I think 2013 was the most life-changing year I ever had ✩

This was not an easy year. I have gone through heartbreaks, family problems, relationship problems, "scares", school problems and college shit. But all these things made me become a stronger person and changed my outlook on many things. 

 I changed mentally and physically. For the first time, I followed my new year's resolution: to become a better person (was that even my resolution? lol idr)

[x] (Jan. 2013- Dec. 2013) I can't believe it myself. This is the biggest change I've made and I am so proud of myself for it. ^w^

I've received a lot of harsh remarks and comments this year: my skin, my life, my relationship...I guess I'm all used to them now and I learned that people's comments don't matter. And because of this, I am rarely offended about anything. 

Anyway, thank you everyone for putting up with me (and sorry lol). And thanks for following; it's been a great year despite all the obstacles. I look forward to another year with you guys! ♥

♥ⓛⓞⓥⓔ♥☜ Some of my Highlights of the Year ☞♥ⓛⓞⓥⓔ♥

✿ February: After eleven years of wearing glasses, I finally got contacts! ^u^

✿ March: Colin asked me to be his girlfriend! He is my first non-asian boyfriend haha~ I think meeting him was why my life changed so much. I'm really thankful that my mom accepts him and that his family likes me c:

✿ April: I turned 17 and my life began to change dramatically after that ;) 

✿ July: Went to the Dominican Republic for the first time. It was the happiest time of my life and I wish I could go back. It has been a wonderful experience c:

I've also tried several different types of alcohol for the first time since they don't check for ID!

✿ December: Spent Christmas Eve with Colin

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Anyway, there are a lot more but this post is getting way too long and most of my highlights are personal *wink wink*

Here are the blog entries about my adventures and here are the entries specifically with my mann; you can read them in you like c: ♥

ヽ@(^ェ^*)@ノ☆.。.:*・゜☆HAPPY NEW YEAR☆゜・*:.。.☆ヽ@(*^ェ^)@ノ

☃ Ski Trip (PART 2)

Extremely tired after several hours of skiing, we came back to the lodge with a table full of delicious food ♥

They were mostly chicken wings (of different flavors), sandwiches and french fries. 

Our moms bought it from the restaurant in the lodge before it closed. We had our feast in the lobby lolol

On Thursdays, martinis are half-off so our moms bought a few drinks for us!

S'mores (Smirnoff Marshmallow, Godiva Liqueur & Graham Cracker Rim) and Merry Mint Martini (Stoli Vanil, Green Creme de Menthe, White Creme de Cacao)

After that, Sam and I explored the lodge and took a few pics.

Guess what guys I found a book containing the secret of life!!

FUCKING NOTHINGGG

lol it was a good prop tho

We also camerwhored a bit (well Sam was the photographer haha)

*max picdrop*

  very christmas much festive

 in ma crib lol jk

 Took one last selfie and then put on a facial mask and slept.

I was so exhausted but I barely had any sleep at all.

My mom's snores are fucking loud, idk how Sam slept through all this. She slept like a log lolol I felt bad since my stuffed animals and I took up most of the room on the bed :c

Next morning I was aching all over so I didn't ski with Sam.

I had lunch with my mom and Sam's mom while Sam went skiing.

I miraculously finished my pot roast sandwich. It was delicious though =w= ♥

After that we went back to the ski resort where I waited for Sam to finish skiing. I waited for four hours; extremely boring but I had my beats, a book Colin lent me and my 3DS so I was entertained :3

We went back to New York and ate dinner at a Chinese restaurant. When I got home, I realized I forgot my glasses back at the lodge -__-

I called the lodge and the manager was nice enough to mail the glasses back to me. I'm wearing my spare glasses for now.

I really like the place; the staff are nice, the environment is clean and the food is good! Also there is wifi

Anyway, I'm glad I'm back in New York =w= ♥

☃ Ski Trip (PART 1)

Sam and I went on a skiing trip w/ our fam at the poconos. We go skiing every year however I'm not in the skiing mood this year :/

The car ride was three hours long but we finally arrived to Woodstone Lodge, which was the place we would stay for the night.

The room was fairly small but it had a balcony that had quite a view!

lol well, sorta...it looks really barren and empty but the air was really fresh and crisp.

Soap from the room; they only gave us one bar of soap :/

There was a restaurant in the lodge so we had lunch there before we headed to the ski resort.

Weird looking fork; I wonder what type of food it's used for.

I ordered the 'Soup de Jour and Half Sandwich'. I expected a small sandwich with a bowl of soup but the order was bigger than I thought. The food was really good and the servers were extremely nice!

