These are the Times We All Wish For... as Dru Hill Says...

Philippines! Who would have thought all of us would actually go! HA!



Las Vegas! Oh... classic!

*All videos directed by yours truly =)

Pierce as in Fierce

Yesterday, was one of those rare days; me, Wendy, Chella, and Jen were all off.

We started our day with breakfast at Brenda's (thanks, Yelp).

A little shopping followed.

And then a random thought that we acted upon...

And there's the final product!

The thought of getting the piercing came up randomly. Someone said "let's do it... today!" and that's that.  It was Jen's birthday present from me. It was supposed to be Wendy's birthday present as well, but she got hooked up since one of the workers at the place is her friend. I've always wanted to get what I got, so I'm happy about it. We missed Emily. We kept wondering what she would have gotten pierced if she was with us. We showed it to her afterwards and she labeled us "crazy." I don't blame you, girl, we are and I love it!

The M.J.L.A. (Marc Jacobs Love Affair) Accessories Edition

A certain attraction exist between me and Marc Jacobs... well, I really don't know how the latter feels, but I certainly am smitten!

I really like MJ. Before I go on, may I remind you that I am referring to Marc Jacobs not Michael Jackson. This is sometimes a huge factor as to why I don't buy some Marc Jacobs items that simply has MJ on it. I am afraid people will think I am paying tribute to the King of Pop. That's Chica down the drain...

I like how MJ is not too formal. I mean, he can be, but I love how he can be a bid edgy, fun, or funky, or just plain odd.

 I love Marc Jacobs's accessories; one of the main reasons is that they are actually affordable and quite fun.

This pirate one is definitely one of my favorites!

Isn't this the most random thing? I love it! If I'm not mistaken, I believe it's called Knockout!

I intend to collect them all. Eyeing the I Love New York next.

Yes, indeed it's a necklace!

I'm a big fan of these!

I am addicted to that spiky one. Actually, I wear it so much that it's starting to break on me. However, I do have another one "in stock" in my jewelry drawer somewhere.

I have a thing for watches...

Bracelets!

I love my MJ earrings! Again... it's Marc Jacobs! Can you imagine if someone interpreted that as Michael Jackson? Oh yeah, I love my Michael Jackson earrings and it plays "Heal the World" when you rub your ear....

Don't get me wrong people, I like Michael Jackson; I am in love with Marc Jacobs!

Shorty Where You At?

A quick trip to The Great Mall resulted in a shopping frenzy for shorts. For $7 each, why won't I? Money spending, excused... Oh yeah!

I Love the floral one!

I Can't Quit You

I get a lot of shit! Lots of it! For sticking to my good ol' Nokia N95. I somehow feel like I need to justify my unwilling tech savvy self to go with the Blackberry Iphone Droid flow. I admit, the temptation is there, but somehow I still find myself appreciating the N95 and then realizing the unnecessary need to move on, phone wise.

I purchased my N95 more than a year ago and it was a match made in heaven.

Why I'm still hooked:

-The speakers of this phone are fantastic. It has amazing sound. I even use the music player feature in the bathroom as I shower. The sound is clear and loud, no muffling.

- 5 megapixel camera that allows you to take pics in multiple settings: night shot, close-up, portrait, landscape, and sports. It also allows you to set the white balance, color tone, and even ISO.

Another cool feature is the self-timer camera, burst option (takes 6 images continuously or until memory runs out), and if network allows, it also has video calls.

-Phone memory is 8GB

-Because the memory is huge, the phone can hold lots of data.

-Video wise, it can capture a movie for as long as ONE HOUR! The only downside is that it's not HD, but GE (good enough). But seriously, this feature is the one that's stopping me from buying a Flip cam. The N95 allows me to take the same amount of video time with a larger memory and I can easily send that file to my mac via bluetooth. Super convenient!

-The number pads- I am super super used to it. My texts are almost flawless with this device!

-Video out- I can easily play my videos from the phone or videos from the net (ex YouTube) on a TV.

-I used to not know how to upload pics to FB from my N95, but with all the software and app updates, I was able to fix that.

I'm sure lots of phones out there can match all of these features, but as of now, my N95 is STILL reliable and I'm not going to fix what is not broke.

The only thing I don't like about the phone is that it does not have WORDS WITH FRIENDS!

Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of the itouch and iphone, but as of now, I'm stagnant.

Blacklisted

My 26th Birthday is coming up in a week; the wish list has been created. 

Hello, generous people who love me very much...

Starring: The Vintage GC and the Perfect Day

I graduated last June 2008 and MS gave me the best gift. She gave me a gift certificate for a full body massage. I remember being ecstatic! I mean, for goodness gracious, who doesn't LOVE a massage? I was so excited to use it! Then comes 2010 and it's still unredeemed by me.

I really don't know why I didn't use it sooner, but most likely, the NCLEX was the culprit. Damn, you NCLEX! But, I passed it, so no grudge. Now, listen. I USED THE SACRED VINTAGE GC LAST WEDNESDAY! 

... and it was HEAVEN!

My goodness, it was just what I needed. I came out of that damn place a new person... well, an oily ass new person. Oily, solely because the massage is not a dry one. Is it me or no matter how I justify the "oily" part... it just doesn't sound right? Ah, whatever, it felt good. Sue me! (or, just clear that gunk off your head... or should I do that?) Ok... moving on to my perfect day.

The Kabuki Spa is located around Japan Town so the next thing I did was...

Oh, yes... 

Blue Bottle Mocha! Oooo... what's the design on my drink? Looks like a seahorse? Fallopian tubes? Camel? Marcelo del Pilar's mustache? Hmm... I'm stumped.  After two minutes of silent thoughts about what the pattern is, I eventually gave up and my lips met delicious!


Oh, let's do a rewind to further proof that my last Wednesday was indeed a perfect day.

I went to San Francisco extremely early. Well, I got there at 0900. Hey, that is extreme! Candice, Charmagne, Heather, Maria, and I went to breakfast at...

Dotties is very popular in SF; I found out why.

Corn bread with jalapeno jelly was delish!

This was perfect. Poached eggs never fail!

 Such great company!

After breakfast, Candice, Charmagne and I watched a movie! It was a blast! Then, if you want to know what happened after the movie, just read the beginning of this post again. A day off well spent! Thanks, ladies *muah!