Sunday, March 29, 2009
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
What about you? Looking back
Hmm...I actually got a chain email that I was interested in reading and responding back to.
Why? Cause it's all about me, a subject that I am well informed in *cheeky grin*. Thanks Vivian!
HOW MUCH HAVE YOU CHANGED
10 years ago
1.) How old were you?:
15
2.) Where did you go to school?
Coconut Creek High
3) Where did you work?:
Just a year shy of working at Spring Garden restaurant
4) Where did you live?:
S. Florida
5.) Where did you hang out..?
my solitary room. or, if i felt adventurous, biked to the local nature park or bookstore.
6.) Did you wear glasses?
yep
7.) Who was your best friend?:
still today, abra.
8.) How many tattoos did you have?:
0
9.) How many piercings did you have?
ears
10) What car did you drive?:
dude, i'm 15.
11.) Had you been to a real party?
nope
12.) Had you had your heart broken?:
not yet.
5 years ago
1.) How old were you?
20
2.) Where did you go to school?:
Univ. of Miami baby!
3.) Where did you work?:
for that summer, San Jose Mercury News. wow that was a long time ago.
4.) Where did you live?
miami, fl
5.) Where did you hang out?
school: tae kwon do club, kung fu club, aasa...
6.) Did you wear glasses?
that and contacts.
7.) Who was your best friend?:
abra.
8.) How many tattoos did you have?:
0
10.) How many piercings did you have?:
1
11.) What car did you drive?:
Toyota Corolla
12,) had your heart broken?
yes. but i broke it off. then i fell madly in love with my current beau.
----------------2 years ago-------------------
1.) How old were you?:
23
2.) Where did you go to school?:
University of Miami
3.) Where did you work?:
At a newspaper
4.)Where did you live?:
Miami, Florida
5.) Where did you hang out?:
south miami, lincoln rd,
6.) Did you wear glasses?:
yeah...once you wear'em you're stuck for life...
7.) Who were your friends?
abra, tara, olivia, vivian, nick jordan...friends i saw in the area after my crazy work hours
8.) How many tattoos did you have?:
0
9.) How many piercings did you have?
1
10.) What car did you drive?:
Corolla...
11.) Had your heart broken?
nope. dating seriously then.
12.) Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorce?:
Single
--------------------Today--------------------
OK I got annoyed by these repetitive questions so i started deleting them
1.) How old are you?:
25 - i am so old....
2). Where do you go to school?
I'm a working stiff now.
3.) Where do you work?
Still at the same place.
4.) Where do you live?
At home
7.) Where do you hang out?
at my bf's apartment. barnes & nobles. target. lincoln rd. at a pool. oh, and facebook.com and yelp.com
8.) Do you talk to your old friends?
of course
9.) How many piercings do you have?
11.) What kind of car do you have?
rav 4
12.) Has your heart been broken?:
nope, still going steady!
13.) Are you Single/Taken/Married/Divorce?
I prefer single but seriously dating. Taken sounds so chauvinistic.
Why? Cause it's all about me, a subject that I am well informed in *cheeky grin*. Thanks Vivian!
HOW MUCH HAVE YOU CHANGED
10 years ago
1.) How old were you?:
15
2.) Where did you go to school?
Coconut Creek High
3) Where did you work?:
Just a year shy of working at Spring Garden restaurant
4) Where did you live?:
S. Florida
5.) Where did you hang out..?
my solitary room. or, if i felt adventurous, biked to the local nature park or bookstore.
6.) Did you wear glasses?
yep
7.) Who was your best friend?:
still today, abra.
8.) How many tattoos did you have?:
0
9.) How many piercings did you have?
ears
10) What car did you drive?:
dude, i'm 15.
11.) Had you been to a real party?
nope
12.) Had you had your heart broken?:
not yet.
5 years ago
1.) How old were you?
20
2.) Where did you go to school?:
Univ. of Miami baby!
3.) Where did you work?:
for that summer, San Jose Mercury News. wow that was a long time ago.
4.) Where did you live?
miami, fl
5.) Where did you hang out?
school: tae kwon do club, kung fu club, aasa...
6.) Did you wear glasses?
that and contacts.
7.) Who was your best friend?:
abra.
8.) How many tattoos did you have?:
0
10.) How many piercings did you have?:
1
11.) What car did you drive?:
Toyota Corolla
12,) had your heart broken?
yes. but i broke it off. then i fell madly in love with my current beau.
