2011 Yearly Recap / December 2011 BBT Tally

MONTHLY BUBBLE TEA TALLY, DECEMBER 2011 (2)

pudding @ Big Orange (Thursday, Dec. 22)
Oreo cookie @ Dragon Ball (Friday, Dec. 30) [free, thanks to Chinese Eric!]


This is the 2011 Recap. Fitting for the last day of the year, no?

JANUARY

* Watched MANOS - with commentary - and TRON while having hot pot with white Eric, Jon, Harmony, Jen, Jason, Dianne, Nathan, Raymond, Ray [a little person!], Isabel, Wesley, Christon, Jeremy, his brother Mark, and Trish at Jeremy's... also had dinner at the HOHOHOs (fish bladder soup!), then went to Peter and Holly's to watch half of DESPICABLE ME!

* Hung out here with Eric Ho... unfortunately, he had to leave my place early since he wasn't feeling well. :(

* EPIC 21st BIRTHDAY AT BILLIE'S with her, Aaron, Scott, Shawn, Dorna, Sara, Patrick, Lars, Samantha, and Alana!

* Teunis came to stay again!

* MissionsFest 2011: thank goodness we located Chinese Eric!


FEBRUARY

* Chinese New Year Eve lunch at the townhouse, spending time with Grandma at Aberdeen Mall, and then the LONGEST Chinese New Year Eve dinner EVER at Shiang Restaurant because we waited an hour for the food to arrive and another hour for the fish and dessert!

* Chinese New Year dinner at the townhouse combined with Super Bowl viewing - got to see Lisa again, which is nice!

* desktop conked out, so THANK GOODNESS that I have this laptop from Chinese Eric, AND a computer geek living with me!

* the Morrills treated me to De Dutch Pannekoek House

* celebrating Steph's birthday at the townhouse - STATUS HIJACK!

* double monitors!

* Grandma's 91st birthday dinner at Neptune!


MARCH


* hung out with Chrystal at the usual places - she was happy with her candy!

* small group outing at Cattle Café with Eric / Martin / Christon / Kevin / Cindy / Jane / Geoffrey

* had pancakes with cheesecake batter between them for Mardi Gras)

* JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE - thank goodness that Justin L. / Trevor / Melissa were all okay!

* heard GOOD NEWS about Steph and Lisa!

* hung out with Steph and Lisa - Nando's Chicken, Marble Slab Creamery, and Chapters

* FINALLY updated my Matthew Good collection, and found the Prank Calls 2 CD from Corey!

* hung out with Vanessa - yay for Caribbean rice!)


APRIL

* met Tess (tara_knight) for the first time

* Harmony's belated birthday dinner at the Tapenade

* met Cat (catmcroy) for the first time

* hung out with Vanessa before she went back to Victoria - went to Ikea and Specialty Chicken and Wonton House... SWEDISH FISH!

* ramen, Nathan's Asian research, and the HOCKEY WIN at Jeremy's!

* went to Deer Garden with Auntie Ying

* LOST my stuff on the bus - luckily, Translink found my bath mat and such!

* went to Chinese Eric's and watched a 7-2 loss with him, Citrus, Jeremy, and Nathan

* went to Jeremy's to watch a 5-0 playoff loss... WHAT THE?!

* Easter Sunrise Service


MAY

* had an "Easter" dinner with Steph, Lisa, Teunis, Jon, Harmony, Eric, and others at the townhouse

* had an SLB hangout at Shanghai Wonderful with Nathan, Eddie, Eunice, Steph, Lisa, Eric M., Jeremy, Christon, and Teunis: NOSTALGIA!

* FINALLY finished inputting names and interests in my LJ game posts!

* had pulled pork, cornbread, "collard greens," and spicy coleslaw at Jeremy's while watching a 3-2 win in Round 3

* went to the Burnaby Heritage Village Museum with Teunis (his childhood!), and then to the DF BBQ to talk with Amanda / Hien / others - good times!


JUNE

* went to Jeremy's to watch the 3-2 OT win against the Bruins just 11 seconds in!

* went to Jeremy's to watch the 5-2 loss in Game 6

* went to Jeremy's to watch the 4-0 hurtful loss in Game 7 plus the hockey riot footage

* hung out with Chrystal at London Drugs / Miyabi Ramen

* Awana BBQ at the church

* hanging out with Billie at Metrotown

* hanging out with Vanessa at Yaohan


JULY

* Jazz Festival at Granville Island with Eric, Christon, Jeremy, Cindy, and Vicky

* dinner at Miyabi Ramen with Cindy and Deb

* Teunis finally moved out to a new place downtown!


AUGUST

* finally finished the epic dungeon and space adventure project... 9086 JOURNAL ENTRIES TOTAL!

* Janina's package arrived: a card with mini dog stickers, squirrel stickers, dog print stickers, bear stickers, bird stickers, "Excellent!" cherries stickers, a sticker of Elmer Fudd playing basketball, an "Experience the new better game" blue blank card with a pinball machine, BABYSITTER'S CLUB / Twisted Whiskers (cats / dogs / fire hydrant / bones / hairspray / "Dander B-Gone" spray) / scratch-n-sniff banana stickers, a "Mr. Lunch" cow / chicken / mouse with cheese envelope, a "World's Bliss" Maui postcard, a "What Dreams May Come" Hawaii postcard, a Raven Images wizard with a crystal ball postcard, a fairy postcard, a "Don't Freak Out" postcard, a "Let's Turn This Into A Math Problem" postcard featuring arsenic poison into a beverage (HAHAHAHA!), and a "human body" postcard featuring an "eater" / Diet Pepsi bottle / "lack of Diet Pepsi warning system."

