Day 21+22, Los Angeles - i'm coming for you

Day 21: A Picture From My Day

So i'm cheating. This is actually from yesterday. Last night I ordered takeout from this tiny hole in the wall joint in Daly City. It's called Tani's Kitchen and they do up Japanese food home style. IT IS SO DAM GOOD. I got 2 orders of unagi don (1 for dad, 1 for my brother Dana) as well as 2 orders of the spicy hamburg steak (hamburger steak). The hamburger steak itself wasn't TOO spicy but it did had heat after awhile. It gave me heartburn :( But it was so dam good! I don't know how the heck they made a ground beef patty so tender.. Anywho, my mom didn't want anything. She made a giant pot of "jook" (rice porridge) and had some for dinner.
Once I got home with the food, I sat at my dad's computer desk to find myself face to face with this:

It's my mother's handwriting! I think she was drafting up an e-mail. Yes, my mother hand wrote a note before she typed it up as an e-mail. English is her 4th language so don't even try to clown on her grammar. 

I love these notes she leaves around.

My father never leaves any in English, he barely reads/writes/speaks any. If anything, I will find Chinese characters written on random things i.e. napkins, wrappers, my homework (when i was younger) etc.

On Tuesday I came home to an empty house and thought my family abandoned me.

Thankfully, my mother had left me a note:

Yup, my mom calls me Sue. 

She used to spell it out as SURE. It took her 10 years to learn that there is no R.

Yes my parents work out at the gym. they do from time to time (my mom actually works out every single morning at 6am..) but they went that night to swim in the pool and enjoy the heatwave. My brother was in another city (school) and my other brother had gone to the baseball game.
www.mymomisafob.com
and
i
fucking
love
her
and
all
her
fobbiness

When I was younger I found these notes such a nuisance. Now, I cherish them. I realize that there will come a day when I won't see them anymore.

Day 22: What Makes Me Different 
What makes me different from everyone else? Well.... there's only ONE of me for starters! HAHAHAHA. I'm a little bit of everything. I'm apprehensive but reckless. I'm outgoing but shy. I'm reserved but rambunctious. I'm a walking contradiction...and I guess you'll just have to find out why for yourself.

Day 01- A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself.
Day 02- A picture of something you cannot live without.
Day 03- A habit that you wish you didn’t have.
Day 04- List 15 songs that represent your life’s soundtrack.
Day 05- A picture of somewhere you’ve been to.
Day 06- A hobby you have.
Day 07- A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you.
Day 08- Short term goals for this month and why.
Day 09- Something/someone you’re proud of.
Day 10- A story about a past relationship.
Day 11- A picture of something you dislike.
Day 12- A picture of your room & don’t cheat by cleaning it. Share a secret.
Day 13- Write a letter telling someone something you could never tell them.
Day 14- A picture of something you ate and 10 confessions.
Day 15- Put your iPod on shuffle & share the first 10 songs that play.
Day 16- Something you could live without.
Day 17- Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why.
Day 18- Plans/dreams/goals you have.
Day 19- Nicknames you have & how or why you have them.
Day 20- If you had 3 wishes, what would they be.
Day 21- Share a picture from your day.
Day 22- What makes you different from everyone else.
Day 23- What is something you crave.
Day 24- Share a story about your past that you are ashamed of.
Day 25- What I would find in your bag.
Day 26- Places you want to visit before you die.
Day 27- Why are you doing this 30 day challenge?
Day 28- A picture of you last year and now, how have you changed since then?
Day 29- In this past month, what have you learned.
Day 30- A picture of you today & 20 goals you want to accomplish

p.s. FUCK THIS GLOOMY ASS SAN FRANCISCO FOG!
I'M LEAVING ON A JET PLANE BITCHES, LOS ANGELES, I'M COMING FOR YO SUNNY ASS!

from the heart

**********IF YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU ARE GOOGLING THE CA XPPINKX POW WOW TRYING TO FIND DIRT: MOVE THE FECK ON. YOU AREN'T GOING TO FIND ANY DIRT HERE. Yes, i'm talking about YOU, person from Deer Park, Texas. (multiple times Googling to my page in the last 2 days..really??)

