Happy Halloween!

I didn't feel like doing much this Halloween. While everyone was out partying and whatnot, I stayed home and passed out candy to the trick-or-treaters. We didn't get much kids this year which was strange. This year we bought $10 worth of candy and we weren't able to give them all away. We used to get A LOT of trick-or-treaters. It's unbelievable, we would get groups of 5-10 kids and they would come one group after the other. My mom would usually have to buy 50-70 dollars worth of candy! Can you believe that?!

I enjoyed being the official candy passer-outer. I enjoyed seeing all the kids with their cute costumes, with their parents taking pictures and video taping them. If I had known that there would be picture taking, I would have beautified myself instead of wearing para balay (ilocano: "for home") clothes. Oh well...

Chanel & Neela: looking out for trick-or-treaters


After passing out candy, we went to Elisha and Colleen's house. We ate Costco pizza (the best pizza, ever!) and we played Guitar Hero: World Tour. That game is awesome! My favorite part was Andrew's vocal talent with Coldplay's Shiver. Haha, "shiveeeerrrr."

What would you do?

....if you knew someone was bad but this person is also the best friend of someone you deeply care about.

I really need help with this one guys.

Neela???

HAHAHA! No, it's just Dan's Pedro wig.
I was fooled. Dan left it on the floor and I really thought it was Neela.

HAPPY 1st BDAY, CELESTE!

Yesterday, we went to Princess Celeste's birthday celebration. =)
It was held at Awakenings Coffee House in Lomita. It was a lot of fun!
Since her birthday falls close to Halloween, they asked everyone to dress up. Dan, Elisha, and Andrew went as the characters from Napoleon Dynamite. I went as the Mad Hatter and Julie was the white phantom.

Color Me Mine

We went to Color Me Mine last Sunday.
I made a penguin bowl and Dan painted Mario on a plate.
Color Me Mine = Mucho fun!! =)

Curve balls

You never know when life will throw you a curve ball.
Well, on Tuesday, we were thrown a fast one.

Last night, I had trouble sleeping because I kept thinking about the past couple of years. I thought about the different events that lead us to be in this situation today. I kept thinking about the "if onlys" -- If only I knew what was really going on. If I knew, maybe I could have helped prevent this. I thought about the many different things that could have been done and the things that should have never happened. But, I was eventually able to accept the past as past. I figured, you can't control everything and it's never too late to get involved.

Although I feel uncomfortable revealing the nature of my family's problem here... I just feel like this - blogging about it - is a good way to reassure myself that, in the end, things will be okay. It's not the end of the world. We have many options; there are many things we can do. It truly helps to know that I have family and friends I can always count on during times like these; I am truly blessed for having all of you a part of my life. Just pray for us, pray that me and my family can overcome this hurdle and get back on our feet.

Losing Weight: Update

I'm STUCK at 160!
GAHHHHHH!

hahaha.
No worries, just need to work harder.

Islands

Went to Islands today. I think the last time I went there was when I was a junior in high school. I remember going there almost every week after watching a movie at AMC Rolling Hills.
I didn't have much money then, so every time I would only order the small bowl of tortilla soup and maybe share cheddar fries with a group of friends. ...Brings back memories. =D

One memorable event happened there when I was a freshmen. I was with my friends and after we ate, we discovered that we didn't have much money left for tip. We were looking under the table hoping to find change. One friend walked around the restaurant scavenging for coins. hahaha. After we put all our money together, we only came up with a dollar and 75 cents. So, one of my friends folded a dollar into a heart and left a note apologizing to the waitress. I felt bad because we were a group of 6 and I think we were giving her a hard time. Poor waitress. I bet she hates kids now... just kidding.

Oh, this was Mark's first time to Islands. He liked it!
I was a little disappointed though... Mr. Sauce-lover didn't finish the bottle of ketchup. He still used a lot, A LOT of ketchup on his fries. Well, he did finish 2 cups of BBQ sauce. So... I guess that made up for it. hehehe

The Mega-rita... Revisited

So, when we got home from Gameworks that one night, Mark recorded me.



...that stupid Megarita!

Went on a Date Last Night...

Mark and I had dinner and watched a movie.

We went to Chabuya and had some ramen, ita-meshi, fried octopus, pork with kimchee, and we shared a large bottle of Sapporo.
Doesn't exactly fit my diet, but it was YUMMY! =]



Just means I need have a longer session of DDR today. YES!!



After Chabuya, I eased my food coma as we watched
Eagle Eye at AMC Del Amo.
That was a pretty intense movie. Very entertaining.

The "Mega-rita"

Went to Gameworks last night with Mark, Oget, and Janice.
I had a 48 oz. "mega-rita" all to myself.
I'm never getting that drink ever again!
It was pretty good at first, but I just got so TIRED of it after a while.
I was just so determined to finish the whole thing, because... sayang. =p


Oh, and I got to take the glass home. hehehe

San Diego Zoo!

Today, I went with Mark to the San Diego Zoo.
Believe it or not, it was my first time EVER to go to a zoo.
Yup! I never went as a kid... not even on a school field trip!

The park was huge! We spent the whole day there and we still weren't able to see everything. But, we did see A LOT of animals.
It was definitely a great experience.
I wanna go again!!

That's only a portion of the pictures I took.
There were just so many animals; I couldn't believe it!


Since it was on the way home, we went to the outlet mall in Carlsbad.
And since I like bananas now, I had my first chocolate-covered frozen banana. YUMM!!



Before going home, we ate at BCD Tofu. We ran into Elisha and Andrew. It was bound to happen sometime! hehehe.

The Big Wok

Went to The Big Wok for dinner.
It was delicious!!

Happy Birthday Mark & Dan!

Happy 22nd and 19th birthday guys.
I still can't believe they share the same birthday.

I got Dan Gran Turismo: Prologue & a "Wiimote" tin filled with peppermint gum.



I got Mark FOOD! hehehe.

Lv. 100

I've reached Level 100 in
Defend Your Castle.
The sense of accomplishment is tremendous!
=)