I HAVE A WEBSITE!!!!!!! FOR MY PORTFOLIO!!!!!!!
www.benitaleeportfolio.com
I made it in DreamWeaver and bought the domain name (someone already bought benitalee.com and filled it with pictures. lame) and got a friend to host it and TA-DA! I have a real live website! coolness. the site itself isn't that great, its just a basic layout, but hey. it's a huge accomplishment for technology-dumb me. haha. Had to pay about $16 for the domain name for 2 years, but that's pretty alright.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Party people... and life goals
FUN FUN FUN!! I'm having so much fun in school, now that I've found like-minded party people here WITH CARS!!! Why didn't I meet them sooner??? Will have to party every weekend until graduation - 3 more weeks! Ridiculous. I guess people here aren't that uptight after all.
We went to Indianapolis this past weekend, twice in a row. Indiana is so cheap compared to everywhere else like NYC or LA. Cover charge? $5 measly dollars, or even free! Nothing compared to LA where it's like at least $20! Although it wasn't as fun as LA or NYC, it was still decent. The people we went with were pretty fun and crazy :)
I think it's funny how we're all buddy-buddy in the club, and then when we see each other around campus, we're like practically strangers, almost too ashamed to even say hi for fear of people asking how we know each other. Only at Taylor do people have to do this (and secretly buy alcohol)! But it's okay. THREE MORE WEEKS!!!!! (plus finals week)
Saturday was a bit awkward initially, because my friend invited this guy who likes me (seriously, I should just move to Africa and find a husband. why do black guys always like me???!), but i didn't really like him more than just a friend, so I didn't really know what to do. But in the end it was pretty fun 'cause he was cool.
Okay, anyway. BIG NEWS! I have some semblance of a plan for my life...............
I AM APPLYING TO TEACH ENGLISH IN KOREA/JAPAN/HONGKONG!!!!!
Can you imagine me teaching.... anything? Don't laugh, I can't either. I feel like I would give all the kids 'A' just because they're cute. haha. And I don't even have a teaching certificate/degree! But apparently they're so desperate for English native speakers they'll take anyone with a bachelor's degree in anything who's a US citizen, which is ME! So yeah. I will apply and wait anxiously. It's not like I'm giving up on my dream to go to NYC, I'm just taking a gap year. This concept of a gap year is increasingly popular among Americans, especially with the crappy economy now. So I take one year off between college and work, go do something good with my life, discover myself, make money, save money, and then move to NYC next year! Sounds good huh.
Have no idea if it's what God wants for me, but I figure He'll open/close the door. So if I get a job teaching English, I'm thinking He wants me to go. SO EXCITED! Although I wish I spoke Korean/Japanese/Cantonese. It will be a challenge, but it's exciting. We'll see what happens :)
We went to Indianapolis this past weekend, twice in a row. Indiana is so cheap compared to everywhere else like NYC or LA. Cover charge? $5 measly dollars, or even free! Nothing compared to LA where it's like at least $20! Although it wasn't as fun as LA or NYC, it was still decent. The people we went with were pretty fun and crazy :)
I think it's funny how we're all buddy-buddy in the club, and then when we see each other around campus, we're like practically strangers, almost too ashamed to even say hi for fear of people asking how we know each other. Only at Taylor do people have to do this (and secretly buy alcohol)! But it's okay. THREE MORE WEEKS!!!!! (plus finals week)
Saturday was a bit awkward initially, because my friend invited this guy who likes me (seriously, I should just move to Africa and find a husband. why do black guys always like me???!), but i didn't really like him more than just a friend, so I didn't really know what to do. But in the end it was pretty fun 'cause he was cool.
Okay, anyway. BIG NEWS! I have some semblance of a plan for my life...............
I AM APPLYING TO TEACH ENGLISH IN KOREA/JAPAN/HONGKONG!!!!!
