tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90006445620715870862012-02-13T19:46:58.863-06:00Life and thoughts of EricaEricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01491496248888002096noreply@blogger.comBlogger1531100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000644562071587086.post-42605115523580871882011-12-31T12:47:00.004-06:002012-01-04T18:01:55.384-06:00

Another year has flown by. 2011 has been a year of tremendous growth for me. I started the year in a new city, with my first job out of college, and trying to transition from the school life to the working life. I began managing my own financial responsibilities. Without studying as frequently as I use to, I was able to allocate more time to pursue hobbies like baking, cooking, and traveling more

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 I love Christmas themed baked goodies. I crave sugar cookies the most in December with a cup of hot chocolate. Mmmm. Here are some Christmas baked goods that I've made this month. Sugar CookiesI used this recipe and added almond extract. Super yummy! I also used this icing recipe. I really like the icing recipe because it dries nice and shiny like professional cookies. It also tastes great.

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Last week I was out of commission for two whole days due to an annoying cold. Luckily, I was able to work from home and be only 5 feet away from my kitchen to replenish on tea with lemon and honey, water, and chicken noodle soup (with a soda on the side). Even more lucky, I was only 10 feet away from the bathroom to deposit all the liquids I was drinking which I kid you not was 2-3 times an hour.

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Adapted from a recipe on About.com Got this awesome little George Foreman grill from Walmart.com a week ago. It finally came in on Friday and I was so stoked to start grilling on it. It's a nice size grill but small enough that it's unobtrusive in my small 1-bedroom apartment. It's electric and can be used indoor or outdoor. I'm in love with the Thai BBQ chicken at Whole Foods. It is a good

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Mmmm this is one of my favorite soups as a kid and I had to bring the recipe with me. It's currently 33 degrees in Minneapolis and all I want is to be home, drinking my mom's watercress soup. Since it was my bright idea to move here, the second best thing was to make the soup for myself.  It wasn't until I moved here that I realized that spoon in the picture is an "Asian spoon". Autumn and I went

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http://dayzeroproject.com/about/ The Challenge: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days. Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple challenges such as New Year's resolutions or a 'Bucket List'. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it

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Happy Thanksgiving, y'all! Nothing like being back in the great state of Texas to be with my family and bestest friends for the holidays. Here's my top 5 things I am grateful for. I am Thankful for... 1. Friends & Family 2.  Roommate aka Mochi 3.  Fried Chicken 4. Trey Songz's body 5.  Drank - cheers! What are you Thankful for?

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Check it out, yo' girl made the alumnus spotlight of the month! Click on the image to go to the web page. ABSA was an organization I was active in back in college. I held a director and eventually an officer position. During that year, we won both Best Professional Organization and Most Outstanding Organization from the UT leadership board. ABSA was a big part of my college experience. I still

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Snow made its first appearance for the season on Saturday, November 19. It snowed all day. I was too scared to test the driving conditions on the first day - I wasn't sure if the roads would be salted yet or if the trucks were out shovelling so I stayed in bed with Mochi and watched BET's The Game and caught up with How I Met Your Mother. By 8PM I started getting cabin fever and I was itching to

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Today was the Employee Vendor Fair at work where employees were invited to bring in their side business, hobby, and services to sell during lunch time to other employees. People were selling things from maple syrup to jewelry, and children's books. I was on the fence about making dog treats or cake pops. Since cake pops have been such a hit and trend, I decided to go for cake pops and other

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My past couple of posts have been so food centered, I decided to put an entry in about moi. It's been 9 months since I started work and I can answer questions I had for myself last year. Last year, in November and December, I was dreaming about what life would be like now in November 2011. Transitioning to work life is not easy. I've known nothing but school since I was 5 and now I have to

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Halloween is a fun time of year - there's creative costumes, candy, treats, and a indicator that the holiday season is fast approaching. Halloween then Thanksgiving then Christmas - ba da bing ba da boom. I like to reminisce about all the costumes I've ever worn. I remember being so excited to go trick or treat and have hoards of candy for days. I've been Cleopatra, a power ranger, a pumpkin, a

