diet coke...discovering parts of san francisco I've never seen...calling my aunts and uncles by their first names...philippine folk dancing (I miss it)...garlic roasted crab with garlic noodles from crustaceans and ppq...chick lit books...Sophie's crepes in J-town...plain white t-shirts...reef slippers...designer handbags...tabloids...sudoku...stila makeup...spending mindless hours at target, ikea, costco, and the walmarts on oahu (those are the only ones worth visting)...cute stationary...treats and toys for rako...sub center pastrami sandwiches (no tomato)...organizational supplies...buying travel books and planning trips...the barefoot contessa (rachel ray and giada de laurentis have nothing on ina garten)...dim sum at ton kiang (been going there for over 20 years, before it was the cool thing to do)...tiffany's jewelry...shrimp gon lo mein from b&m mei sing on 2nd street and jesse st. (can you tell I love food?)...buying 80-90's jams on itunes...sitting in the 1st row loge at a broadway show...lying in my cal king pillow top bed...sunny, breezy san francisco days...having people over...hanging with the family...driving stick shift (i miss my little crx!)...smelling my little neices and nephews' feet...obscure asian snacks from japanese markets...stalking Gavin Newsom (he's so hot!)...cooking for my family...kissing my lola...road trips with the family...buffets...anything pink...bath and body works antibacterial soaps...playing tour guide to visitors of san francisco (don't call it frisco!), the best city in the world...reminiscing...
God...I've got a lot of questions that I need answers to.
Parokya ni Edgar, Eraserheads, Green Day, Foo Fighters, Weezer, No Doubt, Gwen, Blink-182, Duran Duran, Black Eyed Peas, Outkast, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Beyonce, Mariah, Christina, Nat King Cole, The Police, Sade, The Stylistics, The Temptations, Earth, Wind, and Fire
Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Swingers, Grease, Napoleon Dynamite, Kevin Smith Movies, American Psycho
Grey's Anatomy, Entourage, Amazing Race, Desperate Housewives, CSI, Project Runway, Ugly Betty, Lost, Law and Order: SVU, General Hospital, Food Network, Top Chef
Chick Lit, Kite Runner, The Da Vinci Code, A Lesson Before Dying, John Grisham Novels, To Kill a Mockingbird, Silent Bob Speaks: The Collected Writings of Kevin Smith, Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right by Al Franken
My Mom...The strongest, most patient, most giving person I know. Growing up, I swore I would never be like my mother...opinionated, confrontational, blunt. Turns out I'm exactly like her and I love it. She put up with me, my dad, and my 2 bros. Not the easiest people to live with. Even up to the day she died and despite the fact that she was so sick, she put everyone else's needs in front of her own. I could only pray that I will be 1/2 the person she was.