have been up to lots of random things...

hello kitty 35th bday expo

So anyways, on Sunday was our friends get-together...well..at least a few of us who could make it.  Turns out everybody already ate and I was the only one that didnt eat dinner.  LOl..so I had some ramen.  We then went to watch Michael Jackson's This is It movie.  It was really good! and sad...its so sad that he died..he was pretty amazing..even though i was never really a fan.  then we decide to hit up RA..a sushi place and they drank and forced me to drink..lol..i was so red.

So I finally decided to change my template because I saw how cool cheriz's new template is.  I have been up to a lot of random things and a lot of nothing too.


Cheered at Nike Run...a little bit of shopping..and rollercoaster kingdom on facebook.

well last week was my bday and we started the celebration on thursday when Sharon took Gary and me out to lunch at Zipangu.

no cake or anything..but I did get brick toast at guppys afterwards.  then I met up with sharon and gary and we went to a korean bar and they had beer.  James got me a portable laptop desk from brookstone..it was very cutely wrapped and had a cute yellow bow and a dora the explorer card.

Saturday..I went to rowland heights to get my bangs trimmed.  Ate lunch with Alex and James and my sister.  haha.alex got me a snuggie made of the nap blanket..from brookstone! haha..I swear I have a ton of gifts from brookstone.  It's like an ongoing joke btw me and james now with brookstone presents.

Then we went back to irvine, hung out..tried to find costumes for james.  he could have been a

I just got back from a trip to Yosemite and Berkeley with James and Alex.

Some recaps: we met a squirrel and we named it Sheldon.  James was like 2 feet away from deer...and what's funny is that when we went to his house for dinner the Saturday before..his dad showed me pictures of him when he was like 2 and he was trying to take pictures of deer.  HAHA...so yeah..i guess things never change.  We froze to death and the hike was too much for me.  I only got to the bottom of Vernal Falls because I am super scared of heights and I think it was a good choice on my part.  The next day I thought I was gonna die.  EVERYTHING was sore.  But we went to eat Brazil Cafe and it was delicious.  I was surprised that I couldnt finish everything.  Appetizers and drinks at Skates, seeing Max and playing a game of hot or not, gossiping, youtube clips, and delicious sandwiches in sf with Sam.

so yeah..it was fun! I'm glad I got to catch up with ppl and that although I dont regularly talk to ppl that we can still have a good time.

I'm home again.  Back to the same plain life.

Here are some stuff that I took on my phone.

Sunday: Cheesecake with Ryan, Sharon and Gary.  We got strawberry shortcake and red velvet cheesecake.  Made me miss the days when we would bake red velvet at alex's apartment.  Then we went to yardhouse.  I wish i drank alcohol.  I mean it's just more socially accepted.  Bleh..I hate how it tastes and how it makes me feel. 

Monday and Tuesday: Dont really remember..but I know I ran errands with my sister.  went to return something at Target.  We got less than $10 back and ended up spending like $50.  Target is evil.  Don't go there if you don't have something specific you need to buy.  Otherwise you end up getting really cute small pyrex containers for no reason.  (in my defense, they are super adorable and have lids...who knew pyrex glassware can be so cute?)

Wednesday: BJs with Sharon and Jeeyoon.  It was nice catching up.  I baked some cookies.  OMG they smelled so good.  I really like the recipe from smitten kitchen.

Thursday: Lunch with gary at hamamori.  This is the restaurant where sharon works and we went to visit her and support her.  It's a really cute japanese restaurant..really white/clean...nice view.  Then I went with my sister, cousin and aunt to San Diego.  We went to drop off my cousin at UCSD.  I got to eat some carne asada fries...but it wasn't as good as I hoped it would be.  But it was still okay.

Friday: spent the whole day shopping.  LOL...BADDDD! Got my new phone, boots, a shirt, and dinner at soup plantation.

Saturday: James came to see me and we went to California Fish Grill.  It's like his favorite restaurant.  Yummy stuff.  It was also the Chinese Autumn Moon Festival.  So I went to James' house to eat dinner with his family.

Sunday: MORE SHOPPING...uhm..went to Glendale..Americana? It's so cute..no not cute..but pretty and clean there.  Then we went to Ontario Mills and bought more clothes.  I was telling my sister that I was happy for my cousin because she got food poisoning a while ago and now she is super skinny and looks hot.  HAHA...I'm messed up...but whatever she looks good.
Monday:  I was craving red velvet so I made some.  I had been meaning to bake it but just slacking.  I made it with no food coloring so its just brown velvet.  Also, my aunt is giving me a stand mixer! I'm so excited!!  It beats hand mixing (beats...get it?..ok no..)


I am getting ready to go to nature.  It's been a while.  I hope I don't freeze to death.  Also..it's been really cold lately.  What the heck...I am still used to wearing shorts and no jacket.  Ahhh..the chilliness reminds me so much of berkeley.  Kinda makes me miss school.  Fall is where all the cool stuff happens.  I really do like fall.

my iphone died.  The top two rows of the touch screen doesnt work anymore.  My first generation iphone..basically an antique..is now retired.  So it sounds strange to say...but I had to get a new iphone.  Now i know i didnt have to...but I needed a phone and i'm so used to the iphone.

Ugh..the irony here is that my sister told me to sell the phone last month and then buy the new iphone...but I didnt want to pay for the phone and the monthly charge that is like $15 more per month.  But i ended up not getting any money for my old one and still shelling out money to buy the new one =( sadness.

Oh wells, at least I have the cool new iphone.  It's pretty awesome! its black and sexy..i'm naming it DARTH VADER! HAHAHHA!

lately I have been hanging out with my friends and not doing much.  Eating and shopping.  I need to not shop anymore! and not eat out so much!

i saw a guy pooping at venice beach..im never going back.

only a few weeks until i am old.  23 years old...im a third of the way done with my twenties...ahhh..so scary!

I just came back from the movies with my sister.  We had a date night =)  First we went to souplantation and then we went to watch Julie and Julia.  Wow..I loved the movie.  It was funny and exciting and just wonderful.  It made me want to cook and bake even more.  The main girl Julie decides to cook through 524 recipes in 365 days and blog about it.  It looked really fun!  But unfortunately I do not have the money to buy ingredients to cook elaborate food nor do I have the supplies to do so. 

But at least I am going to get a hand mixer.  It really sucks to beat hard butter and sugar together. 

the movie was really inspirational and super funny!  GO WATCH IT!

As for my studying...OMG...killllll me now.  There are so many tv shows that I want to watch...why would I bother with watching lecture when I could be watching funny shows.  How I met your mother...LOVE IT!

I need some motivational magic.  I just want to be working and making money and doing things that I actually want to do...instead of just sitting at home, wasting my life away.  UGH...but I dont want to enter the real world.  I dont know what I want. 

Just gonna buy a hand mixer and one day... a stand mixer.  YELLOW stand mixer.  But I am not at that point yet.  Maybe more baking and more money.  I will get it when I feel like I deserve it =)