Bachelorette Party.. was a blast!

Thanks to my girls; Sugar, Curlz, Nance, Yuni & Meggerz..

had a blast in vegas and will definitely never forget our trip..  each one made the trip extra special and sharing this moment with these girls meant a lot to me!  aside from the veil not fitting on my big head to me having to wear a dickstle on my wrist or a flava flave type d*ck on my neck as a freggin necklace..  i can say this trip was just perfect..we had or moments, but i just wanted to say that i'm glad they didnt't make me wear the freggin peter pecker cape..  THANK GOD for that.. and no carlos from OG..  sorry ladies, not my typa thang..  esp. no prickly ahsses..

i'm just glad that yuni gave me the chance to makeup for the lame card games that i wouldn't do..  to be a b*tch to some losers that were mean to my friend curlz.. that was just awesome!  to be able to be a b*tch to them twice was just awesome!!! hahahahaha ;p

so, all in all, what happened in vegas really didn't stay in vegas.. they were memories and times that i will bring with me and treasure for the rest of my life..  ;p

GLee - is AWESOME!!!!!!

I heart GLee.. it's hilarious!!  definitely one of my fave TV shows this season..  what a witty writer..   that teacher sue sylvester is too funny.. and my fave character is kurt when he did that beyonce dance on the football field..  everyone should watch this show..

http://www.fox.com/glee/

wines.. make sure u buy ahead of time!!

So, I spent a lot of time in search for a good red wine..  i found one that was good and had the color that matched my purpley theme..  so, i thought to myself at first, i should just buy cases of it.. however, i didn't know how many cases since i didn't know how many rsvps..  and my fiance said there's no point in buying all the wines and where am i going to store it..  so, now that it's closer to the date and i have more of a number of rsvps..  i decided to go buy the wine.. omg?!?  my wine is hard to find!!!  i went to two costcos and within a few days, what was 88 bottles at one costco become 0.. and then the other costco can't locate the 160 bottles that they had.. so, what am i to do!??  i'm just hoping that i can contact the winery and get some cases from them directlty..  cross my fingers they still have that lot..

note to ALL: if you find a wine, especially a red wine, just buy however many cases you think you may need and then store it..  instead of scrambling last minute to figure out what to do when it disappears.. 

makeup & hair.. wowpretty!

 

So, a few weeks ago my cousin setup an appointment with his wife's makeup artist..  me hesitant with ALL things makeup since i have superdupertruper sensitive skin and really hate wearing makeup..  i tried a session before at the nordy's bobby brown counter, since i don't mind bobby brown makeup and felt their makeup was more natural looking.. that session at the bb makeup counter was a big disappointment, i looked like a clown with pink cheeks.. so, when i went to this other makeup apptmt i was not thinking much of it since i didn't want to spend much time nor money on something that wasn't important to me.. and my fiance's sister was very nice enough to offer to do my makeup for me.. 

however, after two hours of jira doing my makeup & hair, i was HUGELY surprised..  she made me feel really comfortable, she did this special airbrushing that made it look amazingly clean..  despite the fact that i was breathing some of this stuff in, i still really liked what she did..  she even made me have eyelashes!!!  everything looked really natural.. and i now am so happy that i'm getting my makeup and hair done.. i even booked her for my mom and some other friends..  so, if any of you can't find a makeup artist for your wedding or event, be sure to book JIRA from wowpretty..  she is absolutely amazing and works miracles!!

NOW: gratitude challenge d17

I am still working on the gratitude challenge despite the fact that i'm extremely behind and in the middle of holiday still..  so, for day 17 of the gratitude challenge, i have to perform random acts of kindness through the day..  since i'm at the end of the day, i'm going to carry it through to the next full day..  i guess i have to be super nice to my fiance!!

i will continue to massage his lower back for him since he's had a bad back to the point where he can barely walk for the past two weeks...  he keeps reminding me that he took care of me making me honey lemon water every few hours when i was sick last week.. so, w/ that guilt trip, i've been massaging his back.. but this challenge is reminding me to not do it out of obligation, but really b/c i care..  ;p

i just want his bad back to get better, so i will keep taking care of him until he gets better.. afterall, in a few months, it'll be for better or for worse right?!..  ;p

RSVPs..

