GGG to Vancity #3: When In Rome...

THINGS ONE SHOULD DO WHILE IN VANCOUVER (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER):
1. Explore your inner asian.

WHERE? @ Aberdeen Mall, located in Richmond.

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Apologies for the lack of lovin' here on GGGB... I've had the week off of work and have found myself wanting to be productive in ways other than being inside on the internet, like by watching cinnamon challenges, playing cranium, going for early morning breakfasts, getting mani's & pedi's, bowling, thinking Monday was Saturday... you know...

IN THE MEANTIME, I POSTED A COUPLE PHOTOS FOR YOU TO ENJOY! rest assured i'll explain them all later

Night In

• Night in tonight. Using this as an advantage to get organized.
• And watch Slumdog Millionaire with the Lil' Bro.
  
• Disregard all previous posts concerning some kind of "Block Week" (what is that anyway?)... I dropped it.
• 3.1 3.1 3.1
• YES! My second University "A"!
• Had my yearly performance evaluation on Tuesday morning.
  
• You are loved and respected. That's a balance that most people strive to achieve but can't. - CM
  
• Met the most beautiful dog at the Crowfoot Arena rink yesterday... yo, he's part tiger hey?
  
• That being said, I've learned my lesson the hard way and hope to carry my camera around as much as I can from now on (I used to rarely even carry purses, let alone a huge camera bag now). I missed out on taking sick pictures of Logan to share with you guys.
  
• Thank you for the chocolate trifle from Nectar, girls! ♥ so sweet. Just how we like it haha.
  
• I usually only get sick like twice a year; right now being one of those times.
• Stuffed nose, sore throat, swine flu... JK about the last one!
  
• The long awaited Pacquiao VS. Hatton fight is tomorrow.
  
• Yes, it's already May, guys.
  

GGGB Weekend Wrap-Up #8: Textual Healing

Now for an update...

Friday night was spent watching another Prestige practice, it was the perfect opportunity for me to test out the camera even more (as if I hadn't enough already that night), and I have to admit that taking sick action shots is difficult. I still have a good feeling about this and am confident enough in my ability to learn so that as the season progresses, one will notice the hockey photos only getting better from here. Us girls may not be on the ice, but we all have a part on the team! Photographer, Gatorade Girl, The Bringer of food/candy/snacks, and any others that may arise or be placed upon us unknowingly throughout the season.

Our boys' first official game: Tuesday, May 5th 2009.
Come cheer on Prestige Worldwide-Wide-wide!

I'm supposed to be studying... Moving on, something very unnecessary and annoying is occurring in my life thru constant text messages, calls and rendezvous', those in which are creating stress that I'm sure at this point in time (finals) I do not need right now. If I knew you were going to be this much of a hassle, I wouldn't have done this for you in the first place. There shouldn't be a fine line between "business" and a "favor for a friend"; but thank you for confirming that I would much rather have the former than the latter, as I don't think I'd like to call you a friend anymore.

"Hustle Of The Year"

In preparation for Block Week, the professor of the course that I'm taking feels the need to send us daily e-mails. The one I got this morning went like this: "Block Week is rigorous. Plan on following a routine or system of attending class each day, postponing television, outside employment and social engagements until after the course, and getting good sleeps and eats."

FML during Block Week.

Mom's finally home from the Philippines/Las Vegas, Dad left this morning for Phoenix again. Wish they would take us with them, but I'm not bitter because most of the time we can't book off work or miss school and so it's our own circumstances that prevent us from being able to go. But last night, Mom came into my room asking whether I'd be able to take a week off in July, and another two weeks off in December. Um, hell yes I would be able to and if not I would do all that I could to make it possible, if it means going on vacay!!! Nothing's confirmed, but let's just say family trips may be in the works, which would undoubtedly satisfy the repetitive words of "I need a vacation" that come out of my mouth every day.

Hopefully that should be enough text to break up the slew of visual overload on GGGB, back to studying!

GGGB Photo Album #5: Polaroids

waiting in the car...

