A BREATH OF FRESH AIR

random thoughts these days...

2010-09-10T13:22:00.000-07:00

I know it's been awhile since I have updated this blog, but life has been so hectic for me these days. I'm struggling while going to school and working three different jobs. Whew. For the past month, I have been really thinking about my friendships with the people that I have called "friends" for the past couple of years. I really realized that all I ever do is help out my friends, receiving no benefits or any appreciation for it. I'm not the type of person that wants a "thank you" or anything for that matter when I do something for someone. I'm simply helping out because I either care about you, want to help you out, or just helping out for the sake of helping someone out. It's a human thing to do. Lately though, I realized that I care maybe TOO much about my friends, and I'm constantly putting myself in situations where I should not be in. The people who surround me are people who are constantly pulling me down with them into their own problems and drama. I need to be with people who can help me move forward in life, not backwards. I'm just so tired of helping and caring about people who do not seem to reciprocate back. Why must I constantly sacrifice my time and energy for those who do not seem to want to do anything for me? I know, I probably sound selfish, but I just want to stop caring about people. I want to focus on myself, AND ONLY MYSELF. I haven't treated myself out for anything in such a long time, I dont even remember the last time that I actually did. I need better friends, who are smarter, who can benefit me, who can help me IMPROVE myself rather than those who constantly use me for their own benefits. I'm completely over people and the world that they put me in. Perhaps a small vacation for myself would be nice.... just to escape from everything and just focus on myself and my needs, FOR ONCE.

Sorry for such a depressing blog post, I just really needed to vent somewhere on these mind- boggling thoughts. I have not responded back to any of my friends who have recently called or texted me. Just over everyone and everything. I really wish I can just drop all of my responsibilities... just everything to get away from awhile from this place I call "home" and the people that I used to call "friends".

To procrastinate or to not procrastinate? That is the question...

2010-03-14T03:11:00.001-07:00

Finals is JUST around the corner! I apologize for the lack of blogging... I have been so busy with studying, work, and more studying! I do come with exciting news however. Couple of days ago, I was looking at vacation spots for spring break that is next week, and I was browsing around where I should go with couple of girlfriends for about a week. I found out that one of my friends is originally from HAWAI !!! She told me how she was going back home for spring break and that she had a house on the beach! WHAAAAAT!!! Seeing my shocked expression, she KINDLY invited me and two of my friends to stay with her for spring break! From all of this studying, stress has definitely accumulated in my brain. All I have been doing for weeks is cramming information into my brain and procrastinating at the same time.... sigh. No matter what, procrastination never gets old. So I bought a roundtrip to Hawaii and will be leaving on the 18th! SO STOKED! :-)

Just wanted to share the wonderful exciting news with everyone! I will be posting up many gorgeous pictures of Hawaii after I come back, so stay tuned! Until then, I am and will be a hermit for the rest of the week until finals are over. Wish me luck everyone!

Ciao` !!! :-)

Bon Appetite`

2010-02-20T01:03:00.000-08:00

i love going to new restaurants and tasting different types of food. Lately, going to new places around Los Angeles has become a hobby of mine. Chit chatting with your girlfriends and tasting scrumptious food is always a fun thing to do after a long week of studying and working. I am currently attending UCLA right now and being located near Melrose, Sunset, 3rd St., Santa Monica, Robertson Blvd., is such an advantage! Some of my favorite shows is "The Hills" and of course, the infamous "Sex and the City" and I absolutely loved seeing the main characters going to brunch on a Sunday morning to different cafes. Call me cliche`, but having good food with good company is such an enjoyment to my life. Anyways, enough of my ramblings... so I recently went to a famous cafe called Urth Caffe on Melrose Ave. It has variety of desserts, salads, soups, paninis, etc. Their famous lattes consists of the Spanish latte and the Honey Vanilla latte. It is absolutely delish! And they make designs for you using the foam on the top. I have tried their paninis as well and my favorite is the panini caprese -- it has sun-dried tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and comes with an arugula salad with tomatoes and candied walnuts! The food is a bit pricey, but i think it is definitely worth trying if you are close by. I love going their on sundays and just people watching... there are a lot of interesting people that walk by :-)

Another awesome place to dine at during the weekend if you are in the Sunset Blvd. area is Bosa Nova! It is a brazilian type restaurant that consists of very delicious dishes. My best friend actually came here for her birthday dinner and I thought the food was amazing! There's one on Sunset and Robertson blvd. One of my favorite dishes here is the beef stroganoff with fried plantains (fried bananas). This is one of the best plantains I have ever tasted! Sweet and moist... and the beef is coated with their special pink sauce, which is absolutely delicious. They give you a lot so it fills you up. I usually get another side order of plantains because IT IS JUST THAT GOOD!! If you have an open mind and don't mind trying new food, you should definitely hit this place. It is open until 4am or so and whenever you get hungry at night or just randomly want to go out like how I do, then this is somewhere you should try.

I have more places to talk about but i will talk about it later on. I feel like I'm a food critic or something geez :-)

Bon Appetite` !!!

Almost Spring... a new season

2010-02-19T00:34:00.001-08:00

Hello! Welcome to my new blog. I am so excited to start a fresh new blog where I can put my thoughts of my life into. I absolutely love this feeling of starting something new... it's like having a clean slate where the past does not matter, only the present does. Honestly, I am not the type to write my thoughts down, but after reading so many posts by amazing people, I decided that I wanted to give it a try. I am hoping this would become an outlet for me after a hard long day of dealing with school, work, people, and life in general. With spring just couple of weeks away, I wanted to share the things I enjoy and love in life. Of course there will be ups and downs, but I am going to make the most of it and hopefully, everyone will enjoy my posts. So far, my life has been very novelty-esque and I'm curious as to how things will turn out. So enjoy everyone, and thanks for visiting my blog! :-)