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Throwback Thursday

I saw this TT theme on Tumblr somewhere, & now I'm going to steal it.

In honor of Airbands season.

Too cute.

Lovers
Originally uploaded by Graça das Graças

Throwback of the day

Summer 2005. Peep the Edwards shirt. Me about five shades darker. But still as happy.

"Friends forever, with you everywhere"

So it's been almost a week since we've moved out of 198. It didn't really start to sink in until the last couple of days when I would wake up in my room & not be as excited because I had no roomies to say good morning/afternoon to. And there was the lack of awesome late night snacks that I had grown accustom to, like some moons over my hammy or mini tacos.

But like they say, good things don't last forever, and I feel pretty lucky to have been one of the 198 residents for 3 years. I don't know too many people that can say they lived with the same roommates in the same apartment for as long as we did. Anyways, to remember the happier times and since Mel posted her share of 198 pics, here are some of mine:

Move-in day during the summer

Derek's birthday at Roger's house 2nd year. G's.

My 21st bday. No group pic, but everyone helped pitch in & I had lots of fun, so thanks guys.

Brent Bash during 3rd year.

A 198 Christmas, 3rd year.

Happy 21st Lance!

Doin' Vegas, winter break of last year.

At my graduation <3

Moving out...

I'll keep this short, so I just want to say thanks to Mel, Lance, Brent, & Derek, and to everyone who's ever visited us the past 3 years to make my 198 experience the best that it could have been :]

When the lights go down in the City...

Click on the picture for my Multiply album

Just what I needed to start my final quarter at UCI.  Although I'm pretty exhausted, at the same time I feel rejuvenated after a weekend getaway where I could just enjoy quality time with some good folks.  

More interesting posts to come up, I pinky swear.

Why I'm going to the gym everyday this week

So far, spring break can be summed up in the following:

Korean BBQ in honor of Team Korea vs. Team Japan

A full on BBQ the next day, just because

What we consider a "late night snack"

Including egged-up hot dogs I guess?

All because I live with these people. I nominate them as the next contenders on "Man vs. Food"

About me, in photos

Taken from my facebook friend Perry:

The Rules
01. Answer each of the questions below using the [flickr] search engine.
02. Choose a photo from the first three pages.
03. Copy the URL of your favorite photos [mosaic tool] .
04. Then share with the world.


01. First Name
02. Favorite Food
03. Hometown
04. Favorite Color
05. Celebrity Crush
06. Favorite Drink
07. Dream Holiday
08. Favorite Dessert
09. What I Want To Be When I Grow Up
10. What I Love Most In The World
11. One Word That Describes Me
12. My Blog/Online Name [or something close to it]

O Holy Night

Happy holidays everyone, I don't have much to say except that I hope everyone's enjoying their break and time with family and friends. I wish it didn't take the "holiday spirit" for people - me included - to get back in touch with some old friends to catch up on the past couple months, or even years in some cases.

BnB and Me (the forever tag-alonger) at the annual dinner

Sundance/Mesa Verde Reunion. We've been through it all haha.

Vegas trip with 198 & friends. Taking advantage of our last winter break together :/

Happy holidays from my family to yours

Listening to the homily during today's mass reminded me why I'll still put my faith and trust in God despite this religious funk I've been in. I know lately I've been having inner conflicts with religion in general and understandably so, but I can still wholeheartedly acknowledge that having God in my life fills this inexplicable void that cannot be fulfilled by anything else. I may have lost faith in organized religion and the ability of people to be understanding and accepting towards others, but faith in my God has never swayed and I don't think it ever will.

All I ask is that as the end of the day draws near and you look at all the gifts you've received, if you ask yourself, "Is that all there is? Could there be more? Do I have enough?", look past all the gift wrap and fancy decor and remember what Christmas is really about: honoring the birth of Jesus Christ. Religious or not, I think we all can benefit from seeing the beauty and wisdom within his teachings.

Merry Christmas<3

Life is awesome.

