I Love

Eggs. I can probably eat a dozen a day.

October 2003

If a man says to you, "Cheer up love, it might never happen,"

tell him it has happened, and do not force yourself to smile.

Smiling is not a duty, but a freedom. It's up to you now:

you are liberated from the expectations and conformities of youth.

-- Justine Picardie

Enough!

I Am Thankful For:

(I know it's a long time away from Thanksgiving but I thought I'd get a head start and do this in June because I truly have a lot appreciate.)

1. God, because I couldn't have accomplished what I have without His grace and blessings.

2. A very loving, understanding and supportive family-- Mom, Grandpa, Dad, Brother, Aunts, Uncles... and of course, my PURPIEZZ!

3. My [hilarious] best friends I've grown up with; the ones that helped me move past my sad times so I can smile and celebrate my happy ones.

4. A job I LOVE, in an excellent company whose culture I fit in with.

5. A business degree. Often times, I hated dealing with so many pretentious wannabe brokers and i bankers, but I'm glad I chose to stick it through. I'm even more grateful I made it out alive. (Mind you, despite the stress and CORE, SMG did have the most extravagant class day in BU).

6. Being able to afford things that I want. My spending habits are quite outrageous but they've also been supported to a reasonable extent by my parents who understand retail therapy. I'm forever in debt to them, literally and figuratively speaking.

6A. An iPhone and a Viao laptop. Not quite sure what I'd do without them. NOT THAT APPRECIATIVE FOR MACs THO. SORRY.
6B. My toys.

7. All my experiences, especially the sucky ones because they do make me stronger. I'm also really grateful for the fact that I haven't become all that cynical after them.

8. The awesome people I meet everyday and the relationships I am able to build with them.

And finally,

9. The Justin Bieber tickets I'm about to purchase with my credit card (which is also the only card that will give me preferential treatment to this show)... as soon as I make sure my 15 y.o. cousin will come with me.

9A. The 3 summer days off that doesn't count against the allotted personal days my work has granted me.

(via Yeefers who had a Twitter account but cancelled it so I can't link it to her anymore.)

Corps

(via Luxirare)

Quiz

For years now, I've been an serious follower of fashion and design. I love the asymmetrical cuts, lines, and all things "pretty"... but sometimes, things get too far.

I'd like to make it absolutely clear that despite my love for the arts, I want to have nothing to do with the pompous "fashion connoisseurs" out there that will never hesitate to initiate a "fashion-off". Everyone can study fashion history and memorize the previous CCOs of all existing fashion house but that doesn't mean everyone has style. A piece can look so ordinary but really not be because there's beauty in the details. It's really a modest piece. And modesty is how the fashion world should be.

Snaps for anyone that has balls to speak up to the obnoxious Ms. Wintour. LEON VERRES??

Umeshu

The evening she had lit a bonfire in the yard and burned all of the letters from Kagoshima. She burned the family photographs and the three silk kimonos she had brought over with her nineteen years ago from Japan. She burned the records of Japanese opera. She ripped up the flag of the rising sun. She smashed the tea set and the Imari dishes and the framed portrait of the boy's uncle, who had once been a general in the Emperor's army. She smashed the abacus and tossed it into the flames. "From now on," she said, "we're counting on our fingers."

The next day, for the first time ever, she sent the boy and his sister to school with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in their lunch pails. "No more rice balls", she said. "And if anyone asks, you're Chinese"

"And I", said the girl, "am the Queen of Spain."

"In your dreams," said the boy

"In my dreams," said the girl, "I am the King." (Otsuka 75)

The boy put on a coat and stared at his reflection in the broken mirror. His hair was long and uncombed and his face was dark brown from the sun. The coat hung down past his knees. He narrowed his eyes and stuck out his two front teeth.

I predge arreigiance to the frag...

Whatsamalla, Shorty?

Solly. So so solly.

He poked his thumb through a hole in the wool.

"Moths," she said.

"Try bullets," said the girl.

Their mother pulled out a needle and a spool of black Boilfast thread. She pulled out a thimble.

