Week 7: Hell Week

Goodbye tumblr and friends, my schedule for the week. Four exams, two quizzes and outlines. I also got sick this weekend from lack of stomach acid? So two days of study time wasted (づ-̩̩̩-̩̩̩_-̩̩̩-̩̩̩)づ

Week 5: Mission Peak

Following up with my NYR and doing the monthly hike. It wasn’t as bad as the first time but there was a point where hiked without bending my knees to minimize the pain in my gluts lol.

I almost turned back 1/4 of the way up but I’m glad I didn’t. Friday was just one of those days where I needed a breather, to get away from the loneliness, noise, assignments and responsibilities. I’m glad I went with Kuma and I really needed this, to clear my head. But next time I go I will definitely bring a flashlight, jacket (never knew how cold it gets at night…), a friend and better music.

I forgot my camera with my mom hence the iPhone picture :(

Week 4: Hair

My hair has been roughly brown for almost 4 years now.  When I was a freshman I asked my dad if I could dye it and he said when I’m a senior in hs I could.  But I cheated and dyed it junior year.  That had to be one of the happiest days of my hs life lol.  Idk, when I looked at myself in the mirror, I just never felt like black hair was me.  I remember telling my friend that I was going to dye my hair, wear better clothing, get my teeth straightened and become this whole new person.  Oh boy, serious self-esteem issues back then.  

Now most of the people I hang out with have never seen me with black hair.  Not even I can imagine myself with black hair, what am I going to do when I get older?! /)_(\

Week 3: Accomplished!

Ending my Saturday with Howl’s Moving Castle :). Oh and I finished winter session!! FUCK YEAH: 4 crazy speeches, midterm, final, hw and group presentations every day doe. I also started my diet and exercise plan this week. No carbs, mostly veggie meals. 2.5 mile jogs and 90 minutes of bikram yoga (106F heated room, I better lose some weight -__-).

The place I go to is surrounded by so many tempting and delicious fast food places, my stomach cries for it. Plus I pass by Mitsuwa on my way home!! Do you know how tempting that is!? ;___; So instead of stopping by to get a dericious bowl of ramen I just end up buying some raw salmon/fish and cucumbers. It’s suppressing my cravings for now, but for how long? HOW LONG??? x___x

Week 2: Asian Art Museum, SF

Left too late to ring the Japanese bell and go to the tea tasting room but free entrance to the Maharaja exhibit.  Maybe I’ll take Daniel here when he comes back, but he only likes European history, racist…

Week 7: gpoyw

Sorry for the spam!  But I’m going to sound conceited for once and say I felt pretty damn…pretty that night :)  Even my dad complimented me and said I looked beautiful, and this is coming from a guy who said I need to lose weight.  Too bad I was in the dark most of the night…not like that!  The night consisted of him making pouty faces at me because I ate already, cb because of hs kids being loud, being chased away by a helicopter and watching Gnomeo and Juliet.  And I finally got to wear the dress I bought myself for my birthday but never got to wear it, hehehe I found the matching purse a day after I got it too ^ ___ ^ …Sometimes a girl just wants to dress up! ):<  Oh wells, back to glasses and my ripping pair of nudies ~

Week 6:  Sakura Sake

Went to SF with Dennis today!  Stayed in Japantown a majority of the time though, too bad there weren’t many cherry blossoms by the main court yard though ;(

Week 5: My little soul mate.

I’m aware that I say this a million times a day but I Love Kuma!  I have been neglecting her lately with the rush of winter session, work and now spring semester so whenever I can get out early I’ll take her to this supersecretdogpark next to this middle school.  Hahaha, it’s so funny walking passed by the little kids running in their PE clothes, good time good times.  Anyways!  Yes, Kuma is wearing a Martha Stewart pea coat, don’t laugh!  Dogs can get colds during the winter, too, so it’s crucial that they stay warm during walks as well as looking stylish….HAHAHA OMG I’VE TURN INTO A DOG PERSON.  Anywho, nothing like walking your dog on a lovely afternoon listening to a fresh new playlist you just added last night (:

Week 4:  One Year Later

To the left is Ivy and I on Chinese New Year 2010 and to the right is us a week ago.  Aww, look at baby Ivy is all grown up now!  Especially since she doesn’t have a watermelon smile anymore HAHAHA JUST KIDDING I LOVE YOU (she’s going to kick me out of her room when she reads this ^ __ ^).  Last year, Ivy didn’t live in San Jose but in Huntington Beach with my mom, it’s kind of hard trying to remember how life was like before she moved up here.  The thing about Ivy, if you meet her then you’ll know.  She has the work ethic of a graduate student, the sarcasm as 13-yearold boy, the stomach of Kobayashi, the heart of a heart breaker, and can crack jokes like a mad Black woman (no racial!)!  This little lady is very special to me, ever since she’s lived with me, I feel like she helped me grow into an independent person yet in an indirect way.  Without her, there’s no way I would be the same person I am today.  She’ll give me a kleenex during my gloom days and then bitch at me on other days for being a little sensitive bitch when it comes to guys!  She knows the right words at the right time, I have no idea how since she’s never been in a relationship but she does.  Probably from hearing her three sisters whine about guys and her horny bopper friends LOL.  I love you Ivy Pham!  Our next one year picture is going to be without braces YAYY ^ ___ ^

Week 3: Irvine Edition

Last week I spent 30 hours in Irvine, and well 10 was spent sleeping haha x __ x.  It was my sister’s 21st birthday so the family decided to come down for the weekend, I wish we could’ve spent more time together!  Family is the most important thing in my life, I would do anything for each and every one of them.  Especially my lovely sisters, it’s a lasting friendship fated by birth ♥.  Isabella Pham, my name twin, my right hand, my wing man!  I love you so much, please don’t let anything or anyone bring you down because you’re so amazing and adorable ^ __ ^  These hardships now will present a stronger and amazing future, I’ll try to send you a Valentine’s Day package to you soon, ily! ♥

2/52 Week Challenge

Sorry for just dumping this!  A majority of my last week consisted of being extremely OCD at work, you know making sure all the items are aligned, facing forward, centered in the middle, and rolling my eyes whenever someone begs me to stack coupons (we don’t like to do it because if we don’t meet our quota we have to cut hours).  I wish I could get more hours at work, but since those stupid gangsters got me in trouble…nonetheless!  I think working at Michael’s somewhat grew my scrap booking collection…only a little bit… o __ o  Damn, every time I get my paycheck I always buy something.  Okay so if you were to ask me what to buy at Michael’s right now, I’d suggest the decorated boxes show above.  It was like love at first sight!  They come in three sizes and a bunch of designs, so today I bought myself the largest size to fit my growing art supplies.  My cardstock and stringy, confetti thingy didn’t fit, neither did my markers so I guess I’ll just have to buy another box HAHA <addiction.

1/52 Week Challenge

Oh ho ho, I’m going to go at it and try the 52 week challenge since 365 is wayyy too much, although I’m already lagging on it right now :x  The reason why I wanted to get a dslr was to capture sunsets, scenery, clouds, anything that makes my heart flutter (:  I’m blessed to live on a hill where you can see the city unfold in front of your eyes from sunrise to sunset and hopefully I’ll be able to portray this beauty within my photography.  I’ll admit, scenery is not my forte, especially night portraits, damn my photos are shit but I’d like to improve my skill before I go to China ^ ___ ^  So here goes, first photo of the year!