Me on the way to Blue Mountain Ski Resort; I look like a puffball when I go skiing. Five layers on top, three layers on the bottom and two for the feet. I really don't feel like skiing this year...

 Getting our ski game on! lol we look like we bouta rob a bank. I wore wear red lipstick only to have my face covered up =A=;;

This ski resort is so hi-tech lol. We fill out our forms on the computer and we can put our ticket in our jacket so when we get on the ski lift, the scanners can just scan our tickets . Pretty cool 8)

We began skiing at 4pm. The sunset was a great view especially on top of the mountain. It looks even better with our goggles on (cus the lens were purple :b)

The slopes were a bit icy which made it very hard to go slow or stop. The turns were also very sharp. Especially when a lot of people are on the slope, it's hard to turn. Because of this I fell while turning. The fall didn't hurt cus I chose to fall. There was a small turn and I couldn't turn in time so I had to fall in order to stop. Sam said I was really close to the edge of the cliff ;3; 

One thing that pisses me off are snowboarders who think it's okay to just sit and chill in the middle of the slope. And also when they get off the lift the sit right at the start of the slope like how the fuck am I supposed to go down; soo stoopid =A=;;

Funny thing! As we went on the ski lift, we saw a tree with bras.

lol we thought some drunk girl threw her bra on the tree and others just followed. But I looked it up and turns out it was a tradition *0* We shall throw ours next year lol!

I dropped my goggles when I was waiting for Sam using the bathroom -_- I realized it within only three minutes of losing and when I rushed back to where I was (it's really hard to go down the stairs or walk in ski boots

), it was gone. The women I sat next to before told me another woman took it.

I was pissed. All my ski stuff were mad expensive and I got some bitch snatching my shit. Dayum gurl someone should snatch her shit up so she can get a taste of her own medicine.

I was pretty pissed but I got hot chocolates and french fries for Sam and me. We skied for a few more rounds and returned our skis since it was already dark. 

from this blog entry one can tell i did not have fun

SAKEHHH (*￣△￣)ｹﾞｯ(*￣３￣)ﾌﾟ〜♪

I went to Sake Sushi with my mom on Christmas day. I go there only with my friends so this is the first time going with someone in my family. I've always wanted to bring her here because it's an all-you-can-eat buffet for only $14 (which is really cheap imo) and also the food is gr8.

We got there 10:40am although the restaurant doesn't open until 11. But the manager saw us peeking from the outside so he told us we can wait inside lol :D

It is always packed every time I come here. This is the first time I've seen this place empty. No one is here except for us, not even the staff arrived yet lool

Tofu teriyaki, shumai, and age tofu. Had we known the tofu were the same except for the sauce, we would have only ordered one of the dishes =A=;;

I became really full and I couldn't finish my handroll. Since you have to pay for left overs, I took my sushi apart and hid it in the soy sauce bowl (; ￣3￣)ﾌﾟ

☃ Christmas Eve ❄ ❆

Colin and I went out to the city to see the Christmas lights! We first went to Downtown Brooklyn to go shop around but Colin couldn't find anything he liked.

It was really cold and we were hungry so Colin bought four slices of pizza for us. It was soo good~

We went to 34th st after that to shop around more.

@Uniqlo: camerawhoring while Colin shops for gloves~

It was extremely crowded; I swear, some people don't know how to walk.

The Empire State Building was even decorated for xmas! The tip looked like a candy cane lol!

I wanted to take pictures of Macy's windows because they decorate it beautifully every Christmas.

But I got to snap only one picture...

There were too many people crowding around the window. And some are selfish and stupid enough to stand in front of the window and block the entire view. What about the 20 other people crowding around to take the picture? How selfish can they be!

I gave up pissed and frustrated. 

sighh anyway, we went to Rockefeller Center. It was crowded too, but it was expected.

I go to Rockefeller Center every year. Even though I've seen this tree countless times, it's still beautiful ;3;

There is an ice skating rink below the tree. I don't understand why people would line up to skate there. There are so many other rinks in NYC that are a lot emptier than this one lml

Colin forgot his camera so I had to use my iPhone; the quality isn't that great though. We asked people to take a photos of us, everyone was very nice~

We headed back home because Colin's ankle started to hurt a lot (he broke it a few weeks ago but he can walk now).

He bought cookies at the Subway's outside my bus stop (sugar ones because it's our favorite c:) Then, he gave me a present. 

