OMG IT'S DAISO

Yesterday, my sister took Connie and I to the mall!
we went to the new purikura place
and it was fuun. c: I liked how our purikuras turned out!

I saw some flats that I liked at Waltz.
a pair of yellow ones and a pair of purple ones. :I
they were $20 for each.
but then Waltz had that buy one get the other one half off sale.
I still didn't have enough money anyways. haha.

we went to Daiso, too.
since when was Daiso at the Great Mall?
when we saw it, we were like OMG IT'S DAISO.
now we don't have to drive all the way to Cupertino or Eastridge to go to Daiso!
so we spent a long time there. my sister and I got a lot of stuff. :I
I got a bento box (a back-to-school item), chopsticks, a cake cellphone charm, and a cute sponge.
$1.50 for each!

afterwards, we went to Walmart.
because my sister had to return something.
I got an ice cream cone at the McDonald's inside Walmart.
mmm, vanilla ice cream. :9
but I think IKEA's frozen yogurt is better.

Freshman Orientation

Today was my freshman orientation!
I took my ID picture. and I don't like it much. :I
& I got my schedule, too!
I'm quite satisfied with it. c: I got into all the classes I wanted.
oh yeah, I also brought home my books.
freshmen this year don't have lockers because the juniors had to go and bomb them. :c
darn them. now I'll have to carry my books to and from school everyday.
most likely everyday.

I liked my link crew leaders!
they were really nice. c:
but they made us play a lot of ice breakers.
I don't like ice breakers.

my link crew leaders said that we'll have to do a swimming unit this year. :c
oh boy, what a bummer
I'm not going to like it. at all.

Anyways, hopefully I'll find my way around school next week!

Petroglyph

Last friday my sister took me and two of our friends to Petroglyph.
it was so fun! & I want to go againn! c:
so what you do there is basically paint your own ceramic thing.
you can paint whatever you want
they have cups, bowls, plates, etc.

oh yeah, you have to pay a day pass
which is about $10 for an adult
and you have to pay for whatever else you paint.

I picked a mug.
and I painted it sunset/salmon color.
(I don't even know which color I used anymore)
I wrote my name on it with puffy paint, too.
& painted a flower.
I don't think my handle turned out really well, though.
it seems like I didn't paint it enough. :I
oh well. I painted a key on my handle and made dots with puffy paint.
on the bottom, I painted a heart and wrote the date.
I like the bottom the best. x)
After you paint it, they glaze it for you and everything.
I guess I'm pretty satisfied with my mug.

here's the inside of my cup.
and you can see the key & puffy polka dots on the handle

one side of my name.
writing with the puffy paint was fuun!
pretty grass on the bottom!

and the other side.

the flower I painted. with the dot of puffy paint inside

my favorite part of my mug!
I liked the color of the heart. :I

I want to go again! next time I want to paint something yellow.

Yesstyle, Again

My sister's ordering from yesstyle soon,
and I'm not sure if I'm going to order anything this time. :I
but I did see a super cute tulle skirt by SHY SHY.
there's a black one with white lace, too.
I like this one better. $16.20! it's an okay price.


and look! free gift with every purchase of 3 SHY SHY items!
I like the earrings the best,
but I don't have pierced ears. :c
the ring and necklace are cute too, though.


oooh, I like this too!
it's an elbow-sleeve check pattern shirt.
by Celli Girl. c:
I like how it looks with a belt. the color's nice, too.
but it's $58! a bit pricey, isn't it?


& I found a floral print chiffon drawstring dress
I like floral-y style
it's by 59 Seconds,
and it's $24. not buying it, haha. I like it, though. :I

found another floral dress.
I like this one better c:
it's by Click!
I like how the top part is crocheted.
it looks so pretty! it's $21, cheaper than the other one. :I

It's Time, Introducing 2pm

I think 2pm's my favorite now! <3
they took over SHINee's place.
SHINee World turned Hottest!
Wild Bunny made me make up my mind 'bout them.
it's so funny! & I can't wait 'til episode 4 comes out!

