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I'm currently searching online for the perfect summer parasol.  I'm a lot more aware about the long-term damage of UV rays on the skin and the risk of skin cancer so I've decided to make a life change and use anti-UV parasols on sunny days.  I'm super obsessed with skin care so I've decided to adopt the Asian way and take an extra step to protect my skin. One of the things I hate most is the sun blasting in my face so buying a parasol has been one of my best purchases so far. I forgot to mention that I actually did purchase a parasol a couple weeks ago and it's almost perfect except for the fact that its diameter is slightly too wide for my preference. < Umbrella, why u no smaller? ) Besides that small issue, the parasol works great and does a nice job of keeping the sun out of my face.  I don't really give a sh*t what people think because I get even more irritated when I can feel my face burning under the intense rays of the sun. Most o

My computer is still down and I'm currently using a laptop in the living room.  It's not really the same though.. Today I went out shopping for a plastic drawer thing to put my clothes in.  I've had this cardboard makeshift dresser shelf thing for the longest time and I've finally graduated from it after all these years!  I'll post a pic later since I don't have the luxury of my computer yet. xP I also found some clothes at Ross and I'm contemplating on whether I should go to the mall and look for clothes there.  I don't like to admit it but the mall really does have some of the best deals, even better than Ross.  I just hate having to run into all the kiosks there with the aggressive salespeople. Vegetable pastas are something I've recently gotten into and I'm still trying to find a good recipe.  I'm not that great with dishes that don't contain meat unless it's ramen/soumen so creating this pasta is much more challenging. Wh

So I looked into my computer issues (read blog post below for more detail) and it's not my hard drive or computer fans after all!  It's the graphics card! I am amazed at the timing of when my computer decides to crap out on me.  It always has to be right before some kind of vacation or when I plan to use my computer a lot.  ( - ___ - ) It's so funny when I think back because when I first heard that motor noise, I was literally doing something like this: In my desperation, derka derka! 8D So I finally finished watching the k-drama 49 Days and it was so SAD !!!  Honestly, I was expecting the happily-ever-after kind of ending but the writers decided to do a 180 on me and create this ending that was the complete opposite of what I was expecting.  With that said, I was bawling my eyes out for the last few episodes; I'm surprised my eyes didn't swell up that much the next day. :/ I'll probably be writing a review for it once I get my graphics card

For the past couple of days, my computer has been making this strange. motor-like sound that's sometimes accompanied by a scratchy noise. I tried to clean out my desktop and got a lot of dust out, but it seems like that wasn't the cause of the noise. I dunno, I'll probably look up the issue soon.  I figured out how to open my desktop so hopefully I can pinpoint where the noise is coming from. Perhaps it's not anything too serious as I'm still able to use my computer right now. :/ I can't let my computer die!  I need the internet!!! ( > ^ < );;

Are you trying to find a better job right now?  Well hopefully this post will be helpful to all you job hunters!  I'm currently looking for another job and I'm finding that job interviewing is a much more in depth process than I thought.  I'll tell you about my recent interview experience and list a few common interview questions I recall over the years. Today, I went to my first group interview ever!  Apparently a group interview is just like any other interview except there are a lot more people present when you answer interview questions and you also have to be more aggressive in the sense of taking action and answering as many questions as you can get your hands on.  I was fairly nervous because I was told by the recruiter that I was responsible for answering many questions..  But as life likes to make a twist on things, it turns out that a good few people bailed out on the interview, leaving me with just one other person.  Seems like a good situation right?  Whe

Maybe I'm just not a morning person.  I went into work this morning and we had to have a training session where they teach us about more hardcore selling...  *mental barf* But before I forget, I started off my day with the lovely smell of barf.  Yes, barf.  Dog barf..... Scruffy felt sick this morning and decided to throw up right under the blankets.  It also got on my sweat pants (reason why I'm feeling so much colder today).  So instead of enjoying my morning sipping some hot tea, I spent most of it cleaning off barf from my blanket and sweat pants. Now back to the main topic. I'm not all that into these 'class sessions' where there's expected participation for the discussions. I'm extremely good at writing my answers but for whatever reason, it always gets awkward for me when we have to orally answer questions.   First of all, I'm not really an obnoxious or loud person.  Anyway as far back as I can remember, whenever I tried to answer a

I'm so excited right now because of a few reasons: 1. I finished my pathophys exam. 2. I finished my taxes and feel just a bit richer. 3. I set my work week where I work more for these last two weeks before spring break so I can actually have a break. I planned it out so perfectly.  The only issue I have right now is this stuffy nose and slight cough I seem to be developing.  My stupid brother has strep throat and has been hacking away in the house without another care in the world. My B and T cells seem to do their job really well though because although I do get some slight cold symptoms, it usually goes away within a few days and I never actually get the full blown illness. Okay, skip forward a couple days later because I had to get back to this post.  My cold symptoms are almost completely gone.  I've been eating a lot of clementines and drinking lots of green tea so I think I'm okay now.  xD And sorry if this is too much info, but I'm so glad I'm a

Yes!  I finally got my Sasa order!!!  It was a good day.  This is my first time ordering from Sasa.com.  Although they had an insane shipping cost (when I saw it it was $15 shipping unless you pay >$75....  It seems that recently they changed it to $6 so I have no idea what they're doing......), they have some mean deals on their makeup and skincare products that you just can't top on other sites, even ebay. The package was shipped on time and I received it in about a week from purchasing. The just opened package I must say, they are very efficient packers.. This may sound bad, but I bought all this stuff mostly for that pink fish-shaped facial scrubbie and so I could get free shipping.  xP The fish scrubbie has been working really well for me and I have yet to see if if does anything for getting rid of/preventing blackheads. Here's a list of the items I purchased, left to right, top to bottom: - Juju Aquamoist Toner - Juju Aquamoist F

Just for the record, I'm not including the basic and essential apps such as the camera, calendar, music player, messaging, clock, etc. just because we already know those are awesome and most smartphones have those as at default.  :) #1 Youtube I watch yt all the time so it would be weird if I didn't have this on my phone. xP  It's fairly good at predicting what I would want to watch but still not the best video predictor. #2 MangaZoo I stumbled across this app a long time ago and although there are a lot of other manga apps out there, I love Manga Zoo's organizing system; They provide little snapshots of each manga in your favorites section, categorize manga into different genres for you to easily browse, usually provides synopsis's of manga, checks off manga chapters you've already read, and lets you search your favorite mangaka. #3 Gmail Gmail, yahoo, or whatever other emailing system you use, it's really helpful to have an app for it. #4 I

Do you ever have that moment where you buy something cool online only to find it in a store nearby?  ( -__-) .... That happened recently but I'm very happy to say that I saved some money anyway simply by purchasing it online. Online shopping   >   Regular shopping The headphones in question are these white Sony headphones and I bought it for about $14. Aren't they cute? Overall, I'm happy with this purchase although I don't like the fact that the headphones flatten my hair.  I'm not sure how I'll get around that issue though.  Another awesome fact about these headphones is that they don't give me a headache!  Usually when I wear headbands, headphones, or anything else that clings to my head, I end up with a headache after just a few hours of wearing them.  Not with these babies!  But the downfall of the wideness of the headphones is that it makes the top of my head look flat unless I style my hair to compensate. You won't get the s