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this is how we do in so cal + vegas ;D 8.16.2007 |

reunited and it feels soooo good ;D

[the color of good beachin weather!]

+ firstly, the a-team. i &heart; you guys. went to a bar and then to pho thanh, where we witnessed a fight. surprise surprise...well i was surprised, and scared.


+ and then my ladies from nzed!! jo & hana, or johana....good times ;D oi, and of course i made it to the oc fair before it closed...it's tradition with my family ;D



+ saw niki for a brief second...and later hung out with richard..but he ditched me to play tennis and dropped me off at sachins. allen came over and we watched number 23. apparently i was the only one that didn't fall asleep.


+ 4 year anniversary with dannyboy! we rented a cabin up in lake arrowhead...it was so nice to have a place on our own *ahem* ! and a jacuzzi in the bathtub + champaign is awesome as well ♥







+ meeting up toby, my surfing buddy from nzed! we showed him the wonders of rubio's fish tacos and downtown disney, and a sneak peak of disneyland's amazing fireworks ;D




+ oh, and viva las vegas!! went with some of my pledge bros and met some cool new people, and met up with some other akp people. it was an awesome vegas trip, and since my baller friend stephen got a host we got so many things comped including room buffets limos! clubbed at jet & tao...and got kicked out of a club for the first time in my life (jet) but it was still so funn..right guys? ;D and yes, hot tub party was amazing ;p some really good times






+ movie night at sachins. wth did we watch again??

+ last time hanging out with toby (for now)..went to the hb pier, loitered a lot, and jj's cafe. imma miss you toby!!



+ finally got to spend some time with kevin! sucked that we didn't get to meet up in thailand...i was just so miserably sick. beached it at corona del mar, indulged at yogurtland and taco bell, and ended our night with so u think you can dance & saw III. good times ;D


(oh wtf, u have a 6 pack?!)

+ lunch with monic, niki, and mr. parsek (middle school teacher) at park ave...best tomato soup ever!! it was a nice lil catch-up...and later that night sleepover with the girls...except me & niki didn't sleep, she left at 430am and i left at 6


+ highlands clubbing!! it was white themed and horrible because everyone looked the same...and it was SO hot inside. best after club-grub: taco bell's crunchy taco wrap (or something like that...SOOOOO GOOD).




+ dinner & comedy show with andrew, which lead to an awesome night of drinking at the yardhouse and then late night karaoke til 430am with the santa ana kids. good times, and HAPPY BDAY ROBERT!!

+ farewell brunch to kevin...have fun in mexico & argentina (sooo jealous). superbadd that night...super funny ;D

+ hung out with allen and thomas at his place in lake forest! cruised around the new boat, ate homemade pizza accompanied by a lil alcohol, and went to spectrum to watch bourne ultimatum.




+ went to the key club to see after midnight project play with my brother & danny--met up with molly & co for a really good show. free every tues night, check it out!! then we grabbed some grub at mae's...first time ever. nothing spectacular..still prefer the harbor house.





+ had dinner with suzy! and sach, and richard came just in time with starbucks goodies. good times, we reminisced a lot and we're in need of 'crack the case'! yes no riddles, so fun



+ DISNEYLAND!!! oh how i've missed you...went with my mum, bro, cousin amy, and dannyboy. the new finding nemo ride was pretty neat..brought back memories of the old submarine ride. i seriously love disneyland. and the fireworks show was just amazing...brought tears to my eyes ;*)



(my mad camera skillz got everyone...woohoo!)





