H1N1

I am a quarantine survivor!

So my sore throat kinda freaked out my roommates so I went to the local hospital to get it checked out. Guy at the desk completely freaked out at me, saying how I couldn't leave and how I needed to compile to procedures. Freaked out dude, take a chill pill yO.

They took some blood samples and cotton swapped my throat and proceeded to move me into a private room. After 3 protocol phone calls from the health department, 3 check ups from the nurses, answering the same questions X amount of times, staring out the window, playing around with the stethascope, snooping around the cabinets, adjusting my bed position 5 times and almost 10 hours later, my blood results came back negative for H1N1.

Yeah, I wanted to shove my non H1N1 foot up someone's ass...

Update III

Woke up at a decent hour -- 11am, I think
Went to Supermall
Supermall kinda still sucks
Went up to Greenlake to meet up with the Wakabayashi's for some fish n chips
Walked around the lake
Saw folks swimming in the lake -- crazy
Saw folks kayaking -- damnit, should've gone there earlier
Saw folks playing volleyball, softball, frisbee, soccer and bball -- Wednesday afternoons at the park rocks!
Met up with Stephanie after fish n chips
A wave a sadness as I dropped the Wakabay's off at their car
Driving back on the 5 at nite is still pretty spectacular
Went to GD at 11am
Had lunch
Dad dropped me off at the airport
Window seat sucks
Fell asleep watching Rocknrollin, The Day the Earth Stood Still and Doubt
Rewatched Me & Marely and Hairspray
Turbulence -- skipped the meal
Macdonalds at Narita airport
Experienced sore throat
Back in the motherland

Update II

Woke up late
Found Danny in an awkward sleeping position -- snoring
Returned shitty red car back to Avis
Took bart into the city
I hate bart
Met up with Marlow on 24th and Mission
Ate much needed Mexican
Caught up with Marlow within 30 mins
Took bart back to SFO
Delayed at San Bruno stop -- I hate bart
Ran through a shopping mall to get back to Danny's place so he could drive me to SFO
Got to the airport at 2:30pm -- flight was at 3pm
Jackie and Dad picked me up at Seatac
Ate dinner with family at Claim Jumpers
Drove up to UW for some kareoke with Kei, Kristi, Jun, Maura and some Japanese dude
Took sleeping pills
Woke at up at 1pm -- missed balling with the boys at Mercer Island
Shopped at Westfield
Played mah jong with Jon, Aunt Susan and Uncle Ching Fu...lost 4 bucks
Took 1 sleeping pill -- shit didn't work
Wii-ed from 2am till 3am
Woke up to Tien's call at 10am... No, I didn't call you at 8am
Lunch with Dennis, Aunt Susan and Uncle Ching Fu at a korean place
Costco stop with Mom and Jackie in the afternoon
Shopped at Westfield ... again ...
Chiptoles for dinner
Law & Order SVU still rocks
Will & Grace + Scrubs reruns will always rock
Contemplating if I should take sleeping pills tonite...

Update I

Updating y'all twitter style.

Arrived in Seattle
Called everyone to let them know I was in town
Made plans to meet up with Kristi and Kei
Fell asleep and did not meet up with Kristi and Kei
Went to the movies instead with Tracy and Jackie
Sharon called before the movie started
Made plans to meet up afterwards
Took sleeping pills at 11pm and ended up waking up at 1pm
Needless to say, missed Sharon's call and did not meet up
Went shopping for a dress at Westfield
Bought a dress within 30 mins
Met up with Kristi and Kei for dinner at Fuji Sushi
Saw Jun and Nomitai-ers after dinner
Met up with Tien at Queen Anne after crepes with Kristi and Kei
Lunch with Mom and Jackie at Old Country Buffet
Visited Aunt Susan and Uncle Ching Fu
Saw Dennis and his newly shaved head -- scary
Had dinner with Josh and Anna at Claim Jumpers
Forgot to take sleeping pills and tossed and turned for most of the nite
10:30am flight to SFO
Perry picked me up in his S2000
Went with Perry to get this blood tested
Had Pho in Oakland
Cruised Oakland Hills
Cruised the ghettos
Took Fruitvale Bart back to SF
Took Bart back to San Bruno
Met up with Danny
Dinner with Danny at San Mateo
Watched How I Met Your Mother at Danny's place
Met up with Danny's friend Colin for late nite snack
Played pool with Colin and Danny in San Mateo
Freakishly good at pool when jet lagged
Dim sum with Danny at Koi Palace in Daly City
Picked up Pontiac Solstice at Avis
Thanks Ed, at Avis, for giving me the shitty Pontiac instead of the Ford Focus
Used Danny's GPS system to head up to Livermore
Got lost exactly 30 secs into the drive
GPS lost connection mid way
Good thing I also wrote down the directions from Google map
Stopped by Starbucks for coffee
Found out Wamu system is down, can't use my debit card
Arrived at McGrail Vineyards 10 mins late
Just in time tho to see Amanda and Jason saying their 'I do's'
Whew~
Saw Jon Fong
Saw Will and Shirley and baby Madison (not theirs)
Saw Aunt Judy and Uncle Alfred
Saw a bunch of other people whose names I don't remember
Met Melanie and her sister Tracy
Met people at table 24 but can't recall their names for the life of me
Open bar was a great for keeping warm, too bad I had to drive
GPS lost ENTIRE connection on way back into SF
Called Marlow for help
Parked shitty red car next to sleeping bums
Met up with Tien, Mi Ryung and Debby at a club on Mission
Tien, Mi Ryung and Debbby made fun of me for wearing tennis shoes with my dress
[whatever... its more convenient to run away from the bums]
Realized for the nth time this year that I am too old for this shit
GPS completely failed on me
Called Tracy for directions back to San Bruno
Got a parking spot in front of Danny's building
Got lost in Danny's building
Spent 10 mins finding his unit...

