I have been MIA for so long.. I've just been working at Target and any free time I have, I've been spending time with my boyfriend.
Anyways, I wanted to talk about how we've been playing COD (Call of Duty) Advanced Warfare and we've been uploading our games on youtube!
You can see our latest vid here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC6CtH8dBb8
And you can check out our channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/FunWithJkAr/videos
Also, I wanna write down this awesome bbq I concocted just so I remember the measurements as well as if someone else wants to give it a try, go for it!
I'm also getting ready for spring/summer and turning my old jeans that I don't wear anymore or are kinda old into shorts! I'm adding lace and trying to do diy shorts so maybe i'll post them here!
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Yogurt with m&m's
Yogurt with m&m's.
I'm writing this post super late because i've been super busy and just didn't have the time.
I had to think of simple things that I could make easily as well as cheap on my budget because I just started working and it's the holidays so i've been practically working everyday. Plus, Aaron had to go back home and I just didn't want to make big meals for one person.
Now while I was working at Target, I saw those individual cups of yogurt with m&m toppings and thought to myself, I could make those for way cheaper.
Also, on cartwheel, they had those greek gods yogurt for 20% off as well as with my employee discount made it easier for me to go get the yogurt and m&m's.
Now it's it was the holidays so I had to get the red and green m&m's and some greek gods yogurt. I chose the honey and vanilla flavor because it was the only flavor available other than honey.
I forgot to take a pic of the bag of m&m's but the way I crushed them was to put the m&m's into a ziploc bag, and with the back of the knife (the blunt edge of the knife), started "hammering" away.
I like to try to crush each m&m into fourths so it's a bit smaller but you can crush them into however small/big you want! Then you just want to sprinkle them over the yogurt. I know simple but I can't believe I've never done this myself before.
I like to eat in small servings and it's very satisfying and filling. I have a huge sweet tooth so this is my all time favorite snack as of now and it's festive!
I also found out it if you leave the m&m's in the yogurt a bit longer and wait before you eat it, the hard shell coating will dissolve and it'll be like little chocolate chips in your yogurt!
I figure you could also do this with the oreos with the red filling! Or the green mint fillings but I don't like mint. I would only suggest with the oreos, you eat them a bit faster because the cookie part of the oreo might get soggy :/
I hope you enjoyed and try this because this is an amazing treat! Also it's way easier on my budget and so simple and for me, and I believe this one jar will last around 1 week if you eat it everyday. :)
Thank you so much for reading!
Friday, November 14, 2014
Coconut oil + honey + cinnamon.. for soft smooth shiny hair!
hellooooo!
I have decided to try all these DIY experiments on my hair because winter is coming and my hair is getting all dry :(
soooo, i've been researching online and i've already known about coconut oil being good for your hair but also honey and cinnamon! Now honey has a small amount of peroxide and cinnamon supposedly helps activate it. Now obviously this doesn't mean the honey + cinnamon will dye your hair after one go but you need to do these treatments repeatedly. I'm not sure if it will actually change your hair color but if it does, then that's a plus for me! This mixture will make your hair feel really soft and smooth.
Now I use these ingredients in a 1:1:1 ratio meaning if you put in 1 tbsp of coconut oil, you need to put in 1 tbsp of honey and 1 tbsp of cinnamon.
I have somewhat long hair (mid back) and I use a 2:2:2 ratio but I'm thinking of increasing it to 3:3:3 ratio because I feel like it wasn't enough to soak all my hair.
I try to let this soak in for a minimum of 2 hours so try to do this after dinner. I actually have it in my hair right now. I put it in my hair at around 1 pm and I'm gonna be leaving for dinner at around 8 so i'm planning on letting it just sit in my hair till around 6 pm!
I know some people say to split your hair into equal parts and spread it throughout your hair and blah blah but i'm really lazy and I just bend over the bath tub, gather all my hair and get some of the mixture and just spread it throughout my hair with my fingers. Just realize that the honey is still very sticky and the cinnamon kind of bunches up so it is a little hard to spread evenly. I used to use only coconut oil and honey or coconut oil, honey and egg yolks but I like to think that the cinnamon exfoliates my scalp. Also, the added benefit that it'll help dye your hair is good enough for me! After this, you want to use that awesome target shopping bag (or wherever you like to shop the most) and cover your head with it to soak up it's awesomeness! ;)
Now just sit back and relax and let it do it's work on your hair!
When you shower, I don't like to shampoo twice so I let my hair run under the water and try to get all the mixture out. Your hair will kind of feel oily/silky(?) in a way because of the coconut oil. Other people say leave it in, but I like to wash my scalp with shampoo and then let the water run it towards my ends. Then use conditioner only on my ends. You don't want to over dry your ends with shampoo and you don't want to put unnecessary oil in your scalp unless your scalp is dry. My scalp tends to get oily very fast so I avoid putting conditioner directly on my scalp.
And there you have it! Nice silky smooth hair! If you continuously use this or the honey + cinnamon mixture and it has dyed your hair, please show me! Because I think this will be the last time I'm gonna use cinnamon in my mixtures and I'll go back to coconut oil + honey or coconut oil, honey, + egg yolks.
Thank you for reading! :)
I have decided to try all these DIY experiments on my hair because winter is coming and my hair is getting all dry :(
soooo, i've been researching online and i've already known about coconut oil being good for your hair but also honey and cinnamon! Now honey has a small amount of peroxide and cinnamon supposedly helps activate it. Now obviously this doesn't mean the honey + cinnamon will dye your hair after one go but you need to do these treatments repeatedly. I'm not sure if it will actually change your hair color but if it does, then that's a plus for me! This mixture will make your hair feel really soft and smooth.