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I bought a can of pumpkin from whole foods from a living social coupon I bought and it's been sitting in my pantry. I kept going back and forth on what I wanted to make with pumpkin. I scanned my pantry and found a bag of oreos. I haven't made oreo truffles in a while so I decided it was time. On a spontaneous whim, I decided to make them pumpkin spice oreo truffles and how cute would it be to

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Get the roses, pick out a nice pinot noir, light some candles, and turn on some Ginuwine because I got a date tonight.... with Mochi. I bought two lbs of ground chicken to make meatballs for me and a version for Mochi. I love meatballs cause they are so easy to make and versatile. They can be a yummy appetizer on their own, put into pasta or rice, or made into a sub or a slider. Can you find the

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Shake shake shake, shake shake shake, shake yo booty What kinda name is this? Everytime I see the English version of Bo Luc Lac I start singing every song with the word shake it in..... "Shake it, shake it, shake, shake it, shake it, shake it (OHH OH) Shake it, shake it like a polaroid picture" or in poloroid's case - it's "waft". Feeling a bit homesick, I went on a Vietnamese food excursion a

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From when I was a kid until now, I have my own way of eating my favorite foods. Some people eat what they like first, some save their favorite part of the meal for last.... me? I treat it like a sandwich. When I get a meal, I eat my favorite thing first, eat everything else, then make sure its also my last bite. I want my favorite flavors to be the first that embrace my mouth and the last

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Bonjour! I've reorganized my blog to add some coherence to my ramblings. A navigation is added at the top where I grouped my shenanigans as Me, Family, Food, and Traveling. Click around!

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Continue to posts labeled me Cut to the crap (short story): Name is Erica, from the dirty south of Houston,TX. I lived in Austin, TX for 4.5 years for college. I graduated from the University of Texas in 2010 and recently moved to Minneapolis, MN for work. My passions include: Food and Traveling.  I love my family and friends. Long version: Hi, I'm Erica. Welcome to my narcissist corner that is

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Fall weather is starting to hit. The weather in Minneapolis is seeing average highs of 50-60s and lows of 40-50s. Well... except for today at an usual high of 75 degrees. The leaves are a spectrum of reds, yellows, and oranges.  Scarves and cardigans finally serve a real purpose for a whole season instead of the 2 weeks in January in Texas. The weather is lovely when the sun is out but curse the

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Minnesota is beautiful in the summer. It is usually around 86 during the day and drops to high 60's at night. It's hot but not enough for sweatiness and minus all that Houston humidity! Minnesotans really take summer seriously...it's cold 8 months out of the whole year, you take advantage of every beautiful day. With all the festivals and lakes around... there's always something to do. Here's a

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Rice Paper Contemporary Asian Restaurant 3948 W. 50th Street, Edina, MN 952-288-2888 Price level: $$$ Atmosphere: Fine Dining ©©© Rating: 3/5 "it's aite" The restaurant is nestled in a small shopping center on 50th and France. My neighbor and I argued for the longest time about what the street name was called, I insisted it was Frances and he said France. We made a bet that whoever was right

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Just started another blog... I know right? I can barely keep up with this one. I wanted to give some cohesion and organization... I'm going to dedicate this blog (eri·ca (er′i kə): brave ruler; avid blogger) to things mainly in my life and make separate blogs for Dog Treats and later one for food/baked goods (cake pops, cupcakes, etc). Go on now. Give it a click!

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Easy treat for pups on a hot summer day. All you need is:- 8 oz cup of nonfat yogurt- Jar of fruit baby food. Mix it together and pour into ice cream trays. I look for yogurt with the least amount of sugar as possible and no aspartame. Today I used the Target branded archer farms strawberry yogurt and applesause baby food. I poured the mixture into a penguin ice cube tray and they made for super

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My little cousin Bella is having a Mickey and Minnie Mouse themed birthday party for her 2nd birthday. Per the request of my Auntie Maricar, I made my first attempt at Bakerella's Mickey and Minnie Mouse pops. I could not find any black sunflower seeds (for the nose) at my neighborhood Target so I improvised. I used the closest thing I could think of - chocolate covered raisins. Granted, this

