I’m still here… really. (Week summary)
I’ve been really busy lately, so I haven’t been able to post. For those that don’t know, I’m heading to Taiwan this Friday for a couple weeks. I’ve been rushing to get things done and buy presents for my cousins and whatnot. So even though I haven’t had much time, my life hasn’t been that interesting either. A few notables:
My mother left for Japan last Sunday, so we went to check out my first choice restaurant for reception the night before she left. I won’t mention it for now; I’ll wait for until I book this place. (Hint: It is one of my favorite Chinese restaurants.) In terms of restrictions, it seems pretty okay. The only thing I’m worried about is that we probably won’t be able to have a dance floor because of the limitations of the banquet side room. I think a dance floor is more typical in larger, American weddings, and I was planning to have one. However, I like the restaurant more than I want a dance floor, so I don’t think I’ll really miss it. (Because of complicated family structure, we wouldn’t do any of the typical family dance thingies anyway.) I’m curious as to what other people’s opinions are though… so time for a poll!
Loading …Andrew dropped by our place on Sunday, and we dragged him to an all-afternoon shopping trip to the Great Mall. Man, that place was exhausting. I gave up any more shopping after leaving the war zone that was KB Toys. I did manage to buy some clothes before though. Apparently, Andrew randomly dropped by our place to give us Christmas presents. (Yay! Presents!) Ever since I bought Seasons 1 & 2 of Arrested Development, Andrew has been greatly disappointed that I didn’t get Season 3 to complete the collection, scoffing at my cheap-ass-ness. Well, he fixed that this Christmas by getting me my own damn copy. For Kelvin, he got him Victorious Boxers for the Wii, since Andrew had recommended the anime (Hajime no Ippo) and Kelvin loves Wii boxing. Sweet, more games for the game collection. I’m hesitant to watch Kelvin play it, as I really want to watch the anime first. Anyways, thanks Andrew for the well-thought out gifts!
Monday evening, I actually had some free time. Instead of doing anything productive or playing games I’m currently working on, I decided to download and play Princess Maker 2, an abandoned game that can be downloaded at Home of the Underdogs. I remember playing this when I was younger. Last weekend, I started playing Quest for Glory 1 (VGA version) since Mike found his QFG Anthology. I got caught up in the stats, so I switched from playing an adventure game with stats to playing a game that’s ALL stats. Princess Maker 2 is basically a daughter simulator, where you raise a girl sent from the heavens from age 10 to 18 and how she is raised determines the ending you get. The game is kinda PG-13ish, with some mild sexual references and weirdness (like kinky bondage dresses and… being able to marry your own daughter). Last time I played this game years ago, my daughter ended up becoming a prostitute :( I kept my daughter (Kimchee Kohala) good this time, and I tried to make her a chef, but she just ended up a housewife because she lacked charisma or something (which is very obnoxious cuz making her cook all her life was hella boring!). Even tho her picture didn’t look it, my princess was also pretty chunky (5′2″, 148lbs!). Anyway, despite getting the boringest ending, it’s still a pretty neat little game, so I’d recommend it to anybody. There’s 74 different endings.
Yesterday was Krang’s 25th b-day, so a handful of us went to Cheesecake Factory. I got him a Spider-Man Mr. Potato Head as well as the official WWE DVD Board Game, the latter of which Chris and Gordon came over to my apartment afterwards to try out. It’s… interesting… kind of. I’d say the main perk to the game is that there’s this awesome cardboard ring to roll your dice in.
*** Note: I finished this post like 6 hours ago. This post is supposed to have a lot of pictures, but they’re all on Kelvin’s computer since we’ve been using his new camera more than my camera. (It’s a Canon SD870IS, so much better than my T100.) I picked his shit-faced drunk carcass up from his office a couple hours earlier, where his very kind coworkers had called me and waited with him outside in the cold. Obviously somebody had too much to drink at the Ask.com Christmas party. He apparently puked a couple times on the bus back from SF. Oy. Anyways, until I actually get some pictures from him, here’s pictures of Kelvin passed out in front of the bathroom (where as he attempted to shower, he accidentally hit the tub plug switch, threw up again, and ended up soaking in his own vomit for a bit… don’t worry, he eventually cleaned himself up). He’s still sleeping in the same spot at the moment.
Bleh, I must have been really tired today, as I was passed out from 9:30PM to 12:30AM. I should probably attempt to sleep again soon… Anyways, check again later for more pictures.
Edited 12/14: Pictures added.
New thing I learned today: Sephora is a European chain of make-up stores that started in France in 1983. The first US store opened in New York City in 1998. “Sephora” is the Greek form of the Hebrew word for “bird”.
I wanted to get some gifts for people in Taiwan, so I dropped by Sephora. I got Vincent Longo and Clinique lipsticks for my dad’s wife, and one of each of these cute lip-gloss tins from Pop Beauty for four of my female cousins. I love the make-up they have on display (it’s probably just the way they display it); maybe one day I’ll figure out how to use make-up…