So, when i send in my rsvps to other people's weddings, i always try to include a note..  so, me thinking i'm going to place "leave us a note" on the back side of the rsvps will give more room for people to write us a note.. and afterwards, i can make a little scrap book out of it.. sure enough, i get so many rsvps where people totally miss the "leave us a note" area and squeeze as much info. on the front as possible..  i even got one rsvp back where they wrote a nice note on a post-it and stuck it onto the rsvp..  *sigh*.. lesson learned, make sure i either include (flip over) on the front side in the future for any rsvps i send out.. or forget the leave us a note..  ;o

oh well, i guess at least i got some notes from people to read..  i luv the one with the superduper nice handwriting! and the best one was someone added a simple "happily" in between "will attend" which really made my day!  ;p

NOW: gratitude challenge d16

For day 16 of The Gratitude Challenge, i have to stand in front of a mirror for 5 minutes and focus on 5 things that i luv abt myself.. yiiiiiiiiikes, this is not going to be easy.. i may have some self-esteem issues since i've been told most of my high school years that i m fat.. and i had tons of pimples and i am def. not prom queen by any means!  so, i told my fiance about this.. and he said "i'm a good person".. hopefully so.. ok, i guess i will have to go to the mirror and attempt this.. ;p

HAPPY WORLD GRATITUDE DAY!! Take note Give thanks!!

Hi people,

today is world gratitude day and i would like to share a little gratitude with everyone.. despite the fact that i caught a cold super quickly and am sleepy eyed from theraflu.. i am grateful for much needed rest, my BED and my cold meds!!! ;p 

i'd like to share with all, this wonderful gratitude challenge i came across many weeks ago from work.. it's definitely helped a lot during many weeks of stress and has brought out many little things in life that we usually overlook to take note and give thanks for...  so i would encourage all to check out this wonderful gratitude challenge and make sure you spread a little gratitude to everyone.. if you're not sure how, just sharing this gratitude video or the great gratitude gifts on facebook would be great way to start..

NOW: gratitude challenge d15

I have been a bit behind in the gratitude challenge, but have not forgotten and is still continuing on the challenge for day 15..  so for day 15 of the gratitude challenge, i am to focus on myself & appreciate for the unique personality, skills and talents.. hmmmm..  man this one is a tough one, but actually does come at a perfect time since i've had no time for myself lately b/c of this work event..  amidst all of my stressful nature, i do appreciate how god gave me the ability to really get things done.. i guess it's been said that i will do whatever it takes to get something done; whether it's packing, carrying and shipping 15 (30-60lb) boxes till my knees are bruised and arms are sore.. or running around trying to get invitations printed, cut and scored.. or figuring out how to get over 1k of ty notes packed in a week..  i guess i am grateful for this "nothing is beneath me" mentality and do whatever i need to do to get things done.. for sure i care about everything i do.. hopefully one day it'll pay off..  ;p

grateful for March of Dimes

I just got back from the march of dimes and really felt grateful for all the wonderful things that march of dimes has done.. it was great meeting the members and getting a better understanding of what they do.. to my surprise, this organization has been around and founded by president Roosevelt back in 1938 and is committed to improve the health of babies with research and providing prenatal care.. one of the biggest accomplishments to this organization was the fact that they discovered folic acid helped prevent birth defects..

wow, the event and the organization was extremely impressive and i feel honored to even have been a part of this event.. tiny prints was a sponsor for the event and we were given the privilege of attending this event and having two tables..  it was a night of amazing food and wine tasting..  many moving video moments of how march of dimes has helped touch the lives of mothers and their babies.. shaping the future for a better tomorrow..  definitely a night to remember.. in the spirit of the gratitude challenge, i am utmost grateful for the march of dimes..

tuxes or suits?!

Wow, it's been a while since i've had a chance to even take a moment..  work has been pretty busy, so wedding stuff has been placed on hold for a bit..  chuongy and i finally got a chance to go check out some places for groom attire.. he would like to do this the very last minute, but i prefer to get whatever we need to do done.. so, after much nagging, he found time to go check out tuxes and suits for the wedding.. since we were babysitting ethan, it was perfect timing to bring him along to look at tuxes/suits for our cute ring bearer..  it was sooo funny trying to explain to him what we were doing and what a ring bearer was.. i just told lil ethan that he holds the rings that will bring uncle chuongy and auntie joyce together.. he took it seriously and it was soo cute.. so, off we went to men's wearhouse first.. to my huge surprise, they had nothing!!  literally 6 dark colored tux jackets to try on and 3 light colored ones on a manequinn display that's not even reachable.. in addition, their prices were more expensive.. to top it off, they bounced us from one sales rep to another sales rep and then to a consultant who was just pointed to us towards a short rack of suits that would be chuongy's size..  it was def. disappointing..  finally, chuongy mentioned a place on 4th ave., called selix.. after we dropped off the lil guy, chuongy and i went to selix.. to my huge surprise, this little store had a lot more selections for tux rentals to try on, a much more helpful sales rep and a better price package then men's warehouse..  with much luck, chuongy was able to pick out an off white tux set and shoes.. now all we need is for the bridesmaid dress to deliver and bring it in to color match with the tie and vest and we're completely set.. 

