Last night I attended yet another spectacular performance by Coldplay at the Oakland Arena. I saw them back in 2003 at the Hollywood Bowl, and it was the first concert that I actually enjoyed (no one of any substance ever came to Guam). However, thanks to an amazing new album and twelfth row seats, they were much more enjoyable the second time ( Read more... )

What should've been a twelve hour trip, turned out to be a thirty-eight hour trip. Normally, I either fly through Tokyo or Honolulu to/from Guam, but this time around I had to fly through both since I booked my flight late. The eight hour layover in Japan wasn't too bad, except for the fact that my knowledge of the Japanese language has ( Read more... )

The other day I had to go to a luncheon to accept a small scholarship from the American Institute of Architects. I hoped it was more of a merit-based scholarship more than it was a my-lovely-co-worker-was-the-scholarship-chairperson-based scholarship, but I suppose I can't complain after receiving an oversized novelty check. Like any starving ( Read more... )

Yesterday was the third paid holiday I've had off since I started working last month. Since I was still recovering from the flu, I thought about just staying in, but I put my common sense aside and went to watch the Liberation Day parade with Marcy. All was well until it started to drizzle...then it started to pour...and then it turned into a ( Read more... )

My uncles invited me out for drinks the other night, so I politely accepted the invitation out of obligation even though I knew that it would be kind of awkward. Little did I know just how awkward the night would turn out. First we go to the House of Brutus, where they meet some of their high school friends and proceed to talk about basketball. So ( Read more... )

So this was the first birthday I've celebrated back home since, well, my tenth birthday. I remember having a magic-themed party on the beach and me dressing up as a magician (Hey, I was too young to know any better). Since then, I've always spent my birthdays either in Portland or LA whilst visiting my parents for the summer. So naturally, I've ( Read more... )

So the grandparents left for Ireland and Spain this morning, which means I have the house to myself for the next three weeks. But strangely enough, I'm not too thrilled. Whenever I have the house to myself I say I'll host an orgy, but really, when's the last time that's happened ( Read more... )

I know it's been a while since I've posted here, but the past few months have been insane with my first year at Cal coming to an end. Now that it's over, I'm just starting to realize how great of a year it's been. I've met some absolutely amazing people and I've had so many drunken noteworthy experiences ( Read more... )