jeudi, mars 29, 2007

Day 3 in Aloha Heaven

BEACH DAY.

Hapuna beach
me
pretty ladies and the jeep
HRC
touristy place
drunk and crispy-burnt beetches
yums
boob and food shot

I am sending out the whole set of photos via yahoo soon. watch your email box.

I am a little tired nowadays, plus it is bday week. sucks the life outta me, you know, coz you celebrate your survival, doesnt mean you'll survive it.

le sigh

samedi, mars 24, 2007

Intermission

Everyone, meet Gus, the bulldog from the 2nd floor. He took a walk to my cube, not forgetting to breathe heavily in my face and sprinkle me some of his snort... very nice. But there was some kisses too, so all's well.


jeudi, mars 22, 2007

Day 2 in Aloha Heaven

Today is the HUGE adventure day. I woke up feeling so much better and ready to fight some volcano magma. We drove down about 2 hours south to the volcano area. FYI, this island is the youngest island of all of Hawai'i and I think the only 5 active volcano in the world (or something like that). It is still spewing out fresh hot magma from Mother Earth Central and that's what I wanna see!

The scenery of the drive
Some funky named stalls like "Donkey Balls" + "Surfer's Ass"
Colors everywhere.
76 more miles to go
Out of nowhere, local jewellery for sale along the road
Turtle graphic on the roof
Miniature model of the island
We reached and are near the craters. There're 2-3 smaller craters within one big crater(???).
IS THERE GAS COMING OUTTA MY ASS? OOPS!
PELE - the hawaiian goddess's home
Inside a lava tube - it started pouring at this time and we ran about 5 minutes in the forest(yes, suddenly in the area there is a forest.)
I took notes...
Looking pretty confident now...
and we kept going
ALMOST lost my foot as we walk from the back of this and didn;t see it coming until someone told us. Could have figured it out when it got warmer for no reason... LAVA, REAL LAVA flowing!!! *amazed*
Okay, we are safe now. but unfortunately as we continued for another hour after this shot, it got too late and we have to turn back. So we missed the part where the lava enters the ocean and cools into solid blackness...but it was crazy. TOTAL hours of trekking in crazy solid molten lava=4 hours. my feet hurt like nothing.

That night we made a bad choice and had to have dinner at some place called "Drysdale's bar". but I was too tired to have any feeelings.

Looking forward to beach day tomorrow!

mardi, mars 20, 2007

Day 1 in Aloha Heaven

Hawaii was great... what else can I say? So let me tell ya about my little adventures on the Big Island of Hawaii, specifically Kona - the southwestern side.

(click on the photos for a more detailed view)

On transit from Honolulu to Kona, the sign I was waiting for the minute I touch down, found at the airport food court
Even the bathroom sign is cute.
Aerial view of Kona - the black stuff are the solidified lava that took over the land.
Anna & I
View of the condo's balcony we stayed atthe condo's bedroom
We rented this sweet red Jeep...yay!
Anna & I fooling around in the jeepShawn & I with a preggers kitty when we popped by the Painted Church
The Painted Church
One of the most beautiful sunset at the "Place of Refuge" - when in ancient times, people go there to seek sanctuary.
Coconut trees!
Sea turtle - wassup dude!
Aaaaaawwwwwwwwwww
We drove around for an hour and very very hungry tummys and finally found this place to eat - a swanky hawaiian restaurant which we had passed by numerous time but didn't wanna go coz it seemed too touristy. I was cranky hungry.

So, the first day was chill. It aint too exciting coz I was dead tired from the flight and from the lack of sleep the night before. I went to bed as soon as I can coz I know tomorrow is going to be challenging! We are going Volcano/magma/lava hunting!!! My sec sch geography teacher - Mrs Lim would be so proud of me.

oh I suddenly remember one funny thing though. We took the softop off the Jeep, but needed to put it back coz it was getting too windy/chilly in the evening. But Shawn and Anna spent about 30 fruitless mins trying to hook it back(while I - the tiny one - was snapping photos of the scenery). Finally we decided to ask a MAN to help. And all it took was 2 mins for him to figure out how the hook actually works. DAMN - it was embarassing! I am not going to bother to do anything myself next time if I have a man around, even changing a lightbulb, because that's what they are for. Men are tools!!!

mercredi, mars 14, 2007

~Aloha peeps~


The old Hawaiian Airlines logo

early flight tomorrow — only mean that I will reach heaven even earlier!

lundi, mars 12, 2007

The cloud of uncertainty

It was a solemn day at work today (and when I say that I mean I only called S a slut like 5 times total). Because today, 6 people got laid off in my agency.

