San Jose
 
So my trip to San Jose to spend the July 4th wkend w/ Sanj & Gabe was great!  I got to not only spend quality time w/ my cousins, but also learn valuable job/interviewing skills, which I one day hope to put to practice.  In addition, I got spoiled like crazy by them.  The first night they took me to their favorite Thai restaurant.  We also had fabulously delicious meals prepared by Sanj & they took me Costco shopping, where we purchased an exuberant amount of fruits.  Sanj made sure Gabe & I spent our time focusing on our resume/job stuff & studying.  They took me to Valley Fair Mall, which btw was great!  They had a Hollister, so that definitely gained my approval.  I also went to church w/ them and had lunch with their friends afterwards at a Korean restaurant.  Instead of following the social norm of watching fireworks on July 4th, we rented "The Secret Window" w/ Johnny Depp, which may I add, was not at all that exciting as you'd think it would be.  However, it was still a fairly good movie.  Sunday I also did a load of laundry in which I put the detergent in the fabric softener hole and the liquid fabric softener in the bleach hole.  So my laundry came out interesting.  However, the smell...mmmm..mmm...my laundry never smelled sooooooo good.  It scented up the whole guest room I was staying in.  It was fabulous!  Anyways, so on the drive back to Davis, Sheryl & I took the wrong freeway back and ended up on the 101, which passes through Stanford, Berkeley, & SF.  So before passing through SF, I mentioned to Sheryl how much I miss those Clam Chowder Bread Bowls.  So our planned drive back to Davis turned into a spontaneous trip to Fisherman's Wharf/Pier 39, where we satisfied our Clam Chowder Bread Bowl cravings.  We also decided to be touristy and drive down Lombard street (the crookedest street).  Then after a couple of hours in SF, we made our trip back to boring ol Davis. 
 
Upgrade
 
So its been awhile since I've blogged & now blogger has these new features in which you can change the font and the color and the font size.  Its terrific!
 
Summer School
 
Well, what can I say about summer school...well for one, it sucks!  I am doing terrible!  For the first time in my life, I actually finish all my study guide questions...study them like crazy...and I still suck on the tests.  I seriously do not know how to study bc I am doing horrible!  I know I am not supposed to just focus on the study guides, but those stupid study guides take so freakin long to do that I don't have time to study for the other crap.  GRRR!!!
 
Weekend Home
 
So I took Sheryl home with me to LA & introduced her to the family & the LA area.  Friday morning I took her to South Coast Plaza (equivalent to Rodeo Drive), where the show "the OC" is set in some scenes.  We met up w/ her friend, who is also named Allison, and had lunch at Ruby's.  Saturday we drove to Huntington beach & walked down the Pier & Main Street, where we got Hennas.  I got a henna of a dolphin w/ hibiscus flowers.  The picture the lady drew earlier on a piece of paper looked really good, but when she drew it on my front hip bone, she made the dolphin look too cartoony and she drew an extra mini hibiscus flower on the side and it looked retarded.  O well.  So as we were walking down Main Street, people were handing out fliers for free piercings with the purchase of body jewelery.  I have always wanted my belly pierced but a lot of girls have it pierced so I didn't want it because of that.  So I just decided to at least check it out.  So we went to the piercing place and looked at the cleanliness & prices.  This place looked so sterile, it was like a doctor's office.  It was the cleanest piercing place I have ever been to.  I then looked at the prices and it was much cheaper than other places that I have seen.  So spontaneous me went and got my belly pierced.  I know...I was quite shocked too.  I like it though and it's not like anyone will see it bc it'll always be hidden under my shirts.  Amazingly, it didn't hurt at all.  It felt like a light poke of a needle.  Getting my ears pierced hurt more than my belly.  The lady must have done a really good job bc the piercing looked like I've had it for a long time already.  There was no blood that I could see and it wasn't even red around the area.  Later that night, I went to my friend, Tiff's bday party, where I got to see a bunch of old hs friends.  Sunday Sheryl & I ran random errands with my mom and had dim sum w/ her and visited my aunt and grandpa.  Then we drove to SD to visit my best friend, Evonne.  Evonne took us to have lunch at this cute lil place called the Living Room, which was designed like a living room, where we had coffee, smoothies, and sandwiches.  Afterwards, we walked around downtown La Jolla and visited lil art galleries.  We got to see real Dr. Suess paintings and real Rembrants & Picassos.  It was amazing.  Never in my life have I been so amazed with art.  Then we drove along the coast of Pacific Beach & La Jolla Shores.  It was beautiful!  Then I had my traditional trip to Yogurt Express where my favorite frozen yogurt is.  I love it!  After SD, we drove to Hooters for dinner, where my friend, Jacki works.  She served us and hooked us up w/ food and drinks.  Then she pretended it was my birthday and made me stand on this chair and dance for a free meal.  I was too stagefright to do it.  hehe.  Then Monday morning, Sheryl & I drove back to Davis, where the cows roam freely...kinda...
 