we all can't wait for vegas

So, it seems last nite was a great nite.. not only did we have a blast as usual.. but we are all prepping and very much excited about vegas..  my friend curly even tried to convince yuni's cousin to join us since she fits right in..  so, we'll see.. i can't wait.. i think nance is countin down the days..  however, the girls really really really really want to go visit carlos at OG.. but i def. absolutely do not wutsoever want to go to OG at all.. even if they paid me i do not want to go there.. ewewewew grooooooossss..  let's just say i had a really really grossed out experience of a strpr grabbing my hand and rubbin it up his booty and it was extremely prickly and i almost puked.. plus men in Ts just do not please me at all.. so, i told the girls they can def. go to OG w/o me.. i'll just stay back and relax and have a few drinks at the hotel..  but they want to drag me and blind fold me.. haha.. that won't happen.. ;p

a dose of wedding humor..

So, i was searching through this site wpja.com for more photographers to interview and check out just to open my options before i make a complete decision.. and i found this one post: http://www.wedpix.com/articles/016/telling-a-wedding-story-through-humor.html

some cute funny pix or photos of wedding moments that are surprising and funny.. ok, maybe not that funny when you read the story about the bride where she had to have paramedics cut her ring off her finger during her wedding day.. to top that, there's a photo of it..

so, check out the page and maybe for those brides out there searching for photogs, feel free to search for one in your area..  ;p

NOW: gratidute challenge d14

So, for day 14 of the gratitude challenge, i have to take pic/video of something/person/place that makes me feel grateful.. i guess i can say my condo.. first of all, not only is a place that i live in and own, it's a place that many people in my life have helped me get..

such as my cousin, jas - if it weren't for him, either i wouldn't have a place to live and own or i'd be living with termite at my aunt's home for the rest of however long..

or my brother - if it weren't for him, we wouldn't qualify to get this place

or my work - if it weren't for not only having a job to pay the mortgage, but with the help of some people our loan passed through

or my fiance - who helped me move furniture and furnish this place

or my mom - who actually came to the place and pushed me to get the place otherwise it would've been taken..

or my aunt y - who let me live in her place many years to save up to put a down payment for my own condo..

and i'm sure many more people involved..  but for sure a picture of my condo invokes many feelings of gratitude towards the people around me that i care a lot about..

NOW: gratidute challenge d13

Wow, it's been a while since i've had the time and energy to work on the gratitude challenge.. i'm so behind so, today i will def. play catch up..  despite the fact that it's been a short week, it has def. felt like it's been the longest since i've been so stressed and drained from this one event that i'm planning for next week in LA..  so, a dose of the gratitude challenge to end my work week would most likely help balance things a bit..  day 13 of the gratitude challenge is def. one that helps..  so, the people i'm closest with, try to always think that they have the best intentions.. maybe this should've came in handy when i had to deal with someone that was rude in my family a few weeks ago..  guess, i'll try it from this point forward..

taxes on photography?!

So, it never appeared to me that there would be taxes involved with wedding photography..  i just never thought of it.. until yesterday when i interviewed a photographer they listed the package price + tax..  weirdly, so far no other photographers have even mentioned it..  so, i googled "wedding photography tax" and found this: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_there_Sales_Tax_on_Wedding_Photography

of course, of all places california and the millions of things we get taxed on eventhough our gov. is broke..  we get taxed on wedding photography.. so, in a way i am glad that this photographer laid it all out and was definitely honest with me.. now i know to make sure to account for that in my wedding budget..  hopefully, i'll figure out soon who to go with for my wedding photographer.. so def. stay tuned for that..  ;p

change into reception dress?!?

So, i've been told by several people in my family that i should change into another dress for the reception dinner..  i'm still not sure if i really want to since afterall what's the point of buying a wedding dress for just an hour..  i really don't see a point to it, but i guess it may be a chinese tradition per one of my friends..

some of my friends and coworkers i talked to didn't change into another dress, they actually wore their wedding dress throughout.. afterall it is a wedding dress for the wedding day.. so, why bother.. it feels like it'll be just too much work.. and i want to enjoy every minute of celebrating with my friends, family and coworkers and not have to waste time running into a room to throw on another uncomfortable gown..  and possibly per my family touchup my makeup, etc..

i think i'll leave it to chance.. if i find a dress that i actually like for a reasonable price without making much effort, then i guess i can consider making a change of wardrobe somehow.. but if it's too much trouble.. then forget it.. i'll stick to what a bride should be wearing, a wedding dress..  afterall when am i ever going to wear that wedding dress again anyways, mine as well enjoy being in it every minute of that day..  ;p

grateful u r ok M!

