away suburb. I love the city. I just love it. The people, the atmosphere, the convenience...I love it. I just need the money to afford it. Sigh. But yeah, I'm working on that goal.

Admiration. Saw a dance show at Gossip on Friday. Poreotics from America's Best Dance Crew performed and some friends of mine were in some of the opening acts. So much awesome dancing, it was so fun. I just loved how there were actual 'dancers' at a club, so there was a circle both before and after the show where people would go and freestyle, and it was oh so good. I wish I could freestyle...definitely an area I need to work on. But anyways, usually when I watch a group, there's someone who will stand out to me that I end up watching mostly. Yeah, let's just say that was the case with one crew and oh man...

So yeah. I repeat, my summer's been freaking amazing. The weather is STILL beautiful (yay!) and July has just been the most amazing month, and it's definitely continuing to be.
Upcoming events: catch-up SIAT lunch, going to see Inception (finally), badminton, Crystal's birthday, and Cirque du Soleil!

sytycd.

2010-07-16T01:42:00.000-07:00

So, I'm currently catching up on my SYTYCD episodes, watching it off the pvr, and I just HAD to blog this right now. I tweeted, I've used tumblr, but those are both short. I just have to get this out of my system right now, so here I am.

I started with last week's episode, and I had already heard about Alex Wong's injury and yet when I watched him talk about it, and watched him have to leave the show, I couldn't stop crying. Just seeing him look so sad because he couldn't do what he loved to do with all the talent that he has...oh man. So yeah. That just set me off.

Then I saw Lauren and Kent's contemporary routine which was choreographed by one of my absolute favourites from the show ever, Travis Wall. Not only was it just beautiful, but the song choice just added the cherry on top. Collide by Howie Day was used, and oh my goodness...both are such young, beautiful, just such talented, hard-working dancers. I can't believe they're only 18 years old firstly, but anyways...just, a;asdf;lkj. I have no words. So many great pieces this season, seriously. But continuing on, yeah, the chemistry was just spot on and yeah...the kiss at the end just made me go nuts, haha. Beautiful piece, just fantastic.

Then, onto this week's performance episode, and it opens with a freakin' tahitian number. I was blown away. One - some of my fave dancers, Lauren from this season and the all-star was Mark Kanemura, again one of my favourites from the past seasons, and two - tahitian!? Wha!? Where did that even come from? I used to do that! To see a style of dance that I did for YEARS that isn't exactly mainstream, on my favourite show that is so big right now - holy crap. Epic. It was obviously a bit more modernized, but they did a great job (and Mark looked great shirtless again hahahaha) but yeah. I was impressed and just so happy to see it on the show.

And I'm continuing to watch that episode right now and just...oh man. I am so incredibly impressed.

But yeah, this season - oh my goodness. Most Memorable Moments/Favourite Moments:
ALEX WONG, his contemporary w/ Allison and hiphop w/ Twitch =) oh man.
KENT, in general, but mostly the contemporary w/ Lauren
And just to mention my favourites from past seasons that I'm super excited about cause they've all been involved in this season at some point:
Males: Travis Wall, Mark Kanemura
Females: Allison Holker, Katee Shean

...

I love dance. I love it with my heart & soul. I danced for hours today and even as my body aches, I loved every moment. And here I am, up late when I should be in bed, watching more dance. I wish I could live, breath, eat, sleep dance every day for the rest of my life.

the greatest gift.

2010-06-25T00:45:00.000-07:00

So, I'm doing this daily "letters" thing on my tumblr (here) and it's set to different kinds of people in your life. Then, I'm about to hit 1000 tweets on Twitter (yes I'm a social media whore, shut up) soo, I figured I should do something a little special so to speak. So, prepare for some sappiness.

