:) Yesterday, I went to the West Covina's Filipino Cultural Heritage day festival to see Carlene and Melissa sing the National Anthems and Chelle sing her tagalog songs. It was really cool cause I got to see the whole Reyes clan since Tina, Anna, and Joanne are back from NY There was a fashion show at the event that featured Tita Francis AND Joanne's designs... and her's were sooo awesome! That girl is going to be a big time designer.. mark my words. =) The whole festival was great though. Got to see some cultural dancing (show me a guy who can balance a candle on his head and i automatically swoon!) and took some pictures. They had a mass there that was entirely in tagalog... althought I was kinda, sorta lost, it was different and good.

Afterwards, I went over to Tina's for her 21st birthday party and saw the whole CSUF/SL gang again and we just bascially chilled poolside and waited for the Laker game...(LAKERS BABEEEEEE!) I got to catch up with Danielle since I haven't seen her since my days at telephone services...poor thing, she missed her graduation because she was sooo sick. But she's all well now and is all bad ass since she has a job lined up and getting her own apartment near the beach. Lucky duck. OH and I also found out that Erin knew some of the dudes that I got to perform with for Narleen's concert. it really is a small world after all... cause when I took out my cast pictures, she was freaking out cause her hunch on the guys she and I may have in common was true. weeiiirrd... I'll see everyone again tomorrow at Marissa's 21st birthday shindig! WHOOOOOOOOO!! Another one.. Go GEMINIs!! =) Poor Keri.. she'll be turing 21 in September...but you know when she does, its going to be HUGE and we'll all probably go to Vegas.


Later that evening, I went with my mom and sister to the Universal Hilton to meet up with dad, Tito Nanding, Tita Lagring, Tito Romy, JR (other cousin JR..this one is the pimp not saying that the other JR isnt... this one is a MAJOR PIMP), Jennifer and Angel for another Birthday dinner. It was too funny because when we arrived, it was the last quarter of the Laker game and everyone was slipping out of the restaurant to watch it at the bar... Every other minute you'll hear massive cheering that would echo into the room and cause everyone else to cheer. (LAKERS BABEEEEEE!) Carlene, Jen, and Angel has this oh so wicked plan of embarassment for when JR graduates on Wednesday... it first involved getting a foghorn... but it has evolved into this elaborate theme that's going to be soooo kick ass. =) *shhhh* its a secret!

same old stuff:
1) I'm grateful because Fred is getting better! When Carlene came home this past weekend she remarked on how he gained weight so I'm assuming that he's getting healthier. OH also he isnt weak and as gassy!! :) come on.. thats such a YAY especially for those who have had to endure the rapture of his "problem."
2) I'm grateful that gas prices have gone down...sorta. *knock on wood* for fear that if i mention someting, it will SOAR once again and everyone will HATE me because I cursed the gas industry somehow...
3) I'm grateful for an AWESOME 21 years!!

Fun birthday! :) tooo much fun!

Kathy and Manny took me to the mall to go shopping and then watch SHREK! After the movie... out comes the blindfold and I'm sitting in the back of Manny's car singing LADY MARMALADE and swaying my head like Stevie Wonder. After an hour of hearing Kathy scream "laker flag" so that I can respond "LAKERS BABEEEEE!" and their frantic search for an Washingtin Mutual (which was NOT fun in the back since Manny was making it difficult with his U TURNS!) we finally made it to our destination. Still blindfolded, I'm clutching to Manny and Kathy for dear life as we went down some steps and into the restaurant. I can hear voices and then hands tickling me. Then the scarf comes off and YAYYYY!! We're at Rainforest Cafe and EVERYONE IS THERE! :)

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the list:
1) I'm grateful for everyone who came and helped celebrated with me. *MUAH* Thank you SOOOO much!
2) I'm grateful for Jean for taking care of Manny, Kathy and me last night. She held my hair back... =)
3) I'm super duper grateful for Beth, Carrie, and my mom for planning and doing all that they did. *MUAH MUAH MUAH*

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I'm 21 baby!!

