APO APO 阿婆阿婆 (the restaurant)

so tonight, angeline and i went out to dinner. we went to a place that we tried last week, but only for dessert. so we decided to go back and eat there for dinner and dessert. the restaurant is called APO APO. a lot of people think im talking about alpha phi omega. this is an asian restaurant in rowland heights. we would definitely go again! =) this is what we ordered...

Crispy deep-fried marinated chicken nuggets

(we shared)

chicken curry w/ steam rice

(my dinner)

beef noodle soup

(angeline's dinner)

iced grass jelly topped w/ red bean & whipped cream

(angeline's dessert)

shaved ice w/ grass jelly & strawberries

(my dessert)

sickness sucks. =/

hey guys! so i've been pretty under the weather. i've been like this for almost a week now and it sucks. because when im in class, i always feel like i just wanna sleep. and since all of last week there was like a storm that passed through and it was very rainy and windy. im glad its all over. hopefully it wont sneak up again and be like that. so i've just been very tried and not really wanting to do anything. i hope im getting better, except i still have this really nasty cough, which is kinda disgusting. well, more to post this weekend!

i also watched american idol online and i was glad to see andrew garcia at the LA audition. its so cool because i actually saw him in person last year at our urban showcase at cal poly pomona. and he is such a great singer, cant wait to see him in the competition! =)

btw...if you're noticing that i've been blogging a lot more, i decided it to be my resolution for the year. i feel like i should blog as much as possible to remember what happens and if anything, i could use this as a form of letting my emotions out or just have to talk/say things.

weekend back home...

so this past weekend was a 3 day weekend because of MLK. So thursday night, my dad came down with my aunt and one of my cousins. they came down for 2 reasons...1) for me to show my school around to my cousin because she applied to CPP and shes going around looking at college campuses; 2) and to drive me back up because we had a family wedding to go to. So thursday night when they got here, i showed them around because if i showed them on friday, majority of the buildings wont be open because it was a furlough day. after showing them around, i packed up and went to the hotel with them. but they havent eaten dinner yet so we went to Bj's first. We all then crashed when we got back to the hotel.

then on friday, we went back to CPP and i showed them the collins school where the restaurant and hotel is. then we went to the farm store and bought some stuff to bring back home. Then we were on our way back home! we got back to the bay area around 7ish. i then got dropped off at cameron house for club. then that night, jeremy came to pick me up so we can go hang out. but we had no idea what to do, so we ended up sitting in carina ip's car. it was me, carina, jeremy and chris. we basically just talked. then i got dropped off at home because the next day was going to be a long day!

during the day on saturday, i ended up going to the zoo with ashlyn because she was watching her little cousins. it was pretty fun because i havent gone to the zoo in a really long time. then i had to be home around 3:30ish because we had a family wedding to go to. we all got ready at home and had to pick up my grandparents. then headed to chinatown for the banquet. this wedding was my uncle (my dad's cousin). when we got there, we had to help finish setting up. then we didnt leave the restaurant till about 11:30pm. it was a pretty long dayyy...

on sunday, i had dim sum with my grandparents. then we went with them to go grocery shopping. then later that day, i hung out with kim yee, carina, and ashlyn. we all met at my house and then headed to safeway to go grocery shopping because we were going to be making dinner and some dessert. our menu was pretty diverse. we had nachos, pasta, pot stickers, steamed broccoli, artichoke, and crescent rolls. then we also made almond jello and rice krispy treats. it was a fun night. we talked a lot and took a lot of pictures. what an awesome night!

week 1 of winter quarter 2010!!

so i finished my first week of winter quarter 2010. its nothing special cuz its just classes. but my schedule isnt that bad. my schedule is...

mondays/wednesdays: 1-2:05pm chinese 271, 2-3:50pm HRT 101

tuesdays/thursdays: 10-11:50am GEO 101, 3-4:50pm EWS 301

fridays: 1-2:05pm chinese 271

but during the week, i also did some other stuff. on thursday, i hung out with my friends because i havent seen them in a long time. we met last year in the dorms. we lived on the same floor and hung out pretty often, so we try to keep seeing each other once in awhile. then that night, i got asked really last minute to go see mary poppins on boardway. it was really good. i already love going to musicals.

on friday, i went to the CPP basketball games. we were playing against Sonoma state. both the guys and girls won. i only really stay to watch the girls game because my friend is on the team and we've been friends since elementary. and its so cool to be going to the same college as each other and seeing her play for a college sports team is pretty exciting cuz i can always say that i know someone on the team. =)

on saturday, angeline and i took the bus out to go shopping. we went to puente hills mall. when we got there, we decided to watch a movie first. we ended up seeing alvin and the chipmunks. it was a really cute movie. then we went shopping. then we caught the bus back towards school, but we went to a tofu house to eat dinner. it was pretty good. i thought it was a pretty eventful day! well, this was my week and i cant wait till this coming week cuz i get to go home!!! =)

happy 2010!!!

hey! i cant believe that its a new year already. time just flies by so fast. i just wanted to wish everybody a happy new year! but first, lets recap on what happened during the year of 2009, shall we?!?