+ my cousin vinh's 16th bday! haven't seen him in a year, and of course he's taller than me (story of my life...sigh). i love this kid, even though he used to wreck my room. and i also got to see fluffy!! cutest dog ever...she's the sister of my supposed-to-be dog lucky (my mom called me when i was in thailand to tell me that she got me a dog and asked me what i wanted to name her..so i said lucky...and a week later i found out she gave her away because she was pooping and peeing everywhere and my mom got sick of it ;****(


(!! i love them. and my aunt makes the best bbq everrrrr)


(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)


+ omg what a long post. it's been accumulating..i guess it's about time i publish it (it is 3 weeks worth of fun crammed into one post ;D
+ my camera broke..no pictures for awhile :(
+ i think im caught up on movies
+ thanks hunny for taking me home ♥
+ thanks allen for lettin me borrow your camera
+ being a girl rocks. gets you random discounts ;p
+ don't eat tons of xtra hot hot cheetos before sleeping. red poo happens ;(



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test of love 5.07.2007 |

since this is written after all the fun and love, i can't emphasize the frustration and emotions i went through right before i saw dannyboy after 2.5 months...but i guess an anecdote is all i can do since that moment has passed:

after a sleepless night of excitement of reuniting and surprising my love by picking him up at the airport (after sending him local currency and detailed instructions of getting to my flat), i found myself getting in the cold car at the ungodly hour of 5:45 am. it was too cold and too foggy, and i got too nervous driving that i had to stop at the side of the road to wait for my windows to unfog and regain courage to take on the crazy as directions the stupid new zealand website gave me. after a couple of unsure turns and 25 minutes later, i arrived at the airport alive and well, anxious to see him walk out of the arrival terminal. heaps of people came and went, hugs and kisses exchanged, and the waiting area gradually emptied out, yet no danny came. over an hour had passed, and his flight finally cleared the processing board, and i was upset that this was a sign of fate--or rather, lack of faith. disheartened, i walked out and paid 7$ for worthless parking, and cursed to see a huge blob of bird crap on my windshield. whatever, i thought--i got in the car and my steering wheel was locked. after ten minutes of trying to start my car, i waved a security guard to come help and it turned out that my battery had died out (must have left the lights on) and i needed to jumpstart my car. great. just great. i asked a couple of passerbyers but no one had cables...but one of the cars turned back because they realized they had just bought some cables a couple days back. ok, i thought, things are getting better. i continued out of the parking lot, and ended up in traffic for rush hour....fucking great. halfway back to auckland, i realized that my car's temperature meter was all the way up to 'H' and i was scared shitless that i was overheating (like i know anything about cars). so i turned up the heater (as if the sun wasn't hot enough) and trugged along in traffic for another 20 minutes with my car on the verge of over heating. finally..i reached home, and dannyboy was already home, and i could do was burst into tears of frustration and this heavy feeling that this was a bad idea. do i believe in fate? in signs? i'm not really sure, but i'd rather think of this as a test of my love rather than anything else. and i passed it. i love him.

may 3rd: dannyboy, poopoobear, and doggy. got to wear my cute $15 dress out to dinner where we had steak, seafood, and chocolate steamed pudding (yum!).
downside: being sick sucks


may 4th: zorbed together, bungee jumped together, delicious japanese food. and for the first time in what seems like a long time, i wasn't the only one who drove!
downside: still sick :(


may 5th: drove up to bay of islands and boarded 'the rock' overnight cruise. enjoyed a romantic sunset, rocked at rummy, sucked at shotting, fished and got a tiny fish that jumped off my hook, kayaked in the moonlight and excited phosphorescence (red tide algae that spark/light up with movement).


may 6th: four servings of breakfast, snorkeling and feeding fish, a remote island visit with the most amazing water ever, fresh raw mussels, kina (sea urchin) and sashimi from just-caught-trout to taste.


may 7th: birthday bear! very laid back day with food and present openings. seeing danny and doggy off...came back to amazing black forest cake, milk tea, and had special free service at a cozy bar that included great cocktails and cajun spiced popcorn.

in closing: danny's visit was short but amazingly sweet. i guess the trying moments in the beginning only made everything on the whole seem sweeter and worthwhile. i love you, danny.

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always, on repeat

"get down on your knees whisper what i need something pretty i feel that when i'm old i'll look at you and know the world is beautiful then you tell me you say that love goes anywhere in your darkest time it's just enough to know it's there when you go i'll let you be but you're killing everything in me"