Can you imagine me teaching.... anything? Don't laugh, I can't either. I feel like I would give all the kids 'A' just because they're cute. haha. And I don't even have a teaching certificate/degree! But apparently they're so desperate for English native speakers they'll take anyone with a bachelor's degree in anything who's a US citizen, which is ME! So yeah. I will apply and wait anxiously. It's not like I'm giving up on my dream to go to NYC, I'm just taking a gap year. This concept of a gap year is increasingly popular among Americans, especially with the crappy economy now. So I take one year off between college and work, go do something good with my life, discover myself, make money, save money, and then move to NYC next year! Sounds good huh.
Have no idea if it's what God wants for me, but I figure He'll open/close the door. So if I get a job teaching English, I'm thinking He wants me to go. SO EXCITED! Although I wish I spoke Korean/Japanese/Cantonese. It will be a challenge, but it's exciting. We'll see what happens :)
Friday, April 23, 2010
1 month to graduation
EXACTLY. Time really does fly. I can't believe I'm actually graduating from college IN A MONTH! It's ridiculous. I'm kind of but also not really ready to be an independent adult living in the big bad world out there. This semester I've learned that the world is really big. And full of bad things and bad people. Even in a little Christian college like Taylor, sketchy stuff abounds. The things I've seen/heard about Taylor people has made me rather cynical of Christians in general. I guess we really are hypocrites. We go to church on Sunday and pretend to worship God and be holy and everything, and then during the week we get drunk and have free sex and do whatever we want. That's right, I said it. The thing that bugs me now is, doesn't anyone value their virginity anymore???? Seriously. I think there must be something wrong with me. Despite all the partying, I don't struggle with controlling myself when it comes to getting physical with guys. And I feel like everyone else does... except me. Maybe God really wants me to be a nun. Sigh.
Okay anyway, I haven't gotten much sleep since getting back from spring break; having Cartoon around is like a 24/7 party. haha. We went to the Reject Show, a Taylor performance where people can showcase whatever talents they have - dancing, singing, acting, doing lame stuff. It was pretty entertaining, especially watching a bunch of guys in tracksuits dancing to some kid song called 'Yummy in my Tummy.'
Friday we went with a bunch of random guys we just met to this place called Piere's, supposedly the biggest club in the midwest. Scoff, scoff. It was pretty lame. I mean, there were 5 bars/clubs in the place, and there was a stage with live performances and stuff, but if this is the best place, then I think everything in Indiana is truly pathetic. Can't wait to get out. One of the rooms was filled with black people - we went in for 5 seconds and ran out. Too scary. Not that I'm racist or anything, but they were just so aggressive and kinda really scary. I think we were the only 2 asians there. So I guess we kinda accomplished our 'goal' of dancing with Taylor boys, although they can't really be considered 'Taylor boys' since they were pretty corrupt.
So after being out all night, we slept for like 2 hours and then drove 2 hours to Purdue University with friends. We were pretty much dead the entire day. But it was fun, we went bowling, ate japanese food and frozen yogurt, went shopping at the mall, went to Flattop, and admired Purdue's huge campus. WHY DIDN'T I GO THERE?!?! I would have so much more fun. There's actually restaurants and stuff to do on campus. Seeing places like that makes me feel like I seriously wasted 4 years of my life. My prime years too. Should stop thinking about it.
And then Saturday night was awful. Won't elaborate, but it involved friends with benefits, dip, whiskey, and someone's apartment. Sometimes... people are just too crazy.
Sunday we cooked Thai curry and ramen and had a pretty big party. Then we went to Payne's to catch up with a friend we've known since freshmen year. It's weird to think I've known some of my friends for about 4 years now. Doesn't seem that long. Then we had a party/therapy session in the galleria of the library in the wee hours of the morning. I think the people trying to study there must have hated us. We tried to play a prank by moving some of the benches outside into the building, but in the morning someone moved them back. Sad.
Monday we caught up with old friends again, had Greek food at Trejo's Gyros, which was awesome. And I realized how much we've changed. We've all become more... liberal, I guess, is the politically correct term. And I also realized how annoying it is to have to find places to drink in secret in this school.
Thursday (and Sunday) was another random night of drinking. I guess no one here really cares about the covenant we make not to smoke/drink/sin. Some people are seriously HILARIOUS when they get tipsy. And I didn't know the legal age to buy cigarettes was 18! ohhhhh... fun times.