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Konnichiwa and Moshi Moshi blog readers! Come on in to Erica's Baker-hana. If you can't tell today's cake pops have a Japanese theme. One of the things you need to know about me is that I love food that looks like other food. Cookies that look like Bacon and Eggs or Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Cake Pops! I ran across a picture of sushi cake pops and that was instant love. The main entree at

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Sundays are my days for prepping for my week. Well... today is like a Sunday since it was Labor Day. I do my grocery shopping, wash my fruit, and make my lunch(es) for the next couple of days. Last week I made Chili that lasted 3 days of lunches/dinner. This week I made some easy salads with whatever I had in my kitchen. I'm usually not that experimental with salads... I like mine with lettuce,

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Cake Pops are all the rage. It's my new happy obsession. You feel a sense of achievement when you finish a cake pop. It's like a high that keeps you wanting to create more. Try new flavors. Take a stab at creating your favorite loved characters. It brings a whole new meaning to sugar high. Here are some of my attempts at cake pops! My latest cake pops that I made featuring my favorite Super

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Got this recipe from my cousin Stella the last time I visited Texas. It's so yummy and many of the traditional ingredients are made with healthier substitutions so you can feel a little less guilty about enjoying it! When I came to Minnesota and brought my Frito-Pie to lunch my co-workers looked at it oddly. I was appalled... how can you go through childhood not eating a Frito-Pie?! Later I

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"Live everyday like its your last" "We do not remember days, we remember moments" This past few days I went to California to visit my paternal grandpa. He had a stroke back in December and has been in and out of consciousness. Seeing my grandpa laying there in the hospital bed, I almost didn't recognize him. Part of me was in denial. This couldn't be my grandpa hooked up to all of these tubes

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And she's back again to give her quarterly update. In Q2, Erica corp hedged her bets on weight gain but it looks like she spoke too soon and is finding herself in an uncomfortable point. To mitigate wavering trust from stakeholders, Erica corp has invested in an L.A. Fitness membership forecasting a weight loss of 15 lbs bringing her back to her glory days of high school skinny. Programs such as

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Summer has been fantastic. The weather is great, around 70 -80 during the day. Not to hot and not too cold. The city has come alive and there are people (and traffic) everywhere. Rooftop parties galore. The sun doesn't set until past 9 so it feels like I have more time. In addition to the great weather in Minneapolis. This summer, I'm planning to travel a bit and a few friends are coming to

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I moved to Minneapolis, MN in February to start my career out of college. Moving here was a web of emotions ranging from excitement, happiness, fear, and stress. I was excited about the next chapter of my life and taking advantage of having my own money. I felt happy and blessed to land a good job in the current economy. I was scared of what lied ahead... I was moving to a city I've only been in

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School ended in mid-December and I don't start work until February 11 so I've been living in limbo. I'm pretty responsibility free for the most part. Having no responsibility really inhibits my productivity. My days are slurring together. Today is Tuesday? Wednesday? ohh never mind, it's Saturday. I wake up when I want to and sleep when I'm tired. That could translate into waking up anywhere from

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Wow. Today is the last day of 2010. Where has the time gone? 2008 was a rough year for me. I was struggling with figuring out what I wanted to do with my life and feeling unfulfilled. I was determined to challenge myself and explore new opportunities. 2009 came around and it was full of ups and downs. I went abroad to study for 4 months in Asia to learn about myself and figure my life out. It

Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01491496248888002096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000644562071587086.post-64593020552221360392010-12-08T11:48:00.003-06:002011-09-26T23:45:26.844-05:00

This past weekend I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. Per my mom's request, I walked twice - once for the communications school and once for business school. Luckily in December, the ceremonies whiz by ending within an hour. My entire family came up to see me walk which was touching. I don't think anyone had as much family come out as I did! It was fun and chaotic from Saturday -

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Wrapping up my college experience is truly bittersweet. As I'm studying for the last few tests of my undergraduate career I can't help but do a little happy dance and as my former love Chris Brown would say "chunk up the deuces". I'm satisfied with leaving that part behind me but I will definitely miss the college experience. I will miss all the friendships, the fun, and Austin as a city.

Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01491496248888002096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000644562071587086.post-76712226592505766642010-11-11T21:39:00.003-06:002011-09-26T23:46:12.899-05:00

Pictures from my Graduation Photoshoot courtesy of Jo Jo-tographer

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I was looking around online for Dog Treat recipes and I was horrified when I found some recipes containing food items that are toxic to dogs! One recipe I saw called for garlic salt, garlic is toxic and salt is bad for dogs. (Here's a list of foods to avoid) I've become more health conscious of Mochi's diet often reading the ingredient labels. One thing to keep in mind is that ingredients are

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I can't believe it's already November! I officially graduate in 1 month. So the countdown begins! Let's pray that in one month I will have a job offer to talk about. Job recruiting is quite scary. I tell people that I am auditioning to be a grown up. I get that excited-anxious feeling all over again. The same one you feel before college starts and you ponder about your new, changed life. The same

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Happy 1st Birthday, Isabella! How to Make Oreo Truffles: Ingredients: 1 pkg Oreos 1 8oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese 8 Sqs of Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate or White Chocolate Tips: - 1 pkg of Oreos to one container of Cream Cheese. - Use Reduced Fat Oreo cookies and Reduced fat Cream Cheese for a more guiltless pleasure. - I personally like the melting containers from Baker's. Easy to dip. - Use

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Mochi is 5 months old and is a ball of energy. She's incredibly athletic, agile, and smart. I take her out to the dog park or to play with friend's dogs at least 3 times a week. She's great friends with Felicia's chow and lab mix, Leo; Crystal's bichon-papillon mix, Bailey; and Alice's bichon-papillon mix, Momo. Happy October from Mochi! Mochi on top of Leo Mochi's also a very smart puppy!

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When you are the bearer of bad news, the classic question is should you tell good news first or bad news first? According to Communication Researchers, good news should always be told first. It gets the receiver in a positive mindset for the next piece of information. If you give bad news first, they are in a negative schema when receiving the good news. Furthermore, research has shown that the "

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I've been a poor avid blogger. And recently each post that I seem to conjure up lately begins with that line. Alas, I posted a sticky note to remind myself to blog. Future Erica regrets not blogging and always wishes Past Erica to blog more to add punctuation into her life. But regrets, as much as you wish they do, don't seem to rewrite the past. If only. Maybe one day. So, Future Erica is in

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Say Hello to Mochi! I adopted Mochi from the Town Lake Animal Center on August 31, 2010. I've been looking for a dog since last semester but decided to wait until I came back from my internship in Arkansas. I spent 2 weeks visiting different animal shelters around Austin: Austin Humane Society, APA, and Town Lake Animal Center. Town Lake Animal Center had tons of dogs for all ages and sizes. My

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The last week of my internship is quickly approaching. I can't believe it's flown by so fast. I'm going to miss it here. Last Wednesday we had our internship banquet and I'm pleased to announce that I won the Walmart Leadership Excellence Program Scholarship! All the interns had an opportunity to write an essay. Out of those essays, 30 people moved to the second round of presentations. Then 15

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Today is my mommy's birthday!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!!!!!!!! Thanks to my mom for all of her support and encouragement. I can't ask for a more enthusiastic and supportive Mom. I wish I could be there with you to celebrate! _____________________________ These weeks are going by way too fast. I can't believe I just finished my 8th week. Only 4 more weeks left! This week was very busy. We went to

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 Life as a Walmart Intern. There is so much stuff to say, I don't even know where to start. I want to tell you EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING I possibly can, but we'd be here forever. So I'll give a very broad overview and hopefully I will keep up with my blog and allude to things in the beginning. This week marks the end of my 6th week as a Walmart intern. I have been working in the Sam's Club

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In Advertising today, we talked about different types of social media from Blogging to Facebook to Myspace to LinkedIn to Reddit and there is a new one called Four Square. Four Square is a Geo-Social networking site that allows you to check into places in your city. It's devised as a game and you "play" with your friends to see how many places you can discover in your city. You can check into

