I'm desperate for these Puma XS 850 shoes!!

i almost had to call 911 after i saw these shoes.. OMG. it's the Puma XS 850!

This shoe style comes in a bunch of color combinations.. which is pretty cool.
i love it.. they're like candy. lol. :D

the XS 850's shoe style isn't new. it's the colors which is new. the XS 850's was originally released by PUMA back a few years ago in 1992 (with lamer colors). i was 5 years old at that time! woo! .. but now.. ooohhh boy, these colors are just tasty. obviously you already know that i want the electric blue & yellow color. it's delicious!!

i'm actually lucky enough to find the exact same style and color on eBay.. hopefully i can convince jeff to bid on it for me. it's $29.99 right now.. and no one better not bid on it. i'll fucking throw a fit. the shipping is going for $14.40.. a grand total of $44.49.

shit.

i didn't even see the shipping costs until now. it's already a bit expensive due to the shipping charges. ughhh. this is why i hate shopping online. the only thing i have to deal with when i'm buying stuff at the mall is tax. and that's no biggie. but shipping? is there a online coupon for free shipping somewhere that i can use for this? lol.

i'm a bit hesitant by looking at the pic above.. it's the only one the seller has posted.. it's the same colors and it's brand new.. but my mind is comparing the first few images i posted on this entry with the ebay picture.. i think it's the shoelaces.. it's tied closer together.. anyways, his feedback about 3,800 at 100%.. so i shouldn't be worried about it. the only thing i need to worry about is if jeff will bid on it for me. he probably would've said yes if it was just $30.. but the extra $14 in shipping jacking it up to $45 is going to be a bit of a challenge. and the fact that i just bought that metallic gym bag.. hehhh.

the auction ends in about 11 hours from now.. so wish me luck that i'll get it!!

Another trip back to North Carolina?

yep.. you guessed it. i'm flying back to North Carolina, AGAIN!

so how much was the plane ticket this time? .. i think about $400 roundtrip.. We're driving to Sacramento and flying out of there on July 31st (because flying out of Arcata to NC is like $660.. i know.. fuck that right?) it's cheaper in the cities.. and so i'll be in NC.. to absorb the NC atmosphere that i've missed so much.. take my final exams from my summer classes at NC state (actually ON campus perhaps?!).. see friends & places.. ahh.. i was just in North Carolina like about the same time as now last month. heh.

but will i see any of my friends from college? i doubt it. since most of them are away for the summer. it's obviously summer break. they wont get back probably the week or so after i leave NC. heh. but it depends.. Jeff is the one doing the plans and stuff.. so whatever. I just want to go to Southpoint Mall in Durham. lol. and Crabtree Mall to see my old Abercrombie & Fitch store. I HAVE TO VISIT MY OLD A&F STORE EVERYTIME I VISIT NC! it's a requirement. i have to. same goes with my Outback Steakhouse on Capital Boulevard. i usually see familiar faces whenever i visit.. and most of the time they recognize me, the servers are the ones that instantly say hey. my old managers and head manager dont really jump in the air to see my face. they're like.. "oh hey lorenzo. how are you?" that's it. but that's what i usually expect from them anyways. so whatever. the servers are like "OMG LORENZO!" hahahaha. one of them liked how my hair is now. another girl was like "you're still fine as ever" hahahaha. loves it. but it's different with A&F.. mostly everyone that i was close to has already quit or transferred. but who knows.. maybe i'll see someone i know there again. i seriously need them to hook me up with the employee discount! haha. they usually do that for me anyways.. have them buy it for me. and i'd like sneak my debit card and pay for it. hehe. gotta love it tho.

ahh.. so anyways.. this summer is just awesome. just being at work at Starbucks and taking these trips to places out of Humboldt County. if only i could spend more time with my friends.

although, i'm in a relationship.. i'm still lonely. not in that sense.. but i'm lonely for my friends.

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ok.. so i finally bought it ..

Ever since returning it the next day after purchasing it at the mall.. im finally getting it back :)

Like seriously.. it never came across my mind that i'd ever get it until i spontaneously thought about it from a previous blog entry.. hehe. (the one about getting the Louis Vuitton belt. umm. i doubt i'm getting it anytime soon. heh.)

