Daddy's Right Again

I'll admit it. I'm Daddy's little girl. I do everything he tells me to do and I look up to him like no other. However, I have my share of talking back and pouting. Find it annoying, but I refer to him to everything. Well once again, I have come across something, and he's right.

Over my past Vegas trip, I lost a pair of sunglasses. I convinced myself I lost them being the clutsy person I am sometimes (and being under the influence). Well, these were my favorite! I wanted them again so bad I was about to buy another pair last week haha. But I thought, "is $640 worth a pair of glasses?" So I resisted myself and didn't get them.

Well, I won't list any names but I get a message from a close friend telling me she saw one of the girls that went on my Vegas trip wearing the same pair of glasses. O_O was her response when she saw them on her. Anyway, there's no hard evidence like the court would say. But what a coincidink that I lost my Chanel glasses and now she has the same pair? Oddly enough, she wouldn't stop saying how much she liked them.

My dad always told me to never trust even my closest friends cause you never know who will betray you. That in this world, it's me against everyone. This world is evil and there are horrible people out there. SO TRUE! (But would always say there are kind people. Just that there are more bad than good) I would have never thought a friend of mine would do that. But you know, that just shows her character and how low of a person she is. If I had it my way, I'd go over there, give her my 2 cents, and take it back. But I've woosa'd a lot and I will just let it slide and I'll let her have it.

Life advice my dad always told me and still tells me are:
Be on time.
Don't lie.
Respect elders.
Have a kind heart.
Love God.

And I've failed to do some of these. :( But I try to follow his life rules as much as I can. If I can find a man even a fraction of who my dad is, I couldn't ask for more! He's so selfless, giving, understanding, patient, humble and loving. I love him!

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It's been awhile since I've blogged. And there's 2 reasons. 1, I am super tired all the time and working everyday -___-. 2, I'm having writer's block. I guess I just have nothing to say or want to talk about.

I'm kind of at a point where everyday is redundant but not too repetitive where I go insane. I just want to go on trips all the time and do whatever I want. Is that bad? Anyway, I don't really care what the answer is... but I'm just doing whatever I want as I please. :D

The 1st thing on my mind everyday is NEW YORK!!! I can't wait to go. This is the least planning I've done for a trip and the cheapest trip, ever. I have planned nothing. The only thing I know I'm going to be doing is: Yankees game. And of course Serendipity! I may extend my trip another week for some other events but I haven't decided 100% on it yet. So we'll see about that..

I have been working like a mad woman because we are super short staffed at my work. Hmm... why don't we hire? My boss is super picky and it's hard to find someone up to par with her. But once I start school, my hours will be cut drastically whether she likes it or not. I just wanna finish school and be done!

This post is really pointless and I am all over the place. I should just sign out. BYE!

Before I really go... listen to this. I am loving it! :)

Back to Reality

Inhale, exhale. Woosa. After an insane weekend of hardcore partying in Vegas, back to work and everything else I'm supposed to be doing as my daily routine. But ... am I crazy for thinking that I want/could go back again this weekend? haha! Daily routine consisted of: wake up, drink, pool party, come back to hotel and nap, wake up, get ready, drink, go out, come back to the hotel and KO. 3 full days of powering through is how I managed to do it! Along with 7 other people.

Surprises and being spontaneous is the best part of life. We semi-planned this trip with some guys in San Francisco but didn't plan on being with them the whole time but ended up being together. And I have to say I have never found a bunch of guys funnier than them. Thanks, guys! (And for everything else) They sure don't act their age! :P

Well, I will admit Vegas is over-rated but once you get there, it's all fun and drunkenness. Everyone there is just trying to have a good time and enjoy life. It's kind of far from the reality we all live in; maybe that's why Vegas is so great? We can leave all that we have and put it on hold for the 3 days and act like there's no tomorrow. But after the 3 days pass, sigh... reality!

Wish we took more pictures with Nicole! And of us girls. 

They look cute/nice for once and not crazy. Minus Ed's face. 

