January 16 - 30 Day Picture Challenge

Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you

High school classmate and currently candidate for Miss Chinese International, Jessica Ou! So inspired by her confidence and ability to step out into a whole new realm of reality with celebrities and maybe one day, she'll win the crown! Best of luck to ya lady! Glad to have gotten to be in Korean fan dance with you during the AAC show haha

January 15 - 30 Day Picture Challenge

Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die

I want to become an optometrist! I feel if I succeed at this, everything else will fall into place (maybe not perfectly, but I will be able to have more doors open to me).

January 14 - 30 Day Picture Challenge

Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without

Of course, this one goes out to my mommy. I seriously cannot imagine my life without her (or my dad) simply because they have always been the ones caring and loving me even though I never received it in the "American" way where they shower me with hugs and kisses and ask me about my life. But they have always been supportive and worked SO hard and still are working so hard in order to still provide me an education and a good life.
I honestly would want to spend my first paycheck to give to my parents and let them travel wherever they'd like when I become an optometrist.

January 13 - 30 Day Picture Challenge

Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist

SPICE GIRLS! Need I say more?

January 12 - 30 Day Picture Challenge

Day 12 - A picture of something you love

me! LOL jk. It's actually the dress I have on. It was ~50 bucks at Urban Outfitters =[ I seriously wish I bought it cus I regret it with my life. I remember it had some make-up stains on it as well, but =[ oh well! Maybe one day I can find a dress like it.
P.S. The mark on my left arm was a bruise I got because I fainted and fell in the house where I was babysitting two rambunctious children .

January 11- 30 Day Picture Challenge

Day 11 - A picture of something you hate

I hate when I serve a customer (especially if they have manners) at the restaurant and they don't bother to tip me.

January 10 - 30 Day Picture Challenge

Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most messed up things with

I wouldn't consider myself a wild-child at all; but when I hang out with this kid, cray cray breaks loose.

January 9 - 30 Day Picture Challenge

Day 9 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most

I had to think long and hard about this since I have quite a few people on my mind who has gotten me through various difficult stages of my life. Originally, I decided to post pictures of each person and comment each relationship; but when I was going through pictures to find pictures with each person, I realized that Cindy has actually gotten me through a lot of my difficult times ever since we were children. I can't count up each time she has been there for me to compare with other friends I've made, but she is definitely the person I can turn to for no judgment and she would understand my family issues and since we're far away, we don't have our own issues to bash on each other to another person. Works out perfectly =]

January 8 - 30 Day Picture Challenge

Day 8 - A picture that makes you laugh

This picture makes me laff and I think of "give me a high five!" from the Wayan Bro's.

January 7 - 30 Day Picture Challenge

Day 7 - A picture of your most treasured item

Chicky! I placed Chicky on my fat belly as if it were my baby. Chicky has been with me since I was a little girl. It's taken my number one treasured item since I lost my pillow case from wee back in the day in a random hotel in China. My pillow case was made for me specifically by my paternal grandma and I brought it everywhere with me. When I was younger, I brought it to AZ and I remember I used to chew on one corner til it got all fuzzy and torn. Then I got older and then I used to hold it for comfort and place the corner bits under my thumbnails.. yeah I am so weird =]
But I guess back to Chicky! She was my best friend and I believe my parents bought it at some department store when I was still in a stroller. I used to sleep with her until I started rolling around the bed too much and I didn't like the feeling of it under my body. I remember I used to feed her fake food by just sticking my finger in her mouth LOL She was the best. I decided Chicky was my most treasured item cus my little cousin Jennifer wanted to play with my stuffed animals and she actually picked my brother's doll duck who we called Ducky and I was like but Chicky is way better and cuter and fuzzier and I'd save it for my babies and if they don't want her, I'll keep showing her love myself <3