But yeahh. i finally got it. a metallic (or mercury) duffle sport bag from NINE WEST. do you think it's going to stop me from using this bag because it's from NINE WEST? no, of course. besides.. the NINE WEST logo isn't even displayed on the exterior of the bag.. only in the inside.. so yeah.

i got it from the NINE WEST website for $49.99 plus tax. i found a free shipping online coupon code which i used from www.retailmenot.com and there's a bunch of codes on their for free shipping and discounts when you purchase a certain amount. I saw some good codes from J. Crew, American Eagle Outfitters & Victoria's Secret.. etc..

so yeah.. im excited. i can't wait to get the bag in the mail. (i know what you're thinking.. will i even get the bag since i'm having so much problems with the damn postal service here in this town?) dont worry, i mailed it to a much more secure location.. jeff's office. it's the government. you mess with them, you'll surely get fucked up. hehe. j/k. or am i? i can't say. ;)

it's supposed to arrive on thursday the 19th. which is about 6 more days away.

my first intentions on buying the bag (when i first bought it) was supposed to be MY BAG. you know? like the i'd use everywhere. kindof big tho. so, my 2nd use for it is to be my gym bag. heck yeah. i'd like to see all of the hippies see me walk into the building carrying this shiny thing. hahahaha. they'd probably wonder if it was made by recycled aluminum. heh. i'm just glad im getting a new gym bag. my other one is fucking falling apart. seriously! the velcro handles is ripping off. the color used to be bright blue when i first bought it from Old Navy, but now it's like.. lame blueish grey. or pale blue. still lame tho. i definitely used that for all of it's worth since freshman year in highschool. i think it was like $20 or $25 when i did some back to school shopping with my parents in Fayetteville, NC. omg. how did i even remember where i got it?! haha. Old Navy was in the plaza right next to Barnes & Nobel and near Crosscreek Mall.

Ok.. enough reminiscing.. i can't wait for it to come. this is why i don't usually buy stuff online. i want to actually see and feel the thing i'm going to buy first. i'm even pickier when i shop in the malls. hehe. it's gotta fucking stand out!!! if it doesn't.. of course i'm going to continue on with the next store. hey, at least i dont have to pay for shipping. shipping sucks. except for DHL, they totally rock. my bag is getting shipped by UPS, which is ok.. i'm just glad it's not Eureka postal service. haha..

1st day wearing shorts & I wait out in the cold..

Since its been like hot for the past few days.. I've decided to wear shorts to work for the first time!

Unfortunately.. I'm waiting for a ride and I've been freezing for the past 20 mins outside my store.. Lol. I can even see the mist or fog rolling in by looking at the parkinglot lights. Perfect time to be wearing shorts huh?

~Lor

My future's so bright.. I had to wear shades at work.

Heck yeah. Some person lost their 50¢ plastic shades. Lol. (dont worry.. i sanitized them) it was lost, now it is found, by me. :)

Pretty spiffy huh? I can totally rock anything that I wear. Lol. I'm fierce in one of the pics above! :D

~Lor

Congratulations Springfield, Vermont!!

If you haven't heard yet.. the town of Springfield in Vermont won the contest of premiering the Simpsons movie in their town of 9,300 people!


read more about it:

• Jubilant Vermont town hits a Homer
• A 'Simpsons' frenzy in Springfield, Vt.

Heatherette, M.A.C. cosmetics & Amanda Lepore.. a film by David Lachapelle..

If you haven't seen this video yet, brace yourself for transsexual nudity.

This famous video was directed by well-renowned photographer David Lachapelle for M.A.C. Cosmetics and Heatherette. Amanda Lepore is featured in this video covering herself with the pink M.A.C. lipstick named 'Heatherette', of course. This video was the introduction for the Heatherette's spring 2002 fashion show, their introduction to the fashion industry.

This video is not available on YouTube, obviously because it features nudity.

Hope you like it, because i do. It's such an artistic video to watch. Just don't be immature and be like "ewwwww, she's naked and covering herself with lipstick.. ewwwww.." If you react like that, your obviously immature or too hard headed to understand art/fashion/culture.

Fuckin' postal service!

Ok.. so guess what.. i went to the Post Office today to complain about the mail.. AGAIN!!

Me:
"hello, i have a problem with my mail being delivered. I haven't been receiving my mail and subscriptions for the past few weeks. I just received a notice from my college professor today that the document he sent to me was returned to him. I asked why it would be returned when it had the correct name and correct address printed on it? Is someone tampering or stealing my mail? It just doesn't make sense!"

Front Desk Man:
"ok, let me get the delivery supervisor up here.. *talks on speakerphone* could the delivery supervisor come up to the window please?' .. he should be here in a moment."

Me:
"thanks."

i waited for about 5 minutes.. and he arrived and asked what was the problem. i could tell he hated complaints from people. i told him the same thing i said to the man at the front desk. I showed him a letter (that a previous college professor had sent to me) i had received and had a return to sender/person has moved sticker under my correct name and correct address.