Sunday we went to Ivanhoe's, just the two of us. I was kinda sad Cartoon was leaving. When we said goodbye on Monday we both were secretly pretending to be okay but I was kinda tearing up and later I found out so was she. It's just that normally we say bye and we see each other the next school year. But now it's like... we're going our separate ways after graduation, and I don't know when I'll see her again. In fact, I don't know if I'll ever see some of the people here ever again. Kind of depressing to think about that.
So anyway, I found out this new AWESOME workout called ZUMBA. OMG it's the best workout in the world!!! It's like dancing/aerobics for an hour to awesome hip hop/latin dance music!!! SO. MUCH. FUN. I've been doing it everyday this week. My dance skills will be improved by the end of this semester. haha.
Yesterday we drove to Ball State University to see Youtube star David Choi in action. My first thought? He's SUPER SHORT, even shorter than me, and I'm pretty short. But his performance was solid. Sung ah was pretty starstruck. haha. We had some time to pen questions we had for him, and I asked 'If you could be any Disney princess, which would you be?' I didn't actually think he would pick mine, but he did, and my friends pointed to me when he asked who wrote it, and apparently my face was beet red. hehe. I feel kinda bad we left the concert early, and not only that, we met this cute Caucasian guy who spoke Chinese, and so all 6 of us were crowded around him, with our backs to David Choi. haha. He was probably like, these girls came to see me and now they're flirting with a random guy?!!? And then they leave early??!?! Sorry, David Choi.
Then we went to Walmart and then MT Cup to hang out and play games - typical Taylor fun activity.
Today was MOSAIC NIGHT! International performances and stuff. This year the turnout was awesome. SO many people came, I was shocked. There was an African dance, a Bahamian dance/song, a Chinese song, an Indian song, a Middle Eastern dance, etc. It was pretty cool, but the best part was this guy from Hawaii who did a fire dance. Totally reminded me of how awesome Hawaii is and how I want to go back there again sometime.
In other news, my portfolio's almost done! YES.
Okay anyway, I haven't gotten much sleep since getting back from spring break; having Cartoon around is like a 24/7 party. haha. We went to the Reject Show, a Taylor performance where people can showcase whatever talents they have - dancing, singing, acting, doing lame stuff. It was pretty entertaining, especially watching a bunch of guys in tracksuits dancing to some kid song called 'Yummy in my Tummy.'
Friday we went with a bunch of random guys we just met to this place called Piere's, supposedly the biggest club in the midwest. Scoff, scoff. It was pretty lame. I mean, there were 5 bars/clubs in the place, and there was a stage with live performances and stuff, but if this is the best place, then I think everything in Indiana is truly pathetic. Can't wait to get out. One of the rooms was filled with black people - we went in for 5 seconds and ran out. Too scary. Not that I'm racist or anything, but they were just so aggressive and kinda really scary. I think we were the only 2 asians there. So I guess we kinda accomplished our 'goal' of dancing with Taylor boys, although they can't really be considered 'Taylor boys' since they were pretty corrupt.
So after being out all night, we slept for like 2 hours and then drove 2 hours to Purdue University with friends. We were pretty much dead the entire day. But it was fun, we went bowling, ate japanese food and frozen yogurt, went shopping at the mall, went to Flattop, and admired Purdue's huge campus. WHY DIDN'T I GO THERE?!?! I would have so much more fun. There's actually restaurants and stuff to do on campus. Seeing places like that makes me feel like I seriously wasted 4 years of my life. My prime years too. Should stop thinking about it.
And then Saturday night was awful. Won't elaborate, but it involved friends with benefits, dip, whiskey, and someone's apartment. Sometimes... people are just too crazy.
Sunday we cooked Thai curry and ramen and had a pretty big party. Then we went to Payne's to catch up with a friend we've known since freshmen year. It's weird to think I've known some of my friends for about 4 years now. Doesn't seem that long. Then we had a party/therapy session in the galleria of the library in the wee hours of the morning. I think the people trying to study there must have hated us. We tried to play a prank by moving some of the benches outside into the building, but in the morning someone moved them back. Sad.