Now I use these ingredients in a 1:1:1 ratio meaning if you put in 1 tbsp of coconut oil, you need to put in 1 tbsp of honey and 1 tbsp of cinnamon.
I have somewhat long hair (mid back) and I use a 2:2:2 ratio but I'm thinking of increasing it to 3:3:3 ratio because I feel like it wasn't enough to soak all my hair.
I try to let this soak in for a minimum of 2 hours so try to do this after dinner. I actually have it in my hair right now. I put it in my hair at around 1 pm and I'm gonna be leaving for dinner at around 8 so i'm planning on letting it just sit in my hair till around 6 pm!
I know some people say to split your hair into equal parts and spread it throughout your hair and blah blah but i'm really lazy and I just bend over the bath tub, gather all my hair and get some of the mixture and just spread it throughout my hair with my fingers. Just realize that the honey is still very sticky and the cinnamon kind of bunches up so it is a little hard to spread evenly. I used to use only coconut oil and honey or coconut oil, honey and egg yolks but I like to think that the cinnamon exfoliates my scalp. Also, the added benefit that it'll help dye your hair is good enough for me! After this, you want to use that awesome target shopping bag (or wherever you like to shop the most) and cover your head with it to soak up it's awesomeness! ;)
Now just sit back and relax and let it do it's work on your hair!
When you shower, I don't like to shampoo twice so I let my hair run under the water and try to get all the mixture out. Your hair will kind of feel oily/silky(?) in a way because of the coconut oil. Other people say leave it in, but I like to wash my scalp with shampoo and then let the water run it towards my ends. Then use conditioner only on my ends. You don't want to over dry your ends with shampoo and you don't want to put unnecessary oil in your scalp unless your scalp is dry. My scalp tends to get oily very fast so I avoid putting conditioner directly on my scalp.
And there you have it! Nice silky smooth hair! If you continuously use this or the honey + cinnamon mixture and it has dyed your hair, please show me! Because I think this will be the last time I'm gonna use cinnamon in my mixtures and I'll go back to coconut oil + honey or coconut oil, honey, + egg yolks.
Thank you for reading! :)
Monday, October 13, 2014
Target Job!
I had an interview at Target today and I got the job!
I applied for seasonal because I figured that was the best way in. I need a job because I'm going to save the money and put myself through college since my dad decided he didn't want to pay. I know it might take awhile but at least this is a step in the right direction!
I applied for seasonal because I figured that was the best way in. I need a job because I'm going to save the money and put myself through college since my dad decided he didn't want to pay. I know it might take awhile but at least this is a step in the right direction!
I had both interviews on the same day. First they make you watch a video on the job that you wanted. (I think I watched the wrong video because after my second interview, they made me watch the correct one and then they told me I got the job!)
Then you wait in the break room while they're interviewing other potential candidates. I got interviewed and they asked questions such as "If I were your supervisor, what would they say your strengths and weaknesses are?" "tell me a time where you had to work as a group and got things done." "tell me a time when things got busy and how did you manage." They also asked if I even shop at target and what things I buy. I also found out that you are able to use your phone and use the target app to help customers find the things they are looking for if they're not available in store.
There was a lot of waiting around but I got the job! I am so happy because I've been so nervous and I really wanted to work at Target because I love it there and every experience I've had there was so good. I really want to help others because that's what my major is and to get that experience here would be so beneficial to me. I hope this leads to a future permanent job at Target!
Thanks for reading!
Sunday, October 5, 2014
DIY Coffee Flower Pot + Green Onion Arrangement
My video on how to make coffee beans look more attractive and a green onion arrangement that I thought would be nice as a plant in your house as well as just to grow for fun!
You only need pipe cleaners and just keep making loops and make sure to twist after every loop because you don't want the flowers to come undone! You could probably do this activity with children.. haha
Thanks for reading and checking out my blog! :)
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Honey Roasted Potatoes Recipe!
So me and Aaron have decided to start this crazy new diet where we only eat fruit and vegetables mon-thurs and fri-sun is when we can eat meat.
Obviously there are some exceptions to mon-thurs because we can't completely survive on vegetables and fruit. Our other options are bread, eggs, beans, cereal, etc.
So I don't really like beans which I think is one of the main replacements for meat in vegetarian dishes so I went with potatoes! ^^
I made these honey roasted potatoes and they are so amazing.. I love sweet things so this was pretty much the best thing ever and it's so simple to make with ingredients you most likely have already in your house.
What you'll need:
-potatoes
-salt
-pepper
-honey
-cooking oil/spray
-bowl
-foil
-oven (lol)
Obviously there are some exceptions to mon-thurs because we can't completely survive on vegetables and fruit. Our other options are bread, eggs, beans, cereal, etc.
So I don't really like beans which I think is one of the main replacements for meat in vegetarian dishes so I went with potatoes! ^^
I made these honey roasted potatoes and they are so amazing.. I love sweet things so this was pretty much the best thing ever and it's so simple to make with ingredients you most likely have already in your house.
What you'll need:
-potatoes
-salt
-pepper
-honey
-cooking oil/spray
-bowl
-foil
-oven (lol)
First you want to preheat the oven to 375 F
Now I used the small red potatoes because I saw them at target and I prefer them over the big brown potatoes but I'm pretty sure whichever you get will be fine..
I cut them into bite size pieces and dunked them in water. I'm not really sure why but when I used to work at a restaurant, the kitchen would tell me that when cutting potatoes, you should dunk them in a bowl of water to wash off the starch of something..?
