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Tuesday, September 04, 2007

	it's time to focus.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

the last couple of months..

jen kim and my birthday bash!

dinner at vento!

the ladies of 10C! (i'm an honorary member)

my scandinavian counterpart forever, sven. kekeke.

my bosom buddy and kalca buddies

so so red.

brooklyn botanic gardens

a beautiful beautiful day.

wheeee!! (anyone know to rotate images on xanga?)

pretending to be in japan.

aerodynamics.

the brooklyn bridge

Yankee game!

free yankee visors thanks to comcast. sweet.

alumni weekend in philly~

can't beat them big azz margaritas from mad 4

slurp!

having some brunch at RX

in the backseat of Red, clara's mini cooper

so much fun. =)

candid pose!

dinner at farmicia..

congrats to pacci!

last day of work!!

my office-mate.

my fave intern!

the one we always make fun of.

my desk.

MIAMI!

day 1!

dinner at Joe's take away. CRABS WERE SO GOOD.

a night out! don't we look like a girl band? =P

free open baaarrr!!!

our hot bartender..christopher. <3

the next day. slightly darker.

the view from our rooftop pool

model pose!

@ delano hotel

brunch at nikki beach on a rainy sunday

oh so intimate.

outside our hotel

on our way out

more nyc moments...

at malatesta w/ sam

central park

laying out

at strip house w/ my big sib forever. YUM!

madison square park

@ hiro w/ my favoritest dj ever

in 10C!

outside 49 grove

TOKYO, JAPAN!

imperial palace was totally closed

so we walked around it

yasukini jinja

david and yoon sold stuff in harajuku. don't ask.

harajuku girls!

one of those beautiful japanese gardens, rikugien.

dohk sah jin

@ ginza

w/ my old homestay mom and sister

yokohoma's chinatown

sister city of san diego

i love water

an art house in harajuku

w/ the tokyo heads-- hirou and ryuji!

BEIJING, CHINA

the great wall off in the distance.

yes, it's true. i had to get carried up the great wall because i couldn't handle it.

but once i got up there, it was freaking awesomeeeee!!

still can't believe they actually built this thing

goes on. and on. and on...

them stairs were ridiculous.

thanks devin for helpin me out.

exhausted but impressed

going back down..

summer palace. water is NASTY.

a creek

david walked around with his shirt and pants like that. it was 100 degrees.

i didn't wanna climb any more stairs, but...

resting.

the air is so dirty. dizzam.

yummy yummy peking duck!!!

kekekek.

at yoon's friend's place. penn pplz!!

a night out dancing w/ terry shuuuu

tianamen square

a tribute to mao

man is everywhere!

forbidden city

lot of it was under reconstruction

temple of heaven

byoootiful and big

SHANGHAI, CHINA

the elevated highway runs through the whole city

pudong area

shanghainese dumplings @ ding tai fung. so good so good.

i swear our coffee bean does not have a mascot.

w/ terry and connie

fob pose!

hehehehehhehehehh.

penn ppl are everywhere!!

carolyn and earl after not having seen them for years!

DAE HAN MIN GOOK!!!! the motherland~

free kisses!

some yummy bbq

you know you want some

yoel!

tomadachi! aitai yooo.

chan performing

w/ christine before a crazy night

getting the grill readyyy

so so good. who doesn't like meat???

my uncle w/ his bbq fan..heehhe.

cleaning up!

w/ my auntie.

yelee came too. can we say i'm about 10 shades darker than her.

i <3 this pic. it looks gangsta. i wish i could rotate it.

christine and jess..

my eemoh and eemohbu in kwangju

dinner at a bbq place *yet again*

damyang resort

after on-chun

a 15-course meal...that's how many it seemed like at least

more and more food. this was just the beginning..

@ ice berry w/ brian yang. it had been 10 years!

hanging w/ chan

gettin' some nice italian grub

farewell dinner

goodbye to my going-out shoes. i couldn't walk in them anymore...

so in a nutshell, that's what i have been up to for the past couple of months. good stuff yeah? i guess it's time to face reality. i'm excited nonetheless. woot!

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Friday, January 05, 2007

friendships are a funny thing.

first, there are your coworkers with whom you have no choice but to deal with because you see them every blasted day. you can choose to be or not to be "friends" with them, but they are definitely people you need to somewhat get along with.

secondly, there are your exes. now, there are some i've sworn never to get close to again, and others with whom i no longer care to talk to because it's just really boring. and then there are those whom i still respect as a person, whether or not we had an amicable parting. and still, there are some that i may always be attracted to for one reason or another. generally speaking, i have a good superficial relationship with these guys, with the exception of a couple who i still care deeply about as a result of the history i had with them.

third, there are those that you party with. these are the outrageously fun people with whom you have a blast every single time you go out! and since you all know i love to dance, these friends are the ones who love to dance as well.

fourth, there are your confidantes. these are the ones that you can talk about anything with. this is someone you can call in the middle of the night, crying with your problems. these are people who won't judge you no matter how much you f--- everything up.

fifth, there are those whose walls you desperately want to break down, but they just won't let you. ever. and they get too tiring to deal with because you're always the one reaching out. yet for some reason, you have a soft spot for them. what is that about?

lastly, there are the friends who are everything to you (maybe not the exes part). they party with you, they talk to you, listen to you, defend you, confront you, rely on you, cry with you, laugh with you, and most importantly, understand you.

i always thought if i tried to be mature about problems that arise in a friendship, everything would be okay. if i make the effort, it'll be fine. but damn was i wrong. there are just some people who won't give a rat's ass about you..and honestly, there are some i could really care less about. it's just reality. i used to think that i could be mature about everything, but i've realized that's SO not true.

but the moral of the story (or non-story, rather) is that you gotta take things for what it is. fix what you think is worth fixing, and get over what you REALLY don't need to hold on to anymore. holding grudges is quite possibly one of the least healthy things you can do to yourself emotionally. and honesty is crucial. cut all the passive aggressive bs out. it hurts everyone.

thanks to y'all who made my 2006 a blast! i'm a lot to deal with sometimes, i know, but i know you love me anyway. heheheh.

i'm incredibly grateful for all of youuuu.

there's definitely some people missing from this combination of pictures...but you know i love you guys!!!

on a side note, i met hillary clinton and took a blurry picture. i saw bill clinton and he smiled at me. i can see why monica lewinsky went gaga over him. the charisma, the power, the charm. dizzam.

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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

double standards

(this is part 1..mainly because i couldn't finish it..but i wanted to throw it out there.
please keep in mind that this is a broad generalization. but i'm taking bits from here and there.
and imagine that you can hear someone saying it with a slight rhythm. haha.)

why do (some) men treat their women the way they do?
he gets all pissed off when she goes out for a drink or two with her female crew
thinking that he owns her and can tell her what to do

but when she makes a suggestion-- "baby, we need to talk about something"
he gets all freaked out, "what do we need to talk about?
it was no big deal, it was just a friendly meal"

well then maybe he should rethink
his jealousy that stems from his insecurity
tone down his obsession that they call
"natural boyriendly protection", i'm sorry, but she is not your possession.

so what if she flirts, drinks, dances a little
as long as she goes home to her man whose world she'll rattle
because we all know that he doesn't go out to clubs with his 'boys'
to just sit and buy drinks for other brothers
a man's attitude of being all up in his woman's face is not something
ANY lady should be willing to embrace

you see, fidelity is more of a mentality that leads to being with just one somebody
and a man's security in that reality should be more than enough to trust his lady.

any thoughts? bring em on.

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