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March 16 Diamond HeadThese are some of the pictures that were taken at the top of the Diamond Head Crater. The last time I went there was ages ago, so when my mom was in Hawaii for a vacation last year, I decided to take her up there. The hike up to the summit was pretty nice, especially the view. Although I have to admit, I kinda dreaded the walk up the steep stairway. The first set of stairway was about 74 steps, then it was the narrow tunnel....this time it was lighted. The last time I was there, it wasn't lighted and it was so dark. Really creepy.... As we went into the tunnel, my friend kept whispering, 'The way is shut...' (It's a line from the Lord of the Rings) I think he fancies himself as Aragon or maybe Legolas.
Then we get to the second set of stairway, which was about 99 steps. Never look up or look down when you climb the stairs. The steps are steep and looking down was kinda scary, while looking up when you're at the bottom of the stairs will just make cringe at the task of climbing those steps.
There are quite a few stairs to climb, even after that. But let me tell you this....when you get up there and you look at the view....the hike and walk up all those stairs, was well worth it. Its so beautiful.
I don't know if you can see it, but these are the steeps. Rather steep....
Part of the crater.
Looking down..... Look at the deep, blue sea...
Waikiki. Well, since I don't have time to write, I decided to just post some pictures and I hope for the time being, it is good enough. :) Till next time....Aloha! March 13 Just for laughs....Been really busy with school work and just life coming at me, at an amazing speed. I just didn't have much time to sit and actually post something to this blog. It was always, sleep or post something here.....and sleep wins, all the time. Anyway, on the rare occasions that I'm actually at home with some free time, I managed to take some funny pictures of Diesel. At least I think its funny. Thought I should share some of it with you guys. Hope you think it's just as funny. :) And I'll try to update this blog, as much as I can.
I call this the 'Diesel Fro' shot. Those fur pom pom things on his head are for my hair and Diesel is always sniffing and trying to play with it....coz I think he thinks its his toy. So I thought it would be funny to put it on him. What do you think?
This picture, I call it 'The Cheerleader'. Although I don't think the look on Diesel's face was much of a cheer....more like, leave me alone, kinda look. This is what I call the 'Money Shot'. Also known as 'Leave me alone' shot. Yes....I left him alone after this shot. :) Well that is it for now. Till next time....Aloha! January 04 Hello??Whoa.....I just realized it's been 2 months since I last posted my last entry. I am not even sure if anyone still checks out my blog. From the statistics, it does look like there are some occasional visitors.....which is nice, I guess. How was Christmas? New Year? I had a blast.....got wonderful presents for Christmas and I had a blast on New Year too. Yes....while most of my friends tells me that Christmas is not about presents.....to me, it's all about presents. Don't get me wrong, spending time with my family was a bonus and I love everything I got for Christmas but the presents I'm talking about are the presents I get to give to my family and friends.
All year long, I would write down a list of things that my friends and family would like. Things that would just say off hand but never ever bring themselves to buy it. So when Christmas comes around, I take out the list and try to get them whatever that they said they liked. Although there were some that was left off the list.....like the $2000 chanel bag that my friend absolutely loves. I know presents are to be opened on Christmas day....but I always insist that all my friends open their presents together, before all of us leave for our Christmas vacations. So then I get to open mine too. :)
New year eve, I stayed home with my friends. We watched the fireworks together and just relax. We were going to go clubbing, but the idea of just dressing up and going to some over crowded club just didn't appeal to any of us. We wanted to just relax and watch the fireworks.
Before I started writng this entry I had so many things I wanted to write about and now....it's all gone. Anyway I'll try to update my blog more often and I've got some really cool pictures that I've took. I'll try to remember to upload the pictures tonight. Till then....take care!
October 23 The Diesel Story.This is a story about a girl and her cat....to be exact, its a story about my cat, Diesel and why I had no say about naming him. Like some of my friends, when I first introduce them to Diesel, they would always assume either I named him after one of my favorite clothing lines or after Vin Diesel. Then I would have to tell them the Diesel story and without missing a beat, my friends would say, "Oh.....its just like the movie 'Meet the Parents', right?"
OK, let me explain. About 3 years ago, my housemate, Felisa came home all excited. She asked me if I want to cat sit a cat for a couple months. Apparently one of her friends had some family crisis and he just had to leave. And his cat had been locked in his apartment for a week without anybody looking in on him. You see...Felisa knew that when it comes to cats, I'm a softy and she knew I would do it. While my other housemate, Emily, was harder to convince because she was a dog person. But she gave in when I promised I'll take care of the cat. Felisa's friend offered to pay for all the cat's expenses and all I have to do is just take care of the cat till he returns to Hawaii in about 3 months.
Boy was I excited. When I got home from school, there was Diesel, hiding the table. He stayed there all day until when I was alone in the livivng room...then he would sneak out and just plopped down next to me. After a couple days, he got used to the surrounding and started to poke his nose into everything....and I mean everything. Initially Felisa and I found Diesel amusing, Emily did not. She hated Diesel. Let's just say....I was begining to think it is going to be the longest 3 months till the cat's owners came back for him.