I started interning there during the summer of 2005(!), right after I graduated. It was at the old venue — the dirty filthy basement of a former winery in the now financial distinct. But, it was bustling with very sharp creative minds and cool individuals. I was surprised that it was actually nice to work in the advertising industry. There wasn’t much cutthroat bitch/back-stabbing going on, much to my dismay, however I loved it and stayed on to freelance and eventually became full time July last year.

Lotsa people had left the place and I don’t know why. Maybe I am not so skillful at eavesdropping or socializing the upper management. Perhaps yes, business was lost here and there, but we were doing great work and once in a while we gain new ventures.

Until last Friday, there was about high 40+ people. Three accounts peeps left just a couple weeks ago. And today, 6 bite the dust, one CD resigned.

The irony is that we are actually hiring. My manager who whispered all these sad news into my ears too early this black Monday morning said they are just firing the wrong people and hiring the right people. And I thought, just like me sorting out my closet every now and then – goodbye old tee shirt, hello new jacket!

However it is hard not to be shaken by these news. The people who got laid off came from all levels of professions. Essentially, our whole interactive department has vanished, except for some multi-taskers (phew!) and really really cannot-do-without-one people.

My immediate respond was: “I’m scared.” And my manager just shot me a quick reassuring-yet-still-pissed-off glance and said: “You’re fine.”

He was upset because one of the ‘victims’ were working close to him and I. I caught the bug real quick and insisted that we need to get out for lunch asap. The topic never surfaced during our lunch with some other creatives. But he wasn’t very chatty.

In my own little world, I felt it was unjust. I mean some people who got the axe and some who got to stay. Damnit! If only next time they will at least do a survey amongst everybody. Then I could tell them that some bitch should be fired long ago and the gentleman should be given a second chance.

Actually there is so little people left that I don’t think I wanna fire anyone.

Le sigh…

samedi, mars 10, 2007

25 things you should have learned by the time you have reached middle age

If you're too open-minded, your brains will fall out.
Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often. (Amen!)
Going to church doesn't make you a Christian, any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
It ain't the jeans that make your butt look fat.
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.
Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.
It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program.
If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.
Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks.
A conscience is what hurts when all of your other parts feel so good.
Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.
Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.
No man has ever been shot while doing the dishes.
A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.
Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.
Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.
Junk is something you've kept for years and throw away three weeks before you need it.
There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.
Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.
Thou shalt not weigh more than thy refrigerator.
Someone who thinks logically, provides a nice contrast to the real world.
If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before.

jeudi, mars 08, 2007

Anthropologie sale

Futuristic, ergonomic seating from acclaimed Finnish designer Eero Aarnio. Made of glazed lemon leather and chrome-plated steel.

On sale: $2,399.95

how?

gimme gimme gimme




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mercredi, mars 07, 2007

Allium giganteum

I finally found out my fav flower's species and original name — Alium (Alium giganteum)

This large purple flower, which grows on a tall single stalk, originates in Persia. . She is a globe of flowers, each a tiny star, and offers a mandala of wholeness to those who feel fractured. Alium helps us to honor each part of a whole without losing sight of the larger structure. The blossoms which make up the large ball of the flower have a high silvery note of sound, and through the essence, or meditation with the bloom can bring us to another realm of physical reality. Aquarian overtones.

It's the purple one (photo stolen from somewhere on the net).

They are bascially called big onions. Not dandelions, i don't know what is the difference. who cares as long as they are all so prrrretty. i also like lilies. but i like the giant onions better. I have a big fake on in my apt, next to my bed, from ikea. I want a real one~

lundi, mars 05, 2007

alameda fair march 2007

It is a monthly affair, for the fair, but i am trying not to go every month (coz i always find something to buy).

This time, the goodies were not that good anyways. and i was having a headache from the boogie night out before... we went to Bubble lounge in Financial district. yummy! had to make D puke since it was his BDay :)

Alright, so the next morning we headed to the fair, not before we head to the Polish hotdog stalls first... mmmmmm.... ...

The dummy was enjoying his music
A french bottle rack
Vintage radios
In the foreground are sugar moulds(???) and giant cool watering cans in the background
A ute mosaic table for dwarfs
Toys
Nice sign
He was really cute~ but too expensive... where's my sugar daddy?
I wish i have a giant mirror
This baby was only $150, but I have no space for him
Vintage luggages!