best year ever

happy nye. its the last day of the year but it dont feel like it. it was a good year, yezzir. 08 was good to me for the most part. eye thank you. had ups and downs, laughs and tears, good times and bad, successes and failures. learned a lot about people and in turn myself. you live. you learn. you crash and burn. in short i had fun, made my mistakes but had no regrets. we'll see what 09 brings me. i have a feeling.

highlights of 2008: the year of the rat

01.08: near little toyko

02.08: @ the vanguard

03.08: HIGH & dry hotboxin in colin's car

04.08: 420 & GLOW IN THE DARK

05.08: my graduation & vegas

06.08: ...

07.08: dolla beers night

08.08: my 24th, vegass again & mountain bar

09.08: a virgos birthday

10.08: a 21st birday & halloween

11.08: the party w/the taco lady & thanksgiving

12.08: christmastime & decemba bdays

sweet exchange

it is better to give than to receive, true. but w/my boy kris kringle or secret santa (one in the same) everyone is a winner. it just makes the whole gift giving thang exciting and fun. this year i was very fortunate to partake in kris kringles w/my most favoritist people in the whole vide world. these are best group of girls you could ever kno. it dont get no better. love em to death. i truly feel blessed. always good times, til 09.

@ the BBANK HEADQUARTERS:

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iza gots me and i gots carla.

@ mi casa:

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CCC: i gots carla and christal gots me

ps. fyi i gots everything i wanted and more. im lucky to have these people in my life. thanks for everything, esp to my kris kringles cuz i loooooved my gifts. its all good xtal its always the thought.

pps. a xmas miracle happened. my phone was brought back to life. thx brutha.

another one bites the dust

the BAD NEWS first: my cell phone has died. R.I.P.
fucking shit i dropped my cell phone in the damn toilet. duuuuuumb. it killed my night. i mean i didnt piss in the toilet yet. but still. so i go into the stall get ready to do my biznass and it fuckin drops in the can. w/o even thinkin i grab my phone up outta the toilet like a hot potato as if my life depended on it. i know, i know what youre thinking, "ew gross she put her hand in the toilet, how could she do that..." blah blah blah. but shit i had to, you would too. this phone is like my baby. ok maybe not my baby but you kno how cell phones are to people nowadays. you feel naked w/o it, or at least i do. and plus this phone was a gift. i've been havin bad luck w/phones until this one came my way. i mean i desperately tried to dry it but i couldnt get up in the nooks and crannies of this damn slider phone. now thanks GOD it wasnt a luxury phone like an iPhone or Blackberry Storm cuz then i think i woulda killed myself. my homies were thoughtful enough to help ease the pain w/hef. but that was just a temporary distraction. im so sad/pissed. but its like to the point where youre too frustrated to get pissed off. ya kno wat i mean. im jus assed out, its like what can i do? my phone is basically fucked and i have to suck it up, hustle some monay and get a new phone. daryll gave me hope and helped tried to resuscitate my baby, but it looks like im gonna be burying it in my cell phone graveyard. boo fuckin hoo.



the GOOD NEWS: xmas was dope. i heart ben button. & star sighting of the maddens minus baby harlow.
hahaha. this was probly the best xmas i had in years. fo reals. so many functions from both sides of the famlay was comforting. xmas eve we spent at my uncles brand spankin newly furnished cribs like house. nice right. then midnight mass. xmas day i woke up to smell of my mom's home cooking and my aunt and uncle singing magic mic, wrapped the rest of my gifts, got an unexpected phone call that i missed, got hyped up and watched the laker game buzzin it from the wine, and then more famlay time at my aunts house.


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day after christmas saw the curious case of benjamin button. i give it 2 thumbs up. if i had more thumbs i give them too. but it was really good, i kinda compare it to forrest gump in a way. didnt think cate and brad would make such a cute couple. warning: this movie was 2+hrs long so pee before.



goddamn brad, angelina is one lucky bitch.



BUT before and after the movie i saw nicole richie and joel madden in the flesh @ the americana. they were havin date night i assume cuz they were walking into the theatres. it was nice to see them being normal citizens. i wanted to see if anyone noticed them too, but no one was fazed. on the way out i noticed they were right behind us. 2x in one night. i whisper to colin, "nicole richie is right behind us!" and she didnt believe me. i had the pleasure of telling her i told u so. they were cute together. she's so tiny and looked very laid back wearing a beanie, black jacket on black leggings and flats. what you see is what u get. i wonder who was taking care of harlow?

like that BUT not.





the end.

merry christmas ya filthy animal...