One morning, about a week after we got Diesel, I woke up and could not find him in the apartment. I went to bed early the night before and before going to bed, I told Emily to make sure that the windows were pulled close leaving only about an inch of it open. We were living on the 29th floor and I was afraid Diesel would climb on the window and fall out. When I went to the living room looking for Diesel that morning, the windows were opened a little wider but I swear.....no way in heck can a cat squeeze through.
Our apartment were filled with moving boxes because Felisa just moved in and had yet to unpack. So looking for Diesel was harder. I called out for him and yet nothing. No bells....no meow. I woke everyone up and started looking for him. I even pushed the windows wider to look down and nothing. We could not ask the security of the building if they found a cat because like most apartment buildings, no pets are allowed.
Honestly the only way out of the apartment was the window and I really don't want to think that it might be true. Reluctantly I went downstairs and started calling his name. Hoping that maybe, by some miracle, Diesel might survive the fall. For two whole days, we continued looking for him and then one day my friend started talking to the gardeners of the building. Diesel did fall out of the window. One of the gardeners found a dead body of cat early in the morning and he cleaned it away before most of the residents were awake.
I felt so bad. He was resposibilty and I was supposed to keep an eye on him. But I didn't. I refused to let him enter my room at night because I knew he would start meowing and bug me. So I left him outside in the living room. It was later I found out that cat can use their nose and their head to nudge the window to open wider. They can squeeze through the smallest spaces.
While I do feel bad, it was then reality sunk in. The cat that we were supposed to keep an eye on, died. We are now, officially screwed! The only thing we could think of is to get another cat that looks like Diesel and hopefully we can pass him off as the old Diesel. It took Felisa three trips to the Hawaii Humance Society till she found a cat that looks like Diesel. Felisa said when she entered the cat house, Diesel (the new one) was the only one that came out and started to sniff Felisa's hand, which is odd because Diesel is never that friendly to strangers.
We got the cat home and we had 3 months to actually train the cat to answer to the name Diesel. And that we did. We started to call him Diesel and he answered. Diesel even melted Emily's dog loving heart. Even as we started to care for Diesel I knew that I was not looking forward to day I have to give Diesel up. We were all so attached to Diesel. Then it was on the three months mark, Felisa's friend calls and drops the bomb....actually it was more like a good news.
He had decided that he won't be coming back to Hawaii and that he wanted Felisa to try find a good home for the cat. You won't believe how relieve we were because we knew that even though the new Diesel has the same colors and looked the same, he was a complete different cat. Lets just say the new Diesel was more well mannered. Felisa never told her friend that his cat died. So instead of sending the cat back to the Humance Society, I decided to keep Diesel.
So there.....that's the Diesel Story. No Ben Stiller or Robert Deniro, but a really great cat who just love to wake me up at 5 in the morning.....just coz he could. :)
October 16 A freaky day!Thanks for stopping by my space to check out if I'm OK.....I'm OK. So is Diesel. The quake started at around 7 in the morning. I was in bed, sleeping, when I suddenly felt Diesel, who was also sleeping next to me, jumped up and sat straight up. His sudden movement woke me up and when I looked at him I felt the bed started to shake.
Then I looked at my TV and I saw the TV stand just shaking. I could hear stuff falling off the shelves in the living room and the princess was freaking out in her room. I just grabbed Diesel and jumped out of bed....not sure if I should head for the doorway or just stand clear of anything that could fall on my head. Both, the princess and the gossip burst into my room and was talking all at once.
It was crazy. All of us were talking at once and Diesel had his claws in my tee shirt, clinging to me. We could feel the building kinda swaying and as I looked outside, I saw the poles outside shaking too. Then the power went out. We kept asking ourselves, 'Earthquake?' OK....as you can see, we've never experience earthquakes before and even with the whole building shaking like heck, we were still not sure if it was an earthquake. Then the power came back on....which made us all kinda relieved and it lasted for only a couple second before we felt the building swaying again....and this time since all the books and knick knacks has already fallen on the floor, it was just shook, while we once again stared at each other in disbelief.
Then the power went out again. And this time it lasted for about 12 hours. That was how long it took till we got our power back on. As the day got on, there was no water. So we had no water or electricity. Tried calling my aunt but it was so difficult to get through. One thing I learned was that if you have a land line, make sure its not cordless. With the power out, we could not use the land line and we all had to use our wireless phone. My wireless batteries ran out pretty quick.
Our kitchen had loads of chips and cookies and thats all. Everything else is in the freezer and since we have no electricity, it does not help much, right? You know what was the freakiest thing to me? As soon as the quake was over, I got out my radio and I tried to get a radio station. For the first 10 minutes I turned on the radio all I got was static. There were no stations...nothing. Seriously I got really freaked out....I blame it on that TV show 'Jericho'. Sounds silly now but I just needed to hear someone....anyone over the radio.
I looked out my window and almost all the residents in the neighbouring apartment buildings were looking out. of their windows. Not sure what to do. Then when there was finally someone over the radio, we found out that it was an earthquake and the power is out in the whole state. As time past, things weren't too bad.
The gossip told me that one of her friends who was also living in the same apartment building, got stuck in the elevator when the power went out. She and her two young daughters were stuck in the elevator for two hours before someone came to rescue them out. That is scary, isn't it?