Poor Fred is sick. :( Yesterday, he was throwing up and was just really weak when I came home. So this morning I brought him to the vet and he didn't like it. He pretty much attacked the nurses and went ballastic when they took his temperature and cut his nails. My poor baby... they had to put a towel over his head and hold him down anytime they had to do at tests. OHH and I was about to cry when they had to give him is vaccination. He was such a baby... =(. When we got home, he was completely ignoring me. Whenever he would look at me, he would have his... YOU TOOK ME THERE YOU EVIL BITCH look on his face. *MY DOG HATES ME!!* =( I was a wreck on the way home though... I guess seeing him all in pain took a toll on me... and to think that I brought him there... but he needed to go there! *sigh* Its alright now.. somewhat... he'll come to me when I call his name... but just isnt as affectionate. =(

Last night I went to UCLA really quick to visit their meeting.. and then Beth, Carrie, and I spontaneously went over to Mel's on Sunset for dinner and fun drawing on our placemats. =) Then off to the Hustler store to play, (its the classiest adult store EVER!) where Beth had a field day with the complimentary postcards near the bathroom. We met up with Manny, Ryan, and Sukhyung for boba in Westwood where we tried to think of T-shirt ideas. Came back home to Pomona with Beth. I like driving with Beth, its an adventure. I don't know whether I'm going to survive or not! =) *WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*

If I had a penny for every LAKER FLAG I've seen on cars... I swear I'd have $10. I'm just waiting to see a car with all 4 windows decorated with the flag! Sooo much for a sweep! =( You could hear all my neighbors screaming simultaneously during the 4th quarter and overtime. AACCCK!! My mom and I were going crazy over here during the final minutes of the game changed the channel cause the tension was killing us. GOSH.. what a sucky day... the Lakers lost AND Fred hates me. *sniff* OH.. lets not forget my computer crashing just as I finished my FTC proposal. The poor keyboard certainly took a beating when that happened. But luckily when I rebooted, it will still here. *whew*


the usual:
1) I'm grateful that there's nothing seriously wrong with Fred. The vet said that he probably has an infection and it can be taken care of with medicine. OH!! And Fred's been really good about taking the meds... he hasn't attacked me or anything. =)
2) I'm grateful I didn't lose the proposal when the geekbox crashed. I would have written it out again, but it wouldn't be as good though.
3) I'm grateful for yahoomaps! =)

YAY!! I survived my first FTC meeting yesterday! I think it went well, yeah... was just a bit freaked cause it was PLANNED for 5pm... and at 4:58... NO ONE WAS HERE!!! But luckily people came and we got some work done!! =D (even though folks were somewhat distracted by Fred's gassy attendance... I'm SOOOO SOOORRRYY!! My mom got him some new dog food and he's just not used to it!!)

Afterwards, everyone kicked it and we had our SEX IN THE CITY SEASON PREMIERE PARTY! =) Ok... so it wasn't much of a party... but it was lots of fun just chilling, munching on pizza and other junk food, and watching the show! It was too cute, although at times pretty vulgar, its hilarious! I love the writing.. .the dialogue in the show is GREAT! I really want to go to New York City now and see all the cool places were they tape the show... :) that would be really cool huh! (all the girls who love the show are probably agreeing with me.. while men who don't know what I'm talking about are rolling their eyes... then again... a lot of people probably roll their eyes when they read this.. OH WELL..=P )

This afternoon, I worked on some CKI stuff and then went out to dinner with Carrie where we had the most interesting conversation about guys. (of course) She sees me with some chef/teacher husband... waiting with an apron and flour on my face in my laced curtain kitchen. The epitome of household domestication. EEEK!! I guess that can happen.. considering that I'm not at all business savvy or the powerlunch type. Just as long as I have my VEGAS wedding.. I'll be happy. Joe and I have this deal where that if we aren't married by the time we're 31, then we'll marry each other. But I've been realizing that since I'm turning 21 really soon... that means I'll have 10 years to find a husband! I know that 10 years is a long time, but hellooooo time flies and as much as I love Joe, it would be like marrying my brother. AAACCCCKK!! So yeah... I guess I'm freaked out by the whole aspect of growing old and finding your lobster thing... what to doooo!?!?