----------------2 years ago-------------------
1.) How old were you?:
23
2.) Where did you go to school?:
University of Miami
3.) Where did you work?:
At a newspaper
4.)Where did you live?:
Miami, Florida
5.) Where did you hang out?:
south miami, lincoln rd,
6.) Did you wear glasses?:
yeah...once you wear'em you're stuck for life...
7.) Who were your friends?
abra, tara, olivia, vivian, nick jordan...friends i saw in the area after my crazy work hours
8.) How many tattoos did you have?:
0
9.) How many piercings did you have?
1
10.) What car did you drive?:
Corolla...
11.) Had your heart broken?
nope. dating seriously then.
12.) Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorce?:
Single
--------------------Today--------------------
OK I got annoyed by these repetitive questions so i started deleting them
1.) How old are you?:
25 - i am so old....
2). Where do you go to school?
I'm a working stiff now.
3.) Where do you work?
Still at the same place.
4.) Where do you live?
At home
7.) Where do you hang out?
at my bf's apartment. barnes & nobles. target. lincoln rd. at a pool. oh, and facebook.com and yelp.com
8.) Do you talk to your old friends?
of course
9.) How many piercings do you have?
11.) What kind of car do you have?
rav 4
12.) Has your heart been broken?:
nope, still going steady!
13.) Are you Single/Taken/Married/Divorce?
I prefer single but seriously dating. Taken sounds so chauvinistic.
Monday, April 09, 2007
Sunday, April 08, 2007
song homages
wow, alanis did a great cover of "My Humps" by Fergie/BEP.
listen to it yourself! love canadian humor.
also for Ben Folds Five lurvers, try their remake of Dr. Dre's "B*tches ain't sh*t"
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Geek Out!
Man, I wish I could rock out with my school pens like these guys do, I can only do one twirl and kaput, haha.
Rock on, dudes, rock on.
Monday, March 19, 2007
San Francisco
Long time no see...I've been keeping myself busy in my personal life but nothing to write home about folks.
I did go recently to San Francisco and decided to give everyone a lowdown of how it went, what I did, etc.
I needed time to escape, get away from work, spend quality time with the bf, and remind myself what I really want from life.
San Francisco and the surrounding Bay area is a place that's always been special to me. I got drunk off of San Francisco and my stay over there.
Here's what I did:
DAY ONE: ARRIVAL
We took the AA flight from MIA to SFO and arrived early around 1030am PT. We took the BART subway into the downtown San Francisco hub near Union Square and walked to our hotel. It was a beautiful sunny day outside and people were out-and-about, pounding the city pavement. Already, I felt overjoyed with remembering how my memories matched my surroundings.
1. We went to Japantown and immediately found the best Japanese noodlehouse: SUZU. I had barley tea for the first time and it has an incredible umami flavor to it. I also had my first soba dish. It was nice but you know what? I like pho better!
Checked out Kinokuniya's Bookstore and I realized I no longer had an obsesion with Japanese fashion mags nor stationary. Sadness for a brief bit, I realize that my tastes have evolved and my habits have changed.
2. Went back to Union Square and chilled out there for a bit. Decided to tackle Coit Tower and took a walking tour to it, via North Beach and Chinatown. Walked up the most steepest residential neighborhood to get to this but the views were worth it!
If I lived here, I would have killa' quads, I note to myself. Nick is determined to get some Ghiradelli chocolate at Fisherman's Wharf, so we walk out there from Coit Tower.
3. Are kaput at this point. Day gets chillier, we walk back, me with my trendy white coat and pink plaid scarf, and we found a problem at our hotel. Our toilet's broke so I have to change 2 rooms before I ask the hotel for an upgrade due to our situation and unsatisfactory room transfers. They give us a room facing Powell St, bigger bathroom, bed, iPod stereo, etc.
Niiiiiice, as Borat says. We're too tired to go to a recommended eatery so we eat at this Union Square restaurant. S'ok.
Day 2: I AM A TOUR DE FORCE
Woke up to cloudy weather, decided to change our itinerary a bit.
1. Rode the BART to Tartine Bakery, the best bakery I've ever been to in my life as recommended by foodies/Yelp! It was in the Mission District and we found a line nearly outside the door when we went. Had a mushroom/fennel seed quiche, bread pudding with fruit, latte and it was the moist EXQUISITE meal, the flavors were dancing in my mouth. We walked around the Mission but it was so early, everything was closed. We then went to SFMOMA and checked its exhibits. Later found at the Moscone Center a Gamers Conference so we gawked at the developers present. Then we went to Haight/Ashbury and I showed Nick all the unkempt, disheveled hipsters there. We discovered a gourmet hotdog place that was awesome.