* went to Jeremy's with Eric for a Nathan movie discussion night - CHINESE ERIC WAS THERE!

* hung out with Chrystal at White Spot: ADULT PIRATE PAK DAY! :D

* finished EARTHBOUND!

* finished DRAGON WARRIOR 1, but was sick of level grinding

* discovered the ZSNES


SEPTEMBER

* finished DRAGON QUEST 1... later, I hung out with Steph and Lisa for dinner at Sushi Han, and dessert at Timothy's later

* had to stay out all day - celebrated Eric's 30th birthday with elk / bison / pork chipotle sausage, pina colada with rum, plantains, and more hilarious times at Jeremy's!

* finally had time to finish DRAGON WARRIOR 2!

* finished DRAGON WARRIOR 3

* my own birthday celebration - beating Mom to it - at Kalamata Greek Restaurant with Jeremy, Mark, Nathan, Deb, Dylan, Chrystal, Eric H., and Harmony... I slayed the "bitchy Yazmine ending our friendship over 50 cents" memory dragon!

* finished DRAGON WARRIOR IV

* went out with Christon after Fellowship to celebrate my birthday

* my birthday also coincided with the start of AWANA

* I allowed Paul to stay over when his apartment was burned down, but it didn't end well due to his BLATANT DISRESPECT!

* Mom's Lemonade Pork Chop Extravaganza - at least Teunis could make it!

* finally finished BREATH OF FIRE II


OCTOBER

* finished FINAL FANTASY VI

* Thanksgiving dinner at the townhouse

* hung out with Chuck and Andrea while they were in town

* finished FINAL FANTASY I and II: DAWN OF SOULS plus SOULS OF REBIRTH and SOULS OF CHAOS

* gave up on MOTHER 3 because of the lack of infinite oxygen codes!

* hung out here with Eric H. to see the Canucks win 7-4 against the Capitals, and eat Pizza Hut

* had a crazy dinner with Jon, Harmony, Steph, and Lisa - announcements galore!


NOVEMBER

* finished MOTHER 1 / EARTHBOUND ZERO

* visited Cat, and had a good time just talking!

* finished LUFIA AND THE FORTRESS OF DOOM

* Jon's 30th birthday extravaganza - also had healing between me and Randal

* Started to get Christmas cards and things from the awesome people at ! So good! :D

* visited Grandma at the respite centre on one hour of sleep (unintentional)

* finally finished MOTHER 3!

DECEMBER

* hung out with Chrystal at the usual place!

* finished FINAL FANTASY IV ADVANCE

* finished FINAL FANTASY V ADVANCE

* hung out here with Eric Ho... watched the Canucks win 5-3 over the Leafs, then went to Richmond Centre / Chapters / Lansdowne afterwards!

* bad stuff

* Boxing Day dinner at the townhouse; thank goodness that Eric Ho could make it!

* hung out with Vanessa at M&M Meat Shops / Chapters / Ironwood / Specialty Chicken and Wonton House; later, I hung out with Chinese Eric / Nathan / Jon / Harmony at Dragon Ball

Periods, emotional offers, twin articles, and holiday cocktails

TMI: First time I can ever say that I've had a period which has started one year, and (maybe? hopefully?) ended the next... =/ [also, an offer to call someone if I need to talk should NOT make me emotional!]

Jamie also buzzed me on MSN to say that the latest NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC's main (cover?) article is about twins - NICE!

You Are Hot Buttered Rum

You are easygoing and pleasant. You are a good party guest. You are content to sit back and observe. You tend to keep your opinions mostly to yourself. You are quietly sophisticated and classy. You know better than to make waves. You are elegant, withdrawn, and brilliant. Your mind is a weapon, and you're able to solve any puzzle.

What Holiday Cocktail Are You?

Blogthings: Discover the Parts of Your Personality that Have Been Hiding

Singapore research, Dragon Ball, holiday birthdays, and more!

While I was talking to James on YM, I called Mom to do the courteous thing and inform her that white Eric was in for New Year's lunch at Tsui Woo. Then she wondered about "yellow Eric" - WTF?! She also asked why I wasn't at Fellowship - NEW YEARS EVE WEEKEND! Thank goodness I have a plausible excuse THIS time! Chinese Eric called me at 8 to say he just got home, and we'd be hanging out with Nathan at about 10; that sounded good to me as long as he brought that bowl, haha! I hoped I didn't forget the MissionsFest booklet AGAIN like the ditz I'm apparently becoming! Let's just say I appreciated the notice so I could clean up a bit before he came here to chill, heh.

When Eric did come over, he said that his task was completed because he DID bring the bowl! Haha! I agreed with his joke while I gave him the MissionsFest booklet, and talked about bottled water and other things. We spent some time researching things in the clean (but strict!) city of Singapore based on what his ex Fay said years ago, just in case we did meet Nathan's Singaporean girlfriend Ciel tonight: food / leisure / places of interest, landmarks / landmark sites, the Singapore Flyer (which is a Ferris wheel), Jurong Bird Park, shopping malls, BASE jumping at Sky Park Observation Deck, Wild Wild Wet amusement park, Singapore Botanic Gardens, the Merlion, and more. All this research ultimately turned out to be for naught, as Ciel was way too tired after some modeling photo shoots and lots of family time to hang out with us later. Nathan tried calling Eric to update him on his plans, but that didn't quite work out as expected since the phone apparently went dead or something! This happened about three times before Eric just decided to go out into the hallway instead; I found out that Nathan had to drop Ciel off, and then maybe go to London Drugs before seeing us.

