‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house  Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse.

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

The children were nestled, all snug in their beds With no thought of the dog outside filling their heads.

And Mom in her kerchief and I in my cap Knew the dog was cold, but didn’t care about that.

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash Did the dog bark at something or find food in the trash?

The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow Gave the luster of mid-day to objects below.

When what to my wondering eyes should appear But Santa Claus, with his eyes full of tears.

He cradled the dog, once so playful and quick Last year’s Christmas present now starving and sick.

More rapid than eagles he picked up the doggy, Who climbed in his arms, looking frozen and dirty.

Now Dasher, now Dancer, now Prancer and Vixen On Comet on Cupid on Donner and Blitzen. To the top of the porch, to the top of the wall Let’s find this pet a home where she’ll be loved by all.

I knew in an instant there would be no gifts this year For Santa had made one thing painfully clear. The gift of a pet is not just for the season We had gotten the dog for all the wrong reasons.

In our haste to fill the kids’ Christmas list, There was one important thing we had missed A dog can be family, and puppies are cute You don’t gift a puppy, then give it the boot.

And I heard him exclaim as he rode out of sight, “ You weren’t given a ‘gift.’ You were given a life.”

Some flock to Vegas for the women, clubs, and for a wild time, however I went for an entirely different reason.  I just loss a very important person in my life, and to be honest, I’m just heart broken.  Feeling sad, restless, and just lost, I needed to go to a place that had flashing lights, sights, and constant sounds to keep me sane.  My love JP & I, found a flight and headed to the airport within hours after we booked.  Upon our arrival, we were greeted by a dear friend.  Here is a recap of our 24 hrs. in Vegas.

It started with Sake & dinner over @Sushi Samba.

Fresh diced mangos inside a honey ginger wonton crisp & Yuzu ice cream

A sea of fresh cranberries floated on a bed of water @ Palazzo in the great foyer. It was festive, bold, and just beautiful.

Close up of the cranberries.

Pizza was a must, at Mario Batali's famed San Marco restaurant...(the view from our table)

Towering polar bears made from fresh flowers @ Palazzo.

Admiring the beauty of the Venetian, before hitching a ride back home.

Hitched a ride back on the G4.

View from our seats on the jet.

Dinner consisted of crab legs, lobster tail, shrimp cocktail, mini sandwiches, beef chow fun, dim sum, and mini desserts. It was one of the best meals I've ever had in the sky!

It’s been awhile since I’ve been back in the OC.  I finally got a chance to meet up with some friends for a shabu shabu dinner.  There’s a really cool spot next to Shark’s in Costa Mesa called California Shabu and it’s really yummy.

This shabu spot, has Kid Robot-ish toys all over the walls. I love it!

How cute is this?!

Kanpai!

I have been working on this beautiful redheaded doll.  She is such a dear.  I am thinking about her dress.  I  have some beautiful green fabric with tiny yellow chicks on it. 

I haven’t gone out of the house for the past 4 days. And when I am sitting down to review for my Derivatives test tomorrow, once again I realize why I can never be in Dean’s list at college: I don’t like to remember things. I worked out the logics and then I forget Next time I encounter the same problem, I would like to work out the logics again… And it takes time… Am I too stupid (in common sense)?

Next thing is I am kinda hate too intense competition… cuz you’ll lose out so many good candidates… and you’ll be tooo busy to look at the overall picture. You will only focus on the readily available information instead.

And finally, it’s so hot. I just wanna fall asleep and forget about it all.

Hey, after I typed the title for this note, I got an idea aboout Dean’s list. Why don’t I write one for my own if I can never get into one? They wouldn’t comprise of students with GPA higher than 3.8. Would be something else. I’ll think about that later.

Ar, and another thing is the other day I wrote this on my status: Sensible people often find themselves trying to make sense out of the nonsense only to realize in the end that’s the most nonsensical thing ever to do… I think I’m one of them and it’s kind miserable because of the helpless feeling. But then, He feels the same, suffers from the same, and wrote it the same day too. Oh well, humans. How much we are alike!

Today I have to face a really terrible truth. It seems that someone I have had absolute trust in is not the one I really know…. I really don’t now what to say… How can you say anything when one day you just discover that someone that means so much to you just DOESN’T EXIST any more, not dead or what but just ceases to exist. How are you supposed to feel? No one has taught me before. It’s so new, so strange, and so painful…. I’m not trying to make sense out of nonsense things. I am CONFUSED….. Now I know the greatest misery so far… that is having an intense feeling that you CAN’T SHARE WITH NOBODY!!!

Anyway, it’s part of life, though how abnormal it is… and I know it….

Happy Birthday Tony!  We were invited to the most awesome birthday ever!!!  There was beer tasting, tons of home made appetizers, steaks, and gourmet sausage.  We had an awesome time!  Here are some of the highlights of the night.

Mini sized beer mugs for all!

There were even drinks for Fuego!!! He had some Corona & Kettle One... =)

The fridge was stocked full with all kinds of exotic beeeeeers.

Home made truffle fries...So tasty!

A super popular dish...Sliced apples with carmel & cream cheese dip. MmMMm.

No party is complete w/o a cheese plate!

The "secret sauce" used for the steaks. It was mighty good!