Monday we caught up with old friends again, had Greek food at Trejo's Gyros, which was awesome. And I realized how much we've changed. We've all become more... liberal, I guess, is the politically correct term. And I also realized how annoying it is to have to find places to drink in secret in this school.
Thursday (and Sunday) was another random night of drinking. I guess no one here really cares about the covenant we make not to smoke/drink/sin. Some people are seriously HILARIOUS when they get tipsy. And I didn't know the legal age to buy cigarettes was 18! ohhhhh... fun times.
Sunday we went to Ivanhoe's, just the two of us. I was kinda sad Cartoon was leaving. When we said goodbye on Monday we both were secretly pretending to be okay but I was kinda tearing up and later I found out so was she. It's just that normally we say bye and we see each other the next school year. But now it's like... we're going our separate ways after graduation, and I don't know when I'll see her again. In fact, I don't know if I'll ever see some of the people here ever again. Kind of depressing to think about that.
So anyway, I found out this new AWESOME workout called ZUMBA. OMG it's the best workout in the world!!! It's like dancing/aerobics for an hour to awesome hip hop/latin dance music!!! SO. MUCH. FUN. I've been doing it everyday this week. My dance skills will be improved by the end of this semester. haha.
Yesterday we drove to Ball State University to see Youtube star David Choi in action. My first thought? He's SUPER SHORT, even shorter than me, and I'm pretty short. But his performance was solid. Sung ah was pretty starstruck. haha. We had some time to pen questions we had for him, and I asked 'If you could be any Disney princess, which would you be?' I didn't actually think he would pick mine, but he did, and my friends pointed to me when he asked who wrote it, and apparently my face was beet red. hehe. I feel kinda bad we left the concert early, and not only that, we met this cute Caucasian guy who spoke Chinese, and so all 6 of us were crowded around him, with our backs to David Choi. haha. He was probably like, these girls came to see me and now they're flirting with a random guy?!!? And then they leave early??!?! Sorry, David Choi.
Then we went to Walmart and then MT Cup to hang out and play games - typical Taylor fun activity.
Today was MOSAIC NIGHT! International performances and stuff. This year the turnout was awesome. SO many people came, I was shocked. There was an African dance, a Bahamian dance/song, a Chinese song, an Indian song, a Middle Eastern dance, etc. It was pretty cool, but the best part was this guy from Hawaii who did a fire dance. Totally reminded me of how awesome Hawaii is and how I want to go back there again sometime.
In other news, my portfolio's almost done! YES.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
The rest of spring break
This is really belated, but I figured better late than never, so I can look back next time and remember the craziest spring break I had :)
So we explored the Waikiki Beach area many times, because it was like 5 minutes away from where we lived. The girl we stayed with was so sweet, she let us stay in her room (and mess it up) while she slept on the couch in the living room for 10 days. We bought her Godiva chocs as a thank-you gift. She was so laidback, just like everyone else. It made me feel like no one in Hawaii had any sort of goal or purpose in life. They were all just drifting along, enjoying life, doing what they wanted. Perfect for me! But then I think I would be bored with it after a while, just like Singapore.
Friday night was our first night out in Hawaii!! So we went to this place called Level 4, which was a 10 minute walk, and my feet really appreciated that. It was pretty packed and fun. We met this funny korean guy who wouldn't leave us alone, and his friend, and got stalked by some other asian guys. Was pretty interesting.
We went to the mall on Saturday, supposedly it was tiny, but we found it to be so huge that we didn't even finish walking around. There were tons of brand name shops - Hawaiians/japanese tourists are super rich.
And there, in the mall, we made the worst decision EVER. We bought this bottle of vodka called 'Fleischmann's', because we were being cheapskate and it was only 8bucks. But boy, did we regret it. That crap smelled like nail polish remover (and probably tasted like it), and it gave us the worst feeling in the world the day after. Needless to say, we spent sunday at home trying to recover. Lesson learned - never buy cheap alcohol ever again. Ever. Like seriously.
Sunday we went partying to make up for Saturday's crappy night, but it was kinda lame. I guess sunday's a rest night. The place we went was kind of ghetto, they even had a dance competition (obviously for girls to shake their booty), and oh, my, gosh. Those girls got DOWN on the floor to the point where guys were throwing cash at them like they were strippers. It was pretty entertaining.