On the way to Dragon Ball, Eric and I talked about Dragon Ball in the Yaohan food court / Oakridge BBT places / uncles / aunties / Erica turning down New Year's plans because of their dad's birthday soon / Jeremy's party tomorrow (he'll call me either way - I trust him!) / bubble tea stamp cards / relationships with people / Macau / personal stuff / focusing on his health / problems / Fay / parking meters / Brian and Amy / old classmates with twins / life changes / Daniel / Michelle. While waiting at Dragon Ball when we came in at 10, Eric insisted on treating me to my Oreo cookie bubble tea; that was much appreciated! Nathan, Jon, and Harmony showed up more than half an hour later... I gave Nate his Christmas card ("great memory!"), and made Harmony laugh when she looked at the grammar book which Sara bought me for Xmas. We discussed baby Madeline / pressure / emails / immigration / Ciel's personality around people, weird BBT combos, Jon and Nathan's crazy jokes last night around Ciel and Harmony, cheesecake, Ciel's artsy model shoots not being appropriate for Nate's dad's condo, zombies, morbidity, poison, spanking kids, Ciel's family situation, and our various family drama.

Also discussed Brian and Amy getting married in August / Dawn and Eni getting married in March (Nate was surprised!) / my bling red sweater / the hockey playoffs last year / Eric possibly going back to Hong Kong for a bit in February / thesis research going down the drain because of his relationship with Ciel (his supervisor figured it out!) / his going back to the UK / our parents hanging out tonight / Facebook. Jon "joked" that Eric didn't have to pick me up tomorrow if he decided to drop by Jeremy's to check out the festivities / hockey game - OF COURSE HE DOES IF HE SAID HE WOULD! It was a good hangout, and something we don't get to do as often now! Thank goodness it wasn't tense! Eric and I stayed around outside to talk to Nate for a bit, until Eric worried that I was too cold. Hahaha, he's sweet - but I wasn't that cold! It was worth it to talk more to Nate about change and other things, anyway. In the car, we talked about parents / good friends / medicine / close relatives being impartial enough / tough love / his past girlfriends / good hangouts / more personal stuff which I won't reveal. Eric said that he'd walk me to the door, which was perfectly fine by me! I know I'll be hearing from him tomorrow!

Ironwood, meat shops, Quality Street, Guns N'Roses

Vanessa's friend Jenn couldn't make it as she had to look for her wallet; she ended up finding it ten minutes later, but that was fine. As it is, Vanessa and I went to Ironwood and checked out Mark's Work Warehouse (scrubs and warm stuff like socks and sweaters!) / London Drugs (on-sale Quality Street / Rolo / Coffee Crisp) / the bank / M&M Meat Shops (shrimp!) / Chapters [on-sale heavy coffee table travel books / Watch You Bleed: The Saga of Guns N' Roses (Stephen Davis) / Plum Rewards card / Weight Watchers cookbooks / low-fat stuff] while complaining about frustrations such as parking and bad drivers in traffic! Then we went to Specialty Chicken and Wonton House for a late lunch before she drove me home so I could catch up before my weekly tradition. Talked about Jon, Steph, James, her work, crazy patients, beef, iced coffee, tipping, specials, cuttlefish balls, Jeremy, Lisa, my parents, homophobic behavior, assholes, Paul, Krista, Teunis, Erik, Jasmine (I would never interfere in friendships or with my ex-friends!), New Year's, sales, 7-11, gelato, organic soups at Safeway, and more. Got home and found that Eliza S. wanted to add me on Facebook, probably via the Canucks fan page... fair enough!

The Central Park Test

Got up at 10:20, in plenty of time for the lunch plans. Good thing, too!

You Are Quietly Optimistic

People don't have to tell you how they are feeling, because you usually already know. You are very intuitive. Friendships are important to you, and you treat them like gold. You try to never let down a friend. You start each morning with a clean slate. You don't hold on to baggage. You see the unseen and connect with the world deeply. You help others find their soul's song.

The Central Park Test

Blogthings: We Have a Quiz for Almost Everything

Trusting Pirate Leila / Snowfield Goblins (glitch) / HANGING OUT!

Listened to a great 5-2 win over the Ducks while talking to James on YM for a bit. I had to restart FINAL FANTASY II again - I am determined to finish it, even with all the annoying resets! Chinese Eric reached me on MSN later: of COURSE Dragon Ball and Nathan would be awesome tomorrow if it ends up happening at 8! As for Saturday, he'll have to see because of family stuff with his grandma... perfectly understandable! Of course, I'm also up for downloading movies and hanging out here. Talked about his sister Erica, Boxing Day, shopping, new releases, and more. Vanessa showed up on MSN to say that her friend Jenn is also coming to lunch; fair enough! She still wants to go to Chapters after lunch, so we'll see!


Leila, on trusting pirates:




Goblin Guards on the snowfields?! This isn't supposed to happen! (and neither is Minwu in my party, but I took advantage of a code that let me have ALL items!)

2011 Bolding Survey: Surfing in California, and swimming with dolphins!

This year, I have...