Cheers Tony! Damn, that's a huuuuuge CHIMAY glass. Filler up!

As of late, I seem to be having way more fun on Wednesdays, then I do on weekends. I guess not having a 9 to 5 gig, makes everyday fair game!

I was in SF last week, so didn’t get a chance to venture out, but this week I decided to do something different.

I had my friend over for dinner, I made spaghetti with a side caesar salad and garlic bread. And for dinner, my girlfriend brought over some fabulous desserts from Chantilly Patisserie. Take a look for yourself…

=) so cute and yummy...p.s. thank you for the lovely plate, Trisha!

she picked out 5 desserts for us to share after dinner...so thoughtful!

I’m not much a dessert kind of gal, but these mini desserts were delicious! Japanese desserts are usually less sweet and packed with flavor. They always look so dainty and appetizing. =)

After dinner & desserts @ home, we drove over to Katsuya for some drinks. Things were pretty mellow this Wednesday, but it was really fun. Hope to do it again sometime. Thanks for the awesome desserts Young!!!

After running some errands yesterday with JP, we were craving Urth Cafe, but decided to go with something different. Cruising the mean streets of Bev. Hills, we stumbled across a cute street side cafe called BeverLiz. One look at their menu, and I was sold!!! I love kabobs, wraps, and greek salads, so this was the place for me!

I ended up ordering a Chicken & Artichoke Pressed Wrap, which features a toasted wheat lavosh wrap.  It’s basically like a panini, except they used lavosh bread instead.  My lunch selection came out with a side of Greek salad, and everything on my plate was sooo delicious!

JP ordered up the low carb Shish Kabob special with chicken, and that was extremely good as well.  This is definitely a place I will frequent, whenever I’m in the area.

BeverLiz Cafe

308 S. Beverly Drive

BV, CA 90212

View from the outside patio area where we dined.

Take a sneak peak @ their menu...right on the door.

JP's lunch..mine was already all gone!

Virtually every Sunday, JP and I truck it on down to the local Farmer’s Market for some fresh fruits and veggies. In addition to the produce section, there are also food vendors that whip up some good stuff like breakfast burritos, roasted corn, fresh juices, and crispy crepes! Going to the Farmers Market is always a treat!!!!

Yep, you're looking @ the bike valet for the Farmers Market!!! Pretty cool, huh?

We also ran into the "Tree Man" on the way there...Look closely!

Search around on the web for a Farmers Market near you!!!

After countless referrals to check out WURST, JP and I buckled and had to see what all the commotion was about. Needless to say, it was a sausage and beer kind of date, even though we didn’t drink beer. hahaha.

WURSTKUCHE

Sausage heaven!

Oodles of drinks...even cucumber soda. Ewww!

Super sized Chimay!

Patiently waiting for the yummies.

There they are...1 Kielbasa, 1 Duck & Bacon...and Fries!

Lawry’s + chocolate chip cookies + pool + good friends = THE GOOD LIFE (hahahahah)

Programming Guru & Super Paul...Poolside.

Cookie monster!

One of my new found hobbies is cycling by the beach. I love sharing this experience with my friends. Here are just some random pics from our outing today.  Here’s Miss Young, rocking the Schwwwwwwwwwwwin!

Me, staying shady.

Afternoon tea @ Jin's...so refreshing.

Cute girls promoting & handing out free LEMONADE!

And for lunch, we got lucky and chased down the Kogi Truck.

Enjoying wine, cheese, and crackers with my lovely neighbor, outside her patio.

sooo relaxing!

Hello out there!!
I’m ary I’m 13 years old but I don’t look 13(unfortunately)
first let’s get to know me …I’m independant and out going I love being true to myself and to others ( it might sound conseded but oh well that’s just me and I don’t care what any one thinks ).I think I’m a very unique kind of person.
One kind of “wierd” fact about me is that I DO NOT like or drink soda (at all) (I may take sips but that’s all). I don’t know why Im saying this but some people think it’s wierd.
Anyways I’m in 8th grade and I just recently moved but I have the best of friends (which I will be talking about later).

I also have a great family. I can count on them (with almost anything) hehe but just like any other family, they are always there for me I’m Very Lucky To Have Them.

Next comes the people who know me.
(wait there’s a lot so I’m going to start a new blog for that one (;)

and last but not least my teachers *wow*
they have always encouraged me to shoot for the stars and to not come down until I’ve reached them
My teachers (especially from 5th to 7th grade)have been awesome and have never let me down (once again that will take long so *new blog*)

okay I’m Christian and I love to sing and write music and play the piano:) I don’t think that there is anything wrong with the people u hang out with(I think that as long as u know who you are NOONE can change you) so I can basicly hang out with any one and not change. I (personally) think that if ur trying to impress someone who doesn’t pay attention to u,then ur just wasting ur time (that’s my own oppinion)

okay some things about me(more about me) I believe in fairy tales and in vampires and werewolfs and magic !!!(hey don’t let me stop u if ur thinking about closing this page)but that’s what I believe and like I said I’m independant and I don’t rely on anyone else so I can be myself. Well that’s about it

FEEL FREE TO tell me anything that’s on ur mind (from good or bad comments )

[One summer day in July]