So we were trapped in our apartments...not really trapped. We could leave but we're on the 15th floor and just the thought of walking down and up 15 flights of stairs was enough to tell me that a day of chips and cookie diet is not too bad. In the end, the gossip went down to Chinatown and bought all of us food. She said that Chinatown was packed with people and there was almost a fight in one of the bakeries. Some guy who was in the front of the line told the baker, who just came out from the back with fresh pastries, that he wants all the pastries that was on the tray. That cause everybody else in the line to get a tad angry at the guy.
Amazing how everybody seemed to bounce back from the earthquake and making the best out of the situation. On the garden deck children were out running, swimming and just messing around, while some families would be barbecuing. It looked like just any other day....except there is no power or water. :) Even when the power got back on in the evening, there were no restaurants opened and once again, back to chips and cookies.
While I was tempted to go down to the pool, I didn't. Once again, walking down the stairs in complete darkness kinda is kinda scary. Instead I stay home and just catch up on my reading. Diesel stayed close to me the whole day. He actually came and sit on my lap by himself, something he really hates doing and never does it by himself. I think Diesel is still a little jumpy. His fur, since the quake had been puffed up and although it had gone down a little, he is still a little jumpy. He has also been shedding like crazy....his fur is everywhere. Since the princess is gonna be home all day, I've told the princess to check on him when she has the time.
Well that is it. Although its rather boring....that was how I spend my wonderful Sunday. How was your sunday? October 03 I've been tagged.....Before I begin writing, gosh knows what, about myself, I only have one question....why Josh...why?? Why me? Seriously, I wrote it all down and was thinking about it all day long. Even the princess, who grabbed the piece of paper out of my hand, thought I was crazy. She thought I had to do it for one of my classes....you know to introduce myself to the class. Yeah....after almost a month of classes, only now do I introduce myself to the class?
Anyway, here goes.....
Three names that you go by
Nikki (thats a given, right?)
Nikita (Yes....that is my real name. Call me that I'll bite your ear off.
 )Monkey Girl (I love Paul Frank and I have loads of his tees with Julius, the monkey in it)
Three screen names you have had, including the one you have now
Nikki
Kukuigirl
Diesel
Three things you like about yourself
I'm funny, at least that's what I've been told. (I love to make people laugh. Makes me happy to hear laughter.)
I'm a good listener. (People tend to tell me things that they never tell anyone else.)
I have an awesome shoe collection.....most only worn once.
Three things you hate/dislike about yourself
No matter how hard I try, I'm always late. I don't know why.
I have a bad temper, but I rarely lose my temper, but when I do, get out of the way.....
I'm forgetful. I'm always forgetting appointments and stuff.
Three things that scares me
The dentist. (Even after a year of braces.....going to the dentist still scares me)
The day my dad takes away the credit cards....I hope that never happens.
Smelly people or smelly places. (I keep thinking the bad smell will get under my skin and I'll smell too)
Three of your everyday essentials
My hand lotion.
My credit cards.
My book.
Three things you are wearing right now
My glasses (I normally wear contacts but I switch to my glasses at night)
My Julius the Monkey Pjs
My Tweety Bird socks (It does sometimes get a little chilly here in Hawaii)
Three favourite band (or singers)
John Mayer
Justin Timberlake
Christina Aguilera
Three things you want to try in the next 12 months
Bungee Jumping in New Zealand (Although I'm not sure if I'll ever have the courage to jump)
Surf at North Shore (Just like the pros)
To graduate with honors.
Three things you want in a relationship
Hhhhhhmmmmmmm......Brad Pitt?
Someone who understands me and never tries to change me.
Love and respect.
Two lies and One truth
I've quit shopping.
I've met one of the Hobbits
I've married John Mayer
Three physical things about the opposite sex that appeals to you
A great smile
Eyes
Lips
Three things you just can't do
Sing
Say the word 'temporary' (Can never say it right. So I just use the word, 'temp')
Read Chinese (I can speak chinese....but I can't read it. Tried taking classes but its just too hard!)
Three of your favourite hobbies
Reading
Shopping
Cross Stitch (Trying to finish an Eeyore baby quilt for my best friend's baby)
Three MSN bloggers you want to party with
Only three? Kinda hard to decide. I'll party with anyone.... :)
Three things you want to do really bad right now
Eat the Godiva Cheesecake that is in my fridge right now
To watch the 'Spiderman 3' movie (I know it's not out yet......but I really wanna see it)
To buy the Gucci shoes I saw this morning
Three careers you're considering
Professional Bummer (Just do absolutely nothing, but after what my dad spend on my schooling....I don't think so)
A cat whisperer (No such talent....but it would be fun)
Something in one of my dad's companies. (The likely choice)
Three places you want to go on vacation
Santori Island (Greece)
London
Shanghai
Three true loves
Diesel, my cat
Humor and laughter
Shopping
Three reasons why you're doing this
Coz I was tagged by Josh
Initially I thought it would be fun till I actually had to type it all down
Coz I needed a distraction from my mind numbing finance paper
Three people who must take this Quiz (Gotta tag two or three others)
Yvonne (Funky Little White Girl)
Kristen (Kristen's Chronicles)
Trisa (Lust For Life)
October 02 Creeps....
