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s e i z e m e . . .    and try to hold on

skimming the basics:

a thousand words

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i'm 24 now.

Stamped: 4:52 PM

with flashbacks from the 23's

[in retrospect i guess i don't mind bday celebrations ;p ]

so i had just come back from vacationing in the dominican republic and my first impulse was to do a massive post to document my first vacationer's vacation (leisurely vacation vs hustle bustle vacation)...but at the same time i felt obligated to acknowledge the day that i stuffed another year under my belt. i'm sure one of these days birthdays will start to mean nothing more than a cake and extra candle--but for the time being, each extra flame i blow out every year promises all this hope and experiences to come...and for that reason i feel that it's worth remembering. and at the rate that i'm going with the reputation of my poor brain, remembering requires some form of documentation.


flashback - 23 ;)
things i remember:

+ pre-b-day getaway: vegas. um. i'd rather not post pictures from this trip lol. good times though =)

+ on my actual birthday i was miserable on this restatement client in el segundo. i realize that my birthday isn't special enough to take a day off and so i worked. 11 hours. i think i cried about this when i was drunk.

+ may 7, 2008. i invited some people to a nearby tiki bar...i didn't expect many to show up but it definitely made my day that people made it up...and i'm sorry to say that after a dozen+ drinks i stopped remembering the late stragglers who arrived past 11pm





































+ i got progressively drunk, i'll spare the aftermath except for that i ended up safe in my hotel with doggy:



+ the next morning i woke up with a room full of people, still slightly inebriated. i thought 'screw work' and we went to mcdonalds. except i wanted something soupy...and i happened to have cup of noodles in my car. so i came in ghettostyle and got some hot water from micky and enjoyed my noodles while others scarfed down their egg mcmuffins. i came into work around 11.

+ and then there was cosmic bowling. and just because i can (birthday girl rights), the following theme was enforced: xoxo, gossip girl, aka prep school. this little outing was reserved for my highschool friends ♥

























thank you for all the memories...and thank you for taking care of me!

turning 24

+ i was slightly dreading my 24th bday...and being in the midst of busy season i didn't really want to plan anything. everything was sorta last minute so i just threw some ideas together

+ may 7, 2009. i woke up, about to go to the gym...and my mom and brother bombarded me with cupcakes =) and yes, i'm all gross in the morning.










+ very typical of my mom to get me workout clothes for my birthday haha

+ thank goodness i was in my robe when they came in my room =X

+ so, being the grown up that i am, i went to work on my birthday. this year was much better--8 hr day and we went out for lunch. the receptionist even gave me a gift =)









+ at home i got to celebrate with my dad & bro. we went out for chinese because i wanted crab. but they had no crab. so we 'settled' for lobster.











+ leon picked out the celtics colored cake (mint chip & white cake) ♥

+ then there was mosun...not many pictures here, i drank a bit much, dropped my phone and lost the backing. bad habbit =(









+ and then my favorite----a mixed group at tokyo delves!! a must go for everyone.

+ last year's theme: xoxo, gossip girl

+ this year's theme: jpop! (and then i included rockstas & rappers for niki & herbie)
















yayy group picture





umm shirley i swear





get the sukiyaki!

because i hear the sushi is no bueno









my extensions...LOL allen's expression




+ and now...some videos!!

when i say sake, you say bomb! omg so fun =)


ummm..chicken dance...dirty version?? eww >_<

it's my birthday, and i can drink if i want to? ;p


+ and then we all did drunken karaoke afterwards =)
















i hello kitty stamped everyone

that was a lot of pictures. whatever somewhat insightful reflections i had to share have now escaped my brain. i think i decided that this will be a good year, and i'll leave it at that.

+ go to tokyo delves
+ ♥ thank you to everyone who continually make me feel special on my birthdays
+ and thanks for just showing up actually =)
+ please dont stop the music ;p




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