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[Nov. 11th, 2011|11:11 am] |
come sit on my wall & read me the story of all
& tell it like you still believe. |
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| pink- on the lips of your lover |
[Jun. 3rd, 2009|12:10 pm] |
Pink - it was love at first sight
Yeah, Pink - when I turn out the light
And Pink gets me high as a kite
And I think everything is going to be all right
No matter what we do tonight |
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[May. 29th, 2009|05:35 pm] |
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i walk pass this piece of art almost every other day on my way to work, and i've never really took the time to appreciate it as much as i do. until the other day.
summer has been really challenging, summer session 1 consisted of a 3 weeks program involving a 150 paged paper and a pseudo marketing campaign for a controversial 'i love fur' event. amidst this whole time, i've managed to lose my mind and self a couple of times. story of the perpetual smiley-faced punching bag.
next week i start summer session 2 and it's going to be crazy- all over again. uncertainties are on top of the list now and all i can do is let the mantra, 'it is what it is' take its course and do the best i can do that is within my reach.
there are so many things i am looking forward to, many things i am going to miss, people to catch up with, and a life to fulfill. stay positive, stay positive, stay..positive! |
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| your new twin sized bed |
[May. 26th, 2009|08:08 pm] |
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the shorter story, no love no glory.
 
 
 
nothing like spending the evening with the loveliest friend, tales of broken and mended hearts and sharing laughs and tears. the friendship we have is so delicate yet bold and i'm all about it. xxx |
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| birds |
[May. 3rd, 2009|11:37 am] |
take flight, fly away, fly around in circles.
given i have 2 papers tomorrow, i really shouldn't be researching on my animal totem, but i swear it's them birds.
first it was that bird that sat on my windshield for a good 5 minutes as i was driving, the bird that interrupted the basketball game and the 4 new baby birds in the nest in E's balcony. so today before the library opened, i sat out in the amphitheater and fed a little bird a tad of my egg panini and wondered if maybe all these is just my mere heightened senses and a little reminder to notice the universe around me because there are bigger things than just sitting for papers, writing up projects, getting mad at people at work, not focusing on good reviews and getting the internship at Harrah's.
oh yeah, i got accepted to Harrah's Entertainment's Fall Internship :) Hello Caesar's Palace, Paris, Rio, Harrah's, Imperial Palace, Bally's, Flamingo.
RIP BEA ARTHUR AND DANNY GANS <3
I took a Hotel Entertainment class last Fall with Danny Gan's daughter, Amy Gans and had to write a report on his show when he was at the Mirage, and this rude awakening is so personally upsetting and surreal.
"In the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing" |
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| That's alright with you. |
[Apr. 15th, 2009|10:53 pm] |
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Le Familia ♥
Going to Canada for Spring Break to catch up with the family was.. overwhelming. In a very good way, it caught me off-guard. It was a subtle (and I put much emphasis to the word 'subtle') kundalini shakti It's been a long time since I've been around family. Truth is being the only child, I have always fought that nagging itch I had about being alone. I've never liked being alone but coming back from my trip, I realize being comfortable in my own skin is a battle I've fought. I love it but I also hate it. & oddly enough, I've actually mastered it without knowing it and to my dismay not appreciating it. So the whole point is, I'm at balance with my life. I can finally soak up that warmth being alone and I can also join the company of others-especially my own blood.
I've never battled the concept of a family. I knew what was picture perfect, and I also knew that after and before that glamour shot of the family portrait, there were tears, anguish and love. But I pride myself knowing that dysfunctions come in any shape. My shape's just pretty unique. I chose not to subscribe the 'Divorced Parents Syndrome' look of wanting to hide my face behind long hair, being awkwardly skinny and the awful case of 'eyeliner-everywhere'. Oh, black nail varnish please. (Generalizations & Stereotypes is integrated in life, sorry) Despite not playing the look, I definitely had it. I had it all, being confused angry, upset, happy, selfish, lost and riding the waves of repression.
But the trip helped piece a part of my portrait. I needed to go on that trip by myself to get to know my family, and I did! I've always been away from each side of my family. Both my dad and mum's side of the family felt distant to me. I don't think one side likes the other, I don't think, I know. Time has allowed me to get comfortable and acquainted with the distance. Delighted at being a stranger. Today it's a little bridged, and it feels nice. Nice enough to cry in the shower about it. Nice enough to feel silly over something like this. Nice to know I have a predicament to be happy about.
I never knew which culture to embrace. Never really got the chance to. Took me so long to realize I can appreciate and enjoy both, without the permission of anybody. Hello self, I approve! Hello family, I love thee. We're going to be okay.
 