I've been reading Yvonne's latest entry and I have to admit, I was shocked. Maybe it is naive of me to think that this could only happen in the movies or in TV. Something that I see only on TV or newspaper....but never had I ever imagine that it would actually happen to people I know. I guess there are a whole load of creeps out there and it just means we all have to be a more careful the next time we make friends online, huh? Anyway if any of you wanna read about this nasty little creep, feel free to go to over to Jeannie's blog or to Yvonne's blog. Both spaces have the complete story. September 21 Why I love Waikiki....My plans were to check out everybody's blog and see how everybody is doing....but with the massive load of school work I have for this week, I barely have time to eat. Yet why am I posting this entry, right? I am actually cutting into my precious sleep time to share with you guys my favorite picture of Waikiki. It was taken on the 10th floor of a carpark. Weird place to find such gorgeous view, but nevertheless, its beautiful. Taken on a beautiful summer day. Clear skies with no clouds in sight and the light winds keeping the temp down. Just perfect.
The pink building on the right is the Royal Hawaiian Hotel...also known as the Pink Palace of the Pacific. One of my favorite things to do on a lazy evening is dress up with my friends and go over to the outdoor bar at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.....drink a little mai tai and hear some live Hawaiian music. They serve my favourite drink there, the 'Pink Palace'. That is the only place I can ever find that drink.
Anyway....I will try to visit as many blogs I can this week. Till then, take it easy! AAAAAALLLLLLOHHHHHHAAAAAAAAA!!!
 September 13 Vacationing at Boredom Central!I know there are some of you out there were wondering what the heck happened to Nikki and Diesel? Why doesn't Nikki update her blog or even visits any of her favorite blogs out there....in blog space. Well if you read my title of this entry, you would kinda understand why. I decided, for one whole month before my Fall semester starts, to just completely veg out. Do absolutely nothing....well, basically just be lazy for a month.
Which is what I did. I stayed home, and read some of the books I've bought in the past and never got around to reading. Watch some DVD, which, like my books, I bought and never got around watching. I hung out with some old friends, did LOTS of shopping and I even decided to play tourist for a couple days. It was all in great fun. Yet....I don't think that it was anything blog-worthy to write about and I really didn't want to crack up my computer. Once I opened up the computer, I knew I would be sucked into it. I'll be surfing the net, visiting all my favourite blogs and the list goes on. I wish I can say that I was strong enough manage to actually avoid my computer the whole month....but no. I did occasionally had to check some emails and whatnots.
Sadly to say....even after one whole month dedicated to just being lazy, I don't think I've got anything interesting to write about. Other than the Hawaiian weather had been absolutely beautiful these few weeks....except for some occasional light showers, it's been a wonderful summer. I don't normally spend that much time, during summer, in Hawaii. The most I've stayed, during the summer was a week or two....before I go home for the summer. But this year I decided to rough it by myself, here in Hawaii. My father, is as usual away on his countless business trips and my mother is spending her summer with my brothers, in Australia. Just because I didn't go to Australia with my mother, doesn't mean I don't deserve a holiday, right?
Right now, something is telling me that I actually had stored some kinda story in my head....something I was gonna share with you guys. But I just cannot remember it was. Anyway I promise I'll try to remember and if I do, I'll share it with you guys. I've also taken some pictures of the places I've actually got to re-visit, here in Oahu. So I'll put it here as soon as I possibly can.
Classes started last week and I've got to say, this semester is gonna kill me. Apparently the school decided that we all need to use the new edition of the text books, this semester....which means no more second hand books and I have to buy it all new. There goes my shoes allowance for this month! Argh!!
OK.....I remember what I was gonna share with you guys. My brush with the law. But I think I'm gonna save it for the next entry. Yes.....I am that evil. :) Sorry I've not got around to any of your spaces....and I'll try to visit everybody by this weekend. Till then.....take it easy! AlllllllllllloooooooooHA! August 11 North Shore This was taken a couple years back on my old, trusty camera. It ran out of battery some while back and I never bothered to get new batteries for it. Instead I left in my drawer and when I was cleaning out my junk for the move, I came across this camera. It's been three years, I think, since I last used this camera and I found out there were 19 pictures, captured on this camera. So I finished the roll and had it developed. The photos brought back loads of memories....wonderful memories that made me wish I could just turn back the time and go back to that place in time.
My friends and I drove around the island....trying out some local food. My favorite is the Matsumoto shave ice and the Giovanni Shrimp Shack. The Matsumoto shave ice is pretty well known with the tourist. However the Giovanni Shrimp Shack....not so. The tourist know about it....but there are so many shrimp shacks in Kahuku....most of the time, the tourist just go to the first one they see. So if any of you guys ever make it to Oahu, go over to the North shore....and try out Giovanni's Shrimp Scampi. It's to die for!
