Rear end
I got rear-ended (again!) last night in Foster City... I was driving home from work and I decided to pass by the new 99 Ranch store in Foster City before going to the gym. After going to 99 Ranch, I was patiently waiting at a stoplight and then wham! an old lady hit my car from behind in her 96 Civic. So we pulled over to the gas station and I got all her info.

My car wasn't too bad... it wasn't even dented at the place where she hit me... her license plate imprint is on my bumper and there are a few scratches on the paint, so it wasn't too bad. But I think my neck is starting to feel sore...

99 Ranch deals!
It's the grand opening of the Foster City store, and I went crazy buying a few things... like my favorite Thai Iced Tea in a small glass orange bottle. I got a whole box of 24 of them, since they were on sale. Also, 6 packs of Philippine Dried Mango, 2 packs of Haw Flakes, and 2 pineapple buns. Since I spent $25+, I got a free jug of corn oil too :)

One more week!
One more week until the Camp Pendleton Mud Run. I guess you can say I haven't been training, and Alan is really worried that I'm not gonna make it. We'll see how it goes... I probably should go to the gym today, since I didn't make it there yesterday.

Have a good LONG weekend!

The Day After Tomorrow
Alan and I saw a free preview at the Metreon tonight of The Day After Tomorrow with Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, and that Japanese girl from Karate Kid Part II (I recognized her right away!). The movie had some good special effects, with all the water covering New York City and everything freezing up (including the Statue of Liberty), tornadoes in LA (one that engulfed the famous HOLLYWOOD sign), golf-sized hailstones in Japan... Some parts were funny, some really cheesy. Probably better to wait for this on to come out on DVD though.

Two movies in a row!?
I have another pass for a free movie preview tomorrow that I got from Alice 97.3 Everyday Rewards... Mandy Moore and Macaulay Culkin's new flick Saved. Not sure if I'm actually gonna go to this one yet. We'll see how I feel after work.

The Big Apple!
I'm back from my vacation to New York. It was a great trip. Here are some highlights:

• Columbia Graduation Ceremonies: Tuesday's Convocation (Arts & Sciences Master's) was inside the chapel. I only got two tickets, but everyone ended up going inside since there was extra room. Wednesday's Commencement (with the whole school) was on the steps of the main library and it was raining!! Everyone had umbrellas and it was fun anyway, even though my gown got all wet.
  
• Brownstone apartment: The rental we found was great! It was like a mini two-story house with a kitchen, master bedroom/bath upstairs, room with bunks downstairs, and a sleeper sofa. We got to order in and eat leftovers, cook breakfast and relax all together.
  
• Broadway shows! We saw three - The Boy From Oz with Hugh Jackman, Bombay Dreams, and Little Shop of Horrors (Alan's favorite, since it was one of his childhood movies)
  
• Live tapings: The View with P. Diddy, Frankie Muniz, and Tom Selleck, and Who Wants To Be A Super Millionaire
  
• Eats: Serendipity, Monsoon, Acqua, Heartland Brewery, Gray's Papaya, Malaysia Grill, Ninth Avenue International Food Festival (and street fair!)
  
• Shopping: H&M (twice!), Times Square shops, Fashion District (where I found fabric for my bridesmaids' dresses!)

It was a great vacation, and I was glad to be back in New York. I probably won't go back for a long time...

Home Sweet Home
I'm starting to realize that every free minute that Alan and I have is probably gonna go towards working on the house or the wedding, mainly the house. There's so much to do! But I'm excited =) It's fun doing all this stuff!

It's done!
I just got the call... Alan and I closed escrow on our new home! =)

More details to follow... I'm going to go pick up the keys right now!

San Diego weekend
This past weekend, my whole family met up in San Diego for Mother's Day and to see Heidi perform in the UCSD PCC (Pilipino Cultural Celebration). It was fun seeing her onstage... she had a couple of extra parts in the skits - one was a flight attendant, and she was in Jota, which was the exact same one that I did at Cal.

We stayed at the La Jolla Hyatt and for Mother's Day, first we went swimming at the pool and then we went to lunch in downtown San Diego at this Brazilian place called Rei do Gado. It was one of those places where waiters walk around with different kinds of meat on skewers and if you want it you ask them to slice a piece off. It was really good!

Great weekend visiting H!

Next up - the Big Apple!
We're going to New York for my graduation ceremonies this week and I'm really excited to be going back. I can't wait to be in Times Square again, seeing Broadway shows, and eating at my favorite spots. We got tickets for Live w/ Regis and Kelly and also The View. Oh, and remember last year when I stood in line starting at 7am to buy tickets for Hugh Jackman's show and to meet him? Yeah, well I got the tickets for this Saturday since I knew I'd be coming back this weekend for my graduation. I can't believe how much time has passed.

The BIG THING!
It happens today!! I'll blog more about it later... :)

Food poisoned! :(
I think I got food poisoning on Monday somehow, since I woke up at like 1am, 3am and 5am throwing up. I felt so sick on Tuesday, but I still went to work. I was dizzy and light-headed, and couldn't eat anything solid, so I bought a banana, applesauce, and gatorade for lunch. I left work early, got home at 6:30pm and went straight to sleep.

Today I felt a little better, but still a little bit sore and dizzy. Still can't eat anything substantial - only crackers and applesauce today. I feel like a baby when I eat applesauce. It's so mushy. Hopefully I'll get better by this weekend, since we're all going to San Diego for Heidi's Pilipino Cultural Celebration.

Can't wait for next week!
I'm taking 7 days off starting next Thursday since we're going to New York for my graduation and also for something else big. Time has gone by so fast, I can't believe next week is almost here! It'll be a good break from work!