I'm finishing up my fourth year at SFU in the SIAT program, and about to start my fifth & final year (damn thats scary), and as much as I've had issues with the program and what I want to do after and if this degree will do me any good, I have to say I have met some of the greatest friends I have ever had in my life, and I really hope I can keep in contact with them. Now to switch POV just to be confusing. I'm talking to all of you close SIAT folks of mine, y'all know who are. =)

I've met you all over the past 4 years, and as cheesy and sappy and ridiculous it may sound, I really, TRULY mean it when I say that you guys are the greatest friends and gifts to me I've had. You are the only set of friends that I feel truly myself around. I don't have to hide anything. I can act like a retard, show what I'm truly interested in, and just be myself without feeling judged or scrutinized. You guys know how to have fun, but be serious at the right times. You guys are there for me, and definitely the most loyal friends I've had (considering I've definitely had my issues with other friends in the past with that) and there's a select few that I can talk to about pretty much ANYTHING, but even most of you...I feel totally comfortable with you guys and that makes me so happy to know that I know such great people. We've had so many amazing memories these past years...really. So as I approach my last year, I'm so scared I'll lose touch with people...please don't, it'd break my heart. We must keep in touch, because like I said, you guys are more trustworthy, faithful, and loyal, and just damn well fun friends than any I've had before. We are also such a diverse group of people, yet so similar and it works out beautifully. I'm so thankful to have met each of you and let's keep the good times rolling and get through the next year or so with just as many great memories.

I love you guys. Really.

and no, the people I'm talking to aren't defined by these pictures...there's definitely more of you, but these are the best group pics I could find quickly.

patio time.

2010-06-24T01:20:00.000-07:00

Tonight was an oddly perfect night.

Skipped class, had some sushi, hit up a bar patio, had some nachos, and threw back some beer prior to seeing a great movie.

That's what summer's about. Hah. Unplanned, good friends, random but awesome fun times.

its cold.

2009-12-27T16:52:00.000-08:00

so i'm inside.

just got back from hawaii a couple of days ago. it was amazing. lots of fun stuff and funny stuff happened. here's some real quotes & conversations.

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"Are you guys from Japan?"
"No. Vancouver, Canada."
"Really!? Are you sure?"
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"Where are you guys from?"
"Vancouver."
"Wanna smoke weed with us?"
"NO!"
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"*insert Japanese*"
"Um...no japanese?"
"Ooh, I can speak English too!"
"Okay..."
"Will you come to dinner with us?"
"No."
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"Take pictures with us?"
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Needless to say, we were mistaken for Japanese girls all week, hah.
Here's a quick breakdown of how our week went:

Thursday
Got in late. Boo. Had a lovely dinner at Duke's on the beach though.

Friday
Holy shat. Shopping for literally 9 hours. It was epic. Ala Moana shopping center + Nordstrom Rack. It was awesome. Afterwards, we ate and drank at the Big Kahuna where they had this drink called the Fishbowl. Look for yourself.

Saturday
More shopping! This time we hit all the cute Japanese stores. Had a quick stop at the beach before we went out to this club called Lotus Sound Bar which was pretty fun.

Sunday
Beach day! Yay! Went to Waikiki beach for awhile to soak up some sun, which was nice. Nighttime, we went to Senor Frogs. Oh man, that was a fun night. That place is awesome. Lots of fun stuff & fun people. And yay free shots!

Monday
This day was snorkeling day! We went to Hanauma Bay and that was awesome. Saw lots of cool fish and whatnot. Dinner was at PF Changs...mm, such good dessert...

Tuesday
More beach time! Went down closer to the Hilton Hawaiian Village, and that beach was nice. Night time was Germaine's Luau! So fun. Yay free dinner, show and drinks! And they had some Christmas show stuff too!

Wednesday
We went to Pearl Harbour & saw the USS Bowfin which was pretty interesting. After that was lunch at the Cheesecake Factory + more shopping! Got my yummy cake and beautiful Coach wallet (thx lao po's! <3 )

Thursday
Last morning! Had an early beach day with matching heart floaties! So fun. Then home time! =(

I miss Hawaii already. =(

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since I've been home though, its been good (minus the cold weather). Christmas day, went to the Mah's house as usual for dinner and getting together. Afterwards, went out and saw Avatar. Such a good movie, I definitely recommend it. Sooo pretty...
Yesterday, hung out with Celeste & caught up so that was nice. Battled it out at Metrotown for a bit for some Boxing day shopping...it was a madhouse in there. Got a few things though. Something else nice happened too. =) <3

Today, I finally cleaned my room. There was crap and dust everywhere, so its finally clean!

sarang haeyo wonder girls!