"Let's have a look," she said. (Otsuka 89)

Excerpts from When the Emperor Was Divine

Hero

The tragedy is not the love that doesn't last. The tragedy is the love that lasts.

-- Shirley Hazzard

Shooting Star

Let's play a game here. List the things that comes to mind first after the word of the day: Magazine

Design

Clothes

Mannequins

Katy

Perry

Famous

Burgers

Eat

Food

Candy

Sweet

Sugar

Hate

Love

LAMB

Angel

Philadelphia

Rap

Sneaker

Freaker

Locker

Blackboard

Chalk

Skirts

Dance

Music

Electric

Zoo

Animal

Sex

Dirt

Ground

Beef

Grass

Land

Sea

Spring

Gone

Music

Books

Party

Nights

Move

Places

Nomad

Maybe?

Crazy

Done

Orange

Gin

Car

Movies

Iron

Man

SAT

Birds

Chirp

Songs

Sing

Karaoke

Shoes

Gatorade

Clean

and Clear

and Life

and Quarters

and Mid

and Crises

and Not Yet

and Happy

and

and

and

and

and

and

Million Dollar Girl

All I have is a postcard of this piece at the moment. It's always been taped right by my headboard (by beds in Boston and home).

One day...

GMOs

Asian Blond Boys (particularly domestically grown ones) never did it for me. Too much pesticide. Organics, on the other hand, are wonderful.

But in other news, I got a Justin Biebz ringtone. CALL ME

Potatoes

The rest of the summer was the best we've ever had
We watched titanic and it didn't make us sad
I took you to Best Buy
You took me home to meet your mom and dad

Your mom cooked meat loaf, even though I don't eat meat
I dug you so much, I took some for the team
Your dad was silent
His eyes were fixed to what was on TV

And the conversation stopped, and I looked down at the ring
Your folks were next to you
And you were right there next to me
And I said

If you're wondering if I want you to
I want you to
So make them move
cause I ain't got all night

AVI

Sticky and Sweet, It's:

(via Mechanical Dummy)

COLLEGE

One of the things I'm going to miss the least from COLLEGE life= morons thinking they're on "fi-yah" and that they can get away with anything.

If you can't even respect the little girl that reads AD and will still call her terrible things FOR NO REASON, then you obviously are obviously too retarded to tell the difference. And if that's the case, good luck finding a girl that "isn't a terrible thing".

KASDLSJA@(#$

I'm so mad, I had to let that out. This is for the ladies everywhere tired of having man haters/ morons on their backs.

AND if I could rap, I'd totally freestyle a couple of verses in his face.

LUFF

Iron Man

Isn't he dreamy?

And when I say dreamy, I mean him:

Such a man, a real man!

Might have to start replacing them Transformers toys.

My Trouble is

Insomnia.

If I had always slept properly, I'd never have written a line.

--Louis - Ferdinand Celine

My other trouble is procrastination.

If I did all my personal work on time, I'd never have read all my New York Magazines and Architectural Digests.

-- Angela Chu

ROAR

(via Mechanical Dummy)

OMGOSH I totes should be studying but I seriously can't. It's HRM for one. So I found this on my Google reader. How cool is it? OKAY. Done blogging. Study time!

soaijdiasjdnJNLILI!#(&*$#) !

Citgo State of Mind

To be or not to be? That is the question.

Internal conflicts are terrible. Definitely worse than any type of relational conflict. I don't think I have ever looked this awful. I've been asked multiple times why I look like I haven't slept for ages. Eyeballs too swollen. Tried yoga but that didn't even work. Next time, I'll do Zumba.

Other thoughts I'd like to mention so I can get it out of my head and finally study:

1. What are you doing, Christina? First rule of marketing-- differentiation. And make that distinct differentiation! Channeling GAGA is not a wise move. Be creative and sell that!

2. I'M PETRIFIED OF GRADUATING! Everything about it is so intimidating. From the freaking long walk to my future career decisions. I think I've metaphorically peed in my pants a thousand times already. Funny thing is, it just hit me last Thursday. That's 6 days. 1,000/6= 166 times a day.