Afterwards, I tried them off because I feel like the mixture sticks better to the potatoes when dry.
Everything is to taste so I'm sorry that there are no exact measures...
I added some salt and pepper to cover all the top of the potatoes evenly. Then with the honey I just kept going in circles and tried to cover them evenly. Then with a gloved hand, I mixed everything together so the potatoes are covered completely with the mixture.
**You want to put more pepper for a spicier kick and more honey for more sweetness. I don't like to add too much salt but this is totally up to you.
On a metal tray, you want to wrap it with foil and spray some cooking oil/spray onto it. Then spread the potatoes out evenly.
When the oven is done preheating, you want to put it in for 15 min and then take it out and flip them over and put it in for another 15 min. I put them in for 16 min each time because some didn't fully cook all the way through so you might have to adjust the timing.
The honey seemed to caramelize and the pepper added a slight kick so it was sweet and spicy. It's soooo good.
I plan on making a video today where I make a different style of potatoes and we'll see how it goes because it will be my first time making it and Aaron (my boyfriend) will be test tasting them! >:)
This is my channel if you want to check it out!
Here's the video on how to make Chili Cheese and Garlic and Herb Cheese Potatoes!
New Video!
Heyyy
I decided to make a video on how to choose a good dentist because it just has been bothering me and I don't want anyone else to go through what I did.
Always make sure that the dentist is explaining everything to you.
Make sure the dentist is always showing you your xrays and showing you your teeth formation and any cavities that you may have!
Remember that with anesthetic, your mouth cannot feel any irregularities! My dentist would always ask me if my teeth feel fine after they finish filling in a cavity. I would always tell them yes because with the anesthetic it feels fine and even if I were to lie and tell them it doesn't feel fine, I wouldn't be able to pinpoint where it feels off.
Just remember you are their patient and you deserve to know what they're doing to your teeth especially because they're getting money from you!!
I decided to make a video on how to choose a good dentist because it just has been bothering me and I don't want anyone else to go through what I did.
Always make sure that the dentist is explaining everything to you.
Make sure the dentist is always showing you your xrays and showing you your teeth formation and any cavities that you may have!
Remember that with anesthetic, your mouth cannot feel any irregularities! My dentist would always ask me if my teeth feel fine after they finish filling in a cavity. I would always tell them yes because with the anesthetic it feels fine and even if I were to lie and tell them it doesn't feel fine, I wouldn't be able to pinpoint where it feels off.
Just remember you are their patient and you deserve to know what they're doing to your teeth especially because they're getting money from you!!
Thursday, September 18, 2014
on the hunt for jobs..
So I applied to Mcd and Jo-Anns recently and both got back to me!
At Mcd I think the interview went well except for the fact that I didn't have my social security card on me and I think I have to apply for a new one since I'm not really living at home anymore and it takes an hour just to go back. They asked me questions on my work experience and wanted to mainly know if I had fast food experience. They also asked how I would deal with rude customers and why I wanted to work at Mcd. I know they asked the girl before me if she had ever dealt with any difficult situations. They question that kind of caught me off guard was "If I was a customer and I had just walked in, how would you greet me?" I don't know why but immediately I thought about taking her order but I remember that every fast food usually says "hello, welcome to ______" so I went with that and she smiled and said great! :) haha
At Jo-Anns, they asked me more about my job experience in retail. They asked me if I had ever made a mistake and owned up to it and what exactly I did. They wanted to know if I saw a coworker being rude, how would I deal with the situation. Also they asked why I wanted to work at Jo-Anns. I'm not sure if this is all Jo-Anns but the one I applied to said everyone that worked there is only part-time except for managers. Also, since I applied as seasonal, they told me if I worked hard enough and they see me try, then I may get to continue working there.
Ugh I just think as a rule of thumb, if you know you're going to be needing a job soon, apply around 2-3 weeks in advanced. I applied to Jo-Anns like 2 weeks ago and they finally got back to me. For Mcd they only took 2 days but I think they had already planned days to interview potential candidates and wanted to squeeze me in. Also, make sure to have your social security card on you because for Mcd, they couldn't continue with me until they had that card so I have to go back this Saturday. :(
At Mcd I think the interview went well except for the fact that I didn't have my social security card on me and I think I have to apply for a new one since I'm not really living at home anymore and it takes an hour just to go back. They asked me questions on my work experience and wanted to mainly know if I had fast food experience. They also asked how I would deal with rude customers and why I wanted to work at Mcd. I know they asked the girl before me if she had ever dealt with any difficult situations. They question that kind of caught me off guard was "If I was a customer and I had just walked in, how would you greet me?" I don't know why but immediately I thought about taking her order but I remember that every fast food usually says "hello, welcome to ______" so I went with that and she smiled and said great! :) haha
At Jo-Anns, they asked me more about my job experience in retail. They asked me if I had ever made a mistake and owned up to it and what exactly I did. They wanted to know if I saw a coworker being rude, how would I deal with the situation. Also they asked why I wanted to work at Jo-Anns. I'm not sure if this is all Jo-Anns but the one I applied to said everyone that worked there is only part-time except for managers. Also, since I applied as seasonal, they told me if I worked hard enough and they see me try, then I may get to continue working there.
