So far so good....

Back in December 2008, I wrote my "New Years Resolution" and so far, I'm doing pretty good. I was able to cross out alot from my list. Here are some of my accomplishments:

1. I paid off most of credit cards. Only 2 to go, 1 will be paid off by Nov.

2. I saved some $$$. Took some money out to buy mattress. ughhh!!!

3. I've been working out consistently and signed up for new group classes.

4. Been eating healthy (except on weekends).

5. Got promoted!!!!

So far, so good.......

My bed!!!

I finally got my mattress and I love it!!! I bought a pillow top mattress @ National Mattress Center in Hayward. The salesman hooked me up with the delivery since I told him I don't want to pay over $400. With the mattress leaving a hole in my pocket, the bed frame was a bargain. I only got it for $99 (orig. price $299) because it has little damage that I swear, I can't even tell (nor Ge can). I was a bit leery when I saw the price and concerned that it will have some technical problem when I put the mattress BUT so far, no problemo!! I'm so glad I bought it. I'm still debating if I should paint the wall. I'm going to decorate slowly since I don't want to over spend again. So far, I love my new soft bed!!!

Empty Room

Just looking at this pic makes me all sad. Why did I get a tattoo instead of my mattress?!?!?! I usually sleep in my room on days that Ge stays up past midnight watching MTV shows. I have to go get my mattress this weekend so I can start decorating my room and sleep there.

New Tattoo

Tat#2. I finally got the courage I mean $$$$$ to get it. LOL. I'm supposed to buy mattress that day but freakn Ge lured me to "Inkies" in Fremont and on a whim, I got it . There goes my mattress money!!!LOL.

Happy birthday to my princess!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NAT NAT! I wish I can clone her so we get to see her all the time. LOL. I ♥ you!!

HAPPY 31st ANNIVERSARY!!!

Wow! 31 years together?!? I love you mom and dad. I admire how you handle marriage life with 3 children for 31 years. You balance each other. Mom I admire your sense of responsibility and the sacrifices you made for us. Dad I admire your pride and your sense of humor. Thanks for being there for us all these years. I hope to be married someday with my soulmate and grow old with him happily like you guys. I LOVE YOU BOTH!(-from your most loving child compared to your other 2 kids.LOL)

Just because we ♥ her!!!

Gosh! I miss the little monster. I know she is not real my niece (Ge constantly reminds me) but I love her like she is our blood. We all love her!!! Natalie brought so much joy to our family esp. to my parents because I know they've been longing to have grand kids. Nat is super sweet and she has so much life in her. You can talk to her about anything and it does not have to be all kiddie stuff. She is very spontaneous and smart. Aww..I miss her more now. Did I mention she likes hip hop songs?? I swear, this kid knows the lyrics more than I do. Her birthday is coming up and she's been wanting to wear the "Aurora" (sleeping beauty) dress, maybe Grandpa and Grandma (my parents) can get that for her as a birthday gift.

I want me some...

This will look good with my basic flowy tank tops. I love's it!! Imma buy it sometime next month since I have to buy new battery for my car.

Mommy for few hours

Last Friday, I baby sat Natalie because my sis is not available since she has pink eye. I was elated since I wanted to spend time with her. To keep her busy and entertained, I let her play internet games from Disney.com. She navigated the site on her own which is surprisingly good considering she is only 3 years old. I did not give her any sweets so putting her to bed was a breeze (You tube cartoons help too. LOL). It was a fun night and Tito Gerald played with her a little. My bro picked her up past midnight already and I felt bad waking her up.

Spring/Summer nail polishes

My nail polishes were finally delivered!!! I'm loving all the colors!! I can't wait to paint my nails.

5K for 2009

I run my first 5K for 2009 yesterday May 26, 2009 @ the Mission City 5K run. I finished in 31.57 mins. and boy was leg cramping. I was running faster than my regular pace when I run Coyote Hills. My leg is telling me to stop but I remember what my sis said about running..."it's all in your head/mind not in your leg". I balked the pain by thinking about how good I will look with my new BCBG dress and shoes. LOL. It was well worth it and I got my first medal.

