Happy Birthday Paris

happy bdae paris.. one year old finally on july 29, 2005.

look at that yummy cake - only for dog.. bacon and carrot ( i know.. i know .. i dun want to try it either )

omigodd

things has gotten out of control.. in the past week.. paris has chewed my brand new nokia 9300 cell phone, my f#$%%g brand new working shoe (which takes me at least one week to search), my brand new guess heels. fuk.. im so pissed off.. i banned him from the living room, he ate my cell phone..

wat's next? band him from my room??

Me with dog sled in Alaska

E-collar

E-collar.. some weird plastic stuff wrapped around my neck

Mendelik

Paris new hair style... Green is the new pink

Paris first branded good

Here it is, my dog's big day! His first ever branded good.. Well you cannot see his collar.. but you can see the box..

I should celebrate this big day.. the same like child's christening i guess :>

Thankful

As you guys may know, Paris is not cheap. However, despite this fact, he had some problems. Last time he only had one testicle showing up, thus creating problem between my breeder and me as well as extra money in neutring him. I also have not told you guys this but around Mid june, Paris is diagnosed with luxating patella (loose knee cap). He had been limping for a month but in early May, I brought him to my old vet and he said that it's only a sprained leg. I didn't think much of it and just let Paris rest with no medication. I always thought that it was my fault Paris' leg has not healed in a month. I thought I did not limit his playing area enough and thus he could not heal. However, after a month or so of no recovery, I got concerned and took him to another vet. Yup the vet only hold Paris' leg and he told me : luxating patella. Need surgery that cost me $2000!! I'm in a state of shock.

I have no pet insurance, no money, how am I going to take care of this. I thought of working during the summer first and then sign Paris for surgery later. I went to another vet at VCA, it's at Sepulveda X Santa Monica, and met Dr Cassimatis. She's such an angel. I told her from the start, another vet told me that Paris has luxating patella. I don't have any money to pay for the surgerry and I want to make sure if this is really luxating patella, and not sprained leg. She brought Paris to another room to check his leg and she told me.. yes it's a third degree luxating patella.

But she also told me, I know you said you couldn't afford to have a surgery for Paris, so I have a proposal.

She told me that a resident doctor (intern doctor) is doing her work at the same hospital and the resident doctor can do this surgery for $500 because she is still in training. She asked me if I want to do this.. It was Sunday when she told me this and by Wednesday, I had Dr. Cabrera (the intern doctor) doing a surgery on Paris to fix his leg.

Now, Paris is still limping and the vet said that Paris is still getting used to walking with pins inside his legs. If this still occur within 3 weeks, Paris has to come in for another surgery to take out this pins. I really hope he doesn't have to do this.

When I think back of this matter, I am so very grateful that someone/God has helped me. What are the chances that I can meet a vet who can refer me to another vet to do a surgery on Paris for only a quarter of the normal price.

If I had not gone to this new vet at VCA to double check that Paris has luxating patella, I may have to wait two or three more months to have surgery done on Paris.

If I had not met Dr. Cassimatis at VCA, I may not be referred to Dr. Cabrera.

Thank you.

Just before the surgery, I was scared about the whole matter. Am I making the right decision by letting a resident doctor do a surgery on my love? Will everything be alright after this? Is this fortune just a mask for another bad luck? (Can't help it, I am extremely cynical)

Let's just hope it's not.

finals, graduation, Alaska

Soo.. here it is .. I'm at canada now.. Basically in mid June I was having my finals, I was exhausted with graduation planning (which I really don't do much, only Erly and Fanny deserved the credits), and my family came to LA and then I had to fly to Canada to cruise to Alaska..