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I finally joined LinkedIn, the professional networking website. It's like a facebook for resumes it seems. It's a really neat tool for professional networking. I've been spending some time on it adding people and checking out the features. There are so many unique and fun things to do in Austin. I wish I knew about everything. I'm trying to add users on Twitter that seem to be in the know. When

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Young Grasshopper's Ascendance into Adulthood As of yesterday, April 5, 2010 at 5PM I am officially moving to Bentonville, AR to intern at Sam's Club/Walmart in the Technology Department as a Buying Intern for 3 months!! My first step into professional adulthood. I am so excited and I can't wait to learn more about the world's most successful retailer! My friend Johanna signed full time with

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Miami was so much fun. Our group had a great time but we probably would never go to Miami again. In our experience, Miami was like New York on the beach. People were rather rude and unhelpful. It wasn't just one occasion, from the time we stepped off the plane, rented a car, ordered at McDonalds, interacted with locals, at the night scene, wherever.... people were just plain unfriendly. The beach

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Every year my family holds a get together in honor of my maternal grandpa. I love family get togethers. There is so much food and it's always great to be with family. My grandma is doing a lot better lately. She mostly just has trouble remember how to label things. She knows what shoes are used for but not sure about what they are called. She knows me and my mom are related but not sure how to

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Lately, I've been missing Hong Kong quite a lot. I feel done with studying and I'm ready to go back to Asia and have more fun. When I was in Hong Kong, after the first two months I felt like I had enough fun and was ready to go back to my family, friends, and Popeyes in the U.S. It's that classic saying.... you want what you can't have. A Sourdough Jack seemed much more appetizing when I was 8000

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It's been over two months since I left Hong Kong. Hong Kong was such a big part of my life and I felt like I grew more in those 4 months than I have in my 4 years at UT yet whenever I look back it feels like a distant dream. It feels like I never really went to Hong Kong and I've just picked my life back up where I left it in August. Until I'm looking through some of my photos in Asia I get the

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Wow I am terrible. It's been over a month since I've last blogged. I really need to get back into this. With everything going on lately, I surely need a writing outlet. It's weird how if you don't blog for a while, the events just seem so far off and obsolete to blog about. Let's see... we'll do top 5 things that have recently been on my mind. 5) Recruiting. Since I was abroad last semester, I

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I'm disappointed by how poorly I've kept up with my blog. There has been so much going on in my life lately. The "to-blog" list is getting longer and longer and just like a kid being told what to do: obligatory blogs become a burden. I still have yet to write my Singapore blog, Philippines, Thailand, and HK closure. I'll surely get around to it.... I hope. I can't quite believe that it's already

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4 months seemed to whiz by so slow fast. It seemed so slow at the time but fast. I can't describe. Texas hasn't changed very much, theres new licenses on cars and I am occassionally surprised by random buildings that seem to pop up out of nowhere. Everything, gratefully, feels unchanged but it feels different because you just went through major experiences. It's as if the world as I knew it stood

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4)haggle with an asian vendor - AND WIN! The annoying thing about shopping in HK or Asia in general (aside from major shopping malls/centers) is that prices usually aren't set. There is this "performance" and "role playing" that goes a little something like this: Buyer: How much is this?" Asian Vendor: $200 dolla Buyer: No way, Tai Gui le! (too expensive in Chinese) *puts it down* Asian Vendor:

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(November 12 - 15) Day 78 - 81 Boy am I full of alliterations today. I know. Avid blogger has been MIA for a long time. I have a legit reason...well, sort of. I was typing up my Singapore trip, added pictures and everything, was ready to post, and then BAM! my computer decides to trip out and all is gone. I spent hours perfecting my blog and it was gone in 5 seconds of electronic failure. fail.

