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I'd like to thank Niya-chan and Penelope-chan for awarding me with the Kreativ Blogger Award...I'll post my response to the questions soon. I just wanted to let ya'll know that.....

I'm going to CALI in May!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll be near L.A. for a week from May 13, then hopefully Texas for a few days to visit my homegirl from HS. I went to the travel agency near work today, and my round-trip tickets will cost about $1200 including surcharge and tax. Not too bad!

Ffff me I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope I get meet some of you guys....
Aaaaaaaaah I'm so excited....I'm already making shopping lists in my head....and thinking of what I want to eat while I'm there...LOL.

TMI again?

Hi guys. I'm stuck at work. It's 5:37 a.m. I've been sitting here staring at my lappie and 5 monitors since 9-ish last night. I probably smell since I'm not wearing cotton socks. I did remember to wear deodorant though. Not interested? Told ya anyway.

So for those of you who still read me, here is another TMI post. I'm really thinking about buying a new Sony digicam because I'm itching to take awful close-ups of my left eye and post ten of them at once like I used to.

Who's ass did I kiss today?

No one. But I woke up at 4:30-ish p.m. so I didn't have enough daylight to find any butts to kiss.

What am I wearing? (From bottom --> up)

• Black ankle-length Minnetonkas
• Gray furry socks
• Dark Blue jeans from a brand called 26...or 27. Not sure, don't want to check the butt tag.
• The coolest white T-Shirt from Urban Outfitters that my middle sister got me for Christmas. It's got this cool design from the collar-area, it looks like light blue, purple, gray and black paint is dripping down to my belly.
• Black cardigan from Forever 21
• Black hoodie from Muji

What did I eat today?

• Lemon-y muffin made by my Mom
• Chinese Chin Jar La Su (I know I just f*cked up the spelling, but that's how it sounds when I pronounce it, okay. Sorr-ow, don't speak Mandarin/Cantonese.)
• Cup Noodle (so gross yet so yummy)

Who did I listen to on my iPod today?

• Alicia Keys - 'It's Alright'
• Jill Scott - 'Bedda at Home'
• Little Brother feat. Elzhi - 'Hiding Place' <-- Whatchu know about REAL Hip Hop? Not the sh*t playin' at the clubs...buy the Minstrel Show, you'll love it!!!!
  

What did I watch on YouTube today?

• More Jake & Amir!!!!!!!
• Ahanhbarbie babbling about Aveeno skin products. She has a very twangy accent, is that a Chi-town thing??? It's cool though...she's such a natural beauty!
• A whole bunch of Mos Def music videos. Trying to find songs off his next album, 'Estatic'.
  

What beauty products and makeup am I wearing today?

• Laura Mercier Oil-Free Moisturizer with SPF 15
• Laura Mercier Foundation Primer (the regular kind)
• Everyday Minerals Matte Foundation
• Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer
• MAC blush in Well Dressed
• Smith's Rosebud Salve

Soooooo I'm thinking about taking a MUCH needed vacayshun to Califor-ni-yay in early or mid-May....I need the sun...I need the beach...I need cheap Mexican food. I need more tattoos...LOL.

I hope I'll get to meet some of you West Coast bloggers....Amanda, Kimberly Tia, Diana and Chiara (I know you live up north though...).

Ummmm.....and anyone and everyone else who would want to hang out :) I'm a pretty chill person who likes to crack politically incorrect jokes in inappropriate places....get drunk off martinis at lunch...and shop till I drop!

Laterooos :)

TMI?

Hi world.

I don't think too many people read my blog anymore. I keep telling myself I should just delete it so I won't feel guilty about not updating. Those of you who know me will know how to get a hold of me...

Noooo I'm not depressed or anything, I'm just B-U-S-Y...Like I barely have time to breathe/think/eat/sleep/poo/read/pick my nose/bite my nails/write stupid posts like this.
A few teams at work split and some merged...I remained on the team that ended up merging with another. I don't mind this at all. I do mind having to supervise 4~5 new FOB's every time I go to work though. On top of regular work like sorting through 500-plus e-mails, talking to managers, yelling at carriers and not eating lunch at a normal hour, I have to teach the ropes to new people. I am a horrible teacher, I would rather have someone else teach them the basic stuff, so I don't have to patiently hold everyone's hands while they make phone calls, open tickets, send e-mails. I tell myself in my head 'Be patient, smile, be patient, smile'.....

