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3,664,499 | female | 25 | Accounting | Capricorn | 17,June,2004 | God hides things by putting them near us. If at first you didn't see, look again and you might find love... at second sight. So there you are telling the whole world that you'll never get married... that you will never let any girl catch your heart, make it a prisoner and order you around like your own mother did when you were seven. You'd never subject yourself to the torment of love, to the agony of loving another person, to the risk of giving another person to hurt your feelings and break your heart. You treat dating as a sport, people loving you as conquest. Everytime you think about committing, you think about all the other girls you've never dated. Eveytime you think about spending each day of the rest of your life with only one woman, you want to run for your life.You were never emotionally vulnerable. You were always logical and mathematical. You never allowed people to really hear you say what loving and living is all about for you. You never defined your own measure of happiness. You just live your life in the here and now, having a ball, and believing you are living it to the fullest. You tell yourself that you can do what you want, buy what you want, be where you want to be. This is the kind of happiness, the kind of success you believe in. There are nights, however, when you feel empty, incomplete and lonely. You have your party friends, but you knew they were not genuinely interested to listen why you feel this way. Your circle of so-called friends just don't have the time and energy to listen to your whining. There are days when you don't want to go out and party 'till dawn, days when all you want to do is hangout at home and have a quiet meal with people who are geniunely interested to hear how your day went, good or bad they want to listen to you. There are days when you know it's most economical for you to stay single so as to support your expensive, party-till-your-head-hurts lifestyle... and yet, there are days when all you wanted was to find someone to come home to, someone who thinks it's her joy to hand you an aspirin when you're stone drunk and could barely make it to the door. Well, if at first you didn't see, look again... There just might be someone who loves you unconditionally, loves you even if you smoke like a train and drink like a fish. There just might be someone who loves you enough to wait for you to come home stone drunk at two in the morning and not throw pans and dishes on you, who thinks handing you that aspirin when you've got the worse hangover as one of her life's simple pleasures. There just might be someone patient enough to listen to you complain how bad your day was, hug you at times when other people would have skinned you alive, and give you silence when you should have been nagged. There just might be someone who thinks the mere image of you smiling back at her is enough to give warmth to her heart. There must be someone who's joy is to pack your luggage when you need to go away on business trips, drive you to the airport and pick you up when you come home... such that you'll think the best part of the trip was coming home to her. There must be someone who can drive you nuts with her irrationality and complex personality and yet you would still believe that she was the best thing that ever hit you. There must be someone out there, other than your mother, who would be willing to love you on days when you make a big fool of yourself and are totally unlovable. There must be someone who's willing to risk her heart just to believe that you can be a wonderful blessing in her life such that she'll love her mother-in-law more than she loves her own, just for bringing you into this world. There must be someone so amazing, so wonderful, so incredible that you can't imagine what life was before her. Look again, and look around because she could be anyone. Look again because you would be a fool to leave someone like her out there, alone. She could be out there searching for you as well, feeling empty and lonely and as jaded as your are. Or she could be beside you now, waiting for you to be the best person you can be. Look intently so that you don't miss the signs. Don't be afraid to gaze and find yourself seeing forever in her eyes. Don't be afraid to feel vulnerable, to risk your heart and expose yourself to the possibility of feeling pain. Open the doors of your heart to the countless possibilities that abound. Look again and you just might find love... at second sight. |
3,664,499 | female | 25 | Accounting | Capricorn | 17,June,2004 | Of Love and Coffee By: Mariel Calalo What is it about coffee that makes people have great conversations and 'Aha! Moments?' Brewing coffee is much like concocting love... except maybe the latter may be much more complicated. This article is about finding love, losing it and possibly finding it again, in the eyes of a self-confessed caffeine-addicted writer. In order to concoct the best love story, you will need the following ingredients: 1 liter water, purified of all doubts, past hurts,insecurities and emotional baggages 1 cup of grounded coffee beans, bursting with flavor and aroma of a potentially functional romantic relationship grounded on solid friendship Sweetener composed of promises made and kept, thoughtfulness and unwavering commitment. Bring to a boil... This could take from 2 weeks to 2 years, even 2 decades. Hey! Love stories like these don't happen overnight. It's a slow process to ensure that the boiling water extracts the exquisite flavor from your coffee beans...the aroma stimulating your olfactory nerves. Sometimes it could be slow to the point of madness... a love that is not based on first sight but a love realized after so much 'sights' and analysis, sometimes even overanalysis. Sweeten as needed by text messages with animated bears and smileys, romantic comedy analysis, constant communication and mushy theme songs played over and ovet as you drive home. And this will guarantee you an 'espresso perfect romance', right? Well, not quite. Sometimes, no matter how much you follow this instruction to the last letter, things don't pan out the way you planned and pictured them to be. The boy who gladly shared 'after seven Starbucks Moment' (moments of extreme pressure, disappointments... low, sad moments in general) is nowhere to be found. Possibly, he's out there screwing up. You suddenly realize that you are no longer needed because everything in his life is going great & he doesn't need you for 'after seven Starbucks Moments'... and what's left in your mug is a day-old coffee, cold and stale. Your initial reaction was to reheat your espresso. You cry and pray to God for an instant replay of your so-called potentially functional relationship... and all that might have been. All to no avail. So what's a girl to do? You wipe away your tears, take your half-filled cup of stale espresso, throw away your espresso and wash the cup to remove yesterday's coffee stains. Take another liter of water, your coffee beans and your sugar. Brew a fresh batch and while you do, close your eyes and savor the aroma of your fresh coffee. And as you sip your freshly brewed coffee, you'll realize that throwing away yesterday's espresso was a good thing to do, otherwise you won't be enjoying this fresh cup. In terms of love, you'd realize that by ditching the jerk, you actually did yourself a favor. You'd realize that you're not going to settle for that jerk, nor kiss a bunch of other losers. You'd realize that savoring this freshly brewed cup feels like coming home... Whether it's the coffee or the person in front of you, in your heart of hearts,you're convinced that THIS IS WORTH ALL THE WHILE I WASTED WAITING. |
3,664,499 | female | 25 | Accounting | Capricorn | 31,July,2004 | In love and basketball By Klariz Randee Valdepeñas YOU contributor NEARLY four years ago, I fell for this guy. I thought that my feelings would at least be reciprocated. But I guess God didn't want him to fall for me because then I would be so in love I wouldn't know what to do. So maybe God kept it that way. Me waiting, expecting something to turn out, and him so clueless of what I feel for him. Stupid, really... but hey! I'm only human. For months, years even, I tried very hard to hold on to the smallest thing that gave me a bit of hope that somehow, somewhere in his heart, I have a space. It's a mixture of feelings... one side of me trying very hard to make me believe that he likes me, and the other saying mainly that I wasn't his type. It was hard for me to be so near to him yet I couldn't even hold him. It was even harder when I was so heartbroken and he was asking why. I mean, how could you possibly tell the person that he broke your heart? He'd probably laugh at me. Imagine the humiliation. Somewhere along the way, I lost hope. I don't know what really happened. Maybe I got tired of waiting… maybe I lost him… maybe I was hurt in the process. I opened my heart to this person. My whole heart. And unknowingly, he came in. And all so suddenly, he went out. I don't know where he went. He just went out. Maybe he didn't like the way I wrote his whole name in it. I was hurt. I guess I'm still a bit hurt. He hurt me so bad I didn't know what to do after that. I needed a diversion, an outlet. Something that would keep my mind from thinking about him. Something that would help my day go by. Basketball. I trained. I played. I failed. Again. Heartbreak. At some point, I began to hate my coach. Maybe I still hate him so. But the game for him was a game that needs winning, a game of perfection -- no room for mistakes. My game would be a game of passion. I'm not like them. They who are molded to play the game. I hated my coach so much he disgusts me! He still does when I look at our pictures. I believe he doesn't belong with us. Our team plays with our hearts. After every practice, every game, our hearts are wounded. Coach sees to it that he says something hard even to the person who played harder than everybody else. But, win or lose, we stayed together. Or so I thought. Then it was time to leave. I was sad and happy at the same time. I was glad I was leaving because then I would never have to see or hear coach again. He made me sick. I was sad because I was parting with my dear teammates. When I graduated, I thought that basketball was a bad idea. I thought I would never hold a basketball ever again. But I did. I didn't shoot, I didn't even dribble it. I just held it. For a minute, I guess. And it felt good in my hands. And so I thought, maybe it would also feel good if I had somebody to call my someone, somebody to hold my hand. Love is basketball. When you play the game, you get hurt. When you play with your heart, it hurts even more. When you're down, try to get up as carefully as you can so you wouldn't drop to your knees once more. I know it's easier said than done. But hey, there's no harm in trying. Once you're up, you're ready to play the game again -- the game of love. And you're facing a new challenge. Getting hurt is a bad, bad, bad feeling. But winning this time would be such bliss. Wish me luck! |
3,664,499 | female | 25 | Accounting | Capricorn | 28,July,2004 | By: Mariel G. Calalo How often have you caught yourself having an imaginary conversation with your own soul, trying to figure out if you are happy or not? You're not exactly happy but then again, not exactly miserable. You're somewhat in between, in the meantimeness of these two opposing emotions. If there are words to describe what you are feeling right now, it would be 'just okay.' When asked the question'how have you been lately?', we sometimes feel a sudden panic, a mad rush to come up with an elaborate answer to describe our situation. Well, we do come up with creative answers like 'Getting along with life,' or recount your recent visits to Paris, New York and Tokyo just to give your listener a feel that you are living a charmed life. Why is it ever difficult to just say that you're just 'okay'? Being 'Just Okay' means you're contented. Being just okay means you take what comes your way and make the best out of it. Being okay means you long for the same achievements, the same blessings, the same riches as other people have but you're not exactly green with envy that you would be willing to kill or compromise your principles just to get them. Being just okay means you know and importantly, have accepted your own capacity and limitations. Being just 'okay' means you know that shit happens sometimes . Have you ever heard of 'Murphy's Law?' It's a principle that states that no matter how much you try to prevent things from going wrong, if there is a probability of things going wrong, no matter how small that probability may be, things are going to go wrong. Well, guess what? It's true. Shit happens sometimes, no matter how much you tried to prevent it from happening. And when things do go wrong, being just okay means you have the grace to bear the pressure; you have the optimism to stand up and say 'oh well, I've seen worse days.' As you get older you'll realize that no matter how bad things are today, if you hang on a bit in there, things are going to be alright, eventually. Being just okay means that even if everything sucks, you know you're going to be fine. Being just okay means you know you can make a mistake and be able rise above it. Being just'okay' means you are not rushing . Enjoy the journey. It's not going to be smooth sailing but I assure you, the journey's worth it. Sometimes, you need to experience sadness to be able to differentiate it from happiness. Sometimes, you need to feel a little lost to appreciate what it's like to be found. Sometimes, you need to make mistakes because sometimes the best way to learn is by making mistakes. Being just okay means you're past the starting line but not yet on the finish line. Don't mind if life has to make you wait a lifetime to get what you want. Chances, are the waiting would only make the finding much sweeter. Being just 'okay' means you're okay. Being just okay means you're okay. You don't need prozac and sessions with your shrink to keep your sanity intact. You don't need to drown yourself in your own tears out of self pity. You don't need to be rich to feel valued. You don't need plastic surgery to feel beautiful. Being 'Just Okay' means you're not afraid to be 'You.' So the next time someone asks you how have you been lately, or how have you been feeling lately, give them the simple answer, because being okay means so much more than just a four letter word. |
3,664,499 | female | 25 | Accounting | Capricorn | 04,July,2004 | By: Mariel G. Calalo I used believed in that 'if you love someone, set him free' crap. I used to believe in fate, in destiny, in happy-ever-afters. I used to believe that I'm suppose to find true love the year I turn twenty five and marry that person at thirty. After every heartbreak, I believed that the person I'm letting go of, would eventually find his way back to me. I built my life on the belief that love always finds a way. And then one day, I stopped believing in all these things. I realized today that it's been two months since I last cried. Yes, I keep track of the dates I cried better than my unpredictable menstrual cycle. I cried that day because it felt like I was breaking up with a person who never was my boyfriend. It felt like I was being let off the hook and I don't want to be let off the hook. It felt like I was being given my freedom from this spell of eternal confusion, a chance to be saved from the limbo and yet not wanting that salvation. It felt as if I was being told to pursue my own happiness when my happiness is right in front of me, it has always been, I was just too blind to see it, too cold to let it show itself to me. The very thought of me spending the rest of my life, my permanent future with someone else was revolting. I didn't want to go home that night. All I wanted to do was sit in front of him, silently, and just watch him, stare into his eyes, and not let the evening end... a view so amazing that not even the stars could equal such magnificence. I cried the moment I got home. I cried as I wrote in my journal because I somehow knew that this is the last time I'll ever have these philosophical conversations about love, life and everything in between. I cried because in my heart of hearts, I knew, that the love I feel for him is so real that I just wanted to run away from his side and linger there all at the same time. I cried myself to sleep, drowned myself with my own tears. I knew I had to let myself cry. It's called symbolic purging. In the process of letting go, I had to cry all my emotions out. I cried myself to sleep every night, wondering, praying, believing that love would find a way, believing that somehow, someday, the curtain of self-doubt and fear would be lifted and we'd both realize that the love we both have been waiting for has always been beside us, right in front of us. Maybe then, I'll stop being cynical and sarcastic and just accept things at face value. Maybe then, I would be so understanding and never holding up his past crimes against him. Maybe then, we'll both be brave to say that things we never said to each other. And then one day, I just woke up, all cried out and I just couldn't cry anymore. I kept myself busy filling up schedule that I don't even have the time to feel sorry for myself. Everyday was just like other days, like a machine, I had to discipline myself to get things done. I was getting along without him very well. One day he shows up with his philosophical nuggets and asked me if I was happy. My answer was this: I have everything I could possibly want and more. I am happy with what I am now, and with what I have now. I am happy in the here and now. And about the future? I think I've tortured myself long enough to think that what's waiting for me is possibly worse or maybe not, but the thing is, not knowing about it now makes living easier. You see, you'll know you're growing up when you know that after every bad thing that goes wrong in your life, you somehow know that everything will be alright. Everything is 20-20 in hindsight. Be sure to make mistakes because the only way to learn is to commit mistakes. It's called growing up. |
3,664,499 | female | 25 | Accounting | Capricorn | 16,August,2004 | By: Mariel G. Calalo My greatest fear in life is neither death or not ever finding my ideal man. Rather, it's finding the exact opposite of my ideals, living and falling madly in love with him, and casting all else aside. Some days, it's the scariest thought that keeps me awake in the wee small hours of the morning. Love is an adrenaline rush, an exhilirating roller coaster ride that makes you brave enough to dare and dream. It a wonderful experience to feel it. It brings you happiness, jealousy, sadness, excitement and every other emotion that makes you human and feel alive. Here are my two-cents worth of learnings from loving. Love has to be tested . As fire purifies gold, trials and difficulties can either strengthen the love you feel or ultimately show you that this love isn't true. It's always easy to love a person when everything between you is calm and okay. However, it is difficult to love someone when you are going through tough times. It's difficult to love a person when the world seems to pull the two of you in different directions. If you are able to rise above the challenges, with your love for each other unwavering, then consider yourself, blessed beyond measure. Love is defined by balanced exposure . You can't really be sure if love is what you feel if you're always together doing the same things. You'll know it's love if after being away from each other for some time, if after meeting different people and if after pursuing your own passions in life, and you still carry the torch for the same man or woman, that's love. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Sometimes, you need to give the other person the time and the space to think things through, to finally put the gray areas of your relationship in black and white, to hear his thoughts more clearly, and of course, to miss you. Love is acceptance . Love is not about 'Superman Complex.' You don't love a person because you think he needs rescuing. You can't change a person, you can only love that person enough to make him want to be a better man. Love doesn't have to feel like you're settling. It's about feeling like you've just found one of the world's greatest treasures and not wanting to exchange it for anything in the world. Someday, someone funnier, sweeter, richer, more responsible, much more charming, much more beautiful would come along. Unless you find the person you love perfect just the way he is, perfect in his own imperfection, you would never be contented and happy in this relationship. Love really begins with friendship and familiarity . I used to think that platonic relationships gone romantic, is like putting vinegar in congee. It makes something warm and comfortable, sour. I was foolish in believing that familiarity breeds contempt. I guess, I know better now. The only way to say that you truly love a person is if you know him and what better way to do it than being friends. It relieves you the pressure of being at your best all the time, of being too perfect, of being too good. No pretenses. Seeing the flaws in a person will help you asses if this is a person you see yourself growing old with, someone you think you could listen to, someone you can respect. If the love of your life is also your best friend, I think it's one of the best evidences that God does exist and looking out for you. So often, he or she has become a source of encouragement and comfort, warm feelings or a good laugh, just at the right moment. Often, talking to that person helps you hear your thoughts better and figure out the answers you need. Love is not automatic but manual . You need to work it girl! Love is tough and it needs hard work. Love is like a rose. You need to take care of it or else, it dies. You need to decide and love that person even on days when he's absolutely unlovable, on days when he absolutely drives away every drop for sanity in you, and on days when you just want the earth to swallow you alive. I guess, Love is lifetime effort. After all these learnings, it's difficult to imagine why I'm still loveless. Well, I'm only loveless, not hopeless. Love moves in mysterious ways and I truly believe that a wonderful blessings on his way to find me. After all, it is in the hope that dreams would come true that makes our lives more interesting. |
