Farmville

The guys and I have been playing this time-killing game for a few weeks now. It's an application on Facebook.com. All you do is plant crops so that you could earn money. Once you get the money, you can buy things like a farm animal, decorations, trees, etc. You could even extend the size of your farm. It's a simple game that we all like to play. From my research, this game was inspired by another game called "Farmtown." Another fun thing about Farmville is that you could visit your friends' farms and see what they got goin' on, lol. I'm sure our interest in this game will end in another month or so but until then, we're enjoying it now. Hahaha!

The Greatest Gift....

...that you could ever give to your own children is CONFIDENCE.

Farewell, Jeff :)

After a long day at the festival, we spent some time with our dear friend, Jeff.
Jeff is leaving us for the Marines once more...

Take it easy over there!

Garlic Festival @ Gilroy

Yesterday a bunch of us went to the Garlic Festival at Gilroy. $12 Admission for adults and $6 for kids. We were pretty much stuck in traffic on our way there for two hours, which was horrible. Then when we arrived, the place was so packed! Since we all took seperate cars, we all arrived at the festival at different times... majority of the time, I believe, we were trying to unite everyone together... But it was hard. As much as we wanted to, Brian and I didn't try anything garlic. I wanted to try the garlic ice cream, garlic fries, garlic chicken, etc... but seeing more and more lines after being stuck in traffic was discouraging. The weather was dry and hot -- it was just an uncomfortable environment. I'm not a fan of dry, hot, crowded places... As always, I tried to make the whole experience worthwhile. I appreciated live country music with loved ones while sitting under the tree. I also welcomed the cool breeze under the shade while eating frozen lemonade :)

Congratulations, Brian!

Brian is almost done with his Pharmacy Technician program at Unitek... He started in February, and now I'm guessing he has 3 more months to go. Almost everyday he's studying new medicines and their uses. He has 2 or 3 quizzes/tests every week. So yesterday he came home happy because he passed his up-front examination and upon completion, he obtained his Certification in Chemotherapy!! And besides that, a few weeks ago he was offered an externship at Stanford Hospital... my mom works there, too! I'm happy/excited/thankful/smiley for him! He's doing what he needs to do -- and doing well at it :)

Good luck to Sheryll today! She's doing her examination too (And congratulations in advance, Sheryll! I believe in you!!)

Next stop: CERTIFIED PHARMACY TECHNICIANS! :)

Nine West Bootie "Ice Blue"

The bootie that we got last week! I'm getting this in Dark Teal and Tan.

Long, Fun Weekend :)

Friday, July 17th - I opened the store. Got off around 6:00pm. Went to Brian's house to chill until poker night at Jerome's house. Around 10pm, we all met up... I tried not to rush or go all-in because I wanted to stay in the game for as long as I could. Jerome told me earlier at work that "You either have the cards, or you don't." So I tried to keep that in mind the whole time. I also tried some bluffing techniques on them which worked because I ended up winning the whole thing. It was Jerome, me, and John as the final three.... lol! Then Jerome killed John... then I killed Jerome :] it was a fun(ny) night....

Saturday, July 18th - After winning from last night's poker tournament at Jerome's house, I woke up at 6:30am to hike up Mission Peak again. It was me, Brian, John, my dad, Jerome, Sean, and Jenny. Buuut maaaan, my legs were so sore! We didn't go up to the top, I went to the 3rd bench with Jerome and John while Sean, Jenny, my dad, and Brian went up to the 4th bench. The 4th bench is the last bench before you head up to the peak... so it's still very high up there. I think Mission Peak is a really good workout because one, it has major incline and two, my whole body is working and sweating. Afterwards, we showered and got ready... around 12:00pm we headed over to Sweet Tomatoes in Santa Clara for lunch. At 2:00pm, I went to work... I took it easy at work... conserving my energy since I had to close the store with Luis. Brian picked me up from work at around 9:30pm, and we ate at Jack in the Box. Once we went back to his house, I knocked out completely.... I wanted to play with Brian but everytime I closed my eyes for just two seconds I'd just fall straight asleep.