2009-07-02T00:42:00.000-07:00

so um, my life is now officially complete. last night was seriously the best night i've had in awhile. I MET THE FREAKIN' WONDER GIRLS. XD Tehe, so here's my personal account of the night.

So I met up with Celeste P. at GM where the show was. The WG were opening for the Jonas Bros (ugh) but anyways...my tickets said row 5 floor, which I was already pretty stoked about. Well, we get to our seats and its actually the SECOND row and we were on the inside of the row RIGHT NEXT TO THE STAGE. I just about died. Seriously. Anyways, the first two guests weren't bad. Honour Society and Jordin Sparks. Minus the millions of screaming little girls, it was good. Lol...and then....WONDER GIRLS. They had a lil' introduction saying they're one of the biggest groups in southeast asia and then the music came on with a little slideshow thingy on the screens...and then they appeared! Holy man...they sang Tell Me first (in English) and oh man...so good. Me and Celeste made signs too. One said "Wonder Girls Fighting!" and the other said "I want Nobody but WG!" and since we were so close we could see they saw it! Soooo awesome.
After Tell Me, they said "Hellooo Vancouver!" And talked a bit. They then taught the short chorus part of Nobody, the dance! Haha, so cute! Ye Eun taught us cause she seems to have the best English. Anyways, then they sang Nobody! yaaay! Soooooo good. I love them.

But yeah, once they left, we peaced it outta there and wandered the halls trying to find them and in the process we found all the other WG fans, haha. So awesome. Met some really nice, cool people also obsessed with them, so that was fun. After doing some rounds and asking around, we finally found out when & where the meet & greet would be and we camped out there through the whole Jonas Bros. concert to wait. Haha, as soon as they set up the fence for the line up, us hardcore fans booked it to be at the front. Then waited some more, lol.

Finally they arrived! Oh man, I couldn't stop freaking out. There was so much screaming, and everything! They looked overwhelmed at the amount of crazy fans they have over here, but it was awesome. We started singing Happy Birthday in Korean to So Hee since it was a few days ago and they got so excited! Then we sang Nobody (in Korean as well) and they danced along and looked so happy. It was amaaaazing.
When it was finally our turn to meet them, I just about died. They're sooo gorgeous, every single one of them, and so sweet! I brought both of my albums, the Nobody album and their first one, the Wonder Years and they all signed both. They were shocked to see me have them, especially the first one. Ye Eun & Yoo Bin literally said "oh my god!" when they saw it, haha, it was great. Ye Eun also asked where I got them, and I told them they were sent over from Korea and she seemed amazed. It was so cool. Ooh, and then I told them I saw their tv show, Wonder Bakery and they were in even more shock! I had a conversation with Ye Eun! It was amazing! She was asking how I saw it and if I understood and I told her there were english subs, but yeah. Seriously. I'm so amazed. Ooh, after that we also saw JYP was there and I got his picture & autograph too! We were like "thank you so much for bringing them here! XD"

At the end, we lined up again, haha and us crazy die-hard fans got a group picture with them. They were soooo sweet and I got hugs from all of them too!
Seriously, I'll never forget that night. =) <3 sarang haeyo wonder girls!

and now for a massive photo dump. XD

merry christmas eve.

2008-12-24T17:44:00.000-08:00

So I've made it home from San Francisco safe and sound. But holy crap...snow much? Jeebus. Anyways, here's the recap of my fun trip to visit the family.

Friday Dec 19
Arrived on Friday evening a bit late...damn delayed flights. It was really neat though because as soon as my cousin Kris and I came down the escalator, we were greeted by all the other cousins and aunts, most of whom I haven't seen in years. It was really neat. Headed to my auntie Cielo's house in the suburbs (Hercules to be exact) which is beautiful and hung out for a bit before heading to bed.

Saturday Dec 20
This day we went out all together for lunch and Lola (Grandma) arrived and joined us. We ate at a Chinese restaurant that was pretty good. Then we went shopping! I went with my cousin Jonathan in his nice car (Mercedes...very nice). We first went to Walnut Creek, a nice little outdoor mall. Got some Citizens jeans from Nordstrom and a simple black cardigan from H&M. We then headed to SunValley mall for the stores we hadn't hit, haha. Got a sweater from Hollister and then some stuff from Forever21. We then just went back to Auntie Cielo's for dinner and some relaxing time. She a teppanyaki style grill and we used that for dinner...soooo good.

