its half an hour before 27th july 2008
half an hour before the service of a dear friend
the shock of his news is just beginning to sink in even after a month of knowing
sometimes i dont knw if its true or just a misunderstanding
im all the way on the other side of the world so i cant make it to his service to bid him a final farewell
but i pray to God to be there with his family and close friends
thank you God for letting Michael touch all of us in his short life and I trust he is with you right now looking down

rest in peace
my dear dear friend
Michael Washington
u will be missed

busy busy busy

after last semester's finals, moving out of my house... it has been total utter madness


between 3 people... we managed to fill a HUGE lorry to the brim with our crap
after days of packing my stuff into boxes and then moving out day came and it was 16 full hours of clearing the house and set about to washing it.... NEVER AGAIN

and then it was graduation day....

weather was impossible.... it was freaking hot and we all had to sit out at the bleachers under the sorching sun! got really bad tan.... got a bib equavalent, and my scalp got burnt! so now im having spotted dandruff problem haha

1 week off was GREAT i heart holidays......

went to San Francisco
1st nite was spent at blowfish and oh my goodness it is GOOD

had the BEST plum sake cosmo... it was yummy that i had 2 orders of it and sayuri (unfiltered sake)

the rolls were good, the sashimi was surprisingly really good too
and the best part was the desert

BON BONS!!!!!!!!!!

embarcadero ferry terminal for lunch


garlic fries + calamari + chicken club + ahi tuna burger + strawbetty milkshake + SF beer = perfect lunch

rockstar!!!!!!!!

listen to this.... its really good!!!! :)

vancouver!!!!

its been a mad few weeks.... had my birthday, prepared for midterms then came along spring break!

one of my bestest present this year

for my last spring break... im all the way up in my usual vancouver.... land of salmon, brown bears etc :)
been wasting time just lazying around, hanging out with my cousins, watching too much korean drama with my aunt and swooning at korean actors. i need to start putting time aside for the things i need to get done before i drown in pilled up work when this week is over. oops.
tuesday i managed to drag amy up to the usual mountain to come skiing/snowboarding with me, she snowboards while i ski. both of us hadnt been on the slopes in a while but soon enuf we got the hang of it and had sooooo much fun! God blessed us with perfect weather and pretty good snow.... and since it was tuesday... we pretty much had the slopes to ourselves which was GREAT. i heart skiing.... didnt realise just how much i missed the sport till i got my skis on. :D

we both called it a day after a few runs and drove down just as the sun started to set.... the view was breathtaking. too bad my camera cant capture the beauty of it but anyway here are some attemptsvancouver.... the place of my own many firsts :D hahaha a place of many fond memories and i just cant help but to reminisce

saturday nite live

lots of cooking, 4 bottles of champagne, sake, a 1.75l patron, belvedere, vodka jello, and yummy desserts after......thks to the wonderful people that came and made this nite unforgetable with lots of pictures and videos to remember it with :)
i love my friends

birthday

birthday week started on the 11th with dinner at providence.... it was YUMMY. was busy enjoying the food and wine so no nice pictures of the food. they basically pilled on truffles on all dishes that had it.... the fish dishes were amazing!!! desserts didnt appear all that appetizing thou but they had curry sorbet and marsala flavoured sorbet too... how odd isnt it

then it was off to school the whole day........ but i got some gifts along the way then at the end of a really long and tiring day the girls were so nice as to drag me and their tired butts down to the standard.... unfortunately the bouncers werent nice and didnt let delia in so we just stayed down at the lounge and drank bottles of wine instead :)

im not ready yet!!!!!!!!!!!!

my first gift 2008!

i got GREEN roses!!!!!!!!

i never thought that it was possible to find natural green roses! hehe they're so preettteeee

thks so much to my aunt and my great friend for ordering 2 dozen roses at my aunt's flourist and i dont think he actually knws that. but im so happy!

best part is that i actually got tricked into de-torning and wiring my own roses! hahahhaa

but thks to my silliness some water spilled out of the vase and i didnt bother to top it up so now some of them have died already after just 24 hours......

ITS MY YEAR!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

hehe its my year this year!!!!!

CHARACTERISTICS

Smart, Magnetic, Well-liked, Affable, Quick-witted, Surreptitious, Selfish, Protective, Calculating

THE WOOD RAT 1924 AND 1984

Despite having a remarkable facade of self-confidence, deep down, Wood Rats are the least sure of themselves compared to other Rats. However, they wouldn't dream of showing this side of themselves to anyone. Only close companions of a Wood Rat would ever suspect that he or she had such self-doubt. In fact Wood Rats are often worried about downfall, despite their ability to find success. Well-liked, proficient, and good leaders at work, Wood Rats seem to function best when they are surrounded by family and friends. Cordial and delicate, they are usually well loved by family, friends and peers.

THE RAT ON THE JOB

The Chinese say others should always listen to the advice of the Rat. Because of their intellect and observatory powers, Rat people possess prudence and perception. They can anticipate problems, and are always able to see the big picture. They can hone in on issues at hand and make measurable judgments. These skills, combined with their sense of aspiration also make them clever operators. Status, money, title, and recognition are important to the Rat. They have keen senses of observation that allow them to foresee upcoming business opportunities as well as potential occupational problems. The Rat makes a better boss than an employee and, although motivated, they can be pinned down by routines. Rats work better in flexible situations where they can be freely creative.