Me:
"also.. i have this letter that has my correct information but it has a return to sender & person has moved sticker on it. what's up with that? I still live in this address!"

he looked at it.. and he talked to me in a very commanding voice that tried to show authority. but when you talk to me like that, haha.. i'm game. i was talking like that the entire time. i didn't want to be the shy one and be like.. 'ok, so i guess it's my fault.. i'll just leave now.' haha.. fuck that. i'm not that stupid. i know it's not my fault. and i want it fucking fixed. and so the shift supervisor went to the back to probably smoke some crack or something.. while fixing my error.

i waited for more than 10 minutes for the guy to return. and during the wait.. there was this one woman who had a problem with her address being wrong and forwarded wrong. something dealing with the wrong number in her address. she was talking to the front desk man and he called up the same delivery supervisor to the front window and told her to move aside to where i was. i started talking to her..

Me:
"so.. do you have delivery problems like me?"

she told me of what happened.. and i was just nodding my head.. she was nice, but i just didnt remember what she said. haha. i was too caught up with my problem.

Me:
"hey, your problem isn't as big as mine.. i'm not even getting any mail. *showed her the letter with the return to sender label*"

eventually, the delivery supervisor came back and the woman was standing right next to me on the counter..

delivery supervisor:
"Do you still live in this address?"

Me:
"Of course i do! I wouldn't be coming here asking to fix this problem if i didn't live there."

delivery supervisor:
"Well, your mail isn't being delivered to you because you have forwarding on this address that says you have moved."

Me:
"WHATTTT?? How is that even possible? I still live there! Is there any documents or receipts that show proof of this forwarding to be enabled for my address? Is there something that someone has written to cause this.. and can i see it?"

he had a piece of paper with my last name and jeff's last name on the counter.. writing scribbles and lines under and on our names.

delivery supervisor:
"I dont have that information, it's all in San Francisco. Your mail has been forwarded because it said that you didn't live there anymore and this person *points to jeff's last name* was the previous occupant."

Me:
"Whatttt? that's totally wrong! he's my roommate! he lives with me in that same address! he hasn't moved anywhere! we both still currently live there!

the delivery supervisor continues to write lines and shit on the piece of paper while the woman standing next to me was just listening to the entire bantering and arguing between me and the man..

delivery supervisor:
"Ok, well i'll cancel the forwarding for both you and your roommate when i talk to [the person in charge.. idk] later today."

i didnt sense the sincerity of what he said.. since he worked my adrenaline borderline to the max. so i tried to make sure everything was in order.

Me:
"So once you cancel that forwarding, will ALL of my mail be sent to me now? i just want to make sure."

delivery supervisor:
"Yes, after talk to [the person in charge of dealing with that stuff] later today."

Me:
"Alright. thank you."

.. and i started to walk out and picked up my treo and called jeff to tell him of what has happend.

but seriously. the delivery supervisor was a jackass. he totally worked me up. don't underestimate who you're talking to just because i look like a teenager. I may look young, but i'm pretty fuckin' mature and smart.

i seriously want to just to get corporate USPS to investigate the EUREKA postal office. it's time to lay off the old and hire some new ones that can do their jobs correctly.

It's a historic day in Eureka.

Stop with the months of rumors and speculations! You all heard that Outback Steakhouse was coming to town.. Well, guess what. IT FINALLY CAME! I present to you, the (most probably) FIRST Outback Steakhouse delivery in Eureka & all of Humboldt County!!

Mind you, for those that don't know. That the nearest Outback Steakhouse is about 3 hours away in Redding and about 3.5 hours from Santa Rosa.

So yes, my food was a bit cold and soggy.. Nothing that a good microwave could fix. I fuckin' devoured those Coconut Shrimps. Haha. It was sooooooo good. Omg.

I miss working at Outback..

~Lor

I'd rather be at the mall..

..but no...... I had to work today. Ugh. Whatever.. At least I get free drinks. :)

Eek. Breaks over.

~Lor

A shopping trip WITHOUT me?! take me with you!!

well i found out today that jeff is going down to Santa Rosa and/or San Francisco with his coworker, Eric.. (since they're both not working that day)..

i'm pissed! i have to work that day. tomorrrow. i'd like to call in sick, but i'm not that inconsiderate and fake (*ahem..* like some people i know, that i dont want reading this blog of mine).. but whatever.. i'm too good enough for you/all anyways. (but for those that are my friends.. i'm not referring to you, unless you believe i have a problem with you.. then i'm talking about you. indirectly, that is. so don't go crying and telling ppl about it behind my back.)

anyways. where the fuck did that come from anyways? it's a gloomy day today in the beautiful town of Eureka (*note the sarcasm*).. and people tend to get weirder and more tense during this type of weather.

it was hot earlier today after i went to the gym. i even had the windows open just to cool the insides of my apartment. but now it's cold. great. i had to close a couple of windows now.. my body is freezing.

