Must Read

Okay...this has got to be one of the most interesting books
I've read in a LONG time!

Amy Krouse Rosenthal is such a clever writer and her
book/encyclopedia about her life just inspired me to
write a volume of my own.

I feel like reading a collection of nonfiction books
I feel like creating a TABLE of just simple things that matter to me
I feel like stopping for coffee

I feel like buying copies of this book and sending it out as a gift
for no reason

Pick up a copy for yourself

Hidalgo In Japanese

Every so often I try to google my name

As always, the movie HIDALGO comes up

Today I found this poster

I think its in Japanese

OMFG

For some strange reason, I'm feeling quite happy today

Im inspired to blog

Continue the novel
Finish the script
Start on the Musical

30 For 6 Months

It has been 6 months since I've turned 30.
I still feel old.
I want to change things.

I want to have more adventures

I want to have a favorite sports team where I know each one
of the players name.

I want to play the guitar
I want to play the cello
I want to play the piano

I want to feel passionate enough about the Democratic or
Republican party and decide which one I want to vote for

I want to read as many books as I can

I want to travel ... I want to see the world ... I want to lean
many languages

I want world peace
I want peace within me

Harry Potter: Year 6

** WARNING - SPOILERS - WARNING - SPOILERS **

Well it took me about a week to finally finish reading
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ... its time for
me to let my feelings out.

1) The title "The Half-Blood Prince" made me think that
Miss JK was going to introduce a whole new character. When
Harry finds the Half-Blood Princes' potions book, I thought
this might be someone who will help Harry in the fight with
"V" ... and then .. and then ... we find out the Half-Blood Prince
is SNAPE!

2) I thought the whole "wont reveal my crush on you" between
Ron and Hermoine was cute at times ... then annoying at times.
When Ron ate the candy tainted with a love potion intended for
Harry .. from another girl .. and said something like "she doesnt
know I'm alive" .. I thought finally ... tell the girl. But NOPE ..
nothing is revealed between them. I guess it will be left for
the last book.

3) Is just me or did it seem like Snape and everyone else didnt
punish Harry enough considering the spell he used on Malfoy
seemed really dark/evil ... or was it just me picturing the pool
of blood and Malfoys body slashed open too descriptive for me.

4) Was the whole storyline with Fleur and Bill written just so
at the end when he gets seriously disfigured we end up liking
Fleur because she stays with him ... "Im pretty enough for the
both of us" ....

5) I dont know why ... but I really think Ginny did some kind
of love potion to make Harry like her ... its a mean thought ...
but He starts having feelings for her all of a sudden! I dont want
them to be together in the last book!! I mean come one .. Ron
being okay with the two of them together .. as long as she isnt
with anyone else.

6) Im really disappointed with Snape ... I cant believe he did what
he did ... I had wanted him to be the good guy .. and help out
Harry ... but It shocked me ... and Im sad of the outcome ...


Well overall ... its was a fun read ... maybe I'll get it in audio too.

Machine No Work

Today I did laundry again

I was carrying a basket of clothes and before I reached
the laundry room one of my neighbors said "machine no work".

She pointed to the second floor and I assumed she was
referring to the person who lived there probably said the
washer and dryers werent working.

I decided to go to the second laundry room further away from
my unit ... both machines worked ... I just felt that people are
just trying to get me away form the laundry room.

I was nice that they were looking out for me ... but what if it
was intentional ...

Nathaniels Christening

Here I am with my godson Nathaniel

The Ninangs

Strange Dream: Episode

Okay ... another night with a strange dream.

I was in this graduation ceremony (im one of the graduates) it
seemed like some kind of College Grad since the people there were
much older than highschool.

One strange thing about it was seeing Shirley .. my best friend in
high school ... in this dream. She's graduating too ... Im not sure
with what though ... heck I dont even know what degree Im getting.
There are some random people I know from highschool and
college who are scattered in the crowd.

At one point someone gives me an iBook to text message other
people (why not a cell phone? beats me). Anyways, another
person in this dream is KC who I havent seen for about a year and he's
there .. and we're talking.

But I have to leave to get back to my seat and chat online with
Shirley on my iBook. The graduation ends ... and somehow
Im in a Grad party but I dont know anyone there. I do know that
I see KC in the distance ... and he waves at me and I wave back
but then he's gone.

All Clear

Well ... just like the Pest Control Form said ... MY
APARTMENT SEEMS ALL CLEAR OF ROACHES!!

* lets just hope i didnt jinx myself *

New Bench

I just found out that "They" finally put a bench at my Bus Stop.
Finally! No more standing for several minutes ... If only MTA
would put up one with a cover/shade. Anyways .. this will
do just fine. Now if only they can work on the bus schedules ...

