a not so springy spring break!

it has not been so springy because the weather has been just AWFUL. what is this? its snowing like crazy right now! its late march. what in the world?!! :-( buut on the happier end, this break i have had a lot of fun hanging out with friends and going to canananada. yay. here are some pics and a photo journal of the day in canada! sorry the pics got distorted when i put them in this blog. clicking on them will enlarge the photo and give better quality.

one of the days (monday?) i hung out with old high school buddy adrian. we spend the day together. first went shopping as we waited for the right movie times. we watched horton hears a who which is a great, cute movie btw. we went to the lake behind albertsons to feed the duckys and also went to the fish ladder pond. fun but cold! and finally we went to his lovely abode to play ddr. yay! it was nice seeing him. thanks!

now… CANADA!

pris was supposed to come but then called last minute to tell us she forgot about her ortho appointment :-/ so sad. o well maybe next time!

9:30ish: arrived at meesh’s house where alex already was. we waited for gangan and john who were supposed to be there same time but when they were running late, we decided to make a breakfast run to mcdonalds. i got a sausage mcmuffin. yum yum.

1030-1230ish: on our way to canada! it started out clear but then started to pour as we got closer to canada noooo! some pics of our car ride. and then we got to the border control which took like 20 minutes. we also went to exchange some money right after we got past the border. ready to spend some money! oh and it started clearing up. yay!

200ish: we accidentally missed the chinatown exit to eat dimsum so we just ended up going to robson street to find some lunch. we parked and started walking and just picked a random place cuz we were getting hunngry. skies were nice and clear. we ended up picking a thai place. worst pad thai and pad see ew ever! the curry was pretty good. and so was meesh’s dish, but the rest just fell flat. sad. but after we went to this cute lil gelato place. soooo yummy! and then off to our next stop. notice how alex is hella struggling in the last picture trying to carry meesha back to the car haha.

330ish: went to the ferry to take us to granville. haha its more like this tiny shack of a ferry. we were waiting in the cold for the first one for like 10 min and we were the first ones there, but then when it came all these other people got in before us and then it didnt have room for the 5 of us. what the heck?! LAME! so we had to wait for the next one. it was like less than a 5 minute ride haha we should have just swam there jeez.

400ish: on granville island are a bunch of little shops. its like the pike place of canada! it was super cute. we explored the shops and omg all of the pastries and yummy foods! we were so tempted but we had to save up for all-you-can-eat dinner at shabusen later. but then john ended up buying some desserts (thanks dude). yummy cheesecake, this flaky cinnamon roll looking thing, and an eclaire. we sat down at a little eating area. during this time i saw tooons of pigeons outside so i took some crumbs andd…

500ish: i started feeding the pigeons! haha. id throw down a bunch of crumbs and then like 50 pigeons would start flapping towards me. it was a little scary… but then i ran out of crumbs and was sad. especially when i saw seagulls coming by! soo… i ran back in to buy some bread. i bought two sesame buns. i would throw pieces up in the air for the seagulls and i had like 10 of them going after them. they were everywhere! theyd flap their wings like a foot away from me and ya. i would duck anytime they came near me. again a little scary but so much fun. im easily amused and i love feeding animals (just call me the crazy pigeon/squirrel lady haha). i had fun by myself for awhile while the rest of the group sat at our table and talked. then they came out telling me we needed to go. :-( too soon. but i reluctantly left my bird friends. back to the ferry!

600ish: heading back to the car to go to shabusen on granville. it started hailing! but stopped soon after.

700ish: we didnt want to eat till 700 so we went to this clothing store that john knew about. it has american eagle type clothes but even cheaper! everything was so cheap there! me and meesh bought these super cute shirts cuz they were 2 for $10. sweet! and john and alex bought polos for like $10. and gangan bought something too. success! we also stopped by this drugstore cuz we had a tiny bit of extra time. and finnallly… the moment we were all waiting for… SHABUSEN. omg it is just as good as john said. so amazing. sort of todai type restaurant, but like 6 dollars cheaper, fresher, and so much yummier! we got to even grill our own meat. and its not really like buffet tables. you sit at a table, get a menu, and just mark on a sheet what you want and how many. then they just bring it out to you. and you can continue sending in orders whenever you want more of something. this is def a place i will go everytime i make a trip to canada now.

900ish: time to head home! we stopped by the duty free store right by the border. bought toblerones. yummy yummy. the drive back went by sooo fast!

