Hi, my name is so-and-so, can I get yours?

Ciara - "Get Up"

Alas! The new Ciara video's out. Dancing's pretty awesome. And better yet, Channing Tatum, is in the video. Unfortunately, he seems to prove that white boys can't dance-dance (even though he's in a movie about dancing...). Bah well. He's scaled down only one notch on my 'Hotness' scale. Chamillionaire, on the other hand, is... ghastly. Is it possible for such a good rapper to be so fug? Hm. Maybe it's because he's in a video with Channing Tatum. Haha.

So I've been working at the new job for about three days now and things are going well. Pretty well, actually. For once, I'm at job where I don't completely suck at it, my boss is nice and I am able to work independently. Today my boss gave me a file to work on, which required me to do legal research (finally, something I have an expertise in!) and she was pleased with my work. Which made me pleased. Plus, I'm finding real estate law quite interesting. I'm not gonna get too excited yet. After all, it's only been three days.

One thing that sucks about my job though is that it's right across from Square One. Never give a girl a job in which she can promptly spend her earnings on shoes right after work! o_0

Happy Birthday, Nam!

Holy fuck. I tried to post an entry on my computer and then BAM! My computer overheated. One entry wasted. Second time, I came on my laptop and BAM! It froze. I am now making a third attempt and not in the mood to type too much anymore. So, this third entry will be in point-form.

• Busy weekend again...
• Employed again. Working in downtown Mississauga at a law firm. Yay. Start tomorrrow at 9 am. Boo.
• Friday: went to do the Docks. Had fun. Boys need more work on their 'game'. Then had midnight Pho. It was delicious.
• Saturday: celebrated Nam's 21st birthday. Had lots of fun. Volleyball to BBQ and everything in between. Stayed there till 1 am!! Attempted to skinny-dip but there were too many people around.
• Sunday: hung out with my cousins. Played Lord of the Rings Monopoly. I hate Lord of the Rings. I hate Monopoly. But I had a good day.

Before the cam-whoring begins, I'd like to announce one thing...

Nam is...

...blonde again. Bleach blonde.

Oh, brother.

^We are silly

^Nam makes a friend...

^...or not.

^New feet for Dev

^Dev tries to dig to China

^Alex leans in for a kiss

^Mmm, chicken

^Kathy and Mel model for beachwear

^Volleyball players

^Dev experiments with flammable tequila

High School High

I recently read an open-call ad for a highschool reality show. I guess it's to mirror that of Laguna Beach and America High, following a group of kids in highschool and their 'angst'.

It got me to thinking, what if a camera crew had come into my high school life? For me, the saying is true that highschool was probably some of the best years of my life (not including classes). I had some great friends, most of which are still my friends now and I went to a diverse school. Diverse being the population of the school made up of half Asian (yellow and brown), a quarter white, and the rest miscellaneous. I've been told the school is now 'ghetto' but I refuse to get into what is meant by that. I haven't gone back in a couple years (I believe the last time I was really there was to perform one last time) but it didn't seem to have changed too much to me.

Anyway, so what would the viewers see if a show were to follow me and my friends during our highschool years? Well, for one, the inevitable "drama" that I'm sure you'll find in all highschools. Oh! I'm sure people would so eat up the shit that went down in the Prom Committee. Certain 'characters' would get a lot of air time for their schemes and conniving ways (every show has the 'bad seed'). And I'm sure alot of people would just love my Naziness during ChinKL practices (Conan O'Brien and SNL would do parodies of me, I'm sure).

I'm laughing to myself about the different characters who I believe would become notorious for their personalities: The ChinKL Nazi, The FAT BITCH (that I hate), The Ditz, The Malicious Schemer, The Experienced One, The Stalker, Nam Lam... I'll let you try and figure out who each of them are because I don't want any slander suits here. With a colourful cast of characters with different stories and so many incidences that can be classified as memorable (when Dev 'hit' Nam or when Harold landed in a pile of shit or when I broke Jez's door down) who wouldn't tune in?

Haha come to think of it, I'd tune in to my life now.

The Devil wore Prada...finally.

