Drunken Yoga

My hubs and I met up with some friends last night to do some planning for our May trip to Europe. We're going on a group trip before everyone starts popping out babies. We discussed our plans over some drinks, and I ended up having a bit too many. I definitely fulfilled not only my craving for alcohol but my monthly alcohol quota as well. Sometime in the middle of the night, we started practicing some yoga moves. I'm not sure what we did, but I found a bunch of bruises all over my right leg and a cut on my lower lip this morning. I may have fallen on my face too because my right cheekbone felt bruised. Maybe I should film an instructional video on practicing drunken yoga. My BFF says that I get drunk like a man. Maybe there's a penis in me after all.

On a less painful note, I'm all packed for Madrid and Paris! The weather forecast for this week is rain, rain and more rain, but oh well! That's what umbrellas are for. I dropped off Shady at her babysitter's this afternoon and we are missing her so much already! She's definitely in good hands, but our house feels so empty without her.


I also got to see my godson today and his mama. One of baby J's uncles was angry that I was anointed godmother and he wasn't. First come first serve, sucker!

I will definitely take lots of pictures and draw as many sketches as I can while in Europe. Hasta la vista and Au revoir for now!

Food Coma

Within the past 72 hours, I've consumed the following (many dishes not photographed):










Ok, I didn't consume Shady (last image) but I just liked how she was enjoying some sunlight at Santana Row. The in-laws are in town, so we've been keeping them busy with food.

On a side note, our Europe trip is back on! We're flying into Spain and then hopefully Paris if tickets are not too expensive. YAY! I better start brushing up my espanol. Donde esta el bano?

I've "figured" it out..

I finally know what I want to do with my life. I want to be a figure skater. I am going to win the gold medal for the oldest, fattest, female ice skater ever! Woohoooo! In all seriousness, we watched the women's ice skating finals last night and Kim Yuna was amazing! I wish I could do all those jumps and spins. Maybe with some practice. I might crack the ice though.

My ice skater below looks more like a one-legged, unbalanced ballerina with vertigo. Oh well.

Avatar

My friend Jen and I finally dorkified ourselves tonight and watched Avatar. We thoroughly enjoyed wearing our 3D glasses although I felt the movie was a bit cheesy. My hubby is back from Michigan today and when I got home, I tried to connect with him using my ponytail - but we just weren't connecting. I couldn't control him. Boo.


Me and Jen with our awesome 3D glasses:


Oh, also, today is my mama's birthday! Happy Birthday Mom!

Craving.....

Alcohol! I'm not sure why, but these past few days, I just feel like drinking! I'm starting to feel like a lush. I better get my drink on soon before I become an alcoholic and start drinking alone at night with Shady. She will need to go to doggie rehab. Cheers!

Dogins (Dog Cousins)

Shady and her cousin Purcell over the Christmas holiday:

In a dog snuggie. Clearly not happy.


Purcell using Shady as a pillow


Too many toys

Sunday Funday

Today was a better day than yesterday. Though it was raining, I enjoyed a good, early meal with my friend and her hubby at Tainan in Cupertino Village. We used to go there almost every weekend during college - over 10 years ago. Good old times. Man, I AM old.

Early this evening, I had my weekly tea session with Baby J and his mama at our usual meeting place, followed by dinner at Straits Cafe. Straits isn't exactly a baby friendly location, but Baby J enjoyed himself and rocked to the 80's music that was playing. Meanwhile, his mama and I enjoyed scrumptious food and shared a yummy mangopolitan. Just one. If Baby J wasn't there, I think we would have had 6 - each.

Love his farting face - looks just like his father:

Mourning...

Our trip to Paris has been canceled...well, postponed hopefully. Due to some family business that suddenly sprung up, we no longer can make the trip. I'm very sad. So sad that I cried..and fought. Humph. I seriously want to implant some male hormones in my body. I'm so done with having feelings. Oh well...hopefully, we can get credit for our plane tickets and use them later. Boooo...

Good news of the day - my friend aka "nan-ren", her hubby and pup Marley are driving up from Los Angeles today and will be staying with me for the night. They are coming to pick up some baby goods from her cousin. Why? Because they are having a baby boy! Gosh, I am surrounded by babies galore. I guess that's why there's no need for me to have one just yet.