...oh and a happy new year too.

hahahahaha. look how funny & creepy marv looks. classic.

ok so its officially christmas eve. i have yet to wrap any of my own gifts and still need to shop for a couple more. why do i do this to myself??? this always happens no matter how hard i plan ahead and make lists. its coo, tho. it forces me to be creative. and plus aint it better to spend the money on my loved ones other than myself?? do you concur? yessir. but i have to admit, its been a good christmas-y seasonish so far. i got my girls, my gaels and the familial units which is all i need to get by. christmas festivities begin tonight. i will be celebratin w/both sides of the famlay. cant wait, we'll see how that goes. im excited to see my goddaughter. k i need to start wrapping son. happy holidays, my friends.

a christmas song. i wanna be friends w/phoebe.

k-town

happy birfffday kristinaaaaaa!!! the baby of the group finally turned 24! love this girl, i know i can always count on her. this girl is always in her element, love that bout her. but b-stank was the place to be this weekend. yesss, it was the annual bbank birthday/xmas bash. always fun, nd dont worry i definitely paced myself this year. happy bday to my buds, hope you lived it up and liked the cupcakes. pleasure was all mines.

HAPPY BDAY SEXI MAMI

i was in love w/a sagittarius....

your day accordin to ms. cleo:

happy fuckin bday iza!!! ya i love this girl to death, my ride girl. she's thee BEST. she's the one where we have those sporadic laugh til your stomach hurts type laughs and those ya know what im thinking bout w/o even saying it type moments. thats just how we do. but i cant believe its that time of year again. feels like jus yesterday we were all at airliner. aaaahhhhh. kk well this aint jus a one day bday celebration thang, this is a marathon. you kno how she do, go big or go home. aniwais, baby girl hope you have a good one. nd more to come.

house of cards

i dont wanna be your friend, i just wanna be your loverrrrrr......

this song puts me at ease. i have been takin it EZ tho. too easy?? maybe, but its the holidays. yes, card games, magic mic and good company hit the spot the other night. almost forgot how much fun that was. maybe becuz i was killin it on magic mic. high scores and everything. if ya dont know or arent pilipino, magic mic is some ingenius version of kareoke. and mind you i would be super super shy to sing on the mic before. i wouldnt even touch it. but now i cant let it go. hahaha. i have my go-to songs as all my girlfriends do. i just cant get enough.

no FREE tacos

...because of the damn sacramento queens. haha. yesssss yes y'all i went to the laker game baby.

highlight of my week or month, MOS DEF. my cousin hit me up on friday our convo went:
k: got plans today?
c: nothing set in stone
k: wanna go to a laker game?
c: oh hellllllllz yeah!!!
who am i to refuse? that wouldve been rude. thanx cuzin i owe u one. but spontaneity was on my side friday night, minus some minor complications. staples was dope. game was dope. seats were ok, but who the fuck cares when you could watch a live laker game. the last time i went to a laker game it was at the forum, ok? but lemme tell you, laker fans are fun and funny. so if ya didnt kno, theres the PHENOMENON OF THE FREE TACOS. at home games if the lakers win and hold their opponents to under 100points everyone in attendance gets 2 free tacos thanks to jack-in-the-crack. during the last 2:00 of the game the they had the game in the bag and the crazy-ass crowd kept chanting..."WE WANT TACOS! WE WANT TACOS!!! WE WANT TACOS!!" as loud as a mutha, as if they were handing out free plasmas or some shiz. BUT as soon as the kings shot a 3-pointer to take them to 101, everyone got the fuck up out of staples center w/in a blink of an eye. i was like wtf?? these people were all butthurt bout not getting those free tacos. theyre only a buck right? but if you are a die hard laker fan or even a band-wagon fan i urge you to go watch a game if money and circumstance permit. it was so worth it for me, i got to see kobe and fish and got hyped up w/drunk strangers. wats not to enjoy? btw laker girls are sooooooo overrated.

hahaha. our view from the top. i didnt say we were courtside. all that matters is that we got the victory. purple & gold baby.

[photo ops @ staples]

the list

christmastime is here...i secretly dread it but love it. since im in a financial drought, kris kringle is gonna be my best friend. besides i kno the hardest part of all of this is to keep your person a SECRET. you kno how it goes: one name "accidentally" slips and then the pandora's box opens of tryin to figure out who gots whommmm?? haha. loves it. anyhoo, here is a list for all my secret santa babies. hope this helps. im not at all picky but make sure you stick to the list and get gift receipts. jk. i'll make it easy and say i will very be happy w/gift cards if you dont have time or energy to brave the madness of the malls.

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