Laundry Lady

I did one load of laundry today ... almost didnt cuz
one of my neighbors was doing several loads. I was
lucky enough to get a washer before her. She asked
me if I was going to use the washer next to mine and
I said was only going to use one.

I came back 5 minutes before the washer was done
and I saw that one dryer was already being used.
There are two laundry rooms in my apt complex and
each room has two washers and two dryers. HerS was
was going to end the same time as mine .. BUT SHE
ALREADY HAD ANOTHER LOAD IN THE DRYER!

Well .. I sorta claimed the unused dryer by standing
right next to it and holding on to my Bounce softner.
A minute later she comes in and looks disappointed.

********************************************************
Neighbor: Are you going to use the dryer?

Roz: Yes .. just for one load.

Neighbor: Oh .. okay.

Roz: Sorry
*********************************************************

Well, the time was 5:40 when I started the dryer ... I go back
to my apartment and watch TV. At 6:30 I hear a knock on my
door. Its that same woman and she said that my dryer was done.
I was thinking to myself that I couldnt have miscalculated the
time. Anyways ... I go to the laudry room and find out that there
is about 6 MORE MINUTES LEFT until the dry cycle ends!!
My neighbor is there too bringing another load to put in the
dryer that I'm using.

**********************************************************

Neighbor: Can I put my quarter?

Roz: Oh, but the dryer isnt done yet.

Neighbor: Oh, Im sure your clothes are dry. I've checked mine
before after 45minute and its dry. So yours must be dry too.

Roz: Oh really?!?

Neighbor: Can I put my quarter? I could save money if I put
my quarter now. My clothes will dry fast and I could use more
loads. I saved $2.00 before.

Roz: Really?!? Okay.
***********************************************************

So five minutes before the dryer ends I remove my clothes.
And yeah ... they were dry ... but HONESTLY ... SHE WANTED
TO USE MY 5 MINUTES FOR HER LAUNDRY .. JUST SO SHE
COULD SAVE MONEY!!

Its Getting Hot In Here ...

This would have been a good time to have an AC in my apartment.
I think my unit is probably one of the few that doesnt have one.

Last year ... about this time ... maybe earlier ... I had a memo posted
to my door that an AC was going to be installed. The weird thing
about it was that it was going to be installed on the window in my
KITCHEN! When I came home that particular day ... nothing was
installed. It looked like they checked my "living room" window ... I
thought that I might get another memo the next day to say they will
install it on that window instead ... never got another memo ... and
I never bothered to ask my Apt Mgr about it.

Now I'm just living with a mini fan.

Papa Roach ... is back ...

And I thought they were gone ....

Lets see ... the Pest Control people came on July 7th ... and
the memo said that "do not be alarmed if you see insects for
a couple of days, things should be clear in 12-24 days".

It seems like the first few days there were only one or two
sightings ... but now I've been seeing more .. not as much as
I originally did ... but shouldnt these PESTS be gone!!

Damn roaches!!

Clare & Matt

This is Clare and Matt ... Married July 3rd 2005. Clare was one of my roomates when I was living in Boston for Grad School. I couldn't come to the wedding ... but got this picture from their wedding gallery.

Aren't they a cute couple ... he's such a nice guy too ... how did they meet?? ... they met at a bar!! ... Which proves that you can meet that "special someone" anywhere. I'm soo happy for them!!

Leavin' Tracy ... Back To ToLuCa LaKe

The weekend is over ... and its time to go back home.
I'm soo happy that Rochelle is doing better ... in a couple of
days her face will be less swollen and back to normal.
We ended the day with a game of bingo ... the $22 pot was
won by Kathleen and Jeffrey. This time ... the road trip home
was just Apple, CJ, and Me ... mom decided to stay in Tracy for
two weeks.

6:15pm - Leave Tracy

6:30pm - Los Angeles: 311 Miles

6:15pm - Apple has bad case of gas

7:30pm - Los Angeles: 231 Miles

8:25pm - Play OPM CD on the player

8:30pm - Los Angeles: 152 Miles

8:45pm - Apple has another bad case of gas

9:00pm - Los Angeles: 108 Miles

9:25pm - We exit "Lavar" and have a pee/food break. We missed the
"Button Willow" exit .. so this will have to do ... at least we didnt end up getting the $3+ gas ... on the exit before the "Grapevine"

9:50pm - Once again ... Apple ... well you know ...

10:00pm - Hit "The Grapevine"

10:39pm - Reach Magic Mountain

10:45pm - Discuss how Johnny Depp is such a hot / great actor

11:00pm - Home!! Need to change and get some sleep ... work tomorrow ... oh well ... it was a nice ride home. Apple now has to drive to Chino Hills to bring CJ home ... before she leaves though ... she uses the bathroom ... one last time..