The pictures above is taken at North Shore....when the waves were down. So it was pretty safe to go out and swim. The winter swells here are really high and when the waves are up, you'll see the beach packed with tourist and locals alike, watching the cool surfers surf. Surfs up Bra! August 08 Girl's night outEver since the breakup, my girlfriends had been using the breakup as an excuse to go out clubbing. The ones with boyfriends used me as an excuse....saying that I needed some cheering up and going out clubbing is the only thing that would cheer me up. While my single girlfriends uses the breakup as an excuse to drag me out of the house and meet some new guys. Although I think it is more for them than for me.
Lately I've noticed something that I've seen happening and never bothered me in the past, but recently it does. It all started with my friend Kate. Each time I got dragged out to go clubbing, I would call her to join us and she always refuses....something about sticking to her strict diet regiments and alcohol does really fit into that regiment. Which I think is just total bullocks! I'm pretty sure the chocolate ice cream that she ate a couple days was not part of the regiment, so I just cornered her and made her tell me why all the excuses. I know she loves going clubbing....but not with me?
After pressing the issue a couple times, she finally told me. As I've said in the past, Kate has a rather curvacious figure and compared to the other slim and rather flat figured of the other girls, she felt over-weight. She tells me that each time she goes clubbing with her friends, guys at the club would approach her and her friends. And while she is happy to see her friends meet new guys, she would suddenly find herself invisible.
Guys would tell her to move over so that they can sit nearer to her friends....sometimes she would even have to move to another chair, so that the guys could chat up her friends. She did say that her friends would try to include her in the conversations but they guys barely acknowledge her and just, in some occasions, block her friends from actually talking to her. And whenever that happens, Kate says she'll just be sitting there...nursing her drink like a 'damn fool.' So she said she's had enough and just don't want to go through it again.
Honestly, thinking back, I remember all those times where my friend, Erica would just sit there and drink. While all of us would be dancing, flirting and just having fun. I am no different from Kate's friends. Although we go out clubbing to have some fun and perhaps meet new people, we should also try to keep each other company.....to stick by each other, in some ways. I really felt bad.....I remembered those times where I was dancing all night and the next day, when I ask Erica if she had just as much fun as I did, she never said yes....she would just say, it's ok.
Anyway, I managed to talk Kate into joining me and my girlfriends on Saturday night. When we got there, the club was packed but one of my girlfriends managed to snag a table. Even before our orders arrived, some guys approached our table. Our table was one of those tall tables where one could stand or sit on the chair. Kate was sitting next to me when a guy came up to, wedged himself between me and Kate.
He had his back to Kate, completely blocking Kate from me. When he introduced himself, I told him my name and tried to introduce Kate, who was sitting behind him. He didn't even bother to turn around to look, he just said something and continued to flirt with me. How rude is that?? The least he could had done was glance back at Kate and said hi or something....I mean how long does it take to say Hi to a person? Two seconds?
I have to say, not all the guys I met that night were that rude....but majority of them were. It's like they have one mission....sees a girl, zero on the girl and ignore her friend, who might be a little bigger than the norm? How is that right? Kate might be a little more bigger than the other girls there, but she has feelings too, right? How am I supposed to be attracted to a guy who ignores my friend? I don't know...maybe I'm making a big deal outta nothing, but that is how I feel. I am not saying all the guys are like that, just that one saturday night.....most of the guys I met were like that. So maybe a tip to the guys....be nice to the friend and she might put in a good word for you.
 August 03 The Curse of the Turtle!Yesterday I went down to visit my friend, Coco, at work. She works in a gift store that sells beautiful hawaiian stuff. Stuff like the monkeypod wood bowls, hand craved tiki gods and coconut wind chimes, turtle made out of delicate sea shells....the list goes on. Some of the cheaper stuff, like the ukelele or the drums, Coco would just let the customer play with it. Others, like the locally made, craved iron wood turtle, was something that she try not to let the customer play with.
Coco had to leave the store and she told me to just keep an eye on the store for her. I didn't mind....it wasn't a busy day anyway. Then in came a Russian speaking family. It was plain to see where their daughter learn her nasty attitude. As soon as she entered the store, her grubby hands was touching everything....picking up everything her hands can reach. Both her parents were doing the same thing....picking up delicate items and just slamming down the item without a care in the world.
A couple times, I told them to please be gentle with some of the items they were looking at. The father ignored me, the wife just gave me this look and the daughter just stuck her tongue out at me. Fine.....I stood aside and watched them and as they approached the Iron Wood display, I quickly walked near them. The turtles were expensive and I just know they were be touching it.
The mother, lifted up the biggest turtle by it's head. The turtle is big and I was afraid that by just using the head to lift it up, it might snap the head off from its body. But before I could say anything, she put the turtle down. Then the father started to pick the turtle up by one of its legs.....and before I could tell him don't do that and to pick the turtle up by its body, the father snapped the leg off. The whole leg came off!!!
Imagine how freaked I was. The damn thing is expensive and the mother said it wasn't their fault!!! I was so pissed...I picked the pieces up and told them they had to pay. They broke it and they have to pay. They refused!!! Then the husband had the nerve to say that he didn't even touched the leg of the turtle and that he picked it up by the body of the turtle!!
I was so pissed!! I looked at the man told him, "Don't you dare deny it! I was standing beside you!!! I saw you picking it up!!"