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| it's the end where i begin x |
[Mar. 30th, 2009|12:37 am] |
 
 
 
pictures from 3/29
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today i flew my little pony kite at the park and it felt so good. i was telling E i can't believe i have toola-roola inked on me which inevitably ignited the debatable discussion of childlike & childish. after that and great breakfast, i laid out at the pool with cuppycake. to me, that's how every Sundays should be like. i've been contemplating the idea on buying some pretty photographs by Alicia Book and relishing the delights of etsy.com to everybody else, pronouncing my 2007 obsession in reno (felt magnets for $1). bought my tickets to canada for spring break, so i will be seeing my pretty amarpreet and family, tres excited! rock n roll wine event with The Script at Body English on friday, cuppycake's 1st birthday at Sunset Park with friends and their doggies on apr 1st, should be fun. still finding split ends. internship fair went great, considering i'm well on track with my application. been enjoying amy kuney's covers(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wccoR5U1oTw) and eating too much fruit loops. life's been pretty peachy, i've been pretty happy. admittedly, i run around that corner of mishaps but then i've been handling that better than ever, or would have used to. a literal run around my neighborhood the other day, i was thinking of a certain friend and wonder how things are ever going to be like for us. an old friend came back in my life. and.. my bicycle and chanel pumps are still in the store.
here's to slumber, xx
sarah |
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| swagga like us |
[Mar. 8th, 2009|10:06 pm] |
:<
1) cut + paste lyrics of a full song on a blog. if we wanted the full song, we go to lyrics.com
2) post-its that don't stick
3) unread subscribed magazines in the mailbox ;( sorry nylon and time
:>
1) texture of flour
2) organized clothes/books in color, roygbiv preferably
3) returned hello's and smiles from strangers
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school day
830-945am: Global Economics
10-1115am: Food and Beverage Cost Control
1130-1245pm: Marketing Research
1-345pm: Facilities Management and Design
i have 15 minutes between each class. sunday nights always make it hard for mondays to roll in without a hesitant and reluctant me, but the conflicting truth is, all i'm thinking about right now is school tomorrow. what outfit i'm going to wear, what books i can try not to bring so i won't have to lug it around, who i'll be seeing tomorrow, if i'm going to starbucks just because i get bored and don't know what to do with myself for 15 minutes but stand in line to buy coffee- which i'm not a fan of anyway, if i should bring lunch to school, if i should bring my macbook to school, if so, what for? but i'm so restless it's good i'm that busy (thinking). i complain about being too busy, too bored, too anything/everything. sometimes i think i complain so i can build up space to let myself in knowing that it's all worth it in the end. self-gratification is power, i should set up a little chart for myself in my room by the mini-fridge and reward myself stickers for each genuine positive thought and for one less time i open the mini-fridge for soda. pre-school ways never die!
xo,
ps: livejournaling, marketing paper, facebook, webcampus, photobooth, photobucket all at the same time = i rock at multi-tasking (aka procrastinating) |
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| Voices in Quartz |
[Mar. 2nd, 2009|08:41 pm] |
Holy Macaroni! I've had the busiest weekend ever.
Friday night was Amber's going away and Birthday party at Crown & Anchor.
Saturday night was Danny's going away party at Joe's and then Jen's Birthday party at Don't Tell Mama and Dino's.
(it was literally a Going Away Birthday weekend)
Sunday was the park, badminton, ice-cream, football game, M's VIP Opening Party.
Today was International Hospitality Week, HotelWorld, Night Club and Bar, Restaurants Convention at Las Vegas Convention Center and almost a Sugar Ray concert at The Pearl if I wasn't over-the-top exhausted and cared more for Sugar Ray.
Career Day was last week and that was crazy. I've handed out my resumes to Mandarin Oriental at the City Center, Four Seasons, Pacifica Hotel and have the craziest story to tell about my resume. I've never felt so involved with my major in all my years at UNLV. I've never gotten so obsessed with other people's business cards :/
I don't even know where to start with this update except saved by the function: chronology
Amber's:
 