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Day 77 There are 3 canteens on campus where you can find food at. There is LG1, LG5, and LG7. I usually go to LG1 - it's divided into a self-serve area, a cafe, a sit down order section, and dim sum. In my quest to eat better, I've lately been going to the self-serve where they let you choose 2 dishes. They offer 6 different ones daily from sweet and sour pork, to stir fried vegetabls, tofu, etc

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As all break ups go, the words are never easy to say and never easy to hear. It's one lose-lose situation that all of us face sometime in our life and struggle to overcome. Borrowing words from my former lover, Chris Brown, it's never a good time to say goodbye. I only hope that my new former love will find new happiness in someone else's tummy. Dear Food, Thank you for all the good times and

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Day 48 There was once in economics that we learned the permutations of a deck of cards is 52! (80,658,175,170,943,878,571,660,636,856,4…) and that number is so huge the human mind cannot even begin to conceive it. There are more permutations of a deck of 52 cards than there are number of seconds since the beginning of time. Each time you shuffle a deck of cards, you have just created a brand

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Day 44 & 45 My family, particularly my maternal grandmother, are practicing Buddhists who believe in Chinese superstitions and fortune telling. Growing up, I've often seen my grandma, parents, and family members participate in Buddhist practices pertaining to fortune telling and prayer. One of my goals in studying abroad is to dig into my roots and also to find myself. I figured the Buddhist

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Day 39 October 1, 2009 is a public holiday for China. It celebrates the 60th anniversary of the forming of the Republic of China. There was a huge fireworks show which we watched from Central, Hong Kong. It was a marvelous show which must have costed millions. Ebe said that the Chinese love fireworks because it represents wealth. It has to be one of the most beautiful firework show I have seen

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Day 33 I have just come back from a wonderful weekend trip to Taipei,Taiwan. If I had to use 2 words to describe what I think sums up Taipei for me, it would be: night market and Hello Kitty. Taiwan Day 1: Taipei is only 1.5 hours away from Hong Kong which makes a short lovely plane ride. On the way to our Hostel, we had a sketchy "taxi" driver. He negotiated a price with us but when he drove

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14) take a picture of someone posing while taking a picture

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Day 27 I love meeting people from different cultures and learning from them. Last night I met a few Italian students and learned how to say "I'm hungry" in Italian...Sono Affamato. I am planning to start a blog post of how to say "I'm hungry" in different languages to ensure that I and those that read my blog will never go hungry in a different country. Considering the fact that we do eat 3

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Day 23 I've always felt so comfortable in the U.S. and the thought has never occured to me to live anywhere else. The 3 weeks outside of my home environment has opened my eyes to other worlds. I really think I can and want to live in different places around the world. I try hard not to compare home to Hong Kong and to keep an open mind about things I'm not use to. It irks me when I come across

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Day 18 This weekend I went to Macau with a few friends that I have made in my hall. We met in the lobby of our hall at 10AM to set on our adventure. To get to Macau, you need to take a ferry from Sheung Wan. Inside, there are clusters of travel agencies trying to sell you tickets to Macau. After bargaining a bit, we got our tickets for the ferry. Ebe was explaining that HK and Macau are under

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Day 15 Thursdays are my long days. I have class from 9 - 10:30, 10:30 - 12, and then 3 - 5PM. Because of my Thursday schedule, I have to miss out on ladie's night in Wan Chai, but I suppose it's worth the one class on Wednesday and no classes on Friday! Things are starting to pick up and I find myself needing less reassurance from the internet. Yesterday after I was done with classes, I

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Day 11 I've been sick for the past couple of days. I have a sore throat, runny nose, body aches, and headaches. However, NO FEVER which is the discriminating symptom between cold and flu. If I have someone ask me if I have swine flu one more time I'm gonna.... hmm... no idea. I'm just tired of people saying I have swine flu. Fortunately I have an angel for a room mate and she's been taking good

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY DADDY!!!! Day 8 This was my first week of school. Classes here are not too different from back home. There are quizes, exams, projects, papers, etc. But it is the professors that make it interesting. MARK248: Pricing Strategy My professor is a local resident and he has a strong Chinese accent. He was explaining how "lambergs" are used all the time and one is exposed to

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9) go to a restaurant where you eat out of toilet bowls There is a restaurant called "Modern Toilet" in Hong Kong in which the entire restaurant is decorated in a toilet theme. There are poop shaped lights, plungers hanging from the ceiling, and toilets. You sit on toilet seats and the table is a sink. Drinks are served in urinals and food is served in glass toilets. The entire place is hilarious

