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Monday, September 29, 2003

Ari's fashion check! Wearing running shoes with long flowery skirt is a no-no XD I still don't understand why people to that. it's just.. weird. Pair running shoes with jeans, and long skirts with feminine sandals.

Wanna see my bored face? XP Taken on the subway on my way home from work today.

Wondering why I put more blurry pics lately? My dad and I switched cellphones. he was using the sony ericsson T610 cameraphone. I was using the older model with detachable camera that sucked ass. This one's way better. It can play midis for ring tones. And of course I put a whole bunch of FF music is it XD Since my dad's not a technology forward person, he gave his phone to me. And I've been taking pictures with it XD Expect more stuff soon~
ari 10:35 PM

Sunday, September 21, 2003

It's the wedding day! We started off by waking up at 3.30 am for make up. Because there's only 1 make up artist and 7 people to be made up. I was up first to have my hair done coz the maid of honor (K) had to take a shower first. So she started putting my hair up and curl the hair on my back. After that K was up for her hair to be done. Hers was simple, the hair on her sides were spun and put on top of her head. Then she did the make up for everybody else (the moms, sisters, etc). The bride was last. It was nice and easy until K tried to put her dress on and broke one of the straps. So I had to help her sew it back on. And for some reason her dress just didn't really fit. Our dresses were identical so I thought maybe we switched it by accident, especially since we have almost the same built. So we switched dresses and it was all good.

After the make up, we went into tje limo to go to a historical site called legion of honor to take pictures. It was hot and my eyeliner was smudging because of the heat. After we're done taking tons of picture, we went back to the hotel for the ceremony. We had tea ceremony first, for the chinese custom. And then the bride and groom had their walk down the isle, exchanged vows, and kissed. The bride cried, but we had tissue hidden in our bouquets in case something like that happened and it did. The bridal party had more pictures taken inside the hotel after that.

After the ceremonies, we had the reception. They played a really cheesy movie that the couple made. It's filled with made-up romantic scenes and narration about how they feel for each other. Most of the people laughed at it because it's so cheesy. And then there's a dance. Thank god it was short coz I don't like dancing and the bridal party was required to dance.

That's basically how the day went. I'm beat though. And I have work tomorrow -_-;; And I want my family outta here!! I know it sounds really bad, but I just can't stand being around them. Especially my mom. I don't know why she has to be so sensitive around me. I snapped at her coz she was being annoying, and I was so tired. And now she thinks I'm the worst daughter ever. If my little bro snapped at her, she thinks he's being cute. I'm so sick of her giving me guilt trips.
ari 9:46 PM

Saturday, September 20, 2003

Waiting for everybody to get ready to go for the wedding rehearsal. So.. here goes..

Name: A?
Birth date: 10-29-79 (I've put 2003 for birthyear -_-;)
-- Birthplace: the dirty dirty country
-- Current Location: the city near san francisco
-- Eye Color: dark brown
-- Hair Color: naturally jet black. Dyed red with reddish streaks
-- Height: 5'1" (yay, we're both taller than cat by an inch XDDD)
-- Righty or Lefty: right handed
-- Zodiac Sign: scorpion goat

LAYER TWO:
-- The shoes you wore today: cute brown walking shoes that stink up the house
-- Your weakness: tiny tech gadgets (camera phones, small digicam and camcorders)
-- Your fears: getting deported
-- Your perfect pizza: gourmet veggie from roundtable pizza
-- Goal you'd like to achieve: get a job that pays $100,000 a year

LAYER THREE:
-- Your most overused phrase(s): "uh.."
-- Your thoughts first waking up: "I don't wanna go to work.."
-- Your best physical feature: My big big feet to kick people's arse with
-- Your bedtime: I'd like to go to sleep at 9
-- Your most missed memory: when I was a baby who didn't know anything

LAYER FOUR:
-- In love: kinda..

LAYER FIVE:
-- Smoke: no
-- Cuss: loudly in front of everybody
-- Sing: when nobody's around
-- Take a shower everyday: well... almost everyday
-- Have a crush: mmm...dunno. debating XD
-- Do you think you've been in love: I guess so
-- Want to go to college: grad school
-- Like(d) high school: no. not really. You can tell I was the unpopular one in HS
-- Want to get married: Someday
-- Believe in yourself: Sometimes
-- Get motion sickness: When I'm full and the car's shaking
-- Think you're attractive: Sometimes
-- Think you're a health freak?: not at all
-- Get along with your parent(s): Only when I have to
-- Like thunderstorms: nope
-- Play an instrument: I wish. I'm tone deaf

LAYER SIX:
In the past month...
-- drank alcohol: yep. Got a buncha booze at home but I don't drink them though. I prefer professionally made cocktails
-- Smoked: nope
-- Done a drug: never
-- Had Sex: maybe once or twice
-- Made Out: not really
-- Gone on a date: no
-- Gone to the mall?: yep
-- Eaten an entire box of Oreos: No. That's just crazy
-- Eaten sushi: yum
-- Been on stage: no
-- Been dumped: Not yet. Soon maybe.
-- Gone skating: No. I don't have anybody to go with me