Jaybeom's my no.1 in 2pm!
the short, buff one. and looks like he's from Seattle.
and then I kind of just like the rest of them all the same. :I

So I was 2pm-ing the whole afternoon yesterday.
yes, that's how much I love them now. haha.
and I watched this video I don't know how many times.
because they're so dorky and I love their I Hate You song.
and the dance, too.
I want to learn the dance!



At first, I didn't like 2pm that much because of their 10 out of 10 MV.
the first time I watched it was on television.
and I was like ew.
but now, they've changed.
their Again and Again MV is awesomeee. c:
love their dance in that one!

2pm Hwaiting!

Shake that Soda

I just remembered this kind of soda that I drank in Taiwan.
and it's super cool. ;)
I googled it up and I can't believe I actually found it.

There's two kinds: the Japanese kind and the Taiwanese kind.
I drank the Taiwanese kind.
but I saw the commercials for both of them.

Anywhoo, it's just like any other soda.
but you have to shake it before you drink it.
10 times for the Japanese kind and 12 times for the Taiwanese kind.
you have to shake it or else it won't get all fizzy.

there's tiny pieces of jell-o floating inside, too. yum. c:

the commercials for the sodas were hilarious.

"let's yao ba!"

CLICK

I was looking at clothes on yesstyle
and I saw this Bubble-Hem Miniskirt.
by Click. <3
Click's just about my favorite brand on yesstyle.
it's only $12.60! looks pretty good for that price.
and I rather like it.
the shade of blue is pretty, too.
looks really ideal for a summer day. c:
but then, I don't really wear skirts.
so if I did buy this skirt, I'd probably put it in my closet and stare at it.
and like the way it looks in my closet.
I like skirts, but I don't wear them.
only if I really, really have to.
why? I really do not know.
perhaps, it is because I don't like the way skirts look on me. showing my ever-so-skinny legs.
maybe, in the near future, I will start liking to wear skirts.
but for now, my skinny jeans are just fine.

oh yes, yesterday, I went to Daiso with my best friend Connie.
but I didn't buy anything because I couldn't find that one pencil case I liked that I saw at the Daiso in Taiwan.
the cloth was white and it had tiny dark purple hearts on it. c:
I really wanted it.
ho hum, maybe I will find it next time.

and yesterday I drank root beer floats and ate red velvet cupcakes, yum.

Straw Hats

I woke up at 6-ish this morning.
I couldn't fall asleep is why.
Because of jetlag, I suppose. but I kind of like the feeling of waking up early in the morning.
when it's still dark out and you're the only one in the house that's awake.
it's a strange feeling. :I

Guess what?
I finished reading The Bean Trees! I liked it. c:
I still have to do the double journal entry assignment for it, though. :c
and then I will start reading The Good Earth.
I think that I won't like it as much as The Bean Trees.

I went to Valleyfair and Santana Row today!
I haven't been there in a long time!
so me and my sister went to go buy a birthday present for a friend.
it was so hard! we couldn't decide on anything. :I
we went to American Eagle 4 times,
J. Crew 3 times,
Banana Republic once,
Zumiez once,
Kenneth Cole once,
Urban Outfitters once,
and H&M once (just to find that there was no guys' section there)

so we ended up buying a straw hat from AE and 2 V-necks from Urban Outfitters for our friend.
it was a 2 V-necks for $24 sale. I guess that was okay. red and yellow.
but after we got home, my sister realized that one of the V of the V-necks was down too low.
so she's going to return it tomorrow.

oh yeah, we got a straw hat for ourselves, too.
me and my sister, that is.
I've been wanting one. and finally got one for only $10! :I
they remind me of Jason Mraz.

at J. Crew I saw this pretty headband.
It was beige and thin. there was a pretty rose on the side.
I wanted to get it, but it was $20! :c
and then there was this nice bobby pin with the same rose on it.
that was $10. :c

and then at Urban Outfitters
I saw this cute camera necklace.

there's beads in the middle!
it's $28, aigoo.

oh yeah, I got a Starbuck's caramel frappuccino today.
Finally.