Graduated High School.
Smoked cigarettes.
Got so drunk I passed out.
Been on every ride at an amusement park.
Collected something really stupid.
Gone to a rock concert.
Helped someone. [and then had them NOT APPRECIATE IT!]
Gone fishing.
Watched four movies in one night.
Gone long periods of time without sleep.
Lied to someone.
Snorted cocaine.
Failed a class.
Smoked weed.
Dealt drugs.
Taken a college-level course.
Been in a car accident.
Been in a tornado.
Done hard drugs (i.e. ecstasy, heroin, crack, meth, acid).
Watched someone die.
Been to a funeral.
Burned myself.
Ran a marathon.
Seen my parents get divorced.
Cried myself to sleep.
Spent over $200 in one day.
Flown on a plane.
Cheated on someone.
Been cheated on.
Written a 10-page letter.
Gone skiing.
Been sailing.
Cut myself.
Had a best friend.
Lost someone I loved.
Shoplifted something.
Been to jail.
Had detention.
Skipped school.
Got in trouble for something I didn't do.
Stolen books from the library.
Gone to a different country.
Dropped out of school.
Been in a mental hospital.
Watched the Harry Potter movies.
Had an online diary.
Fired a gun.
Gambled in a casino.
Had a yard sale.
And a lemonade stand.
Actually made money at the lemonade stand.
Been in a school play.
Been fired from a job.
Taken a lie detector test.
Swam with dolphins.
Gone to Sea World.
Attempted suicide.
Voted for American Idol / Australian Idol / X Factor.
Written poetry.
Read more than 20 books a year.
Gone to Europe.
Loved someone I couldn't have.
Wondered about my sexuality.
Used a coloring book when I was over age 12.
Had surgery.
Had stitches.
Taken a taxi.
Seen the Washington Monument.
Had more than 5 IMs / online conversations going at once.
Overdosed.
Had a drug or alcohol problem.
Been in a fist fight.
Suffered any form of abuse.
Had a hamster.
Petted a wild animal.
Used a credit card.
Gone surfing in California.
Did "spirit day" at school.
Dyed your hair.
Gotten a tattoo.
Had something pierced.
Received straight A's.
Been on the Honor Roll.
Known someone with HIV or AIDS.
Taken pictures with a webcam.
Started a fire.
Had a party while your parents weren't home.
Gotten caught having a party while they were gone.

Guy speaking beaver, rescue via save states, intense 3-2 wins, James NOT weird

Rescued games via the save states I found online, thank goodness! NOT replaying FF1 again, though! Listened to an intense 3-2 overtime win by the Canucks over the Sharks while eating the leftover pork roast and wild rice that Steph and Lisa gave me the other day, too! Talked to James on YM for a bit, too. He seemed to think that he shouldn't have said certain things, but IT WAS TOTALLY FINE! I just had to take care of something, is all. :D [Vanessa showed up on MSN a little later to say that we should go for a lunch special at Specialty Chicken and Wonton House, perhaps on Friday]


Hey, look! Guy can speak beaver language!

2011 Guestbook Entries

January 7, 2011 (Friday)

Eric H. (lddude): "Good to hang out again with you, Leslie!! The December hangout with Nate to discuss all the girl problems was cool and very relieving. Wishing you a good 2011 for you and your family. Bye for now!"


January 25, 2011 (Tuesday)

Krista (geek_dragon): "Happy New Year. Good to see you in person."


April 1, 2011 (Friday)

Tess (tara_knight): "Lovely to meet you! You are so kind to have Teunis stay with you. You must be a good person. :)"


April 7, 2011 (Thursday)

Jordan: "Good pie - I like guest traditions."


April 13, 2011 (Wednesday)

Cat (catmcroy): "♥ Will find you on Facebook."


April 19. 2011 (Tuesday)

Eric H. (lddude): "Had a hangout night (Hockey) - Nucks vs. Hawks, Game 4. Too bad the early atmosphere turned from celebrating, and it quickly turned into a thud... 7-2. The Boyz will get them in Game 5!"


Jan. 24-July 29, 2011 (Monday to Friday)

Teunis (winterlion): "Peace and joy to you. You know, we both need those. As a guest, perhaps too long. As a friend, nowhere near long enough. Blessings to you!"


Sept. 26, 2011 (Monday)

Vanessa: "Thanks for hanging out, and letting me drop by for A&W."


Oct. 29, 2011 (Saturday)

Eric H. (lddude): "Came to Leslie's place and watched the Canucks beat the Caps 7-4! Max Lapierre almost got the hat trick goal late in the game. Really enjoyed the evening, and hope to do it again very soon... and Luongo #1!"


Dec. 17, 2011 (Saturday)

Eric H. (lddude): "Came over to Leslie's place and watched the NUCKS play the Leafs. It was a fun game and hangout with Leslie! By the way, we won 5-3. Fun time, through and through." [we also walked around Lansdowne Mall and Richmond Centre, went to Chapters / SportsChek / EB Games, and had tacos]


Dec. 26, 2011 (Monday)

Eric H. (lddude): "Just dropping by to pick up Leslie and head over to her family's for a post-Christmas dinner. See ya."

Twisted Sister is well-known, right?!

When Eric picked me up, I complained about various things (like having to RESTART THE ENTIRE DAWN OF SOULS GAMES!) while he bugged me with the 12 Days of Christmas / DARKWING DUCK / ZELDA. This was stretching my "people" limits, for sure! I told him half-jokingly that I'd never attend church for a while because I liked solitude. We got to Vivian's, and Christon / Enoch / Vivian / Vicky / Gino were watching some movie about the real-life inspiration for Winnie the Pooh and war. LONDON ZOO! After we ate sushi / macaroni and cheese / grapes / Coke, we had to play Taboo, Pictionary, and Balderdash. Other than my getting ideas to spam Enoch's FB wall with since he didn't know what they were (Beatles / Elvis / Twisted Sister), it was mostly boring. Finally got home after 11:30 - no way am I forgiving certain people, for sure! Matt's last name is NOT Hewitt, that's for sure... and I'm not in love with others, either!