A few days ago i received shocking news that one of my coworkers was in a very serious accident on her way down to SD..  since work has been quite stressful, I haven't had the time to just let her know that her and her family are in my prayers and i just wish the best for them... to my huge surprise today found out that the accident was something that would happen in a movie stunt.. car catching on fire, setting off thousands of acres of land and flipped on a highway?!? omg, i'm more then grateful that she is ok..  will have to contact her tomorrow..

M, if ur reading this.. we all miss u darely, am grateful to hear that u are in good spirits and am glad to hear that  u are now safe and sound...

This is her post about her incident.. http://celebrateholiday.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/grateful-to-be-alive-pacheco-pass-fir/

NOW: gratidute challenge d12

 

 For day 12 of the gratitude challenge, we have to live life with a pos outlook, basically practice acts of kindness with the people around me..  so, i guess refrain from telling my fiance that his belly is starting to bulge and he needs to hit the gym would be the first step?!  hahaha.. ;p

will try that for a day.. so, i guess whoever tries to annoy me, i will just walk away..  ;p

NOW: gratidute challenge d11

 

For the gratitude challenge day 11 we have to see the world through the eyes of a child.. and be grateful for the things we take for granted everyday.. 

just watching my boyfriend's nephew grow before my eyes from a newborn to age 2 years..  from learning how to eat, crawl, walk, talk, bathe, play, ride a bike, sing, read, play baseball..  all these basic things we learned through our childhood and to this day are just part of our daily life..  as an adult, we never think for a second how it would be if we had missed one step.. if we missed how to eat or how to walk or how to talk..

it reminds me of a time when i studied psychology in college and had a part time job at a private dorm for children with emotional, developmental, educational, and cognitive disabilities..  i worked with a group of teenage girls who couldn't eat on their own, walk on their own, go to the bathroom or even bathe on their own.. it was extremely sad and emotionally draining to see this and experience this.. at the same time though reminded me how grateful i should be for the ability to do all these basic daily functions in life.. what was also sad was that these girls were left there with barely any family support.. the only love, care and support they received were from the people who worked there closely with the children..

so, i will never forget those days and will always cherish the life that i am given and never take for granted the basic functions we're given..  ;p

NOW: gratidute challenge d10

 

For the gratitude challenge day 10, pick one of my five senses to focus on and what gifts it provides..

to me, sight is one of the most important five senses..  it gives me the ability to watch tv of course! walking around without seeing would be very painful.. since i luv taking photos, sight definitely is important.. capturing the beautiful sunset and the beautiful horizon leaves a romantic feeling..  seeing colors and shapes and things makes life more interesting.. seeing fireworks and lights brings brightness to life.. seeing my family, coworkers and friends makes it not lonely in this world..  so, sight is one of the most important five senses and i'm grateful everyday to be able to see..  ;p

class notes.. bringz back memories

so, i received a nice package from one of my galfrds in hkg recently and i haven't had time to look through them and re-read what we used to write.. untill just now.. OMG!?!  what we used to write was hilarious.. despite the fact that i had very bubbly nice handwriting back then, we had fun times!  we had sooooo many nicknames for the boiz we used to have crushes on..  or the things we used to do to or talk about annoying teachers..or the things we used to do after school, etc..  i can't believe i used to write like that.. it's like deciphering code!!  i just hope my notes that i kept from her and my other galfrds from highschool is still in hkg.. grateful to have wonderful memories with great friends that i still keep in touch with.. thanks t.!  ;p

BDAY Madness

I have to say, our creative team here def. is the most creative when it comes to celebrating bdays..  they go all out and take bdays to different levels!..  last time they had boxed and ballooned up another team member's desk for her bday as seen above.. this time, the tin foiled the whole entire desk; from the pens, to the phone to the chair and his monitor, etc.. perfect way of using tin foil! hahahaha ;p

NOW: gratidute challenge d9

 

So for day 9 of the gratitude challenge i have to take a moment to appreciate and enjoy the people around me.. i guess i jumped ahead of the challenge w/o even knowing it from my blog posts from the start.. oops..

after having to deal with a rude person over the past few days, it makes me appreciate even more the positive ppl around me that have been very supportive..  and those i haven't forgotten, that have left great memories or been a huge part of my life..

-my dad, again for just being the calm, level headed reasonable dad.. someone who actually listens and doesn't make assumptions.. i'm glad i finally got through and was able to tell u first hand how much i appreciate you (which was one of the actions for day 7 in the gratitude challenge)
-my fiance who has been nothing but a huge support and putting up with the ups and the downs..