Instead of answering me, he looked at his wife....obviously, she's the one who wears the pants in that marriage. She started to scream at me.....saying that I was trying to cheat them into buying some cheap item. She also said that the turtle is not wood then, coz if it is made out of wood, it couldn't possibly break. I calmly replied, 'Ma'am....everything breaks. Even an iron lock....with enough force, you can break through it!'
She just ignored me....demanding that I should just call the cops, coz she is not going to pay for it. So I said, fine....I'll wait for my friend and we'll call the cops. I think she thought I would not do it, coz then she just started to say they don't have time for this kinda crap! This kind of crap??? They were the one who started it!!!
So I reminded her that she was the one who wanted the cops involved. Then she turns to me and say, 'There is three of us....only one of you. Three against one. The word of three people against one of you.' What fine example she is setting for her bratty daughter!
"No Ma'am. It's three against five. Your family against me and my four cameras in the store!' I pointed at the cameras around the store. (Later I found out, that the camera is not taping.....it's just for show!) That was when she started to yell and scream at me. Calling me all the bad words she could think of....a few in Russian too. I know....I've heard my Russian friend curse. She tried pulling her husband and daughter out of the store but by that time, the neighbouring store workers are out there and they would not let her leave till my friend gets back.
While waiting for Coco, the lady kept insisting that it wasn't her husband's fault. So when Coco finally came back, the woman just slash out at Coco. Screaming at Coco that she purposely left defective items out so that some customer would break it and would have to buy it. Coco was stunned.....she looked like she was going to cry. So I told her to just call her boss and tell her boss what had happened.....seriously the turtle was so expensive....I really don't know what else Coco can do.
Coco called her boss and her boss told her to just ask the lady to pay the cost price of the turtle, which was $40. The lady refused still claming that it wasn't their fault. Long story short, Coco's boss said to just let them leave. Not only her screams were attracting attentions it was also holding up business. So we had to just let them go.
So as the family is leave I looked at the mother and said to her, 'Your vacation is gonna suck! Everything you did today....is gonna get back at you, three fold! What comes around....goes around!' For a second, she stood there looking at me and then dragged her family out of the store.
I don't really believe in curses....but I do believe in planting a seed of doubt in their minds. Now I'm pretty sure if anything goes wrong on their vacation, like maybe missing a ride, or losing the room card key or whatever, they are going to think, that my curse is true! Right?
P.S Thanks for all your kind words. I am doing all right, although I've not heard or seen my ex for a week now. Guess he is still trying to figure things out. Anyway the one solution that most of my friends have in common is to go out and get drunk. I don't mind going out for drinks but getting drunk......I don't think so. So far, I've had three girl's night out and although it's fun, I really just wanna stay at home and sleep. I don't mind going out once a week or something, but three nights in a row? I seriously don't know how people like Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan do it. Clubbing and partying almost everyday. So this weekend, I'm gonna stay home and just relax....maybe do some therapy shopping and spend some quality time with my cat Diesel.
July 30 And the fat lady sings.....Sorry if I haven't been around lately but my life had just turned kinda weird. I knew it was coming.....it was something I kinda predicted would happen. Something, I have to admit, was kinda hoping would happen....and it did. My boyfriend and I decided to just end our one year plus relationship. From the start, the relationship was something I wasn't too sure of. He maintained it....maybe he thought he could change me or something. I don't know. Like the say goes....it ain't over till the fat lady sings.
Well the fat lady sang....and right now we're trying to figure things out. Actually I think he's the one trying to figure it out while I guess I'm all right. He says he need time to digest what had happened....he dumped me and he needs time? He is a great guy and I would really like for us to be friends....so I told him to just take hs time and call me when he's ready to just hang out as friends.
I sound cold, don't I? That's what my friends told me. With my friends, I never have to have any reason to be angry....they are angry for me. While I told them it's OK, they were the ones that were angry at him for dumping me. It is wrong for me to just be relieved and glad that it ended instead of dragging on?
So that's the latest with me....what about you guys? July 18 Burn!OK.....I just had to share this with you guys. Remember Roach? Today the Roach was squashed by my friend, Reen. Ever since her mean remarks on Kate's weight, Kate had been trying very hard to eat more healthy and had been working out more often. Kate had lost some weight and she said she's feeling better....more healthy, I guess. She looks well toned and healthy.....and even with all the weight lost, she still had her curves, if you know what I mean.
Anyway, the Roach has this jealous streak in her I guess. Everybody had been complimenting Kate on her weight lost....all, except Roach. Instead, whenever anyone compliments Kate, she would be there to laugh and say, 'She lost weight? She still looks round to me.' Kate and everybody else just ignores and just chalked it up to being jealous of Kate. Now that Kate lost some weight, somehow she looked taller, if that makes any sense. And the one thing Roach doesn't have....is height. She's barely scraping 5ft....I think.
Anyway today, Reen was talking to Kate about her exersice regiments and stuff...when the Roach joins in the conversation. Reen was the new girl there and I guess Roach thought she could bring her over to the dark side or whatever. So when Roach said, "She still looks round to me." Reen turns to Roach....I swear I can actually see this kinda mischief glint in her eye when she said, 'You know it's fine. You say Kate is fat....Kate can lose the weight. How about you? You're short...can you grow any taller?' When I heard Reen said that, I just couldn't help myself, I just suddenly thought of Ashton Kutcher in the 70's show where he would always be around to shout out 'burn' to his friends. So I just had to say it and I did...I said 'BURN!'