Visited San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, which is similar to Central Park, but does not have the Golden Gate bridge nearby. The landscaping here is tremendous and gets to show you the hillier aspects of the cityscape. The Japanese Tea Garden is a must, I got to take a photo of myself next to a japanese pagoda. Much posing was done here. Got back on the MUNI Bus with 50 elementary school children, screaming and shouting, lotsa good fun all around :)
We hit up the Pacific Heights neighborhood for an intimate Italian dinner where Nick later educated me more on the finer aspects of what makes italian food so good. Afterward...we hit up the Comedy club, Punchline, where we found some cali-humor. Nick says I exhaust him.
Day 3: OK, LETS GO
Sunny day.
1. Slept in today. We went to the Ferry Marketplace for a foodie perspective of what people sell around here. Hot damn, lotsa amazing food stalls. I wish Miami had one. We ate breakfast bought at various stalls overlooking the Bay Bridge. Nick and I part ways, he checks out the location of the car rental agency while I peruse the posh stores on Union Square. I hit up Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel, Longchamp, Neiman Marcus, Marc Jacobs in about a half an hour. Didn't see anything except this $1700 nylon Prada bag at NM. Am proud of not batting an eyelash when the sales clerk announced its price. Nick and I later reunite with my old friend, Trisha and her bf, at Union Square. She shows me the Westfield food emporium, the best food court I've been to. We talk about life, work, leisure activities. She motivates me to do more with my life as she and her bf are super-accomplished and do more things in their downtime then I do in my week.
2. Visited Berkely.
3. Crash at the hotel. We decide to go see the 300 at the Sony Metreon Center, opening night. Arrive, see all tickets are sold out for nearest times, we book the 1020 showing, kill time, show up at 9pm and there's a block-long line. 300 was fun.
Day 4: CALIFORNIA, LOOOOOOVVVVEEEE....
Sunny day. God loves me.
1. Wake up at the crack of dawn to hustle our road trip on Hwy 1. Nick picks up the car, I cross the street to the 24-hr Starbucks to pick up food/coffee. He arrives in a Pontiac GTO and we bust out of the city. The road was our's for the taking at 8am on Sunday. Minimal traffic, lots of staring at the Pacific Ocean panorama, wide open skies, craggy mountain landscapes, and beautiful desolate beaches. I see a dead bear on the side of the road. We jump out of the car alot to take beautiful, artistic, emo photos. We arrive at Santa Cruz for lunch, I show him the Boardwalk/Pier and it wasn't what I remembered before. We blow Santa Cruz to get to Monterey and crash 5 min out of town to get a 30min nap. We visit the Monterey Aquarium and it was everything I wished for. Huge tanks filled with kelp, sharks, big tuna, seals...lots glass displays to peer through, right on the monterey bay. I fell in love with California even more. Needless to say, the Monterey Aquarium's cafeteria was super gourmet--is there no bad food out here??
We drive back...I share a meal with my bf at IN-N-OUT Burger. Damn these are good burgers. We later get into San Francisco too late to drive across the bridge. We eat at Japantown, again. We walk Chinatown to get a special dessert I wanted, by the time we come back, its like midnight. Snooooore.
Day 5: Last day...
Sunny + Hot. Awesomeness all around.
1. We are determined to see the Golden Gate Bridge and take 2 buses to get there. We stay for 1.5 hours and take lots of photos. People here really like staying fit, I see joggers everywhere on the trail. I, on the other hand, am out of breath, grasping the stair rail, dying. We later go back to Union Square where I can get some shopping done. So sad, I run out of time! Restaurants and shops close super-early in SF, like 9:30pm! Some restaurants close at 10pm but it's amazing how nightlife shuts down at 2am here for clubs/bars! We later score some korean bbq at Westfield's Food Emporium and we crash at the hotel, watching Deal or No Deal and Stranger then Fiction on my laptop. Then we had get on our flight the next day.
Sadness! California I will be back!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Asobi Seksu
Another band that I am enjoying.
Asobi Seksu - "Thursday"
Download the single and have it be your weekend soundtrack.
Fyi: Asobi Seksu is "playful sex" in Japanese. The band is based out of NYC.
Update: Found the band's record label site and found more goodies.
Hi-res poster photo of the band here:
Also another enjoyable single, aptly titled, "New Years"
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Friday, November 03, 2006
My Chemical Romance
I fell in love with this band again after listening to their new single off the Black Parade album...and on YouTube I found the original video that started it all.
