We’ve seen how I did last year. Let’s see how many I can accomplish this year. 1. Lacto-vegetarian Tuesdays Vegetarian or vegan diet is nothing new to this Buddhist. However, the most I’ve ever done was 2 days a week of loosely vegan diet during Catholic lent of back in high school. That was tough too since there was no soy milk or tofu available in nearby grocery stores like there are today. In college, I started back on vegetarian on Tuesdays, the day of my birth. You know, one day a week of not taking any lives. My mom...
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2009 in pictures * 2009 Awards Drinking Buddy of the Year: Brandon, actually. Surprise! The mister doesn’t usually party down, but he has taken up a beer here and there this past year, a stressful one for his work. So we had gone out for a beer together more than the year before. Cheers to you, honey bunny! Bar of the Year: Hennessey’s Tavern and Beachwood BBQ in Seal Beach. These two places never fail to deliver cold pints and some great eats. They’re our go-to places when we want to run away from the daily life for a little...
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Well, not EVERY mountain but just the one. It took Brandon and I 7 years of marriage to figure out that we both like camping. Away from the cars kind of camping. We have been investing in our camping gear. When we were shopping for a backpack, the staff mentioned that REI does have overnight backpacking classes and that we should check that out. So we did. This past Saturday and Sunday, we were in Mount San Jacinto State Park backpacking for the first time with 2 REI instructors, Greg and Michael, and 5 other newbies. One was gearing up...
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I’m not safe on a bike. Never have been. But I insist on getting on the thing so I can spend time with Brandon. Not to mention that it’s fun. Y’all remember my little blue Townie? After the stunts I pulled yesterday, I now have a name for the bike. Wallbait. You’ll see why here in a bit. Feeling ambitious on Sunday, I proposed that we rode from our place to the Alamitos Bay Farmers’ Market in Long Beach so I can pick up some fresh veggies. After all, Brandon hooked up my cargo department so my little bucket won’t...
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I had my first ever facial today. And it was good.I’m now nice and blotchy and glowing and relaxed. Aside from the astringent/toner spray at the end there that stung like a mofo–however, my aesthetician fanned my face vigorously to some relief–everything was wonderful. While she left me for a minute while my face get steamed, it hit me. I used to follow my mom to her facial appointments. There was this one salon down the way on Soi Langsuan wayyyy back in the day that she used to go to. Our driver would take us there. We’d get our...
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My week came at me fast and left just as quickly. It seems like yesterday when I was just here, happily typing away, telling you guys about our hike at Holy Jim trail. Here we are, a week after. Went by me in a blink. Inauguration Day was also our 7th wedding anniversary. It was a new beginning for the country I live in and quite a momentous moment in my marriage. Last year, people said that America would rather elect a woman than a black man as president. Here stands Barrack Obama in front of millions, the day after...
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