Massive overpaying, JUDGING POOR GRAMMAR, Anthony, and slot machines

Noticed that Anthony unfriended me on FB, too - what the heck?! Before I left in the extremely rainy weather, white Eric called me on my swearing on MSN. WHATEVER - IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER! Went to Blundell Centre and Shoppers Drug Mart first to pick up my package from the post office; thank goodness I had my ID and mail delivery notice! The bubble-wrap Snoopy envelope happened to be Sara H.'s Christmas present: I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar: A Collection of Egregious Errors, Disconcerting Bloopers, and Other Linguistic Slip-Ups (Sharon Eliza Nichols), and Wacky Erasers! I also bought some on-sale pads (double!) and a Chinese New Year card for Grandma - YEAR OF THE DRAGON! Then I went to London Drugs to get on-sale noodles, on-sale Ferrero Rocher, and on-sale Pot of Gold. Got home to tell Eric about the Tsui Woo invite. I also raped my bank account by massively overpaying my Shaw bill... WHOOPS!

You Are a Cherry

You are constantly changing, adapting, and remixing. You entertain yourself by reinventing yourself. People love you just the way you are - flaws and all. You never claimed you were perfect. You are a unique person, both on the inside and outside. You love to show off your creative style. You strive for harmony in all aspects of your life. You like things to go smoothly.

What Slot Machine Symbol Are You?

Blogthings: We'll Tell You The Truth... Someone Has To!

Moral support at Xmas dinner, honesty in smuggling, and presents

Damien said hi via FB chat, so I talked to him briefly. Noticed that Darren L. unfriended me on FB - what the heck?! Chinese Eric dropped by for five minutes (talking about Youtube) before we went to the family Christmas dinner, so I made him sign the guestbook for last time, too. 50-piece McNuggets in the States, and a burger called the McGangbanger?! YIKES! On the way over, I updated him on stuff - of course he has my back when it comes to certain things, and I definitely thanked him for coming out and supporting me! He asked me if everyone was there yet; probably! We had fish, turkey, moussaka, fruit, truffles, mint chocolate chip ice cream, coconut ice cream, cranberry sauce, gravy, chocolates, coffee, tea, Belgian beer, smoked beer (which has a smoked ham aftertaste), champagne, veggie chips, cake, and more!

Both of us talked to Grandma, Mom, Dad, Steph, Lisa, Jon, Harmony, Erin, and Ben about hockey (Vancouver won 5-3 over the Oilers) / pregnancy / family dinners / gluten / bread / cheating on diets / leftovers / pork roast / containers / keys / Chinatown / nursing homes / Tsui Woo / Facebook / the NBA being back / Eddie / Grandma's comments on ecards / rotating video clips around (that's why Ben was here, haha) / ultrasound photos (who WANTS to see THOSE on Facebook?!) / Patrick C. / Alan and Polly / keychains / New Year's lunch (Mom invited both Erics) / Nathan / Ciel / SERVANTS / GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS. Also discussed Karen Grace, Margaret, Auntie Brenda and boiling water, rental cars, Uncle Percy being 95 soon, Darren, Auntie Eva, Jason H., translation of Chinese, eggplant, looking things up on the computer, gas prices, doing dishes, helping Grandma, the States, Aldergrove, Langley, and more. When Harmony and I were in the kitchen alone, she wondered how I was doing now that "the world's most awesome person" was here. YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION, MY DEAR SISTER-IN-LAW! (yes, even if she's happy for me - which she said about DARKWING a few years ago, too!) Of course, she isn't DUMB, but still. :P

On the way home (Eric helped me with stuff), I asked if we could stop by the bank so I could deposit some money. Of course, he said yes WITHOUT making a big deal out of it like SOME PEOPLE would! It wasn't like I was asking him to go HOURS out of the way, and it was enroute to home in any case. When I got home after he helped me carry my stuff in, I discovered that I forgot to give him that MissionsFest booklet from last time... IT WAS RIGHT BY THE DOOR, TOO! Oh well! Edited entries and divided stuff into (Ziploc) bags for the fridge / drawers / regifting before catching up and such, too.


Mom's definition of smuggling beer over the US border: "Oh, but I was honest! I told the customs guard that I had some in the car!" Everyone else: "THAT'S NOT SMUGGLING!"

Presents: Guinness World Records 2012 from Steph and Lisa; Christmas card from Gabriel and Vivian; Christmas card from Vania; homemade chocolates, jalapeno cheese slices, two dark towels, hard candies, Mr. Big x2, Christmas card, three mugs, 2012 kitten calendar, Starlight mints, Whoppers, Kit Kats, teddy bear notebook, bubblegum candy, Coke, 2012 page-a-day Bathroom Reader calendar from parents

How Outdated Are You?

Decided to go back to Firefox since I was beyond annoyed with the "plugin is unresponsive" error on Chrome, which makes me have to restart my computer!

You Are Years Behind the Times

You may not realize it yet, but you're stuck in the near past. You're not quite up to date. You probably feel like you're quite modern, but the years are moving quickly ahead of you. There's nothing wrong with being stuck in the past a little, but you may want to acquaint yourself with the present. You've got some catching up to do, and you might be surprised by what modernity has to offer!