It's two sided! I almost cried because I really didn't expect anything from him since he wasn't a festive person. I felt so guilty because all I gave him was a shitty card and he did so much for me that day u__u;;

Anyway, 

Merry Christmas~!

❅ Frozen ❄ ❆

When school ended, I went to see Frozen with Colin. Well, the movie doesn't start until 4:25 so we chilled until then :b

Colin doesn't like childrens movies but he said we'll go watch it because he knows that I like it c: 

We watched the show, Wilfred on Netflix. 

It's about a depressed guy who tries to kills himself using drugs but fails (so pathetic lol) and had to babysit his neighbor's dog. But the thing is, he sees the dog as a grown man in a dog suit. It's hilarrrrrious! 

Anyway we left to go to the theater. Colin bought cookies from Subways (we love sugar cookies lol :3) and the bus arrived just in time!

I also saw my brother on the bus since he just got out of school lol ;b

We got to the movies early; Colin bought popcorn and I got the soda ($5 for a small drink wtf think im richh). 

The movie started 45 minutes late but it was soo good. There was a lot of singing but I really liked it. Like every Disney movie, it made me cry ;u; 

homegurl 4lyfe~

yee i got my hair did whaddupp! 

my hairstylist curled my hair with a hair-dryer which produced these really light and bouncy curls, but when i washed my hair, my small permed curls came back :(

she also cut off all the damaged parts of my hair which was basically half the length of my hair lol

Sam gave me a $25 Forever21 gift card for xmas ;u; I asked for only $20 but she added another $5 *cries* ♥

feel so bad for making her camwhore with me lml

Mother-daughter bonding time~! ♥

I had dinner with my mom at Mika Japanese Sushi & Bar!

We had a Groupon offer (as you read more of my blog entries, Groupons are often used lml) of $30 that includes a choice of two beer or hot sake, one appetizer, two regular rolls and two special rolls. 

I ordered two beers for both of us. Thanks mom for letting me drink ;3;

Japanese shumai as our appetizer; very different than Chinese shumai but just as delicious~!

Regular rolls: Salmon roll and eel cream cheese roll; I love the eel cream cheese roll; it's salty, sweet and sour and unff ♥

Special roll: Yummy roll and West Roll. I love the Yummy roll; it has imitation crab meat, cream cheese, and cucumber. I also I love that it's deep fried ^w^

The meal was so delicious and we could barely eat another bite. We talked and laughed for almost two hours. I told her about almost everything that has happened in my life (almost everything). We haven't had a long talk in such a long time. So surprised the waitress didn't kick us out! 

*blink blink* ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

I went to Essential Spa to get eyelash extensions. I've been wanting them for a very long time ;3;

My new eyelashes! I look gawjuss~

haha jk c:

Before pic; I would curl and put mascara on my lashes but as you can see, you can still barely see them. They are very short u__u;;

My appointment was at 5pm. I had a Groupon deal that I could have my lashes done for only $45 instead of the original price of $165 c:

It was a fairly clean building. It's probably a new business since there were no reviews at Yelp. (Source)

Got my lashes done in this room. It was so peaceful since there is only one bed and there was nature music playing. I fell asleep lolol (Source)

The lady removed my eyemakeup and then she stuck an eyelash on my natural ones one by one. So much patience ;3; I chose the thick ones because I like a dramatic look. It still looks pretty natural to me though. 

After 1.5 hours, my lashes are done! I'm quite satisfied with them; I think the lady did a good job (if only she didn't keep pointing out how horrible my skin was, she would have done a great job lol). 

Lash extensions will not harm your natural lashes. The extensions will fall out on their own when the natural lashes grow out. 

Not wearing any eye makeup except for nude-colored eyeshadow! I feel like the lashes change my look :b

I was guaranteed that they will last for about one month if I take care of them well. I can't wet them (meaning showering would be a pain in the ass), touch them, or wear a lot of eye makeup. 

It is a pain wear glasses with the lashes because they are too long. If I push my glasses up, I kinda mess up to lashes :C So they sit on my nose now sighh. It's very uncomfortable but beauty is pain...and if only I wasn't blind as a bat lml I might start wearing contacts at home lol :L

I was sleeping and I brushed my hand against my lashes during my sleep. I woke up immediately and freaked out. 

I thought I would get ready for school a lot quicker now that I don't need to put on eye makeup but I was just as late lol u__u;

Anyway, I'm typing this entry with glasses resting on the tip of my nose. It's killing me. 

But would I make an appointment to get a lash extension touch-up? Probably. I can get used to this~