Ugh I just think as a rule of thumb, if you know you're going to be needing a job soon, apply around 2-3 weeks in advanced. I applied to Jo-Anns like 2 weeks ago and they finally got back to me. For Mcd they only took 2 days but I think they had already planned days to interview potential candidates and wanted to squeeze me in. Also, make sure to have your social security card on you because for Mcd, they couldn't continue with me until they had that card so I have to go back this Saturday. :(
Monday, September 15, 2014
go fund me
http://www.gofundme.com/eitflc
I made a gofundme account to see if I can raise some money for my college tuition. I'm not sure if you know but I recently had a talk with my dad about college financial matters and things did not go well. I don't really want to get into it but I did make a post about it earlier. I realize it may make me sound spoiled or whatnot but I feel that you need to understand the dynamic between me and my father. Things obviously are not good between us although I really wish they were. Who doesn't want a good bond with their dad esp when you're a girl? Of course I'd love to be daddy's little girl and get his love but I honestly don't get any of that. I'm scared of having even short little conversations with him because I might say the wrong thing and he might get upset. I can't even have a normal conversation with him without my blood pressure rising and always being on the edge around him. It doesn't help that my parents haven't really talked to each other in probably 5 ish years and they live in the same house... There was tension in my house but now, it's almost normal. Of course I know it's not normal and I don't want to live in a house like that which is why I wanted to go off to college as well but I can't do anything about that now. Right now, I am currently looking for a job so I can save money and go to college later.. Anyways, you're welcome to donate if you want and if you don't want you can help share that link! :)
Through this I will always stay positive and optimistic!
Here's the link again:
http://www.gofundme.com/eitflc
I made a gofundme account to see if I can raise some money for my college tuition. I'm not sure if you know but I recently had a talk with my dad about college financial matters and things did not go well. I don't really want to get into it but I did make a post about it earlier. I realize it may make me sound spoiled or whatnot but I feel that you need to understand the dynamic between me and my father. Things obviously are not good between us although I really wish they were. Who doesn't want a good bond with their dad esp when you're a girl? Of course I'd love to be daddy's little girl and get his love but I honestly don't get any of that. I'm scared of having even short little conversations with him because I might say the wrong thing and he might get upset. I can't even have a normal conversation with him without my blood pressure rising and always being on the edge around him. It doesn't help that my parents haven't really talked to each other in probably 5 ish years and they live in the same house... There was tension in my house but now, it's almost normal. Of course I know it's not normal and I don't want to live in a house like that which is why I wanted to go off to college as well but I can't do anything about that now. Right now, I am currently looking for a job so I can save money and go to college later.. Anyways, you're welcome to donate if you want and if you don't want you can help share that link! :)
Through this I will always stay positive and optimistic!
Here's the link again:
http://www.gofundme.com/eitflc
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Earrings
I've decided I want to try making earrings. I'm not sure why.. Probably because I'm just bored but i'm thinking of maybe selling them if I get really good at it.. I'm not super artsy or anything so we'll see how it goes..
This is one of the styles I wanted to go with. They do take a bit to make and it is somewhat confusing but I got the hang of it ^^ I want to make more but I'm not sure if i'll have the patience of the time.. I want to start making different style of earrings as well such as earrings with metal pieces and little ornaments instead of just all beads.. we'll see how it goes! :)
This is one of the styles I wanted to go with. They do take a bit to make and it is somewhat confusing but I got the hang of it ^^ I want to make more but I'm not sure if i'll have the patience of the time.. I want to start making different style of earrings as well such as earrings with metal pieces and little ornaments instead of just all beads.. we'll see how it goes! :)
Saturday, August 16, 2014
New Pet!
So we ordered some killifish eggs and they finally hatched! I have some pictures of them but I couldn't find any online pictures of how they'll look when they grow older. The breed type is "Chromaphyosemion Biuittatum Funge" and I don't think it has a common name.. lol
There's our little baby! :')
I've started another blog just dedicated to our killifish and you can read up on them here: killifishwithjkar
Thank you for reading me! ;P
And this is our tank setup for now. They're still less than a week old so we don't want to introduce anything new yet because we still haven't settled down and we have to move in less than a month so yepp! This tank is temporary and only for when we newly hatch our babies and then when they start to get bigger we move them to a bigger tank :)
I've started another blog just dedicated to our killifish and you can read up on them here: killifishwithjkar
Thank you for reading me! ;P
Monday, July 28, 2014
rant on college financial shiet
I decided to talk to my dad about how much I would need from him for college. I do admit it is a bit late right now considering there's only a month left till college but I was trying to find a house so I can tell him an accurate price and not an estimate. Anyways so I went to go talk to him..
I estimated that I would need around $24,400-$26,000. On the csun website, it estimated that I would need around $24,312 so I was close.
I estimated around $10,000 for tuition, $8,400-$9,600 for rent ($700-$800/mo) although it could go down to $400-$500 ish, and $6,000-$7,200 for food and other necessities.
I'm not the greatest student but I was planning on taking 12 units this fall. I took around 8-10 at el co.. So I pitch my whole proposal to my dad, (understandably because he's a business person and wants to know what he's investing in) and he basically turns the whole thing around and tells me that,
I need to graduate in 2 years, (I estimated around 3 just in case)
I need to take 20 units per semester, (20 for fall and spring. I was planning on taking 12 for fall and spring and try to find a job for the free time that I'll have)
I'm not allowed to take classes in the summer because I need to find a job that pays $1500/mo or work at his place,
I need to email him all my bills, including: school tuition bills, credit card statements, bank statements, everything...
I need to send him all my transcripts,
I need to recalculate my expenses and get back to him in 2 months (because he's just trying to be as cheap as he can),
And he needs to know everything right away and not last min and if not, the whole deal is off...
And in return, I don't have to pay him back......
Also, at the end, he tells me that if my mom helps me by giving me money, I need to tell him about it..