How Outdated Are You?

Blogthings: Quizzes and Tests and Memes, Oh My!

Chinese Eric figuring stuff out, Erin and Ben, plus MOM HAVING CARDS

Noticed I'd missed a call from Chinese Eric, so of course I returned it. His mom answered; Auntie and I just wished each other a Merry Christmas, even if I myself wasn't feeling it. Eric just wanted to figure stuff out for tomorrow. We talked about Nathan, Ciel, New Year's Eve at Jeremy's, his dad's birthday being around New Year's Eve (of course I have a good memory!), his grandma, nursing homes, and Chinatown. It's fine if he picks me up at 6 or so, since I don't necessarily want to piss off the parents, either... we wished each other a Merry Christmas, since it wasn't the time to tell him about my day. Tomorrow! At least that made me feel a bit better, heh.

Later, I updated James and Vanessa on things via YM and MSN. Briefly called Mom, who says dinner starts at 6 since Erin and Ben will be there for about an hour or so. Guess I'll see - I still need to buy some stuff tomorrow, so I hope things won't be TOO crazy! Then she wondered how I knew Vania had a card for me, and whether I replied to her with "my mom has the card." Um, no... that's nuts!

2011 Yearly Survey: Fashion Concept, Achievement, New People

This entry is allowed to have non-aligned tags.


Fashion Concept, Achievement, New People

1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before? Played a whole bunch of new (to me) video games like FINAL FANTASY VI!

2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Didn't really make any, so there aren't any to break. As for next year, the only one I have is NO MORE HOUSEGUESTS! FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Hmm... Michelle. Not sure about anyone else.

4. Did anyone close to you die? Nope.

5. What countries did you visit? None.

6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011? People who are true.