My mom was exasperated by my 'no sense of fashion' so in the last two days that she was in LA, she dragged me to beverly center and shop stuff for me.. Clothes, skirts, jackets, make ups..

even as she is back in Indonesia now, she had sent me 3 long messages (of 4-5 message each) telling me that I should shop for new clothes, t-shirts, formal clothes, shoes and I should not hesitate to charge it on her credit card. Not to mention, she tells me to take care of my face and body and should I want to go to a dermatologist in LA, I should charge it again on her credit card. I don't know should I be happy or what.
It does lift up the burden of not being able to shop since October 7 2004 though. That's the day I got Paris, and the beginning of the days I do not shop. FEel guilty about how much I have spent on getting Paris.

paris in hawaiian shirt 

Ideas on things I would want to buy next time:

1. diamond ring ( using my first salary)
2. Burberry collar/coat for Paris
3. Sandals
4. Surf board

de-shop-me

Ever since I came back from London, I've realized how un-fashionable and simple I was. For example: to me, SHoes are divided into two types. One for sports (sketchers) and another for party (heels). And those two are the only types of shoes I have. No stilettos, no open-toed shoes, no canvas-colorful shoes. No thongs, no knee-high boots, no brown leather boots, no red heels.

In a bigger picture, I came to realize that I have never spend more than 200 USD on any single thing - other than on Paris that is. I have never bought an Ipod, PSP, clothes, shoes, handbags, gadgets (of course lap top and car are excluded) which cost more than $200. I have never had a CD player, MP3 player, MD player, not even a digital camera. I realized my impairedness is caused mostly because I have spent all the money I could have spent on other things,(read: on Paris). Not that I regret it, I just never realize it.

Part of me want to spend a lot on clothes/make ups/sandals/jewellery. But the brain told me that I have spent enough on Paris to last me til the next five years. I don't know when will this evil release me from being afraid of 'investing' a lot of money in one thing. Maybe when I have started to earn money.

MERRILL LYNCH HERE I COME

Yeii.. I got an offer for internship in Merrill Lynch this Summer. Yei.. yeii yeiii.. What a great opportunity :> FOr you guys who donno wat Merrill Lynch is. It's an investment banking/financial advisor company. And I'm gonna be interning at the FInancial advisor department. WIsh me Luck :>

cute dog, messy room 

both smiling 

wekkkk... 

Surfing part 3!

The most exciting lesson of all classes.. Only Amy and I showed up for class this morning and since we have two teachers, we were like havng a one to one class. The best part was when one of teacher always pushed us ahead of the wave so we could catch the breaking of the wave and to "pop up". Pop up is when you jump from a lying down position to a standing position on the board.

Want know wat's the worse story? I did a lot of sitting on the board, kneeling on the board but never once standing on the board.. this sux..
it felt good though when I was able to stay (read: kneel) on the board for a great 8 seconds.. it just felt heavenly to be kneeling on the board above the wave while the wave brings me to the shore.

The best part? I saw groups of dolphins from very near, like 15 metres away from me!! At first I only saw them from far and I saw my teacher was following them, paddling behind the dolphins. I was so excited that I just paddled out to the deep water (2 or 3 metres deep, 50 or 60 metres away from the shore) to see the dolphins. It was just fabulous! Imagine, I was lying on my board, looking at the dolphins swimming. I looked around me and saw the deep vast sea. I was not even scared of the deep sea.. It's just amazing..

I will keep on surfing :>

almost got caught speeding

I just finished practising for my guitar performance this sunday at 12.00am. In downtown. And I still had to go home from downtown to West LA. As I was driving on highway ten, I was tempted to just drive 90mph. SOmehow, my sixth sense told me not to. and for a good reason. As I was driving 80mph, suddenly I caught a glimpse of a police car right next to me. I'm like what theee.... Shoottt I'm gonna get caught. I quickly drop my speed to 65mph. And just like that, the police car was GONE. G-O-N-E. I looked at my side mirrors.. no sign of police car, rear mirror.. nil zilch none.. I was like.. "where is this police car"

I maintained my speed for a few minutes, and after a while, the police car sped up in front of me to catch another victim..

i wanna be skinny

i think the title speak for itself..

insights

in the three days that I was in Indiana, I somehow realized that I am not really an open person. My friend can share so much stories to others in three days than me. I tell them the facade, the untrue stories about me, while keeping my real dreams/stories inside.