January 6 - 30 Day Picture Challenge

Day 6 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day

Even though this is not the condition my grandma is in at the moment, this is one of the few pictures I have easy access to of her. I would love to experience how exactly she feels in her body/mind. I know as time goes on, she is continuously deteriorating since she has not been active physically or mentally enough after trying to recover more from her stroke. I just want to know if she feels any happiness or joy or recognizes what is going on in her surrounding especially when loved ones are near. I wish to see if there's any part of her that still wants to keep living to see her grandkids start their own family one day. I want her to keep pushing for that hope. If only I was more concentrated to already have started my education to become an optometrist, there might be chances where she could meet Paul and maybe some future great-grandkids. That's extra mega dreamy talk, but I do hope that she will be able to touch her great-grandchildren one day and bring back more happiness to her eyes.

January 5 - 30 Day Picture Challenge

Day 5 - A picture of your night

 It was a cold and lazy day. I stayed indoors and did household chores. I played with my new juicer and juiced up fruits for my green juice. It was a really boring night, so I asked Paul to watch Mortal Kombat with me. I expected so much, but it was very mediocre LOL I wanted more fighting scenes especially since the storyline was terrible =[ My dream would come true if they did a modern Mortal Kombat that had lots of fighting in it!

January 4 - 30 Day Picture Challenge

Day 4 - A picture of your favorite memory

My favorite memory was on 1-12-13. Paul took me out to our favorite burger joint for lunch and we headed over to an amusement park, Castle Park. I remember him telling me about going there with his family before and he said something about this crazy boat ride that was supposedly really scary and I didn't believe him. During the ride.. I regretted it with all my might LOL It was one of those rocking boats where you get lifted OFF your seat when it rocks to the side. We weren't on the edge rows, but the second to last and we were still off our seats =[ We played golf and he cheated and counted my swings where I didn't even touch the ball as a legit swing and beat me. I also lost my ball LOL so we shared for like 3/4 of the rest of the game. It got pretty chilly as the night progressed and we went inside to the arcade. Initially, he was doing really well on this spongebob game, but it didn't dispense the correct number of tickets even when he landed the coin on the square. I walked around searching for tickets that little kids forget to grab as he kept playing. Walking around, I got lucky and found $5 on the floor! =) Eventually, we got enough tickets to win only one domo =[ I saw this lady play the Big Bass game and she was balling with tickets. She was real nice and said this is the one to be playing! I gave it a shot after she was done and BAMMO! I won the jackpot! =) The ticket counting machines also broke so if we didn't have enough tickets for two domos, we ended up getting them still. I personally think we had close to the amount and would have gotten tiny prizes for other things as well, but I was already satisfied with two domos and didn't care about anything else! Overall, it was my favorite date and I loved every second of it.

January 3 - 30 Day Picture Challenge

Day 3 - A picture of the cast from your favorite TV show

 I love these girls! They're from this ABC Family TV series called Pretty Little Liars. I can't wait til the new season starts up again on the 7th! One day, hopefully a day after I succeed and become an optometrist, I'm going to have a marathon of this show after finding some more fans to watch together!

January 2 - 30 Day Picture Challenge

Day 2 - A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest

This little girl has been my best friend since the day she was born. I was about 3 years old when my aunt gave birth to Cindy and we were like a mini family until I had to come back to Chicago with my grandma to go to school. Almost every summer of my life from that moment on, we hung out as cousins together going to various places like Las Vegas, LA, San Francisco, Anaheim, Orlando, and even China!
I remember when we were younger, our parents gave us the phone for us to talk to each other long distance and we both were like silent on the phone cus we were kids and didn't know what to say! Most of times when the summer ended, Cindy would cry when John and I left. I remember one year when I was older in college where I actually ended up crying and she didn't.
This most recent trip where I got to spend friend traveling time with Cindy was super fun even though it was just about 2-3 days compared to the 2-3 months we used to play together over the summers. I cried after I hugged her when she was the one leaving for the airport. I love this girl and if I were truly blessed and was accepted to the optometry schools in Chicago, Cali, and Arizona.. I would have such a hard time deciding on where I would want to go.