Keeping up with the Dashs'

I am now officially a fan of the Kardashians. I love their show! I wasn't too fond of Kim Kardashian before, but I am now. I have to admit she is beautiful - and she's got booty! My favorite sister though, is Khloe. She is ginormous, but hilarious! I watched a re-run today that totally made me Team Khloe. She was making a video for Lamar to watch on the road and in one scene, she was naked in a bathtub - full of candy! There were m&m's, skittles, jawbreakers, etc.. How can you not love her! I would like to bathe in candy myself. Hmmm...

I'm selfish.

Now that I have time on my hands, I've been realizing that I'm a selfish person. I never thought I was, but lately, I've changed my mind. I like things done my way and if I don't get it my way, I'll somehow try to get it done my way, or I'll be angry. I don't like being told what to do. I just want to say "NO" and "I hate you" to everyone. I blame it on the only child syndrome. So I guess I'm blaming my parents for only having one child.

New year's resolution: Be less selfish? Nah.

For Sale: Crap

I have so much crap. Is it because I'm a girl?! Probably. I need to donate/sell/throw away everything I don't need/use/wear. I wish I could hire a personal crap organizer so that s/he could help me do away with my stuff.

I found a pair of oversized Timberland Boots that have never been worn. Why in the world do I own a pair of those? I must have been going through my gangsta phase. I also own so many other pairs of shoes, many of which are too big! Must a girl really need so many pairs of shoes? Well, I guess I already know the answer to that.

And what should I do with strange presents I received? I know I said I enjoy getting gifts and all but sometimes, these not-in-my-taste gifts become a waste of space like myself. Maybe donation will do. I feel less guilty that way - who knows, maybe someone will put to use that Holiday Tea Light Lamp.

Twist & Shout...

I bought my mom one of those birthday cards that play a song when you open it. This particular one plays "Twist and Shout." I opened the card to write in it, and Shady became very interested. It was quite amusing for me to see:



This is why I love puppies.

New addition to the family

Not my family, but my friend's family. She and her hubby got a new puppy!
I'm usually not a fan of pomeranians, but this one is pretty cute. He's about 1 lb and he looks like cotton candy. He's so chill too. I love puppies! I took this photo and sent it to my significant other, in hopes of convincing him that he was now a father of two:

Didn't work. :( I'm not allowed to have another puppy.

They haven't named him yet but they were thinking maybe Chewie ... short for Chewbacca. I actually thought it fit him pretty well. Any suggestions?
I hope they keep him because then Shady will have a new friend!

Happy Chine-tine's Day!

Today is both Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day.. so it's Chine-tine's Day!
Last night I had dinner in Piedmont with my relatives and some of my Aunt's family friends. My Aunt ordered enough food for all of the Chinese people on this planet. The best dish was dessert - fried bananas with coconut ice cream (yes, at a Chinese restaurant):


My little niece kept me entertained. At 5 years old, she has more artistic talent than I possess:


She also enjoyed the "Bubblewrap" game on my iphone. She even beat my highest score. It's pure genius.

Early evening today, I met up with another bff of mine at Santana Row. Being Valentine's Day, I didn't want to steal her away from her hubby, but she was kind enough to meet me for some tea since my hubby is 3000 miles away. She brought her baby boy J, who is the cutest thing ever! She's also one of those superhot mamas who doesn't even look like she just had a baby. Love her or hate her? Love her of course. I was anointed Godmother during our tea session - well, more like I asked if I could be his godma so it was basically forced - I still need the Daddy's approval, but no matter. She said yes, so I'm happy! I think being baby J's Godmamma is the closest I will ever get to becoming a mother for now. By choice. I do love him though!

Santana Row was full of couples dining in love tonight. We walked down the row and grumbled "Valentine's Day is overrated." Deep down however, we both miss our honeymoon period. Our hubbies are so lucky to have us. And I'm sure glad we have each other - girlfriends are the best!

I heart W.

W = William, my long time hairstylist since 1999.

I was introduced to Willy by a beautiful college friend of mine - Ana. She was tall, thin, model-like, had a cute pixie cut and was always oh-so-stylish. I was so envious! Every time we walked to class together, I would feel utterfugly next to her. Anyway, she introduced me to him, and after my first visit, it was love at first cut. (We used to call him Willy but he now prefers "William".)