-my bridesmaid, s. for just listening and always reaching out to show that she really cares..
-my good friend, y. for putting up with kraziness and just being there.. thanks for coming to check out linens w/ me the other day..  thanks for organizin my bachelorette.. i can't wait!!
-my friend t. in hkg, for sending me those notes we used to pass around in 8th grade and high school, it has brought back great memories!!! i have to still dig up mine in hkg and send those to u!  ;p
-my coworkers who have given me great advice when dealing w/ unwanted stresses from their wedding plannings and experiences..
-curlz for reaching out and sharing her experiences w/ her wedding experience, was just what i needed to hear..
-my friend n, for those great memories on the dance floor..and ur funny stories that i will never forget..
-my aunt d. and uncle m. in LA who took me in thru college and really made me feel like part of their family..  i appreciate all the great advice u gave during my college years.. and i truly miss u all..
-my ahmama, she may not read this, but i will always remember my childhood days when she shared stories with me, sang to me and was just a true loving grandmother to me..
-my cousin jas and y for really being there for me when my fiance and i had our disagreement..if it weren't for u guys, not sure if we would've talked and got over that disagreement..
-my fiance's mom, for always cooking and having my fiance bring me food even when she's busy.. always asking how everyone in my family is doing.. showing that she genuinely cares..
-one of my aunts who passed away last year; i know she is watching over us, she really has an amazing heart and to know that her last words were of kind words left on my voicemail.. i truly appreciate having someone like her in my life..

just all the ppl around me, which there are many more; without all of you, this world would be a very lonely place.. building friendships and relationships, going through ups and downs, are all part of life and what makes me who i am today and i can say that i have been extremely grateful.. ok, i know it all sounds cheezy, but it's true.. again, i'm happily grateful for the ppl around me..  ;p

hand cancel?!

Since my fiance and i spent many countless hours on our invitations, we wanted to make sure it gets to everyone perfectly or at least not falling apart.. i heard from several ppl at work to hand cancel invitations, meaning i guess that they shouldn't go through the mail machinese and have roller marks on them, so we spent lots of time researching whether to hand cancel or what hand cancel is at the usps... when we first got there, the lady had told us it's an extra 20 cents an envelope, which is 2 - 10 cent stamps extra, they don't even provide a 20 cent stamp and we were to use these ugly stamps..  fine.. so i narrowed down the ones i wanted to hand cancel and she realized there weren't too many, so she just let it go.. since most of the ones within my city don't need the extra stamps..

then the next batch of invites, my fiance went to a different post office in the same city, to do hand cancel.. again they requested 2 - 10 cent stamps extra, they don't even provide a 20 cent stamp.. and this time the ones in the same city, they still charged the extra stamps.. so inconsistent!  so, he put the extra ugly stamps and gave it to the lady.. hoping that she would somehow hand cancel them..let's just say, she may have hand cancelled the invitations with the red round stamps, but they certainly went through the machinese still..  since one of my friend's invitation went from san mateo to san francisco and back to san mateo.. and you can tell that they went through the machinese since the envelope was compressed down and they were crinkled a bit..  so, brides out there trying to figure out whether to hand cancel or not.. it's basically pointless.. they just charge you extra without the service..  they should not offer this service if it still goes through the machines.. it def. wastes time and energy..

impressive...

so, i was searching around for invitation boxes for an event that i'm working on.. and i came across this page when i google searched for "invitation boxes".. http://www.weddingbee.com/2009/03/08/invitation-invasion-part-i-boxes-boxes-everywhere/

WOW, impressive and they're beautiful!  it seems, she had enveloped each individual invitation and to top it off, not only did she find a stamp from the UK to stamp each box, she had individually tied a ribbon to each one and wrapped each individual invitation box..  and she had a photo of her fiance at that time help her wrap each one!  whoever says the man doesn't help when it comes to coordinating the wedding.. 

i can't complain, since my fiance did help with spraying each of my envelopes with clear coat to make sure the ink on each envelope did not smudge.. and he took all of them to the post office and hand cancelled each one.. so, i have to say his contribution to the invitation was definitely a perfect touch!

blogging?!?

so, lately this "squabble" w/ a family member as my brother puts it, was posted below on my blog.. some of my family members are very distraught by it.. thinking i shouldn't be posting things at all about my family, etc.. but quite honestly, i have not voiced my opinion in a looooooong time.. u can say that i may be still mad at myself about certain things from my childhood.. not that i came from a horrible family or what not, my family is great and all, but i can just say that i never really expressed myself when i was younger.. i used to just keep it all in and not say anything at all.. however, as i was growing into my young adult years, i found some anger  and sadness built up inside of me.. and some sees it as i have a "bad temper" which i admit i do.. or some sees it as i'm emotional, which i am..  but i think it's all coming from never really saying the things i really wanted to say.. so, it comes out in a bad way or as "uncontrolled" as some would see..