You gotta love a band that has this twisted sense of humor ~ I can totally identify with this.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Monday, October 23, 2006
Conversation Overhead: Miami Beach
While waiting in line to pay at the News Cafe bookstore on 8th & Ocean.
Older Man: "Umm...excuse me, are these all the swim trunks you guys carry?"
Female cashier: "Yessss...there are some more right across there"
She points next to the doorway at some tropical colored board shorts.
Older Man rolls his eyes at his male friend standing next to him.
Older Man: Urgh, I could never bring myself to wear those old-man swim trunks.
Do you have anything shorter?
Cashier: (Shakes her head no).
Older Man: You know where I can get something like Speedos? In Prada?
And all I can do is think to myself, This is so South Beach.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
The best 'do ever
Blogging to: New Pony Club's "Ice Cream"
Please Press Play to Listen to While Reading this Post:
On Monday, I got the best haircut ever from Teal and Melvin at Vidal Sassoon. For the past year and a half, I've been sporting longer layers with bangs that I've been too lazy to ever maintain/trim back. It got to the point where I had a pony mane and you coulda jumped on my back for a ride. That, or I could have been mistaken for that ghost-girl from The Grudge.
I knew it was time for a haircut when my co-worker asked me, "Did you get extensions?"
At VS, I told them I wanted to keep my hair long but to still do something creative because I was open to new things. The class instructor, Melvin, nodded, said he had something in mind and instructed Teal to start hacking away.
Getting comfy, I settled in with some magazines to read and after an hour of cutting looked up in the mirror to check my progress. This was my reaction:
Me: "Um...are you giving me a mullet?"
Hair stylist: "Aha ha ha ha...noooooo!"
Me: "Are you sure?!"
The end result was an asymmetrical, sleek hair cut with sharp, sideswept punky bangs.
The stylist maintained the sleek look by reducing my hair's volume by shearing the back and left side. Took a chunk outta my bangs to ensure they'd naturally part at a side-swept angle.
Very low-maintainence 'do, I'm loving it tho' it took a lil time to adjust to it. But I feel it captures more of my personality then my other hairstyle did. Next, I think I'm gonna dye it. :D
Please Press Play to Listen to While Reading this Post:
On Monday, I got the best haircut ever from Teal and Melvin at Vidal Sassoon. For the past year and a half, I've been sporting longer layers with bangs that I've been too lazy to ever maintain/trim back. It got to the point where I had a pony mane and you coulda jumped on my back for a ride. That, or I could have been mistaken for that ghost-girl from The Grudge.
I knew it was time for a haircut when my co-worker asked me, "Did you get extensions?"
At VS, I told them I wanted to keep my hair long but to still do something creative because I was open to new things. The class instructor, Melvin, nodded, said he had something in mind and instructed Teal to start hacking away.
Getting comfy, I settled in with some magazines to read and after an hour of cutting looked up in the mirror to check my progress. This was my reaction:
Me: "Um...are you giving me a mullet?"
Hair stylist: "Aha ha ha ha...noooooo!"
Me: "Are you sure?!"
The end result was an asymmetrical, sleek hair cut with sharp, sideswept punky bangs.
The stylist maintained the sleek look by reducing my hair's volume by shearing the back and left side. Took a chunk outta my bangs to ensure they'd naturally part at a side-swept angle.
Very low-maintainence 'do, I'm loving it tho' it took a lil time to adjust to it. But I feel it captures more of my personality then my other hairstyle did. Next, I think I'm gonna dye it. :D
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
I Pity The Fool
This photo just about made my day. From Crafters Blog.
Enough Jibba Jabba and get back to work Monkey says!
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Lists
I picked this up from my old buddy at UM, Stan. Feeling spontaneous, I decided to fill it out which makes me laugh because when I get these in emails, I always delete'm.
Meantime, any friends reading this, I'd love to see what your responses are on your blogs.