When I first started going to William, he rented a station from a hair salon in downtown Campbell. He then moved on to sharing a salon (Umbrella Salon) with a partner in downtown San Jose. And then eventually, he established himself as an award winning creative director and opened his own salon in Santana Row! I myself, have introduced so many people to him that I think I should have gotten commission. Maybe I'm just a super loyal customer but if anyone is curious, go and make an appointment with him - W Salon. Beware, he is pricey.

My hair was in dire need of intervention and so I made an appointment and went in for a haircut today. I ended up getting some highlights as well. Lucky for me, William was able to squeeze my coloring into his schedule. I won't tell you how much I ended up spending...including hair products he used in my hair, and also for my significant other who likes William as well..always more than I expected. But, all I can say is I felt fantabulous! William always says after his creation "you look like a model who just walked off the catwalk." If only.

My mushroom head bangs - which will probably look like this for today only because I'll end up pinning it tomorrow:

Hellooooo Dumb Dumb

I was so excited to see a package at my front door this morning when I let Shady out to peepee. I loooove getting packages in the mail, especially stuff I order online. I'm not waiting for anything, so it must be a surprise! Sure enough, it was a box of Recchiuti chocolates from my beloved significant other. Usually I'm the one sending him chocolates since he's the chocolate fan. Here's what the card read:



How romantic is he? Hellooooo dumb dumb? And fattening me up before our Paris trip? (I ate 6 out of the 16 chocolates already. It's working.) Thanks honey, I love you too. Wait 'till he receives his gift in the mail. We're so not the romantic type, but I do love surprises though - big, small, cheap, expensive, homemade, giftcards, no matter. It's the thought that counts. Anyone who says they don't like receiving gifts are in denial. I'm thankful for the gift! I hope he will appreciate his...

I went to a Night Photography workshop for my Photography class tonight and found it quite fun and informational. My instructor Kate is super duper nice and very knowledgeable in the subject. I can actually take photos at night with my point and shoot Canon now. YAY! (Still figuring out the E-P1 so didn't bring that to the workshop). Can't wait to try on my E-P1!

Sick...

I don't know how I got sick, but I'm convinced it's because I'm too girly. Emotional stress makes me sick! Another reason why I wish for a peepee. I spoke to another girlfriend of mine today, and she also wishes for a peepee and thinks that emotional stress makes her sick. I'm glad she agrees with me.


I realized if I died right now, no one would know. Well, except for my pup Shady. But she probably wouldn't care. I wish she could make me some chicken noodle soup because I'm too lazy to drive to the supermarket to get a can. Nothing special going on in my waste-of-space life today. Oh, but I did receive in the mail our Paris Passes and my memory card for my new camera! I'm so very excited... I cannot wait to chomp on phallic-looking baguettes while touring the City of Light and taking photos with my new Olympus E-P1! (As you can see, I AM penis-obsessed). Let's hope I last 'till then!

Yoga for Women Only ..

Sometimes I wish Yoga classes FOR WOMEN ONLY existed. Don't get me wrong, it's great that the male specimen enjoys the wonderful stretching and bending, but ... who really wants to practice Yoga next to someone who sweats a flood-like puddle around his mat (and unfortunately spreads to your mat), has bad body odor, wears tight, daisy duke leg-shorts and no shirt, has a hairy chest and back, and who grunts louder than a tennis player? Not me! Someone please, open a Yoga studio for women only! This may be one instance that I don't wish for a penis.

ME. I wish I had a penis

I was on the phone with my BFF late last night, asking her how I can be more manly. I want to be just like her - no feelings and non-sentimental. My only conclusion is that I need a penis. I have penis envy. This closest thing I have to a penis is this (courtesy of the BFF):



We ended up chatting online with another one of her non-sentimental friends and discussed what we would do if we each had a penis. Here's what I would do: (picture to come)

My BFF would stick it in a box. Like JT and AS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhwbxEfy7fg

I can't remember what my BFF's non-sentimental friend would do with her penis, but when I do, I will add it to the post. Our 1.5 hour conversation about penises spurred me to start posting on my blog, which I believe has existed since 2007. My first entry ever, and it's about my wishing for a penis! Clearly, this blog is going to be about nothing.