Few of my friends have been asking if I have any plan for my birthday. or what I want for my birthday. Few months ago I was excited about planning it but not any more. I cancelled all my original plans. I don't need anything. I don't like recession. I just want to hang out and have fun with my friends. Perhaps a small slumber party would be fun. I am looking forward

Good Luck and farewell: Jon and Molina relocated to GA last saturday. I went to their farewell party last Thursday. When I entered the house, I dont even want talk to Jon because I knew I would cry. I am excited for their opportunities and decision but I am missing them. Jon is one of my go-to-person when I first started at Assurant. We fought alot but we were closed too. There were days I got so mad at him about work but I would still go to his desk when I took my nap during breaks. It's like family's love and hate relationship. I went to airport on Saturday around 5am to meet up with jon and molina. Turned out they didn't show up till 5:30am.

New dinner routine (dinner + dessert/tea at different locations; min 5 hours): Went to diner with Nari last friday. We first ate at Kaya and went to Lollicup afterward. It was a good chat with her. Felt like I kidnapped her from her husband. We hang out till 11pm or so. We shared stories about the weirdos at work. Another interesting thing is that her family were famous actor and actress in Korea. Every time she went back to Korea, people still recognized her parents though they retired now. She's the only one who did not choose that path.

Pre-xmas at Gift Wrap: As I suffered headache from the lack of sleep, the store was quite busy on Sat. I didn't get a chance to rest the whole day except my lunch break. My coworkers and I felt like this is xmas week already. Truly, we've been too comfortable working at a slower pace after the holiday rush. Last year, starting with thanksgiving, even if we have 5 people working at gift wrapping, we would still have a 3 hours waiting period before customers can pick up their gifts. It's quite hectic yet interesting.

MJ's This is It: Met up with Eric for diner and watched movie "This is It." after work on Sat. If not I am too tired from work and lack of sleep, I would have enjoyed the movie even better. There were times I totally blanked out and my eyes are barely opened.  Before I went, I thought this is just a DVD-type of movie. Something I am interested but wouldn't intiate to watch at theaters. Surprisedly, the movie is actually pretty good; it's indeed quite impressive. No wonder all 50 shows are sold out. It's been awhile the media focused on his music and talent instead of his trials.

Papa's 66th Birthday: We went to ESPN at downtown disney. Food is okay but the drinks are good. Papa said this is the 2nd best birthay he ever had. I am glad he enjoyed it. After dinner, Janet, Karen and I went to Tokyo Table for dessert. Even though Janet is Karen's supervisor, she is actually very friendly and approachable. Janet mentioned this is a great night for her too whereas she is able to be away from home and enjoyed some free time. I guess that's what happened once you are married and esp when you had kids.

Veterans' Day: Hang out with Karen. We went shopping and played "barbie".

Went out with armie last friday. We first enjoyed a lunch/tea at a tea house at orange.That place is very cute and cozy. It was quite relaxing and mind free. After that, we went to The Americana at Glendale and had dinner at Amici. We sat at the bar but somehow they kept asking us to move our seats during our staying. One of the manager felt bad and offered us free dessert and cocktail....that blueberry vodka is so tasty...the service was great, the head chef and the managers came chat with their customers all the time. We even took pictures with them. It was a nice out with armie though my eye got more irritated afterward.  By the time we returned, we had a late night with Charlie who just got off from work at Dennys around 12 midnight. During dinner, charlie mentioned some of his future plans for the dojo. I felt totally flattered when he invited me to join his celebration with armie if everything goes well as planned. Armie and I are now looking forward for the day to come true.