more Ly bday pics....dinner

me and my favorite girls...




I haven't really been taking many pictures lately. not sure why...i should try to get back on that.

I leave for LA in 11 days and I cannot fricken wait! I know I keep saying it, but I really, truly need a break from the city, and everything it holds. I love NY, but you def need to take a break every once in a while. Especially when you are going through rough times,..you just need a breather to calm you down. I hope I get a tan while I'm out there. gotta lay out a bit.

I can't wait to go to the rose bowl. I just want to spend all day rummaging through random shit, with no time limit, because I have no responsibilities whatsoever. RELAAAAXXation!!

Mr. West...

...is a very nice man. I know the name and description don't seem to go together, but it's true. Well from my perspective. Having met him yesterday, I would say the person he is off camera and off stage and unpublished, is a a very laid back, nice, grateful, sweet, normal person. I wouldn't believe myself either.

He literally came in and came straight up to me and my co worker and said "what's up" and shook our hands as we introduced ourselves. Then as he shopped around, he was really polite, making small talk and joking. Talking a little bit of business with his assistant and friend. He wasn't acting any certain way, just normal. It was refreshing to see him be so chill, because his image is totally the opposite. I have met or seen/worked with a bunch of celebrities now, and the majority of them are really cool and normal. They're rarely rude, or needy. And it makes me feel better about the world, for some reason.

He has shopped in our Hawaii store, so while in town he decided to stop by and check us out. He bought a couple pants and a pair of boots. He was grateful when leaving, and it was a really pleasant surprise that he was so genuine.

paint and move

I should have taken pictures last night when i was painting my room. I was mess. Paint was everywhere and the curtains were thrown about, 2 wardrobes sitting in the middle of the room, trash bags lining the floor, vacuum and ladder waiting to be used. It was quite hilarious actually. If anyone saw me, which I'm pretty sure was quite possible through my windows along the street without curtains on them, they def felt bad for me. i finished the first coat, then did all the edges and detailing around the light switches and sockets. then i thought it should get a second coat, but half way through the second coat in the first wall, i looked around and noticed that the one coat was good enough. (or maybe i was just getting lazy) so i finished the second coat on the first wall and did a few touch ups and called it a day. I am so happy that I made the effort to paint it because it's soooo much nicer. The walls were so dirty. I still need to clean the windows so that I can paint them too. But they are so dirty, I didn't have the energy to clean and paint them. But I can do that after I move my things in. I also need to put in a interior door and lock for my private door. i def got more work to do on the place. I have to go straight home after work and make sure all my packing is complete. ughh. gonna be a long night. ok, break done. blehhh.

sniper pics.

yeah, jeff is my pooper, NBD.

Happy Birthday Morrissey and Ly!!

yup, it was a SHIRTS OFF night. 150 degrees in there.

Happy Birthday to Ly and Moz!!!!

Morrissey dance party all night long......
Moz and Ly, sitting in a tree.....

why did no one know what i was talking about when i said this??

People need to get up on their Seinfeld references. I thought I was hilarious when I said this as we were eating pretzels in the cab ride home from Sway. Sadly, not one person in the cab got it....boooo.

long night (s)

I usually don't go out on nights when I work the next day, because I just hate feeling like shit at work, it's usually just not worth it. But last night, I decided to go see Sean and Enid's since it's right down the street, and I was just kinda in the mood to go out. I didn't plan on going out for very long, maybe until around 2 or so, but good times make you forget about the time. I decided early on in the night that because I was having so much fun, I wouldn't look at my watch until I really got tired and wanted to go home. Knowing what time it is really psychologically screws me. Even if I'm not tired, if I look at my watch and it's 3am, I'll immediately get tired. So last night I prevented that from happening by just enjoying myself regardless of the time, or how I would feel today. Ly and I didn't get there until around 1230, (I forgot my ID and we had to walk all the way back to my place to get it) we had already drunken almost her whole small jamey bottle before we got there, then had a few more there,...dancing ensued. it was great. Good music and good friends,..always a good time. Trouble is, we all planned and are planning on going to Sway tonight for Morrissey night,..I was so excited, well I still am, but the way my tummy feels right now, I am not sure how much more whiskey it can take. I never really drink, drink 2 nights in a row..I always take too long to recover. Even more, there's a party tomorrow night that I really wanted to go to, and then the next night is Jade's bday party at Jenny's. phewww. That would make it 4 nights in a row!! No can do. I'll probably just go out, but not drink...after tonight of course. Who goes to Sway sober? This post makes me sound like such an alchy. Damn. I didn't go out or drink at all last week, so I deserve to go out when there is actually something going on, and I'm in the mood. I def need a power nap after work. FOR SURE. I need a bed right now...ughhhhhh. It's so slow here at work. Running on approximately 3.5 hours of drunken sleep. Not a good feeling.