LAYER SEVEN:
Ever...
-- Played a game that required removal of clothing: Never. Maybe when I'm really trashed
-- Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: I've been buzzed, but never drunk
-- been caught "doing something": doing what?
-- Been called a tease: probably
-- Gotten beaten up: nah. I'll prolly kick their arses
-- Shoplifted: almost. It was a mistake though.
-- Changed who you were to fit in: nah. I just blend in naturally XD

LAYER EIGHT:
-- Age you hope to be married: 27
-- Numbers and Names of Children: No children
-- Describe your Dream Wedding: very simple
-- How do you want to die: peacefully
-- Where do you want to go to college: san francisco state university. It's close to home!
-- What do you want to be when you grow up: a grown up

LAYER NINE:
In a guy...
-- Best eye color? brown
-- Best hair color? does it even matter?
-- Short or long hair: short. Only I'm allowed to have long hair XD
-- Height: taller than me
-- Best articles of clothing: no rag t-shirts and smelly jeans. J-crew or banana republic is good.
-- Best first date location: sushi bar
-- Best first kiss location: the beach. Hey! That's where I had mine! XD

LAYER TEN:
-- # of drugs taken illegally: 0
-- # of people I could trust with my life: 0
-- # of CDs that I own: 40-50?
-- # of tattoos: want one
-- # of scars on my body: including papercuts? Uncountable.
-- # of birthmarks: 2
-- # of things in my past that I regret: a lot
ari 9:43 AM

I got my saint seiya box set. Was watching it last night. Shun is so gay XP But I like him anyway.
ari 9:21 AM

Friday, September 19, 2003

So.. the day has finally come. My cousin's getting married this sunday! And my family's here, obviously. There was a little misunderstanding though. My bro said he'd sent me an SMS telling me about their arrival time. I guess I didn't get it coz I've always thought that they'd be arriving today. So, yesterday, I wanted to see my bf for the last time this week coz I won't be able to see him while my parents are here. But when I was supposed to meet my bf, my bro called my cell saying that they're already at the airport O_o;; I was so shocked. So, as soon as I met my bf, I told him I had to go home right away to clean up my place and erase his existence from my apartment. I miss my bf now. I wish my parents weren't so narrow-minded so he wouldn't be my secret bf. My mom even told me today over dinner, about somebody she knew who married an abusive WHITE guy, so she escaped back to indonesia. And then she said even people from the same race can't hold their marriage together, interracial marriage's gotta be worse. What the hell's that supposed to mean??
I really don't know what to do with my relationship. It's already bound to be rocky. At least I don't have to deal with his parents because they're so neutral. I'm still debating with myself about staying in the relationshi or letting go. One thing I discover with my bf when undergoing a week of separation, is that he's actually quite attached to me. On wednesday (a day before my family came), he was spending the night at my place. And then he started whining about not being able to see me for a week, and I actually saw a tear in his eyes O_o;;; That kinda freaked me out a bit. But I'm glad to know that he likes to be with me. Now I just need to know if he's got the balls to face my parents.

Anyway, tomorrow's gonna be the rehearsal for the wedding. I need to get some sleep. Dun wanna have huge undereye bags for the big day.
ari 10:54 PM

Friday, September 12, 2003

I'm so tired of working -_-;; It's been really busy these past couple weeks. I always come home exhausted. I don't know if I can take the stress when my parents come over. They're always telling me to take a vacation and go home. But my workplace is always busy! I even cancelled my dentist appointment twice because I couldn't leave work.

Cat, I agree with you. Those customers are either snobbish/rude by nature, or just never actually work at a job with direct customer service. I just had one of the most annoying customers yesterday. She came to my store a long time ago to have some invitations printer for her client. So, apparently, she's some sort of "designer". But she's an old lady who doesn't even know what she's doing!! She doesn't know how to use quark xpress (layout program), the layout's all wrong, the images she's using in the files are not printer-friendly, she doesn't even know how to get fonts from her own damn computer, and has no idea what CMYK means. Agh. I hate people who call themselves designers but don't know shit about printing. I thought design schools require their students to take classes in printing. Worst thing is, she complained about the quality of the invitations after I spent an hour or two fixing her stupid files. Whatever, I'll let my boss deal with her on monday.
ari 7:17 AM

Friday, September 05, 2003

My cousin's getting married this month. I'm gonna be a bridesmaid. My parents are coming to town. ugh. I was hoping that it's just gonna be my dad. But now it's official that my mom's coming too. I don't wanna see my mom -_-;; The last time she was here, it was all drama. She was crying, I was crying, even my little brother's crying. It traumatized me for a while. Now I know she's gonna give me more guilt trips about going back to indonesia when she comes over. Argh. It's funny how she didn't care a bit about me before, and now that I'm finally away, she gives me guilt trips and questioning my loyalty to my parents. Everybody keeps saying that she does that because I'm the only daughter. But whenever she said she wants me back is because she wants me to join the family company and help my dad's business and grow the empire. It all comes down to the family business and money. Why can't I have a choice?
ari 10:39 PM