Speaking of turning 21... I have no idea what is going on. Carrie and Beth have something planned, but they aren't telling me. SOOO... if they kill me, this would be EVIDENCE since I am stating that CARRIE CHEN AND BETH FUJIURA are taking me out on JUNE 8, 2001. Nah... I dont think they will kill me.. *cross fingers and knock on wood*... but if they do, Manny can have my Lance puppet. =P

my grateful things:
1) I'm grateful for everyone who came yesterday... Ryan, Beth, Carrie, Armando, Chrissy, Julianne... without you guys there I probably would have gone crazy and freaked. And I'm sooo sorry about Fred! :)
2) I'm grateful that I was able to change my flight from Buffalo to Reno to Buffalo to LA instead. I was trying to be all organized and ready so I booked my flight to Reno after ICON because thats where the other August board meeting was suppsed to be... but then they changed it. SOOO YAY I got to fix it all today AND save $35! They didn't charge me extra! YAY!
3) I'm grateful for other music downloading programs... poor poor napster... it just isnt the same anymore. its just SUCKS!!

Since Carrie is always over in my vicinity, Friday's plan was to go over yonder for dinner and some sort of activity. One change though, I would be terribly late because of a phone call I recieved early in the morning and my forgetting the cellie on the kitchen counter. SOooo... here I am, driving to Carrie's around 5pm on friday when I'm getting nearer to my dad's exit on the 60 in Pico Rivera. My dad had called me earlier that day to invite me over for Tito Nanding's 50th birthday dinner. SO I get there and no one is there yet... I didn't want to be rude and just leave, so I figured I'll stay for an hour or 2 and just meet Carrie, Manny, and the gang laters on... It was really good thought because I haven't seen that side of the family for the longest time! :) Everyone is doing well and happy... had the cutest conversation with my Tito Romy.

Tito Romy: Sooo, how is your social life anak?
Me: Its very good uncle...
Tito Romy: I LIKE the sound of that... just don't get married just yet ok?

*darn... guess I better cancel the wedding for next week huh. :) * He's always giving crazy advice such as that. :) gotta love him.

Well, 7:15 rolls around and finally the rest of the family arrives (Filipino time! *ARGH!*). But I really have to leave and my cousin Bombie is giving me the hardest time about leaving. :P DORK! I would have just stayed there, but being the ditz that I am, I have left my cellie at home and everyone is expecting me over in Torrance.

Anyhoo, I finally meet up with everyone and we had dinner at the Macaroni Grill. The coolest thing about that place is that the table covering is just a giant sheet of butcher paper. They supply you with crayons and let you go wild! So since Manny, Sukhyung, Carrie and I were late (they were waiting for me at the original meeting place since i was cell-less), Beth's side of the table was extremely colorful and included very graphic stick drawings. :) After dinner, we saw MOULIN ROUGE which was sooo much fun! The music references are hilarious and the visuals are awesome. Ewan McGregor is my new boyfriend... (next to Lance and Conan of course) He was sooo adorbale and suprisingly enough, both him and Nicole Kidman CAN sing!! After the movie, Beth, Carrie and I couldn't stop singing in the parking lot "COMMMEEEEE WHATTTTT MAAYYYYYYY!!" So yes... I loved this movie. :) Gosh.. if only I can find my own penniless sitar player... *sigh* :)