Monday was an interesting day. After laying out and swimming at the beach, we went to the Cheesecake Factory to get reservations. It's supposedly this awesome restaurant we both never tried but always wanted to. So while walking around Waikiki area waiting for our reservations, these two guys bumped into us and started talking to us.
Their first words? 'Do you girls know where the Cheesecake Factory is?' We were like, YEAH! We just came from there!
And so we got talking, and they asked if they could join us for dinner, and we said yes. It was kind of random, but they seemed pretty cool and funny, so we thought, why not. Dinner ended up being really fun, and they paid for it, so that was the icing on the cake. They also got my number so we could hang out again. Wish this type of thing happens more at boring old Taylor.
Tuesday we went on a tour to the Pearl Harbor memorial, which was pretty sweet. Got to see all the ships and missiles and stuff, but the waters were too choppy to go out to the actual USS Arizona memorial, so that was depressing. But we got to take a tour of Honolulu and see the king's statue and chinatown and all that.
Wednesday was beach day again! Hilton beach this time. They had a nice man-made wave-free beach, but the wind was insanely strong and blew sand into our faces every few minutes. At least we got tanner. And then we met those guys at night for dinner/drinks and hung out. It was cool.
Thursday we went to the Polynesian Cultural Center, but we got there late so we didn't get to see everything, which was kind of annoying. But oh well. We ate dinner at a luau, got leis (flowers) around our necks, got to see a pig being roasted and dancers perform during dinner. It was pretty fun and the food was good - sweet potatoes (I love), pulled pork, real rice and noodles, taro buns, yum. Much improved from bland DC food. Then we went to the night performance where the natives danced and acted for like two hours. It was so fascinating seeing them dance; we were inspired. They sure can shake what their mama gave them.
Friday we went to Hanauma Bay for snorkeling! I am so proud of myself for being able to go into the ocean without freaking out. Seriously, ever since watching the stupid shark movie 'Jaws,' I haven't stepped into an ocean in like, maybe 5 years. Or a pool. Not even kidding. So the fact that I've gone swimming so many times in Hawaii is some kind of breakthrough for me. It's actually pretty fun, although I still do get the occasional mini panic attack if I go out too far or if I get too close to the corals. I always think they will swallow me whole for some reason, even though I know that's completely ridiculous. So we got our snorkeling gear and swam around fishes and rocks, and then I got tired and took a nap on the beach while Cartoon snorkeled for like, 2 hours. Also, we got to see the studio where Lost is filmed and several movie star vacation homes, including Keanu Reeves'.
Friday night we went to this place called Oceans 808, supposedly an asian-filled club, but it was so not. (I have recently realized I like Asian guys more than Caucasians, I don't know why. Cartoon attributes this to my mom's persistent prayer. She must be praying hard for me to like asian guys. haha.) We joked that we've never seen so many ugly people in one place before. Sounds awfully mean, I know, but so true. Compared to all the places I've been, this ranks low on the looks scale. But we had fun anyway, picked up some local guys, talked to these two rich guys from LA here on a business trip, got lots of free drinks (which is always nice). AND THEN, we met my friend's ex-boyfriend. This is such a small world! Of all the people to meet on a Friday night, we met him. I only recognized him because I saw him in her pictures on facebook. So weird, huh. But anyway, we got a free ride back from them, and the only reason I accepted their offer was because I recognized him and knew he couldn't be that sketchy (which he wasn't). They bought us late night supper at Jack in the Box and took us home safely. Man, Hawaiians are so nice.
Saturday those two guys from Monday night were supposed to take us skydiving, but they bailed, so we went to Chinatown instead. We ate dim sum, which made me super duper happy. It was so cheap, too.
At night we went back to Level 4, but it was dead. We met these 3 asian guys who paid for a cab ride to Ginza, which was supposedly way better. One was from LA, the other two were from Maui, another island in Hawaii. They were SO incredibly nice! I still can't get over it. We were pretty worried about money, because we didn't bring much out, so we asked if we could borrow cash from the guys for the freaking 30dollar cover charge. They lent it to us, but then when we reached the cashier, she said we could go ahead without paying anything.