Top Five Ways to Make Me Frown
1. Bad manners/inconsiderate acts
2. Asking me a question I don't know
3. Others being superpicky about food
4. People who leave rubbish in public spaces
5. Act pretentious
Top Five People Who Have Changed My Life
1. My dad
2. My journalism teacher, Ms. Sandi Scaffetti
3. Bruce Lee
4. Abra
5. My grandma/Publix
Top Five Emotions I Have Felt
1. Sadness
2. Vengeance
3. Contentment
4. Contemplative
5. Glee
Top Five Ways to Be More Like Me
1. Question everything in life.
2. Try different ethnic cuisines
3. Read the NYT and LA Times everyday
4. Be a kid on Halloween!
5. Take artsy photographs
Top Five Things I Believe With All My Heart and Soul
1. There are more worlds then this
2. Reincarnation
3. Family is everything
4. McDonalds french fries are the best
5. Stephen King rocks
Top Five Things I Wish Would Just Disappear
1. World hunger
2. Boho fashion
3. My bills
4. Homelessness
5. Windows XP
Top Five Things That Scare Me
1. Horror movies
2. Dirty rooms
3. Raw seafood
4. Winn-Dixie brand products
5. Wire hangers
Top Five Rules My Parents Enforced on Me
1. Do your homework first
2. Don't have sex
3. Never get into fights
4. Conserve, conserve, conserve
5. Buy it when it's on sale
Top Five Ways to Make Me Smile
1. Share a bad joke with me
2. Feed me something delicious
3. Do a dorky dance
4. Be honest
5. Perform a kind act to others
Meantime, any friends reading this, I'd love to see what your responses are on your blogs.
Top Five Ways to Make Me Frown
1. Bad manners/inconsiderate acts
2. Asking me a question I don't know
3. Others being superpicky about food
4. People who leave rubbish in public spaces
5. Act pretentious
Top Five People Who Have Changed My Life
1. My dad
2. My journalism teacher, Ms. Sandi Scaffetti
3. Bruce Lee
4. Abra
5. My grandma/Publix
Top Five Emotions I Have Felt
1. Sadness
2. Vengeance
3. Contentment
4. Contemplative
5. Glee
Top Five Ways to Be More Like Me
1. Question everything in life.
2. Try different ethnic cuisines
3. Read the NYT and LA Times everyday
4. Be a kid on Halloween!
5. Take artsy photographs
Top Five Things I Believe With All My Heart and Soul
1. There are more worlds then this
2. Reincarnation
3. Family is everything
4. McDonalds french fries are the best
5. Stephen King rocks
Top Five Things I Wish Would Just Disappear
1. World hunger
2. Boho fashion
3. My bills
4. Homelessness
5. Windows XP
Top Five Things That Scare Me
1. Horror movies
2. Dirty rooms
3. Raw seafood
4. Winn-Dixie brand products
5. Wire hangers
Top Five Rules My Parents Enforced on Me
1. Do your homework first
2. Don't have sex
3. Never get into fights
4. Conserve, conserve, conserve
5. Buy it when it's on sale
Top Five Ways to Make Me Smile
1. Share a bad joke with me
2. Feed me something delicious
3. Do a dorky dance
4. Be honest
5. Perform a kind act to others
Friday, September 22, 2006
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Friday, September 08, 2006
renovating myself
I'm trying to take care of myself by getting back into shape.
That means forking out membership dues to LA Fitness and hitting the ellipticals, treadmills, and weight machines. That and modifying what I'm eating from...the idontcarehowmanycaloriesthishas to amireallyhungryoramIjustnoshingallthefrickintime? mentality.
oh how the mighty have fallen is what i gots to say. woe is me.
Food tip: I discovered a delicious salad dressing thanks to an old college acquitance, Nourah, who's Saudi. I modified it a bit but this is the recipe:
Buncha salad greens (I use spinach leaves)
Dash of olive oil (no more then 1tbsp)
Generous spritz of lemon juice
Dusting of garlic powder
Dash of salt
Handful of raisens
Mix it up and serve. The salad hits all the 5 tastebuds: salty, sour, sweet, tangy, and savory.
Plus, it's pretty light and not heavy or oily at all.
That means forking out membership dues to LA Fitness and hitting the ellipticals, treadmills, and weight machines. That and modifying what I'm eating from...the idontcarehowmanycaloriesthishas to amireallyhungryoramIjustnoshingallthefrickintime? mentality.
oh how the mighty have fallen is what i gots to say. woe is me.
Food tip: I discovered a delicious salad dressing thanks to an old college acquitance, Nourah, who's Saudi. I modified it a bit but this is the recipe:
Buncha salad greens (I use spinach leaves)
Dash of olive oil (no more then 1tbsp)
Generous spritz of lemon juice
Dusting of garlic powder
Dash of salt
Handful of raisens
Mix it up and serve. The salad hits all the 5 tastebuds: salty, sour, sweet, tangy, and savory.
Plus, it's pretty light and not heavy or oily at all.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
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