*sigh*... why do people live here anyways? do you really like the constant average temperature of 55-65 degrees year-round? there's only 2 types of seasons here. it's somewhat gloomy/sunny during the summer months... and constant gloomy overcasts with rain 24/7.. it's just rain. i miss thunderstorms. i really wish there were thunderstorms here. and scare off the weirdos living in this town.

you may see me at starbucks with a smile on my face.. happily ringing up customers and making frapps for customers.. but deep down inside.. i'm crying. i'm not fake. i'd tell people straight out and tell them i hate it here. but the difference between me and others is that i have common courtesy. i do respect people and what they believe in. please respect me and what i do. just because i'm in a relationship with another male, doesn't mean you can start talking to me about it.. unless i've talked about it prior. it's disrespectful. if i have told you that he's my roommate, then he's my roommate.. don't twist the words i've said.

wow, how off topic i've become! .. well to get back to what i was talking about.. i wish i wasn't working so i could go shopping. i want to go to Wal-Mart. i want to go to Best Buy. i want to go to Outback Steakhouse. i want to go to Abercrombie & Fitch. i want to GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE.

but the MOST IMPORTANT and BEST thing about me living here.. (can you sense the oxymoron of this statement?).. is that i'm NOT going to be living here FOREVER. yayyyy!!!

you see, i still have a bunch of optimism left in me.. and once i do leave this place for good, i highly doubt i'll return.. but i'll definitely miss the friends i've made here.. i only wish i could take them the beautiful places i've seen across the country. there's soo much more options than just Humboldt County. i'm definitely going to tell people not to move here.. unless they are homeless, do meth, do marijuana a hardcore hippie, or an extreme liberal, or just plain washed up.. i'd tell them..

"ooh, i know a really cool place that you can live where there are people just like you!! it's in Humboldt County. yeah, no need to thank me.. just leave me alone. bye."

.. as you can already tell.. i'm going through a "i hate eureka" moment. this is very common condition when people that are forced or stuck to live in this place.. either because you met someone that lived here and now in a relationship, you have a well paying job (in which you can't transfer until a certain time and you're counting the days till you leave) (and you guessed it, that's basically what i'm in right now.. haha), you couldn't handle the traffic in the city and there's no where else to go, and college at Humboldt State University. i encounter this condition mostly during the gloomy days.. such as today. it's depressing i know. and which is why the suicide rates are unbelievably high compared to a lot of places. but would you say that this place is slowly dying? one person after the other? i believe so.. the other day i was driving through the old downtown area of Eureka and passed by a car that has driven right thru a metal fence. i saw people crowding around it. and i assumed that the person that was driving wasn't paying attention and placed the car in drive instead of reverse and accelerated like they're the shit to unfortunately drive through a metal fence. this isn't just some wired fence.. this is a tall 5-foot heavy fence. so basically there was a sedan parallel to the road and on the sidewalk. haha. i laughed when i saw it. the people in this town are deteriorating this place every second. i see people throwing scraps of garbage out their car windows.. i see homeless people piling garbage around town and total eyesores of buildings everywhere. there's no contracting. they can't afford it or they're too lazy. they just let (used to be beautiful) victorian houses crumble to the ground as the (once to be colorful) paint withers away in the breeze.

..like the familiar faces (or the infamous people) in this town.. i'm starting to believe that im becoming a 'face' in this town. i do understand that i've offended and started a commotion with what i've said about this town. but do you see me stopping? of course not. with a town full of liberals, you would expect this to occur. and speaking of liberals.. i'm starting to become a little bit more moderate-liberal. extreme liberals just whine. actually the 'extremes' of both sides whine. so it gets annoying.

ok.. enough of this. i usually just ramble on and on about random shit. thanks for reading.. it really means alot to me that people read what i've written. please leave a comment or two if you ever have the need to reply on something i've written.. thanks..

~lor

I need a new belt.. and more stuff..

ok.. so here's another item to be added to my wishlist.

i want this Louis Vuitton Monogram Pouchette Belt 30.. it's $380 on eLuxury.. and it's so practical too! i neeeeeeed it. gotta love the pouch to hold your cards and shit.. i neeed it. hehe. man.. i have so much stuff i want to get.. when is this college education going to finally pay off? haha. i want to start working in the fashion industry so i can make more money than i already am!! hehe..
(damn you lorenzo for your excellent taste for expensive things..)

no, seriously.. i would be murdered by my bf for buying expensive things like this. he was raised well by his parents. who could blame them, they were hardworking canadians. but unfortunately (fortunately for me), that my parents have brought me up in a materialistic manner.. we obviously work hard for the amount that we earn and we appropriately spend it on things for a job well done.. get what i'm saying? .. but i do understand it's a bit hard at this point in my life.. i am in college after all.. and the funding is going towards my tuition.. yeah.. but to get back to what im saying.. my bf would rather have me spend a lot of money on a lot of things.. and unfortunately.. most of the things i like are rather expensive.. but not all the time!! .. it depends on where i shop and at what time i do shop.. depending on the right moment..

as for this item on my wishlist.. i'd rather use up the cash i would be saving for the next plane ticket and buy this belt. hehe.

i just don't want to end up in a Louis Vuitton boutique after buying the belt..