Listening to Morrissey right now...getting me into the night.

the truth.

thanks leilers.

i love this..

Here is a little something off my brothers blog. I have experienced this more than a couple of times. i agree, it's annoying, especially being asian and knowing how to pronounce things.

"reverse stupidity
i am asian. 75% japanese, 25% chinese... supposedly. recently there have been some unfounded disputations to my blood quantum that have caused me to question my own complete asian-ness. i say all this, to say this: what really chaffs my scrotizzums is when asian people, japanese-americans particularly, from california more specifically, mispronounce their own names!

scenario: me - hotel worker (front desk). lady (white) approaches and says "cannamine." i assume this is her last name and i also assume it is italian-ish. i look through the registration cards... no dice. her husband appears beside her and i realize whats going on. he is hapa. his last name is kanamine.

what goes through my mind: okay... does he just let her say it like that? does he say it like that? does he know that she says it like that? maybe where she's from it's easier to just say it like that because mainlanders are ethnically clueless.

by trying to help me, she actually didn't help me."

i love my brother.

bday polaroids...

Photos: Chuck Dong: instant dong

pre bday bash.

look, I'm a full head taller than Kalani! Got my killer heels on, I was a GIANT!

bday at the park...

i had a nice bday picnic in the park, thanks to kalani for making all the grinez.....

here are some friends...

the bro's fam, and big jer bear.

gotta love 'em!

Los Angeles here I come!

I just bought my ticket to LA. I have been wanting to visit Leila for so long, ever since she moved there and I finally get to! I have been so down in the dumps lately I realized I need time away from the city. So I check on ticket prices and realized it's pretty darn cheap to go to LA right now. So I made sure Leila would be free, requested off of work and BOOM, tickets purchased! Quick decision, but an easy one. I REALLY need this. Like more than I've needed anything before. Me and Leila, talking, chilling, laughing our asses off about stupid shit. It's going to be great. Lay out at her pool, go to the Rose Bowl flea market, shop, eat...sun. NY is really blowing it right now. It's not April anymore, so showers, GO AWAY!

My birthday is coming up in a few days, and we are doing a little something something at JJ and Kalani's place, which is right across the street from my place. I hope it ends up fun. It would be so easy for me to have a depressing birthday, that it might take more to make it a good one. I really hate planning and organizing things, especially for myself, so if shit happens, it happens. We'll see how it goes. I guess turning 29 isn't usually a spectacular event. Who knows, next year, when I turn fuckin 30 (!) I might just ignore the whole birthday thing all together. THAT will be depressing. Especially if I am still single with no direction. We'll just have to wait and see. Life is rough man. I'm doing the best I can.

mars 2112

Jeremiah's bday continues...all the way to Mars. Mars 2112 is a Mars inspired restaurant in the heart of Times Square. You take a space ship ride from the entrance to the restaurant. then you walk through corridors to get the the center dining room. Martians hang out with the awful waiters and less than amazing food. Drinks were good, but took forever to arrive. Overall a fun experience. It was everyones birthday in that place. Including a chick wearing a red rhinestone bra and a bow tie....with her friend who had the largest fake lashes I've ever seen! She could barely keep her eyes open! I think Kalani snagged a pic. Pretty hilarious. Happy Birthday Jeremiah, next week it's my turn!!

henriot photobooth fun!

Ren and Ly...Ly and Ren...

I have a couple more of these from the Henriot Party. forgot them at home, so will bring them to scan tomorrow. I hope, if i remember.