7. What dates from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

Jan. 1 (watched MANOS - with commentary - and TRON while having hot pot with white Eric, Jon, Harmony, Jen, Jason, Dianne, Nathan, Raymond, Ray [a little person!], Isabel, Wesley, Christon, Jeremy, his brother Mark, and Trish at Jeremy's... also had dinner at the HOHOHOs, with a stopover at Peter and Holly's later)
Jan. 7 (hung out here with Eric Ho, but he had to leave early since he wasn't feeling well)
Jan. 8-9 (EPIC 21st BIRTHDAY AT BILLIE'S with her, Sean, Aaron, Scott, Shawn, Dorna, Sara, Patrick, Lars, Samantha, and Alana!)
Jan. 24 (Teunis came to stay again!)
Jan. 28 (MissionsFest 2011 - thank goodness we located Chinese Eric!)
Feb. 3 (Chinese New Year Eve lunch at the townhouse, spending time with Grandma at Aberdeen Mall, and then the LONGEST Chinese New Year Eve dinner EVER at Shiang Restaurant because we waited an hour for the food to arrive and another hour for the fish and dessert!)
Feb. 6 (Chinese New Year dinner at the townhouse combined with Super Bowl viewing - got to see Lisa again, which is nice!)
Feb. 12 (desktop conked out, so THANK GOODNESS that I have this laptop from Chinese Eric, AND a computer geek living with me!)
Feb. 13 (the Morrills treated me to De Dutch Pannekoek House)
Feb. 14 (celebrating Steph's birthday at the townhouse - STATUS HIJACK!)
Feb. 15 (double monitors!)
Feb. 27 (celebrated Grandma's 91st birthday at Neptune!)
Mar. 2 (hung out with Chrystal at London Drugs, White Spot, and Richmond Centre - yay for creamy curry chicken!)
Mar. 4 (small group outing at Cattle Café with Eric / Martin / Christon / Kevin / Cindy / Jane / Geoffrey)
Mar. 8 (had pancakes with cheesecake batter between them for Mardi Gras)
Mar. 11 (JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE - thank goodness that Justin L. / Trevor / Melissa were all okay!)
Mar. 13 (heard GOOD NEWS about Steph and Lisa!)
Mar. 15 (hung out with Steph and Lisa - Nando's Chicken, Marble Slab Creamery, and Chapters)
Mar. 23 (FINALLY updated my Matthew Good collection, and found the Prank Calls 2 CD from Corey!)
Mar. 31 (hung out with Vanessa - yay for Caribbean rice!)
Apr. 1 (met Tess - tara_knight - for the first time)
Apr. 3 (Harmony's belated birthday dinner at the Tapenade in Steveston)
Apr. 13 (met Teunis' friend Cat for the first time)
Apr. 15 (hung out with Vanessa before she went back to Victoria - went to Ikea and Specialty Chicken and Wonton House... SWEDISH FISH!)
Apr. 17 (noodles, Nathan's Asian research, and the 3-2 HOCKEY WIN at Jeremy's!)
Apr. 19 (went to Deer Garden with Auntie Ying; later, went to Chinese Eric's to watch an excruciating 7-2 loss with him / Nathan / Citrus / Jeremy)
Apr. 20 (went out and LOST MY STUFF ON THE BUS!)
Apr. 21 (got email from Translink saying that my BATH MAT and such had been FOUND! - also went to Jeremy's to watch a 5-0 loss)
Apr. 24 (Easter Sunrise Service)
May 2 ("Easter" dinner with Steph, Lisa, Teunis, Jon, Harmony, Eric, and others at the townhouse)
May 4 (had an SLB hangout at Shanghai Wonderful with Nathan, Steph, Lisa, Eddie, Eunice, Eric M., Jeremy, Christon, and Teunis: NOSTALGIA!)
May 11 (FINALLY finished inputting names and interests in LJ game posts!)
May 15 (had pulled pork, cornbread, "collard greens," and spicy coleslaw at Jeremy's while watching a 3-2 win in Round 3)
May 23 (went to the Burnaby Heritage Village Museum with Teunis (his childhood!), and then to the DF BBQ to talk with Amanda / Hien / Quan / others - good times!)
June 4 (went to Jeremy's to watch the 3-2 OT win against the Bruins just 11 seconds in!)
June 13 (went to Jeremy's to watch the 5-2 loss in Game 6)
June 15 (went to Jeremy's to watch the 4-0 hurtful loss in Game 7 plus the hockey riot footage)
June 24 (hung out with Chrystal at London Drugs / Miyabi Ramen)
June 25 (Awana BBQ at the church)
June 26 (hanging out with Billie at Metrotown)
June 27 (hanging out with Vanessa at Yaohan)
July 1 (Jazz Festival at Granville Island with Eric, Christon, Jeremy, Cindy, and Vicky)
July 20 (had dinner with Cindy and Deb at Miyabi Ramen)
July 21 (Dad's birthday dinner)
July 29 (Teunis finally moved out to a new place downtown!)
Aug. 4 (finished the epic dungeon and space adventure project... 9086 ENTRIES TOTAL ON THE JOURNAL AT THAT POINT!)
Aug. 11 (Janina's package arrived: a card with mini dog stickers, squirrel stickers, dog print stickers, bear stickers, bird stickers, "Excellent!" cherries stickers, a sticker of Elmer Fudd playing basketball, an "Experience the new better game" blue blank card with a pinball machine, BABYSITTER'S CLUB / Twisted Whiskers (cats / dogs / fire hydrant / bones / hairspray / "Dander B-Gone" spray) / scratch-n-sniff banana stickers, a "Mr. Lunch" cow / chicken / mouse with cheese envelope, a "World's Bliss" Maui postcard, a "What Dreams May Come" Hawaii postcard, a Raven Images wizard with a crystal ball postcard, a fairy postcard, a "Don't Freak Out" postcard, a "Let's Turn This Into A Math Problem" postcard featuring arsenic poison into a beverage (HAHAHAHA!), and a "human body" postcard featuring an "eater" / Diet Pepsi bottle / "lack of Diet Pepsi warning system.")
Aug. 11 (went to Jeremy's with Eric for a Nathan movie discussion night - CHINESE ERIC WAS THERE!)
Aug. 16 (hung out with Chrystal at White Spot - ADULT PIRATE PAK DAY! :D)
Aug. 26 (finished EARTHBOUND!)
Aug, 28 (finished DRAGON WARRIOR 1, but was sick of level grinding... discovered the ZSNES later that night)
Sept. 1 (finished DRAGON QUEST 1... later, I hung out with Steph and Lisa for dinner at Sushi Han, and dessert at Timothy's)
Sept. 4 (had to stay out all day - celebrated Eric's 30th birthday with elk / bison / pork chipotle sausage, pina colada with rum, plantains, and more hilarious times at Jeremy's!)
Sept. 5 (finally had time to finish DRAGON WARRIOR 2)
Sept. 10 (finished DRAGON WARRIOR 3)
Sept. 14 (my own birthday celebration - beating Mom to it - at Kalamata Greek Restaurant with Jeremy, Mark, Deb, Dylan, Chrystal, Eric H., Nathan, and Harmony... I slayed the "bitchy Yazmine ending our friendship over 50 cents" memory dragon!)
Sept. 15 (finished DRAGON WARRIOR IV)
Sept. 16 (went out with Randal, Jon, and others after Fellowship to celebrate my birthday)
Sept. 17 (my birthday also coincided with the start of AWANA, which I didn't participate in this year)
Sept. 18-27 (I allowed Paul to stay when his apartment got burned down, but it didn't end well)
Sept. 22 (Mom's Lemonade Pork Chop Extravaganza)
Sept. 29 (finally finished BREATH OF FIRE II)
Oct. 8 (finished FINAL FANTASY VI)
Oct. 10 (Thanksgiving dinner at the townhouse)
Oct. 14 (hanging out with Chuck and Andrea while they were in town)
Oct. 20 (finished FINAL FANTASY I and II: DAWN OF SOULS plus SOULS OF REBIRTH and SOULS OF CHAOS)
Oct. 28 (gave up on MOTHER 3 because of the lack of infinite oxygen codes!)
Oct. 29 (hung out here with Eric H. to see the Canucks win 7-4 against the Capitals, and eat Pizza Hut)
Oct. 31 (had a crazy dinner with Jon, Harmony, Steph, and Lisa - announcements galore!)
Nov. 1 (finished MOTHER 1 / EARTHBOUND ZERO)
Nov. 9 (visited Cat, and had a good time just talking!)
Nov. 13 (finished LUFIA AND THE FORTRESS OF DOOM)
Nov. 20 (Jon's 30th birthday extravaganza at Jeremy's! Had healing between me and Randal - phew!)
Nov. 26 (visited Grandma at the respite centre on one hour of sleep - unintentional)
Nov. 28 (finally finished MOTHER 3!)
Dec. 1 (hung out with Chrystal at the usual place!)
Dec. 8 (finished FINAL FANTASY IV ADVANCE)
Dec. 15 (finished FINAL FANTASY V ADVANCE)
Dec. 17 (hung out here with Eric Ho... watched the Canucks win 5-3 over the Leafs, then went to Richmond Centre / Chapters / Lansdowne afterwards!)
Dec. 18 (stayed up for over 24 hours again, and then got BAD NEWS)
Dec. 25 (SOMEONE trying to ruin my Xmas with guilt trips and such)
Dec. 26 (hasn't happened yet, but family Christmas dinner)


8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Realizing what I really wanted out of my home.