It's funny to be so outgoing but not show one's desire.

For ex: I found myself being questioned a lot of times "what do I want to do after graduating" and I find myself answering 'just get married' when actually I, currently, detest marriage. Maybe I just don't know what I want to do after graduating, or maybe I m not used to sharing what I want to do in life.

yankee and paris on a date 

sigh

I must be mad... Some people know I can't tolerate a certain group of people.. But somehow I find out that if this so called group of ppl help improve themselves in an I-dunno-how ways.. Hell I won't object that.. (Don't understand? nevermind)

SIGH
SIGH
SIGH
SIGH

the biggest bully in my life hehe:P 

ruby me indiana 

ruby danar me 

ruby n me 

Me n Ruby at Indiana Bloomington graduation party 

LIFE

What if you pass up the best thing that could happen to you just to settle for the next best thing because of the less risk involved in the second option.
You'll have a stable life, no risk, but the shadow of the BESTTHINGTHATMIGHTHAPPENINYOURLIFE will haunt you for the rest of your life.

Indiana: Up Close and Personal

I went to Indiana, BLoomington on Friday night with Ruby. REached there at 11pm their time. I went to Indiana to attend my brother/cousin/bestbud's graduation day, Danar Samron (Congrats Bro!) He attended IU-bloomington. So anyway, I must say that Indiana is so beautiful (for a one week stay max). I love the trees, the lake, the view, the cute houses.. Totally in love with the cute houses in Indianapolis. The cold water in the Lake Melon (if I remember correctly), the tree whose leaves look like little green butterflies on it.. The people too.. friendly and so happy (most of them).

Okay.. so the Graduation Party on Saturday 7 May 2005. I must say I HATEHATEHATEHATE the 'thank you' part.. you know.. the part when the graduates thank their parents... Okay I dun really HATEHATE but i Hatehate it becoz I cried during the thank you part. DUn call me soft-hearted just yet. Let's just think of a typical Thank You part in LA.... The graduates will say "Thanks Mom Dad coz of you guys I'm here...I am graduating from this school and I hope you are proud of me" And as they speak, their parents will be there in the banquet room, smiling at them proudly.

NOW IMAGINE THIS:
The second guy to give thanks in Indiana Banquet was crying before he started saying anything.. So I'm like OKAY... he's overwhelmed.. N i'm wrong.. turns out his parents were not even there, he had been quarellign with his father, had serious prob w the father, prob financially.. Even hearing this, I was emphatetic (is this a word?)

So next the second gal to give thanks to her parents.. No parents attending that night.. and she said this "I want to thank my dad and my mom who is in Heaven.. I hope they're proud of me" and she continues, "my mom had just passed away and she was working so hard for paying for me until her death" I'm like half crying by then.. and then she continues.. "I also want to thank my aunty who has come all the way from LA. she had helped me when my mother passed away, and helped me financially and also helped me when my sister had leukimia" I'm LIKE : WHATTT THEE.... OMIGOD.. ISN'T HER LIFE JUST HARD ENOUGH WITH HER MOM'S DEATH NOW SHE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE SISTER'S LEUKIMIA.. THIS IS SO SICK......

I can't stop thinking how different these ppl are from the ppl I know in LA.. The ppl in La.. for the graduation, most if not all the parents will come for the banquet.. Most of them have no trouble financially. In Indiana, half of them do not have their parents there with them. SOme cannot afford it, some with other reasons. I compare this not for the sake of pointing out the wealth difference. More like: we often do not know what we have right in front of us. I never meet these stories in LA and I guess it's an eye-opener that life is not always that easy for others.

Enough Said.

paris gonna be neutered

OH NO paris is going to be neutered.. poor paris..
I'm going off to Indiana to attend my cousin's graduation party and thus I will leave Paris at the vet again.
He's gonna be neutered then...
He's gonna stay from Friday til Sunday.. No.. wait I'm going off from Friday til Sunday. What am I talking about.

