I miss SF already

It was a perfect vacation!!! The skies opened up and the birds were singing. The GODs made me feel love with the perfect weather and beautiful nature that surrounds. My dear friends all made an effort to spend some time together, eating good food and catching up the lost times. Sighz. I miss that beautiful city, always something to do, always something nice happening.

It's not his first time in SF, but it's definitely a different trip with locals showing him around. Took him to many various neighborhoods to experience the wide variety of lifestyles that makes SF so unique. Also trying to psycho him to move to the Bay Area if possible!!! I hope I can call SF my home again.

Very nice room at Hotel Nikko, right in downtown. 19th Floor!

Fried Louisiana-style chicken for the very first meal :)

Got myself a shiny new Michael Kors Silver/Rosegold oversized watch with my birthday money from my awesome friends—yun, yenyee & shirley!

in front of the Ferry Building

Getting my birthday cupcake

BF hanging out with his friend from the city

Having birthday dinner @ The Stinking Rose with great company

They sang:
Happy Birthday to you... Happy Birthday to you... Happy Birthday to Little Stinker! Happy Birthday to you...

My cupcake eyes!

Enjoying a gelato in the Mission

Taco Salad

yummy little donuts @ the Pier 39

It was waiting for me to drop some food...

Beautiful flowers @ Golden Gate Bridge

Shinta

Dinner @ Burma Superstar. Yums!

Twin Peaks

Leo in his perfect view sleeping spot @ home

@ Heath Ceramics Sausalito! Bought some vases with my giftcard from the girls during X'mas

Eating awesome Seafood @ Fish, Sausalito

Palace of Fine Arts

Leo's first time @ a bar

With kurumi-chan

Drunk already

Great Shanghai Food

The BF vs Geisha and she won

It was a perfect vacation!!!

It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to Cry if I want to, cry if I want to You would cry too if it happened to you~

YAY! I'm flying off to SF first thing tomorrow morning! It's been a while since bf and I get to go on a trip with just the two of us.

Promise to update when I get back with lotsa photos and gossip.

Peach for Summer!

What should I get?

my blog is not dead!

Blame work, blame the BF, blame life.

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Dreaming of Paris, but first...

I AM GOING TO SF FOR MY BIRTHDAY! YAY!

So exciting! Dunnoe why the BF suddenly said: Erm, why don;t we go to SF for your bday?

Then I sprung out of my seat, and immediately searched for flights.

It started out as taking the day off for my bday which is falling on wednesday this year. I took only wednesday off as I don;t believe anyone should work on their bday. But the BF took wed through fri, and I was like: it's not even your bday. Then he decided not to waste it by sitting around at home, so YAY!

I have been trying to get him to go visit with me for a while. I've been away for 3+ years, but I'm pretty confident that I can remember the buses to take to the Ferry building so I can have a Miette cupcake (or three) on my special day. I can't wait to see my friends, breathe in the cool crisp bay air and just dance in this fabulous city I used to call Home.

I'll def. write about my trip after I'm back.

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Next up, is planning for Paris. I always wanted to go there. I would move there in a heartbeat once I can figure how to speak French and manage a stylish lifestyle there (Any French royalty interested in a cute Asian gf?).

this trip should happen later this fall. Will keep you posted. In the meantime, I have been living a very modest lifestyle. Even when I went shopping last Saturday, by myself, with no BF nagging at me, I DIDN'T BUY ANYTHING!!!!!!!

sighz, I have grown up.

suming up the end of 2010

So, all I remember was I got sick. It started right before X'mas, when I started a sore throat and light cough...so guess who didn't go out for X'mas parties???

Staying home with Sparky lots since I wasn't feeling well. These is his collection of toys ever since he live here. Like his first gf- Fiona from Shrek, his first X'mas pressie and 2010's x'mas' crocodile present. I realise whatever he gets, he always goes for the eyes first.


These are from the annual Holiday Cookie Exchange that I organize at work every year. This year I made Lemon-Pistachio Wreaths! Lotsa work but they are awesome.
Sparky also found a giant new friend. This ducky is Ash's old toy, they unpacked him from the garage. we left it on the other couch and never expected him to be Sparky's new favorite sleeping companion. Keeps him warm in these cold winter nights.
This is our elaborate X'mas Dinner. And it is also the second year we spent X'mas at home. Last year it was just me and him and we even dressed up. This year I was smarter and decided to wear holiday colors pjs all day.
Opening presents!
I helped Ash make her first brownie and decorated it for the new year.