9. What was your biggest failure? Being less "private."

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Not really.

11. What was the best thing you bought? This GOLD BOND LOTION with MENTHOL!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Corey and Eric Ho for being there when I needed to vent about certain things.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? No comment.

14. Where did most of your money go? Food and quirky things.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Spending time with certain people.

16. What song will always remind you of 2011? Too many songs out there! Probably Matthew Good's ZERO ORCHESTRA.

17. Compared to this time last year, you are:
i. happier or sadder? Sadder right now, but maybe happier in the end?
ii. thinner or fatter? The same... or so I'd like to think! Haha!
iii. richer or poorer? Hard to say.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Spent more time with certain people whom I need to be happy.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Ignoring my own limits.

20. How will you be spending Christmas / Hanukah? I'm not sure - maybe church, then who knows? I do know that my annual Christmas greetings wall spam will be part of it, though!

21. What was the most embarrassing thing that happened to you in 2011? Can't think of anything...

22. Did you fall in love in 2011? Maybe, maybe not. ;)

23. How many one-night stands? Zero.

24. What was your favorite TV program? HOCKEY!

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Yes.

26. What was the best book you read? Not sure.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery? FOSTER THE PEOPLE! (I know, I know...)

28. What did you want and get? A friend to be there for me.

29. What did you want and not get? No comment.

30. What was your favorite film of this year? Haha, I'm not even sure if I saw anything this year!

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Turned 35 (yikes!), and played DRAGON QUEST 5 while waiting around for Paul to show up. He never did. I COULD HAVE SPENT THE DAY AT AWANA!

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Trust me, I'm working on that. ;)

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011? I didn't have a fashion concept, at all. :P [this is my stock answer, since "BLING!!!!!!! :D" is not acceptable :P]

34. What kept you sane? Knowing that certain people would be around if I needed them! Too bad it didn't work out in one case...

35. Which celebrity / public figure did you fancy the most? Did anyone with a sexy accent and nice eyes make the news this year? ;)

36. What political issue stirred you the most? Not really any at all...

37. Who did you miss? Danielle, Mandy, and Krista!

38. Who was the best new person you met? Eric is going to bug me about this answer, but Matt A. definitely qualifies! (and so does Siobhan!)

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011: DO NOT IGNORE YOUR GUT FEELINGS!

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: Can't think of one right now. [I never can!]

Opinions aren't calendar dates and easily changed!

Let's just say that I will not be changing my opinion of anybody because it's Christmas! Eric picked me up, and we talked about last night since I was unable to do so with his mother in the car yesterday! Then he made me do a spiritual exercise about the birth of Jesus and what it meant because I referred to Christmas as "another day on the calendar" in my rant about how I would never forgive people based on what day it was! I'm not saying Christmas ISN'T special, but I think it's lost its meaning. It's sad, so I need to find my own.

Church itself was okay, although I did have to move after saying hi to Nathan because I noticed Paul was right behind me. How Harmony can stand sitting next to someone who's really tone-deaf, I don't know! Eric drew the Day 9 STARCRAFT guy, and then drew me and Paul with a plus sign connecting us - he later claimed it was a cross. I DON'T THINK SO! Said hi to Yvonne, Ben and Erin (!), Darren C. and a couple of his friends, Lily, Maxine, Keenan, Calla, Hannah L., Gavin, Grace, Micah, Christon, Cindy, Dianne, Vivian, Karen and Lincoln, Adam L., baby Ava, Tim, Billy, and a few others. When I saw the Awana kids, I said hi to Sean and Ian! Saw Julie, who hugged me: "I FINALLY FOUND YOU!" YAY! I gave her the brandy beans and massive Reese's peanut butter cups, so she hugged me tightly while thanking me - the surprise and joy was the best Xmas present ever! Went upstairs to talk to Quan and Gino, while Ramen / Shira / Jessie / Martin / Wesley / Ashley were there for Toddler Sunday School.

I had just finished telling Jessie that I'd be there for the entire time when Eric came upstairs and said we had to leave since he had food prep to do before going to his grandma's - oops! When we went downstairs, I shouldn't have gone into the fellowship hall while looking for people to give leftover candy - Jon thought that Paul had something to say to me, and literally made me listen. WHAT IS IT WITH HIM AND BEING A DOWNER?! I WAS NOT IN THE MOOD TO LISTEN TO FAKE XMAS WISHES OR FORGIVE! Trust me, I discussed this with Eric at length on the way home! (that is, when he wasn't bugging me about Matt or ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Christmas music or the New Year's Eve stuff) HE DIDN'T APOLOGIZE TO ME! Ugh... at least my OTHER FRIENDS get it! I HATE CERTAIN PEOPLE, AND ALWAYS WILL!

The Christmas Sweater Test

You Are Fun During Christmas

You are affectionate, yet mischievous. You have a warm, welcoming spirit - but you also like to spice things up. You think Christmas is a time for cheer. You do your best to lift everyone's spirits. You are super laid-back and peaceful. Not much disturbs you. You do your best to stay away from holiday drama, and you usually succeed.

The Christmas Sweater Test

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