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Almost one year!

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:19:18 GMT

I haven't updated my xanga for such a long time! Mostly because I'm too obsessed with facebook and catching up with old friends I found there, also with work, studying, preparing for non-work related event at work...

Next Monday's our first year anniversary! I'm looking forward to it! The 1st year of our marriage flew by. Let's see how the 2nd year goes.

Happy Be-lated Birthday Be..:)

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:36:24 GMT

I don't even know if you check out my xanga at all. But, to make you feel better, here's a Happy Birthday To You:)

Sorry I didn't feel like doing much last week for your birthday... I love you though

Life is short...

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:13:27 GMT

So please live the fullest out of it... Sean just told me his best friend's mom is not doing so well and might not make it... She's a very sweet lady... with a very loving husband... I remember I was so touched by the speech her husband gave at their daughter's wedding last year about his love for this lady that I couldn't stop crying... I saw the purest kind of love between them... I know she has been struggling with her illness for a very long time and I have always been impressed by her strength to fight against it... Just hope that she will make it thru this hurdle again.

Mom called me at 5:20 my time:) We talked for more than 30 minutes. She was more bubbly today. She even taught me how to make the kind of spaghetti she loves to make with ox tail soup!!! Her laughter over the phone totally made my day!!! Love my mom so much!!!

I LOVE MY FAMILY!!!!

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:43:02 GMT

Mom went see the doctor yesterday again... They are suspecting her memory loss was caused by me leaving Hong Kong.... Probably cos she feels too bad about me not being around and she doesn't feel motivated to do or remember anything anymore... I felt very very guilty when my sister told me that... That was really the last thing I would want to hear... Last night I kept thinking if I chose a wrong path for my life all along... I told my sister the same thing online last night. Part of her response was, "Many things are destined to be that way... If you didn't worship Western stuff when you were young, you wouldn't be that good in English". (Now I kinda remember she and my cousins always call me traitor or something... Such mean kids...)

I remember mom was pissed at me for a whole month after I told her I went to St. Louis to meet a guy I met online... She probably foresaw that I could be leaving her forever.. To be honest, I would never have done the same thing if it happened again. I don't even know how I managed to visit a stranger in the first place.. Pretty brave of me I guess, and stupid probably:) I guess there was some luck in me to have met Sean instead of some violant rapist/murderer type guy. I would say I am happy at this stage. I finally get to be with the guy I've been dating long distance for more than 5 years (It's our 7-year dating anniversary next Friday!!! Don't feel the 7-year itch yet:)). That kinda implies I didn't move to St. Louis by impulse, right? Work isn't as stressful here as in Hong Kong, neither is life, as there is really not much to do here... My acne finally clears up too, with the help of some US product and the less humid weather here in St. Louis (even tho it's still pretty humid here most of the time, it's not as bad as in Hong Kong). So overall I'm happy. I just wish that my way of accomplishing happiness never hurt my parents so bad.. I never thought it would. I just assumed everyone would get over this kind of stuff eventually... I'm so selfish...

My ultimate happiness would be moving back to Hong Kong with Sean eventually so I can be closer to my parents and siblings, since they probably won't have a good time living in St. Louis forever... Can that be accomplished??

Got a haircut again today:)

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 18:23:03 GMT

Pretty close to what I got before. The top is actually even shorter. That's a good thing. Cos the top grew way too fast before.... Katie gave me free hair product too!!!! I like her so much:) She's a very sweet girl!!!!

Chicken Leg...:)

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:14:29 GMT

I dreamt that my mom made steamed chicken legs for me the other night! And I forgot to eat them before I woke up!!! So last night Sean and I went get some frozen chickens for dinner. He found me several recipes for steamed chickens. It turned out really well! Tasted just like the steamed chicken with mushroom my mom would usually make, except that there was no mushrooms in mine:) And the chicken leg tasted really good.... I'm going to finish the extra one I steamed for myself last night for dinner tonight, after I go work out, as a reward for myself!

