Yesterday I started hocking up a lovely juicy thick yellow bloody phlegm. Took some herbal decoction courtesy of Henry's pharmacy (he's gonna have a webpg soon! yay!), but today I've still got headache and an intermittent cough. Ugh. Luckily I've got access to the landlords' loquat trees, and so:
The 1st pic is steamed loquat with apricot seeds (the southern kind) with some rock sugar (tastes good!). The 2nd pic is of the loquat leaves soaked in boiling water (doesn't taste so good). According to the book, the leaf is good for my type of cough, and needs to be "scrubbed clean of any 'hair' to prevent irritation to the throat". According to my landlords, the steamed loquat is good for cough. I'm taking both.

It's good that I'm sick. It's making me crack open the books and read about this stuff I'm experimenting with. And for all you do-it-yourselfers out there: don't try this @ home without some guidance from your friendly neighborhood herbalist. (disclaimer: i am not responsible for anyone making themselves sicker by trying what i am trying here.)

Took Uncle Alan shoe shopping. Sorry asnxsuga for being a copycat, but I found some noodle thong slippers for cheap and I couldn't resist. =) (they look like this but dude, get 'em wayyy cheaper at WalMart, foo'!)

Got sick from the cold, wind and rain up in Syracuse, NY =( Been spoiled by this Cali weather and didn't bring enough coverage. I've been sleeping for over 24 hrs straight and still want more. I hate this. Oog ... almost passed out during shoe shopping ... I'm feeling much better after Henry's treatment but still fatigued ... will return to sleep soon ...

Back from Howard's grad @ Syracuse U. I was inspired to write a mooshy poem because of a pic I took when Anabelle and Howard (friends since freshman yr) were saying goodbye.

More pics soon ... [yawn]

Hmm ... I think the cat missed me ... she is currently passed out on the floor right beside my chair ...



Guess what this is? For those of you who know, don't ruin it for the others. =) It's a little something I discovered over the wknd. Leave me comments with your guesses. If you get it, you will win ... a ... um ... well, you'll just win, OK? =)

Living in the past sucks. No, wait ... it only sucks if you live in the unhappy past. The happy past is kinda cool. But still, it's all in the past. What the hell am I rambling about ...

Got a mail addressed to "Yu Tu". Hahaha. Me Tu!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there. Tonight I had dinner with one of the mother figures in my life. I am fortunate to be able to be with my mom on Sunday. Being a mom is a thankless job. I am here courtesy of my mom.

Tell those you love how you feel about them now for fear of losing them to the unforseeable future. In that context, I feel foolish that I can never express myself in real life as well as I can hiding like a gallbladder-less coward behind this computer screen, attempting to convey emotion thru a cold, plastic keyboard. I guess I'm gushing mush cuz I'm finally feeling like everything that I think is set in my life can slip out of my hands at any second.

I need to start sleeping before 4 am. What a depressing blog.

Gotta pack to go to my younger bro's grad in Syracuse, NY! Will be back Sunday night.

Cleaned myself up with a haircut in preparation for Howard's grad this wknd up in Syracuse, NY. Congrats, lil bro! Look for an Asian dude coming to a TV near you soon! (hopefully!)

Here are photos I took of an actual Nissan Skyline spotted at Diamond Plaza in Rowland Heights: front | side | back. The sign in the front says that it's for sale ... sigh ... anyone want this 500-hp monster imported from Japan with a steering wheel on the right (well, the wrong) side of the car? =)

I made some soap for my mommy =) I was a cheater tho; I didn't make it from scratch (I will attempt that one day when I have more time) but simply melted it, added fragrance and color and whatever else to the mix, and poured it into a mold. The problem now is getting it OUT of my makeshift Gladware molds ...

Drugstore.com says that the top 5 medications ordered off their website are 1) Vioxx, 2) Prozac, 3) Fosamax, 4) Glucophage, and 5) Viagra. Which means that ppl have 1) osteoarthritis, 2) depression and/or obsessive compulsive disorder, 3) osteoporosis, 4) diabetes mellitus type 2, yet 5) still want lots of sex no matter what age. Me disillusioned with ppl who disregard their health until it's way too late? Why would you think that?

A gem from my friend Wanda: "Each day passes regardless of if you are happy or sad." So simple, yet ... so profound ...

Well, I never thought it'd happen to me, but I have actually gotten sick and tired of sitting in front of the computer all day checking the latest job postings, sending out resumes, dissecting contracts ... and if you know me, I NEVER get sick of sitting in front of the computer. So you know it's bad.

"If you want to
I can save you
I can take you away from here
So lonely inside
So busy out there
And all you wanted
was somebody who cares ... "
- Michelle Branch, All You Wanted

We now have 6 new pics up from when we went hiking @ Santa Anita / Henry's BBQ; also 4 new pics up from our Sacramento nightmare. Thanks Lily!!! Geez, I've got so many photos ... gotta reorganize my site somehow to make everything more accessible ... hmm ... gimme more time

blog! blog! blog! blog! blog! Guess what everybody? I gots a BLOG! (short for WebLog) And you can all leave comments and stuff for me too! pretty cool, eh? Well, this will hopefully help me update faster and leave me more time to er, study or something. Lemme know how you like it! Oh btw, this program doesn't archive comments, so ... DO feel free to sign my guestbook from time to time