A lot has happened since the last time I posted on this thing. I don't know if I'll be able to talk about most of it, but I'll give it a shot and go through the important things.

Although I was stuck in Irvine for work until the Thursday after finals week, I was lucky enough to have the company of my roommates until Wednesday; and I thought I was going to alone the whole week haha. Wine, bruschette & pasta was delish, Mel's adventures in Italy are definitely rubbing off in the apartment in a good way. There was also a lot of Maki Maki sushi, a good handful of it courtesy of Roger. Thanks again man, you baller. Oh and I finally got to see Dreamgirls, and I've got to say that Beyonce exceeded my expectations. I was totally expecting another horrid performance after her role in "Goldmember" ugh. But Ms. Knowles pulled her weight in Dreamgirls (and you all KNOW how much I love her :] ). Still, Jennifer Hudson blew her out of the water! American Idol voters, what were you thinking with Fantasia?

Wednesday the 19th was Raf's & my 5 year anniversary. Time flew by soooo fast, it's hard to believe it started half a decade ago, wow. We weren't able to do anything that day because of work the next day, so we just celebrated on Friday. Nothing too extravagant, just lunch and a nice day at Balboa Park. It's definitely one of my favorite places to go in San Diego, you don't even really have to spend any money to enjoy yourself with the pretty scenery and aura of the place. I've always wanted to try the food at the Prado too, so this was the perfect time to do it. Highlights of lunch for me was the great service and the KOBE BEEF SUSHI. I am not lying when I say that I've never tasted sushi soooo gooood in my life.

The plan for dinner was to cook, but we got too lazy so we went to Olive Garden instead - never a bad choice. Ended the night with "I Am Legend", I'd give it a decent B-. This is coming from someone who has read the book, so my expectations were a little different. I'll do a review on this in an upcoming post. Back to the anniversary...

I decided to get Raf this Urban Outfitters jacket that he's been eyeing for a while and an authentic Padres Premier thermabase jacket. It felt good to get a nice present this year since it's the first time I've had a job during the holiday season. As for me, I totally did not see this one coming.

When he first gave me the bag it was in my first words were "What is thisss?!" (Romantic, right?). Then I pulled out the little box and unwrapped it; the whole time I was getting even more nervous so I took my time unwrapping. Finally I finished, and he opened the box for me:

Disclaimer: some serious sappy stuff coming up

I didn't even know what to say at first, partly because I started crying haha. I was seriously overwhelmed with so much emotion. This gift honestly means a lot to me and most of it doesn't even have to do with what it actually is. Just thinking about how much effort he put into saving up for it, not being able to go out as much or not being able to do some things he wanted. Trust me I know, I witnessed all of it the past couple of months. That's what got to me the most. And in the end, for it to be all for me, I mean what do I say to that? Then there's the actual ring itself, omg. Truthfully, I would have been more than happy this anniversary with just a kiss and a thank you because everything between Raf and me has just been so awesome. This was just the icing on the cake. I hope everyone I know experiences the kind of love I experience in this relationship sometime in their life because it's just this wonderful, heartwarming, undescribable feeling that I will never be able to put to words. Thanks again Raf for everything you've done for me the past 5 years, I love you, and it'll only get better from here on out :)

Just for fun here's a short timeline from the past 5 years -

Our very first picture together at a youth night at OLMC.

After one of Idelle's rehearsals for her 16th birthday.

Junior Year Homecoming.

My 18th birthday.

MCHS Airbands: Remix 2005.

Senior Prom.

Jamey's birthday at the Hard Rock Cafe, La Jolla.

Krystle's debut.

Fall Quarter, first year at UCI.

Summer before second year.

Raf's 19th birthday: SD Day at Coronado, Downtown & Balboa.

Disneyland & CA Adventures in January 2007.

Universal Studios & Hollywood in Spring 2007.

Birch Aquarium during this past summer.

Last month for 4 Years & 11 Months.

Happy Holidays everyone, I hope yours is full of peace, love, & happiness! (Good food too of course).