Chris
 
So a couple weeks ago, I met this guy named Chris who's my friend, Matt's, friend.  I actually met him before in the past through other friends, but never really talked to him till Matt introduced us again.  He asked me out to lunch & since then, we've been dating.  I usually never blog about my relationships bc I have never had a serious one.  However, although he's not my bf yet, our relationship has been growing and this is actually the first guy I actually want my mom & family to meet.  He treats me really well and spoils me like crazy.  My mom always said to find a guy who loves me more than I love him.  I always thought that because I am always the giver in my friendships, I would never get that.  For the longest time, I prayed for a guy that would treat me well for once.  I've never had a bf and all the other guys I've dated never put in as much effort into the relationships that I would put in.  This time, I am finally getting spoiled.  Although we are not yet at the point where we love each other, I can see him loving me more than I would love him.  However, I have always wanted my future husband and I to love each other equally.  Because I am definitely not ready to get married, I don't necessarily look for "marriage material" guys.  I can see Chris as being a good future husband for someone, but I don't know if he would make a good husband for me.  For one, he's white & not that I'm racist, but my family's opinion of my husband means a great deal to me.  If they don't approve, they I dont' approve.  My family wants me to marry a Chinese boy, so I eventually intend on marrying a Chinese guy.  So its hard to see me having a future, marriage-wise, with this guy.  I guess I am not too worried about it bc right now in my life, I am dating more for practice, so I know how to handle relationship problems and grow as a person.  I am not dating right now for marriage purposes although that is the main purpose in dating.  So my mom is coming up in two wks to spend a wk w/ me in Davis and lately, my biggest concern has been, does Chris want to meet her? is he ready to meet her?  He's not even my bf yet, maybe its too soon.  But last night, he brought it up.  We took pictures on my camera & I was mentioning how my roomate showed her family the pictures and i haven't even shown my own family picture, nor have I mentioned anything to them yet.  So Chris mentioned that my mom will be up here in two weeks, so she can see them then.  In fact he said, "or doesn't have to see the pictures, she can just see the real thing in person."  So I guess he said he wants to meet her, which means he expects our relationship to grow & he expects me to eventually be his gf.  Another thing in the back of my head is that he's Catholic.  I know for a fact that my number one rule that I have in marrying a guy is that he must be Christian, even if he's not Chinese.  Christianity comes first.  I also remind myself that I'm not ready for marriage yet, so it doesn't bother me yet that we have a different religious background.  Although we have been dating for a lil more than two weeks, it feels as though we've been dating for a long time now because we see each other everyday.  I try not to be one of those girls who spends 24/7 w/ their bfs, but because no one is here during the summer, there isn't really anyone else to hangout w/ except Chris.  For sure though once school starts, I have to maintain an equal balance between friends time & Chris time.  I find it annoying when I see others making their bfs their main priority, unless they're married of course.  I just don't want to be one of those girls that neglect their friends.  Anyways, that's my life updated...
 
ROADTRIP
 
So no more roadtrip for me & Cindy.  Luckily, Evonne & Dan, Evonne's bf, still get their roadtrip.  In 4 days, my best friend, Evonne & her bf, Dan, are roadtrippin up here to Davis to spend time w/ me and meet Chris.  We plan on goin to SF and visiting Alcatraz and then goin to the Jelly Belly factory and stocking up on jelly beans.  YUM!  Then Evonne & Dan will finish their roadtrip up to Washington, where we originally intended on goin but not anymore.  Just those two will visit on their own bc Chris has to go home and I have summer school to tackle.  Get excited guys!  4 days! woohoo!  i love you Cindy, sorry you can't come anymore :(  We'll be thinking of you!