So we shrieked in joy and yelled repeatedly, 'Yes, now we have money to go home!!' Pretty pathetic. And we hugged the LA guy in joy. (I call him the LA guy 'cause I have no recollection of what his name was, which was a shame because we really wanted to thank him). At that time, he didn't reveal it, but upon looking back, we're pretty sure he paid for our cover charge. 60dollars!! He must be rich. And he bought us drinks and paid for our cab ride back home and DIDN'T TRY ANYTHING. I mean, how much nicer can a guy get?? So yeah it was a pretty fun night for our last night in Hawaii. We made more friends, some of whom we're facebook friends with. haha.
Sunday we went to the beach, and met my friend's ex-boyfriend and his friend, who took us out to dinner at this nice restaurant (and paid for it). I love getting free stuff from guys :) They were hilarious, and dinner was fun. Also, they didn't try anything. So I'm thinking Hawaiians are incredibly nice. Then we karaoke-ed the night away.
Monday was so sad - our last day in awesome Hawaii. We walked around the area one last time, said our goodbyes, and left.
Such a great spring break. Unforgettable, too. Totally what I needed after being bored at Taylor since january :)
I guess this is appropriate. Apparently I have an angelic face/reputation.
Watching a dancer hula dance.
We cooked food for ourselves a lot in an effort to save money.
So we explored the Waikiki Beach area many times, because it was like 5 minutes away from where we lived. The girl we stayed with was so sweet, she let us stay in her room (and mess it up) while she slept on the couch in the living room for 10 days. We bought her Godiva chocs as a thank-you gift. She was so laidback, just like everyone else. It made me feel like no one in Hawaii had any sort of goal or purpose in life. They were all just drifting along, enjoying life, doing what they wanted. Perfect for me! But then I think I would be bored with it after a while, just like Singapore.
Friday night was our first night out in Hawaii!! So we went to this place called Level 4, which was a 10 minute walk, and my feet really appreciated that. It was pretty packed and fun. We met this funny korean guy who wouldn't leave us alone, and his friend, and got stalked by some other asian guys. Was pretty interesting.
We went to the mall on Saturday, supposedly it was tiny, but we found it to be so huge that we didn't even finish walking around. There were tons of brand name shops - Hawaiians/japanese tourists are super rich.
And there, in the mall, we made the worst decision EVER. We bought this bottle of vodka called 'Fleischmann's', because we were being cheapskate and it was only 8bucks. But boy, did we regret it. That crap smelled like nail polish remover (and probably tasted like it), and it gave us the worst feeling in the world the day after. Needless to say, we spent sunday at home trying to recover. Lesson learned - never buy cheap alcohol ever again. Ever. Like seriously.
Monday was an interesting day. After laying out and swimming at the beach, we went to the Cheesecake Factory to get reservations. It's supposedly this awesome restaurant we both never tried but always wanted to. So while walking around Waikiki area waiting for our reservations, these two guys bumped into us and started talking to us.
Their first words? 'Do you girls know where the Cheesecake Factory is?' We were like, YEAH! We just came from there!
And so we got talking, and they asked if they could join us for dinner, and we said yes. It was kind of random, but they seemed pretty cool and funny, so we thought, why not. Dinner ended up being really fun, and they paid for it, so that was the icing on the cake. They also got my number so we could hang out again. Wish this type of thing happens more at boring old Taylor.
Tuesday we went on a tour to the Pearl Harbor memorial, which was pretty sweet. Got to see all the ships and missiles and stuff, but the waters were too choppy to go out to the actual USS Arizona memorial, so that was depressing. But we got to take a tour of Honolulu and see the king's statue and chinatown and all that.
Wednesday was beach day again! Hilton beach this time. They had a nice man-made wave-free beach, but the wind was insanely strong and blew sand into our faces every few minutes. At least we got tanner. And then we met those guys at night for dinner/drinks and hung out. It was cool.