January 1 - 30 Day Picture Challenge

Day 1 - Picture of yourself with 15 facts

1) I am/used to be a big hoarder of random useless things. Back in high school, I would keep shopping bags from various stores or clothing tags simply because they looked so pretty/cute! I literally still have a big shopping bag filled with bags in my closet that I may keep until the day I die just cus it's hard for me to get rid of silly things like that. I don't hoard as much random things like bags or clothing tags, but occasionally that side of me still lingers and comes out.
2) Speaking of hoarding, I still kind of hoard my clothes. Just about last year (during the summer time) was when I cleared my mind and put a bunch of clothes in some bags and DONATED them! It was so hard for me cus I always go through every article of clothing thinking "hmm.. I could wear this" or "hmm.. I could imagine the baby girls wearing this or maybe one day if I have a baby girl, this style will come back into fashion and I could give it to her." Yeah.. totally not the best idea. I still have to go through my closet and learn to get rid of things. I recently just dumped 5 pairs of underwear that I got from aerie back in the day when they offered a free gift every month, no purchase necessary from HIGH SCHOOL. I counted and I have like >40 panties from VS. I'm sure that number will continue to grow whenever I get those free panty coupons! =]
3) I hate buttons.. not all kinds of buttons.. but the kind that are on dress shirts. I have no idea as to why, but I just don't like them! When I was a kid, I had to wear uniforms at St. Therese and I would always hold my breath while buttoning lols
4) If I ate a big sushi buffet and there was a bag of Cheetos Flaming Hots or Chester's Hot Fries.. I can still eat. I love to snack on that with a nice, cold cup of OJ.
5) My favorite movies that I used to watch over and over and over and over again were the Incredibles and Miss Congeniality.
6) About 90% of the time I make a poop, I look down when I wipe to see how the poop looks like. Mostly just out of curiosity, and now I check it to make sure I am healthy.
7) I prefer sleeping in a tank and short with layers of blankets, rather than wearing sweats and a hoody with a light blanket.
8) My favorite Asian fruits are dragonfruit and mangosteen <3 I'm not sure if persimmons are Asian, but I enjoy those very much as well.
9) I have a slight (self-diagnosis) mild depression. If I don't surround myself with people or mandatory activities, I can legit stay in bed all day with no purpose in life.
10) I have gone max of 3 days without showering/washing my hair and going out not too long ago. One main reason as to why I don't like to wash my hair all the time is cus it dries out my already damaged hair if I wash too often and don't let my natural oils moisturize my hair and I don't like to blow-dry since I usually take night showers and have to wait hours for my hair to fully dry. I don't like to shower every night simply cus I'm lazy and I don't feel that I'm THAT dirty especially if I've just been home all day.
11) Over the years, I have become a lot less assertive in making decisions. I've become a tad dependent on close friends for random decisions and I don't know if that's good or bad.. It's good that I'm taking close people's opinions on things, but it's bad that I can't make an executive decision on the spot when I feel the need to include other people's thoughts and ideas.
12) Okay! LOL time to say some more positive things! Usually I'm not a big sweets fan for cookies, but I love cake and ice cream. My favorite cake is probably Tres Leche from the ISR mexican nights before they took it out cus the calorie intake was probably immensely over the limit. My favorite ice cream is plain old vanilla bean! Oh and I really enjoy muffins as well (to maintain my muffin top <3). I like the blueberry kind or apple streusel with the sprinkling of sugar on top or poppy seed.
13) The heaviest I have weighed is slightly over 140 lbs. The least I've weighed is 120 lbs.
14) I have learned that I was a pure social drinker.. and maybe I was also a tad rebellious and wanted to drink just to get that rush. Nowadays, I have no desire to drink. I dislike the taste and I'd rather get my calorie intake from junk food =]
15) Lastly, I don't like when people wack my head or even "playfully" push it. I was trying to think of a pet peeve and there were things that bothered me.. but I guess I've learned to let things go more so that's all I got!