"oh shit.. jeff is going to kill me now."

hahahahah... and believe me. i've seen his face of fury before. i even had to return it the next day. oooohhh dammmn!!

i actually bought the bag from Nine West.. i know it's a bit gay of me buying it from a women's shoe store.. but as i descended down the escalator at the Triangle Town Center Mall in Raleigh, NC.. i saw this bag in the store window and ran into the store.. it took me about 20 minutes to decide to buy it.. and eventually bought it. it was like $120.

.. after searching on the Nine West website.. i found the bag.. and used the photo above to post in this entry... and the damn thing is on SALE for $49.99!!! wtfffffffffff. i want it now. hahaha. i really need a new gym bag too. that was the purpose of getting it the first time.. b/c my old navy gym bag is falling apart and i've been using it since freshman year of high school.. which is about 7 years ago i think.. yeah. it's that fucking old. ugh. well i have so much stuff i need.. i could buy em. but it has to go through the other financial department of the relationship first.. and if he approves.. then i can happily get it without hesitation.

*sigh*.. and to think that the single life was hard. hahaha. and speaking of relationships.. it's my 51st month anniversary today!! yayyy! ooooops. actually it was yesterday.. i missed it by half an hour.. heheh. at least today's a lucky day.. it's 7-7-07!! :)

~lor

It's so cute! Lol.

My pinky toe all wrapped up is so cute. Hehe. One guy at the office was in awe how my feet were so clean and manicured (or pedicured.. whatever) lol. We'll, I take care of em. Who needs manicures and pedicures when I can do mine even better! :P

~Lor

Sbux drive-thru in eureka is slow.

No offense to my friends that work there.. But the reason why you can wait probably 20 mins at the end of the line is because of the stupid customers that order multiple and complicated drinks.. And those that do not even know what they want to order when they arrive to the speakerbox. Please get your lazy asses out of the car and go inside. It will make the barista's lives in drive-thru easier and those that want speedy service too.

~Lor

I love reading!

Can't you see my enthusiasm of reading things that are far from interesting? In this case, philosophy of ethics in business. Shouldn't I be reading VOGUE magazine editorials? Haha..

~Lor

OWWW. i banged up my pinky toe.

UGH. it hurted. i was moving a big boxfan in my bedroom and i accidentally rammed my pinky toe on one of the footposts of my bed.

i was brushing my teeth at that time.. so i couldn't scream. i didn't think it was going to be that bad.. until i went in the bathroom to examine the damage. shit. it was bleeding. and not the gushing everywhere bleeding.. but let's just say it looked like a huge blister filled with blood on the front of my pinky toe. sounds disgusting right? just be glad i didn't take a photo of it. i'm not that sick. hahah.

it hurted like hell when jeff put iodine or some type of medicine on it. i cried. it was that painful. im just glad that it was just skin damage. my pinky toe nail is small enough already (and i know alot of ppl know their's are too) .. so im just glad my nail wasn't damaged at all. so it was wrapped up in 2 bandages and went to bed..

today.. it's alright now.. it's healing i guess. like a blister. it will eventually go away. i went to the gym today and it wasn't the usual for me. i started walking in a limp since i didnt want to apply too much pressure on the pinky toe. but i started doing my runway walking on the treadmill and tried not to think about it too much. and one thing i couldn't ignore was the guys that were checking me out today at the gym. i really shouldn't be wearing my fitted underarmor shirt. lol. but at least my body looks good now. it's on its way for development. i think i lost weight from being sick during the cruise.. b/c my body was totally rocking during the cruise and after the trip. i was like.. where the fuck did these muscles come from? hehe. ok ok.. enough of this.. i got a bunch of philosophy reading to catch up on. wish me luck..

CRUISE PHOTOS!!!

heck yeahh. they're finally up on facebook. but you don't really need a facebook account to view the photo albums.. just click on the links below for the public links:

• Album #1
• Album #2
• Album #3
• Album #4
• Album #5
• Album #6
  

and here are some of the photo highlights of the trip.. [[the photos are a bit cut off to the right edge because of the way this blog is formatted.. but im too lazy to fix em. just go to the albums on facebook for full photos..]]





