Thursday we went to the Polynesian Cultural Center, but we got there late so we didn't get to see everything, which was kind of annoying. But oh well. We ate dinner at a luau, got leis (flowers) around our necks, got to see a pig being roasted and dancers perform during dinner. It was pretty fun and the food was good - sweet potatoes (I love), pulled pork, real rice and noodles, taro buns, yum. Much improved from bland DC food. Then we went to the night performance where the natives danced and acted for like two hours. It was so fascinating seeing them dance; we were inspired. They sure can shake what their mama gave them.
Friday we went to Hanauma Bay for snorkeling! I am so proud of myself for being able to go into the ocean without freaking out. Seriously, ever since watching the stupid shark movie 'Jaws,' I haven't stepped into an ocean in like, maybe 5 years. Or a pool. Not even kidding. So the fact that I've gone swimming so many times in Hawaii is some kind of breakthrough for me. It's actually pretty fun, although I still do get the occasional mini panic attack if I go out too far or if I get too close to the corals. I always think they will swallow me whole for some reason, even though I know that's completely ridiculous. So we got our snorkeling gear and swam around fishes and rocks, and then I got tired and took a nap on the beach while Cartoon snorkeled for like, 2 hours. Also, we got to see the studio where Lost is filmed and several movie star vacation homes, including Keanu Reeves'.
Friday night we went to this place called Oceans 808, supposedly an asian-filled club, but it was so not. (I have recently realized I like Asian guys more than Caucasians, I don't know why. Cartoon attributes this to my mom's persistent prayer. She must be praying hard for me to like asian guys. haha.) We joked that we've never seen so many ugly people in one place before. Sounds awfully mean, I know, but so true. Compared to all the places I've been, this ranks low on the looks scale. But we had fun anyway, picked up some local guys, talked to these two rich guys from LA here on a business trip, got lots of free drinks (which is always nice). AND THEN, we met my friend's ex-boyfriend. This is such a small world! Of all the people to meet on a Friday night, we met him. I only recognized him because I saw him in her pictures on facebook. So weird, huh. But anyway, we got a free ride back from them, and the only reason I accepted their offer was because I recognized him and knew he couldn't be that sketchy (which he wasn't). They bought us late night supper at Jack in the Box and took us home safely. Man, Hawaiians are so nice.
Saturday those two guys from Monday night were supposed to take us skydiving, but they bailed, so we went to Chinatown instead. We ate dim sum, which made me super duper happy. It was so cheap, too.
At night we went back to Level 4, but it was dead. We met these 3 asian guys who paid for a cab ride to Ginza, which was supposedly way better. One was from LA, the other two were from Maui, another island in Hawaii. They were SO incredibly nice! I still can't get over it. We were pretty worried about money, because we didn't bring much out, so we asked if we could borrow cash from the guys for the freaking 30dollar cover charge. They lent it to us, but then when we reached the cashier, she said we could go ahead without paying anything.
So we shrieked in joy and yelled repeatedly, 'Yes, now we have money to go home!!' Pretty pathetic. And we hugged the LA guy in joy. (I call him the LA guy 'cause I have no recollection of what his name was, which was a shame because we really wanted to thank him). At that time, he didn't reveal it, but upon looking back, we're pretty sure he paid for our cover charge. 60dollars!! He must be rich. And he bought us drinks and paid for our cab ride back home and DIDN'T TRY ANYTHING. I mean, how much nicer can a guy get?? So yeah it was a pretty fun night for our last night in Hawaii. We made more friends, some of whom we're facebook friends with. haha.
Sunday we went to the beach, and met my friend's ex-boyfriend and his friend, who took us out to dinner at this nice restaurant (and paid for it). I love getting free stuff from guys :) They were hilarious, and dinner was fun. Also, they didn't try anything. So I'm thinking Hawaiians are incredibly nice. Then we karaoke-ed the night away.
Monday was so sad - our last day in awesome Hawaii. We walked around the area one last time, said our goodbyes, and left.
Such a great spring break. Unforgettable, too. Totally what I needed after being bored at Taylor since january :)
I guess this is appropriate. Apparently I have an angelic face/reputation.
Watching a dancer hula dance.
We cooked food for ourselves a lot in an effort to save money.
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