Any-effing-way, since I don't have any new pictures of myself to entertain you with, here is my TMI post....the who, what and WEAR...

Who's ass did I kiss today?

No one, I knew I wasn't getting anything in return anyway. LOL.

What am I wearing? (From bottom --> up)

• Black Rocket Dog boots (The cooler version of Uggs)
• White Hanes socks
• Black Uniqlo leggings
• Dark Gray long cami from Forever21 and....
• a long light steel blue tank from H&M over the gray cami
• Black V-neck cardigan from H&M
• Gray velour hoodie from some mass-production discount shop in Pacific Beach, SD.
• my black-rimmed glasses from Zoff - a cool glasses store, kinda like lens crafters but way cooler and cheaper. I had mine made for less than a 100 bucks.

What did I eat today?

• Chinese soup with rice crackers.
• 2 Morinaga Choco Pies
• 2 Chocolate vanilla cookies
• 1/2 Matcha-Milk Kit Kat
• 2 sugary donuts from the convenience store...yummmm droooool
• 1 beef croquet
• 1 bowl bim bim bap

Who did I listen to on my iPod today?

• Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes
• Jay-Z feat. Bilal - Fallin'
• Jay-Z feat. Pharrel - I Know

What did I watch on YouTube today?

• Jake and Amir vids (for those of you who don't know these guys, you're missing out. Check 'em out on www.collegehumor.com, www.jakeandamir.com or find them on YouTube.)
• Michelle Phan (Ricebunny) kitty litter facemask tutorial.

What beauty products and makeup am I wearing today? (had to throw it in there, this is a beauty blog, afterall)

• Laura Mercier Oil-Free Moisturizer with SPF 15
• Laura Mercier Foundation Primer (the regular kind)
• Everyday Minerals Multitasking Concealer
• Everyday Minerals Matte Foundation
• NARS blush in Madly
• Smith's Rosebud Salve

I don't wear a lot of makeup when I work night shifts. I've been trying to wear mineral makeup again, I just LOOOOVE the coverage. Hopefully it won't give me whiteheads again!

Okay lovers, I gotta go, will be back sometime soon ;)

Current Fave List

Cutesy Neeyuh from Peace.Love.Makeup did a post on products she's into...I LOVE lists! I wish I had a job where I could collect data and create lists for companies...is there such a thing? Anyway, here's my list of products I'm lovin' at the moment :) Pictures will come sometime....okay maybe never. Harhar.

Shampoo: Head Spa - Can be found at Japanese drugstores. Smells amazing and helps calm flakey, stressed scalps. This shampoo moisturizes hair just as well as salon products.

Condtioner: Head Spa

Styling products: Leave-in conditioner I bought at a salon.

Shower Gel: Suave Berry Smoothie. This stuff smells not-so-good (like old tutti-frutti gum) but suds up well. I like that I can get it in Japan.

Body moisturizer: The Body Shop Shea Body Butter and Lubriderm (Thanks M!)

Deodorant: Secret in Vanilla Chai Latte. My pits smell yummy all the time!

Fake Tan: I don't use tanning-anything. I like my unhealthy pasty complexion, thanks.

Cleanser: Mentholatum Acnes Face Wash

Eye makeup remover: Softymo Whitening Oil makeup remover

Exfoliator: St. Ives Apricot Face Scrub - the apricot seed bits kinda hurt...I love this stuff but I think I need to find a gentler scrub.

Primer: Laura Mercier Foundation Primer (the regular kind) - This stuff is THA SH*T. Keeps flakey skin at bay, but never greasy.

Foundation: Skinfood Mushroom BB Cream - I LOVE this stuff. I don't even need concealer when I wear this foundie.

Foundation brush: A Taklon one from Palgantong - Yumeko-san, is this brand really from Korea?

Concealer: Don't use much lately

Powder: MAC Studio Perfect with SPF 15

Blusher: NARS Madly - a seashell pink

Bronzer: MAC beauty powder from the Heatherette collection...can't remember the name...

Highlighter: MAC Shroom or the lightest color from a Revlon quad. For my face I use NARS Nico

Eyeshadow base: UDPP or Ulta eyeshadow base

Eyeshadows: MAC Cork and the new brown Diamond palette from KATE.