.. oh yeah. you gotta love groups of teens in large packs. haha. we definitely caused a commotion on the cruise.. you could simply point us out on the ship as those "filipinos from last night". hahahahah. and in my case, you can just point me out and say.. "that's HIM from last night. omg. he was fucking crazyyyyyyyyyy!!" hahahahah.

to think.. how fabulous it would be during spring break. hmmm.. b/c i remember searching facebook for groups that referenced to our ship, the "Enchantment of the Seas".. and sure enough i found some.. and that's where i found spring break groups on the same ship as we went on.. i'd imagine the ship to be a complete mess afterwards. like all hotel rooms during spring break..

and speaking of facebook.. if you were on the cruise the same time i was.. which was June 23 - 28, 2007 on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship 'Enchantment of the Seas'.. please join my facebook group for that specific cruise: CLICK HERE to view group

i also made a little image for my myspace page.. but for those that were on the same cruise & want it.. u can put it on your profiles or whatever.. just right click and save the image.. etc..


wow.. wasn't this a long post huh? i didnt even expect to type this much anyways.. but hey.. i've been busy.. back to reality right? or is it back to 'abnormal' here in this weird town called Eureka. "EUREKA!!! I found it!!!! .. umm.. actually, nevermind.. u can have it. i dont want it." haha.. damn. i wanna be back on that ship dammitt!!!!! :P

Cruise photos currently being uploaded..

stay tuned..

i'm uploading the cruise photos on Facebook. i haven't uploaded anything on there for a while b/c the java/application that Facebook uses is a bit annoying.. but i think it's just my internet connection.. it's not as fast like being back at college. now THAT's fast internet. i was connected via wi-fi AND 100mbps on cable. currently, my connection is only a mere 54mbps. at least it beats out dial up.

anyways.. almost complete with album #2.. hopefully i can upload it all as soon as possible. i'll post the links and a few good pics on here when im done.

~lor ♥

Touring the area.. Again.

When friends and family visit, the only thing we do is to show them the nature vistas and the big redwood trees. This involves a lot of driving around. I happened to tag along for the ride.. For some reason.. Oh. It's b/c I didn't want to stay at home fiddling on myspace and facebook all day. Heh. Now I think of it. I should've stayed :P

At least I'm getting some sleep. I don't really know why I've been so tired lately. I slept early last night till 1am and woke up at 11am or so.. Ehh. I guess my body is still trying to adjust.

~Lor

SF barista bear!

Yayy :)

I finally have a barista bear! I've been wanting one for a long time now.. Jeff got it while he was down in San Francisco with his friends :D

~Lor

Now that's Pad Thai!

Pics from a noodle shop.. I saw the chinese characters on the wall.. So I had to take a few pics.. Hehe..

~Lor

Pics from flying and waiting at the airport..

I couldn't upload them till now.. So yeah. Enjoy :)

~Lor

Testing..

Hopefully this entry sends..

~Lor

It's really hard to adjust..

From eating whatever and whenever you want.. with friends all around you.. the beautiful and warm waters and locations you see & feel.. and the dancing at the nightclub till 3 in the morning..

wow.

.. and now it's back to reality. to what is 'normal'. but in my case.. back to 'abnormal'. haha.

it's hard to look around and not see the large circular windows overlooking the deck and the ocean as the cruise ship glides in the waters.

i'm still adjusting to being in a room without your body rocking to the boat. it's funny to me. how just standing still in a room and you feel like your still in the boat. my body and mind still needs to adjust. i guess you can call it disorientation.

at least i'm finally sleeping on my own comfy bed & pillows. my teddy bear missed me. my cabin was small. probably about the same size as my bathroom. it had 2 single beds and we freaked out the first day because we didn't realize that 2 more single beds folded out from the ceiling.

i definitely missed starbucks. it's like cigarettes to me. i gotta have one each day. it's my caffeine that i need to make it thru the day.

i guess im just spitting out random things to talk about huh?

my body was actually pretty good during the times i went out swimming on the pool deck. i could've walked around with just shorts and flipflops. it was nice. i had a body. and that's a major plus after seeing a lot of people that were slightly overweight or carrying some extra baggage.

omg. what is wrong with white people? or caucasians or whatever. it's a fucking cruise!! you gotta let yourself live a little! who cares that me and my friends are causing a commotion, running around the ship, laughing our asses off at everything we do, getting drunk every night, and dancing like sluts on the dance floor. me and my crew were sitting in our VIP section and during the Captain's reception, which he bought all of the drinks for those that attended, there was this old middle-aged woman that continuously kept turning around and looking at my friends as we drank and laughed while the captain and his crew were talking. I know it was a bit rude, but hey, all you need to do is ignore us and mind your own business. that's the reason why we were sitting in the secluded rear of the room in our own VIP section. it's a cruise!! the only thing you can do is have fun!