I think i can be a sales-gal

Today I'm going to Il Cielo, the restaurant with the best warm choc cake with 19 people.. YAIII... I totally think I can be a sales gal.. 19 people?? O MI GOD.. and seriously it's all becz of me.. I told the UCLA ppl.. and USC ppl.. now here we are UCLA n USC ppl going out for choc cake tonite at il cielo.. Anyone wanna join us? Se e you there :>

I learnt how to surf part2

BAD BAD BAD.....
Yesterday I got washed over by the waves the whole time.. I couldnt go further than a waist-deep sea level.. Embarassing ? yes....
I couldnt even carry the surf board .. too heavy :'(

SIGH

I Learn how to surf

I woke up at 6.50AM today.. Both Shierley and I were on the phone and obviously she just woke up too. We sounded like two gals having hung-over and not ready to get off our comfy bed. So anyway, we were preparing to go to our first surfing lesson!! YEAI.. we've been planning to take surfing lesson since fall 2003.. HAHAHAHa here we are in spring 2005, only started to take surfing lesson. better late than never..

so I COULDN't manage to stand up on my surfing board.. I was just paddling here and there.. hit by the waves a lot of time.. drank the dirty sea water.. BUT I loved it.. it was cold at first when we entered the water but after a while, it didn't matter.. I kept on paddling and trying to get the best wave.. Well, I did get the best wave of the day.. but I was blown lying on my surf board instead of standing on it..

PLUS I saw a lot of dolphins.. A WHOLE BUNCH OF THEM.. they were swimming in groups I TOTALLY LOVE DOLPHINS.. that's my most favorite animal in the whole world (Sorry Paris, you're number 2)

Ahh.. lemme tell u a miracle to, since two days ago I was very sick.. I got up with a sore throat and headache and it turned to a very bad sore throat. The kind where you swallow you feel like dying type.. So yesterday I got up and still feel sore but by the afternoon I was better. At night, condition worsen. Somehow I got up this morning with still a little bit of sore throat, but by the end of surfing.. I didn't even remember I have sore throat..

COULD IT BE?
The dirty sea water that I swallow cure me?

I don't know.. could it be the mind over matter solution? (I'm taking this body mind literacy class.. so I'll be talking a lot about meditation and all sort of stuff in the next 2 months)

paris graduation picture.. he doesn't look like Paris.. 

this is yankee, paris' girlfriend 

look at me! I'm cute with the bandana 

scotland.. 

can u see my other ear is longer  

ivana angel paris at the grove 

look at my left ear (ur right) it's shorter.. mommy cut my ear.. ARGH 

with christine in hotel 

isn't this place amazing... oxford 

this is where Harri Potter play his quiditch 

LOndon Vs LA

I kinda missed London. The first thing I noticed when I ws in LA airport is how neat people in London walk. Example : In elevator, please stand on the right side so people who are in a hurry can walk pass you. In LA... everyone stand on the right, left, middle so there's no point to even try to walk pass.

In Scotland, some highways have traffic signs saying "Expect to wait/ Expect to Queue".. In LA, especially 405 highway, if we are to have these signs, they would have to post these every 3 miles.

In London, prices are inexorbitant. Thank God I live in LA

In London, you call restroom "toilet." The sinks in LOndon often have two taps, one for hot and another for cold, none for warm water....

London have great views though.. I loved Big Ben, Trafalgar square, London Eye, Buckingham palace etc etc. The parks there are gigantic... It's like 6 soccers field combined to make one huge park.
Love it there... :> especially if I bring Paris a long..

BY THE WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
After boarding Paris for 12 days, sadly Paris has changed into sum independent dog. I missed him bieng more "manja" :'(

Ugly paris and Ruby 

bad hair cut.. IS THAT PARIS? 

BAD HAIR cUT

paris had a terrible terrible terrible hair cut.. I don't see why I did not complain to the groomer.. Stupid me.. WAT THE HELL I SHOULD HAVE COMPLAINED ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
FUKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

GO AHEAD AND SEE FOR YOURSELF