You should had seen her face when Reen said it and when I said, 'Burn.' It was hilarious. That totally shut her up. She stalked back to her store and not a peep was heard out of her for the whole day. Finally someone actually squashed the Roach. I know I shouldn't laugh or make fun of Roach's height. My mom taught me better....but I just think that someone should put her in her place. I certainly wasn't going to do it, so I guess Reen felt she should. Anyway I just thought it was a little funny, perhaps? Oh....and for you guys who don't know who Roach is, just click here for my past entry on her.
And congratulations to Manny for his second nomination!! I started reading Man oh Manny when it was nominated the first time around. Manny and my cat, Diesel looked alike and I started to read the blog....pretty soon, I was hooked. I loved reading about Manny's wild and crazy adventures at home. :) So congratulations and everybody....vote for Man oh Manny! July 13 Hang Loose Bra....Hang Loose, bra! Those words are uttered all the time by the surfer dudes in my school. Instead of saying goodbye or see you later, it was Hang Loose, bra or Shaka Bra. I think its like saying, take it easy dude! Imagine it in the surfer dude accent, and you'll know what I mean. These surfer dudes are serious surfers. Some of them would wake up, at the crack of dawn just to be able to catch some waves before the morning class. They would attend the class in their surf shorts and tees, with sand still on their feet and their beloved surfboards are placed at the back of the class. Touch any of the surfboards, and they'll give you the Hawaiian stink eye...kinda like the evil eye.
When you say 'Hang loose' you're supposed to put your hand up and do like the picture below.
 I just want to share the story on how this whole Shaka or Hang Loose thing came about. Story was, a long time ago, on the way to the beach the surfers would drive by this old house. And there is always an old man sitting outside who would wave at surfers as they pass by. The old man would wave the Hang loose sign and would yell out, Hang Loose, and the surfers would wave back screaming back the same greetings. After a while, the whole thing caught on and pretty soon surfers were waving each other with that same sign. Then one day, the surfers were curious as to why the old man came up that sign. So they went to visit the old man and guess why the old man waved at them like that? Coz the old man had only two fingers! The thumb and the pinkie finger. All the other fingers were gone! From far, it looked like he folded three of his fingers down making the hang loose sign, but it wasn't. It was coz he only had two fingers!
Honestly, I don't know if this is a true story. My friend, who is a local Hawaiian, told me the story. Even hes not sure the validity of the whole story, but it sure is an amusing story, isn't it? So Hang Loose everybody! July 09 Chewing Gum in the HairHave you ever sat on a bus or a train or whatever, and you're sitting behind a lady with long hair and all she did the whole time she sat in front of you, was to flick her hair back. Her long hair, whipping right in front of your face....sometimes, even touches your face? Have you? And if you had that experience, did you ever feel like spitting out the chewing gum you're chewing at her hair, just to teach her a lesson? I have. This lady who was sitting in front of me, kept flicking her hair back and her hair.....is not like those beautiful glossy hair that you see on a shampoo ad....well maybe the before picture. Argh!! I tried telling her to stop it, but she just ignored me. How rude is that? Somehow the Aloha Spirit is lost on her and I was so tempted to just spit out my chewing gum at her hair....or maybe just cut it off! Yet, I didn't. I just moved seat and I could had sworn that when I walked past her to another seat a couple rows in front of her, she was actually smirking. Like she won some bloody competition. Argh!!
I told my friend about it and she laughed. She told me that once, she sat behind a lady who did the same thing. So what she did was she would clasped her hand on the bar behind the seat....with some of the lady's hair. So the next time the lady moved her head to flick her hair again, some of her hair would be stuck in my friend's hand, and it would kinda hurt the lady's head. Then my friend would graciously apologize saying that she didn't see her hair when she grab a hold of the bar. My friend said, the lady immediately stopped flicking her hair back. Yeah....I don't know if I would ever do that....but I just thought it was funny. So hope you guys had a great weekend! July 05 The Calm Before the Storm.One month.....I've been staying in my new apartment for a month and time sure do fly by. And with two new housemates, there were lot of getting used to. Although, I'm pretty much got used to having two new housemates, I just can't get stand the gossip and loud morning ritual....neither can the princess.
A couple days ago, the gossip woke up at six in the morning and started puttering around the kitchen. The princess and my room is just next to the kitchen and everything the gossip did in the kitchen could be heard. Instead of softly closing each of the cabinet doors, she would slammed it shut. Argh!!! Woke me up, two hours before I am supposed to be awake.
So I had to drag myself out of bed to tell her to the gossip to either cease doing whatever she's doing in the kitchen or try to do it softly, as not to wake the princess up. The princess's room is directly across the kitchen and even with the sliding door pulled closed, she can still hear whatever racket the gossip was doing.