(I have family problems esp between my parents...)
And with all these rules there are 10 million different secret meanings that he has and the fact that he can just cut me off is so infuriating.
And if I were to break any of the rules like not taking enough classes, or not finding a summer job, then he'll stop giving me money which would be horrible since I was planning on living with 3 other girls and if I just stop getting money out of nowhere, I won't be able to pay rent and that would mess up the rent price for everyone else.
Idk. As a student I don't want to have to think about not having enough money to pay for college or rent. I don't mind setting myself up for taking 12 units and then working on the side. I know I can do it because I have worked and gone to school before but his plan is ridiculous and wouldn't even work. Esp since he wants me to take 20 units but at the same time I need to remember to send him all my shit or else the whole thing is off. I don't even get my own bank statements sent to me.. If i'm taking 20 units, most likely that's almost the whole day is spent on campus.. So the only way I can print out all my statements and shit is on saturday but i'm pretty sure I need the weekend to go study.. And he magically wants me to be able to find a job in the beginning of summer.. cool. -.-
It's not the fact that my dad can't afford it either. He can. He's just stingy as hell. Why the fuck did he even have me if he didn't even have a college fund ready or get ready for the fact that I MIGHT wanna go to college... Shouldn't every parent WANT their child to go to college.. wtf. and the stupid thing is my bro has been out of high school for 2 years now doing absolutely nothing besides sleeping and eating and watching tv.. he doesn't even have a job. wth. and that prob doesn't bother my dad because at least my bro isn't asking my dad for any huge amt of money. except for the fact that I need that huge amount of money for something important -.-
ughh end rant.
I estimated that I would need around $24,400-$26,000. On the csun website, it estimated that I would need around $24,312 so I was close.
I estimated around $10,000 for tuition, $8,400-$9,600 for rent ($700-$800/mo) although it could go down to $400-$500 ish, and $6,000-$7,200 for food and other necessities.
I'm not the greatest student but I was planning on taking 12 units this fall. I took around 8-10 at el co.. So I pitch my whole proposal to my dad, (understandably because he's a business person and wants to know what he's investing in) and he basically turns the whole thing around and tells me that,
I need to graduate in 2 years, (I estimated around 3 just in case)
I need to take 20 units per semester, (20 for fall and spring. I was planning on taking 12 for fall and spring and try to find a job for the free time that I'll have)
I'm not allowed to take classes in the summer because I need to find a job that pays $1500/mo or work at his place,
I need to email him all my bills, including: school tuition bills, credit card statements, bank statements, everything...
I need to send him all my transcripts,
I need to recalculate my expenses and get back to him in 2 months (because he's just trying to be as cheap as he can),
And he needs to know everything right away and not last min and if not, the whole deal is off...
And in return, I don't have to pay him back......
Also, at the end, he tells me that if my mom helps me by giving me money, I need to tell him about it..
(I have family problems esp between my parents...)
And with all these rules there are 10 million different secret meanings that he has and the fact that he can just cut me off is so infuriating.
And if I were to break any of the rules like not taking enough classes, or not finding a summer job, then he'll stop giving me money which would be horrible since I was planning on living with 3 other girls and if I just stop getting money out of nowhere, I won't be able to pay rent and that would mess up the rent price for everyone else.
Idk. As a student I don't want to have to think about not having enough money to pay for college or rent. I don't mind setting myself up for taking 12 units and then working on the side. I know I can do it because I have worked and gone to school before but his plan is ridiculous and wouldn't even work. Esp since he wants me to take 20 units but at the same time I need to remember to send him all my shit or else the whole thing is off. I don't even get my own bank statements sent to me.. If i'm taking 20 units, most likely that's almost the whole day is spent on campus.. So the only way I can print out all my statements and shit is on saturday but i'm pretty sure I need the weekend to go study.. And he magically wants me to be able to find a job in the beginning of summer.. cool. -.-
It's not the fact that my dad can't afford it either. He can. He's just stingy as hell. Why the fuck did he even have me if he didn't even have a college fund ready or get ready for the fact that I MIGHT wanna go to college... Shouldn't every parent WANT their child to go to college.. wtf. and the stupid thing is my bro has been out of high school for 2 years now doing absolutely nothing besides sleeping and eating and watching tv.. he doesn't even have a job. wth. and that prob doesn't bother my dad because at least my bro isn't asking my dad for any huge amt of money. except for the fact that I need that huge amount of money for something important -.-
ughh end rant.
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Braided bun
So first, I tied up all my hair in one ponytail kind of high up on my head.. I guess it kind of slipped down as I was doing the braid and what not.
The split the ponytail in 2 and I fishtail braided both sections. The wrap it around the center and keep it in place with a hair tie. As far as I could tell, I don't think you can see the hair tie.
Friday, July 18, 2014
Just a horrible horrible day
Today I woke up earlier than usual (10 am LOL) to get my mom's car serviced for some recall on her car. Everything went fine and the mechanic was nice and very informative.
Then around 2:30, my friend calls me to tell me we may have gotten the apt we were waitlisted for but we needed to go there now to pay our deposit. So I finished dealing with the mechanic and arranging everything since I won't be here to drive my mom to the car dealership so we go on our way through traffic to get our money order. Then one of our potential roommates tell us she may not room with us because we chose a place that was a bit far from school. So we hurry and call the apt place to see if they have a 2bd or 3 bd on hold for us and mind you we were constantly calling and no one picked up -.-
START OF OUR BAD LUCK
They pick up the phone and tell us that the room has already been pre deposited (?) and has been taken. I'm not sure what went on but I'm pretty sure it was a combination of miscommunication + i don't know what..