Sunday Dec 21
This day was party day. My auntie was having a big Filipino lunch party and it was catered and everything. There was a roast pig and soooo much food. It was crazy! Soo good. Didn't do too much after. Just hung out in the house in the afternoon, played some video games, took a nap...haha. Then that night, me, Kris, and Carl went with Jonathan to his place back in downtown San Francisco. He has a pretty nice place with 2 roommates and a great view from his window. We played online Halo until like 3am, it was great haha. Us 3 young cousins got to share his living room...it wasn't bad. I got the gigantic bean bag which was surprisingly comfy, haha.

Monday Dec 22
This day, we slept in and then Jonathan took us to this famous lil' breakfast cafe downtown called Dottie's. We waited for about an hour, but it was so worth the wait. Best breakfast I have ever had. Everything was soo good. After that he took us to this area called Haight & Ashbury that had all these really cool, vintage style shops. It's his favourite place to go shopping apparently. Got a really cool, one-of-a-kind handmade sweater/vest top thing from Jon's favourite place, Villains. After walking around there, we went to Nordstrom Rack because that place is also quite fantastic. Got myself a Betsey Johnson belt, Ed Hardy hat, and Juicy Couture perfume at such great prices, I love it. Last shopping stop was from my list actually, the famous William Stout Architectural Bookstore. It was amazing, I wanted to buy everything. Got my friend the IDEO Design Method Cards and I got myself a lil' IDEO book as well and a book on Japan. Fantastic. After that, we went back to Auntie Cielo's cause poor Kris got sick then Carl, Jon and I went to the best burger place in Cali... In-N-Out Burger...Delish! Hehe. Stopped by Barnes & Nobles on the way back and I got some mini Moleskin notebooks as well...I've always wanted those so that was pretty cool. Overall an awesome day.

Tuesday Dec 23
Forgot to mention, that Monday night at auntie Cielo's, me and my cousin Carl were up until 4am chatting about everything...it was great. He's only 6 months younger but same year of university. He's so smart and we're going through a lot of similar stuff so it was really nice, especially since we see each other so rarely. Anyways, Tuesday didn't do much since I flew home that night. Just hung out around the house, helped grocery shop and whatnot. Said goodbye to everyone then went to the airport. Damn flight was delayed again so we didn't get in until much later. Ah well. Ooh, stopped at a store with cool prints but couldn't buy any...ah well.

Overall, a great trip. This summary isn't even everything there is to tell...it was really good because like I said, we rarely see each other and yeah, definitely good thing to do over the holidays. Sad it went by so quickly...and that there is a ridiculous amount of snow back home. Seriously...what the hell.
Anyways, this is getting long but back on some other notes...feeling better about stuff I guess. He came to the airport to welcome me home which was a surprise...made me feel a bit sad but it was nice of him. Sigh.
But yeh...good week. I'm so broke and HAVE to stop shopping now for sure....shit.

starting fresh.

2008-10-23T09:35:00.000-07:00

New blog, new start. I've felt the need to start a blog again, but I feel like my xanga is too far in the past, so I'm starting a new one. I don't know how often I'll be using this, but we'll see.

Anyways, school...so I am feeling completely unmotivated in that aspect of life right now. I don't like it or enjoy it at all. I don't think it's what I want to do anymore, but its already 3rd year and I don't want to give up just because I'm already more than half done...I don't want to throw these past few years away. I just don't know if I'll be able to push myself to finish this degree. Sigh. I'm in SIAT (School of Interactive Arts & Technology) at SFU. It's a good program, but the farther I get, the more I'm realizing I just don't have the passion that my friends in the program have. It's not my thing really...its just not enjoyable anymore. Some parts are, but its just not satisfying me. I don't know what else to do though. My only other career or school interests are fashion at John Casablancas which seems like it would be so much fun...but: 1) Its very expensive. 2) Will it get me anywhere?
Perhaps combined with the SIAT degree if I finish, but I guess we'll see.

There's a lot of other problems I can find with life right now, but that's enough ranting at the moment.