Happy 2011!!

last post for the year.

what can I say? 2010 was highly anticipated for me coz 2009 sucked like nobody's business.

at least 11 is my favorite number AND my mom forwarded me and email saying 2011—the rabbit year is great for Monkeys like me so I'm definitely looking forward to the new year.

Did I just give away my age? *shrugs*

The house smells like freshly baked brownies and sausages and bread, coz' yes we made some brownies and pigs-in-a-blanket. Hooray!

I got extremely sick for the past week, so ironically, despite the extra days off, I did nothing much but lounge around at home. Why did I get sick? I don't know, might be because I also spend the last 3 weeks working like a dog.

But the good news is, I finally got the 'approval' from the big guy at work! So i'm glad. Just hope that I'm not a one-hit-wonder and can keep up the great work in 2011.

I know I can. I must.

So today is spend eating yummy home-made Filipino-style Spaghetti, one filet mignon leftover from X'mas and yummy potato au gratin. And surrounded by love.

It's 11.41pm. *cough cough* Almost there!

I really wanna sparkle this new year. I will. And I hope the very best for all my family and friends out there.

Cheers!

so are you done with your holiday shopping?

Because I am. I'm so glad I did listen to my awesome astrologer when she told us Aries to hurry up and finish the Holiday shopping by end of November. For many good reasons, and true to her words, my workload just picked up all of a sudden and it's crazy. Man~ she is good.

Yes, work finally improved, kinda, by having some fun and bigger projects to work on. And they also hired two more counterparts to help with the load so I am happy. Even though my job security seem to lessen with that fact, I'm still not worried. Though I am aware that the boss isn't to fond of me, but I will proud him wrong.

Isn't this pair of Adidas awesome?
It's USD$301 after sale. I think I'll wait for it to go for more discount.

I promise

this blog is not dead. the owner is just lazy.

Plus I had a refill at the dentist today. Refill—took out old cavity fillings and replaced with new shiny cosmetic white plastic based ones. So that when I yell at someone, they don't focus on the visibly awful black mercury fillings in my last few Molar teeth I had since I was a child.

Speaking of which, I totally cannot erased the memory of our Primary school dentist. That dingy so-called dental office located in the other school next door always smells musky. Filled with totally out dated equipment (I knew even when I was a kid as the same loathsome chair was never upgraded for like 6 years) and dizzy ceiling lights. I think she is not even a dentist. She seemed more like a dental hygienist who hates kids. I know she hates kids because she doesn't care how we feel. She doesn't need our parents' consent to do any dental work on us, which I think is total BULLSHIT.

She extracts our tooth whenever she think is appropriate and she gives us POISONOUS MERCURY cavity fillings without thinking twice. How do I know? I went to a dentist in USA a few years ago who told me:

"You should change those fillings."

"Why?" I asked.

"They look like they are starting to chip off on the edges. They are probably old right? And they are mercury-based."

"That sounds poisonous!"

"They were only poisonous when they first put it in... ..."

Inside voice: WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

He continued:"Also, I can't even just throw them away. By law, I have to dispose of them in a safe procedure because of the mercury."

Inside voice: 1000000000 x WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

I know now that I am a victim of a psycho dentist hygienist, who probably wasn't smart enough to be a real dentist, hated kids and chose to freaking drill into our teeth like there is no tomorrow. My cavities were probably not even alarming at all. But I was just unfortunate. I was poisoned as a child and maybe, I feel like going back to the country, sue the Ministry for negligence. The mercury had probably entered my blood stream and cause some deficiency that I will find out later in my life. Which will probably be too late.

The sad truth is, I wasn't the only victim.

I'm not a audiophile but

these are pretty awesome ain't it?

H&M heart Lanvin

Can't wait till November 23rd!!!

current obssession 19

Love love love the Androgynous styling of the latest Uniqlo +J collection. While I was in Japan a few weeks ago, we managed to shop at the new flagship shop in Shinsaibashi, Osaka where I scored a pair of faux suede grey high boots at a yummy price.

Too bad I didn't get to see this collection in Japan, and the only store I am near to is in New York. I wonder if they do phone orders!!!

current obssession 18

Céline Luggage Tote

Damn those fashion blogs. I read and I learn and I want more!!!

Imma back

but busy catching up with Life, just like Lucas was, busy playing with my shoes. I heard he is especially fond of my red pointy shoes. heeheehee