 
that was a lot of fun, nothing like friday nights and friends.
then it was Danny's going-away party at Joe's. Danny's moving to the Urban at Florida, changes are inevitable and never easy! BUT always for the better.
 
 
(short merchandisers being emo)
Jen's Birthday
 
I'll put up pictures of M with it's own entry another time, I'm off to go shower. I'm going to take it easy tonight, in forever. That and I managed an exam over the weekend and a full grade for FAB quiz. IM TELLING YOU, I WILL TAKE OVER THE WORLD.
I know this is cheesy, but I am so passionate about the Hospitality Industry, specifically Luxury Hotel Groups, it's not even funny & the fact that I stood in today's seminar about Luxury Hotels was totally The Secret. Seriously though, for awhile I was so lost and confused with my career path, but it will all soon make sense. I'm just glad I've got this insatiable curiosity of where life will take me and how much of it I am actually in control of. That and.. the girl at the back is wearing a slip as a dress from Urban in the photo and I'm not sure if she pulled it off.
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| morning dreams |
[Feb. 15th, 2009|06:22 pm] |
here's me overseas, 'cross the pond by the Dover peaks
i've smuggled myself into new nationalities, think you'll be proud of me.
things are beginning to pick up for me, M Resorts is such an experience. i have 2 stories to share:
(i) so here we have Charles, and he has a speech and hearing impairment, but his team members elected him as spokesperson, and he raised his hand and represented his team. at first i was wondering why he looked at me with his paper while i stood there with the microphone, only to realize after his hand gestures that he can't talk. but we made it work anyway, i read out his answers and he had the biggest grin on his face. here's the thing i've learned from him, it's not about your disability but your abilities. Mr Charles, you've inspired me! :)
(ii) some old chinese guy in my orientation room comes up to me while i was greeting and directing everyone to their rooms and shows me his folder of pictures he has taken displaying his culinary skills. he has made so many wonderful looking watermelons crafted into anything the mind can think of- dragons, turkeys, rabbits, tigers, santa claus, anything! we stood there for a good 5 minutes, and i could feel his pride beaming with his craft. i felt so happy for him. he was so proud to show me his work and i was so proud of myself because i've learned that if you make yourself to be approachable, people will come up to you and inspire you. it's not always about what you can do for others, not taking away its importance but putting emphasis on the fact that it can also be about what others can do for you-- if you let them.
& my dad called me with good news ♥
'ebb and flow, ebb and flow'
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| if i'm wrong, i'm right ♥ |
[Feb. 11th, 2009|10:44 am] |
so it has already been a crazy stir for the start of 2009, but i'm hanging in here, by a tight thin rope and blistered hands, but hanging nevertheless.
it's been awhile since
a) i've blogged
b) felt like blogging
c) had time to sit down to blog
time is funny that way, you wait for it to pass, you wait for it to reach a certain number on the clock, you watch it pass, you forgot it passed then it surprises you when it's already feb 11th when you were still stuck in jan 11th. but it's all good.
in recent news, i am working for M Resorts and will be conducting orientation for their new hires, and i'm still with Urban Outfitters (woot woot) (i need to get a raise/promotion before i lose my mind) and i'm still going to school full-time, still focused to get my Major and Minor done by the end of this year. & i know it will all happen, because i believe in myself and i believe i am capable.
i am also capable of losing cuppycake and getting into a car accident in the same week, and losing my mind. it's something i need to get a firm grasp on, it keeps slipping by, my mind that is.
that and UNLV beat TCU in basketball last night and i knew we were going to win. for all Runnin' Rebels enthusiast:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/videos/2009/feb/11/1618/
but i will have pictures from the i <3 80's party
than just this one.
(underlying "The Secret" in case you're alarmed by my positivity, i just watched it again 2 nights ago. & soon leslie will cave in!)
class in 20 mins. |
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[Jan. 21st, 2009|12:00 pm] |
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[Jan. 18th, 2009|01:05 am] |
first the car accident
second cuppycake ran away
why? & what next? |
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| this sex is on fire! |
[Jan. 8th, 2009|07:13 pm] |
rachel: we're taking a video for youtube!
me: HAPPY NEW YEAR!
rachel proceeds to GRIND me,
jen: rachel!
rachel: SHOUTING godknowswhat
rachel: HAPPY NEW WHOOOOPS!
jen knocks my arm over which led to knocking champagne over rachel,
rachel: OH NOO!
jen: i'm sorry i can't be in this video
rachel: it's okay, it's okay!
and the best part is rachel doesn't remember taking a video, at all.
TGT'SF! (thank god tomorrow's friday)
I can't believe school starts next week and oddly enough I'm excited. My weekend is going to be awesome, it better be, it's the last weekend of the Winter Holiday. I've a heavy load on my plate this semester, but it's going to be okay. The perils of life, booyah!
I've an odd-fused energy in me today, I feel sick and I've been sneezing my socks off walking the fine line of having a fever, but I worked hard, got home, walked the puppies around the neighborhood, came home, cleaned the backyard, took the thrash out, did laundry, showered all 3 of my puppies: towel dried, combed, snuggled), upload music on iTunes, wrote Daddy an email, blogging, scoop on other people's blogs, all in the comfort Victoria Secret's velour tracksuit and wool slippars (that I got from E on Xmas!) , and I'm about to watch a movie and go to bed for work tomorrow come 7am. Quite the novel of the mundanity of life, mhhmm. ♥ |
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| bonjour 2009 |
[Jan. 2nd, 2009|07:32 pm] |
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HNY! ♥
 