lately, i discovered this outlet.. my blog.. i mean i've started one before, but never really found time for it.. but i guess this wedding planning and stresses really gave me the perfect opportunity to make time to blog.. i really think every person out there should start one.. it's a perfect way to vent all ur frustrations, share information that u really want to share and just communicate how u feel.. or what's happening.. or what ur experiencing.. now i understand why there are sooooo many millions of bloggers out there.. and i guess now i'm one of them.. and why youtube, facebook and twitter is outrageously popular.. they're all in their own way different outlets of "bloggin".. u post ur comment or u post instantly how u feel or u post videos of what ur doing.. from statuses of "i'm pooping on my toilet" to videos of flight attendants rapping they're all forms of what started as "blogging"

who knows how long i'll be blogging, but for now, it's a time i make for myself.. to blog about squabbles and cakes and rings and gratitude challenges and just things in life..

so, in the spirit of the gratitude challenge, i am happily grateful to blog.. ;p

NOW: gratidute challenge d8

http://www.gratitudechallenge.com/

So, for the gratitude challenge day 8, i have to send thank you notes to five people who deserve a little recognition.. i can send way more.. but i guess i'll list out who i send the thank you notes to later..  ;p

NOW: gratidute challenge d7

Since i've vented all my negative energy in the last post.. i'd like to end my day with a more positive one.. and that is for the gratitude challenge, day 7...

omg, i'm now completely mortified of the task for this day, since i do not in any way want to post a video of myself let alone hear my voice.. so, i'm going to have to figure out a creative way of doing this..  and maybe skip to day 8 for now and come back..  ;p

unneeded stress and rude guests!?!

Well, recently i had this person in my life that i actually did care a lot about, despite the fact that she has been nothing but a B* to me all my life.. from her bossing me and my friends around when we were kids, to her smirky comments all the freggin time she sees me... or her annoying supposed "joke" email about why i should actually have my bachelorette in bali, not vegas just cz it's "boring" to her and there's no imagination behind it.. i'm sorry to say but the world doesn't evolve around u..

think, just think for a second..

i would've been happi if she could make it to my wedding after all she is part of my family.. but u know what, no worries..  i totally understand since work is def. more important.. honestly, if i had something important for work when it was her wedding i wouldn't fly back to hkg for it either.. but to make a smart a*hss comment about "why are u having ur wedding on a sunday, who the heck makes their wedding on a sunday,  i can't make it cz ur wedding falls on a sunday" instead of  "sorry i just can't make it"..  it's just plain out rude!

i'm sorry that i had to change my wedding day to a sunday since my fiance's mother thinks it's a better day and the chinese restaurant is only available on sunday..
i'm sorry that i don't have the luxury to take off from work and hop on the plane to bali to have my bachelorette.. just to drink with you..
i'm sorry that i'm not an alcoholic and would even think of flying halfway around the globe to get drunk w/ u.. and neglect all the important things here in life
i'm sorry i had planned my camping trip way before u came last and had to organize it and prep for it the night before the trip and couldn't come out and see u get drunk and waaaasted
i'm sorry that i don't have money coming out of my bleep to fly my friends halfway around the world to just have my bachelorette in bali..
i'm sorry that my friends and i are not "imaginative" enough to not have it in vegas..
i'm sorry i can't hire a full time live in nanny for my good friend who is organizing it so she can be away from her newborn baby to go to bali..
i'm sorry that i actually care about my friends and wouldn't make them go somewhere just cz my cousin wants me to have my bachelorette there..

u know what, NO I AM NOT and NEVER will be sorry for any of these things and that i see ur comments as rude and am quite honestly obnoxious and NOW glad ur not coming period! it is one less stress in my life..

i guess ur helpful and supportive mother balances out all that negative annoying energy from u!

vegas?! boring?!

my cousin just recently emailed me saying that "who wants to go to vegas? everyone goes to vegas.... so boring. no imagination. come to bali!!!"  

well, if vegas is so boring, then why do most bachelorette parties or parties in general happen in vegas? i've been to vegas many times i admit, but every single time, i've had a blast.. it's just a hop on the plane and an hour away.. bali is like a gazillion miles away.. and what, am i going to just sit at a resort all day and drink!?  i don't have the luxury of flying all the way to bali as much as it would be nice there.. to just drink and not remember anything..  if i wanted to sit by the pool, i can go to my aunt's house.. if i wanted to go to a beach, i can drive to santa cruz.. but if i want to have a blast with my galfrds for one weekend and dance the nights away, i can go to vegas..  ;p


to me, honestly, it's not about the place.. it's about the ppl.. i can have fun wherever i go as long as i have the right ppl around me.. so, if this one person wants to say there's no imagination in going to vegas, they can honestly not go..