Twit Twit

I'm so obsessed with Twitter right now!!! I ♥'s it!. I'm following a couple of celebs too like, the Kardashian's fam, Nicole Richie, Lauren Conrad and Adrienne Bailon etc...

My attempt to eat healthy

I did my grocery last Monday @ Safeway and stocked up on Eating healthy puddings, Whole wheat bread, turkey ham, Italian salad, Raspberry balsamic dressing (the cashier forgot to ring this up. yeheey! freebie for me) and soy milk for my oatmeal. I was inspired with Ross "healthy eating" habit.

Philippine zoo

I came across this picture from friendster. yup!, I still check friendster.LOL. My friend from the Philippines posted this picture at a zoo they went to. How freakn crazy is this??? There is no way I will ride that jeepney regardless if it has all that wirings on it. That big cat will flip it over and eat us like a piece of meat. I bet they make the passengers sign a waiver.LOL.

Flowers

My coworker Alison gave me some beautiful calla lillies straight from her garden. Makes my desk looks nice... Speaking of flowers, my orchids at home are blooming and I'm planning to buy some garden stuff next week. ♥

Lady Gaga

"When I'm writing music, I'm thinking about the clothes I want to wear on stage. It's all about everything altogether — performance art, pop performance art, fashion. For me, it's everything coming together and being a real story that will bring back the super-fan. I want to bring that back. I want the imagery to be so strong that fans will want to eat and taste and lick every part of us." -Lady Gaga

Currently listening to: Lady Gaga's "Poker Face".

Random things!!

Just random things that I want to share to ya'll. I'm starting to collect Nail polishes and I've been buying designer brands (OPI and China glaze)for 50% off at 8ty8beauty. So far I only have a couple but I'm ordering more. I also bought a new box (from TJMaxx) for my new obsession. I'm also obsessed on buying BCBG dresses. Been bidding alot at ebay. LOL. I FINALLY organize my make up (bought the little make up organizer at TJMaxx too). good night! ♥

ARUBA!

I'm so in love with Riu Palace Aruba. My college friend Rhovy vacationed here in 2007 and after looking at their lovely pictures, I've been daydreaming about my future tropical vacation. I wanted to go so bad this year but Ge can't go. Anyways, we are planning to go next year. I can't wait!!!.

Work it!!!

Here is a pic of Kim K. working out in the gym with her trainer Gunnar Peterson (JLO's famous trainer). I really really adore Kim (I wish she has a twitter account, opss..stalker alert!!), fashion wise and she is just really pretty. So this picture motivated me to workout hard-err at the gym. She has been consistently working out (she has a fitness video coming out, I don't think i'll buy it though) and she looks slimmer and toner but with curves. BTW, I signed up for a 30 mins session with a personal trainer in Ballys Fremont. I told my new personal trainer I can't do 1 hour training.LOL.

WHY??!????

I just think it is plain stupid that GUCCI created a GUCCI DOG backpack!!. It will cost you $410 if you plan to buy your little bestfriend the backpack. And what will the little dog put on his little trendy new bag?? treats?? accesories???. Why???!!????

Pancakes

I finally got to eat pancakes last Monday. I was so craving for it from watching Food Network's "Diners, Drive-in and Dives" ( I hope I got it right), so I freakn begged Ge to make me some. I bought Eating Right brand pancake mix (whole wheat) from Safeway and it was okay. I mean, of course it does not taste as yummy as the regular pancakes but hey, it was a guilt-free breakfast.

♥'s day

We spent vday at Sundance Steak house in Palo Alto and we had a wonderful dinner. The prime rib is yummy, my lemon drop is good and they gave all the ladies a red rose. Hope you guys had a good vday. Thanks for my roses and the lovely card honey love!!!

I'm loving.....

Kim K.'s blue dress is so gorgeous!!