GOOD TIMES! THANK YOU MEESH, GANGAN, JOHN, and ALEX FOR AN AWESOME DAY. YAYAYAY! LETS DO IT AGAIN SOMETIME. <3S TO ALL.

wow that took WAY too long. and its SNOWING LIKE CRAZY RIGHT NOW. sad and we were all supposed to do dinner, movie, bowling today. but the weather is not cooperating. its sticking too :-/ what the heck. this sucks. this is supposed to be SPRING break. not winter…

Laughter is the Best Medicine

i think it is about time that i wrote just a fun and random blog. as jen refers to them: “time wasters.” so ya here are some pretty funny videos that i have collected:

1) jay leno > conan o’brien. jay leno is awesome. one night, like two months ago, i was up late doing hw and i saw this 99 cent store segment by jay leno. it was hilarious. i tried looking for it back then with no luck, but yesterday i finally found it. here are three different ones by him:

http://video.aol.com/partner/hulu/the-tonight-show-99-cent-shopping-spree/JzLSzRef2TqZemyauZMG8Ll7BLTedpeY

http://thedailytube.com/video/7223/leno-shops-at-the-99-store

http://www.bebo.com/FlashBox.jsp?FlashBoxId=4748723007&

2) “just for laughs” prank. there was this show called “just for laughs” that was randomly on one day. they had some pretty good pranks. heres one of my faves. i wanted to add more but youtube is being stupid and slow:

okie dokie i wanted this to be longer, but enjoy these for now.

Friends Are Fun!

i have the most amazing friends ever. this new year has started out super since i have had the chance to spend uber amounts of time hanging out with my friends every weekend and also during the weekdays during lunchtime and whatnot. i just want to share all the amazing times and write it all down so that i can look back and remember. it will probably be too boring to read, but thank you to all for every moment. you guys make this the best time of my life! <3s to you!

Jan. 3-6: bay st. louis, mississippi.
Jan. 11- Friday: i got a chance to make a trip up to western washington university with my lovely coworker, mary, who is probably going to be attending there in the spring. andrew was nice enough to pay for parking and give us a tour of the campus where i happened to run into symons! western is super nice and it would have been fun to go there too, but i <3 uw too much. afterwards we went grocery shopping with adrian to get dinner ingredients. at adrian’s apartment we made the most delicious, yummy in my tummy tacos ever. i got to meet his cool roommates and also see rhea and her new bf. so much fun! id def like to go again so let me know if youre interested!
Jan. 12- Saturday: grego joined me during my lunch hour at work to watch the seahawks game against the packers. after work i hung out with him, and we decided to go bowling where i kicked his bootie.
Jan. 13- Sunday: i went to brunch at a dim sum place called tea garden in the international district with jen, diane, and bruce. then we made a stop at uwajimaya and the bookstore there.

pictures from that weekend:

Jan. 18- Friday: after work I went and watched cloverfield with greg, which was good/decent until the ending which sucked. afterwards, i went bowling with diane, taryn, bruce, and jen where i got like 3 strikes *woohoo*. then we went to applebees and ate half-priced appetizers.

Jan. 19- Saturday: after work i went to a hooker’s night (crocheting and knitting party) at diane’s place where taryn, symons, and diane’s other friend were already gathered. chatham and jen came by later. we all had a ton of fun just hanging out.

Jan. 20- Sunday: i went to eat at a place called ocean city (one of jen’s fave restaurants) in the international district with the previous sunday crew. we ended up going to uwajimaya again where we bought tons of snacks and candy and explored the bookstore. that night me and jen drove to the girls’ apartment where everyone gathered and had a potluck. we cooked spaghetti, watched superbad, and had fun. i saw pris, meesh, jen, rachel, whit, em, grace, christina, and all the boys.

Jan. 21- Monday: martin luther king jr. day. i hung out at adrians house for a couple of hours early in the afternoon. i got a chance to see old high school acquaintance kyohei and his gf. i saw adrians mad skills at guitar hero and watched some anime.

Jan. 25- Friday: i think i actually stayed home for once to study for my monday midterm.
Jan. 26- Saturday: stayed home again to study.
Jan. 27- Sunday: 3^rd sunday brunch trip with the crew which included Taryn this time. we first ate at a place called hawaiian barbecue (which is another one of jen’s fave places). they had an amazing selection, great prices, and delicious food. jen picked a winner! afterwards we visited chatham at his post on the bridge. then we went to uwajimaya again of course. and we decided to make it a tradition each week for each person to pick his/her fave restaurant and then to probably make a trip to uwajimaya. i got to work like 2 hours late (oops! my bad caro).

Feb. 1- Friday: i invited all the girls to my house to have a grilling party. we had a ton of different kinds of meats like pork, bulgogi, sahm gyup sahl, beef, etc. we cooked everything on our huge hotplate. afterwards was dessert! we had 2 BIG tubs of ice cream, 4 smaller tubs, apple pie, cookies, and little bite size apple desserts. it was a ridiculous amount of dessert–a true girls night. we also did karaoke on the playstation that jen brought, which she had like 4 different karaoke games for.

Feb. 2- Saturday: i got all dazzled up and went to MJ’s wedding reception with caro and kristen straight after work. it was beautiful of course. i got to chat it up with other coworkers hanna, mary, and david.
Feb. 3- Sunday: the regular sunday crew went to a place called padi indonesian cafe on the ave since the place we originally wanted to go to was closed. afterwards we made a quick stop at pochiis next door and finally went to (guess where) uwajimaya! we ate crepes at a place nearby. i went straight to work (on time finally) and then straight after that i went to diane’s mom’s place to watch the last half of the superbowl. bruce and jen were also there. the last quarter was nuts and the giants won in a crazy upset against the giants.