04/10/09





berries in my backyard

04/13/09





i ♥ #18

04/05/09

GGGB Weekend Wrap-up #7: Using Verbs

Truly the epitome of a Long Weekend, in the past 5 days, life has seen me:

• Go to the movies
• Enjoy a dutch breakfast with my siblings (see GGGB Photo Album #4)
• Work a Thursday night shift
• Smoke White Apple and Watermelon Mint sheesha @ La Brava
• Eat Mcdonald's and watch NHL @ a friend's house until 2AM
• Drive a friend home
• Sleepover @ the boyf's house
• Stay up watching Spanglish until 5AM
  
• Work out in the morning to P90X
• Get paid
• Have a shopping date @ Chinook mall (only to leave with nothing)
  
• Watch the Flames lose, again
  
• Pick up some Crazy bread
• Celebrate a friend's birthday @ the bar
• Work the usual Saturday shift
• Hang out with one twin waiting for the other twin to come pick us up
  
• Have a late night dinner @ the Cactus Club to see friend's off to Mexico
• Be invited back in to my friends house to enjoy a bowl of soup in their company
  
• Pick up the boyf in Panorama
• Play Fusion Frenzy @ a friend's house with the Prestige Worldwide boys until 2AM
• Stay the night @ the boyf's house again
• Sleep in until 1PM in the afternoon
• Eat pho
  
• Study; while he cleaned out his closet
• Attend the Youth Mass @ St. Thomas More
• Celebrate Easter dinner @ The San Agustin's
• Have a (free) massage
• Watch the latest episode of Breaking Bad
  
• Go home

Sorry for the lack of actual dates, it was almost as if I lost track of days this weekend and everything seemed to happen right after one another. But so begins a new week; the last week of classes. Expect to see none of this happen again considering I'll be studying my life away for the next little while. It was great while it lasted.

Ice Cream Sunday's

Perfect way to end the first week of April. Woke up alongside my boyf for the second time in a row this weekend and (un)fortunately we slept in until 1PM in the afternoon. Some would think that this would be a waste of a day; but to be honest I couldn't be happier just having the opportunity to do so. Besides, that's what Sunday's are for and this is my only day that I can be like this. Babe cooked us some breakfast brunch: scrambled eggs with cheese and sausages, while his meal consisted sans the meat (1 more week) and substituted a grilled cheese instead.



Surprisingly after the fact that already half our day was gone, we still managed to be productive and enjoy our day together in the amazing weather. I actually stayed at his house and finished off the ACCT Assignment #2 (that was due today) while Matty and him took about 11 garbage bags full of bottles and cans to the depot. $63 contributed to the Prestige Worldwide Jersey fund. Hockey is madd expensive, so even that little bit goes a long way for the Team.



4PM rolls around and the boyf gets back, my assignment is completed, and we're still in sweats and haven't showered... my outfit for the day? Forgot to bring an extra set of clothes to wear. Borrowed a shirt from him again, and luckily I had a pair of Nudie's in my trunk. Ohhh, that's where they've been these past couple of months.

Triple Chocolate Ice Cream via Tastee's. First time in months that we've made our way down to get my favorite flavor of all time, as the weather yesterday permitted. It was at this point that I knew it was finally Spring: I was eating ice cream, it was around 5PM and it was still gorgeous outside!



Watched a movie to pass time. Pillow talk. 8:45PM hits which means it's time for practice @ NESS. As per usual: girls in the bleachers, boys on the ice. From a spectator point of view, everyone is noticeably improving and the games are getting more and more fast-paced. =)



Practice was only an hour and a half long; which meant that we would make it back to Ray's just in time to pick up snacks via Mac's, and watch this week's episode of Breaking Bad airing @ 11PM. Yet again, that show leaves us hanging and anxiously waiting for next week.

I love Sunday's.

And I love them even more because I can spend them with you.