So I finally saw The Devil Wears Prada after waiting a couple of years for the filming and two weeks after it's premiere. Couldn't find coax bribe blackmail threaten any available people to see the movie with me so... I dared to go to the movies by myself. Well, not entirely by myself. I went to the theatre with the guys, and they saw a man in tights whilst I saw Prada (and Louboutin and Chloe and Valentino...). I can now say I dared to go see a movie by myself without shame, and I'm damn proud of that.

The movie was great. I read the book years ago and from what I can remember, the movie took some essence from the book but not to a tee. Most people first think this movie is all about fashion and the labels, but it's merely a premise. For those who look into deeper meanings of movies (me), it's more about the dilemma I believe alot of young up and coming professionals face: how far would you go to achieve your goals and by what means and what are you willing to sacrifice. The topic is very interesting when you think about morals, ethics and personal lifestyle. It's eat or be eaten, and it's hard to figure out what route you should take.

While watching Andy take on the task as second assistant, I totally related to her from my stints as secretary and legal assistant. I secretly loathe those occupations, but it is the type of jobs I'm aiming for to get to my other goals. The menial tasks, the having to memorize specific instructions, the answering of phones (never ever let it go to voicemail!), uggggggh. Hated that. I'd much rather have the cushy office jobs with the perks and working independently. But of course, we all have to pay our dues, right?

And if you fashionistas intend on going to this movie to see 'what's new for fall', don't bother. Keep in mind this movie was probably filmed a couple years ago, so most everything in the movie is now 'in', therefore, old (Balenciaga motorcycle, Chloe Paddington lock bag *yawn). However, I applaud Patricia Field's work on the movie. The clothes gave me Sex and the City nostalgia. *tear

Back to basics

What's a group of friends to do with a tank full of gas and a whole weekend of good weather and nothing better to do?

Roadtrip and fishing, baby.

I really thought I'd be putting 'rural' and 'wilderness' behind me after the Algonquin trip. Looks like I've adapted to bugs and peeing in bushes. There's something about 'up north' that draws the city people like us to it. Is it the lack of noise and traffic? Or perhaps it's the ability to speed up to 140 km/h on rural highways. I think it's the fact that raccoons are cuter in the country than in the city because rabid animals just aren't as nice.

Yesterday, after we attended a funeral in the morning and chilled at Meg's, a bunch of us decided to roadtrip it to wherever Hwy 10 led us. The goal of the trip was to scout for good places to fish the next morning.

^Really, what's the point of enjoying the scene when I keep sleeping?

I was actually amazed at all the cool stuff I didn't know was just a couple towns north of my city. Winding nature trails, equestrian farms, tons of places to camp, country homes.

Where to next?

^Me and Dev poking a ferocious frog with a stick

We spent hours just going from pond to pond, lake to lake, park to park, winding trail to winding trail. We finally got back to the city and went downtown for grub, drinks, fireworks and a lil shopping.

^Cheap eats and drinkies at Jeremiah Bullfrogs

Okay, so 6 hours of roadtripping, drinking, shopping and fireworks. How did we ever do that in one day? What an accomplishment, but it really didn't end there. I got home at 2 am only to have to wake up 2 hours later to go fishing at dusk. The park opened at 6 am and we made it there in record time for when they opened (one hour travel time reduced to half an hour)! I think it was more like we were trying to race with the sun so that it wasn't too hot for ideal fishing. But whatever, with less than 5 hours of sleep and our bellies full of Timmy's (and tequila), I was thoroughly impressed with how well we did with time.

^Who needs a boyfriend when you've got these guys?

^Quang and his catches

We caught bass, sunfishes and perches (although I found out later it was actually pickerel). I didn't really catch any, per se (Alex caught one and let me reel it in. Thanks, Duch!) but I did get a few nibbles which was pretty exciting to me. We fished for hours and as predicted, I don't really have the patience to be a good fisher (like father, like daughter) as I gave up way before everyone was done. Just as well, I had a great time. I wouldn't mind doing it again, especially when we catch fish and I get to keep 'em and eat 'em!

^I don't care what those vegans say, the food cycle is a splendid thing

I'm kinda glad the weekend's over. I need to revert back from country bumpkin.