MAC Hello Kitty collection

So pretty and cute!!!. I bet Noi would want to add these in her Hello Kitty collection. I think I will buy the Tahitian Sand Soft coral peach Beauty powder.

Fave products

This moisturizer is perfect for winter if you have dry and extra dry skin. I like how it has SPF 15 and the smell is divine!!. I switched from using face lotion (summer) to this moisture cream and I swear, my skin feels well moisturized. Bought it at TJ Maxx in Newark for $8.00.

Love this wine!!!. It is refreshing, light and delightful. I like it chilled. It has a sweet finish which makes it almost gulpable. Good wine for a casual get together. Got this as a gift but I read online that it is available at Trader Joe's Market for $6.00.

This soap is wonderful. I love the slightly fruity scent and creaminess. Bought it at Pier 1 and is currently on clearance for 98 cents (regular price is $3.50).

I'm dreaming of a new.....

CAR!!!. I'm wanting this car and I hope to pay off my small credit cards this summer and I'm good to loan a new car...we'll see... I like not having to pay for a car every month.

Hawaii

Less than a month to go and I can finally TAN!!. I'm so excited to go to Hawaii on Feb with my mom, sis and aunties. This is actually my 3rd time in Oahu but this time, we are island hopping to Maui. I really think that 5 days in Hawaii will not be enough but.....we can always come back in 2 years. This is my mom's first time to go Hawaii so I hope she'll have a blast.

FREEBIES!!!

I can't get over my freebies from Macy's and Nordstrom. I wanted to get more!!.. Talk about being greedy huh?!. Love it ♥!!!!!

Happy Birthday to my fave Ninja!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GE (Jan 18th)!!!!!. Yes!, we are only 1 year apart. Makes me feel super young.

Positive reinforcement

Since I was blogging about my workout, I want to share with you the reward I will receive at the end of the year from Roche. Our company rewards people who exercises regulary, for at least 30 mins a day, 3X per week. They are giving out Gift certificates worth $100 for 46 weeks of workout and $50 for 40 weeks of workout of the year. Anyways, I'm only getting $50 from 2008 exercise log (I had a score of 45 weeks, darn it!, I forgot to log in 1 week on March) but that is good enough to buy me a new workout fit.

YO-YO

Weight has been a struggle for me since I was a kid. I blame it on “Genetics” since on my mom side, they are fairly well rounded. My bro and I would easily gain weight. Back in 2004 and 2005, I gained so much weight that my mom will tease me of my sudden weight gain. I was irked out and hated her for being hard on me and I’m her daughter. But it was a wake up call coz I looked pregnant with my bloated tummy and I went from size 4 to size 8. YIKES!!!. So, I joined 24 hours fitness and workout 6X a week. By summer of 2006, I lost weight and everyone noticed it. I was elated. Came summer of 2008 and I gained 5lbs. I was livid!!. I thought I was working out (so I thought) at our fitness gym at work, but the scale ain’t lying, my skinny jean is tighter and Ge’s been poking my growing “muffin top”. So I signed up for Bally’s, and a month later hired a personal trainer (it was expensive and I sacrificed a Louis Vuitton purse for this). It was hard at first and there are days that I just want to cry and give up on those hard core leg workouts but I did not want to give up. I learned a lot from Lawrence (personal trainer), he said that I need to eat healthy and work out consistently to get the results I want. 16 sessions after (2 months), I lost 5 lbs, felt tighter and stronger, and I dropped 1 pants size. YEHEEY!!!. I’m currently working out at least 4X a week which includes cardio (elliptical, steps, spinning and interval running) and weight training (abs class and boot camp class). It’s still a struggle to eat healthy but on weekdays, I’m pretty good at it. It’s hard to maintain a healthy weight and there are days when I just “don't-want-to-workout”, but I don’t want to be a failure. I challenge myself and I’m glad my sis works out with me coz she is my motivation esp. when we take that dreaded “boot camp” class, plus Hawaii vacation is coming up.