After the movie, we went over to The Kettle over in Manhattan Beach for dessert and then a walk on the pier, (even though it was chilly) and then ryan gave me the wrong directions back to the 405... so I was driving through some scary neighborhood before I turned around and finally found it. *whew* :) I got home and found my mom and sister just chattin in the living room. I love it when we get to sit around and just talk about "stuff" until 5am. :)

Woke up later this morning and the suddenly hounded by my mom to get ready cause she got an appointment to get all of our eyebrows threaded. This was a painful!! I heard it wasn't supposed to be and its supposed to be quick and easier than waxing. Its NOT quick I can tell you that... maybe about 10 minutes of agonyizing torchure... but it is easier than waxing cause no hot sicky wax and residue. So I was done and still stinging... just waiting for my mom and sister to finish... and then I hear my mom say... "you need more shape" soo AACCCKK I'm back in that chair with my eyes tearing up. *the things we do for beauty.*

Went shopping with Carlene and Mom after lunch and by the time we got home, all of us were dead tired!! Don't know why, but somehow spending money took a toll on us energy wise. Weird. Came home and then went out to Gameworks with Manny, Carrie, Sukhyung (and later Ryan without Beth *gasp!*) where we once again squandered our money on skeeball and DDR. We're dorks. Then we went to see "THE ANIMAL" which was funny... but I would have rather waited for it to come out on video.

So that was my weekend so far... I still have Sunday! :)

Oh by the way... does anyone know if they use real food on SUPERMARKET SWEEP!?! Its killing me.

the list:
1) I'm grateful that I went to my uncle's party, because like I said earlier... I haven't seen that side of the family for the longest time... and I do miss them. :)
2) I'm grateful that I found my way out of Inglewood safely and sane.
3) I'm grateful for my mom and sister... just because.

Since im blogging and its 12:55 am... its now offically 7 days till I turn
21!! EEEEKKKK!! I have been constantly reminded today how long it will be by
Tina since today was her 21st birthday. :) The old denny's crew (myself,
Keri, Mariss, and Crystal) and then some took her out to BJs and it was great
since a lot of us haven't seen each other for the longest time! Poor Tina,
everyone kept on giving her drinks and she was WAY OVER tipsy by the time I
took her home. Got to see Mai, Erin and JP (who exclaimed
"NIIIICCOOOOOOOLLLLLLLEEEEE" whenever I made fun of him... just like old
times huh. *sigh* and have some Pizookie! Remind me to call Tina in the
morning to see if shes alright... she wasn't entirely gone but she may feel
crap-tacular later on. I had hospital lining on her in the car just in case
she should felt like huriling... but she didn't and just rambled. :) HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TINA!!!! *muah*

Vacation has been so far so good... :) Beth, Carrie and Joe have been over
numerous time this week just to kick it... talking about life, love and but
of course.. CKI... :) Been sleeping and cleaning mostly... OH and we can't
forget being online and chatting away... ahhh what a life. OK.. now i'm
getting bored. Need to go out and get a job. I was driving with my mom
today and we were passing by DE-JEA-VU which is giant ugly pink strip join in
ontario/montclair and I saw a CASHIERS WANTED sign on the marquee. So i got
to thinking... wouldn't it be AWESOME if i were to get the cashiering job
over there and then if anyone asked me what I did for the summer, I can
say... "I worked in a strip joint!" EWWWWWWWWWWW!! hahahaha... hilarious but
ILL! But according to Keri, you can make bank as a CASHIER over there...
hmmm we'll see. NAH!! I don't want to become some pro at porn and kinky
toys... GROSSSSS!!

the 3:
1) I'm grateful for Joe... because he says so. :) Like he says.. "what
would you do without me, Nicole..." I dunno. J?K... who else can I go
absolutely crazy for the A-TEENS with!?!?
2) I'm grateful for the new NSYNC video!! Come on.. even those who hate them
must admit that the video is sooo dope! :) Isn't Lance the cutest!?!
3) I'm grateful for everyone's willingness to help out.