*whew… wiping sweat from brow* haha that took like two hours man o man. im sure most people wont bother reading all that but o well. again, thanks to all my friends. you guys rock. lets keep it up! and continue having even more fun!

hard boiled eggs and no insurance

i feel guilty for not posting anything for so long, but sometimes i just dont know what to write about. well, i was thinking hard about possible subjects for a blog entry when i got up to get some ojoo (what i call orange juice). thats when i saw cheese in the fridge, which reminded me about my brother’s weird diet for the past month. let me explain:

for some odd and unknown reason (something about an agreement/bet with a friend) he has been eating NOTHING BUT hard boiled eggs, cheese, fruits, veggies, and water. this is what he eats for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. he boils like 20 eggs a day! haha so weird. today i heard my dad ask him how long he was going to do this for and i think he said until the end of this month. wow. i could not do that. everyday my mom cooks awesome food and today she brought home pho for me. I ate the pho as i watched my bro eat cheese and pineapples…

although i already eat a ton of fruits and veggies a day (thanks to my mom who cuts them up and put them on plates for me), because of my brother’s diet we have had an even bigger plethora of these healthy foods. everyday i am eating pineapples, avocados, oranges, apples, red peppers, orange peppers, kiwis, carrots, broccoli, etc etc. haha i get like 30 servings of fruits and veggies a day! plus i have been eating at least one or two hard boiled eggs everyday since they are just everywhere.

also, since i am on the subject of my brother. on wednesday i got home from work and my dad told me my mom was at the hospital. what?! why? it turns out that my brother accidentally got hit in the eye playing basketball and there was a deep gash/cut right above his eye. okay no biggie. buut… well it turns out my brother doesnt have insurance because it also turns out that my brothers latest job was a total mess with only about 3 employees, no provided insurance, and little pay (although no one knows exactly how much). and he quit the day before this whole thing happened anyway. interesting… also my dad says the bill will probably come out to be around $1000. what the heck?! just for a few stitches?? i told my mom she should have just done it herself. we will soon find out when the bill comes i guess. ugh this is unbelievable. he needs to get a real job.

annd finally, the last thing concerning my bro… he took the “family” camera, so i have not been keeping up with my 365 days of pictures resolution. mission failure! :-( so sad. i would have totally kept it up if he had not taken the camera from me. *boooo* this sucks!

yayee i blogged. mission completed!

yay for flickr

i started a flickr account! *woohoo* i feel so accomplished this month. i am quite proud :-) *horrah horray* anyway, if youre interested in looking at an amateur’s poor little photos here is the link to my account:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22778247@N05/

i have only just started uploading photos so keep checking back. the labels and categorizing are pending. im also having to resize everything and yada yada. it takes time! but so far all i have up are some pics from my trip to bay st. louis, mississippi (for those of you who dont know, i went there for hurricane katrina relief). ill try to give a summary of my trip sometime too (but maybe not).

now on a totally different note, if you have any anime/drama/show/movie recommendations, please let me know. write them down so i wont forget! i am currently only watching naruto shippuden (im on 24). soo good! haha i just finished some kick butt fight scenes. and i definitely recommend death note (thanks anthony for introducing me).

off to bed… even though i took a 3 hour nap today haha.

happy (belated) new year!

yay my very first blog entry! and how very fitting that it coincides with the new year. it is one of my new years resolutions to start blogging and to keep it up at least a couple of times a week. *crossing fingers* we shall see! i can get very lazy sometimes 0.o <– haha jennifer’s face. here are a few of my other new years resolutions:

1) take at least one photo/day for one year so that i can someday scrapbook it (hopefully i can keep my camera)
2) start a flickr account
3) keep in touch with fellow mississippi volunteers
4) perhaps apply to western/create an art portfolio/figure out what path i want to take
5) find an internship (if i dont go to western)
6) study abroad
7) exercise weekly through pilates and yoga classes (with the sis since i bought her a yoga mat)
8) go on another mission type trip
9) spend lots n lots of time with friends
10) take lots n lots of pics
11) live life to the fullest!
12) any others? etc etc…

yay. also here is my visual schedule so that people can call me whenever i am free and we can plan lots of fun activities.

Visual Schedule – Winter 2008

Prepared for:	Janeemebe

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8:30	MKTG 430 A BLM 214		MKTG 430 A BLM 214
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30	FIN 350 B BLM 417	I S 300 E BLM 306	FIN 350 B BLM 417	I S 300 E BLM 306
11:00
11:30
12:00
12:30
1:00
1:30			I S 300 E BLM 401
2:00
2:30
3:00
3:30
4:00

o i <3 my schedule. no friday class!

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