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A few of my friends have helped me compile a "To-Do" list in Hong Kong to enrich my experience and add some laughs. These are suppose to be done in photograph and video format. Wish me luck! 1) record a Hong Kong native black guy who has a fobby accent saying "fo shizzle my nizzle eweezy that's what's up" 2) ride on a random animal 3) try one crazy dish I would never try 4) meet a HK celebrity 5

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Day 2 Woke up today at 7:00AM. I think my body is really confused. I went to explore my hall a little and ended up walking into the commons area which reminded me of a break room at work. There are tables, a microwave, a sink, and a community refrigerator. Then I was stunned still for 10 seconds as my jaw dropped. There is a balcony. And the view is AMAZING! The balcony overlooks the ocean and

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Day 1 I’m so proud of myself. I didn’t think I could make it through a 20 hour flight. The only flying experience I had prior to today was going to Cali or New York which are about 3.5 hour flights and I’m kissing the ground when we land. I mentally prepped myself for this long flight and it flew by faster than I knew it thanks to Hannah Montana, Monsters vs. Aliens, and The Fast and The Furious

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22 more hours until I'm on the plane to my next adventure: Hong Kong. I'm feeling all sorts of mixed emotions: excitement, anxiety, fear.. but mostly excitement. I've been trying to imagine what Hong Kong will be like but all I know for sure is that it's probably not something that is imaginable. I'm half-packed and there are a few finishing errands I have to run before I go. Coincidentially, my

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As someone who has worked years in the customer service industry and as one who is majoring in business, I have high expectations for customer service. Lot of these corporations pride themselves on great customer service yet some are just severely lacking. I feel as though I'm a pretty understanding customer yet some places will just tick me the hell off. Nothing pisses me off more than to deal

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It's my last week as an intern at Fig Leaf Baby. I really enjoyed work this summer, my boss is amazing and I've learned so much! We worked hard at revamping the website to make it more user-friendly but it's still getting tweaked so ignore how it looks! The finished website to be due in the next week or so will look amazing. Regardless, the products that Fig Leaf Baby sell is wonderful. I've

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I've been very bad at keeping up with my blog lately. So many eventful things have been going on I feel so behind! I've just been so exhausted. Being 21 is an expensive thing. I need to learn that just because you now have the option to drink and even thought everyone else is drinking, you don't have to! Birthdays are cutting a hole in my pocket as well. Jenna's 21st birthday was last weekend,

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Bailey (Crystal's pup) and Momo (Alice's pup) My roommates recently both got two adorable puppies. They are bichon frise papillion mixes and are little balls of fluff. I get the best of both worlds. I get to enjoy playing with them yet once they tinkle I get to run away run away - all play and no responsibility. The downside is that they will decide to scream bloody murder when left alone at 8AM

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I can't believe it has been over a week since I've blogged! Shame on me! Lately I've been on such a losing streak! I've made wagers on bowling and I've lost 2 in a row. So frustrating. Anyway, factors that affect development of personality and personality psychology is something that has really fascinates me - particularly the theory on birth order. The theory states that the position that you

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This weekend I came back to Houston for my mom's birthday. My mom's birthday is always 2 weeks after mine. I started making it a tradition to cook for my mom for her birthday. I've made great progress since my first attempt. Last year, I made her breakfast but I've never scrambled eggs before... It took me half the carton before I could scramble 2 eggs properly. This year, after my many many

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Hello world! My laptop, also known as Satan's laptop, is in computer hospital - Best Buy's Geek Squad. Satan's laptop has been slowly overheating and it got to a point where I couldn't even surf the web for 30 minutes without it significantly slowing down. I brought it to Geek Squad on July 1st and the guy was completely condescending. He ran a few tests and concluded that nothing was wrong and

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Perfect song for the weekend. To my friends: Y'all the best :) This past weekend was celebratory events for my 21st birthday. It was an exciting, fun weekend and I feel so loved by all these wonderful people life has blessed with me called friends. I couldn't ask for a better way to turn 21. I'm very capable of planning early and thanks to ABSA, I mastered taking care of details and planning

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My family and friends are so wonderful. I went back to Houston this weekend because my family was celebrating my 21st birthday early. Apparently, Chinese people don't like to celebrate birthdays after your birthday. Which doesn't really make sense to me because shouldn't you celebrate your birthday after you turn the age? My parents bought me a Tiffany&Co charm bracelet for Christmas and I lost

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Beat Freaks from ABDC is in Houston today. I'm 6 days shy of being able to go watch them....oh the agony!!!