Tao Beach!

This night Theresa didn't drink cause she felt sick. I think everyone had a night of feeling sick except me?

What a nice group picture! After Marquee Day Club.

The best reward of working hard is partying harder! Just live life and power through! :)

Time Will Tell

Time is a funny thing. Over time we find out a lot. We find if our friendships stand the test, if relationships last over the bickering, if we truly love the job we have, and even when things aren't worth our time. With time we heal, grow, and ache through this thing called life. And if you wonder if anything will work, time will tell. Over time we build stronger relationships, but some fall apart. We also find the great qualities about people and the ugly flaws. 

I watched this video about 2 months ago for the first time and I realized a lot of stuff. Everything the guy says is true and couldn't be more dead on. It made me smile but sad at the same time. Life ain't a fairy tale with rainbows and smiley faces all the time. I've been to every stage he talks about and makes me laugh out loud at some of the things. :) 

Do you ever watch movies and when people wake up from a night's sleep and look perfect? haha so unreal. As a kid I remember thinking, "how do they look the same when they wake up and when they're up during the day? Cause I sure don't." But over time, I realized it's just the entertainment industry. Random and not related to the topic of this blog haha but just wanted to say it. 

What is Love?

What is love? In this world we get love and lust mixed up. Or better yet, think anything "in the moment" can be "true love" -- we toss this word around like it's a hacky sack. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 couldn't be more dead on about what love is (click here to see the passage). It's cliche to be read at a wedding but it couldn't put it in a better way to describe love (The Bible is always right). And when true love is apparent, it's like "a town built on a hill cannot be hidden" (Matthew 5:14). Over the weekend, I witnessed the most beautiful couple that couldn't be more perfect that joined in harmony.

Hobey and Lea had an awesome wedding where I cried about 5 different times (or every time Hobey cried, I was there with him). I'm a hopeless romantic so anything that has to do with love will make me cry -- especially at weddings. When Lea walked down the aisle, I looked at Hobey the whole time and I couldn't help but see the true love he has for her. He's about to marry the most amazing/beautiful/funny/stubborn woman in the world that couldn't fit his palm better than anyone else. The start of the rest of his life with Lea is beginning and I could see it through his face shaking, inhale/exhales, looking up at the ceiling, and trying to contain himself. I realized at that moment how big their love was.

Now, going to weddings are my favorite. But it only made me look at myself more, and see where my stance is in this "love ladder." I am at the bottom and far from walking down the aisle, but I long for that moment just like any other girl. To be able to find that person I have a deeper love than skin, and to be able to share my uglies and pretties together; aka best friend.

I got some good advice from Annaliza and I can't agree more! Girls, if you're single, you'll go through phases of being crazy, feeling more lonely than a duck in the highway, then being okay with being that duck. When we're lonely, we want to search for that object to fill that void. But it just shows how not ready we are to be in a relationship. Once we become content, happy and prideful in being a sad duck is when we glow, and that is when we are ready to be in a relationship. Wanting to fill our loneliness is natural, but hunting for someone/thing shows how emotionally unstable we are. So, just be single, be sad, be that poor little duck crossing the highway, and before you know it, you'll shine like a star! :)

I've learned when you look for something, you never find it. Let it come gradually and let God do the magic. Don't shake the tree, just let the leaves fall. :)

 Lea was stunning! 

He's such a sweetheart ! 

Money dance! 

CONGRATULATIONS TO HOBEY & LEA UN! 

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Who's not busy these days? We all say we're busy but we make time for the ones we care about. No matter what, there's no excuse for not making time for the ones you love. Somehow, someway we can always make something work. Maintaining anything needs time, work, and effort.

So I've been going crazy lately. I don't work 12's like some people I know, or work crazy long hours. But I have been more busy! I've always been the "busy bee," but boy I've haven't even had time to sleep! Well, more like my body won't let me sleep. No matter what time I sleep, I wake up at least by 8am! --drives me CRAZY. Working two jobs isn't so bad, but this past week was finals week. So I think that drained me out even more. I've worked 12 shifts in 7 days. My main question is how am I still awake and functioning?

