sooo.. change of game plan. nevermind a bday present to myself, i alreay got one. it even contains gold! O_O i got myself... a $1,000 root canal!!! got my tooth drilled and filed away, even down to the bone because it got that deep, with all the nerves and nerve tissues extracted, and a spankin new gold and porcelain crown. did i mention two fillings? people, let this be a lesson to you all. FLOSS. that's all that needed to be done... *sigh*

anyone looking for a decent-priced apt in west l.a./palms? there's a 1-bedroom and a 2-bedroom open in my complex. the new manager is actually nice and personable, and on top of things. the apts. are clean, hardwood floors, well-lit... i dunno what else. anyway, i'm moving out and i'm sad to. the apts here are very cheap for the market right now (our 3-bedrm is $1495) and the neighbors are very considerate. lemme know! =)

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SATURDAY NIGHT IN CHINATOWN! =)
happy birthday to meeee... tomorrow.....

i know what i want to buy myself for my birthday... a 35mm SLR camera. =) i wanna start taking nicer pictures. i did a little bit of research, not extensive, and one that i found for a decent price that's amateur-friendly is the minolta maxxum70 something something. see i can't even remember the entire name. anyway, i think that's what i'll get. actually, it's just dreaming at this point. i don't NEED it or HAVE to have it... i would just like it. =) besides, i'm already giving myself a trip to mexico for 3 weeks, so that should be enough. i shouldn't want so many things.

BUT, what i REALLy REALLY want is for my friends to help me celebrate my 25th birthday!!! see, i don't ask for much. although my birthday is on friday, the celebration will take place this saturday.
chow fun restaurant/bar
686 n. spring st (cross street is ord)
in chinatown, la
free food! no dress code, just be comfy cuz u'r gonna get down to the music
again, i apologize beforehand if i am not myself that night. =)

love u guys!!

will i REALLy, EVER go back and read my past blog entries. i HAVE done it on occasion here and there, and it reminds me of a lot of things i've forgotten about. anyway, today i feel like writing about my dental experience. after not having gone to the dentist's for 2 years, i (well, not ME, but the dr.) discovered i had two small cavities, formed between the teeth. just goes to show me how important flossing really is. dangit. also, the tooth that required a root canal 2 years ago now most certainly needs one. but the wonderful difference? 2 years ago i had to get 2 root canals, one which i did because the pain was just too much. with the dinky UCLA student insurance, i had to cough up 3 Gs. opened up a brand new credit card just to pay it. today, same procedure but with LAUSD HMO, i pocket out only $600. WHAT A DIFFERENCE, eh?? i'm amazed. so of course i'm gonna do it. the goal is for me to get the whole procedure done before i leave for mexico in about two weeks.

at any rate, i'm sure that was exciting news for anyone who happened to read it. yesterday i visited benji at his high school summer program, UCLA migrant leadership institute. sat in for two classes. they were very good! they're doing good things in that program. i keep saying good becuase it's almost midnight and i have a right to overuse it at this time. today i visited my friend nikki at 107th street elementary and helped her out for the morning in her 5th grade class. i think i tested at least 40 students in reading today. then to the doctor's i went.

tomorrow, i'm REALLY excited for! i'm taking 4 of my students to the long beach aquarium!! one of my students is absolutely obsessed with sea turtles, so i promised him i would show him real sea turtles there. =) tickets are cheaper at costco, so i had to swing by to get those. yay! and i miss my students so much!

aiya!... FREAKIN HELICOPTERS GO AWAY.

'tis july.. and that means my birthday is fast approaching. i remember when one of my friends celebrated his quarter century, and i thought he was old for entering his mid-20s. well, it's my turn now. i can no longer say i'm in my early-20s. that's kind of a scary thought. =/ anyway, i'm having my birthday bash along with some other july babies (laurence, ernest, wil) at a restaurant-turned-club, the monthly Methodology in chinatown. many of you i haven't seen in quite some time, and others of you have said u'd come but u haven't yet! well, this is your chance. help me celebrate and come out to have a good time, bring folks, the more the merrier. =) reserve your saturday nite on july 16 for some good times. u can't beat the music. and u don't even have to worry about gifts! $5 donation is all u need to cough up, cuz it turns around and goes back to the youth and families that we work with. awww~

methodology/ july birthday celebration
saturday, july 16 (10pm-2am)
chow fun
686 n. spring st. (cross street = ord)
chinatown
$5 before 11pm
FREE buffet dinner! that's right...

and if you're a birthday baby also (*ahem* jasmine, john, jason, jeff, shin...) more reason to come out! i think u guys are turning 25 with me, eh? 'cept jasmine, you're next year...