Road Trip To Tracy: Part 2

Yup...Its another road trip to Tracy, CA.
This time we're visiting Tracy to see my niece Rochelle.
She just had surgery...and we want to show her our support.
On the road today is Apple, CJ, My Mom, and ME!

4:00pm - Leave Burbank

4:45pm - Apple and CJ starts singing "you are my
sunshine.

5:00pm - Mariah Carey "Daydream" CD on the player

5:15pm - Get gas ... stop by for some Micky Ds. I got a "Big
Kids Meal" they forgot to put the special "toy" ... but
I did get a 7th McNugget.

5:45pm - Reach the "Grapevine"

6:00pm - Apple and CJ have a discussion about the bugs
hitting the windshield.

6:00pm - Huge bug hits windshield.

6:30pm - We start to play the "A to Z" game. Where we choose
a topic ... cars .. and each person name a car starting
with the letter A (CJ) ... letter B (Apple) ... letter C
( me) ... letter D (mom) and it keeps going on until
the end of the alphabet...you've played this game
before right?!?

6:40pm - New "A to Z" topic ... body parts ... stuck on the letter
"x" ... armpit / Fahfah (sic) / Kilykily (sic) /
Underarm .. one body part .. many ways to call it.

6:45pm - New topic ... drinks .. any kind ...

6:53pm - Animal "sounds"

6:58pm - Topic: Disney Related things ... my mom had
the letter "U" and said .... Usher ..

7:15pm - We hit "cow country"

7:30pm - Gas up again

7:40pm - Ray Charles CD on the player

8:30pm - Tracy: 9 miles

9:00pm - We arrive at the Hospital

A Visit to Buena Park

My sister calls me at work today to say that they cant come
over to visit and have dinner ... she said that I should take
the AMTRAK to Buena Park and we'll go have dinner at
Max's restaurant.

Well since they are treating dinner ... I decided to just go ...
the fare would be equal to the money I would be spending for
my dinner. Before I head out of work to get the bus I tease my
co-worker Ani that I'll be munching of some Peanut M&Ms ...
my regular chocolate fix for all my AMTRAK trips. She's another
chocoholic and is somewhat "upset" that she doesnt have
any on her.

Well...I catch the 3:15 bus to the Redline station ... the bus i
s going by fast and we should be able to get there before 3:30 ... which means I could get a train and get to Union Station by 4:0o ...
and take the 4:05 AMTRAK to Fullerton.

THAT NEVER HAPPENS!!

The bus gets to the REDLINE station around 3:25 .... BUT NO
TRAINS COME BY!! It's already 3:45 so I just want to get to Union Station ... I already know that I have to take the 5:05 AMTRAK.
Anyways ... a little after 3:45 a train comes .... and Im finally relieved ... HOWEVER ... after three stops ... the conductor
announces that it will be his last stop ...THERE SEEMS TO BE TWO OTHER STOPS THAT SECURITY CLOSED OFF BECAUSE OF A SUSPICOUS ITEM.

Anyways ... we get off the stop ... then we have to take a shuttle bus to another Redline stop that isnt closed off ... and take the train there to Union Station.

I arrive at Union Station at 5:00!!
Buy my ticket...then go over to the vending machine to get my M&Ms.
A thought came up ... with my luck ... this machine would eat my money.
That didnt happen ... however ... when I selected the candy ... as that thingy twisted to dispense the M&M packet ... the candy was STUCK!! I thought well ... if I put an additional 80 cents .. I'll get two candies ... THAT DIDNT HAPPEN!! Just one fell .. and the other was stuck.

FCUK ... Ani probably cursed me!

Anyways ... I got in the AMTRAK ... made it to Fullerton at 5:40 .. and I had a great dinner!

Pest Control Day

Just got home and Im happy that my apatment doesnt smell
like chemicals! I havent seen any roaches ... hopefully "they"
dont return. It's going to take me awhile to get my furniture
and appliances in order. I did make a decision to keep my
futon bed/couch as a COUCH ... just a change ... I've had it as
a bed since october.

Oh well ... lets see how long it'll be till Im 100% roach free.

Notice To Enter Building: Pest Control

I found a memo on my door stating that there will be the "Pest Control" people coming in to my apartment tomorrow!! Finally after a year+ of living with some roaches ... "they" will soon be gone. Anyways ... I read the memo at 4pm today .... and didnt realized until now that there was a third page .... directions on what Im suposed to do to the apartment in preparation for the "spraying" tomorrow ... And I didnt know that there was sooo much to be done ... like completely clearing the whole area!!! Its going to be a long night today ... I have a feeling that I wont be in bed till past midnight!