P.S. Yes, I did leave early to attend EDC. You know what else? I left cash with another blogger and I left behind MORE than enough to cover my share and then some. 

I feel like my life in San Francisco is desolate. Yesterday Serena asked me what I do on the weekends. Like I've said before, I don't really go out. I actually do nothing on weekends. I stay home, contacts off glasses on, no make-up, tank top & sweats catching up on YouTube, blogger, Twitter, reading books, sipping wine and watching LOADS of television. The majority of my friends are older than I am. We're all currently at different milestones in our lives (i.e. getting married, having kids, moving away etc) and it's been hard to get together. Ahhh growing pains..I've come to terms with that and have no qualms with it. I still view myself as young (25 years young baby!). I've got the heart of a lion and my hunger and fascination for life itself will never cease. I don't want to settle for the rest of my life just yet. There is still so much of the world I haven't seen or done yet. I guess you can say I am a bit of a wandering soul. (But i'm still dead set on moving to Los Angeles!)
They do say that home is where your heart is. My heart is no longer in San Francisco... it's been left behind in Los Angeles. There is so much life (and sun!) in Los Angeles. Art, music, food, people, and my love. Have you ever been hungry at 10pm in San Francisco? If you've got nothing in your fridge, good luck finding anything open in San Francisco! We seem to not really have much of a nightlife scene. How pathetic. For a city so "liberal" there isn't much to do anymore. *shrugs* I'm just done with this city. I've been chasing the sun all my life..
At least this past weekend was amazing. I got to do something i've always wanted to do with my boyfriend: eat dinner together on a week night. Sounds like a silly little dream but we're in a long distance relationship (it's been taking a toll on me lately) and we only get to spend weekends together. I got to eat ramen with Tina.. I finally met Angelique, we went to Pam's Pow Wow and met so many girls... (By the way, i'm waiting for someone to post up the group photos from Pow Wow so I can steal it and post it)

I'm ready for Wimbledon y'all!

this is what I wore Thursday 

t-shirt from American Eagle that says "live your life" I bought it years ago, forgot how much it was

skirt from Aeropostale, bought it years ago forgot how much it was.

Tina & I @ Tea Station in Gardena. I introduced her to my infamous "boba noodles"

my friday makeup. 

some romper thingy from some hipster store in Berkeley $30

paired it with dark green Isaac Mizrahi gladiators from Target

spotted @ Love Culture at Del Amo Mall: what's wrong with this shirt?

ONE OF MY HUGEST PET PEEVES!

YOUR / YOU'RE 

AND IT'S ON A FUCKING T-SHIRT.

Saturday day time outfit, really love it. Sad how I can never wear this in San Francisco  because 1) it's never warm enough 2) men are horny as fuck here and act like they've never seen legs before and they will say anything and everything to you for showing the slightest bit of skin in San Francisco. It's quite obnoxious!

shades: Ralph Lauren $80 @ Nordstrom Rack

top: Lara's Closet $30 from Del Amo Mall

shorts: Lara's Closet $27 from Del Amo Mall

my XPPINKX POW WOW OUTFIT

dress: ASOS.com they have the worst customer service ever

belt: Express

dress gave me a little bit of booty though *shrugs*

my favorite part of my outfit was...shoes: Michael by Michael Kors $40

the pow wow makeup

where the pow wow took place

Angelique!!!!! FINALLY!!! I look shitty here but she has a better pic on her cam *ahem* that means i'm waiting on you to post it woman but take your time! I know you're busy

I wasn't looking/ready so I look stupid but Pam looks hawt as hell & such a perv here I love it