3,422,875 | female | 42 | Arts | Aquarius | 30,May,2004 | I joined the Rich & Lazy Network today http://www.ryze.com/go/dorlon A tree house on an island is where I want to sleep in my hammock for two over looking the beach. I now attract to me quality and motivated people who make a positive contribution to my life, dreams and endeavors. I am filled with gratitude for the laws of attraction and the fruits of my labors. |
3,422,875 | female | 42 | Arts | Aquarius | 29,May,2004 | Writer's block does not exist, a brain fuck is all that is. A hyper inflated ego crossed my path. Compliments never served. Back handed insults without eye contact. Jealousy is the the lunch special I've dined on all my life. enjoy the flavor. In the future the personality will stay safely stashed at home. I shall mumble into the microphone. Feeding the fragile ego of the one who can't make laughter but brilliant rhyme. I'll get em in London with my stage time. |
3,422,875 | female | 42 | Arts | Aquarius | 26,May,2004 | Tonight I shall stretch my poetry wings. No, no, I'm no poet. I prefer the ha ha. I can make you spit beer through you nose, but poetry, prose and rhyme? EEK! Gasp! What have I done??!! The scent of his skin in the early morning arouses a passion in me I've never known. I watch him sleep. I check his breathing in the stillness of the night....... OH! Who am I kidding? Everything stinks! They mattress, the bedding, curtains, carpets and sheets. Up his ass something did crawl. It wants out to the detriment of us all. Our cats, the dogs and neighbors must suffer all because someone had cream with their supper. 'Ode to the lactose intolerant male' who woulda thought methane gas production could be poetry? |
3,422,875 | female | 42 | Arts | Aquarius | 25,May,2004 | The title says it all. I believe that organized religion was created by a few men to control the masses using fear and it was all about ticket sales. As an only child, I craved social stimulation and asked my Mother if we could start going to church, like when I was little and we lived with Grandma. My Mother sat me down and said 'I will give you a ride to church and money to tithe until you're old enough to earn your own way, under one condition and one condition only. When you come home, if you don't try to make me believe, I won't try to make you dis-believe' She looked me in the eye when she said it and I knew she meant business. It turned out to be the greatest gift a parent could give a child. She sent me out into the world of organized religion with an open heart and mind. She did not attempt to force feed her belief system or lack of upon me. I was allowed to make my own decision about what I heard based upon how it made me feel. My mother always told me that the best barometer for the deacon making process was my gut instincts and my heart. She was right. I trusted her because she never lied to me. When I questioned her about the existence of the Easter Bunny (another story and hysterical at that) she told me the truth. I was 8 years old. She did not try to sell me on the concept of bunny delivering a basket of chocolate. She knew it must sound absurd and therefore told me who the Easter Bunny was. It turned out to be her! My Mom was so COOL! I am a spiritual person because she taught me how to 'feel' and to treat my fellow humans with respect. She was the most God like person I've ever met. |
3,422,875 | female | 42 | Arts | Aquarius | 24,May,2004 | I embrace this day with enthusiasm as spring has finally decided to visit Bavaria. Normally I do not allow the weather to rule my emotions, however after an 8 month long winter I was begining to question the meaning of life. Yesterday a parka. Today, sundress, sandals and light sweater. I promised myself that tomorrow I will pound out the first chapter of Titty Bar Metaphysics, a spiritual comedy about Reiki Strippers healing the Universe with love, light and nudity. It just occurred to me that if I took my clothes off I could evacuate half of Central Europe. 'Large, white pasty buttocks were responsible for half of Europe's departure for the sunny beaches of Spain today' German's have tans even in winter. I guess I could go to the electric beach for a little fake & bake to obtain that healthy glow. hum, the pale & pasty is actually the healthier choice. Have sun screen will travel 12 paces to my balcony as the Englisher Garten is not an option today. The site of me could do permanent damage to unsuspecting tourist. I shall fine tune my procrastination skills to the sound of chirping birds and my own skin roasting beneath the Bavarian sky. |
3,422,875 | female | 42 | Arts | Aquarius | 23,May,2004 | Mood: melancholy Weather: Typical Bavarian, cold. Who failed to notify God it's Spring? 12 degrees Celsius on the 23rd of May is WRONG! The Dogs have gas today and this makes me wonder, should we change their diet? They stink up the house, I burn incense, they wait until the stick is spent and stink it up again. Yes, it would be cheaper to change their food or to buy stock in Nag Champa. I'm bored. Someone once said only stupid people get bored. I guess my I.Q. just plummeted to an all time low. Going to mop the kitchen and see if I can drive that I.Q. up a bit. |
3,422,875 | female | 42 | Arts | Aquarius | 22,May,2004 | Today I decided to create a Blog after reading a post about Andy Kaufman. If he can fake is own death, then I can fake my own existence. 20 years after his death, he's still pulling pranks. Hats off to Bob Zmuda for making Andy's last wish true. People all over the world are being manipulated by a comedic genius that died 20 years ago. Fucking Brilliant! |
3,422,875 | female | 42 | Arts | Aquarius | 23,June,2004 | Please excuse Dory from making posts in her blog. She's been entertaining her depression, therefore taking a leave of absence form her keyboard. Dory will return to her on-line journal as soon as she pulls her head out of her ass. Sincerely, Dory's Mother |
3,422,875 | female | 42 | Arts | Aquarius | 08,June,2004 | Holly The Super Tabby Kitty Girl has decided to die. To watch this slow dance is excruciating. I promised her a garden and failed to deliver. Gazing down at the Earth she lost from our high rise balcony, silently crying. Social butterfly that she is desiring to have tea with our neighbors. Hopi awaits her on the other side, sister's re-united. ashes to ashes, dust to dust in a copper urn without a garden to thrust...... |
3,422,875 | female | 42 | Arts | Aquarius | 02,June,2004 | It's been 154 days since my last cigarette. I don't miss the taste of elf shit in my mouth, I miss my body. Evicted my wardrobe today without notice. Voluptuous woman seeking comfortable, stylish clothing. I can see my ego pouting in the back seat through my rear-view mirror. Health is savoring each moment riding shot gun knowing this could be the last... |
3,422,875 | female | 42 | Arts | Aquarius | 18,July,2004 | Well, I finally pulled my head out of my ass today. My Mother would be proud. I imagine she threw her bong and harp down and stood cheering from the Heavens. I thought it was darn cool of her to write that note for me. Nearly 15 years after he death and she still covers for me. Thanks Mom! Creative work on the table with a new restaurant concept. Meetings scheduled with fingers crossed. It will only take a miracle to pull this off. Oh yes, I still believe. Family reunion took place on a sunny beach in Florida. Judgemental Christians sharing cocktails and shrimp. Misplaced my wand therefore I failed to make it, doubt seriously I was missed. The funniest thing ever to come out of grandmother's mouth was 'I worry about the one with the little girl' We think she was talking about her youngest daughter who's name she forgot, the little girl would have been me. I was 30 at the time. I wonder if she remembered her daughters name when she met her at Heaven's gate, gee that would really be embarressing. Hello, my name is Gussie, have we met? Hello Mother, Welcome to the other side. The little girl rides an emotional roller coaster in Germany and she's 42 now. Is she ok? The Jury's still out. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 17,June,2002 | whoa...andy and i went to universal studios yesterday to buy a day and get the year free thing. so, after that, we just went over to walk around at city walk. we went into this one store and saw a whole mess of pez dispensers that were cute. andy and i were going to pick a few up for $2.50 but then we changed our minds at the last minute! the thing is that we ended up going to this other store with pez and it was a dollar cheaper! so, basically, i guess we just started our collection! kinda crazy! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 05,August,2002 | wow...it's been a long time since i've blogged. i'm just not that dedicated anymore! anyway, lately i've been busy helping out with my brother's wedding. so much planning is involved...TOO MUCH driving is involved...when it's not really needed. one time i drove to carson to work on the wedding and what happened? the person i was supposed to meet with decided not to come for some odd reason! come on now...be realistic...people have their own lives too you know! hehe...i know how things can get but seriously, i'm getting sorta worn out with the wedding. i'm just glad that it's just around the corner...august 10, 2002. going through this wedding makes me wonder if all the work is worth it. i have these thoughts and i think that i don't want to have a big wedding anymore. i used to want everything...the fairy tale...but this has totally turned me off. i could just be 'all talk' but i really don't know. i already told my mom that either i don't want to get married or i'll just get married in vegas. she seemed sorta disappointed...she wants me to have what i've always dreamed of...a beautiful wedding. i just don't know right now. honestly, i think i'm just having these thoughts because of all the stress (and all the driving...and 'all-the-stopping-by-just-cuz-you're-on-the-way'). don't you just want to drive home from work without making any stops? hehe...i seem bitter but i'm not. i'm just trying to get this all out of me. now that the wedding is approaching, i'm getting a little nervous. when i found out that my cousin from chicago was coming on july 25 (or something like that), i already got teary-eyed. i guess it's because i'm realizing that 'the day' is coming so soon. i asked andy a few times if he thinks that i'm gonna cry during the wedding day. he said 'oh YEAH...100%!' i would ask him not only once but a few times cuz i really don't wanna cry. i'm just trying to psyche myself out. i don't know if it'll work but it's worth a try. i have a feeling that after seeing their beautiful wedding (hopefully it'll be all that they've been wanting and dreaming of), i will eventually want my dream wedding! we'll see............... i haven't blogged for so long! andy and i threw both rod and mel a wedding shower on the 20th of july. grace (mel's cousin) and i tried our hardest to throw a bachelorette party at the last minute. grace did the research on strippers and i made the call. we wanted the whole entourage to be involved and invite a few more of mel's friends and cousins. however, it didn't work out that way. the entourage was supposed to split the cost but it was so hard to get a hold of everyone. it was understandable esp. since it was a last minute thing. anyway, grace and i barely got to talk to anyone personally. i basically left messages on everyone's machine! the only day that we could do it was august 2nd. we were sorta expecting 15-20 people but there was only a total of SEVEN people. 7...and 2 of the girls were my friends...grace and jem! oh well. it was funny though. we heard probably a total of 4 door bells ringing but it was the tv. and everytime we heard it, we all got nervous! i was with grace and jem outside and the 'real' doorbell rang. grace was smoking and she didn't know where to kill her cigarette. she ended up killing it on some plastic thing. we ran inside and grace decided to spray some perfume on! they were scrambling looking for their dollar bills. finally, we saw the stripper and he was wearing a cop uniform. it was such an interesting night! i didn't expect the stripper to get as wild as he did. he had us play some games (basically so that he can get his dollar bills). the girls had to put dollar bills on the stripper and i had to take them back out with my mouth. i was quite a nervous girl but i tried! i think i ended up getting only $2 cuz the rest of the money was too close to his thingy! :) anyway, that night was interesting and fun. i was just sorta disappointed that there wasn't a lot of people that showed up...and one of the ones that said that they were coming decided to not come! oh well. it was still an experience. i just can't wait till one of my friends get married (so i can go to another one of these bachelorette parties)! everyone probably left at around 11pm. i was bored after everyone left that i decided to take a drive out by myself. i called andy to ask him to come home already but he was out with his friends. i ended up calling my friend don in carson and we just talked on the phone for a bit. after that, i just went back home and went to sleep. the following day (august 3), they had an entourage get-together. we had lunch at claim jumpers. we ordered so much dessert...! everyone got so tired and sleepy! :) my brother and melani gave all the bridesmaids (maid-of-honor) and groomsmen (best man) some gifts! what did they get me? well, first i got the 'blue box' in a 'blue bag.' can you guess what it is? they got me a sterling silver bracelet from tiffany & co. i was so surprised and happy! :) i think the best man got a tiffany & co. pen. that's what i heard but i didn't get a chance to see it. the girls got lenox frames and the guys got swiss army knives and a flashlight! it was pretty cool. they have good taste! hehe :) alright...i guess this will be it for now. i'm working tomorrow (today) so i need to get some sleep! good nite people! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 29,October,2002 | today was the first time in a long time that i've been on time at work. i think it's because of the time change. i totally forgot about it until my friend grace told me about it. oh well. this past weekend, i've had a lazy kickback weekend. i'm glad...i'm happy. the past few weekends have always been busy for me and andy. it just felt good to just relax! so yeah, we didn't do much. just hung out at home. we rented enough and serendipity. it was pretty good...we haven't done that for a very long time. i was actually supposed to go to a birthday party. we were in carson at the time but i had a head ache so we decided to skip out on it. oh well. so today all i did was go to work, sleep and go grocery shopping at some asian store in westminster. we also went to target to buy my dog some poo pads! :) tomorrow i'm planning to go to target again to buy the christina aguilera cd. i actually have an early edition burned copy but for some reason, i want the original. i'm normally not like that. if i have a burned copy, that would usually be good enough. i guess i really like her music. her new cd is pretty good! hmm...whatever happened to eden's crush? |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 24,October,2002 | today was my day off of work! yay! i just hung out at home...woke up late. i also did a little bit of grocery shopping cuz i felt like cooking tonight. for those of you that don't know me, i don't know how to cook much. just the basic stuff...top ramen, scrambled eggs, and warming up canned foods! :) ever since i moved to this condo, i told myself to learn how to cook. i tried...i bought 2 recipe books. i learned how to make strawberry cheesecake but after that, that was it. so, today i was in the mood again. i know it's no big deal but i made meatballs with sweet and sour sauce and curry vegetables. i normally don't like curry but one time andy's mom made something with curry. it wasn't strong at all and i loved it. so, yeah i made vegetables with a hint of curry. hehe. i'm so proud of myself. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 23,October,2002 | so........sleepy.........at work?! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 21,October,2002 | i'm currently online right now...trying to find myself a full-time job! this sucks...molina sucks...i suck! :( i'm just bored with my current job right now. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 17,October,2002 | i've been very busy this past weekend. friday: we had a surprise bridal shower for my co-worker at the reef restaurant in long beach. i was in charge of the games and prizes. my co-worker likes to pry in things so we had to throw her off by pretending her bridal shower was the potluck lunch that we had during our staff meeting break. she was so happy...which means that we are doing a good job of throwing her off. anyway, i got to the restaurant early. i was originally supposed to go to my parent's house before going to the restaurant but i figured that i might be late. in that case, i just got to the restaurant early. i felt kinda weird just because i was the first one there...sitting all alone. after time had passed, people would come a few at a time. we were there during happy hour! :) it was a fun night. the games didn't work out as well as it should have because that restaurant was so dark. it was so hard to see. oh well. saturday: jemeline and i have been planning a surprise birthday party for grace and lynce. it was held this past saturday. we decided to have it at 2pm but then grace called me and told me that she (tony) was gonna run a little late...no later than 4pm. so, we pushed the party back to 3:30pm. people came...time passed...but were the birthday celebrants there??? nope. they probably got there like at 6pm. i felt so bad cuz people were there for the party and they were just waiting for grace and lynce to get there. well, by the time they got there, jem was more excited than i was. i guess i was just pooped by all the waiting. i tried to not let it get to me so i just tried to put myself in that party mood. another thing that got to me was that the person that was holding them up knew about the party. they knew it was a surprise party. oh well. i'm over it. so yeah, people ate, people drank, people gambled. i got to gamble a bit too! :) i don't know how to play a lot of card games but i was sorta willing to try that night. i didn't really keep track of how much i lost or won. since i wanted to walk grace and tony out while they were leaving, jason took my spot and gambled w/ my money. he won a few quarters here and there and then...he lost! hehe...that's okay. oh yeah...since we were having a party, i didn't really want to have my dog there cuz she is a really hyper dog. andy's sister ended up watching coach. i feel bad cuz she was probably a trouble maker! i just wish coach wasn't that hyper around people. well, thanks christine for watching our dog! :) christine and her friend ended up coming over to drop her off and join us in our gambling session. sunday: it was marissa's baby's christening in liberty park. i woke up pretty late. andy and i just hung around the house for a bit. we finally got ready and stopped by hallmark to see what we can get her baby. we didn't even know the baby's name or anything. the only thing we knew was that she was a girl. we ended up just getting a nice frame. as we got to the park and was trying to figure out where the party was at, we saw an old highschool buddy...mostly andy's buddy but he was also my buddy back when we were in band in highschool. :) we got to talk to marvin for a bit and he's still the same old comedic person! :) we ended up finding the party when grace, lynce, jem, and everyone saw us and called us. i ate a bit and just hung out there. oh yeah...i got to see grace galvez (marissa's sister) who was also our tennis trainer. she also is the same person. aww...it's been a long time since i've seen that girl...i totally missed her! :) after the party, i was thinking of visiting my brother in long beach. well, he was at costco w/ my mom so i tried to take advantage of the situation. since i knew my mom was there, i decided to meet them there. my mom ended up buying me a few things. while we were there, my mom told me that my dad was going to the philippines. the reason is because my cousin's grandma died about a week ago. i think she fell or something...she was very old and fragile. the grandpa has already been sick and doesn't really know what is going on. he didn't even know that his wife died. well, a few days after his wife died, he died. so both my cousin's grandma and grandpa died just within a few days of each other. i think it was probably a calling from beyond! it was sad but in a way...beautiful. they will literally be together forever. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 17,October,2002 | oh...how i want to do so many things. i'm just broke! :( andy's cousin is getting married in hawaii. i wanna go so bad but once again...i'm broke. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 13,October,2002 | today is my uncle's 3 year death anniversary. i was supposed to go visit him today at green hills but it just didn't work out. my mom and aunt went to london and i sorta wanted to go there when they got home. well, the time had passed and before we knew it, we had to get ready to go out to dinner with andy's family. it was his mom's birthday. usually, only the immediate family goes out to a nice restaurant but i guess this year they wanted to do something a little different. they wanted to surprise their mom by having andy's aunts and uncles present too. it was cool. we haven't really seen anyone for a long time so it was nice to see them. andy 'claimed' that we were only gonna be there for less than an hour. he said that cuz in actuality, i wanted to go visit my uncle at the cemetary before it got too dark. however, knowing andy, i knew we were gonna stay there longer. so--no disappointment. hehe...=) after dinner, we were on our way to carson. jemeline left a voice message for me so i ended up calling her back while i was going to my parent's house. it was my first time using the hands-free thingy for cell phones. i got one a long time ago. for some reason, i wanted the one that cost either 30 or 40 bucks. i tried using it but it was too bulky and messy for me...even if the wire recoils itself. after having it for a while, i just gave up on it and stored it into the closet. recently, i took it out to try it out again but andy saw it and decided to take it from me. he has the normal one and i tried that one out. i like it so much better than that expensive one. so yeah, we basically traded. hehe. we just hung out with my parents...mostly my mom. she was just telling me about her trip. she ended up getting me this cute mini rosary. i was the one who booked their hotel room on the internet so i was very curious to know how it went. she said that it was really nice. anyway, my mom has a filipino accent and pronounces some stuff weird. for example, she would say church as CHURTS and rich as RITZ . so, a lot of times, i make fun of her...just repeating how she would say things. i do that in front of my mom and in front of andy. my mom knows i'm just joking with her. i'm glad she doesn't take it as offensive. i know that because i will catch her making fun of my aunt or something. so, i guess andy got used to saying those things in front of me ONLY. it was so funny cuz while they were talking today, andy asked my mom...'so, did you feel RITZ staying in that hotel?' right after that, i looked at him and i said...'you are actually making fun of my mom in front of her?' he sorta got embarrassed but we all started laughing. he was defending himself saying that he didn't mean it. it was just so funny. my mom was laughing so hard too! other than that, andy and i didn't do much this weekend. i liked it. it's pretty cool just staying home once in a while. we rented panic room but i still haven't had a chance to watch it. maybe tonight since i'm off tomorrow. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 12,October,2002 | today...actually yesterday (october 11) was lynce's birthday. so... happy birthday lynce! we all went out to dinner at TGI Fridays in Cerritos. i finally got to have the strawberry shortcake drink that i've sorta been craving. after having it, it's not as good as i thought. it sorta reminds me of the rasberry tazo w/ cream drink from starbucks. urlLink a picture of the girls after work, i went home and took a nap. i was so anxious to leave work early cuz every single day this week, i've been driving in traffic. it was my goal to leave early so that i wouldn't have to go through traffic. for the most part, there was no traffic on my way home. when andy came home, we hung out for a bit and then got ready for lynce's dinner thing. it was cool to see everyone again. both grace and suzette are pregnant. grace with her first and suzette with her second. YAY! :) after dinner, there was this man outside of the restaurant drawing those caricatures (is that right?). jem, grace, lynce and i decided to get one done with all four of us. i felt pretty weird just cuz people are watching but it was cool. since it was lynce's birthday, she got to take it home. everyone went home and since wal-mart was there, andy and i decided to check it out. we used to go to wal-mart a little more than target when we lived in fullerton. we just don't go to wal-mart as much cuz there aren't that many around...in anaheim hills. while we were there, we ended up running into jack, lynce, and frolyn. hehe. oh yeah...i got the beauty and the beast dvd. anyway, i ended up driving home cuz (even if andy says he wasn't drunk or buzzed), he totally smelled like alcohol. so, now i'm home. i've been home for a while. now i'm sleepy so i'll see you guys (who ever reads this...probably NO ONE)! laterz... |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 10,October,2002 | yay! today i had my first customer for my party lite collection...aka candles. i haven't really showed the catalog to anyone yet except for my coworkers. so yeah, they were my first customers. i'm going to pass the catalog onto my boyfriend. he will just bring it to work and see if anyone wants anything from there. to be honest, they have pretty stuff. i just think they are just too expensive. oh well. guess what?! the AA that all-of-a-sudden-took-off-and-left is coming back. i'm glad bout that for one reason. and that is...her work and responsibilities will no longer get stuck with me. my boss was giving me more hours but since i was the temp AA a few months ago, i can't imagine going back to that position. i told her that i was willing to help and put more hours helping out, but i will no longer take that position. anyway, my boss had a talk with our AA. she ended up leaving cuz she says it was deteriorating her health. well, she has a bad case of diabetes and her son has a bad case of asthma! how sad. plus...the stress wont help anything at all. i guess the stress really got to her. so, my boss and her had a talk. i think she was very leniant (don't know how to spell that word) in letting her come back. she was supposed to come back today after lunch but her son ended up having an asthma attack yesterday and so she is home with him. instead, she will be coming in and starting fresh on monday. hmm...drama! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 09,October,2002 | i'm officially a HO! hehe...my coworker has been bugging me about hosting a candle party. i didn't really think i could sell a lot of candles just by having a party. so instead, i told her that i would just take a catalog and see what i can do! since there is no penalty if i don't sell a thing, i decided to give it a try. so yeah...i'm a HO...hostess that is! if any of you are interested in buying any candles or accessories, let me know and i will gladly pass the catalog on to you! my friend don just left for japan today. he's in the navy. we had plans to go out to dinner before he left, but unfortunately, things didn't work out the way they should have. oh well. he called me before he left to say bye. we have a bet...he thinks i will get married before he does and for me...i really don't know. he just says, 'i bet you'll get married before i do!' and ummm...what do you want to bet? he says dinner...hehe! how lame! but that's okay. there's nothing better than going out to dinner! :) |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 08,October,2002 | first of all, i just want to wish grace a very happy birthday...before it's over and midnight strikes~! today i went to work with a weird surprise. our administrative assistant's cubical was empty. everyone was wondering where her stuff was at...my boss was also wondering if she did anything that upset her and would make her want to leave. everyone thought everything was normal. eventually, my boss found a note on her desk saying that she is resigning her position as an AA. there was no real explanation. i just thought that was really odd! besides...it's never good to leave on that kind of note. usually, people would give 2 weeks notice as a common courtesy. the news just took our health education department by surprise! recently, most of us bought some stuff from her son's fundraiser in school. a lot of us just gave her cash. now we're just wondering if she would give us our items or give us our money back. we should hold her check until she let's us know what's up. anyway, i was sorta bored at work. andy, my cousin from chicago, and i were just emailing each other. my cousin made me laugh so hard. i asked him how his dog was and he told me that he ran away. he told me the story of how his parents put up signs around the neighborhood. here's what it said: LOST DOG lost since: september 25, 2002 color: black and white name: george kind: towawa i was getting ready to reply back to my cousin asking him what 'towawa' meant...but while i was doing that, i said it to myself and i understood it. it's supposed to say chiuhaha not towawa. i was laughing so hard and was teary! when my cousin told my uncle, he changed up all the signs! geezz...my uncle is so funny! i can totally see him doing that! well, that made my day! :) anyway, i called grace while i was on my lunch. i sorta knew that she wouldn't answer cuz she was in school. i just left a message and while i was on my way home from work, she called. we got to talk for a bit. she gave me great news. right now i'm so happy for her. i'm not gonna say what it is at this time but i will eventually let it out on my blog soon. :) |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 07,October,2002 | i'm back! this past weekend, i didn't do much. andy and i just hung out at home and then visited my parents. my mom and auntie are going to london so they asked me to go online and book them a hotel room. i wish i could go with them. actually, my mom was asking me today if i wanted to go and they are leaving tomorrow. if i would've known, i would've taken this week off. now i can't just abandon them with just a few hours notice. that would be rude! i miss traveling! i used to go to chicago and new york every summer when i was in high school. andy and i have taken a few trips ourselves in the past. so far we've gone to china, hong kong, hawaii, san fran., canada, and chicago. that's about it. i keep bugging him cuz i want to keep traveling but we have to keep our expenses to a minimum. oh well. andy's mom is in the philppines right now. however, she's not there for the fun of it. she's there cuz her brother (andy's uncle) past away a few days ago. that is so sad to hear. speaking of that, my uncle's 3 year death anniversary is coming up on the 13th of october. i don't think anything has been planned as of yet but that is the day that my mom and auntie will be getting back from london. i will just visit him with some beautiful flowers. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 29,November,2002 | back from another thanksgiving party! yup...andy's friend, ross and his family have a tradition. every year we have dinner at his house the day after thanksgiving. it was pretty cool. we even went around the whole room to talk about what each person was thankful for! too bad it was raining. poor andy was sick too so we didn't stay as long as would normally. we woke up around 6am this morning to go shopping. we weren't as prepared as we were last year. we didn't really buy any christmas gifts. it was more of ornaments for our tree. that's all. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 24,November,2002 | gobble gobble gobble fat turkey, fat turkey gobble gobble gobble fat turkey are we we're not made for living, we're made for thanksgiving gobble gobble gobble fat turkey are we! that's what my neice and nephew (kayla and justin) performed at our thanksgiving get-together. they were so cute! not only that, but kayla performed her dance routine! she really has good rhythm. she's got her moves down! i didn't know someone her age can move like that! haha...her performance just helped me in figuring out what i should get her for christmas! so, today we went to my aunt's house in long beach and also andy's aunt's house in lakewood. actually, andy's side of the family had two family parties. one was in lakewood (which was the one we went to) and the other was in oceanside (which is the one andy's parents went to). yup, that's right, we didn't even see andy's family! it was pretty fun at my family party. for the past few years, we've been coming up with themes for our thanksgiving parties! i.e. country western theme, pajama party theme, hawaiian theme...etc. this year, we voted on having a patriotic thanksgiving! everyone was to dress in red, white, and blue! well, andy and i decided to be more creative and make our own t shirts! i was thinking of doing a tye-dye shirt but then i'm not even sure how it would've turned out! we ended up just buying blow pens and drawing on our own shirt! it was cute! =) our party also included games (patriotic games) which included prizes! between me and andy, we got a $10 gift card to borders, a $5 gift card to target, and lottery tix in which $4 was won! hehe it was cool. after the party, andy and i went to my parent's house to see if i left my christmas ornaments there. unfortunately, i couldn't find it! what made me happy was that my aunt (that lives across the street) just came back from hawaii yesterday and she brought me a few goodies! thank god she knows what i like! hehe. well, she got me SPICY portugese sausage, li hing mui seeds, pickled mango, and macadamian nuts! whoever knows me knows that i love li hing mui seeds! the picked mango is just an added bonus! one of my co-workers is also from hawaii and i know she's gonna be happy when i bring some to her! hehe. hmm, andy's parents are going to hawaii tomorrow...hopefully they'll bring us more goodies! haha! aww, andy's cousin is getting married this saturday in hawaii. i really wanted to go but of course, we're just too broke! so yeah, i had to send her back the response card with 2 regrets! =( aww...i miss andy's cousins from hawaii! they are really cool and fun to be with. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 24,November,2002 | last night was fun! i went out with my friends for dinner at joe's crab shack in long beach. it was actually a surprise birthday dinner for jack. i'm not that much into sea food but the atmosphere was great. lynce and jack were raving so much about their barbecue crab. don't get me wrong, i love crab. i just need it with my rice, soy sauce and vinegar! i also need my crab cracked for me. i've never cracked a crab myself ever in life. either andy or my dad does it for me! cool huh?! if there's crab, i will NOT eat it unless someone cracks it for me. =) anyway, at joe's crabshack, grace was thinking about what she was gonna drink. she asked about their iced tea but it wasn't the kind she liked. the waiter suggested a margarita but of course grace can't have that since she's pregnant. she ended up getting the virgin margarita. well, it was my turn and i said i wanted a strawberry margarita. he asked if i was at least 21 yrs. old. i said yeah, i'm 25 gosh-darn-it! hehe, then he asked for my ID. haha...i forgot it at home. so, i actually ordered a virgin while grace ordered the alcoholic beverage and then we just traded! our waiter was so cool! after joe's crab shack, we all went over to lynce's house. she had the karaoke going on but it seemed like everyone was too tired to sing. georgia was the only one of my close girlfriends that didn't go to dinner. since we were going to carson, i decided to call her and ask her if she wants to stop by lynce's house. i figured that she wanted to esp. since all of lynette's kids (new baby included) were there. so yeah, andy and i picked her up and we just hung out. it was good. we just talked. i had some smirnoff but i think it was just giving me a head ache. everytime i would laugh, it would hurt! so, i just stopped drinking. andy was outside drinking with the guys while the girls were inside. why does that always happen? =) well, yeah...i knew i was the one who would have to drive home. yup so that was my night! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 23,November,2002 | thanksgiving is coming up this thursday and there is so much to do. so many parties! traditionally, we always go to my auntie's house in long beach. occassionally, there are parties that andy's aunt throws but usually we never really know until the last minute. this year, andy's aunt (dad's side) called us and said she's having a party. i assume we have to go there too along with my aunt's get-together. but last week, when we had dinner with andy's family, i found out that another aunt is having a party (mom's side). i think that's all the way in san diego. i don't really know what to do. i don't mind going to all these parties but there's just not enough time in a day! hehe. oh well. andy will make the decision. =) not only do we have thanksgiving day parties, but we also have 'day-after-thanksgiving' dinners AND another one after that. haha. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 22,November,2002 | andy's work has been doing something with united way. their whole organization would donate money and would also get some rewards in return. one of the rewards that andy got were these postcard looking thingies. each postcard represented a $10 game card from dave and busters. andy had about 12 of those cards. the thing is, they can only accept one card per person per night. we went to the one at the block and we asked them if they can exchange a few more but they wouldn't. after the block, we decided to stop by irvine spectrum to exchange 2 more. we ended up using one of the cards to play a few games. after that, we went back to the front desk to just try to do more exchanging but uhhhh....it didn't work. the reason why we are such in a hurry of exchanging it is cuz those postcards are good until november 30. when you get the $10 game card, it's good basically forever. so yeah, we have to go back a few times again. oh well. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 18,November,2002 | tomorrow i have a freakin' staff meeting! i hate those meetings cuz they take up the whole day and it's just so boring. if tomorrow wasn't pay day, i would've just called in sick! ;) and besides that, i'm running out of time. my cousin asked me to burn about 130 cds. they are going to canada for a wedding and i guess the cds i'm burning are gonna be their wedding favors. so, last sunday, my brother came over to drop off the refrigerator that we let them borrow. after that, my cousins came over to drop off blank cds. they gave me less than a week to finish burning but to tell you the truth, i've just been lazy. i didn't start doing it until today. the thing is, i just dont know when they want it. i think it's tomorrow but i'm not sure. oh well. i know i'll pull through! hehe. a few days ago, i managed to download both mariah carey and jennifer lopez's cd before it came out in the stores. i really think jennifer's cd is good! i never really liked any of her albums b4 but this would have to be my favorite out of all of em. however, christina aguilera still rules! her cd is the best! i also downloaded her album but i liked her so much that i went to the store and actually paid for her cd! i even have her christmas cd (burned copy) and since the season is here, i can start listening to it again. hehe. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 18,November,2002 | yup it's been a while since i even bothered to do another entry. i've been really busy these past few days. last saturday (veteran's weekend), andy and i decided that we'd go to cabazon to check out their sales...and get ahead for christmas shopping. we bought a few gifts...not many cuz we couldn't decide. we also bought a few things from the crate & barrel outlet. that was my first time in that store cuz we never really bother to go to that side... they had really good deals. from now on, i wont pass that store up whenever i'm in cabazon. after shopping, we decided to have dinner at casino morango and gamble after. i ended up winning $100. i still wanted to play more but andy was talking to me...and interrupted my winning streak! =D so after that, i ended up only winning $50 total. oh well. he's such a sucka! haha. that same night, i called my mom cuz she left a message telling me to call her back. so i did...and she told me that my cousin maria's mom died. she had breast cancer but before they realized it, it spread all over her body. it even ended up going to her brain. since she was diagnosed with cancer, she was only able to live a little less than a month. i was so sad to hear the news. it's sad esp. since i'm close to maria and i know that she would be hurting. of course, you don't wanna see the people you love get hurt. i've been busy these past few days cuz they've been asking me for favors. i was willing to do whatever they wanted to help them in their time of need. i put together a cd with a bunch of tagalog and english songs that relate to maria's mom. the cd was played on a stereo for background music during the viewing. i always thought that was a good idea instead of playing the regular funeral music. besides...it's personalized. we did that for my uncle when he died 3 years ago. it was such beautiful music. at the end, they put the cd in the coffin so that it'll be with my uncle forever. i remember there was some talk about putting cigarettes in there...but i dont know if they ever did. i doubt it. my cousin also asked me to put together a program for the funeral. i basically had the template and i just had to put in a picture. they ended up making last minute changes on it so i stayed up so late the night before the funeral...my printer was acting up and we just had to go to kinkos to make copies. the ceremony was starting at 9am and we got to kinkos around 8:15am. talk about last minute! hehe...well, everything worked out and we made it on time. i was so tired that day. the funeral was just this passed saturday. andy told me that after the funeral, we were gonna go out to dinner with his family cuz it was his parent's anniversary. to tell you the truth, i didn't wanna go cuz i was so warn out from the funeral...doing errands, projects, etc. well, i still decided to go. we ended up meeting his cousins from australia who also went to dinner with us. they seem to be really nice. we ate at green fields...a brazilian restaurant. that place is for meat lovers. i wouldn't really go there unless someone wants to go there for their birthday or for whatever occassion. that's not a place i would go to with just me and andy out of the blue. some of their meats are really good but i think they mostly serve beef there. i felt sorry for andy's cousin cuz i guess she doesn't eat beef...she was just waiting for pork and when it came, she grabbed a few! hehe...it was funny. after dinner, we just hung out at my bro's house for a bit and then went home to SLEEP! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 10,November,2002 | last night andy and i went to go watch 'the ring.' it was pretty cool. yeah yeah...i got scared and jumped a few times in the theater. i've been wanting to watch this movie for a long time now. i also wanna watch 8 mile but since it just came out this past friday, i figured that i had more time. the ring is already pretty old...so yeah, that's what we watched. before that, we had dinner at soup plantation. since it was a dreary and rainy day, we thought that soup would sooth us. it was good. i love that place! today, andy and i are going christmas shopping. i know there are sales going on so we just wanna check it out! bye! =) |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 09,November,2002 | thursday i went with my bro and his wife to pick up the keys to their new house. yup they finally got a house...in long beach. it's pretty...cute! friday night andy and i went to visit and we decided to help them paint. that was the first time i've painted. it was fun. but at the same time, i realized that i also enjoy watching people paint...i dunno why! someone was saying it's probably because i like the smell. i don't think so. the paints that they make these days don't really smell anymore! :) |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 05,November,2002 | we finally have our dsl up and running. after ordering or confirming our order, it only took about 3-4 days for our line to work. that's pretty fast compared to the last time we had dsl with pacbell. i was very impressed! well, our dsl modem is usb. i normally think that usb is the best but that modem is such a pain. well, one of andy's friends had an extra ethernet dsl modem, so since he wasn't using it anymore, he gave it to us! what a sweetie! =) not just that, he donated his dining table. our table was already going...i just didn't wanna spend a lot of money buying a new one. so everything worked out well. so, i went to frys with andy on sunday to buy a router. but what did we come home with? we came home with a switcher...whatever that is. yesterday i ended up going back to exchange it for a router. on my way home, i decided to check out best buy. maybe that had more choices and maybe even at a cheaper price. well, i found the exact same one cheaper (because it was an open box) and with a $40 rebate. the rebate at frys was only $10. so, yup unfortunately, i had to go back to frys for the third time to get credit back onto my account. at least i saved money! we finally got our materials for our network and now everything works. yay! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 04,November,2002 | IT'S A BOY! congratulations to lynette and keith for their newest child! this afternoon, the phone rang and before i was able to get to it, the answer machine picked it up. it was keith's cell phone so i decided to give them a call. so, yeah he told me the news. lynette was still in the hospital so he just gave me the phone number to her room. i tried calling but it was always busy! oh well. i'll talk to her soon. but yeah...finally! lynette's been feeling so uncomfortable and have been wanting to give birth for a while now! well, that time was today and i'm glad and happy to report that everything went fine! :) |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 04,November,2002 | today i cooked spam pad thai! ghetto huh? hehe...well, we didn't have shrimp or chicken strips so i decided to try that out. well, i think it turned out pretty good! some people might think it's gross but it worked out! :) |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 26,December,2002 | merry belated christmas. i had a great christmas! a tiring one but it was still great! christmas eve, andy and i went to midnight mass in st. philomena. andy really wanted to go to the church that's in anaheim hills (the one that his family goes to) but i convinced him to go to mine. a lot of people would ask why....!!! well, my parents don't own me or anything but i think about things! my brother got married about 4 months ago and he moved out. this was his first christmas with his new wife...and they are out to start new traditions...whether it's both of them going to mass by themselves or with family. well, this year, my bro went to church with his in laws. i figured that my mom would be sad...but understanding that my bro wouldn't be there with us during midnight mass. i'm still her kid...and i decided that i will go to church with them (as my bro did) until i get married. i told andy that on christmas eve, and i think he was understanding. he thought i had a valid point. so anyway, before mass, andy and i decided that we'll open the gifts that we got for each other. lately, we haven't been giving each other gifts. we mostly buy things together...electronic stuff so usually they're expensive! well, this year, we both went on our own and got each other gifts! i got him a ps2 and he got me a dvd player that plays karaoke and all the other formats that cd's have these days! on christmas day... we headed over to my aunt's house in long beach for our traditional christmas get together. andy and i were actually the first ones to get there. well, i wanted to be early cuz i knew we had to leave early this year. we were there for a bit and then we had a gift exchange. one of my cousins had me and he got me a bunch of cucumber melon stuff from bath and body works. andy got the lord of the rings chess set! from long beach, we went back to anaheim hills for andy's parent's get together. it was pretty cooL! ritche (whom i haven't seen or spoken to for a long time) was there! it was nice seeing him. we also got to see some of d's relatives that we rarely see! they also had a gift exchange. i ended up getting a macy's gift card and andy got a best buy gift card! after being at the house for a while, andy's mom requested that his relatives go to our condo to check it out! so, lots of people came by to take a tour. andy's sister was basically the tour guide. i was just busy making sure that my dog was behaving! hehe. i was sorta happy that all those people came over! none of andy's family (besides immediate family) has ever come over. a lot of my family have already seen this place. after a while, we went back to d's parent's house and just hung our for a bit more. well, andy and i finally have AAA! andy's family got that for us for christmas! after that party, andy and i were back off to long beach for my brother's get together. usually the immediate family and close cousins get together and open all our gifts together. it was more of a relaxing atmosphere. i changed into more comfy clothes while we watched the kids open up their gifts. hehe...we had one more gift exchange for that night. my cousin got me a denim purse and andy got a game for his gameboy advance. andy and i drove separately cuz he knew he was leaving early since he was working the following day. i was thinking of spending the night but i wanted to drop off a gift i had for my friend vanessa. it was already late but since she was awake, i went over there. she gave me a precious moments figurine called calling to say you're special or something like that. it comes in a set of two and basically i have one and she has another one. you know...that basic friendship thing where one friend keeps one and the other keeps the other. :) it's really cute. she also gave me the perfect card. so perfect and with so much meaning that i kept it out. usually, i just put my cards away but i guess this one was special. well, that was my christmas! i got home around 2am! i was tired but i still had a great day! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 22,December,2002 | happy birthday don! sometimes we celebrate by having dinner! unfortunately, he's in the navy and is stationed in japan. he wont be back for a while. i just got back from a christmas party with andy's friends! it was cool. they had really good food. andy made mashed potatoes from scratch. that was good too. i wish i can cook like everyone else! :) so, the other night, andy and i had to go to lynce's house to pick up my camera cuz i forgot it the last time i was there. i wanted it so that we can take pictures at the party i just came from. i was even able to pick up a 128mb memory stick from fry's for 49.99. now that we switched memory sticks from 64mb to 128mb, we should be more motivated to take more pics. but what happened? our battery died. we were only able to take 3 shots. oh well. now i'm just watching pretty woman (fav. movie) and about to rearrange the presents under the tree. it has to be rearranged cuz we gave some gifts out at the party. coach even got a gift! you can totally tell that there's treats in the bag cuz she can sniff it up really good. i had to raise it up! hehe. my dog is so cute! :D |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 19,December,2002 | i love christmas! this year, andy and i will be busy! usually, andy and i are with my family. first we go to my aunt's house in long beach. after that, we go to one of my other cousin's house for a more intimate gathering. that is where we open all gifts...gift exchanges, gifts from coworkers, friends, etc. however, this year, we will be going to 3 different places. 1. auntie's house in long beach 2. andy's parent's house in anaheim hills 3. back to long beach (my bro's house) for a more intimate gathering i don't mind going to all these places! i just feel bad leaving a party when everyone else is staying. now i feel like having a christmas eve party?!! is anyone having a party that they want to invite me to? hehe. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 17,December,2002 | happy birthday to meeh! :) today i just stayed home. i didn't feel like going in to work today. at night, my family and andy's family came over for a birthday dinner! it was cool! that's all! oh yeah, andy and i put up a few christmas lights today! i basically told him that if christmas lights aren't up by my birthday then i wouldn't want them at all. reason: christmas is only 1 week away! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 11,December,2002 | i just moved offices yesterday! we actually just moved to the arco building next door in long beach. it's pretty nice over there! everyone was pretty skeptical about moving that it also made me not look forward to the moving and the packing...and the unpacking! well, monday was our first day there. i didn't really know where to go so luckily i found one of my coworkers and we were both exploring together. i finally got to my cubical and decided to just familiarize myself with the floor and where other departments of molina were located. when i went to my desk, i finally noticed a vase with flowers! i was like...aww...how cute! everyone got one. the vase is pretty too! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 11,December,2002 | still at work. i'm actually waiting for my coworker to finish doing her business. she's breast pumping right now (or whatever you call it) and she doesn't feel comfortable pumping when she's alone. did that sound right? she has her own office so she pumps behind close doors but her and i are the only ones left in the department for the day. when i leave, she'll have the whole building to herself and she just felt uncomfortable being alone! get it? hehe. well, i have a head ache! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 09,December,2002 | oh yeah...i forgot to mention something earlier! andy and i picked up our mail (we sometimes actually drive to our mailbox cuz it's sorta far!) and i got my first rebate check. it's for the router that we bought sorta recently. i was surprised cuz i've had bad luck with rebates. so, i was happy! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 02,December,2002 | this weekend, we took on the responsibility to babysit my neice and nephew (kayla and justin). actually, i found out that saturday morning, kayla had this christmas dance performance in torrance memorial hospital. andy and i wanted to go. the thing was that it was so freakin' early in the morning. well, my cousin told me that kayla was gonna line up at 8:30am so it can actually be anytime before that. ...and the night before, i stayed at my brother's house in long beach till around 2am so i knew i was gonna have a hard time getting up. well, thanks to andy, i woke up on time and we made it to her performance. my brother ended up coming late and missed her first performance. my auntie and my other cousins came after everything was done. oh well. after that, we had brunch at king's hawaiian. the kids asked if they can spend the night at our place so they asked their parents and that's how we had them for the weekend. we had so much fun. it was really nice cuz the kids are growing up so fast. everyone's busy...they're always busy with school, dance lessons, karate, etc. so we rarely get to see them now-a-days! so yeah, we were happy that we spent time with them and knowing that they wanted to spend the night and want to come again, made us feel good! :) we watched lilo and stitch, ice age, and took them to watch harry potter--the chamber of secrets. i only went cuz of the kids. otherwise, i wouldn't watch that movie. i didn't even watch the first one nor have i watched lord of the rings. these are the kinds of movies that andy loves. i, on the other hand, was falling asleep...yawning...or being restless in my seat. finally, andy asked me to go buy a drink for the kids so i was happy that i got to get out of my seat and take a little walk. hehe. oh well. oh yeah, we also made christmas stockings and ornaments. yup, it's time to get crafty! happy anniversary andy! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 02,December,2002 | andy and i got our christmas tree! it's actually our first real tree together! we went to home depot on saturday to check a few trees out. it seems we only liked the trees that other people were holding up! i hated that. my eyes were probably just playing tricks on me. well, after a while, we finally found 'the one!' unfortunately, i couldn't help andy bring the tree up cuz i had two parties to go to that night. andy was supposed to go w/ me but then he got sick. so, yeah, i had to go to jemeline's house in alhambra. she now lives with jamie so they just wanted to have a little get-together with their friends. the thing that sucked was that both jem and lynce planned a party for the same day so not that many showed up to jem's place! among my close friends, the only person that went was jason. so, after a while, we both left the party and went to lynce's party in carson. she mostly invited her coworkers and some friends. before i left jem's place, i called grace to make sure she was still there cuz then otherwise, i wouldn't really know anyone else there! well, when we got there, grace and tony were still there and i was also able to see lynette and her family there. she wasn't sure if she was gonna make it so i was sorta surprised to see them there! it was cool. tony (grace's bf) was so drunk and he made me laugh so much! haha. dang...i had to do a lot of driving that saturday. in the morning, i had to drive to carson to drop something off to my cousin. after carson, i drove back to anaheim hills (making a few stops in between...running errands). for jem's party, i drove from anaheim hills to alhambra and then from there to carson and then from carson back to anaheim hills. and this was all by myself since andy was sick. i finally got home around 2:30am. at least i had a fun night. andy told me to wake him up when i get home so we can decorate the tree together. so i did. he was putting up the lights on the tree when he realized he didn't have enough to go around the tree. so we just went to sleep and i had to get more lights the following day. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 31,January,2003 | my cousin from chicago should be arriving sooN! too bad he's only able to stay here for the weekend. my bro is having his housewarming party this saturday. marissa's kid is also having a birthday party but i don't think i can make it to that. we'll see. i haven't posted for a few days. i guess i have nothing interesting to say. well, i do but it's a secret! can't say anything here! hehe. i don't wanna go to work tomorrow! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 26,January,2003 | hehe...another entry at around 3am! =) when i was younger, my brother and i used to be in recitals. we both used to play the organ! freaky, i know. but i've never gone to a recital where younger kids (ages 4 and higher) play. actually, i've only seen it on tv shoes. an example would be the cosby show. i remember seeing an episode where vanessa was playing so the whole family went to the recital. however, everybody pretty much sucked so a lot of parents were dosing off and going to sleep. it sorta felt like that today. today they played mostly the violin and piano. they were all so cute but when i look at andy, i could tell, he's wanting to fall asleep. but when my neice kalea went up for her turn, we both were wide awake to watch her. after that, we were just waiting for the whole thing to finish! hehe. i guess that's mean but all we cared about was seeing my neice perform. hehe. after the recital, my cousin had some food catered from the loft and we were just supposed eat it and hang out at my cousin's house. before it was time, andy and i decided to go to marukai just to check it out in gardena. it's pretty cool. too bad we're broke. i just wanted to go cuz i've never been to that one before. they have a lot of cute stuff. also, cute stuff no one really needs but it's just cool to have! haha. so, we had lunch at my cousin's house. we were there for a while. my nephew justin kept trying to ask us if he can come over again and spend the night! we would've loved to but we also had suzette's baby shower to go to and didn't know what time we'd be back home. besides, he has open house for his school (on a sunday?) around lunch time. it was funny cuz he kept trying to go up to uncle andy to ask him again and again if he can spend the night with us. oh well. we ended up going to suzette's baby shower. we were super late. it started at 2pm and we got there around 5pm. it's cool though cuz we spent a good amount of time there. it was nice seeing some familiar faces again. after that, we finally got to my bro's house. we went there cuz he was giving us a fish tank and we wanted to pick it up. we ended up staying there a bit longer than planned. i sorta helped my bro clean cuz he's having a super bowl party tomorrow with our cousins. i hate football. i'm not even looking forward to tomorrow. my cousin's not into it either and she was saying that there's a good sale in robinsons-may. i would go but andy and i are broke right now. i guess i'm really tight with my money knowing that i lost in the casino. but every freakin' weekend, there's something going on. it's not like i'm mad or anything. i'm happy that i get invited to these parties. cuz before, i guess i sorta disappeared. i didn't keep in touch with my friends as much as i do now. therefore, i wasn't invited to certain parties. oh well. i guess now it's different. i'm happy but that just means that we have to spend money on gifts. hehe. so, yeah, next weekend, it's marissa's kid's birthday. ooops...i just remembered right now too....that my bro is also having a party that same day. he's having a house warming party. i hope i can make it to both. of course my first priority would be my bro and sis n law's housewarming party. we'll see what happens. i'm sleepy but andy wants me to clean and i have to make chilli for tomorrow's get together. i better start cleaning my room. hehe...good nite! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 25,January,2003 | geez...i'm still awake? well, i got back from pala casino about an hour ago. andy and i wanted to go just to go...plus we met up with grace, tony, and james. james really came up. tony did too. i, on the other hand did not win. i lost. andy and i had a set budget to play with and i lost mine. oh yeah...i lost more cuz i spent a little more than my set budget...but andy doesn't need to know about that! hehe. it was fun though. i love that casino! one of these days, i wanna take my parents there. i think they would have fun. anyway, while i was at the casino, some filipino guy started to talk to me in filipino. i told him i didn't understand. after that, he asked if i had any spare change. he doesn't look poor or anything. i think he was just too addicted to gambling. being addicted to gambling can be so freakin' scary. there are so many things that can happen. i don't even wanna go there! oh well. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 23,January,2003 | well, i just woke up a few hours ago after taking a nap. haha...i wonder what time i shall go back to bed!? =) my parents finally got back from the philippines on monday. for some reason, i was excited when they got back. it's not like i was expecting them to bring me back anything special from there. cuz honestly, i don't like anything she brings...i don't like the food, candy, snacks, etc. i tried em before but never liked it at all! so, anyway, my mom wanted to have dinner with the family so we all went to thai barbecue in carson. it was good...i just haven't been there in a long time. andy and i even decided to order thai iced tea with boba. the sucky thing is that i barely drank it cuz i wanted it as a dessert. but i guess i was in a hurry to leave and i forgot it. sucks. that's why i'm craving for it again. well, after dinner, we had a family meeting. i felt sorry for andy cuz he had to go to work the following day (well, we both did) but he stayed. he ended up taking a nap in one of the rooms in my bro's house. hehe. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 19,January,2003 | boy am i tired!!! having kids for the weekend takes a lot out of you. hehe. well, we got them probably around 4ish. after that, we went to king's hawaiian to order his birthday cake...after that, we also went to fry's to check out some tv's. in my condo, there's a built in entertainment center...a place to put your tv, vcr, dvd player, etc. well, there's a huge slot for the tv but all we had was a 19 inch! we've always been contemplating whether or not we should get a new and bigger tv but we just haven't had money to do so. anyway, andy bought the paper which had the fry's ad and we were checking tv's out. we weren't planning on buying a big screen tv or anything. we would be happy with just a 27 inch. well, there happened to be a sale on a 27 inch flat screen. so, we checked it out and it was some off-brand. we just looked more and more and we ended up settling with a sharp 32 inch. just a regular tv...no, we didn't go with the flat screen. i really wanted a sony but we figured that we'd get a really nice tv when we move into a house or something. the condo that we're living in is basically just a temporary fix. we're either gonna get a house or find another condo/townhouse. oh well. okay, i better get some rest. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 18,January,2003 | i had such a long day today. the problem is that i have a sleeping problem. i have problems sleeping when i know i'm off the following day. and then...i'd have problems sleeping the night before i have to go to work. that's how i was when i was in school. knowing that i'd have to study for a test or whatever it may be...just made me sleepy. it sucks! hehe. well, since i missed work on monday, i decided that i wanted to go into work a little earlier today so that i can have more hours. but what happened? i couldn't sleep the night before. haha...i ended up waking up late in the morning. i had a lot of errands and appointments to go to so i decided to go in super late. i only worked 2 hours today. i couldn't stay late cuz it was jemeline's birthday and we were getting together for dinner. so yeah, i ended up meeting andy there since we had to drive separately. we stayed there so long. the laker game was on so you can hear everyone yell. a few times, we'd notice some people missing (andy being one of em)...and it's cuz they went to watch the game on the tv. haha. it was funny. i don't care for it so it didn't matter to me. i heard it was a good game though! :) anyway, so now i'm home. i'm tired and sleepy. but now it's the weekend. i'm gonna start playing kingdom hearts again! hehe. i actually forgot about it until now! yay for the weekend! :) tomorrow, andy and i get to babysit my neice and nephew. actually my nephew justin called andy's cell and left a message asking if he's available and if he can spend the night with us! it was so cute. he's 6 years old and he found andy's phone number and my phone number using his mom's cell phone. kinda scary...but cute! it's so cute...andy really gets along with them. it's like, he's their favorite! when we'd go visit them and they'd see us together, they run straight to uncle andy and pass auntie trina up! hehe. it's funny! i have to say, 'hey, where's my hug?' andy's basically the cool uncle cuz he plays with them (including the game yu-gi-oh) or whatever else is the latest trend...pokemon, etc. they can get away with a lot of things cuz andy lets them. i actually have to act like an adult. sometimes when we're all together and we're playing with the kids, i'm the one who has to keep track of time. i think andy loses track of time when he's with the kids! it's funny. the kids are so fun to be with! they're growing up so fast! andy and i were sorta sad cuz as time goes by, we don't keep in touch as often as we'd like. we just enjoy the fact that they still think of us and actually called to ask if they can spend the night with us! isn't that cute?! hehe...yeah, so i'm excited for tomorrow. we're going to pick them up sometime in the afternoon. hmm...that'll probably be when i wake up! hehe. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 14,January,2003 | today i just played kingdom hearts...but didn't really get anywhere! oh well. andy and i also had dinner with his family. it was his sister's birthday so we celebrated there! since wal mart was just around the way, we decided to check it out. i don't go to wal mart as much as when i lived in fullerton cuz there's not one as close as it used to be. for some reason, we wanted to buy dvd's. so, we were looking. there are so many that i wanna get. signs was on sale for 14.79. everywhere else i've seen it was 17 or 20. i've always wanted to watch it but unfortunately i never did. i still wanna watch that movie but i don't know if i'd like it enough to buy it. it's a sci-fi and it's not the same watching it over and over than another comedy or whatever. ie. i can watch a walk to remember over and over but i can't watch the sixth sense over and over. did that make sense? so, instead we got barbershop. i also wanted to get gi jane. i've always wanted to get that movie for years but i just never did. well, since that was 8 bucks (reg. price) and barbershop was on sale, i decided to get what's on sale and get gi jane later. yup...just putting it off again! hehe. now i just got done watching real world! this is the only real world that i've got stuck on! hehe. good nite! :) |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 13,January,2003 | i'm addicted to kingdom hearts! =( haha. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 12,January,2003 | friday night, i felt like learning how to cook a new dish. i'm someone who barely knows how to cook....and i don't like touching raw meat...but i'm trying to get over it or just get used to it. well, i felt like chilli. so, when i got home from work, i picked andy up and we both went grocery shopping so i can get the ingredients. when we got back home, i was doing everything to make the chilli. it took nearly 2 hours to cook. surprisingly, it was good! at least it was to me and andy. towards the end of my chilli cook off, andy started making some spam masubi. it was good too! i haven't had that for a long time. later, my brother called me with some interesting news. he wanted to come over and talk about it. so, he did and since he didn't eat dinner, he ate some of my chilli. i was happy that someone else was able to try it too! hehe. well, he brought some home! now i'm home alone cuz andy went out to help a friend of his move offices. now i'm planning to clean for today! haha yeah right! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 11,January,2003 | i just got back from having dinner at joe's crab shack! i guess that's a popular place to have a birthday dinner/lunch! they usually make the birthday celebrant do some wacky stuff. so, we were there for maureen's birthday. they put a mustard uniform on her and she had to give mustard to whoever asked for it! weird...but it was cool! well, yeah it was cool to see my friends again! :) when jason invited me to this thing, he said that he had a special surprise for everyone! well, the news is that maureen's pregnant! yay! i bet they're so excited! after dinner, we (me, andy, lynce, jack, jem, grace, and tony) went to starbucks to just talk and hang out! that was nice. i had to leave a little early cuz i had to go to my brother's house since my mom was gonna be calling from philippines. well, by the time we got there, we missed their phone call by 10 minutes! oh well. i think they'll be back sometime next week. oh yeah...happy birthday to maureen and to vanessa! :) |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 05,January,2003 | happy belated new year! i always start off late! hehe. these days i've been so busy...with work and the holidays. since it's the beginning of the year, things will probably calm down. andy and i just got back from spending a night in san clemente. andy's friend's mom owns a time share right by the beach so a few of his friends came by. i had a great time. the food was so yummy! thanks kristina! the guys were out in the balcony gambling and andy ended up winning 10 bucks. he went back inside to tell me the great news and i said...'oh...you can treat me to ice cream with that.' well, joey heard and he said that they had ice cream in the freezer. it was mochi ice cream. at that time, i've never heard of it or tasted it ever in life. he told me to give it a try but i didn't really want to cuz i thought it was like a cream puff. ....and i don't really like those. well, the ice cream flavor was coffee so i tried it! it was the best thing ever! hehe. on our way home from san clemente, andy and i went to murukai and bought 3 boxes. now...we are officially members of that store. that store is pretty cool! i've always heard about that place but i've never actually gone there! so yeah, this was my first time and it was cool! we bought some unnecessary stuff but it was cool. we also decided to get some dinner from there. we got food from L&L's. yay! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 23,February,2003 | well, i just got back from jem's house. we had a urlLink surprise baby shower for grace! i got to jem's house around 2pm to help her out with decorations and last minute stuff...while i sent andy out to pick up our food orders! =) i think the party went pretty well. it actually got crowded cuz we were worried that not too many people would show up. grace was really surprised. she knew something was up but thank god for lynce...she made it seem that there was something going on for her but during jack's graduation party. she didn't really say it out loud but hinting that there's something going on during his party which is next saturday! hehe...that's why it threw her off and she ended up being really surprised at her shower! it was cool. there was so much food! my mom is so nice! well, basically 5 girls hosted the party and each girl had to bring 2 main dishes. well, andy cooked salmon and i asked my mom to cook palabok. around 4pm, i was ready to pick it up so i walked from jem's house to my parent's house to pick up the food and i basically hitched a ride back with georgia. georgia came with me inside my house and i saw my mom cooking a bunch of lumpia! i was curious as to why she was cooking that! hehe...she's nice cuz she made it for the party! she's all like...'i like grace...she's a nice girl so i'm making this for the party!' how sweet! we had a few games. the beer drinking one was funny. we filled a bunch of baby bottles up with beer and had the guys drink it. whoever finished first was the winner. well, janzen (suzette's bf) won! other people cheated...hehe but they didn't win! the prize was a huge coffee mug filled with condoms! anyway, i'm so glad that this surprise shower is over! it was so much work! besides...i'm also helping with grace's other (women only) shower next sunday! poor grace was worried that no one was gonna show up to her shower next week. we told her that we'd all still be there! i know she wanted her 'real' shower to be a big one but for some reason decided to only make it women only. we just thought it would be nice to invite some old high school friends, 'the guys,' etc. yeah...so it was nice seeing some old faces! tomorrow (today), andy actually wants to go to a bridal show! we might go with some of his friends. how weird huh? well, i told him that i'm not really into it anymore cuz i don't have any use for that crap! hehe...that was supposed to be a big hint! haha! but he still said he wanted to go. we'll see. it's already late and i don't know if i would wake up on time. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 21,February,2003 | happy belated valentine's day! i've been meaning to blog but i just haven't! anyway, for valentine's day andy and i worked but we both got off early. we decided that we wanted to try out that buffet at pala casino. well, on my way home from work, grace called me and asked what i was doing. she was actually thinking of going to vegas that weekend since she got a newer car. i just told her that andy and i are going to pala so she decided that she wanted to go as well. since we were doing other stuff, we just met grace and tony up there. the last two times i went there (w/ grace) i've done really bad....LOST! well, since i was gonna see grace, i brought the sample of the baby shower invitation as well as the favor labels. after we got back from the casino, andy and i received a message from my nephew justin! he was basically asking if he and kayla can spend the weekend with us. well, how can we say no to that?! hehe...so we ended up picking them up! since we had to go to carson to drop it off, i passed by grace's house to drop off the invitations for her to send out. oh yeah...andy bought the big fat greek wedding dvd. i've never actually seen it before but it's so funny. it sorta reminds me of my family! i really wanna watch it with my parents too! hehe! oops..but they dont have a dvd player yet! oh well. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 12,February,2003 | hello. i got this email from a friend! you know...those FWDS! =) well, read on cuz it's pretty cool! it's about being 'twenty-something.' ON BEING TWENTY - SOMETHING > > They call it the 'Quarter-life Crisis'. It's when you stop going along > with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about > yourself that you didn't know and may not like. You start feeling > insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get > scared because you barely know where you are now. You start realizing > that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you thought > you were so close to aren't exactly the greatest people you have ever > met, and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most > important ones. What you don't recognize is that they are realizing that > too, and aren't really cold, catty, mean or insincere, but that they are > as confused as you. You look at your job... and it is not even close to > what you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a job > and realizing that you are going to have to start at the bottom and that > scares you. Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are > doing and find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly you > realize that you have certain boundaries in your life and are constantly > adding things to your list of what is acceptable and what isn't. One > minute, you are insecure and then the next, secure. You laugh and cry > with the greatest force of your life. You feel alone and scared and > confused. Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the > past with dear life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further > and further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or > move forward. You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved > could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder why you can't > meet anyone decent enough that you want to get to know better. Or maybe > you love someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out why you > are doing this because you know that you aren't a bad person. One night > stands and random hook ups start to look cheap. Getting wasted and > acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic. You go through the same > emotions and questions over and over, and talk with your friends about > the same topics because you cannot seem to make a decision. You worry > about loans, money, the future and making a life for yourself... and > while winning the race would be great, right now you'd just like to be a > contender! What you may not realize is that everyone reading this > relates to it. We are in our best of times and our worst of times, > trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out. Send this to > your twenty-something friends... maybe it will help someone feel like > they aren't alone in their state of confusion. May you have enough > happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough > sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 10,February,2003 | i had a busy weekend. friday, i stayed at work longer than expected! they're asking me to conduct a survey to provider offices today so instead, i asked if i can just make the calls at home rather than driving to long beach. so, that's why i'm here at home now! after work, i just stayed home and cleaned up a bit! andy was at his friends house playing mordheim! the following day (saturday) was andy's friend's (joey) birthday. we had dinner at a japanese restaurant in pasadena. actually, we ate there cuz his girlfriend's parents own that restaurant. it was so good! after dinner, we all drove to burbank to go to some bar/club/restaurant. it was only a $5 cover charge but that place sucked bad. we just left so we ended up wasting some money. no big deal though! haha. since that didn't work out, we just walked around for a bit! there was nothing else to do so we ended up just going home. i was sad cuz originally, we were supposed to go to cues after dinner but one of his friends had so many bad memories in that place that he didn't wanna go there! oh well! sunday, i went out with my girl friends. i finally gave lynette's kids their christmas gifts! hehe...so late! it's cuz i haven't seen lynette for such a long time now! anyway, the girls just went shopping together! it was fun but tiring! it was worth it though! after that, i just went to work to finish up one of my boring projects/tasks! haha. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 08,February,2003 | this month is flying by so fast for me! earlier andy and i went to taco bell to get some food and we decided to take coach (my dog) with us! well, i was wearing shorts and she scratched up my legs. it got so bad that, at the time, instead of just being scratches...turned into hives. haha! that happens to me sometimes! but it's all good cuz once we got home, it healed and now i'm back to normal! i'm still awake cuz i took a nap earlier! i have a wacky sleeping pattern! hehe. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 02,February,2003 | yipee! i just woke up! yesterday it was my bro's housewarming party! i didn't really know what time it was. i heard it was at 1pm and/or at 11am. but i guess it didn't matter cuz andy and i got there almost at 2pm. i felt bad but honestly, i didn't know what time it started. i didn't get an invitation (saving money) but i saw it & i guess i forgot! oh well. well, when we got there, there was so much drama...probably more for me than any other. just to let ya know, i have a phobia with birds and feathers. as andy was parking the car, we saw a huge hawk take one of those black crows down. well, all those hawks were mad so they were making all sorts of noises. the crows even came as close as going on the curb instead of just the trees. i was so scared. i screamed and one of the neighbors heard. i wanted to just stay in the car and wait but i figured that i shouldn't. so, i was holding on to andy (looking down the whole time so i wouldn't see the birds) and i was walking really fast to my bro's house. everybody was pretty much hanging out in the back yard and that's where we entered from..........well, i was upset, scared, and i felt like i was gonna cry! when i entered the backyard, i just talked bout how the hawk took down a crow...blablabla---i didn't even really say hi to everyone. but when they heard crow, everyone went to the front to watch. there were so many people watching...not just people from our party but the neighbors as well. it was cute too, cuz a lot of people ended up meeting each other. well, the hawk was in the middle of the street with the crow for about 45 minutes. some cars were able to fit through the street without hitting the birds. however, there was a school bus that tried to go through the street and it couldn't fit. he had to reverse to get out! hehe. even if i hate birds, it was so sad to see that crow suffer like that. we all just saw the hawk eat at that other bird. that hawk was huge. my bro took some cool pics that i should eventually post up. well, 2 cops ended up coming as well as animal control. my cousin wanted to call the news but abc7 was closed! hehe. oh yeah...there was this old lady riding her bike and she was brave enough to ride through the street! being in a car is one thing. it's not bad cuz you're protected by a hunk of metal. but the bike? you're not really protected...and imagine if the hawk was upset that she passed through. geez! scary dude! =0 so, yeah that was my drama! i couldn't eat for a while. i try not to make a big deal out of it but i can't help it! i'm just a little kid. my cousins kept asking if i was okay...and even asking why i'm watching. i always try to push myself (when i'm not in danger) just so i can attempt to face my fear! after that whole drama, we got back to the party. my friend lynce ended up coming over to pick something up. andy ended up leaving early cuz it was one of his friends' birthday and they were meeting at some chinese restaurant. i didn't wanna go cuz there was food at the party and i just wanted to save money. besides, the plan was to go to yankee doodle after dinner. so, andy was gone for a while and when he got back he had another bird story! hehe. well, they ordered 2 fried chickens at the chinese place. when they received it, the heads were still on! has anyone seen such a thing? that is so nasty...with the beak and eye sockets? yuck! i'm so glad i wasn't there. his friends ended up taking the two heads on chop sticks and pretended to cock fight! i've only seen that happen on a talk show. some family ordered a bucket of fried chicken and when they got home, they found the chicken head fried and everything! well, that traumatized that family! YUCK! after andy's dinner, he went back to my bro's house to pick me up. we also wanted to take my cousin steve (from chicago) cuz last night was his last night here. so, we were also asking other people to come along with us. my bro ended up coming with his friend ritchie. i had 2 drinks and i had a good buzz! i haven't had any alcohol in me for a long time now. i was a happy camper! hehe. so, everyone wanted to eat out but we had a hard time figuring out where to go. instead, we were gonna go to the grocery store and buy ingredients to make a pizza. well, everything was closed. andy and ritchie ended up staying in the house so it was just me, my bro, and cousin steve that went back out for the pizza. steve was all like...it's been a long time since just 3 of us went out for a drive late at night! hehe...we used to always do that whenever steve was in town. i even mentioned that in my speech that i said for my bro's wedding. ---that i'll miss those late night drives that we take...even with our cousin steve! haha...so, last night, i said my speech was true! okay, well, i better go! i'm going back to my bro's house cuz steve is leaving today! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 01,February,2003 | today andy and i had a fight! we didn't talk to each other pretty much the whole night. oh well! my mochi ice cream melted on my way home today! i bought 2 packs...kona coffee and strawberry! how sad. i can't believe it's already february! how time flies?! geez...i wanted to be engaged by this time! hehe...hinthint! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 31,March,2003 | last friday i was gonna have lunch at my mom's house in carson. on my way there, there was a one-laner construction zone on willow/sepulveda. all of a sudden, i hear a noise. i actually thought it was the crane outside. but my car started to feel a little weird so i turned off my radio. haha...it was my car!!! i was able to make a right on main street and when i stepped on the gas, my car just died. i had enough momentum to pull myself over to the curb! phew!!!! i ended up calling my parents house hoping that my dad would be there so he could pick me up but he wasn't home....as always. so, i called my aunt's house (who lives across the street) and she ended up waking my cousin up. i was so lucky that he was there. i also called andy and he was actually on his way! haha. during this whole thing, i was calm. there's something about getting stuck in a neighborhood that you're familiar with. i would've been so stressed out if i got stuck elsewhere. so...thank you god! i ended up calling my work just to let them know what's up. they were fine with it and just wanted me to take care of my car. so, the tow truck finally got there and we got it towed to an auto shop. we're kinda scared of what the outcome will be...price-wise. the car is still there and wont be ready until tomorrow. that's why i decided to work yesterday (sunday). i'm out of a car so i had andy drop me off yesterday...and for tomorrow, my bro is letting me borrow his car. yippee. anyway, after we left the autoshop, we decided to go to delamo mall. it's been so long since i last went there. since it was payday for me, i wanted to buy myself some stuff. since my car was in the back of my mind, i only ended up spending $30. hehe. so, after the mall, where did we decide to go? we ended up going to disneyland! yay. the following day...saterday we were supposed to go to an engagement/housewarming party all the way in lancaster. i ended up not going cuz i was just worried about my car. saturday night, we ended up going to HB (huntington beach) for a barbecue. supposedly it was to discuss the wedding with the whole group but i don't know if that ever happened?? hmm. i made home-made chocolate chip cookies! hehe...it kinda got burned! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 27,March,2003 | sometimes when i'm at work, i'll call andy. he usually gets home way before i do. anyway, we'll just talk on the phone or whatever and i would ask what coach is doing. and then i ask him if he can put her on the phone. hehe...andy will just tell her to speak and she'll bark! haha...i think that is so cute! =) |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 23,March,2003 | i forgot to mention something. once in a while, i'll visit genesis's website. people still would leave their guestbook entries every so often. the last two that i've seen were from gen's mom. she is so cute and it was so touching!!! the first entry went something like this: we are now in war w/ iraq and i heard a few of your friends are in the military. will you please be their angel...guide them, protect them. the second entry went something like this: i know that you used to teach me how to use the computer but for some reason, i was scared. now i'm able to go on the computer and chat with other people. the chat room that i go to is angels of the bereaved parents. awwww...i think those two entries were so touching! these probably weren't the exact words but that's basically what she said. i told my bro and he got goose bumps. i told andy and he kinda talked about wedding dresses. what a change in subjects?! i was disappointed (sometimes i think he doesn't have emotions--he's a robot!) however, he did talk about wedding dresses since that was what we were talking about before i changed the subject! but still...does my boyfriend really have feelings? cuz i was really touched with what gen's mom said. oh well!!! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 23,March,2003 | saturday i met up with mary and kristina to search for a wedding dress! it was pretty fun...even though we got lost! searching for a dress is so freakin' tiring! we went to a few places, tried on many dresses...and i think mary found 'the one!' she put it on hold so she can show it to her mom before she orders it! how cute! we were out for so long...at least it felt long cuz we were tired and hungry! after everything, we decided to meet the guys and a few other people for dinner at red robin! finally...we get to eat! hehe. well, the girls decided to play a little trick on some of the guys (besides ross since he's not supposed to see the dress). we picked out the ugliest dress from the catalog and told them that that's the dress she got. she pretended that she ordered it and had already put a down payment! hehe. it was so funny cuz andy and some of the other guys were actually saying that dress was pretty! HAHAHA! omg...was that a total lie or what? i hope he didn't think it was nice! hehe. after dinner, we just went back to mary's apt. in HB to hang out! kristina made creme-bru-lay! haha...i have no idea how to spell that. i ended up missing it though cuz my parents and brother were going to pechanga and i wanted to go with them. they ended up picking me up from HB so andy can just drive my car back home. did i win at the casino? nope. at least i didn't put in that much money. i'm just broke right now. after the casino, my bro was going to drop me off at my condo in anaheim hills. when we got there, i took out my keys to open up the door and what do ya know? andy ended up giving me the wrong keys. i also have keys to andy's parent's house and it looks very similar to our condo keys. we just don't normally use keys since we go through the garage. i kept ringing the door bell...hoping andy would wake up but he didn't! i ended up having to spend the night at my bro's house in LB. i was very dissapointed. i didn't think i was going to sleep very good--but i did! i guess i was really tired. my carson dog (maX) is now staying with my bro and sis in law. i was excited to finally see him! hehe. so, when i woke up, the first thing i did, was go outside to visit max. after that, i called andy asking him to pick me up and bring coach as well. it was so scary to see those two dogs together at the beginning. they just had to get used to each other and they were kinda fine! hehe...it's just that max hasn't been neutered and he's always wanting to hump coach. it's funny...cute! haha. for lunch we all decided to eat at ports o call. it was so yummy. everything was fresh. we bought some shrimp and they cooked it with some vegetables and potatoes right in front of us. it was yummy. we ended up taking that 'to go' so we can just have a picnic at the park. it was cool. it's a nice thing to do once in a while. however, my meal would've been better if i could eat some rice. hehe. the rest of the guys were making me jeolous but i'm strong...i still haven't given up! haha. that was pretty much my weekend. it was cool cuz i was able to hang out with some friends AND hang out with my family! hehe. man...tomorrow...back to work again! good nite (to no one that reads this blog! haha). |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 21,March,2003 | tuesday march 18, 2003, coach turned 1 year old! tuesday march 18, 2003 marked the year anniversary of andy and i living in this condo. what a coincidence huh? we moved in anaheim hills the same day that coach was born!!!!! it was meant to be! haha. so, tuesday, we decided to feed coach with her 'wet' dog food. she usually gets so excited when she's having that food...but we never let her eat until we say 'GO!' so, we wanted her to stay for a bit while we sang 'happy birthday' to her! hehe...i know, corny! well, we sang to her and it's like she was singing with us. but in actuality, she was whining and barking cuz she wanted to get to her food! i just thought it was cute cuz it was like she was joining in on her song! today (friday), andy and i decided to work only half of the day. actually, i had to prepare and go to a meeting all the way in san bernardino. that meeting ended at 2pm and i wasn't about to drive all the way back to long beach. so, andy also decided to work half day so we can go to disneyland. we met joey and kristina over there. kristina had to leave early cuz she had to work that night but joey wanted to stay with us cuz he wanted to watch the aladdin show. so, we watched it and i really liked it! it's probably cuz i've always liked that movie to begin with! if you're not really into it, then it might not be worth the wait. yes...there's a wait to watch that show...in fact the line gets so long! also, you have to get the tix in advance! if not, you're screwed! hehe. after disney, we went to sam woo's for dinner. i kinda got grossed out again cuz i saw chickens and ducks already cooked with their heads still on! i saw that when we first got in that place and already got grossed out! it was already fried and everything! well, when we were leaving, i decided to look at it again and i saw another one at the bottom! it was even more scarier to me because it didn't looked cooked! i took one look at it and i had to turn my head and look the other way cuz it was disgusting...only cuz i'm really sensitive to that (and YES, i hate it when people mock me even more when i'm in that situation!) so, being grossed out and kinda scared, all 3 of us walked out of the door. as i was walking out, i had my phone in my hand and it vibrated! i got so scared...but at the same time...it was funny! hahaha. last night, i bought 8 mile uncensored at best buy! i actually bought it the day it came out (tuesday) but i didn't know they had 2 versions. so, now i have to return the regular one at wal mart. oh well. i've never actually seen that movie in the theaters but i still decided to buy it cuz i love eminem. there's something about him that i like so much. i've never actually bought (only burned) his cd's. when he first became popular, i knew his lyrics by searching for them online--and then eventually i would memorize it. hehe. andy was so surprised cuz i normally wouldn't listen to rap! anyway, last night, i tried to watch it. i was really tired so i didn't fully get into it! i'll have to watch it again. today, the kids were supposed to spend the night. they asked us last week and of course we said 'yes!' so, we called them but no one was home! haha...they stood us up! oh well. it's okay...at least i'll have more rest this weekend. besides...tomorrow i'm supposed to go with mary and kristina to a few bridal salons to check out some wedding dresses! how fun! i can't wait till i get engaged...dragging along some of my friends to help me find the perfect dress....in my new mercedes! hahahaha...only in my dreams...as real as it may seem! (hehe...debbie gibson). good nite! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 17,March,2003 | yes we ended up getting our disney passes. we went to south coast plaza on saturday to get our passes at the disney store. i kinda feel guilty but we'll see if we can make it worth it!!! after get our passes, we decided to eat at (the fast food version of) lawrey's. it was alright but i guess i was expecting better! oh well. anyway, the following day (sunday), we went to disneyland. urlLink (see pictures) i kinda felt like a little kid. i wanted a balloon, churros, popcorn, cotton candy, etc. of course i didn't get them all...only a churro but it was still fun. when we got there, we met all my cousins at it's a small world. there ended up to be 13 of us. my aunt (mom's sister) even went! so, we just hung out for a while...waiting for kayla's parade! so, it finally started! dang...kayla dances too sexy for her age! hehe...it was cute! after the parade, all the dancers were going to do another routine on a stage! that show was pretty long! we were just waiting for kayla to go on...but it felt like forever! the whole show ended up to be around 2 hours! so, after that, kayla was able to stay with us and go on rides! i guess we're all spoiled with the 'fast pass.' i think that's a good idea. i actually didn't know about it until yesterday. that just makes me feel even better that we got the pass. hehe! anyway, andy's friends has passes too so they decided to come by during the night. we met right when we got off the space mountain ride. they wanted to get on it too so andy went with them while i stayed w/ my cousins. it didn't take long for them though. since joey has leukemia (well, he's in remission), he gets to have a special assistance pass...which means he has to hardly ever wait in line! cool huH? anyway, we were trying to figure out where we should go for dinner. we finally decided on rain forest cafe in downtown disney...but the wait was about an hour. some of them wanted to eat at sam woo's in long beach but andy and i didn't wanna go far from home. so, we just stayed w/ andy's friends. we ended up eating dinner at disney california! i was kinda excited since that was my first time over there. i finally got to ride that mickey mouse roller coaster! i liked it so much that we went on it twice. after that, we decided to call it a night since we all had to work the following day! but did i go to work today? nope! i called in sick cuz i woke up with bad stomach cramps. ummm...yup that time of month again! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 15,March,2003 | hehe...it feels so nice to sleep in! yesterday i stayed at work till almost 7pm helping out with a project. i was in a hurry cuz i was supposed to meet everyone in huntington beach for dinner at andy's friend's house. so...i finally left work and i still had to get gas. i ended up taking the side streets over there. it wasn't bad..considering that i didn't really know where i was going! i was just following the directions that i got. when we got there, all the girls were just looking through the bridal magazines! hehe it was pretty fun! after a while, we had dinner. they had pretty good food...and there wasn't even any meat! hehe. and yes...i still haven't had rice! i'm so proud of myself. i'm not sure if i mentioned it in this freakin' blog, but i gave up rice for lent! =D after a while, ross started to show us the slideshow that he did during his engagement...plus the video of the actual event and everyone's reactions! it was pretty cool. he's very talented! i eventually wanna learn how to use those programs! we'll see. anyway, the reason they asked us to come over for dinner was because they asked us to be in their wedding! i was so shocked. when andy told me that we're supposed to go to mary's house for dinner, i asked him if he's sure? i would think that they're only inviting those that they are gonna ask...but ross said me too! still not really expecting anything...i went. so, yes, they asked andy to be a groomsman and me a bridesmaid! yay...another wedding to be in! they are going to have 6 couples in the bridal entourage including the best man and maid of honor. yay...time to start planning. i might go with mary to a bridal salon to look for her dress. anyway, later today, andy and i might go to the mall. we'll see if we can get our passes at the disney store. bye for now! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 13,March,2003 | yay! our wireless network is working! hehe. now i'm in my room just blogging away----w/out all the wires! actually, i had a hard time connecting earlier. hopefully everything's cool. yup...instead of shopping at the outlet last sunday, we decided to purchase this wireless network! hehe. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 09,March,2003 | wow...i can't believe i'm still working full-time! hehe! i didn't think i'd last cuz lately i've been tired. but i guess i'm pretty good! yay! and tomorrow is pay day! =D anyway, i haven't been up to anything lately! i just found out that my neice kayla is going to be dancing in a parade in disneyland on sunday. i wanna go...but it's so freakin' expensive to get in. andy has always wanted an annual pass there! it's really expensive but after a while, it's worth it! besides...we are really close to disney! we always held off on getting the passes cuz it's just so much money to put out at one time! i'd rather use that money to start building another computer! but now that kayla's gonna perform, i figure that since we're going, we have to make a decision...whether we want the passes or just pay for a day thing. grrrr...what shall we do? |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 09,March,2003 | oh yeah...i forgot to mention that friday, after work, i decided to stop by the mall and get my hair highlighted! hehe...it's about time! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 05,March,2003 | right now i'm just uploading pics to ofoto.com. in the meantime......... andy and i just got back from san clemente. we spent a night over there! nothing was really planned. we were originally supposed to go to san diego zoo but we didn't think it was worth it since they close early. we ended up just driving around locally. we stopped by the tidepool exhibit? it was pretty cool. we stayed there for a while. it's a nice place to go to...only 5 bucks to get in! =) after that, we went to the mission in san juan capistrano. that was my first time going to one of those places. it was very beautiful. i wanna take my mom there sometime! andy and i ended up buying a small cross to hang at our house and an angel to put on my car visor. i wanted to light a candle for my uncle but we couldn't find their little candles. oh well...it's the thought that counts right?! =) anyway, i was kinda disappointed since we didn't go to san diego. i wanted to at least walk around down town area...get some drinks...just hang out! it seemed like everyone was tired. after the mission, we went back to the timeshare, hung out some more and started cooking for dinner. i was asking andy if we can leave a little earlier so we can at least stop by san diego area. he said, 'okay.' but did that happen? he was playing mordheim and gambeboy advance! i was getting kinda irritated but that was already expected. it's always the same thing! blablabla! later, the girls were just hanging out together and we got to talk to mary about her wedding. they're planning to have their 'big' wedding this year! whoa...everything is happening so soon! while we were talking about that stuff, the guys were upstairs cooking and playing their freakin' games! hehe. right before andy and i were getting ready to leave, we also got to talk to ross (his perspective) about the wedding. i'm so happy for them! =) so, we finally left and i asked andy if we were still gonna stop by san diego. of course...knowing him, he would say no. he felt bad so he's all like since we still have sunday, we can go to the outlet or something! hehe...i'm not complaining about that! yay! =) we'll see! now i'm home and uploading more pics online! bye for now! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 05,March,2003 | today was ash wednesday. i really wanted to go to church. it didn't really matter where as long as i went. well, since i was working late tonight, i asked andy if we can just meet at st. philomena since i also had to drop something off at my parent's house. i ended up leaving work a little late (6:45pm). i thought we had enough time but by the time we got there, the church was packed! when we got closer to the door, we read a little sign and it said that mass started at 7pm! oops. i didn't even feel like it was church cuz it was so crowded that we couldn't even get in the door! ........not to mention, everyone was loud! we had to just stay outside in the cold air! we ended up bumping into grace and tony over there! we hung out by the fountain and when they came out to give the ashes, we got the ashes, and we were just on our merry way to our cars! i feel bad. well, we couldn't really do anything since it was too crowded to even get inside. oh well. after that, we went to seafood city to buy some asian food! hehe. my mom bought me some plants for my house! they're probably gonna die! so sad! =l |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 02,March,2003 | i'm at work right now just wasting my time away! hehe. anyway, i haven't blogged for a while cuz i've been busy. the day after jack's graduation party was a 2nd baby shower for grace. this time the sisters were in on it...and so was i. hehe...thank goodness the party planning is over! it was worth it! grace's shower this past sunday was cool. it was girls only...which is the first i've been to. the rest of those showers were co-ed. it was quite an experience. =) once again, grace and tony got a lot of gifts for their baby. probably too much where they have to return a few items. oh well. that's what always happens. hehe. well, in this case, having too much is better than not having enough. at least they're getting prepared for when baby gavin arrives! =) anyway, when i was driving on monday, i was listening to one of the cd's i made. the song that was playing was 'a moment like this' by kelly clarkson...former american idol. when that song was on, it totally reminded me of ross, mary, and their whole proposal/engagement thing! it was so beautiful! hehe. i think that song will forever remind me of those two! this weekend, we're supposed to go to san clemente again cuz joey has a timeshare over there. ross and mary will be there too so maybe i can find out what their wedding plans are! hehe...i'm probably too ahead of myself. oh well. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 02,March,2003 | today (well, saturday) was such a good day! andy and i had two parties to go to. one was his friend's cousin's baby shower and the other was jack's graduation party. we basically took our time. we just hung out at home for a while. i wanted to make sure we got to his friend's house on time cuz we still had to go to jack's in buena park. so yeah, we got to the first party. people were there already but it was mostly family. the rest of andy's friends came shortly after. time was passing by so we had to get going! we ended up missing the games and the gift opening. when we were leaving and already in the car, andy said that we have to come back. i didn't really know why but i told him that i didn't want to. he just kept trying to convince me. i sorta got upset but he said that we can go to jack's party for a while, go back to ross's, and then back to jack's AGAIN! he wouldn't exactly tell me why...just that there was gonna be a special prize given out at the end of the baby shower. i didn't really care for that but by that time...i was just like...'whatever!' so we finally got to jack's party. after being there for only 10 minutes, andy gets a phone call and he says that we have to go back to ross's house now. yup...we ended up leaving jack's party but told everyone that we'd only be gone for about an hour or so. when we got back to the baby shower, they were just finishing up opening the gifts. ross has a digital camera so he was showing all the pictures that was taken throughout the shower on the tv. they even played baby music in the background. it was basically a slide show. it was so cute! anyway, after the baby shower slide show was done, it continued onto another screen that said something like this...'mary jocelyn somera, please turn around...' so, mary turned around (wondering what was going on...like everyone else) and ross was right behind her. he was holding her hands and made some kind of speech! very romantic! i got so emotional! ...and then he got down on one knee and popped the question! it was so romantic. we were all screaming and cheering! it was such a beautiful moment! now i know why andy wanted to go back to the party. he knew about it cuz we told them that we had another party to go to. so, basically in order to convince andy to come back, he was let in on the secret! it was so worth it! he told me that he was so excited that he had butterflies in his stomach! how cute! hehe. after mary said 'yes,' ross announced that he had another slide show for us to watch. it was basically pictures of them together, family, and friends. i felt so special to be in their little slide show! hehe. after that was done, there were a few kids that came out of some room. one kid had a bouquet of roses, another kid had 'congratulations on your engagement' balloons, and the other kid had a cake! it was so cute! i didn't know ross could be that romantic!!!!!! job well done! =) hehe. that was actually my first time to witness a proposal! it was nice to have all his family and friends there to witness that special moment including her parents! YAY! i think sometimes i get jeolous of couples who are getting married. one of my coworkers (from another department) just got engaged on valentine's day and i straight out said...'wow...i'm jeolous!' right after i said that, i was like...'oops...did i say that out loud?' i felt so dumb! but when ross and mary got engaged today, there was no ounce of jeolousy in me! i was and am genuienly (sp) happy for them! i guess it depends on if i know the person or not. i don't really know that coworker well enough to really care for her and be happy for her! hehe..cruel huh? however, i do know ross and mary and i know that they deserve all the happiness in the world. therefore, i am so happy for them! i can't wait...i wanna help out with their wedding plans! hehe...more bridal shows to go to? hehe............i had such a great feeling today! they both made me feel good! i'm happy that one of our friends is finally getting married. i've never actually gone to a 'friend's' wedding before. hopefully i'll be invited to this one! hehe! i found it funny cuz earlier during the baby shower, mary and i were talking about weddings/bridal shows without having a clue about the proposal! that was the best... so, after that romantic event, andy and i went back to jack's party. i got there happy cuz of the proposal! jack was so out of it! yes...the alcohol! =) he ended up leaving the party to go to sleep! poor him! we just hung out at the party for a while and now i'm home. YAY! it was such a great night! i know...i'm too corny! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 01,March,2003 | so...i got my first bonus check the other day! =) i actually didn't think i was gonna get one just because i'm only working part time! well, i'm not complaining! starting monday, i will be temporarily working full time! finally huh? it's because some of the educators will either be out for surgery or because of pregnancy. it's still only on a temporary basis--probably for a month but at least i'll be getting more on my paycheck! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 30,April,2003 | snowball just died today! =( for those of you that don't know (which is probably everyone), i had a best friend named voneta. we were best friends ever since we were born (practically). well, eventually, we faded and we rarely ever talk and see each other. well, when we were still in elementary school, her aunt was giving away a white dog! i thought that was the coolest dog ever! i didn't think that i was allowed to get that dog since my mom isn't that much of a dog lover. eventually, she broke down & let me have snowball...but i was the one that was responsible! i didn't really wanna ask anything of my parents cuz i guess that was a bad time in our lives. both my parents got laid off around the same time! soon after, my dad had a stroke and ended up in a county hospital! ....which also left them with thousands of dollars worth of hospital bills. so, yeah, i had snowball for a while until.....one day i was walking him with voneta and all of a sudden, 2 pit bulls came running out and just attacked snowball. voneta and i were so scared and until this day, i feel guilty cuz i was too scared to get snowball out! those dogs really had him! i remember one of the pit bulls lifting snowball up with his mouth! finally, the owners came out and kicked the other 2 dogs. poor snowy was covered up with blood. at that time, we had to take him to the emergency clinic. ummm...what does that mean for a little girl like me? i didn't have money to pay for all the treatment he needed. my cousin basically took over the ownership. i was fine with that. my cousin and i were very very close. in fact, she lived across the street and i used to label her as my 'favorite' cousin! i was even her maid of honor @ her wedding. well.........i remember when snowball's tag used to have my name and my cousin's name...but eventually my name came off! i was sad but that's what i had to do! well, ever since that experience w/ the pit bulls, i got traumatized. i will never walk coach or any other dog by myself. and when i'm with someone, i will never hold the leash! i told andy that before we got coach. so, he totally understands. that experience really changed me cuz i was never as scared before. well, to paint another picture, i think that experience traumatized snowball as well. he kinda got mean. he had a hard time trusting people! since he knew me before that accident, he was never mean to me. it was just the people he didn't really know....like andy! one time he snapped at him! hehe. i remember when my uncle died (oct. 13, 1999). i went out to the backyard for some time to myself and to see snowball. well, my cousin was out there too and we had a little talk. we were just wondering if snowy knows that my uncle had passed away. i guess we both agreed that he probably had a sense! for some reason, i remember that. ....and now to think that this day has come! anyway, here's what happened. snowy was crying sometime during the night but my aunt was too scared to go outside. around 4am, he was crying even more so my auntie went to check up on him. when she saw him, she noticed that he was different. he wasn't able to walk on his 2 front paws. my cousin came over and they brought him to the doctor. the reason why he couldn't walk was cuz he was paralyzed. he had a stroke!!! the doctor said that he was in so much pain and suggested that they put him to sleep. after all, he was old. so, yeah that's what happened. they put him to sleep around 11am. i found out cuz during lunch, i wanted to visit my parents. well, when i got there, no one was there so i got stuck eating in my car. my aunt lives across the street and i decided to call her to ask if she knows where everyone's at. at that time, she told me that she had bad news....that snowball died! i was so shocked...but in a way i was dreading/expecting the day to come since he's so old and he's been getting sick. my aunt was sad! =( well, after i got off the phone w/ her, i called andy. i told him the news and all of a sudden i just started crying! so, i was crying while driving back to work. it's a little hard. things will be different. i will surely miss him! hehe...i can sure remember a lot of moments w/ that dog! when he was a house dog a long time ago, he had a poop accident. my aunt got mad and ever since then, when we would point and ask him 'what's that?' he would look away and walk away slowly. hehe...so cute. at one point, he got spoiled and he wouldn't eat his food unless it had barbecue sauce on it. so, yeah...i can't believe he's gone! bye snowy! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 27,April,2003 | hehe...can you believe i'm still up? man...i'm not blogging as much as i'd like. still haven't had enough time. anyway, i guess i'll just blog about this weekend. well, first on friday, andy and i decided to go to pala. i had fun! we won just a little so i was glad! hehe. andy and i have been looking around for steam vacs and we finally found one. andy went to go pick it up saturday morning at best buy. we already started to use it. we just steam vac'd one section of our condo! hehe. we didn't get to do much since we had things to do that day. well, for some reason, andy decided to get coach groomed at petsmart (for the first time). when we dropped her off, we decided to look at the fish tanks over there. they were on the pricey side to we decided to check out a fish store that was pretty close to our house. i found a nice tank w/ a cute stand. andy decided to get it since he just received a bonus from work not to mention his nice tax return! hehe. yeah....he deserves it. he's been wanting a tank for so long. we picked up all the accessories but we weren't able to pick up the actual tank and stand until later today (this morning). we had to go to andy's friend's house for a lil get-together. well, yeah, we're just trying to purchase things for our house just to make it nicer. we also finally got plants (umm...i don't know if i ever mentioned that in my previous blog). oh well. anyway, i know i'm just blabbing away with some nonsense! i'm sleepy. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 20,April,2003 | happy easter! well, friday the kids came over since they wanted to spend the night with us. we took them to chucke cheese and coldstone afterwards for ice cream. what did they get? they got vanilla with gummy bears and chocolate sprinkles! yuck! well, that's what they wanted...and they seemed to like it! my brother also ended up coming over cuz he wanted to visit (the kids). hehe. anyway, we had a fun weekend with them. coach (my dog) had fun with them too! hehe. we also had a barbecue! we grilled up some hot dogs and hamburgers and made home made fries! so, saturday afternoon we dropped them off cuz they had a birthday party to go to. after dropping them off, we went to grace's house cuz i wanted to visit and i had to also drop some stuff off to her. yeah, so i finally got to see gavin again! hehe. grace seems to be doing good! good mommy! =) we also stopped by my bro's house so coach can play with max! haha. after that, andy was going to watch a movie with his friends. i didn't feel like going so i just went to target. i wanted to buy some stuff to make our place look better/more organized. we gotta do some spring cleaning cuz the dumpster is coming by tomorrow!!! today (easter), we tried to go to church. we actually did. it was hot, it was crowded. on our way walking to the church (since we ended up w/ far parking), we saw a mercedes and it happened to be andy's dad. after being in church for a while, being hot, crowded, blablabla, we decided to leave!. i felt bad but it's not like we could hear anything! i told andy that we'd make it up the following week. well, on our way walking back to the car, we saw an integra. i was playing around with andy and i said, 'watch, that's your sister!' haha...and it was! it was funny! so, we just went to visit my uncle and grandma at the cemetary (green hills). we also went to carson cuz my dad wanted to do up a barbecue. it was cool and i got boba! hehe. i didn't wanna stay there long since i had work the following day. we have a staff meeting tomorrow and i'm on the agenda so i had to prepare ahead of time! but on our way home, we stopped by armstrong and home depot. we wanted to buy a few plants for our house. so yeah, i got excited! i don't know how long they'll last! hehe...they're house plants so hopefully they'll last a while! well, that's it! andy and i just cleaned up a bit and put up our plants! now i'm gonna have more coldstone icecream (cake works) since i just remembered about it! good nite. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 16,April,2003 | lately i haven't had time to blog! :( okay, if i can remember... friday i met andy at the auto shop. i was bringing in my car to get something fixed so basically he was picking me up. we ended up going to disneyland and disney california! it was fun! we stayed there till it closed. the following morning, andy brought his car to the auto shop to swap cars. he needed to get his car fixed. i guess we realized that it was important to maintain our cars so it'll last longer and so we don't have to pay as much money to get it fixed later on. haha! well, later on we went to ikea just to look around. and what happened? we see this patio set furniture thing that'll be perfect in our balcony area. it was on sale too. haha...we ended up getting it. after we got back, andy went to coldstone w/ kristina and joey. they ended up bringing back 1 pint for me! how sweet! well, it was a good thing they went cuz they had an anniversary sale. everything was half off!!! what a deal. sunday...such a relaxing day! i got to hang out on our new patio set! hehe. monday...such a rainy day. i had a bad day at work. i had to drop andy off at his work since his car was still being worked on. anyway, i basically had a confrontation with my boss that day. actually, she called me while i was driving on my way to pick andy up. anyway, whenever i try to explain myself, she hardly ever gives me the chance. she always interrupts...and that frustrates me cuz i can never get my point across. that's not right cuz otherwise, she'll always think she's right...and that's not always true! anyway, monday when (again) i was trying to explain myself, she interrupts! i finally say something like, can you let me finish cuz you always interrupt me and i can never get my point across! well, the only thing she probably heard was, can you let me finish? cuz right after that, she got so upset! well, after a while, we finally got off the phone and i was so upset...i started crying! yup, that's good, driving and crying in the rain! she just kept talking and talking and i just chose to not say anything anymore. i wasn't sure if it wasn't worth it. she knew i was mad though. at least i would acknowledge what she was saying but i didn't that day. the following day, we had a long talk! it was a good one i guess. i felt good to be able to tell her the way i felt. but at the beginning, she was just doing all the talking and i wasn't saying much. i wouldn't want her to interrupt me again. the whole time she was talking, i was still upset from the day before. i was teary eyed but i didn't really wanna give her the satisfaction in knowing that she made me cry. so, after a while, she said that she was able to say whatever she needed and she doesn't want me to leave until i say some things! well, at that moment, i just broke down and cried in front of her. i could tell she felt bad for me and i guess a little surprised! i told her mostly everything. how she frustrates me, is rude, never lets me explain myself...blablabla. well, she admitted that she gets frustrated and she wants to be able to let things out especially after coming out of meetings with the president....or other high people w/in the company. doesn't that mean she's just trying to be a big wig? since she's my boss, she thinks she's able to say whatever she wants to say just cuz she's one of the highest people in the department? but when she's with 'the other' high people, she's quiet? that's not right! well, i was bringing up some instances and she realized she was on the wrong! i was surprised. she promised that she'll be more cautious of what she's doing! apparently, i wasn't the only one to bring this up to her! well, i left her office...feeling better about the situation but yearning more and more to find a different job! i kinda have a different attitude about this job now! i'm not really looking at both the director and manager the same. i think they are backstabbers. i've been here for a while and whenever there's drama going on (about a staff's performance) or whatever, pretty much everyone knows about it. it's not like they go around to tell everyone but they are so loud that we can't help it. so, yeah, i feel sorry for the people that they talk about. i've never said anything but i don't think that's right! that's something that should be kept private! so, therefore, i think everyone knows that there was something up between me and the manager! i guess that's also a reason why i feel uncomfortable. but maybe i'm just sensitive! who knows?! so, that's it for my job at the moment. currently looking for jobs! any hookups?! so, after work, i kinda felt like going out! and what do you know?! andy asked if i wanted to go to hooters with his friends to watch the laker game! i met everyone up at the new hooters near disneyland! it was cool. i had fun...even though i had to ask andy who won! hehe...yeah i didn't really watch the game...not into it! i just wanted to go cuz i've never gone there before! besides, i hear a lot of people talking about the chicken wings! the first batch that we got weren't really good! but by the time everyone else got there, we ordered 50 pieces...and that was yummy! i would go there just for that! hehe...and their drinks aren't that pricey either! yay...i found a hangout! well, i guess this will be all for now. i'm at work right now and i can't wait to get home. actually, i've been blogging on and off today. so, don't worry...i'm not blogging the whole time i'm at work! hehe. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 10,April,2003 | wow...i just did my first free and clear (smoking cessation) 4 month follow-up call and this person was actually smoke-free! i've never had that. the rest of my follow-up's never quit and they would be so rude on the phone with me! well, this one was different. she was so nice to me but she kept talking on and on and on! hehe...it's cool though. at least she's doing good now! =) |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 07,April,2003 | i don't think it's really an excuse but i haven't had time to look for a job! by the time i get home, i'm tired and i end up going to sleep early. ya...i don't work till 9am but i'm not much of a morning person. i can't wake up just to look for a job or do my errands or even clean up my house. i'm the type of person who wakes up, gets ready, and goes to work. i feel guilty cuz i seem to do my work here pretty fast and i realize i have to pace myself. if not, i'll just get bored and get even more depressed about not having a 'real' full-time job. well, i'm poor now cuz of my stupid car. it basically/practically took over my whole paycheck. i was thinking of going across the street to the post office to pick up a stamp booklet! haha...i decided not to cuz i don't want any of my checks to bounce! hehe...yup...i have it bad right now. at least i get paid this friday! yipee! we're planning to go to disneyland w/ my brother. oh yeah...another reason i guess i'm depressed is cuz my sis-n-law just got her job. she's been working as a nurse at ucla (not harbor-ucla) but she went back to school to get her master's. after searching for a while, she finally found her nurse practitioner job! i've always looked up to her...all the good grades/good jobs! but i guess i'm not like her! oh well. i asked her for interview tips. i've had a few interviews already and whenever i leave, i feel good! i usually feel that i answered the questions right--whatever they wanted to hear! i would think i made myself look good. i guess not! oh well. anyway, i gotta go. my mommy asked me to go to her house for lunch! hehe...let's just hope/pray that i don't get stuck like last time. i better make it back to work! hehe. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 07,April,2003 | so, jaedine was born yesterday (april 6, 2003). she's another pretty baby! hehe. she ended up giving birth around 4am. we finally were able to get our oil changed! hehe...it's been a while...considering the amount of driving that i do! after that, we just went to wal-mart and had lunch at mcdonalds. so, we called to see if the baby was born and sure enough, she was born. andy and i decided to visit again. this time i didn't hold the baby. his friend joey kept asking me why not and i just didn't feel like it! he kept thinking that i was scared but i told him that even if i was scared, i'd still hold the baby even if...just like what i did with grace's baby. well, he just kept pushing the idea and he was kinda getting on my nerves. i guess it's cuz since i kept saying no so many times, the mom might think i didn't like her baby. hehe...that was just my theory! well, that's not the case cuz i think she's cute! after a while, i was all like, 'how many times do i have to tell you? do you NOT get it?' hehe. after a while, we just went home and just hung out! yay!!! well, supposedly mommy and baby will get to go home today. yay for that too! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 06,April,2003 | friday it was andy's friend's mom's bday! well, they invited us to go out to dinner with them. i ended up meeting them there since i came straight from work. i figured that i wouldn't enjoy the food since we couldn't eat meat that day! but the food was so good. we ate at a chinese restaurant called ten-ten. after dinner, we just went home. i kinda wanted to watch a movie since the idea came up...but i guess no one else wanted to go. well, it was still cool seeing everyone! i haven't even seen melinda (who moved to arizona) for a long time! oh yeah...we just went to cold stone! yummy...but i can never finish those things! hehe. the following day, saturday, i had to go to a bridal shower. it was kinda weird cuz we were invited but we didn't even know the bride-to-be. that's the only reason why we didn't think we should go but my mom wanted us to. so, i went to melani's house and from there, we picked up my cousins (melody and darlene). when we got there, we got worried cuz we were late and it seemed like there wasn't that many people over there! hmm...also when we got there, the celebrant wasn't even there. hehe...another thing was that i don't know if they were prepared with bridal shower games cuz they went up to one of my cousins and asked her to be in charge of it! WHAT? at least they gave her some notice...NOT! hehe. well, she just figured out what games to do and told another person to do it cuz we had to leave. it was kinda sad...but they started the party late and melani had another party to go to the same night. so, we just had to go! oh well. we got back to my bro's house and from there i went to visit another friend at the hospital in anaheim. she's there cuz she's trying to have her baby. yup...another pregnant girl. her due date was the end of march or april 2. she has 2 due dates cuz she had one in san jose and another due date from southern cali. hehe. she was with us last night at the restaurant and i would just be talking to one of the other girls, and i would just see her pass us up. she was such a fast walker. i guess she really wanted to get the baby outta her! hehe. well, last night she said that she started to have contractions. she didn't get to the hospital until sometime this afternoon. unfortunately, the baby hasn't come out yet. when i got there, everything was calm! i was all like...no baby yet? she ended up having an epidural! hehe . poor thing cuz she was so hungry but she couldn't eat anything. well, we were also hungry so we told her that we'd be back after getting something to eat. so, she asked us to get her a popsicle for her if we find one. hehe. well, by the time we got back to her room, they gave her oxygen. apparently, while we were gone, they broke her water! at that time, she was 7...but it still didn't seem like she was gonna have it soon. she was so tired so we just left to let her get some sleep. she'll probably end up having the baby early this morning. oh well. i was kinda sad cuz i was hoping i'd see another newborn baby! hehe...maybe tomorrow. YAY! so, we just got home and i finished the rest of my cold stone icecream! good nite! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 03,April,2003 | happy birthday to baby gavin!!! yup...grace and tony's baby boy was born today at 10:20am! haha...at first i wasn't sure it was true! that's cuz about a week ago, grace called and just said she gave birth! i got so excited but of course she was kidding. and then on april fool's day, she text me saying she gave birth! of course i didn't fall for that but that's why i had to basically question today! hehe. lynce told me that grace was in the hospital but also didn't know if it was true. so, i called tony to see what's going on! sure enough...he told me the time, length, and weight of baby gavin! hehe. so, we wanted to go visit them at the hospital. after work, i went to my parent's house for a bit and then andy and i headed to the hospital. no one was there except for tony at the time we got there. the baby was just sleeping but i wanted him to wake up! grace was asking if i wanted to hold the baby but i was a little scared. so, we just talked about what happened and everything! and then tony's sister called saying that she's on her way. at that time, i wanted to hold gavin cuz once a lot of people get there, i would probably lose my opportunity! so, yup, i got to hold the precious baby! he's so cute! i know we always say that every baby is cute but in reality, they are just babies who are wrinkled or whatever! well, gavin is honestly a cutie! i'm so freakin' happy for them! i can't wait to see the baby more and more! hehe. so, yeah that's my story for today. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 02,April,2003 | FUCK FUCK FUCK! just had to let that out! yesterday andy and i went to pick up my car. i drove my bro's car while he was test-driving my car. well, andy's a laid-back kind of guy so if he says that it's kinda hard to turn the steering wheel...then that basically translates to 'you can't turn the damn thing!' so, ya that scared me and i got more stressed out. i already spent almost $800 and we probably got ripped off!!! andy still ended up going to the clippers game w/ my bro, cousin and dad. i was supposed to take my mom to work but i didn't want to anymore since i wouldn't feel safe in my car. i almost cried!!! well, my cousin ended up coming home and he was able to take my mom to work. he also took a look at my car and he said that if i left my car at the house, he would take it to other mechanics. the previous person that we went to said that i needed to replace my steering pump. so, that's what they did but my cousin said that he wasn't going to pay him until the car works better. so, what happened? they replaced the pump and it was still doing the same thing! thank god we didn't have to pay! basically, my car still isn't working. my cousin is probably gonna take it to the mazda dealer or specialist to figure out what's wrong. so sad!!! andy's gonna have to take me to work tomorrow. that means, we have to leave here by 5am. yuck! anyway, the person i report to at work called me today to ask me a few questions. the previous person that had the position that i'm at right now told me that she didn't like m__a. i've always wondered why cuz she seemed so nice. well, gloria told me that she's really nice on the outside but when she puts you behind closed doors, she basically makes you feel dumb. hmm..i couldn't picture that. she may seem like a ditz, a baby, and an airhead but she never made me feel dumb. hehe. whoops...i hope no one from work will read this. hehe. well, after being at this position for a while, i see all that. i really don't like her anymore. she's so freakin' irritating. she's not fat or anything but for some reason, she's always running around in the office and she stomps her feet so loud and basically causes an earthquake. i'm like...'calm down!' haha. well, the big reason i don't like her anymore is cuz when she talks to you about an issue or whatever, she'll talk OVER you. i've had to raise my voice a few times just so she can hear me. it just frustrates me! well, today during our conversation, she did the same thing. i would try to talk and she'd listen maybe a fraction of a second and then she'll say her crap again. so, i tried to do the same thing but i guess she always over-powers me. anyway, when she was talking, i was trying to talk at the same time (just like what she does) so basically we never hear each other. also, when she was talking, i still attempted to try to get my point across...still at the same time she was talking but i would kinda lose track of what i was saying cuz her voice was so freakin' loud. i ended up just saying 'blablablablablablablablablablablabla' while she was talking and of course since she doesn't really listen to the other side, she didn't hear me! haha. well, i don't like her and everytime i see her, i wanna leave more and more. so what did i do today? i updated my resume and i created about 10 cover letters. it probably wont do any good since i've been having bad luck on my job searches. oh well |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 01,April,2003 | i broke down!!! yesterday, i ended up eating rice! i guess i gave in cuz of all the stress! i even ate at L&L's last night in cypress. yummy! andy is still going strong with not eating meat during lent. oh well. i'm weak and he's strong! anyway, today i get to pick up my car. there's still work that needs to be done. however, it takes 2 more days to special order that piece of crap! i just can't afford not having a car. the guy said that the car will still be okay...except that the steering will be just a bit harder. that's why we're planning on bringing it back this weekend. at least i'll still have a car for work. i'm kinda scared but we'll see what happens. andy says that i probably wont even notice because it's only harder to steer when you're not stepping on the gas. i know..weird! today my bro let me take his car to work so i ended up spending the night at LB. before andy dropped me off, we stopped by target. we wanted to try to exchange some dvd's. andy ended up getting saving private ryan and i got brown sugar. i kinda wanted to wait until today since it's tuesday and that's when they come out with new releases. but andy didn't want to. so, last night, my bro and i watched brown sugar. i guess the first half was good but the last half was so dragging! i should've just gotten maid in manhatten. oh well. today i can't wait to pick up my car and go home. andy will be going out with my brother to a clippers game. also, tonight is the last episode of real world...las vegas! haha...yup i got so into that show! i'm kinda sad that the show will be over! =( i'm gonna miss it! there's so much to watch today! real world and american idol. well, i'm not into american idol as much as mtv. but i still enjoy them performing as well as hearing the judges' comments. well, i'm here at work right now so i better get going! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 27,May,2003 | oh yeah, i forgot to mention something. on sunday, we had a get together for my cousins' birthday. my auntie mentioned that andy and i should get married in hawaii. i dunno why...but a lot of my relatives say that to us. another thing is that when andy and i went to hawaii a while back, his family said the same thing! they also want us to get married in hawaii....i can understand his side of the family cuz his family is huge over there...but why would my relatives say that from cali? hehe...it's cuz they wanna have an excuse to go to hawaii! well, i told my auntie (sarcastically) that i would be happy to get married over there! they were asking when and i just said next year! i was telling everyone that i'll have it next year since a lot of my relatives have to go to hawaii next year anyway for a family reunion! that'll cut the cost cuz they'd only have to pay for their tickets once! hehe...everyone started laughing and thanking me for being considerate in cutting the costs! hehe...it was just all funny. andy was hanging out with my other cousins so he didn't hear the conversation. when he came into the area i was at, my cousins told him that he needs to be informed that he's getting married next year! i even had volunteers in helping me with the wedding favors and my cousin said he'd even do my invitation! hehe. whoa....what a dream! =D |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 16,May,2003 | finally...i'm back! hehe...well, i just haven't been in the mood to blog lately! oh well. andy and i actually had our own barbecue on memorial day! hehe. we were actually supposed to watch a movie w/ his friends but just decided to stay home instead and have a barbecue. so, andy did his marinade thing and i decided to make some tempura mix for the shrimp, mushrooms, and zucchini! it actually turned out to be really good! not just the tempura but the barbecue that andy did! oh ya, we had some corn too! i think that was the best barbecue we've ever had! actually this would be the first one we've had alone! we usually have a barbecue with other friends. too bad our barbecue's with people never turned out as good as this one did! hehe. a few days ago, andy and i went on a spontaneous run to fry's electronics. it was okay though cuz i really needed some ink for my printer. i also needed some paper cuz i was making my nephew's invitation. well, we got there and we ended up buying some of the components needed to build another computer! all we need to buy is the memory and case! i finally got a bigger hard drive! hehe. so, we went on looking for my ink and decided to look at printers. andy fell in love with the canon i950. i didn't really wanna spend that much on a printer but he thinks it's really worth it! the printer that i have right now is an epson but i'm leaning toward getting a canon. did you know that the black ink cartridge is around 6 bucks? the colored ones come separately so you don't have to replace the whole cartridge and that costs about 11 bucks. we will probably end up getting a new printer but i was looking at the model lower than the one andy wants. andy can't really justify his reason for getting the expensive one cuz i'm the one that usually prints. i used my epson a lot for printing out my pictures! and it works really well! oh ya, i'm making invitations for my nephews birthday so i printed out about 24. well, remember when i said i bought a new ink cartridge? well, after printing out those invitations, my cartridge became empty! that has never happened that fast before. the invitation was basically a larger yu-gi-oh card with the informaton! i didn't think it should've used up that much ink! oh well. i ended up just forwarding the file to my cousin...who is a graphic artist. he'll be able to print it out...probably with better quality. oh well. anyway, i'm tired so i gotta go now. |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 16,May,2003 | i'm at disneyland right now! @ that innoventions ride thing...surfing the internet! hehe...weird! |
669,514 | female | 27 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 12,May,2003 | last week i was looking for some recipes (alohaworld.com) and i found mochi balls. so, one night i decided to make it. it said salt-optional so i decided to still put in some salt. well, when i tasted it, it was yucky! the following day, i asked andy if he can give it a try. so, he did except he made the mixture a little more drier than i made mine. i put it in the oil to fry and after a while, i decided to flip em over. well, it kinda exploded and i got scared so i didn't wanna do it anymore. hehe...i get sensitive in the kitchen cuz i get scared easily. so, andy went over to the pot and when he got there, there was a super large explosion and what happen? a big glob of hot oil went all over andy's forearm. he screamed and immediately put it under running cold water. while he was doing that, the explosions were still going on! the balls were popping out of the pot and onto the floor! it was crazy. i felt like we were in an i love lucy episode. one of the balls actually exploded on top of our 'overhead' microwave. well, andy's arm was red but we were just hoping that it wouldn't get all blistery! i asked him if he wanted to go to the hospital but he didn't want to. the next morning, andy woke up with little blisters all over his arm. he said it wasn't that bad. he still went to work and apparently when he got there, the blisters turned into 1 or 2 BIG blisters! he ended up going to the hospital. so, now he has to wear gauze and dressing to protect it. he also has to put on some kind of cream. when i was watching him change his dressing, i finally had the courage to look at his arm. it was so nasty. it looked like a huge tumor that we see in our anatomy or science books. i felt so bad for him...and to think...that could've been me! i don't think i'd be able to handle the pain as well as he does. he didn't even have to get pain medication even if they prescribed it to him. haha. well, finally yesterday and today the blisters popped. i think he's more in pain right now cuz the wound is fresh and open. poor him...he ended up going to sleep early. well, hopefully it'll heal soon. he's supposed to be paintballing this saturday but i don't know if it'll heal in time. we don't want his arm to get any worse or infected! |
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