NOW: gratidute challenge d6 cont'd

well, a person that i haven't talked to in ages and would luv to call, but honestly it's too late and i feel that it's kinda weird to just call someone after many months of not havin talked to that person.. guess it's cz we're both busy.. she's busy with her newly married life in SLO and i m busy plannin mine up here..

so, it's kinda awkward to just call her and tell her that i'm grateful to have her in my life..she may think i'm going krazy or somethin!  so, i'm going to post it and just let her know..  it's my galfrd m!  i truly miss her and i just found out she's able to go to vegas.. woohoo!  she's def. someone that i've learned a lot from.. she has one of the hugest heart.. she just brings on a ray of sunshine with her big smile..she genuinely is the sweetest person in the world and i am grateful to have a wonderful friend like her..  i miss those days when she used to take me to the beach and just bond and talk about boiz and rel... or when we went up to tahoe on our snowboardin trip or went on our trip to brazil.. or even just our old party days.. migosh those days felt like ages ago..  can't wait to bring it back when we're in vegas! hopefully one day u'll move back up here.. miss u much.. and eventho i don't talk to u often..  i'm just not a phone person i guess..  but i truly am grateful to have met a wonderful friend like u!.. ;p

NOW: gratidute challenge d6

So, for day 6 I need to call someone i haven't talked to in ages..  tell them how much i appreciate them.. uuuh, this is definitely challenging... whoever i call may think like something's happened or i'm krazy..  i'm at work right now so i def. will have to wait to call whoever it is later..  maybe my gramma in hkg on my dad's side or a while could mean a month, so maybe just my dad!  hehehe..  ;p

NOW: gratidute challenge d5

So, it's day 5 of the gratitude project and i have to take note of all the great things that i already have in my life.. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... that's a lot of things..

-my job that lets me buy lots of THINGS..
-my TV
-my TV shows (as u've seen in the abc's list)
-my ipod nan
-my cell phone
-my cameras
-my clean condo
-my nice chandelier that my fiance installed
-my clothes
-my closet & dressers that fits all my clothes
-my luvly shoe cabinet that my fiance built, which is awesome btw as you can see below!

-my shoes
-my printer
-my embosser
-my pictures
-my car
-my bed!!!!!!! there's a ton more, but i would be listing forever.. and i of course am too sleepi to keep typing.. so, what tops the list right now is my bed since i'm laying in it..

however, obviously these are just things.. things that can come and go.. so, no matter what, i'm always and forever going to be grateful for having the luv from my fiance & family, the friendships i cherish, the people that are in my life.. and most importantly all the things that god put in my life.. think that covers it all.. time for me to dream away in my cozy bed.. ;p

Cakes anyone?

Thanks to my friend, M., i recalled she mentioned wholefoods for her wedding cake - reasonably priced and i guess decent tastes.. few others mentioned that place too! so, i looked them up on yelpers and there was a mention of looking for a baker named hiedi there.. so, i booked an apptmt with this lady named heidi from the SM wholefoods bakery.. she was super duper nice and migosh she busted out this plate of four humungous slices of cakes.. and i'm not the dessert queen.. my fiance is the total dessert queen and he was lucky that she boxed up what i couldn't eat for him.. i took a lil nibble at each flavor, and i actually liked the chocolate one.. she showed me her portfolio, which was like most other portfolios i've seen.. i told her i like simple and a hint of purple.. after all that, she totally shocked me with the price!! i thought she missed a zero! she quoted me like $135 for a 3 tier cake w/ flowers - 10inch, 8inch & 6inch.. migosh.. that's just insane.. + $50 delivery + $65 for a half sheet, which should feed about 100 people per her suggestion.. so, i'll def take that into account..

however, i'm still curious what the venue that i'm having my ceremony at will quote me.. esp. since he said that they can bake lil tiny cheesecakes w/ fruit on top for me to serve bite size for every person.. cost shouldn't exceed $1k!?! *gulp* hopefully it's not insane.. ;p

Rings?!?