 XPPINKX'S BODACIOUS BABES ARE THE BADDEST BITCHES AROUND, PROOF

sorry my fatass crushed ya Pam but you are one rad ass chick

THANK YOU ever so much for my very first Pow Wow. Sorry I had to leave early ladies!! I got set onto a time constraint and didn't even make the event (EDC) blah. I still had a lovely time meeting all the girls even though I didn't take many pix (fail on my part, I was busy talking, ahhaa). I'm hoping some of the other ladies will post Pow Wow pix soon or so that I can at least steal the big group picture from somebody!! Ladies if I met ya pls feel free to comment so I can remember you all or tweet me! I'd love to get to know you all even more so than I got to at dinner.

until we meet again this upcoming weekend Los Angeles, I bid you adieu.
xoxo

mini binge & wknd in photos

Meli & I on the road to Los Angeles - got us there in 6 hours! 

my daytime outfit

dress: MetroPark (bought like 3 years ago) shades: Ralph Lauren hat: from a store in Miami? idk, that hat isn't mine. I borrowed it =P I just wore some Rainbow flip flops because .. it was 75* + and i'm lazy

fobby neh? i love the buttons on this dress by the way

Soondae is a Korean dish made generally by boiling or steaming cow or pig's intestines that are stuffed with various ingredients. It is a kind of blood sausage and believed to have been eaten for a long time. It is also a dish that I just tried for the very 1st time this past weekend and i'm a huge fan of it. It is not meant for the weak hearted, sorry! If you're not open to trying weird shit like I am then you can leave this ish alone but I like it a lot. Hahahahhaa. Thanks for taking me and treating me Tina, love you! You are always expanding my knowledge of Korean things! Can't wait to eat more bomb dot com Korean food and have you get me a billion banchans!

me & Tina

this picture she took of me in my car.. I was making her listen to my fob music & eating beef jerky hahah

and here comes the goods..

DARKNESS LASHES!! $3 a pop. Can't wait to try em out since everyone raves about these

Shiseido pear scented watering lip balm

flavored soymilk. haven't tried 'em yet, they're in my fridge but Tina said the banana 1 is nasty

I don't even like chocolate but I miss green tea kit kats. I couldn't find it at the Mitsuwa in Torrance but they did have these flavors!! SO GOOD. I know you're feckin jealous!

korepab, one of my fave Korean snacks. I am sad that I can't find these at my local Korean market.

Tina managed to find me this one at the one by her pad but it's not the same. I like the blue box flavored one best. Still, beggars can't be choosers... :[

these jelly things are so good and cute! it came in a bear, thanks for swapping w/ me Tina!

dang bish, your name is all up over this post like i'm makin love to your ass hahahaha

transition to night..

some $9 dress I got at Ross. MmMhMmM I shop there!

Forgot to take a pic of my shoes but here's what they are. Mossimo Isabelle's. They were for $16 at Target and if they look familiar, yes they are Manolo Sedaraby knockoffs that cost WAY LESS. 

darkened up the makeup a tad by popping in some dark brown shadow into my "crease" idk the name of the color, sorry :[ it's from my NYX 10 shadow palette

brows: dark brown from NYX 10 color palette (forgot to pack my MAC one!)

eyes: MAC ricepaper for highlight, MAC Satin Taupe all over the lid, dark brown from NYX 10 color palette in my "crease" area, liner: MAC Fluid Line in blacktrack

lashes: Red Cherry #1's I kind of like these a lot, hence why I sent a pair to Angelique.

 What do you guys think?

reason why I got dressed up? so I could dine at Mastro's in Beverly Hills.

my 12oz bone in filet w/ sauteed mushrooms and lobster mashed potatoes

so droolworthy and so gooooood

the 18oz Kansas bone in strip w/ sauteed mushrooms and lobster mashed potatoes

def had better flavor than the bone in filet, but this would've been too big for me

strawberry & Meyer lemon gelato

dessert @ Pazza Gelato in LA.

espresso gelato 2 thumbs up good lol

There were a bunch of shenanigans after all the drinking we did at Gaam in K-town (Korea Town) for my friend's birthday. I felt so a-Z-n. Those photos shall not be posted >.< sollies!

until the next post, ciao!