Eyeliner: L'Oreal Lineur Intense in Carbon Black

Eyelash curler: Shu Uemura

Eyelash base: None

Mascara: Katie B.

Lipstick: MAC Peachstock

Lipgloss: Laura Mercier Lip Glace in Champagne - nudey beige.....the PERFECT soft beige. Not overpowering, beautiful glaze and shine...lasts for hours without tasting foongkaaay!

Nail Color: I don't paint my nails...

Ohissaaaa~~~

Ohisashiburi! Long time no see! Well, in this case, long time no blog! I feel guilty for not posting. Please don't hate me...girl has a life! LOL.

I am slowly getting my life back on track. I work longer and I'm cramming lots of network diagrams and Cisco crap into my head. After moving back to my mom's in November, I've been an emotional wreck. I would cry in my (sister's) room, and stay home on my days off, unless I ran out to get Starbucks. I'm sure most of you guys have figured my situation out already. I'm sad, broken, but feeling much, much much better than I have the last two years. I'm slowly gaining the weight I lost, and I'm not always angry/frustrated/irritated/sad/lonely/jittery/
nervous/tired.

Yes, a nasty combination of these emotions can really get the best of you.....I am not proud to admit that a lot, if not most of the time, I brought it upon myself. The layman term to describe my 'condition' would be 'NEUROSIS', but I beg to differ...I was in a unfitting relationship at a bad time. Perhaps a few years down the line....or if my circumstances were different, the relationship would have worked out beautifully. But the past four years of my life have included tragic losses, legal battles to keep certain negative influences out of my life, and finding shorcuts to heal cuts and wounds that, as I've learned, only long-term self-love and forgiveness can truly settle.

I have mi madre back...We've forgiven each other. Now I'm trying to meet new people through the few that I actually trust. I have little to no small talk left in me. It seems as though my gift of gab drowned...now it's up to me to climb over the walls I built around myself. I felt safe when I built them, and even safer when my moody prince climbed over the walls, saying he loved me to death, and that I was a lucky woman.

I want to spend the next few years acting my age. I'm tired of having to answer to people's expectations of what Aya should do, feel, and be.

I don't want to be with anyone for a long time. I want to be alone. But I don't want to spend my time alone...does this make sense? I just don't want to feel alone! So in that spirit, I try to go out more and meet different kind of people. For example, a few weeks ago I visited the home of one of the Art Directors of Marvel Comics. 'Mosh' hails from Brooklyn, NY but now resides in Tokyo. His humble apartment was a pure reflection of his artistic repertoire...Every inch of his walls and ceilings were covered with colorful graffiti and comic book characters. He quietly promotes his own work and continues drawing for comics like the Hulk, Spiderman, Batman and Robin, etc. I want to surround myself with people like Mosh who are either living their dreams or grindin' everyday to get there! I don't need any more lazy, broke, complacent people in my life. And when I say 'broke', I don't mean people who aren't rich. I mean people who have a real job and a real paycheck, but lack the ability to save...people who are always leaning on their friends and loved ones to help pay their bills because they stupidly spent half their paycheck on car parts or alcohol!

So that's how I'm doing in a nutshell. I'll try to throw some reviews out there. I got my hands on several new foundations and eyeshadow palettes. I do read all your blogs on my list religiously...thanks for always giving me something interesting to read!

Have a lovely weekend!!!

Love, Aya

I Spy...Part deux

Hey beautifuls! Until I get myself a new camera and laptop, I won't be able to spit out too many quality FOTD's or picture-filled reviews. Soooooo to satisfy your cravings, I leave you more pics I took on one of my stealth missions....enjoooy!

I Spy...

I know how we all like Japanese drugstore cosmetics and products so I played detective and took a few sneaky pics of several displays with my iPhone. Actually I didn't have to be sneaky at all...it didn't really seem like I was taking pictures....I was just some psycho girl holding out her iPhone in the middle of a store at 10:00 a.m.

I will start doing this more often, not just at drugstores, but wherever I shop and think you guys might be interesting in taking a peek at.

Enjoy!!! (Click for larger view)

Canmake display x 4

With Love...your neighborhood cosmetic junkie and drugstore spy,

Aya