DREAMS DO COME TRUE!!!

I BOUGHT A BAKERY with a very dear friend of mine. I've never thought I could achieve this in my late twenties/early thirties.... but I did. And this is all because I have such a wonderful friend. He not only pulled me out of unemployment but also made me realized that I can make a difference in my life as well as others.

It's a quaint little bakery on Hopkins Street and deservedly named Hopkins Street Bakery. The bakery itself has been there for about 25 to 30 years and we took over the ownership last July. Although there has been a lot of drama in the beginning, we've managed to overcome that and now the bakery is one happy family.

I have E.K to thank and my supporting other half... DBD... also my family whom have lend a helping hand and listen to me bitch and yell at the ex-dramatic crazy pastry chef (who's long gone and I'm happier than ever).

More updates to come~

proudest thing i've done during the past year

I adopted a dog... formally adopted a dog with paperwork and all. His name is Seal and my then boyfriend, now husband, and I adopted him through Milo Foundation.

He's a Corgi/Terrier mix and has ginormous ears and really really short legs + a long body. His coat is exactly like the colors of a real seal... black and brown... he sits on his side and someone once told me that he sits with a "swagga"! That made me proud and feel like I belong in the "African American" community now... since it was coming from my security guard of my old apartment building.

Seal loves going to Pt. Isabel which I would recommend to any dog owner since it's a doggy heaven~ he enjoys sunbathing and herding furniture (well, he ain't got nothing else to herd).

Currently overweight since he ate my chicken salad sandwich one day while I went grocery shopping and stupidly enough, I left the sandwich on the passenger seat. But that's not the only time he chowed down some goodies... he once ate a ham & cheese croissant and a Pain au Lait dinner roll all in one sitting... also ate some Kit Kat bars while DBD and I went grocery shopping... so it's no surprise that his fat...

More of Seal to come~

one year anniversary

just realized that it's been a year since i posted anything... then again... i don't think anyone reads my blog. so many things happened during the past year and it's amazing how i was able to go through with it.

life is definitely not rainbows and butterflies but everyone knows that already... and if anyone decides to follow or read this blog, you'll also realize that my grammar sucks shit!

details of what happened during the past year will be filled in in later posts.... I'M BACK BITCHES~

bulimia is in order... or anorexia?!?!

well, has not lost any weight during the past three weeks. i'm pissed off... extremely... i find myself unhappy, and often times moody. i'm on a temper roller coaster! woohoo~~~~

i started baking again to divert my attention and to make myself feel better. the downside is that i ate some of the stuff i baked. at least seven oatmeal raisin cookies and a big ass chunk of rice crispy treat. DAMN ME!!!

lately, i've been having a lot of doubt toward myself... i want to be happy again. but lately, that seems to be the hardest thing and the farthest goal to reach.

我有肥膏！！！

sad to announce... i've gained weight. TONS OF IT TOO!!! when i lost twenty pounds in 2006, i was happy... prancing around and proud to wear tank tops and shorts. but now, i wear dolly dresses just so i can cover up rolls and rolls of fat on my belly.

my 肥膏 didn't come from no where. i ate and ate and did not exercise as often as i did back in '06. i've also bagged myself a boyfriend... and when i cook, i cook a cauldron of stuff; oxtail soup, red wine beef stew, curry, anzuki soup.... two giant rib eye steak for two, butter whipped mashed potatoes, grilled head of salmon.... friggin' a.

so what am i gonna do? i hate exercising... so i guess i'll have to decrease my portion intake. AND LOWER ZEE CARB!!! so far... i've lost three pounds over two weeks. proud? not sure yet but will definitely keep it going and if i feel like it, i may throw in a few work out sessions~

WHEN SPRING IS HERE, ROADKILL APPEAR~

Weather has been more than nice lately. Been walking around with less than four layers of clothing on... which is good... otherwise you'll just see a 5'3" gal with two tank tops, a long sleeve shirt, a t-shirt, a hoodie, and a sweater on. This is excluding the jacket and a big arse scarf. anyway, this should be about road kill...

So I was driving towards Sonoma one Sunday and the sky was blue, sun was beaming through the car window, burning my friggin' left arm and I notice the first road kill... semi flat, fur of this animal was still recognizable, but the blood was dried up. First reaction (and this is ALWAYS my frist reaction when I see a road kill) was chanting "阿彌陀佛" (o-mi-tuo-fo) five times, this is to send the spirit of whatever animal that was deceased/killed to a peace and quiet place so it can reincarnate into a better being in it's next life.

Second reaction, I will start processing/identifying the form, the color, the pattern of the fur, and the size of this particular road kill so I can figure out what specific animal it was. Was it an squirrel? Too small to be one... a skunk? too grey to be one... a possum... yeah that should be it.

I often find squirrels along the Frontage road which is by the coast line parelle to 80E, guess it's easy access for them to cross the street/road. Then also a great risk to lose your precious life! Skunks are often found in the suburbs. Like when I go and visit my cousins in Walnut Creek or San Ramon. Great neighborhoods (expensive too) but friggin' great place for skunks to congregate. They party there like there ain't no tomorrow~ I guess possums like the Berkeley area better since I see them more often, they're the "hippies" of road kill.

Hardest to identify - Raccoons. They roam around at night, by the time you see them in the morning, the remains are already splat flat and generally unrecognizable. I like raccoons, other than that rabies factor... they're cute... little tricksters of the night (flipping through your garbage cans scavenging for food). Dark circles that resembles me after consecutive nights of partying of insomnia. It's quite hard for me to see them on the freeways or the side of the streets.

My condolences goes out to those rittle mammals who have lost their lives in the attempts of crossing the street/freeways.

I like spring, just not the sight of road kill.

what can make me laugh so hard that i will result in tears...

PEOPLE HURTING THEMSELVES AND GETTING THEIR STUPID ARSES CAUGHT ON TAPE.

i know that's mean but you have to agree with me, it's friggin' hilarious~