i heard around the ship that there were a bunch of people saying it was the worst cruise ever. and i was like thinking to myself.. "wtf? how could you not like this ship?" i assumed that the majority of those that had a bad experience were white people. caucasians. blah. whichever. i wish i could go up to them and tell them how sick i was. i threw up. and from having that 'hot body temperature while you feel like your freezing' feeling and coughing continuously due to allergies or an irritated throat. give me a fucking break. like if you're complaining about something serious, i can imagine what your going thru. but if you're complaining about other stupid minor things.. then you're just stupid and you should be thrown overboard. enjoy the vacation. don't complain about it.

going on this cruise was my chance to get away from it all. and i did. i loved every second of it. im so glad to meet so many different people on the ship. and the crew members! OMG they are sooooo cool. like Damian, the housekeeper. YO-YO!!! Marc, the cruise director.. Bing-Bong! Tony from India who would love to scrape your crumbs off of your table. hahaha. Nirajh the head waiter.. just like Mirage, now you see me.. not you don't. But I'm still here!! hahaha... and John Travolta from Jamaica. hahahahahah. he will show you his sexy dance for you. ahhahahahahah.

there were so much things to do. it was crazy. i wish i could write about everything.. but i probably have forgotten some of the minor things already.

aside from being sick since day one, i did manage to get cough drops from George Town in Grand Cayman. i went thru a pack a day. haha.

the reason why i was on this cruise is because my family was invited as guests to a nursing school reunion. it's always good to know people.. hehe. i made so many friends and also got to know people better that i've known for a while.

i'm filipino, if you haven't realized it. and yes, i am proud that i do not fit the asian stereotype. the interesting thing about the Enchantment of the Seas ship is that there are about 62 different nationalities of the crew members. it states their nation on their name tags. of course they're going to be crew members that are filipino too and they DEFINITELY hooked us up with lots of stuff. one of them was a photographer that continuously took photos of passengers of the ship where all of the photos can be developed and placed on a wall of certain events. you can purchase each of the photos for $20 each. sounds expensive huh? well, it is if you aren't a filipino. the filipino photographer hooked my parents up with ALL of the photos during the trip (that's about like 10-15 photos) for about $34. Hellz yeah! the regular cost of that would've been $200-$300. that's the difference between white people and filipinos. filipinos are always friendly with each other whenever they pass randomly on the streets of new york or something. you can point out a filipino by the way they look. There are not alot of nationalities in the world that can do that. so yeah. it's pretty good to be a minority at times.

well.. enough of this for now.. i'll update some more stuff when i remember them. and i finally uploaded some photos of the cruise on my myspace page. if you look below this entry, videos i recorded during the cruise..

i really love cruises. i HIGHLY recommend it to everyone. definitely book a vacation on Royal Caribbean on the Enchantment of the Seas ship. the people there will totally blow your mind!!

Cruise videos are finally up!

This is a playlist of 9 videos that i recorded during my vacation on Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas ship during June 23rd - June 28th of 2007.

No communication throughout the Royal Caribbean Cruise!!!

[a quick summary of my week-long trip]

(old post from yesterday that didn't send.. still having problems with sending email on my treo)

(did you know that i typed the entire blog post below on my treo cellphone? .. i'd like to see you try doing that on a regular cellphone's alpha-numeric keypad.. haha)

Well I'm finally back. Not yet. I'm still here in LAX waiting for my
flight which isn't for another hour or so to board..

I was fucking relieved to see a terminal starbucks near my terminal. I
had to get a frapp. I didn't have any starbucks on the ship. *sips his
venti dulce de leche frapp* ahh... That's some good shit right there.

Anyways.. So I bet your wondering how my cruise went? Well, let's say
I didn't want it to end AT ALL!!!! I had the BEST FUCKING TIME EVER!!!
That definitely had to be my most enjoyable and favorite vacation of
my life. Why? Because of the (literally) many friends that I knew and
new ones I made there (including the ship crew members.. LOL).

Did you know I was sick the ENTIRE time. Since day 1, when we were
still docked on port. I walked to the back of the ship and didn't
realize the smoke blowing on the deck (due to the wind) from the smoke
exhaust. And so, I began coughing a lot. I coughed enough to throw
up. It was disgusting. I had to run to the bathroom to throw up even
more. I accidentally projectile vomited on the wall near the toilet in
a private bathroom. Hehe. I missed. It sucked. I somehow tried to
close my mouth when I coughed but vomit went to my nasal passage. So
there was snot and bits of food from lunch coming out from both my
nose and mouth. Sickening right? It gets better. I tried to blow my
nose and a HUGE piece of 'something' came out my nose. It was a big
piece of bread that I remember taking a bite of. Lol. At first I was
like. Omg is that my brain?! Yeah.

Later that night I felt so sick, I wasn't sure if I could make the
trip. I had that feeling where your body temp was really hot, but you
feel like your freezing. That sucked even more. That lasted for 3
days. My coughing is still continuing. Not as worse than before..
Since I finally have some cough drops handy. I didn't have any till
the 5th day when I bought 3 packs in George Town in Grand Cayman.

