DING DING DING! It's the 50th entry... My 50th entry living in New York City. Time sure flies.

***mondo post alert***

Hey all! We're getting quite comfortable in our apartment and we love the area we live in. We are definitely East Village folk... like I've read before... "The village isn't a neighborhood, it's a way of life."

They film a lot of movies on our street. Last month they were filming Step Up 3d and last week they were filming Date Night, a movie starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell. James Franco is also in it.... Mmm... Yummy yummy James. Today we got another notice on our door from another indie film company notifying us that they're filming a movie this week.

Here is a pic of a film crew right in front of our door. The dark red building in the middle is our apartment building. We're located on the 4th floor. Yep! That's mah home!

Something that I love about NYC is that people here really appreciate good weather (and weather in Cali trumps NY any day). People are always out and so are we. We love eating outdoors. If there's any restaurant that has a front patio or a garden you'll catch me eating there.

Also, Michael Jackson has sadly left us. Fortunately, he's also left behind his legacy and I am forever grateful. The news really shocked us and didn't really hit me until the next day when I was completely devastated for a long time. The weekend after his death, we visited the Apollo Theater where he got his big break performing with his big brothers in the Jackson 5.

Dan set up a video you can watch here:

The whole event was memorable and just listening to the crowd singing all of MJ's songs brought back my childhood. We'll miss you, MJ! RIP

Okay, on to happier things. This episode (my Cousin Peter said my blog is like the Anne show taking place outside of it's normal setting. haha.) will be about our trip to Ireland. Going back in time now to the end of MAY....

I've always wanted to go to Ireland, but not so much until I saw the movie, PS I Love You. The scenery was absolutely breathtaking! And we went to that exact spot too! Luckily, my hubby is always down for whatever so off to Dublin we went!

This ladies and gentlemen.... THIS... is what made me want to visit Ireland. It's travel porn for your eyes.

The first thing we did when we got to Dublin was to get settled in our hostel. Continue reading →

Dan and I had a great 4th of July in Orlando with our good friends Sonya and Adam and with our other friends who live in Orlando. Hopefully, I'll get to post those soon! 

Before I get going, I just wanted to announce that the whopper jr. has shrunk. LOL. I ordered a whopper jr. today and Dan ordered a regular one. I was surprised to see that the jr. was only $1. Usually it's more. Then, when I saw it, I realized why. It's super tiny now, fits in the palm of my hand. haha.

Okay, beginning from where the last blog left off, we get back to NYC in time to celebrate Cousin Thuy's 36th Birthday at the Elizabeth in the Lower East Side (LES).

Toward the end of the night, she was super drunk. Here she is telling me that I'm her favorite cousin (later on she tells Nam the same thing. Traitor!). She's smokin' hot for a 36 year old.

This is Thuy's best friend, Gina

On May 16th, we attended the NYC Dance Parade for the 2nd time. It's a parade packed with all types of music and participants from every type of genre. Since House is one of my fave genres I signed up to participate in the parade with the Pacha float. We grooved through the streets of NY and had a grand ol' time.

That's my friend Megu. She's a big house cat and knows everything about House events in NY. Continue reading →

I am still way behind on blogging. Ack! Must. Catch. Up.

Okay! The weather has been great lately, but when the sun is scorching and humidity in the highs, I'm reminded of how sweaty I can get in the summer in NYC. Check out this photo of a beautiful day in Central Park.

If there's one thing about California that I can take to NYC with me, it'd be a trunk of a car so that I can carry more groceries home from Trader Joe's. Haha.

Another thing I miss is having my own washer/dryer readily available with me. Carrying laundry down three flights of stairs and walking to the laundromat can be such a drag at times. Luckily, I have the bestest husband in the world who has volunteered to start doing the laundry himself now a days. Yipee!! I also make him clean the toilet.

I got to see Thu Hong in New York when she came for a short vacation. She brought along a nice and sweet digital photo frame for me filled with our many memories throughout the years. And when I say many memories, I'm talking about we've known each other for over 20 years! Pretty hardcore, isn't it?

Right when Thu Hong arrived, Dan and I have to catch our plane to California for Cousin Charlie's wedding. The moment we arrived in California we rush to Huntington Beach to hang out with Charlie for his somewhat Bachelor party at BJ's. This is me and Cousin Charlie!

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