Checking In

• Happy April Fools Day. Once again, another month has completely flown by.
• April issues have hit the stands, haven't even finished reading my March ones yet.
• Being a busy body is better than being a nobody: attend morning classes as per usual, meet with my ACCT group to (hopefully) complete Assignment #2, assist an extra dance rehearsal @ 4:30PM, head to the Registry because I "lost" my ID and "need to get a new one", and hopefully make it in time to watch the Diamond Dance-Off.
• Stay in it as long as you can, Cuz. You'll miss it once its gone.
• Countdown To The Crown: 24 until 04/25/09 and 39 until 05/09/09
• FINALLY, the infamous B+N kiss that I posted oh-so-long ago happened on yesterday's episode of GG. I was beginning to think my sources were false. =/
• Chuck needs to be cleaned, inside and out. Especially the junk in his trunk.
• Opus / Hifi / Mile 1 / Thursden / Julliard's
• S/S 09 Must Have: a jumper, romper, or one-piece of some sort. Never thought I could pull things like these off, but I found one that I can confidently (and hella comfortably) wear.
• Tried painting my nails yesterday = FAIL. Book an appointment instead? Good idea.
• Prestige Worldwide Update: vote on which sexy ho pose to put on the jersey (oh, boys) and Sunday practice.
• Aritzia paycheck / Danscott paycheck
• Tuesday nights with the boyf: Let's Just Be - Neyo describes them well.

GGGB Weekend Wrap-up #6: Productivity

FRIDAY

• Had ACCT Quiz #3 Friday; only 10 multiple choice questions can either be a great thing or a very, very bad thing.
• Met up with the boyf around 2PM, got ready for an afternoon downtown.
  
• Believe it or not we took the C-train down to City Center to get our errands done. Felt like the old days, haha.
  
• Completed: obtained Security Clearance Check and paperwork required for Fall 2009 for the boyf's BN and visited the T&Co counter to finally buy a new send out my broken beaded chain to get fixed by a goldsmith.
  
• Looked around Holts for a while, might as well. Saw Anne from Marc Jacobs, such a sweet SA for remembering us from my denim incident last year. Did I leave with anything? A replacement gold button for my Marc sweater, with a retail cost of free. Ballin'!
  
• I did however almost buy these adorable black Coach high tops but they didn't have my size. "It's a sign."
  
• Visited Henry Singer with the intentions of picking up Ray's water bottle that he forgot there the other day; ended up being introduced to everyone and talking to all the guys men there for a good half hour. It was chill.
• Should I go up a class? Determining the Pros and Cons of an offer.
• Met up with Kirk, Corey, Rusty, Jyes and Ale at the Hunn residence around 7PM, only to arrive to all of them doing homework in the living room, in silence. ON A FRIDAY NIGHT?
  
• All You Can Eat Sushi = Eat All You Can. Can You All Eat?
• Ended up at HiFi for KJ's birthday, see GGGB Photo Album #3.
• Girl, where are your shoes?! Good night, regardless if I was DD. Cue Saturday.
  

SATURDAY

• The usual, work 2-9PM. For once, the company is feeling the effects of the recession, except not in terms of sales =/ ...
  
• I love when my boyf calls me at work, especially when it's to make plans for a date later that night.
• Had a much needed movie night out, watched I Love You, Man at 10PM.
  
• Who is going to be your Maid of Honor/Best Man? Friends come and go, unfortunately I found it difficult to answer that right now.
  
• Came out of the movie a bit after midnight, only to find ourselves in another stupid snow blizzard!
  
• Prestige Worldwide 12:30-2AM practice in Chestermere? Still attended, despite the harsh driving conditions; those boys are dedicated I tell you.
• We finally got home around 3:30AM, had some late night snacks and drinks and then passed out ASAP! Perfect way to end an eventful night is falling asleep beside my boyf (who didn't shower after hockey practice, but I still love you). Hehe, cue Sunday.

SUNDAY

• Going to bed late = waking up late. Meaning 1 in the afternoon.
• What does it say about me that my shirts fit my girlfriend? HAHAHA
• Late lunch date at BP's; it's bittersweet when your server forgets about your order and it gets put "on the house". Saving money everyday, I tell ya!
  