On top of 12 shifts and finals week, I had Father's day, my brother's high school graduation and Lea's bridal shower, too. (SO MUCH IS HAPPENING!) This has been the busiest I have been! Wait, I remember working 96 hours in 1 week once when I worked at Nordstrom and Flo, so I take that back. But now that I'm not 21 anymore, my body begs for mercy when I put myself through this.

Well, despite it all the hard work I'm doing, I guess it's summer? But where is it? I remember this time last year I was at Matthews Beach! But it's barely nice enough to get a jog out. I'm ready for summer! I don't want to worry about being cold walking to my car. And yes, now that the quarter is over... that is my biggest worry! Oh, and the gas prices going up.

Imperfect Friendship

Something about imperfection is beautiful. Perfection is great but what fun is that? When someone/thing is perfect that means no work has to be added. There's always room for improvement and without work, we never learn. With that being said, an imperfect friendship is better than a perfect friendship.

Over the weekend, my best friend Leilani Fe Romulo Ambion graduated from UW! If you're wondering, she got a Bachelors of Science in Health Informatics and Health Information Management. Whew, that was long. So aka HIHIM. I remember she couldn't figure out what she wanted to do a few years ago going back and forth; we would joke about how we are never going to graduate. But finally she settled and accomplished! To be honest, I never knew something like this even existed, but what do I know? haha. Well, I have to say that I am so happy for her and proud of her. :)

Through the years I've seen Leila grow up in a different way. I've seen her at her best, worst, ugly, and even ugliest. I remember the day I met her she was in the back of Addison's car by Alki Beach 9 years ago, and I thought she was a quiet girl. She was introduced to me as "Mike's sister, Leila" and remember thinking she's just the sister tagging along with her older brother and his friends. Who knew we'd have such a journey together 9 years down the line?

I know for a fact that I annoy her. I bug her. I do things the way she doesn't like. I say things she doesn't like. Yet she loves me. Same goes for me. Her drunk voice first of all... can sometimes be funny. It's annoying but funny. I laugh every time I watch a drunk video of her cause of her voice. And she even laughs about it too. I guess when you have a deep understanding of friendship with someone it becomes more than "having fun" together. People say I'm a blunt person and can never lie (I am). I absolutely hate lying! But I can't be 100% blunt to everyone. However, I tell Leila how it is and she doesn't take it offensively. I let her know how I feel, what I think, and what my thoughts are. We can get into sensitive subjects and even end up in an argument but in the end everything is okay.

My love for this girl is so big it's annoying. Why do I care about her so much? Friendship isn't about money, how much or how little you do for someone, but rather what you get out of it. I have to say that I can count on her any time and she will do what she can for me.

Leila is one of a kind. She's the youngest of 4 so you can just say she's a spoiled little brat that has her way. But that's not all. She is a fun, loving, giving, caring, person that knows how to be a friend. Leila is my "emergency contact" in a lot of forms I fill out -- that's a big thing. I trust her enough to know that she has my back regardless of what she may be doing. I know that I would drop anything for her to be where she needs me. I can't say how many times I've thought about our friendship and got teary-eyed. The understanding between us is hard to find with anyone these days. You could say that history has a lot to do with it but she has been through everything with me -- through the toughest years of my life until now. She's been a solid rock for me when I was a pebble needing a friend.

Whenever I need advice or support I turn to her cause I know she'll give me an honest answer. She genuinely cares what my days are like and wants to know how I am throughout the week. She's the first person I dial when something happens. Whether it would be knowing a juicy gossip, getting into an accident, or being frustrated about something I'm bawling about. I know that we're imperfect people but we make each other better. She has flaws but so do I. I love her dearly and I am proud to say that she is my best friend. :) Congratulations and I love you, Leila!

p.s. A relationship that never argues/has problems is like a muscle that never works out.