I was continuously hanging around people that smoked. At our 'spot'
and at the Viking Crown dance lounge. (did you know I danced like a
freak EVERY NIGHT at the ship's nightclub? Hahah) we'd get there at
like 11pm and leave at around 2:30am. I've been going to sleep at
around 3-4am every night.

I hanged out with my friends Marah and Valerie. We went EVERYWHERE
around the ship. Many ppl thought Val and I were in a relationship.
Heh. No. She's my dance partner. We had to admit that we were the
hottest ppl on the ship. There weren't that many hotties. Guys and
girls alike. There were a few, but we'd get tired of them.

Hmm.. What else to talk about.. Well, ill be uploading the millions of
photos and the videos I recorded on the ship, Jamaica & Grand Cayman.
I have lots of awesome photos.

Ok ok.. To sum things up:
-I rode on Royal Caribbean's 'Enchantment Of The Seas'.
-There was FREE food on the ship.
-I drank (actually took sips) of cocktails, martinis, & various other drinks.
-I was part of the 'wilder' group of Filipino teens that got drunk,
danced like sluts, took millions of photos, and traveled in a huge
pack around the ship.. We all definitely caused a commotion on the
ship. Hehe..
-I threw up about 3-4 times.
-I took a shower 4x (2 of them were in the same day) during the cruise.
-I spent a total of $15 on cruise's casino.. ($5 limit each day)
Interestingly named Casino Royale. I didn't win any payouts. Heh.
-Spent a total of $29 on rings and a cocktail drink in a glass that lit up.
-I bought $5 on a turtle souvenier in Jamaica.
-I got a free $100-valued 1-carat Midnight Sapphire in Jamaica for
attending a seminar on the ship.
-My group took a tourbus trip around places in Jamaica and shopped for
souvenirs.
-I bought (i think) $12 on a necklace and a keychain in Grand Cayman.
-I snorkeled with stingrays and got to hold one of them, snorkeled
with the tropical fishes in coral reefs & shopped for nicer stuff in
Grand Cayman.
-I popped 4 advil liquidgels (2 in the morning and 2 before bed) for
about 3-4 days.
-It was 50¢ a minute to use the wi-fi on the ship.
-It was $7.95 a minute to call anyone on the ship's phonelines
(regardless that I had a calling card).. Wtf.
-Attempts to exercise in the gym: 1, but left since it was packed with
people. Haha.
-Total weight I gained on this trip still needs to be determined.

Hmm.. What else to include.. I think that's about it for now.. Time
to upload those pics & vids!

Bing-Bong!

I have to wait at least 5 hours at the airport.. Ugh..

(sorry about this post.. It couldn't send when I was in florida for
some reason.. But its finally up now. I just didn't want to skip
around with what I did. Anyways... Read it!)

At least they gave me a snackbox on the flight.. I got here just
before daybreak.

I had about 2 hours of sleep on the flight.. And I had to fall asleep
listening to Abercrombie & Fitch songs because a few rows behind me,
there was a church choir singing at like 1AM. Omg. Shut the fuck up
you ppl!! A baby crying is tolerable, but two people singing out
loud?? Ommgg. Are you two drunk from those little bottles of vodka?
Haha..

Anyways.. I'm here now.. Waiting outside by the ticketing counters
because I had to get my bag. I could've been at my terminals where the
nicer seats are, but I don't think they'd allow me back in. And not to
mention the VERY LONG line for security. Fuck that.

I'm sitting next to seats with the nearest electrical outlet is about
15-20 feet away from me. Shit. I can relax on a cushion or plug my
laptop while sitting on the floor against the wall. Crap. I need to
recharge my treo too.

I'm trying to sip on a Dunkin' Donuts latte. It was fuckin' a good
190°F. I had a donut too. Hehe :P

I have a friend living down here, Nick, and I asked him a few weeks
ago to pick me up because my parents don't arrive till 5-6 hours after
I arrive. But I figured he couldn't, he sent me a message on facebook
that I need to reply to. Lol. Seriously, who would want to pick me up
at the airport at like 6 fuckin' AM? Haha.. I can deal. I'm a big
boy.

Oh.. Did I mention that wi-fi on the cruise ship isn't free? A damn
50¢ each min? Or I can get a wireless card for $10 a day.. But aren't
cruise vacations supposed to "get away from it all"?

I just only hope there's cellphone coverage. Heh.

4 hours and 30 mins left..

stay tuned..

dealing with some technical glitches and phone coverage problems with my treo phone.. i have 2 big blogposts that i need to post asap! one is a big summary of my Royal Caribbean cruise trip to Ocho Rios, Jamaica and George Town, Grand Cayman.

photos and videos will be posted soon! so keep an eye on that ;)

~lor