• 3hrs later and I have to meet up with TP, DL and RN for a Manager's Meeting (and dinner) at Milestone's. Discussed very important issues for the store; madd confidential.
• Another eventful weekend in the life of GGGB, cue Monday.
  

GGGB Weekend Wrap-up #5: Last Minute Plans

Point form, because it's Monday so I'm not capable of making cohesive sentences into paragraphs...

• Lately, Sumo has been our go-to spot for a quick, cheap ($20 for both of us) and filling lunch; it's just so annoying that they have the worst service ever though.
• Tako sometimes thinks he's a groundhog, digging underneath the blankets and scratching the mattress - madd cute.
• Who cares about nutritional value, it's all about delitional value. LOL
• After chilling in Ray's room with everybody, finally picking where to eat dinner, having people go home and change/shower, pulling cash out from the bank, gripping a bottle of Bombay, running over to Safeway to get Orange, Mango and Cranberry Goji juice, heading to Sam's house so she could change her shoes, getting picked up by James again, pre-drinking back at Ray's, getting a ride down to Flames Central from his dad... After all that, come 10:45PM we arrived and were ready to have a good time.
• Happy birthday Tyson! Thanks for hooking us up with $10 dollar tix buddy.
• Lindsay Lohan supposedly has a warrant out for her arrest, it would've been perfect for her to hide out in Canada... but she was nowhere to be found =(.
• "DJ Turbantables" = way siiicker alias.
• Highlight of the night: definitely when My President Is Black came on. You know you are going buck when black guys pull out their camera phones and start filming YOU dancing to that song. HAHAHA
• Always so good to see/bump into people you haven't seen in a long time, especially at the bar because everybody is wasted and is that much more excited when reunited.
  
• Paid for half of the cab ride home in loonies, how rude of us.
• Slept at the boyf's again, he passed out before me while somehow I managed to stay up and watch HIMYM.
• 2-9PM shift - the usual Saturday.
• Yes, best feeling in the world thinking you're getting paid a certain amount and then opening the paycheque to see that its higher than what you planned for.
• First official Prestige Worldwide practice was held Saturday night; I missed the boyf's breakaway goal because I was out getting hot chocolate. Worst gf timing ever =(
• "We wish all the girls were here!" You mean all 4 of us? LOL
• Late night visit from the boyf after I was done with my homework, only to make grilled cheese and watch an episode of BB - a great end to my weekend. Wouldn't have it any other way.

10 Things From Today #9: Bad Luck, Midnight Practice and Marble Slab

1. Friday the 13th again? Didn't we just have one of these last month? GGGB wishes you all good luck on this day of bad luck.
2. There is a Prestige Worldwide practice tonight... at Midnight, and in Chestermere. You guys are crazy!
3. B4d me, you better go to your ACCT tutorial next Friday.
4. My boyf is so smart, helping me with my SOCI paper on Gangs. He knows so much 'cause he's in one. Just kidding.
5. Tita Bernadette called me today asking me if I could dance on the Coronation Night; honestly, I hesitated at first. I havent danced in so long I'm gunna have to choreograph something for myself.
6. Good thing Tuesday's with Mina has been doing my body good and keeping me flexible... hehe
7. PR = on layaway. One more month.
   
8. Does anybody know how to play the ukulele? She needs some lovin' I just don't know how to give it to her! I need somebody to teach me =(.
9. Finally, last night at the store we made beat goal for once. Treated the girls to a Marble Slab/Slurpee run via company money at the end of the night. =) Everybody loves positive reinforcement, no?
10. TGIF! TGIF! TGIF!