Sunday, July 19th - I woke up and went to church because my mom told me they were doing a head-count. I almost fell asleep during the lesson but I tried pinching my hands as hard as I can to stay awake. Mayumi wore dirty green plaid flats with her floral dress but then, that's what happens when we let Mayumi dress herself up. Funnny. Today I also wore a sleeveless top to church. It was no "sphagetti strap" or anything... and none of the deconesses stopped me to tell me it's wrong... so I guess it was ok? LOL. Then my dad, John, Myooms, and I went to Liou's Restaurant near Golfland for lunch. Then at 2pm, I went back to my house to find that Ka Ehmir took his couches back from our living room. So I took the couches in my room back to the living room with the help of my brother. Since there was extra space in my room, I reorganized, cleaned, dusted, vacuumed, and mopped. AND I did laundry while I cleaned. I felt so productive :) Then I went to Valleyfair with Brian and John to return the quad eyeshadow that I bought last week...I felt that the colors weren't "me" because they were too girlie. It was just a relaxing day.


This weekend I'm looking forward to going to the Garlic Festival in Gilroy. My manager gave me and Jerome that day off just so we can go. I'm excited because a lot of us are going! And on top of that, I get paid this week :) There are these new booties that arrived at our store that I sooooo badly want!!

Yesterday looked something like this:

6:15am - Woke up, not immediately but I did.
7:30am - Arrived at Mission Peak w/ my Dad, Jerome, Michelle, Analyn, Analyn's dog, Wilson, JR, and Lloyd. My dad wiped all of us, he didn't even stop to rest, he went ALL the way up to the peak!
10:30am - Went home to shower and get ready... I saw tan lines while looking at myself in the mirror lol
12:30pm - Barbeque at Jerome's house: ate, laughed, played Texas Hold 'Em with Brian, John, and Truth. I loooooved the Custard Pie my dad bought.... and Thanks Michelle for the yummy flavored BBQ!
3:30pm - Went to Fry's so John John could buy the Starcraft game
5:00pm - Chilled with Brian at his house for a bit..
6:00pm - Went to Morrill Middle School to watch the guys play basketball... it was one of the funniest/funnest games I've watched. Mark, Cuong, and Faith showed up to join us.
9:30pm - Played poker till midnight... where I took out Cuong during the first round LOL!
12:30am - SLEEP!

What a loooooooong fun day :)

Choir

I miss it.

Fall 2009

Things are going to be different. I've already talked to my manager about demoting from Assistant Manager to Senior Sales... I'll have more time to concentrate on school. I'm looking forward to becoming a full-time student. I'm taking 6 classes next semester:

1. English 1A
2. US History
3. General Psychology
4. American Government
5. Astronomy Lab
6. Public Speaking

I'm still hesitant about taking Public Speaking... I'm just soooo shy! It makes me nervous just thinking about that class! Maybe, just maybe, I won't take it this semester... and I don't think it's such a good idea to take that class with Brian and John John... they're just gonna make me laugh or make fun of me... waaahhhh! lol

New news: I just found out that our company is closing down our sister store Anne Klein which is a couple stores away from Nine West. On top of that, Erika is transferring back to our store!! x) I'm excited to have her back because it was fun working with her. But it's really sad news for the other associates..... =( It's also perfect timing I'm going back to school and my manager is 3 months pregnant -- we're going to need all the help we can get.

My Makeup Kaboodle

So, a few months back I found the perfect makeup "train case". I wanted a sturdy and cheap one... and I got this one from Walgreens for $29.99! I went to Target the other day and saw that they were selling this same exact one for $41!! Target prices are bullcrap (sometimes).

So this is how it looks when you first open it. On the left, I keep my q-tips, a tiny mirror, extra brushes that I bought from the Coastal Scents website, and my Laura Mercier eyeliner. On the right, I have my eyeliners, mascaras, scissor, lash glue, primers, and carmex.

Underneath the right side, I have my single MAC eyeshadows, Sephora lipglosses, and MAC lipsticks. I also like to pile my smaller palettes on top, but I'll show those later.

Underneath the left side, I have my makeup remover, face powders, one MAC blush, more single MAC eyeshadows, and my single Victoria Secret eyeshadows. Seriously though, I need to depot my MAC eyeshadows into a palette. They're taking too much freakin' space!

