{26} New Years Eve | hello year 2011

viva la vida

kiss kiss

{26} Cuties

Babies being silly at family New Years' Eve party

{25} Gingerbread Heart

Lauren and I spent the evening making a gingerbread house! It was super hard, but fun! L to R, Top to Bottom: Gingerbread Heart, window, "L +C" front of house, Christmas Tree

{25} City Lights

Welcome to Las Vegas.

i need the city to remind me

there is life out there surviving

{24} Hiking in Marin

Spent the day hiking in Marin County, across the Golden Gate Bridge. L to R, Top to Bottom: Golden Gate Bridge, Coastal Trail, Pirate's Cove, Muir Beach

{24} Hans' Ice Cream and Deli | Santa Ana

Chewy chocolate and swiss chocolate orange chip

{23} Let your light shine...

The title is a quote from Miranda Kerr's book for young girls, "Treasure Yourself". :)

{23} 25 Degrees | Huntington Beach

Juicy. Sweet potato fries & number 3.

{22} Fictional Drama

Reading fictional drama with a watery nonfat caramel macchiato.

Is perfect happiness attainable? What is that anyway? It's good read, good drink, & good company.

{22} Lemons

Juicy lemons in front of my cousin's friend's house

{21} Cheesin

Ready to EATdrinkBEMERRY

{21} Lights

It's hard to hold the camera still while taking pictures at night - I need a tripod.

{20} Merry Christmas/Crazy Santas

Tiramisu cake at Christmas Dinner. I love the gymnastic Santas!

{20} Merry Christmas

need the candle to be lit & warm!

Happy Holidays!

{19} Ceiling

Flower holder hanging from the roof of the mall

{19} O tidings of comfort & joy

Anh Hieu and baby Mi Xao

{18} Sharp Cheese, Sharp Exposure

This is what we do in the carpool lane during traffic: eyes off the road & away from the traffic.

{18} Front Door

This is the extent of our Christmas decorations this year.

{17} I want to go to the Amazon

My dad actually snapped this picture. In the dark, no flash.

{17} No Peeking! Santa is watching...

Spent the evening shopping and wrapping presents with my family

{16} Futile Justice

Decided to start leisure reading again. Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult. Taken via Blackberry

{16} Jewelry Box

Random pic of my jewelry box cover

{15} Union Square

Pretty store windows downtown - it's decorated with wreaths every year

{15} Twins for a day

My sister and I realized we had matching pants and tank top so we decided to match today.

{14} Steak

Holiday dinner at Pisces with besties

{14} Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

This reminds me of fall season with pumpkin and spices rather than the current rainy winter season.

{13} Orchid

My mom asks for a photoshoot each time one of her orchids blooms.

{13} Moh JEE toe

At Audrey's company party. Audrey & I shared a mojito. Taken via Blackberry.

{12} Cafe Flore

Taken on the patio at Cafe Flore in the Castro District - view of Market Street

{12} Friends for over a decade

At Jonathan's house playing with Eeyore. My Oxford female and male best friends.

{11} Before the Storm

Forecast says that tonight will be the start of a storm that will last until New Year's. I wanted to capture ominous clouds, but they look sort of regular. Taken from the parking lot of City College.

{11} Banana Sour Cream Bread

Baked mini banana breads with my omma!

{10} Tridoor Closet

Love the three-doored closet in my room! Gotta fill it up with clothes (jk)!

{10} Beach Sunset

Spent an hour at the beach taking hundreds of pictures of the sun, while freezing my fingers off and exposing my eyes sans sunglasses to UV rays. I didn't know which one to pick!

{9} Let There Be Light

It was really foggy this morning going to my 8AM class for the final exams (I wondered if the major fog was how sf would look all the time..ahah). And after finals the sun came out!!

{9} House

This is my house...in my dreams. When I was younger, I used to walk the two blocks from my house to stare at this house. Taken right before the rain came.

{8} Black & White

The music pieces, the keys of the piano, they all seem so black & white. Yet they produce such messy and colorful melodies. Piano final tomorrow, uh-oh.

{8} Oh, Christmas Tree!

Christmas tree and ornament at the local mall

{7} Coffee Shop

Even as a post graduate, I still find myself drawn to the ambiance of a coffee shop and going there to read, "study," & people watch.

{7} Farmer's Market

Stonestown Farmers' Market on Sundays across the street from my house

{6} Christmas Lights

First time my house has any Christmas Lights Decoration! Must be the neighborhood peer pressure!

{6} Necklaces

Jewelry on my dresser

{5} Beads

Hand-strung by my mother and hanging at the foot of my bed

{5} Cheap Pho

Pho Tai 50% off on Brookhurt & Westminster w/ Ant. Mom's pho owns this, for serious.

{4} Irvine Spectrum

"Window shopping" is therapeutic.

There are fountains everywhere in Spectrum and cute fashion finds

{4} Seasonally Confused

Houses on my block
Rain, fog, and sun all on the same day? It's no wonder the trees confused.

{3} Orchepia School of Music

L to R: [1] Highly dependent keyboard visual aid [2] Meaningless warning to scare students to bring their own pencils [3] Pencil sharpener that the students seem to break monthly [4] Hallway to the guitar & drum classes [5] Stickers and Switzerland chocolate to bribe the children to do work [6] Clock in & clock out [7] December 8, 2010 schedule [8] Theory [9] Artwork

{3} Mystery...

Took a trip to City Hall to volunteer for Project Homeless Connect
Where did the snow come from?

{2} Headbands

Once useless door hooks have now become useful accessories and tv antenna holder

{2} A flower is a flower, it doesn't have to try to bloom...

Momma's orchids

Lyrics from my song of the moment: Jewel - What You Are