3. Studying for HR whomps.

4. I love B.O.B. Nothin' on You. And I love Grooveshark for letting me put it on repeat without having to dl or buy the mp3. Snaps for Grooveshark

5. Alexander Wang bag, Miu Miu shoes, presents for my Ma, dinner for the fam...= list of things to buy with my first pay check in spirit of trying to motivate myself for this job hunting business.

6. WHOO for Lorenzo and Marc! Rumors can't bring you down.

7. I think I have a crush on Christopher Bailey. HOLD UP. Let me rephrase myself. I know I have a humongous crush on Christopher Bailey. Getting a hold of a Prorsum piece one day would be like physically having him surround me... forever. I'm going to do it.

Jay KAY!

No, not really.

The Time Has Come Again

PREASEEEEEE SUBLET MY BOSTON APARTMENT FOR 3 MONTHS! PREASE, PREASE, PREASE?!?!??! I don't want to go broke ass. I'LL MARK THE RENT DOWN 20%!

We can even negotiate on furniture for keeps! I want my Parsons desk but you can have the rest. SERIOUS!

This bad situation kinda makes me wish I could hypnotize people. That's right, so they could sublet my apartment. Hit the eerie music.

Love's Like a Runway but Which One Do I Love More?

No emotional baggage just big bags filled with Dior.


Okay, not really. I'm not as big of a fan of Dior as I am of Lanvin. Change lyrics. "... big bags filled with Lanvin."

Don't even care that it doesn't rhyme anymore.

That's raii. Aii?

Question

(1) I WILL (one day) make my twitter and blogger bg look more customized. It's so bland now. Totes not professional.. and we know how important professionalism can be (even though "totes" is not professional at all)!

(2) My roommate just came in and gave me these cool Chanel buttons. I'm going to put them all over my Jansport book bag and be retro chic. How late 80s, early 90s of me!

xoxo

Walking Away

I've been your crutch, your smell sight and touch
I can't survive, with you by my side
I'll never get laid, while I'm running your life

Just cut me loose, learn to tie your shoes
You're not my problem, you are my last



Cheers.

Scratch

THROAT IS SO ITCHY. Haven't gotten this sick in quite some time.. and it was worse about 2 weeks ago. OYz.

Yes, I wanted to update you on my health
Yes, it's a lame excuse for a post..

But really, I can't write everything I originally wanted to write about (Response to NY Mag's article-- If Women Ran Wall Street) because my magazine is gone. lost. disappeared.

All I can say is that if women ran Wall Street, Americans most likely wouldn't be gambling away 95% of their LT Assets and dangerously short selling. The world would also be a better place.

JUST KIDDING.

Kind of.

Ketchup

(via Jezebel via Copyranter)

Egg Whites

Shoes

Shall I grow out my hair, dye it jet black and cut blunt bangs across my forehead?

Shall I also lose 20 lbs and dress in shades of grey, beige, and olive too?

I say "yes, why the hell not?"

For the dark and stormy nights

OH! Make that 30 lbs.

Honey, Honey

Food for the bees

True Love

Ladies and gentlemen, I found the one. He's really charming and funny... he can be a dare devil too sometimes.

But how do I know HE'S my true love?

I can feel it in his kiss:

He also loves my toes. He thinks I'm cute.

(via @Yeefers)

xoxo

Nothing In My Way

Please Click (& open new link) Here!

(Excuse my ghetto link but how annoying would it be if this happened EVERY TIME you opened my page?)

For those who wake
With a blind headache
Who must be still
Who will sit and wait
For Sunday, to be Monday

For those with guilt
For those who wilt
Under pressure
No tears over spilt milk

Yeah, it will be ok
Do nothing today
Give yourself a break
Let your imagination run away

[It's] Sunday

Can't Blog via iPhone so I'd Like to Temporarily Redirect You to My Twitter: @chromeheart57. (Will try to fix this when I find a computer.) xoxo

Show and Tell

Good evening friends, professors, potential employers. This, here, is a picture of my favorite princess. Her name is Fiona. Note: she's not a Disney princess, but a "fairy tale" princess nonetheless. I think Fiona has a lot of qualities that exemplify the type of person I am. I am multifaceted, just like her-- she has an ogre side and a human side, and I think I have 2 sides (or 3 sides even) too. Hopefully not an ogre per se, but more of an immature, funky, and sometimes gross kid side.

