nali nali

Last week (in chronological order)

1.Found out one of my besties from work is leaving for a much better job and never to be seen again-literally cried for days

2. Officially found out I was going to China in January for work (don't fret people I will be gone for a week)

3. Started up my chinese lessons again-this time classroom style. I learn better when I am competing amongst strangers

4. Swish swish-had sprinkles on top of my green tea ice cream; something horribly wrong but kind of right with that combination.

5. Celebrated birthday dinner with the boyfriend at Mochica and was confronted by the host if I had a bloomspot or groupon .  I almost wanted to say yes-and  pondered what the deal could possibly be but 30 seconds later recoiled at how de classe I have become.

"nali, nali"-this phrase encapsulates how Chinese people are raised, instead of saying "thank you" after someone compliments you; it is more customary for the Chinese to say "nali, nali"-not really but thank you.  Sometimes it takes a Chinese class to teach this Chinese person about her culture and why I can't ever take a compliment seriously.

Laters peeps

face facts

I truly believe people with the best style are those who also embrace themselves for who they are and who they are not.  I think that the same outfit on the two girls who look pretty much the same can also look entirely different based on their attitude and personality.  Alexa Chung unabashedly admitted she just dresses "like every other hipster"-yes that may be so but she sure carries herself differently.

http://www.refinery29.com/alexa-chung-interview-refinery29

scraps

i am my biggest fan and harshest critic.  I know so contradictory but actually very true.  I am happy with myself but I know there are so many things to improve-but in the end of the day I can still go to sleep on my organic sheets sans satin pillow thinking "everything is ok, I am ok"

currently lusting after

took me awhile to embrace the rose gold and michael-now I love both.

see people can change.

Time

when you have time, how do you prefer to spend it?  

this weekend I caught up with some old friends-made some new and family-and ideal weekend for me. I do believe life should be schizophrenic at times.  It makes things more interesting.

(photo courtesy of the sartorialist)

How to love

See you had a lot of crooks tryna steal your heart
Never really had luck, couldn’t never figure out
How to love, how to love
See you had a lot of moments that didn’t last forever
Now you in this corner tryna put it together
How to love, how to love




Nothing wrong with some Ligurian coast.  I am in love!  I can't wait to go back.  

Cinque Terre

CT

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wind tunnel fan

In my other residence which has all the convenience of a hotel minus the maid and the turn down service I also encounter GIANTS madness.   GIANTS madness consists of men, women, children, bums, hustlers, and perhaps other unsavory folks all sporting proudly the black and orange and appearing knowledgeable on every Linceum stat possible-how wrong was I in this assumption.  Weaving through the throngs of people who consume too much Giants  paraphernalia while at the Walgreens near the ball park I innocently ask the elderly lady next to me in what appears to be a full on Giants warm up fit what time is the game and she looks at me blankly with "ummmm,..1 o'clock I think".  So this is where I throw my hands up in the air and yell bullshit at you nor cal people who scream what big fans you are of the "San Fran Giants" even when you live in Modesto or some other godforsaken place that is near cattle.

SF is a contradictory city-we all know this and why we love living here. So long I am  Off to Philz to get a single drip coffee for $4 in the Mission.
 

how i see it