FRIENDS AND ENEMIES

Generally friendly and sociable, the Rat is one of the extroverts of the Animal Zodiac. Often, the Rat is lively and genial, and has a special gift for easing the minds of others. It is not surprising that Rats have a lot of friends. They are great speakers and intriguing conversationalists, and can generally find something to say on just about any topic or subject. Of course, there is always that renowned Rat lure that allows them to charm the pants off of people! To the people they love, Rats can be amazingly charitable, popular and supportive, and will go out of their way to be certain their loved ones are content. On the other hand, if the Rat does not like someone, he is considered fair game and can be used to achieve any and all of the Rat's desires. At the end of the day, though, the Rat is a loyal friend and will be there for his companions through thick and thin.

wasnt all that pretty accurate?

~to all the lucky people that gets to enjoy all the yummy goodies that come with CNY.... eat on my behalf pls?!

i know im being a brat but i want these people here for my birthday
sarah
gina
johan
my brothers

last year was the best birthday ever and it sucks that this year will not be the same :(
i guess i wont be able to expect balloons on my car, a crazy rabbit appearing out of no-where on my shoulders
im sad

uneventful life

now that school's in full motion.... i dont really have anything to blog about because im such a good student hahaha :)

chinese new year is coming up and this weekend is spent spring cleaning or at least an attempt to... im going to miss the lo hey again this year.... and all the yummy food back home :( and a trip down to sarah's house... damn it
i lurve sarah's house during cny

birthday's also coming soon which is never a good thing and i find out that this year my birthday falls on the worse day of the week for me coz i have class from 8am to 10pm which basically means i cant do anything on the day itself

this is my attempt at procrastinating from studying humanities.... i have a huge test coming up but really no mood to learn about the Renaissance period :(

went out last nite with my HK programme friends to this place in santa monica and the setting was so much like Indiana Jones, food was alrite but the company was great :D

im getting a little bored of my hair.... thinking of cutting it short again heh

its HAILING!!!!!

LA is hailing!!!!

hehe
i know its not exactly snow but close enough!
roommates are predicting snow over the next few days but i personally dont think its cold enough but who knows... with global warming :D

pictures

just some pictures with swas... thou she looks like she's a little cross eyed

she was in town recently for a short short 2 weeks and she's just left.... my life's going back to boring again :(

table 8

last nite was the first time in ages that i was beyond stuffed....
went to table 8 for dinner with swas and had yummy appetizers.... 6 to be exact to be shared between 4 pple.
then it was on to the main course.... fong and i shared their specialty potterhouse steak which had to be ordered upon reservation.... it was this huge piece of cow that was half fillet mignon and half new york steak.... and oh my goodness was it good. it is so surprising how it tastes so different on the same t-bone
everyone was struggling to finish up when it was time to decide on desserts..... we were all so stuffed even 1 dessert to be shared didnt sound too fun but y not rite....
but then the next thing we knw..... 4 dishes of dessert was placed on our table! ON THE HOUSE said the waiter hahahahhaa.... oh my goodness we were so astonished we were all just silent for 2 secs before reacting!
amazingly we actually finished up 3 of the 4 hahahahhaa such gluttony
~pure bliss

im now very very slpyyyyyyyy and i still think there's some part of the huge amt of steak we had somewhere in my system

oh oh oh and patrick got a piano at home!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so fun!!!!! its so good to hear music at home... esp now that im just about to head off for piano lessons :)

school madness

this is only the 2nd week of school and i feel as if i've been back forever!!!

so much has happened since coming back in malibu....

1. been dragged down to downtown LA to walk during nightfall about 6 blocks in a circle for an art walk

2. a failed attempt to witness a live art show in a dodgy area in east LA

3. figuring out classes and now im working for a non-profit to create awareness about nuclear something or rather

4. out partying, well sort of anyway

5. oh oh oh shop way too much like seriously madness shopping and all the money spent within freaking 1 week!

6. find out that my resume is not what is expected here

7. im ugly with my breakout engulfing my face

8. got a piano at home!!! weeeeeeeeee a real standup yamaha!!!!

9. need more sleep......

10. eat yummy wonderful sushi.....

11. trying to figure out what i should do for my bday

just some pictures to add more colour.... need to get the rest from swas who's back for hols!!!

School's Started :(

a new year a new beginning....
welcome to 2008!!!!!!!!
i know im a little late ~oops

so its been total utter madness since the night ushering in 2008

i spent my countdown at loof hoping to catch the fireworks gina was in charge of with good friends minus gina (who was obviously at work)
this year's countdown had alot of pple missing from it but i had to make the most out of it

sinclair trying to pose for the missing darling

then it was off packing the night away before meeting for my last dinner before flying off early 2nd jan morning
after 16-18 long long hours on the plane, across the pacific ocean and stopping over at narita... i landed in LA only to catch another flight to vancouver canada and that was not all.... the next day it was off to kelowna to settle my brother in to the 2nd campus of UBC
3 days of pure shopping for stuff.... whoever said girls shop bad i think guys are too just not as obvious.

white christmas trees!

since there was really nothing much to do we played cards to kill time :)

in total.... between the 2nd - 7th I've spent at least 26 hours on the plane not counting the horrible waiting time and service in the airport.... i never believed i would say this but im so sick of travelling and planes that for now im just happy to be home, well a sort of home anyway.

i arrived back in LA after missing a flight thus missing 1 day at school and driving home really late last nite i had class starting at 8 which is my very not interesting class of humanities woopee so as of rite now my brain has switched off for another few hours till i haf 3hrs worth of int. law :p the great life of a student

continuing on my ramblings im glad to haf made the short trip home... got to see good friends again, met their spouses, eat very yummy food, spend time with family.
now that i can actually sit down and breathe for awhile im so happy and glad and appreciative towards God for giving me the people around me and the opportunity to spend time with them

wishing all an overall wonderful 2008