G'nite

What I've noticed so far...

1) Everyone has a freakin Blackberry and/or iPhone. You guys are losers -- but after playing around with Josh's Blackberry during dinner, that things the shit! In fact, texting whenever/wherever is the shit! My cousin works for AT&T, I wonder if he can hook me up with an iPhone...

2) Cars still stop for pedestrians to cross -- even in Chinatown.

3) People here have definitely grown larger. America, obesity kills!

4) This one can be linked to no 3 as well. I was at the movie theater my first nite back and the 'mini' coke was equivelent to a large one in Taiwan. tsk tsk

5) Westfield shopping mall can now be crowned THE MALL to go to. I'ma shop my ass off next week.

6) I am still the parallel parking queen! I guess somethings just come au natural.

7) Carpet definitely feels so much better than tile flooring on a cold morning.

8) This one I'll tell you later.

America...

Conversation from a family standing next to me as I waited for my baggage:

Kid: Mommy, why is it taking so long?
Mom: Honey, we're in America...

Touche Mom, touche.

Leaving On A Jet Plane

Hand over. check.
Pastries. check.
Laundry. 1/2 check.
Shitload of last minute work crap. X_X
Packing. hahaha...

I feel like I'm still forgetting something...

Anyhoo, went out to dinner with the roomies + Jensen and Vanessa last nite. As an unexpected but pleasant surprise, dinner was on them. 3Q 3Q ah! They said it was a farewell dinner -- but guys, I'll be back next Friday.... does this mean I'll get a welcome back dinner as well? OoOoOOoo...

America (+ H1N1 virus), I'ma coming!

Rush, Rush

I am a human memo pad...

I've been so forgetful these days that I literally jot shit down on my inner left wrist.

I have 6 things to do today:

1. Taxes (horseshit)
2. Handover PPT (work stuff)
3. Grandmas
4. Pastries
5. Laundry
6. Display Logo (work stuff)

I woke up at 10am and started my never ending errands...its getting close to 2pm and so far I've completed numero 2. Yafe has been kind enough to help a 'lao wai' with taxes so hopefully I can cross that sucker off before 4pm.

I'm taking a somewhat lunch break and trying not to rush...

I bet you're asking "why didn't you plan things ahead?" A) That's a stupid question and B) There's no such thing as planning ahead. Its a freakin urban myth.

So here I am, practically inhaling curry at my favorite weekend hotspot, blogging, reading the news, downloading Grey's season finale and praying that it won't rain till later tonite or tomorrow.

Plus, I'm trying to squeeze in dinner with the roommates tonite as well cuz I won't have time tomorrow (yes, there is a whole new list for tomorrow).

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Patterns

Current mood: hmmm...

Been thinking A LOT about the big "C" word in the last couple of months. Talkin to Danny helped (who would've thunk we're kinda in the same boat), but its like a nagging feeling that won't go away any time soon. I thought it would be an easy decision to make, but instead, I'm starting to get freaked out.

Coulda, woulda, shoulda?

Scrubs Series Finale

Hahahaha~

@ Work part II

The greatest tobacco minds at work...

Little Rice Sausage

So we have a house dog -- more like Angela's dog. She's a tiny, *cough* worthless, somewhat pretty daschund, but totally dumb like a box full of rocks.

I've kinda continued the 'I'm gonna f*ckin kill you...' mantra from my days at Jason's house. Mikey was totally scared of it, but Little Rice Sausage seems unfazed. Maybe I should translate it into Chinese -- but then again, I'd just be wasting my breath.

Anyhoo, there's a spot in front of Alfie's door (amongst other places) that is her fav place to pee/poop. We still don't know why, but hey, at least she's consistent...