JANUARY-

9th-11th: my unity girls came down to socal. this was an awesome trip that will never be forgotten. we went to disneyland and spent the whole day there. and then we went shopping the next day

23rd-24th: i went to ucla to visit a couple of my friends. it was cool being off of my own campus and hanging out with my friends. 

*birthdays...angela lee (jan. 1st), gordon dang (jan. 13th), nick chan (jan. 17th), chris lee (jan. 30th)*

FEBRUARY-

15th: so i have a old classmate from elementary/middle school who goes to pomona college, which is really close to CPP. so her family came down that weekend and they picked me up and we went to disneyland. i spent the whole day with them.

19th-22nd: i got to go home for the weekend since it was president days weekend. i believe when i came home, i baked with kim yee and carina ip like always. it was so much fun baking. 

*birthdays...my dad (feb. 6th), nelson kha (feb. 9th), erin dong (feb. 13th)*

MARCH-

1st: I ended up going to disneyland with some friends

7th-8th: I went to irvine to visit some friends. it was pretty fun.

11th: I TURNED 19!!! i also went to disneyland, and i got to go for free since it was my birthday. i wish i could have gone the whole day, but i still had class...

16th, 19th: i had finals. finals are never fun because you spend so much time studying...but then on the last day of finals, i got to go home for spring break!!

20th: the day i got back, i went to house of prime rib with my family and cousins. it was so good to have real food again.

21st: i hung out with some friends in the city. i think we drank. but i cant really remember since its been kinda awhile. 

25th: i went to visit AFY with rosslyn. that was the first time i've been there in a really long time. it was cool visiting the teachers.

26th: i met people downtown before going to visit Gal. whenever i visit gal, i only visit certain teachers and then go to the counseling office. lol

27th: i hung out with an friend that i only met when he was a freshmen in high school. im only 2 years older than him but we get along really well. 

*birthdays...jeffrey go (mar. 1st), my bday (mar. 11th), carina ip (mar. 18th), taylor chow (mar. 20th)*

APRIL-

3rd-5th: i went to uci again.

8th: we had an urban showcase at CPP where there were different performances, like dance groups or singers. cathy ngyuen (youtube star) sang and far east movement was there. that was pretty cool.

30th: there was an etiquette dinner at RKR. i actually learned a lot which was pretty cool.

*birthdays...rosslyn beard (apr. 8th), gar yeung (apr. 21st)*

MAY-

1st: i got to go HOME!! but when i got home, i had to go to cameron house for an interview for the summer

2nd: it was cameron carnival!! it was a lot of fun. i was there pretty much the whole day. but it was weird for not being part of it and just going there. it just felt a little different. but it was a lot of fun just seeing people. i then had an interview at a restaurant in the north beach area called house,

15th,19th: i did this mary kay thing with this girl that lived in my building. it was cool to learn more about make-up and what not.

*birthdays...matt gee (may 27th), vanessa chan (may 30th)*

JUNE- 

6th: i had dinner with my roommates. this was the last time that we were gonna be able to hang out cuz then we were gonna have finals then we have to move out.

8th,9th: i only had 2 finals, which was pretty lucky.

12th: i moved out and then drove back up with my dad.

13th: as i got back, i had to go to cameron house for mass training, since i was site supervisor at covenant. after mass training, i went to vince's graduation bbq. 

15th-19th: this whole week was training for the summer programs.

17th,18th: i had my internship at the restaurant, house.

19th, 20th, 22nd: i had my driving lessons.

22nd: it was the first day of camp and thats when everybody has different feelings about it.

24th,25th: internship at the restaurant, house.

25th: it was fellowship at cameron house for the volunteers and the staff.

*birthdays...martin ko (june 1st), robert lim (june 17th), kim yee (june 24th), dianna lau (june 27th)*

JULY-

1st,2nd: internship at the restaurant, house

6th: i had a scram week meeting since i was a coordinator for the 1st/2nd/3rd grade department. but it wasnt that bad cuz it was only a week.

8th,9th: internship at the restaurant, house, but i had no idea that this was going to be my last week interning there...

11th: we had scram week training for the the leaders that decided to volunteer for scram week, besides volunteering for the regular summer programs. 

13th-17th: SCRAM WEEK!!!

16th: we had fellowship for the scram week leaders. since it wasnt a big group, we went to malibu for mini golfing and whatever they have there.

17th: that night, after a long week of being a coordinator and being tired every single day, i went clubbing with unity!

23rd: we had a debrief meeting for the scram week staff over dim sum.

24th: alex choy and i helped teach hip hop to a department in solid ground. then that night, there was a unity party at gars house, which was A LOT OF FUN!!! 

28th: we had to teach hip hop to another group again.

31st: i hung out with robert lim again. we always try to hang out sometime cuz im away for school.

*birthdays...rachel lee (july 5th), sabine (july 19th)*

AUGUST-

5th,6th: i had another review driving lesson then i took my drivers test and i passed!

7th: last day of camp

8th: it was mass clean up, which is where the volunteers and summer staff come to cameron house and to help clean all of cameron house. every department is assigned to a certain task and they have to finish it.