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I really thought my ABSA life was over. I felt free and relinquished of anymore ABSA responsibilities. Boy was I wrong. Today and tomorrow, I will be the slave of ABSA. The newly elected officers are high over-achievers and have landed big time internships across the U.S and therefore are unavailable to table during the summer. Summer tabling is important because of Freshman orientation. So...I

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I absolutely adore my dad. He has to be one of the most gentle, loving, caring people in the world. He takes care of me and my mom without any complaints at all. He never asks for anything in return for his big heart and compassion. Me and my mom are emotional roller coasters and are dynamic individuals. Whereas people could find me and my mom a lot to handle, he finds us endearing. He says the

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It's an addiction I swear. Today, Crystal and I went to the mall. No worries, I've lessened my load by returning an item to Forever 21. So I only spent a net of $15 today so I'm very much proud of myself. This means eating dinner at home. Crystal needed some new shoes so we went to Aldo to look around. After trying on many different pairs of shoes with me really loving these gold wedges but I

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I am a self-proclaimed foodie. Foodie is an informal term for an amateur who love food for consumption, study, preparation, and news. Food is definitely my hobby. Which is why it becomes a shocker to me that I've never watched food network. Alice and I started watching food network this weekend and I absolutely fell in love with it. We watched the cake challenges on Food Network Challenge and I

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I love shopping! Alice and I went to Highland mall today because that's where all the "cheap" finds are. Forever 21 is one of my absolute favorite stores because you can get fashionable items for a reasonable price. Everytime I walk in that store I try on about 20 different things and end up wanting to buy at least half of them. I was on a quest to find dresses for my birthday occasions so I had

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The title of course is from the theme song of the weekend. "I'm in Miami Trick, L.A remix" by LMFAO. Which I recommend listening to while reading this long entry :) This weekend was such a blast! I really loved how loving and friendly the entire bachelorette group was. We stayed at this amazing hotel called The London and it was absolutely beautiful. It was very modern and hip but cozy at the

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So I'm back in Austin for the Summer. I started my internship and so far it's going well. There's a lot to learn so I'm excited about what knowledge I will gain from this. It's a 15 - 20 hr obligation a week so there's room for another part time job. I decided against going for a psychology minor and just finishing up a communications one therefore I wouldn't need to take any classes in the

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Two posts in a day! I couldn't end May with 13 entries! (I'm superstitious when it comes to numbers) We'll make this one a funny post. So for the past 2 weeks I've been in Houston to spend time with the famiry before my internship begins in Austin for the Summer. Of course, my mom never fails to make me laugh until my side hurts. My parents say the cutest things and I'd like to share them with

Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01491496248888002096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000644562071587086.post-32760926963599582802009-05-31T16:56:00.004-05:002011-10-02T22:24:08.396-05:00

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_tiller_shooting This is such a sad story. It stuns me to believe that this man was shot and killed in church of all places. Killing an abortion doctor does not make abortion go away, it just elevates the tension between the two viewpoints. I don't understand this mindset and how someone actually thinks their murderous act is virtuous. R.I.P Dr. George Tiller and my

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Every single time I start to come to terms with Cinnamon being gone and try to deal with not finding her, something happens to give me hope. The first time, the psychic I went to see said that Cinnamon was still alive and well and that I need to put up more posters to find her. After I put up posters, I didn't hear anything for a few days and began to lose hope again. I put online postings for

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Being Chinese-American in itself is a paradox. Asian cultures drastically contrast to American culture and being a fusion surely is complex. I'm mostly speaking on behalf of the Chinese culture but I think it could be generalized to various East Asian cultures as well. In Business school, particularly in Management and in Marketing, we often discuss cultures and the Hofstede cultural measures are

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