 
 
 
 
 
and 100+ more on facebook.
nothing like ushering the new year with chocolate & champagne,
but here's to a fantastic 2009,
au revoir 2008: you have been good and bad to me, but i've learned and discovered the mad world. dug deeper inside, found something surprisingly beautiful and held on to it dearly, accept people into my inner circle and loving them more, carefully mellow down the tyrannical temper and frown upon the little beast. found the best home-like charm, put it on my bracelet & smile at it occasionally, rudely awakened with the fragility of life, cherish and understand the most upsetting nuclear-unit of society, family and friends meant a lot to me, welcome home a puppy, now a loving family of 3( keano, meimei and cuppycake) has taught me 'sacrifice'. the pussycats' indestructible thread, in all my huge surprises in 2008 has matured and like wine, got better.
peace, love & happiness xx |
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| ageless beauty |
[Dec. 28th, 2008|10:38 am] |
the passing of time is always surreal, and it always comes in the form of a surprise, a subtle reprise and the obnoxious manner change pronounces itself. it's never easy, but it can't be that hard either.
a week ago was va's graduation and 'it was just yesterday' that both of us were freshmen, pining for the presence of more fellow singaporeans at UNLV & 3 years down the road, a campus opens up back home and comes the influx of people we knew but didn't. i think the society threw us off the most because we always talked about the likes of setting up one, and having lost to our lazy bones and new blood. but heck, now the lady's moving away. i've mentioned time flies yeah?
( float them all away ) |
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| Oh no, I see. |
[Dec. 19th, 2008|06:52 pm] |
Merry Christmas to me!
Hello, Blackberry Storm xx
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Pictures from the San Diego & LA trip will be up, so will Va's graduation, Keano Meimei & Cuppycake's Costume Parade Party and early Xmas dinner with Disney Princess Uno.
Welcome resistance & procrastination, welcome home!
Le Pussycats: I MISS YOU GIRLS SO MUCH, SO SO SO MUCH. Amar, Fio, Rah, Zee, Dell ♥
Rah, what you said in the card is so true, and it only drives the point home that "we just have to meet up" regardless our universal dispatches.
xx |
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