First she tells my friend that she contacted everyone who was previously on the waitlist and none of them wanted the room so it was ours if we wanted it... And then she tells me that someone came in to see the house today and everyone waited till 4 and they paid before us so they got the house.
HOLD UP.
first of all we were never told we had to be there by 4. When she called my friend, my friend told her we were at least an hour away... And we were told we were GUARANTEED the apt if we came in with the money order TODAY. (because we asked if we could come in tomorrow)
second, if we were on waitlist vs someone who just came in this morning, shouldn't we have had first dibs on the apt....
third, the manager booked the other people for the apt while we were talking to the another person in the office and the manager didn't tell the other person that she already booked it and so there was the miscommunication among them two.
So in the end, how are we at fault and still have no house.. I don't even know...
Anywanys, then we went to Subway because we were super hungry. I have never had bad service ever in my life. Like ever. While I was ordering my sandwich the worker constantly was talking to her employee so much that she legit had to ask me twice for every ingredient because she didn't hear me the first time.. Anyways, I finished ordering all the stuff for my sandwich and there were 3 people working behind the counter and none of them came to charge me for my meal. There was absolutely no one else in the store except for my friend and she was still ordering her sandwich while I was standing there looking like a hungry idiot. They all saw me waiting but didn't bother to come give me my damn sandwich. When the same worker helping me finished helping my friend and finally charged me, she decided to charge me and my friend together without bothering to ask us. For now, I could excuse her for making me wait like 5 min when I was super hungry and I can excuse her for adding our meal together because me and my friend are both asian and everyone thinks asians look alike -.-
BUT I can't excuse her for her horrible lack of customer service. I understand you may not want to be there but you can't just be talking to your friend the whole time while the customer is trying to order something. The ultimate deal breaker was when she finally charged me, legit, I kid you not, I was standing right in front of the register and instead of handing me my card back, she threw it onto my tray.
... like wtf. Maybe it was those moments where you have to be there to feel the true feeling of when that happens to you but that is most possibly the most rudest thing you could ever do to a customer. To throw back a customer's money whether it be their card or change is inexcusable. It was so rude and that's what made me hate this particular subway. When I used to work as a cashier, I would never throw back people's money. I would always return change or their card into their hands. I would never just fling it in front of them.
Ughhh
Now after this, we had to pick up our friend from the airport. We found parking or so we thought and walked the rest to LAX. Now i'm not sure if we were just tired from our day earlier but I guess we understood the sign wrong and got a ticket. The funny thing was our friend said she was landing at 8:03 but her flight actually landed at 8:45 ish. We decided to walk back to our car around 8:55-9 ish so we could drive up and just pick them up but when we got back to the car, my friend was like "is that a parking ticket..." and it was... and the timestamp was at 8:55.. we totally could've avoided it by either reading the sign properly or our friend actually coming on time..
But that was the day we had.. omg so pooped now.. I need a miracle or some good luck soon. hopefully it'll come in the form of finding an apt for school.. haha
Then around 2:30, my friend calls me to tell me we may have gotten the apt we were waitlisted for but we needed to go there now to pay our deposit. So I finished dealing with the mechanic and arranging everything since I won't be here to drive my mom to the car dealership so we go on our way through traffic to get our money order. Then one of our potential roommates tell us she may not room with us because we chose a place that was a bit far from school. So we hurry and call the apt place to see if they have a 2bd or 3 bd on hold for us and mind you we were constantly calling and no one picked up -.-
START OF OUR BAD LUCK
They pick up the phone and tell us that the room has already been pre deposited (?) and has been taken. I'm not sure what went on but I'm pretty sure it was a combination of miscommunication + i don't know what..
First she tells my friend that she contacted everyone who was previously on the waitlist and none of them wanted the room so it was ours if we wanted it... And then she tells me that someone came in to see the house today and everyone waited till 4 and they paid before us so they got the house.
HOLD UP.
first of all we were never told we had to be there by 4. When she called my friend, my friend told her we were at least an hour away... And we were told we were GUARANTEED the apt if we came in with the money order TODAY. (because we asked if we could come in tomorrow)
second, if we were on waitlist vs someone who just came in this morning, shouldn't we have had first dibs on the apt....
third, the manager booked the other people for the apt while we were talking to the another person in the office and the manager didn't tell the other person that she already booked it and so there was the miscommunication among them two.
So in the end, how are we at fault and still have no house.. I don't even know...
Anywanys, then we went to Subway because we were super hungry. I have never had bad service ever in my life. Like ever. While I was ordering my sandwich the worker constantly was talking to her employee so much that she legit had to ask me twice for every ingredient because she didn't hear me the first time.. Anyways, I finished ordering all the stuff for my sandwich and there were 3 people working behind the counter and none of them came to charge me for my meal. There was absolutely no one else in the store except for my friend and she was still ordering her sandwich while I was standing there looking like a hungry idiot. They all saw me waiting but didn't bother to come give me my damn sandwich. When the same worker helping me finished helping my friend and finally charged me, she decided to charge me and my friend together without bothering to ask us. For now, I could excuse her for making me wait like 5 min when I was super hungry and I can excuse her for adding our meal together because me and my friend are both asian and everyone thinks asians look alike -.-
BUT I can't excuse her for her horrible lack of customer service. I understand you may not want to be there but you can't just be talking to your friend the whole time while the customer is trying to order something. The ultimate deal breaker was when she finally charged me, legit, I kid you not, I was standing right in front of the register and instead of handing me my card back, she threw it onto my tray.