Ketchup and Mustard on my Hot Dog

Hayhayhay.
In Taiwan I saw this brand called Aguis B.
I saw the store but didnt go in. because my aunt was in a hurry.
I would've wanted to take a look around the store, though.
I suppose that its products are expensive. my cousin bought this tiny coin pouch for NT$4000.
That is wow.
From what I hear from my aunt, a lot of young adults in Taiwan like Aguis B.

anyways, I ate hot dogs today.
I think I've been craving it since yesterday, when I started reading The Bean Trees.
we almost ran out of ketchup, though.
there was only a little bit left. I had to scoop it out.
mustard and ketchup on my hot dog. yum.

my sister baked red velvet cupcakes today.
they look very flat on the top. and not risen up like theyre supposed to :c
but theyre rather tasty. very fragile too.
I think my sister's going to try again. and make the tops rise up.
then again, I guess you could just cover it up with whipped cream. c:

I heard this song called Xiang Zhi Dao Xian Zai Ni Hao Bu Hao by Fan Wei Qi in Taiwan
it's a rather pretty song. :I
I heard it playing quite a lot in Taiwan.
a bunch of times on the radio, and in stores, too. I also saw the MV on television.
So I guess it's a pretty popular song.

Daiso

I want to go to Daiso.
because it has all kinds of things for very cheap. :I
just the kind of store that I like.

I went to a Daiso in Taiwan.
and it was bigger than the one I went to in Cupertino.
there was this huge makeup corner, too.

I saw some pen cases that I rather liked. C:
but I didnt buy any because I forgot to bring my money.
there were these cute gift bags, too.
and monster doll keychains! :I

My aunt bought this popsicle-maker thing at Daiso.
my mom used to use that to make popsicles for us when I was younger, too!
they were fun to make.
but super hard to pull out.

Let's go to Daiso!

Love that Dog

"I don't want to
Because boys
Don't write poetry.

Girls do."

-Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

I read this book called Love That Dog at a bookstore in Taiwan. it's about this boy named Jack and his dog Sky. the cover of the book kind of caught my eyes. so I picked it up and read it. it's rather good. :I

Here's a poem that Jack wrote:

Love That Dog

(inspired by Walter Dean Myers)

by Jack

Love that dog

like a bird loves to fly
I said I love that dog
like a bird loves to fly

Love to call him in the morning
love to call him "Hey there, Sky!"

Back Home

I'm back from Taiwan! C: Yeeee!
But I got summer reading to do. D: The Bean Trees and The Good Earth. I just bought the books today at Barnes and Nobles. I like the smell of bookstores. :I

Taiwan was fuuun. and hot.
I got a haircut, too. but I don't like it much. ): well, the back's okay. it's just my bangs. the barber gave me mega short straight bangs. I didnt even tell her to give me straight bangs!
I had no idea what she was thinking. and then I got super mad at her. but that was 'bout 2 weeks ago. so my bangs grew out. kind of. it's a little bit above my eyebrows. at first it was an inch above my eyebrows. Dx I shouldnt have paid that barber.

It's so good to be back. Even though I enjoyed Taiwan. but I missed everyone. :I my aunt took me shopping. a lot. mostly clothes-shopping for my sister and I. so I brought back a ton of clothes. ahhh I'm going to miss the night markets. D: cheapest stuff there. the sales are like: 3 shirts for NT$400 or a pair of shoes for NT$95 (and they had all kinds of shoes in various sizes) that's heckaaa cheap! 8)

I tried gaining weight in Taiwan. since Taiwan food's so good. but it didnt work. I did eat a lot though! when my aunt's friend saw me, she told my aunt "she's so skinny! give her some beef! does she eat?" I was like "hay! I do eat."

anyways, I should finish unpacking. :I