9th: it was summer service. this is a celebration of the summer and to let the volunteers and summer staff have fun being together.

11th: a little party at katis house. but before that, i had a WEST meeting because i was going to be a cabin leader at west.

16th-21st: WEST!!! =)

27th: unity dinner with vince and taryn. we ate at the delancey street restaurant. then we went to sing karoke. 

28th: i then became a "club leader". so basically whenever i come back, i'll go and help.

*birthdays...my mom (aug. 8th), kristine chooey (aug. 12th)*

SEPTEMBER-

2nd: i had dessert with jeffrey go!

3rd: i had lunch with family friends. we went to a shabu place which was pretty good.

4th: club night! then i hung out with the club leaders. they are really fun to hang around. 

5th: we went to fremont for a friends 50th birthday thing.

6th: it was another family friends 50th birthday thing. then i hung out with casey, jeff and riley.

7th: i hung out with kim yee and carina ip, like we always do.

9th: it was gal day with CH people. this is a new thing that the youth ministries at cameron house is trying to do. so this was the first one and i got to help since im a galileo alumni. its where we just brought pizza for the kids who go to gal and who are part of cameron house.

11th: this was my last club night until whenever i come back

14th,15th: i got to go to the giants game! both games were pretty exciting.

16h: i hung out with dianna lau. we went and watch a movie. i think we saw the 500 days of summer, that was a pretty good movie.

17th: i had dim sum with gal people then that night, i hung out with unity before everybodys going back to school. 

18th: i hung out with robert lim again

20th: i hung out with gar, carina and riley before back to school.

22nd-23rd: we then drove down so i can move in and get ready for school.

24th: school started and i couldnt believe that i was going to be a second year in college. time flies by so fast.

25th: i went to the LA county fair

29th: it was an annual hot dog caper at CPP

*birthdays...nicole wong (sept. 1st), liane chan (sept. 10th), chris barber (sept. 16th)*

OCTOBER-

2nd: EPIC bonfire at corona del mar

4th: hung out with ashley and angeline

9th: lunch at din tai fung

10th: movies/lunch with ashley and angeline

13th: we had an Alpha Phi Omega meeting since we're trying to recharter one at CPP

16th: we then had a sophomore epic hang out.

24th: i went down to SD for a APhiO event. it was a lot of fun!

27th: i hung out with rosslyn because we havent seen each other in a really long time.

28th: i went to knotts scary farm with ashley and angeline. it was pretty scary. i dont think i'll ever go back.

31st: this was the first time ever taking the bus around. angeline and i took a bus to west covina and we went to the mall and went shopping. it was quite an adventure!

*birthdays...jenn hom (oct. 6th), casey chow (oct. 22nd), jeremy ho (oct. 25th), lauren chuman (oct. 26th)*

NOVEMBER-

3rd: another APhiO meeting

26th-29th: THANKSGIVING BREAK!!!

27th: it was coffee house at cameron house. first, as a commission, we went and ate dinner at gordons family's place then we all headed up together. that was the day we found out that one of our club leaders got engaged!

*birthdays...steph gee (nov. 6th), ashlyn pun & kati chan (nov. 9th), nathan leung (nov. 14th), harrison lau (nov. 18th)*

DECEMBER-

7th: i had all 3 finals on 1 day. it was a pretty tiring day. but i was just glad that i got all my finals done and over with. 

9th: i drove back home with austin.

11th: i went to club and hung out with the 8th graders. then us club leaders had fellowship when club was over. we played white elephant and i ended up getting a pillow that says "cameron house youth ministries, friday night club" and an air mattress. it was a lot of fun.

18th: i went to club again. i was with the 6th & 7th grade girls. then for the leaders fellowship, we played games inside. it was pretty fun!

22nd,23rd: i now have another type of internship. my mom got it for me because the people that im helping, their child goes to my moms preschool. so her thing is basically a baking thing. they are called tiny treats. their stuff is pretty good too. and its a lot of fun.

25th: CHRISTMAS!!! i got a lot of cool stuff. 

26th: we had a family friends thing at someone's house. its always fun with the families! =)

27th: we had a "cousins" dinner before everybody gets busy. then i hung out with unity people as always.

28th: i had a birthday thing to go to. it was aaron's 20th birthday and we went to buca for dinner. then we went to polly anns for dessert and then back to erin dong's house. it was a fun night.

29th: we had a gal girls dinner thing. it was me, alex choy, dianna lau, erin dong, rachel lee, and sam mok. we went to the cheesecake factory in the macy's downtown. it was really nice. we all got dressed up and exchanged christmas presents. its was a fun night.

31st: went to a friends house party for new years eve. now that was a lot of fun.

*birthdays...kim ricci (dec. 6th), nicky jow (my bro, dec. 8th), alex choy (dec. 13th), aaron huie (dec. 28th)

now that the new year is starting, i hope everything goes good and for me to enjoy my days left of being a teen. because before you know it, i'm going to be 20! hope this year brings me and all of you joy and happiness!! =) lets welcome 2010!!!