But before I could get to the gossip, the princess was already awake giving the gossip the death glare. It was a sight to behold....the gossip, oblivious to the racket shes making, continued banging away and the princess stood there, glaring at the gossip's back. Then I called the gossip....this is how loud it was, the gossip could not even heard me calling her!! Yes....it was that loud!!
I knew the princess was at the breaking point.....the princess was up till four in the morning studying and had a class at ten. She didn't have to be awake till nine. I don't blame the princess for being angry....the gossip was really loud! So in the end, I had to tap the gossip on her shoulder and when turns around and had to gall to say, 'Oh....did I wake you guys up?'
Argh!!! I don't mind if she had to do stuff in the kitchen....but she really didn't need to slam all the cabinet doors. And the perfume she sprays......is SO strong!! I have to leave my door sightly open, so that Diesel can walk in and out of my door at night, so whenever the gossip walks by my room....I just could smell the perfume. Its like those smelling salts....completely wakes me up. The perfume smells nice....in moderation, but it does smell like she was bathed in it or something.
Anyway thing had smoothed over and things are alright....so far. But I just know it's just a matter of time, when one of them would reach their breaking point and I'm pretty sure a World War 3 is gonna break out....followed by a cold war. I don't know.....but either way, I'm trying to stay out of it....if I can. Although the gossip's racket woke me up too. I have a feeling this is like the calm before the storm....when these two collide....I'm outta there!
One more year....that's all I'm asking. I need them to hang in there for one more year and then I graduate and go home. Then I don't have to deal with this whole housemates crap. So tired of being the peacekeeper in the apartment. Stupid housemates! Argh!!! Sorry.....I just felt I need to write this.....get my rant out. :)
How was your 4th of July celebration? Mine was all right. Some of my friends threw a BBQ party on the 4th floor gardens. I dropped by to say hello and also coz my friend who threw the party said there were some cute guys.....eeeeeerrrrr NOT! They a tad too serious for my taste....besides I was just looking, not buying.....if you know what I mean. :)
In Hawaii, every Friday at 8pm, there is a firework show at the Hawaiian Hilton Village. So basically I get to see fireworks every week....although the 4th of July firework was longer and bigger in scale. The 4th of July fireworks was much nearer to my apartment than the weekly ones, so it was louder than normal....so Diesel just goes into my closet and stayed in there till it was bedtime. I watched the fireworks from my room window.....no crowds, nothing...just me and my glass of wine.
July 03 Happy Independence Day!!!Just want to wish to all of you...Have a Happy 4th of July!!
P.S Been waiting for the longest time to use this picture of Garfield! June 29 Arrr Matey!
Look who stopped by Hawaii today. Captain Jack Sparrow and his crew. Just kidding. Everytime I see this ship, it reminds me of a pirate ship. Don't you think it does look like a pirate ship? Maybe a little? Anyway the name of this ship is Falls of Clyde. Its open to public but the last time I went there, I was wearing heels and, no shoes with heels are allowed on deck. It's to preserve the wood deck, I think. Anyway, I was walking by and I just thought you guys might want to see it. I promise, when I do get around to going on that ship, I'll take more pictures. June 27 Food food food...Last Friday, the princess and I attend to the 'Taste of Honolulu' festival. It's actually a benefit for the Easter Seal, where all the best restaurants in Honolulu come together and sell their best dishes for charity. All the food are sold in small potions, so you get to try out like a few different restaurants.
Every year I would attend 'Taste of Honolulu' and each year, the less and less restaurants participate in the benefit. But this year....apparently they pulled all the stops. All the great restaurants and several new restaurants were included and I have to admit, I had a blast! Just walking by the desert cart was enough to give me an immediate toothache!
Yes...both of us completely stuffed ourselves and we left 'Taste of Honolulu' with a list of restaurant that we've promised ourselves that we were going to try out before the next year's 'Taste of Honolulu' comes around. The food, this year was fantastic and so was the entertainment. Everything was wonderful until Sunday morning...
Sunday morning, I promised my aunt I would help her out. She had a late night on Saturday and was planning to sleep in on Sunday morning. Early Sunday morning, I woke up with a very queasy feeling in my stomach. I figured it must had been the pig out session I had with the princess at the new IHOP in Waikiki. (OK....this is our first IHOP in Hawaii. So we just had to go check it out)
But as the day progress I realized it wasn't just any other upset stomach I've had before in the past....it was worst. I had stomach pain, vomiting and everything else that comes with food poisoning. Yes, I had food poisoning. For a person who never had food poisoning before, I seriously thought I was dying.
I left work early and basically just spend the day sitting in my bathroom, seeing as I spend more time in the bathroom than in my bedroom. It was nasty and I was totally knocked out. The whole day was a daze......drifting off to sleep and I remembering the princess finding me sitting outside the bathroom coz I just can't bring myself to crawl back to bed. It was bad.
Yesterday it was better although I still had some frequent trips to the bathroom, but it wasn't that bad. I was able to visit some of my favourite blogs and kinda watch some shows on TV.....summer TV sucks!!!
So I'm up....and my appetite is finally back. I'm craving for some Vietnamese beef noodle, Pho'. Since I've been having a really boring not blog worthy life, I figured this is at least something to write about. :) Well take it easy and I'm off now....to have my pho! |
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