... like wtf. Maybe it was those moments where you have to be there to feel the true feeling of when that happens to you but that is most possibly the most rudest thing you could ever do to a customer. To throw back a customer's money whether it be their card or change is inexcusable. It was so rude and that's what made me hate this particular subway. When I used to work as a cashier, I would never throw back people's money. I would always return change or their card into their hands. I would never just fling it in front of them.
Ughhh
Now after this, we had to pick up our friend from the airport. We found parking or so we thought and walked the rest to LAX. Now i'm not sure if we were just tired from our day earlier but I guess we understood the sign wrong and got a ticket. The funny thing was our friend said she was landing at 8:03 but her flight actually landed at 8:45 ish. We decided to walk back to our car around 8:55-9 ish so we could drive up and just pick them up but when we got back to the car, my friend was like "is that a parking ticket..." and it was... and the timestamp was at 8:55.. we totally could've avoided it by either reading the sign properly or our friend actually coming on time..
But that was the day we had.. omg so pooped now.. I need a miracle or some good luck soon. hopefully it'll come in the form of finding an apt for school.. haha
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
PUMA 'Sky Wedge Reptile' Sneaker
I finally got my new shoes!! I didn't like the style of wedge sneakers (sneaker wedges?) but after seeing multiple styles I saw these on Nordstrom. Btw Android doesn't have the Nordstrom app anymore?? Anyways they were on sale and so I got them! I looked online for ordering sizes and they said to order 1/2 size up but I don't think you need to.. I read some reviews and a lot of people said they had to but some people didn't.. The only size available was 6.5 and I'm a 6 for all/any brand.
The 6.5 is comfy and not too big. I usually like to have my shoes on tight/snug and they have a little room but not enough to bother me at all. The heel is only 3 inches high. It may seem high but it is very comfortable. I sprianed my ankle twice and sometimes I do feel slight discomfort if I wear high heels for too long but I walked my dog in these and it was fine! :)
side note: third day using aloe on my face and it's been going good so far! :]
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And here are some pics with my dog!
side note: third day using aloe on my face and it's been going good so far! :]
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and on clashot: @jwk92
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Easy Curled Hair As Easy As 1-2-3!
Being the lazy being that I am and only doing some quick shopping, I decided to curl my hair. I'm actually not even a girly girl but I love how curls look. I also hate taking forever and I have a lot of hair. (Not thick hair) So I don't know if anyone else has this problem but if i keep messing with my hair my scalp produces more oil and then my hair starts to look flat... nasty I know so I try to do as minimal things to my head/hair as possible.
Now first you have your hair and you can brush through it or not but I didn't. (1)
You then split your hair into 2 like pigtails. (2)
Then you split each pigtail into 3 and curl! I tied one pigtail while loosening the other before splitting into 3. (3)
As easy as 1-2-3 ;)
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Sunday, June 15, 2014
Fishing with Mama Rodriguez
So we went fishing (06/14/14) since it was Aaron's last day here and we thought we could use the 5 receipts we saved to redeem for a a free extra 2 hours on top of the minimum we need to pay..
Lake Perris
(small boat)
first 2 hours -> $30
every hour after is $8
On THURSDAYS, first 3 hours -> $30
(fishing pontoon)
first 2 hours -> $85
every hour after is $20
On THURSDAYS, first 3 hours -> $85
But the receipts only work for the small boats so we're using them for next time but we decided to get the fishing pontoon..
All we got was sunburnt and no fish -.-
Note to self: if we're gonna buy nightcrawlers, we either need to keep changing the soil or get them only the night before.. maybe 2 days before.. We bought them on mon/tues originally thinking we were going on thursday but it got pushed to saturday... We think it was because the worms were rotting/smelling because we didn't even get a nibble in the spot we always go to. Also we asked where there were a lot of bites and checked it out but nada.. :/
Plus, I fell off my chair when the waves were kind of getting rough and scratched up my elbow.. AND I lost my rod in the ocean cuz I was trying to steer the boat and totally forgot about my line and yeah... ughh
I'm sooooo tired.. I hope Aaron has a safe flight back to Trinidad! And I hope he has a great summer there because he finally gets to rest after a tough semester at rcc.. I'm gonna miss him :'(
Lake Perris
(small boat)
first 2 hours -> $30
every hour after is $8
On THURSDAYS, first 3 hours -> $30
(fishing pontoon)
first 2 hours -> $85
every hour after is $20
On THURSDAYS, first 3 hours -> $85
But the receipts only work for the small boats so we're using them for next time but we decided to get the fishing pontoon..
All we got was sunburnt and no fish -.-
Note to self: if we're gonna buy nightcrawlers, we either need to keep changing the soil or get them only the night before.. maybe 2 days before.. We bought them on mon/tues originally thinking we were going on thursday but it got pushed to saturday... We think it was because the worms were rotting/smelling because we didn't even get a nibble in the spot we always go to. Also we asked where there were a lot of bites and checked it out but nada.. :/
Plus, I fell off my chair when the waves were kind of getting rough and scratched up my elbow.. AND I lost my rod in the ocean cuz I was trying to steer the boat and totally forgot about my line and yeah... ughh
I'm sooooo tired.. I hope Aaron has a safe flight back to Trinidad! And I hope he has a great summer there because he finally gets to rest after a tough semester at rcc.. I'm gonna miss him :'(
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Easy Fried Rice
Aaron's moving out in a week so we've been packing up his stuff to leave at my house and that means packing up pots and pans and containers and etc. We've been lazy so not all the kitchen stuff has been packed and we've been trying to cook more so we can eat more healthy. Now fried rice isn't exactly the HEALTHIEST meal but we've kept it pretty simple. I didn't take pictures of our steps but i've taken pictures of the end result! :)
We used the Uncle Ben's whole grain boil-in-a-bag rice. We had it for awhile and decided to cook it and get it out of the way so we wouldn't have to pack it. It's very interesting. It comes in 4 small packs of rice with tiny holes in them and you just cook it in a pot of water. We cooked all 4 but only ended up using 3. We got one bunch of asparagus from walmart, canned corn, and some already cooked sausage.
