just a miSh moSh of images from the incredible trip that took place last month...JAPan and KORea...07.14.05~07.14.06...<3d EVERY moment, experienced the very unique culture of TOKYO, KYOTO and embraced the KOREA life (sigh* circle, 까만콩!!), and returned with way too much sake and ceramics, a lil extra poundage, tons of tissues and oil blotting sheets, many a gifts minus the one that was stolen=(a deepened sense of appreciation for our history not to mention the need for the amazing snacks and desserts of the east...green tea ice cream with kurimotsu, 돼지 bars..., a new <3 for that game mash* (a pusan accent, and two wonderful sistas miss sahmsahmsahm...sahm, and lady um..uhmm...uhmm....i kid...the trip was only worth it cause of U ladies..very LUCKY was i indeed!

beautiful waterfront of 부산<3

the krn folk village

"flogging" punishments

the goong....^_^ 

look!! my 할미's making 김치=P

jewelry making from back in the day

my 쥐

the sharks!!

pre and post embracing of circle

리디아 and me 

train car labeled for just the ladies in Japan 

silly~ness=P

harjuku!

yummilicious yakitori, sushi and of course various kinds of sake!!

how to dispose of trash

fully furnished oakwood apartments*

exasperated from all day gift shopping pose!!

God shining through

streets of kyoto

tokyo at night...

shinkansen aka the bullet train..kinda scaries

being tourists  

edit:: i found mista gga man kong

.:.soOo looking thru some of my pictures that were filling up the desktop and came across some that i thought i would share from the past months...they brought a smile ^_^ to me face so hope they can do so for you too...if not just humor me and eNJoY.:.

we were looking at something Amazing...its called the sky!!

heh heh heh...look at the evil football head guy staring at me ^o^

gotta love the jamba!!

beautiful, phenomenally gorgeous BalBoa Park, although my face doesn't show it...

dun no...jus dun no...

shaBu shaBu..with yummy jasmine green tea!!

suPerLy duperLy Fun..would do it again in a heart beat!  AnyOne want to go?

my own horrific concoction in my hand...once again SoRRY everyoone!!

my FAVORITEST (normal) picture...

Have a wonderful whatever day it is!!  Young oppa...this update is fer you...happy birthday MAN...and to my most amazing lil sister...JI YOUNG, happy birthday to you too, SARANG HAE!!!

Back Home...at last...sniff*  missing you california...but i suppose us east coasters can never be anything but east coasters...our first <3s will always be to philly...

Anyways, the analysis...

san diego: beautiful, amazing weather, an abundance of shinyness, lovely, lovely movie like scenery...brian, phil, daniel, and jae made our stay worthwhile...also bob and byung were hilarious (you guys rocked!)...want to go back...

l.a: yummy food, love night life, great people too although most were not natives...

san fran: extraordinary view...but jjin jja jjin jja nuh moo mahn ah!!! weather was too indecisive...

bestest vacation ever...love you Sarah unnie, Diane unnie, Lydia, Ruth unnie...my cali sisters for life...you made the trip so much more memorable and it really wouldn't have been as enjoyable if you weren't there!!!   more pictures to come!!!!

it's interesting that the best time to reflect on life is during the wee hours of the mornings...maybe it's the inescapable nonsense that's induced by fatigue or the explosion of verbal diarrhea that comes out in fragmented phrases...or maybe it's just my "unusual  complex" emerging more so then usual...in any case, welcome to my world!

have had many of talks with my loves, much criticism sent my way, and sadly myself to others =*(SORRY!!  and scary confessions made to me...

i need to learn how to be confrontational without being hurtful; to be genuine; honest; and not feel so numb to everything...patience & more of HIM is my desire...being humbled is a most wonderful gift because you get a lil taste of what HE does for us...thank you my friends (although I sometimes can't see past my pride, in the end I get it) I'm a lucky duckie!!

the single word to describe my recent state of mind.......

restlessness:  a noun; the quality of being ceaselessy moving or active; perhaps a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay. 

pent up energy and the endless necessity for multitasking my creative stimulus and motivation along with the hunt for a well paying, field involving job, and trying to see certain pple who are very busy is taking a toll on a my much needing vacation mind....in search for it, something, everything....

prayer, pray, praying, reading scripture is the cure!!!