Ok, so as much as i luv my mother for getting my solitaire ring made in hong kong.. i thought and told her that we were going to pick our wedding bands here in the states.. so we went to several places and someone at work suggested to check out shane co.. well, i never thought of going there eventhough i hear their commercial ALL the time on the radio.. so, we decided to check it out.. they have great customer service and to my surprise quite a bit of wedding bands.. they even had what my fiance wanted, titanium (which lots of places do not carry).. so, after about an hour and half of picking, i found a tini tiny band with tini tiny diamonds that fits my tini tiny fingers.. after about a week, they had all our special orders ready.. migosh their customer service is def. phenomenal.. they even guarantee if u lose a diamond for life and would clean ur rings for free every 6 mo... that's a great service every jeweler should have.. so, when i picked up the rings, i was so excited, i decided to share the "excitement" with my aunt e...

first thing she said when she opened up the box was "OMG? that's ur ring?! it's sooooooooooo tiny.. i can't even see it" or something to that extend..

well, my fingers are tiny, so i like tiny rings.. next thing u know, she decides to call my mother in hkg.. and told her my ring looks tini tiny.. my mom, was totally fine with it.. BUT she failed to mention untill this moment, that she already bought 2 other bands to go around the solitaire too.. and to top it off, she also told me yesterday that she had another band to go in between for days when i don't wear the solitaire and put it in the bank.. thinking she'll surprise me.. eventhough i told her we would go out and buy our wedding bands like 3 times and told her when i bought the band and how much they cost..

so, now thanks again to my family, (not that i'm not happi or grateful for it) but how is a girl going to wear 5 wedding rings on one tini tiny itty bitty finger (as seen above)?!?! since my mother can't return hers in hkg, and it's more value and cheaper then what i paid here, i just sadly went and returned my ring that i liked.. hey, i'm a simple girl, i'm happi with anything.. to my surprise they let me return it w/ no questions asked (even after i resized it).. now that is amazing customer serice!!!!

we still kept my fiance's ring since it's titanium.. which i'm surprised my mother didn't try to go out and just buy his too! which i may get a surprise the day before my wedding! just watch! with my family, you definitely get things done.. but u wonder, who's wedding is it now?!

funny thing is, my manager said to me, just watch after u get married, ur mom is going to come to u with a basket.. in it would be a baby.. "look i got u a baby"!!!! classic! just classic! ;p

NOW: gratidute challenge d4

So, today's gratitude challenge is to write in my journal a short message of thanks for some of the "negative" things in my life .. something that i learned or grew from..

hmmmmmm...

hmmmm... still thinking of what to write.. i luv my new journal.. i guess i'll write about... geez, somethin negative?!

ok, so, last week when my fiance and i got into a fight over "beer" for the camptrip.. he does not drink a drop and i drink socially.. so, since i'm wanted to organize a camping trip for my friends/coworkers and him, i decided to make everyone happy.. several requested for beer, and of course u have to have some beer with ur burger and dogs at a camping trip right? so, i decided to include it on our list when i go shop with him at costco.. well, let's just say that our costco trip turned into this huge fight and he almost cancelled the trip.. boy was he mad at me for "forcing" him to buy beer.. it's not as if i'm not going to pay him back.. but his point is it's just he principle if he's against people drink, why would he even for a second contribute to it by going through the actions of buying it.. so, after many hours of arguing and discussing the night before the trip.. we finally just came to our senses.. finally went from arguing to just putting aside my pride and just try to understand and listen.. i still didn't completely understand how it became such a huge fight, but at least i do understand his views.. and hopefully he understood mine.. he also felt that i chose "beer" to make my coworkers/friends happi over him.. so, that def. made me feel bad, which in a way does make some sense.. so, we apologized and i now know not to force him to buy any alcohol for me or my friends even though i'm paying him back.. but i can still buy my own beer.. which i did.. the great thing out of all this is, we got over it and still had a great time during our camping trip, with just the right amount of alcohol (maybe a tini bit less then some wanted) .. so, u can say many things good came out of something that started off as completely negative.. ;p

viral videos & social media ;p

Today, we did a fun share and learn, where we all submitted interesting viral videos to share.. They were mostly funny, some inspirational, some just flat out shocking.. all were to just spark our imagination and think outside the box of what social media is like in this day and age..

This one is just wrong!??!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DMRb_Ztz2k

Jill & Kevin wedding entrance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0\

United breaks guitars:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo

Evian babies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PHnRIn74Ag

Southwest Airlines

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivjybzdXVmI

Cowbells:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mie9hhQTUM

Parallel parking kid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UMWhJsd0JE

Laughing quadruplets:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE6PNps5N9I

Evolution dance:

http://websearch.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=websearch&cdn=compute&tm=17&f=00&su=p284.9.336.ip_p504.1.336.ip_&tt=3&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DdMH0bHeiRNg

DOVE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hibyAJOSW8U&feature=fvw

Oranges:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqQQrLPdyws

Otters Holding hands:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epUk3T2Kfno

Spoofed proposal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DMRb_Ztz2k&eurl=http%3A%2F