I didn't go work out last night.. I just didn't feel too motivated to go I guess. And Sean didn't want to go... But I'm going to make myself go tonight when we get home! I feel all bulky again. My period is already stopping after day 3. That seems kinda short, but I guess not tooo short given the severeness of it over the weekend.... I hope the weather is nice enough this weekend that we could go swimming in my brand new bikini!!!!

Oh! Last night, after dinner, Sean wanted ice cream. We got some from the grocery store and some waffle cup for it as well. So Sean put the ice cream in the waffle cup, added whipped cream on top and drizzled some chocolate syrup all over it. It was gooooood. Yumi liked it too:) She was super cute when she licked the whipped cream. That was the only part she wanted. And she sat patiently on my lap when I was trying to finish the ice cream portion. She is my baby....

What does my birth date mean for my love life?

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:23:50 GMT

In terms of number of true loves and times I have my heart broken, not true so far...

Your Birthdate: December 1

You don't just believe in love at first site - you've experienced it.

You develop crushes pretty easily, but keeping your interest is another matter!

You are very prone to love - hate relationships.

Number of True Loves You'll Have: 2

Number of Times You'll Have Your Heart Broken: 4

You are most compatible with people born on the 1st, 10th, 19th, and 28th of the month.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean For Your Love Life?

So I'm NOT pregnant...:)

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:29:04 GMT

I havent had my period since March... I was starting to get worried and was going to do a test this weekend to make sure. Yesterday after the very fun go-kart racing we had at work, I drove myself to the mall to get the bikini I really wanted. I got all excited about being able to wear them this weekend and hit the pool. And there comes my period... How ironic is that... I thought I was so free from it I could go swimming any time I wanted. So now I'll have to wait another week or so before I can try my new bikini and have some fun in the pool... It's good to know I'm not pregnant though. Sean doesn't want any baby for sure.... We're definitely not financially stable enough to have one anyways... But having period really hurts... My stupid menstrual cramp.. Luckily the painkillers I took really work on me. It took half an hour to take into effect but now I'm all back to my old self again:)

We're planning on taking Taffy (the dog at Sean's mom's) to the Forest Park today:) It's a very nice day out and we thought it would be nice to take her outside and give her a ride, something she hasn't done for years. I'm going to hit the gym later tonight too. Still want to lose some weight and stay healthy:)

Yumi Pics again:)

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:00:33 GMT

So Sean and I saw this very cute lion hat for cat and thought it would be so perfect for our yumi to wear occasionally to entertain us!! We took some pictures of her with a very soft and cute Starbucks bear my sister's friend got me:) Enjoy!!!!

So forced to do it:)

Yumi hates us...

Please spare me.... she says...:)

She's holding the bear!

Yumi and bear by the window

Yumi's getting interested in it:)

Aww *Kiss*Kiss*

Yumi telling the bear secret??:)

My favorite pic. Yumi actually looks straight into the camera:)

Good News!

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:56:48 GMT

My manager approved my 5-week vacation request!!!!!! I'll be back to Hong Kong on 1/30/2008! I'll have to get my butt back in St. Louis on 3/4/2008 though... but I'll be spending the entire February in Hong Kong! And get to spend the entire Chinese New Year with my family!!! Awesome!!!

My dear friends, please make yourself available for me to meet you!!! Need to see you guys again and know what you all have been up to!!!!

Not so good news... My dad didn't take mom to the doctor's today... according to my sisters (one told me, the other told Sean, and the stories were identical ), dad went straight to the clinic and wanted mom to meet him there... I don't even know where that clinic is, so I don't know how come he would expect mom to know.. And we all know mom has problems.. Why can't he be a little more sensitive and caring and just go home, and take her to the clinic himself???? So of course my mom was lost, called my dad and told him where she was, and dad claimed he didn't know how to get to where she was... (now who's the stupid one..), he even yelled at mom for not being able to make the appointment... My poor mom.. she probably cried on the street or something... I'll call her tonight to console her and let her know we all hate dad...

I need long distance call service with better rates... I'll get broke calling mom too often... it costs 25 cents a minute! in USD! talking for 30 minutes would cost me HKD60! I can treat my whole family with mcdonalds with that amount of money....