In the middle I like to keep all my brushes and larger palettes.

These are my brushes (from Cathrine - thank you again!!). I honestly don't know what brand the larger one is... they shed at first, but not anymore. I use these brushes on my models. The travel-sized brushes are Japanesque, which is a really good brand. I highly recommend Japanesque brushes because they're soft on the skin, and doesn't feel prickly. I use the Japanesque brushes for myself.. I don't use it on anyone else!!

Besides my brushes, I keep the rest of my palettes.

I finally completely my first MAC palette :)

These are my mini palettes that I love!

Aren't they pretty?!?!?!

Make-up is seriously an expensive hobby, therefore I felt this was blog worthy.

RIP Michael Jackson -- I've always liked him... even through all his imperfections and through all the rumors or hurtful truths. Mainly because I accepted the fact that no one's perfect....I know crazier people than Michael. My dad used to have videos of MJ performing live and my sister and I would always watch it with my dad... I would see people fainting at his concerts and how paramedics had to carry those people out... it showed a lot about his music. My coworker Mark went to one of Michael Jackson's concerts in the Philippines when he was little and that he'd dance to MJ's songs, lol. That was a fun fact about Mark. I used to find "Thriller" way too scary to watch, lol.... If I were to chose one of my favorite songs by Michael, it would have to be "Heal the World" because as a kid, I used to listen to that song a lot. I also like "Ben" and "You Are Not Alone." I personally like his slower songs because they were really touching lol. My brother can sing "Beat It," "Billy Jean," and other songs by MJ really really good. It's just too bad that he had to die so young =( Especially since he was one of the youngest out of all his siblings... I hope he's in a better place now. Since I couldn't watch the Memorial Service for Michael Jackson on TV today, I saw clips on youtube. I saw Paris' speech.... so sad!! :( I feel ya, girl!! To Paris, Prince, and Blanket: I wish you all peace, love, and strength.

Another video I saw was the opening performance by Mariah Carey.... mmaannnn, her voice has changed soooo much...it sounds extra husky and it's like she has trouble breathing correctly....but seriously, I still love her... She's still my idol. I love alllll her songs. She may have gotten off track when they started calling her "Mimi" (which I thought was a horrible attempt to stay hip -- like "J-Lo" -- EWWwww).... I still think she's a great singer. I just hate people who try bringing her down.

Anyways, more about my life....What's the scuttlebucket?

- Last Thursday, my dad came back from the Philippines. He's staying for 3 months this time :) I want to take my dad up Mission Peak, lol. I know my dad likes hiking so hopefully he can take the incline on this one! Mayumi is super happy that our dad is back. In fact, Mayumi called me the other day telling me how excited she was to have a new bike :) Yay to simple joys...

- My coworkers and I helped remodel our Nine West Store. Since the Nine West @ South Lake Tahoe closed down, the company gave our store Tahoe's wooden units and cash wrap. So it's not entirely new, but it's new to us.... Our store looks really pretty nonetheless... It takes a lot of getting used to, though. It's even more stressful since our DSM and RSM are here for the week..... lotsa brown-nosing going on, lol!

- This Saturday I will be doing Starleigh's makeup again for one of her photoshoots. She's helping me build my portfolio...and to me, I gotta start somewhere. I'm excited yet nervous at the same time! Last time, I was REALLY nervous because Starleigh was someone who I was never close to.... it was challenging! But FUN!! With all ego aside, it makes me happy to know that I have admirers of my makeup. I mean, I'm not the best make-up artist but it does help push me to become better at something I love doing. Especially my boyfriend, close friends, and family... they are the ones that believe in me and their opinions are what truly matters the most. I should really take the time to say thanks... so... thanx you guys!! I'm blessed to have supportive loved ones!

- On July 25th, I made plans with friends to go to the Garlic Festival in Gilroy. I'm not really a "garlic fan," but apparently Brian and a few of my friends are. I'm just tagging along, y'know... gotta make the most out of my summer... lol.

That's pretty much it.... until next time, stay tuned :)