10 Things From Today #7: Numb Eyes, Rollerblades and Veggie Pizza

1. Dr. numbed my eyes with these eyedrops this morning; they felt so lazy all day, didn't help for studying at all.
2. The boyf came over for what was supposed to be my 30min study break, but turned out to be buying and dropping off flowers for his mom's birthday, studying at his house, and hitting up Sport Chek with the guys to finally buy equipment. An easy 4hrs gone that couldve been used more productively, but oh well because I have all night.
3. I also saw rollerblades on sale while we were there, I wanted to get them so bad... but really, I've used my hockey skates only once, plus Summer isn't even close (that's me justifying to myself why not to get them).
4. The fam is ordering in tonight; I'm pumped to stay home, study, and eat pizza.
5. Kamikaze has been in a dilemma lately: lead role in West Side Story or The Outriders?
6. It's been one week so boyf got his stitches out today, yuck.
7. I wonder who 4nonymous' Father is.
   
8. I found a pair of old tap shoes! They are all scuffed up and one shoe is already missing the heel tap. Perfect to turn them into black oxfords I can wear. You'll see =)
9. Need to grip March's issues of magazines, I'll do that on my break tmrw.
10. "GUESS WHAT I'M EATING RIGHT NOW..." What? "Pizza, Vegetarian Pepperoni." (Day 10/40, good job beb)

GGGB Weekend Wrap-up #2: STFU

As per usual, the weekend flew by and inevitably Sunday has arrived. Like I said I wasn't looking forward to this weekend because already it's over and tomorrow is Back To School. And not the BTS that's almost a little secretly exciting because you get to buy new school supplies (so fun) or a new fall wardrobe (that ur parents pay for); this is the BTS that follows just one short break that's notoriously otherwise known as Suicide Prevention week, meant for students to catch up in their courses and chill out for a bit before they literally STFU (stress the f out). Poor me, I didn't catch up and am stressing the f out because I didn't study once during these past 7 days... but Reading Week 09 nonetheless was much needed and well spent non-academically.



FRIDAY:

Prestige Worldwide had it's 3rd practice this week! This time during the day which was a nice change, not to mention we had the whole Hamptons rink to ourselves so it was sick. I gave in to no longer just being benched during practices, so JA and I actually went to go buy our own sets of skates so we could join in on the ice. (Boys sz 3.5, $79.99!) Had an after-practice late lunch at Bobby Chao's, chilled and slept at the boyf's; cue Saturday.



SATURDAY:

Worked from 2PM until 9PM, drove down to the dirty south to JA's house to celebrate the news on getting an interview, ate Mcdonald's, drank Tequila, played drinking games, watched Zack and Miri Make A Porno; cue Sunday.



SUNDAY:

Slept in until about 10AM, late lunch date at The Olive Garden with the boyf, caught up with an old buddy on shift at the Home Depot, gawked at the CRXSi at Best Buy, watched The 81st annual Oscars Awards ceremony; unfortunately cue Monday...

Toss Up

10 Things From Today #3: $75, Prestige Worldwide and Coughing Chloe

1. It's Thursday already, not excited for the weekend because I know what's to follow once it ends. (SCHOOL)
2. Decided to pick up a 9-4 shift yesterday, after realizing my expenditures almost overtake my earnings. =/ I did however find a Danscott paycheck for $75 in my purse, gotta cash that big one in.
3. PRESTIGE WORLDWIDE begins! I genuinely enjoy being at the sidelines and watching; as long as I'm prepared, warm and have a hot chocolate I will be (already am) your biggest fan.
4. Currently still in a state of bodily pain from boarding and yoga; I love it.
5. DIY project in the works: denim display for the boyf's room. Went to JYSK and Rona on Tuesday but had no luck finding what we needed. Trip to Ikea maybe? (!!!)
6. More Than Words, Hero, Officially Missing You: songs in rotation on the guitar/the only songs we know which is why they're in rotation.
7. Chloe doesn't know how to cover her mouth when she coughs, I'm crossing my fingers I don't catch that shit too. LOL
8. I made myself a bagel and stuck scrambled eggs in it this morning; yup, the joys of waking up at 11AM and having nothing better to do.
9. Pretty jealous of your sick update/reconstructed look, haha.
10. Only boring people get bored.