Cook some cut up onions in olive oil. Then add the mixture of asparagus, canned corn and cooked sausage and cook that for awhile. We forgot that you should probably boil the asparagus and then cook them because they have a very "planty" taste. Also, cooking them in the oil for such a short period of time will not cook it thoroughly and it will still be a bit hard. Then add the rice. We added no salt and no pepper. The ratio mixture of asapargus, canned corn, sausage and onions to rice should be around 1:1.
We used the Uncle Ben's whole grain boil-in-a-bag rice. We had it for awhile and decided to cook it and get it out of the way so we wouldn't have to pack it. It's very interesting. It comes in 4 small packs of rice with tiny holes in them and you just cook it in a pot of water. We cooked all 4 but only ended up using 3. We got one bunch of asparagus from walmart, canned corn, and some already cooked sausage.
Cook some cut up onions in olive oil. Then add the mixture of asparagus, canned corn and cooked sausage and cook that for awhile. We forgot that you should probably boil the asparagus and then cook them because they have a very "planty" taste. Also, cooking them in the oil for such a short period of time will not cook it thoroughly and it will still be a bit hard. Then add the rice. We added no salt and no pepper. The ratio mixture of asapargus, canned corn, sausage and onions to rice should be around 1:1.
Our fried rice! :) It was so delicious! The salt of the sausage was a a nice addition to the fried rice!
A close up of our fried rice!
On a side note, while at walmart, we found these blue raspberry twinkies!! My boyfriend said he pooped blue-ish greenish poop so have fun! hehe ;)
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Sunday, June 1, 2014
Fish Cleaning Supply Giveaway!
It's 3:33 AM right now and we're gonna go fishing in a bit! But while we're waiting for it to be 5ish, I was cleaning our old fish tanks that need to be washed because Aaron is leaving the country soon and we gotta clean out our tanks (long story).. We've been letting them run with no fish for around 2 weeks now.. blech
It's accumulated a lot of gunk and I decided to clean it out to keep me awake.
Who else has small hands that basically don't fit properly into gloves.. like ever.. Whether it be latex gloves for dissecting or just winter gloves to keep you warm.. which I don't think work at all.. lol
I found these gloves in size S at Daiso which is a Japanese convenience store I guess you could call it. We found these as well as the brush.
It's accumulated a lot of gunk and I decided to clean it out to keep me awake.
Who else has small hands that basically don't fit properly into gloves.. like ever.. Whether it be latex gloves for dissecting or just winter gloves to keep you warm.. which I don't think work at all.. lol
I found these gloves in size S at Daiso which is a Japanese convenience store I guess you could call it. We found these as well as the brush.
This brush is PERFECT for cleaning out the little ditches in tanks. The glass tanks don't have them but the plastic ones do. We had the betta bow for when we had bettas.
As you can see here, I'm cleaning out the little ditches that this tank has. It's also perfect for cleaning the corners in tanks so you can use them for glass tanks as well. You can also use regular toothbrushes as well which is what we did at first but as you can see, this brush also has bristles on the top. You can't reach the bottom corners with a regular toothbrush but you can with this one!
I was thinking that I might want to do a little giveaway to get my blog going as well as wanting to share this with you guys! Please tell me if this is something you may want because then, I can prepare and get the items to giveaway! This is free and I will currently only be shipping in the U.S.A.
What I want to giveaway is the brush as well as a pair of gloves because I have never found gloves that fit me as perfect as these do. Think Asian sizes because it is from an Asian store. I have really small fingers so this glove was perfect for me. If you want, I can give you the measurements of my hands/fingers (lol) so you guys can get a better idea of how small/big you want to go!
Thank You and please let me know in the comments below and feel free to check out my other posts! :)
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Fishing!
We went fishing at Lake Perris at our favorite spot again. We always ask about other spots and have heard they catch in other areas but our area has never failed us. Today we caught 2 fish to take home and we caught like 4 others but they were too small.. One was a baby :'( All were either large mouth or small mouth bass.
So this is lake perris and we like to fish near the left mountain looking thing. It's actually an island and there's a piece that sticks out and you can fish behind it, in front of it or go a little further down and fish. It's the best place to fish (in our experience). We caught so many fish but had to let many of them go :(
So this is lake perris and we like to fish near the left mountain looking thing. It's actually an island and there's a piece that sticks out and you can fish behind it, in front of it or go a little further down and fish. It's the best place to fish (in our experience). We caught so many fish but had to let many of them go :(
This was the biggest fish we caught! Well Aaron caught it. It was 16 in when we came home to measure it. I swear it looked like it was 18 though..
Btw we were at Walmart on Valley Springs Pkwy the night before and found out they sell live bait as well!! And a bit cheaper. It was 25 nightcrawlers for $5.00 ish. I don't think the fish at Lake perris respond well to fake worms.. or the spoon bait.. or fake frogs.. because we've tried all three and we've only ever caught fish with live worms. Unless we're doing something wrong.. haha
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