Everyone has a Disney princess they like because she's beautiful and girlie. I like Fiona because she's real and funny. She also burps out loud like I do when I'm either really hungry or really full. That Fiona can kick anyone's ass is another reason why I like her. I want to be able to do that too.

I'd like to be able to take Judo or Jujitsu classes and practice kicking butt but I'm kind of old now and am not sure how that'll work out. Taking classes and reaching high levels will probably take twice as long for me.

The end.

Kung -Yo Face- Pow Chicken

Yesterday night I tweeted:

If another guy asks me what my real name is (meaning my Chinese name) I'll punch him. For serious.

#X (I'm not telling how many exactly. That's rude, me thinks) guys approached me and asked me what my name was and about 1/4X of them said, "wait, no, really? I mean your real name". Really guys? We're on college campus for one and you have to be at least 21 to get in here. Did that really come out of your mouth? Apparently so, because this is much how the rest of the conversations went on.

"That is my name"
"But... Don't you have, you know, a Asian name? Like your parents gave you one?"
"THAT IS MY NAME. My parents are pretty Americanized"
"Really? Where are you from?"
"America"
"No, really where were you born?"

"New York"

"Your parents?"
"My parents are Chinese"
"WOAH. That's cool!"
"Yea.. I've got to go to the bathroom. [Liz, Sara] PLEASE COME WITH ME"

Tip: for all the guys out there, if a girl tells you she has to go to the bathroom (with a friend), that means you failed. Do not try to pursue her further because that will just freak her out. This means, don't wait by the bathroom. Readers, don't laugh! This actually happens! And that means some dudes still think it's cool.

But in retrospect, I'm not even upset, which is weird. Sure, I will want to punch the guy-- mostly for the fun of finally doing it, but I guess I'm really not surprised.

And now I'm not sure which is worse...

BUT ANYWAY--

Yesterday night was actually the first time I went out on a Thursday night. I normally refuse to do this because I have a 3 hour class on Fridays. But I just realized that I CAN DO IT! I woke up 3 hours before class today and couldn't even go back to sleep!

BTW, 3 hours before class is 9AM

I should just make sure I don't have to be in a suit (for a presentation like I do today).

That is all

Listen Up: OG

Angela's Infinite Playlist (of Good Sobering Music)

• Yellow- Coldplay
• Falling for You- Jem
• Breathe- Telepopmusik
• Headlock- Imogen Heap
• My Moon My Man- Feist
• Sunday- Sia
• Torn- Natalie Imbruglia
• Must be Dreaming- Frou Frou
• Little Romance- Ingrid Michaelson
• It's Good to be in Love- Frou Frou
• 24- Jem
• Here with Me- Dido
• On a Good Day- Ocean Lab
• As I moved On- Blue Foundation
• Color Blind- Natalie Walker
• Leave Me Alone- Natalie Imbruglia
• Get What I Wanted- Bitter:Sweet
• Hunter- Dido
• Heads Will Roll- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• No Signs of Pain- Azure Ray
• Let Go- Frou Frou
• Sweet Surrender- Sarah McLachlan
• Don't Panic- Coldplay
• Otherside of the World- KT Tunstall
• Don't Dream It's Over- Sixpence None the Richer
• Dirty Laundry- Bitter:Sweet
• Life for Rent- Dido
• Save Me- Jem
• Tear Drop- Massive Attach
• Breathe In- Frou Frou
• Flying High- Jem
• Here With Me- Dido
• 1 2 3 4- Feist
• Only Got One- Frou Frou
• White Flag- Dido
• Wait it Out- Imogen Heap
• Hunter- Dido
• Lovefool- The Cardigans
• One More Time with Feeling- Regina Spektor
• My Sweet, My Lovely- Plumb
• Do You Have a Little Time- Dido
• New Soul- Yael Naim
• Can't Treat Me This Way- Kate Earl
• This Years Kisses- Billie Holiday
• Get What I Want- Bitter:Sweet
• Thank You- Alanis Morissette
• Listen Cloud- Blue Sky Black Death
• In the Waiting Line- Zero 7