金枝玉葉 - 今生今世

A scene from one of my all time favorite HK movies. I couldn't find just the song, but this will do.

The Mill

I have a very competitive side -- she usually shows up when exercising and/or sports related activities. Last nite at the gym, as I was getting ready for my usual run, this local chick hops onto the mill next to mine. I do the polite nod/smile and turn on my tunes.

[its on beeyotch~]

I started off at my normal speed then I noticed my legs were actually moving wayyy faster than hers so I hiked up my speed to a run and totally smoked her ass. Yes, everything is a competition. No, she didn't really have a chance. And yes, I really am that immature.

Wish List part Deux

Scrubs seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, etc. (i have season 6)

Memorable quotes:

----
Dr. Cox: The key to my exercise program is this one simple truth: I hate my body.
Turk: What?
Dr. Cox: Do you understand the second you look in the mirror and you're happy with what you see, baby, you just lost the battle.
Turk: You should give speeches to teenage girls.
----
Carla: Elliot, you know how they say, "No one will ever love you until you learn to love yourself?"
Elliot: My mother used to say, "No one will ever love you."
----
Carla: Fine, you can't live with Elliot, but you're not living with us so get your crap out by Friday.
J.D.: Friday? Friday's my birthday. I've already e-vited everyone to a party at our place.
Carla: Whose place?
J.D.: Your place. Look I can't just un-e-vite everyone. I've got two e-yeses and 24 e-maybes. That's a lot of e-sponses.
Carla: Bambi, I'm gonna put my e-foot up your ass.
J.D.: It's a Mexican themed fiesta on the first anniversary of my 29th birthday. That means I'm turning thirty. Donde? 56 Walnut Drive. Cuando? Thank you for asking, ocho-thirty until upside down question mark. Sombreros at the door. Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrooooh!
Turk: I'll be there.
J.D.: Gracias, amigo.
[to Carla]
J.D.: I borrowed one of your dictionaries.
----
[Elliot and Carla treat Maggie, a patient who wants to loose her virginity before dying]
Maggie: Don't people sometimes pay for sex?
Elliot: Oh, boy, do they. I slept with Jenny Johnson's older brother in high school, and then he decided to tell all of his friends what my orgasm face looked like. Then three of them posed like that for their yearbook photos! Paid for that one for years.
Carla: Elliot, I think she means pay _money_ for sex.
Elliot: Oh, I got a story about that, too. Not about me, though, my mom... She gets lonely.
----

funny funny~

Mama

Alice, my mom, is a big, big, big fan of the big Louis -- as in Louis Vuitton. Chanel, Gucci, Tods, Hermes, Celine, Fendi, Botagga ... yeah, those are nice people too, but no one compares to Louis.

I fail to understand her love over for the guy. In fact, its insane, even border line obsessive. I mean, who really needs 10 LV bags? Well, considering it was her bday last month, plus its mothers day today and the fact that I won't be home for xmas, so this year, I will be extra generous and give her a big 'L' bag to add to her already impressive collection.

I even consulted Queenie before the purchase and bitched about the snooty sales lady as well. Her reply was simple "go for it, but don't buy it from that lady. buy it from someone else and rub it in her face!" Yea, good tactics fo'sure.

Happy Mothers Day.

My Job

My friends think I have a glamourous job. Marketing death sticks is so not glam. But then again, all the free access to the clubs is pretty nice -- not to mention the free booze (aka patron).

So last nite was another glam nite. First stop, Deep Passion (KANE party) that was kinda ghetto fabulous. That stop was made possible by Sauza(?) tequila. Next stop was Spark(le). I [heart] Spark(le) only cuz of sweet, sweet Patron.

I left around 2am and 69~78% still intoxicated. I received a text at 8:30am from Cheryl. It said "shit, how did i get home?" Oh yeah, this is the glam life~

Instincts

You know that feeling where you know something is off -- your gut tells you, your friends tell you, even the powers that be tells you.

But you're just too stubborn to see it or hear it or speak it. Maybe you're an eternal optimist. Maybe you think there's a tiny smidge of chance (0.000001%) that everyone is wrong. Maybe you think if you just ignore it or pretend its not there, nothings really off. Maybe you're trying to find an excuse -- a rational one, a reasonable one, but nothing makes sense.

So you go into denial. You take a step or two back. You re-evaluate your priorities. You finally admit to yourself that your initial instincts were right. You realize its not your battle. No loss, no gain (well, maybe a little gain).


Damn those monkeys.

Diva

Amanda's wedding is coming up! I still haven't registered for a gift yet. Hope she's not reading this. Oops~

Waiting

I'm waiting for my morning coffee to kick in.

I'm waiting for my ad agency to send me designs that were due yesterday.

I'm waiting for my supplier to provide corporate item samples that were requested 2 weeks ago.

I'm waiting for a sign, for a moment, for something...