Here are some personal favorites:

• Keep Calm, Carry On- Super Ego
• Just This Way- Ego

and of course,

• I Freaking Hate Yo Azz- Id

You can find more of my musical likings that are "Jem-my" like this or "Wale-y" HERE

Or make your own HERE

And in other news, I've accepted that my kid can't keep my maiden name (Jimmy Chu would have to go through a ton of legal activities before the age of 8), so I've decided on Marc and Jacob. OK?? HOLLA.

xoxo

(via Luxirare)

I Am Nobody

Who are "you"?

One More Time With Feeling

Don't mess with me or I'll turn into......

VOLTRON GIRL. MUAHHAHAH.

(both via Jezebel)

Maybe I'm taking this blogging thing into another level-- you know, blogging every 2 hours, but I think this is hilarious and had to share.

xoxo

So Tell Me This

What do I have to get away from all of this? This is (now) a rhetorical question. It's so easy to get caught up in daily activities and conversations that I lose sight of the bigger picture. I guess that's what you get when your MBTI tells you you're an ENTJ, right?

Although sometimes, I think the E is wrong. I'm definitely more of an I.

After seeing a friend I haven't seen in a long time and talking to another I haven't spoken to in a while, I realized that the answer is: BETTER TIME MANAGEMENT. Not to sound over self confident, but I think I do have pretty good time management skills already. It's just that self improvement can always be done. No one is perfect...

So here's my point, and what I'd like to make public to the world (or the few that actually read my blog):

BETTER TIME MANAGEMENT STARTING TOMORROW! I will plan better and pack my schedule with productive and fun things to do. No more wasting time. And when I say "waste", it doesn't include playing 30 minutes of Montezuma or Bad Apples on my iPhone. That, in fact, is considered productive for me.

Contingency is unavoidable, but I know if I keep busy, I'll get better grades, be more well rounded, and therefore, be happier.

I also will strive to read more-- read everything I can get my hands on sans my HRM text book because I hate that piece of $#!*. I just subscribed to a wonderful current events magazine and dusted off the books I bought months ago but never read that are under my bed. I'll live my life through other people's stories and I'm so excited.

For all you SMG peepz, I guess this is my After Action Review (AAR) on blast. But this just makes me more likely to keep my promises I make, right? In 1 month from now, I'll see how I'm doing and if I feel great, I'll know I've done a good job. I'll also reward myself by buying that Helen Ficalora initial necklace I've been eying.

So even though I dislike it very much sometimes, I have learned a lot from Organizational Behavior. It's like I have an internal HRM system.

HRM... shudder.

xoxo

Now Playing:

1. KT Tunstall: Other Side of the World

2. Jem: It's Just a Ride

Le Temps

DJ Krush

After Work Hours

I really want one (or two) of these. Yammy.

YAMMY

Just Eat It.

(via satansthong)

Yeah, well, I would if I could.

You know what else is Yammy?

Didn't really pay attention to FW but I was impressed with Burberry Prorsum. And when I say impressed, I mean impressed in more than just their models (though they're yammy too).

And in other news, I really don't want to do my homework.

xoxo

You're Knocking on My Windows

You're slowly letting me go

I know this feeling

Love is Like a Stubborn Youth

that you'd rather just deny
 
It's all false love and affection
you don't want me
you just like the attention

Love hides in a smoky light
and I can never find the truth
your touch leaves me mystified
I wish I could believe in you

(but yea, not happening so: Click here)

And in other news: I'm BLOGGING AGAIN! YAYY