. . r a n d o m  p i c t u r e s  f r o m  m y  d a d ' s  c a m e r a . .

my grandma's backyard. it's so damn Vietnamese. but i like the captured liveliness from the richly green plants, tho..

i guess i was grubbin Viet-style with Chicky by my side. yeah, my dad takes a lot of unusual photos. haha.. she looks so startled. wat a cute lil baby..

aWwWw.. look how huge the tire looks compared to her!! she's so friggin puny. but she still left for the airport with so much grace and delicacy. she and Tigger gave me the BIGGEST hugs, EVER -- wen comparing to how most, enthused kids normally hug. never have i seen such sweet little ppl..

i don't know exactly wat my aunt made here, but i guess she felt the need to take my dad's camera and take a picture of her work of art, only to forget everything about it the following day..

haha.. my dad was so proud of growin genuine Vietnamese flowers (or so i'm assuming) that he took pictures of neon-bright miracles. they're pretty..

these ones look extra elegant and classy, don't u think??

FLOODED WATER!!!!!!!!!!!

wow.. that's a lot of dihydrogen oxide..

it's all bein washed away, ever so gently..

shoot.. it's back to normal. [from "Studio Tours" at Universal's]

the entrance to UCR. it was nice, but also as hot as HELL. i came here to take a math placement test. i passed. yippy. oOk, i'm now over it. but i'm still proud of myself.. haha..

hmm.. i don't recognize this road. my dad took all of these pictures while i was takin my test, so i'm not too familiar with most of them. i liked this one specifically, tho, becuz of the fact that it had SHADE!! omGOODness.. shade is like heaven wen ur under an open fire. uhh.. oOk, that was a little corny, but still.. u guys know wat i mean..

i think this is where i'm supposed to stay. damn.. i didn't know how to spell this dorm's name for the longest time!! but now i do.. so yeah. that's all that matters now, right?? of course, u fools.. muahahahaha. oOk.. that was a little strange on my part..

i LOVE this beautiful picture of nature at its most creative, yet simplest form. i can totally see someone like Claude Monet paint this, since he was known and famous for creating numerous types of breath-taking landscapes.. yep yep. i wonder where this was at, tho, cuz i didn't come across this bridge wen i was strollin around that day. hmm.. i'ma fosho look for it the next time around. wat a gorgeous sight..

. . m o r e  p i c t u r e s  t o  c o m e . .

i think it's time for an update, especially since i just got my pictures loaded into my computer (and that usually takes ages). there won't be too much explainin on my part (or there might be, i haven't decided yet), but i'll keep the lil notes sufficient enough for y'all to understand.

this is my lil cousin, Chicky. OMG, she is the most huggable 2-year-old EVER!! so soft and gentle. AHHHHH.. i've never felt so attached to a toddler b4. and such a kind-hearted toddler, too, i might add..

haha.. i took so many pictures of her. but that's cuz she just melts my heart. u'd think most kids would run around actin selfish and be hard to deal with, but she's such a sweetheart..

here i am with her on my lap. my sis keeps takin pictures of me wen i'm not ready. that b00ty. haha.. but ah well. i got Chicky here with me, so that's good enough. ain't that a cute name, tho?? she does kinda remind me of a chick.. cuz she's chicky.. oOoOoOo. haha.. and yeah i know, that was retarded..

looks like she's usin the keychain calculator as a phone here. how adorable. and look at how i'm just admirin her cuteness. haha. but i don't remember this picture bein taken, tho..

here's her rascal bro, Tigger. seriously, don't they have the WEIRDEST names?! i think it's tiite, but it's still quite strange. he speaks Vietnamese even more fluently than i do. they're both bilingual, and at such a young age, too. (Tigger's 4 years old). that's so impressive. and this boy is so silly. he loves playin games that he seems to suck at. haha. maybe he'll be a champion some day, i dunno. but just seein him so concentrated in a game that he keeps losin in is just so damn hilarious. HAHA..

here they are, brother and sister. i guess they're just doin their own thang here. haha.. *giggles*..

aWwWwWwWwWwWw!! aren't i THE photographer?! haha.. not tryin to brag about my picture-takin skillz, but i do LOVE this picture of her. she looks like such a doll here. OMG.. i just wanna squeeze her to death.. ahhhhh. but it's sad that i had only seen them for one day, and now they're already back in Vietnam. but i heard that they're gonna move here next year so that they can start school in the U.S., so that's pretty much of a good thing. but aWwWwWw.. baby soooooo cute!! 

oOk.. on to a different subject. this was at Universal Studio's Hollywood (before we entered the park). i just thought that this HUGE, COLORFUL guitar deserved some recognition. hmm.. i wonder wat this giant piece of junk is made out of..

this was my first time to this theme park, so i wanted to take pictures of some of the rides. i think this is a pretty shot of the ride's entrance.. oOoOoOo. but i hate dinosaurs..

this is part of the Jurassic Park ride. nice, ain't it?? i surely think so. but at that time, since it was scorchin hot, i just wanted to jump down there and drown myself. omgoodness.. that thought was soooooo attractive at that very moment. shoot, i'm gettin chillz..

this was the best part of the theme park, hands down. this was the only thing i missed after leavin. it was a really fun ride, prolly cuz it went faster than i had expected. it kinda reminded me of Space Mountain at Disneyland, but a lil shorter and a lil brighter. it was still koo, tho..

i took this picture while on Studio Tours. this is an ACTUAL scene from the movie, "War Of The Worlds." i was like, this seems pretty tiite. but since i haven't seen the movie, i was like.. "oOk.. y is everyone in awe?? oh well.. let's take a picture anyway." haha. but yeah.. there were a lotta other scenes that i didn't capture digitally, since i didn't recognize them and/or i just forgot to pull out my camera durin those times. but there were parts from "Jaws," "To Kill A Mockingbird," and "Bruce Almighty," to name a few that i remember..

another "War Of The Worlds" scence. that's a real plane. i also looked at the ground carefully to try and make out wat some of the objects used to be, before they were blown into pieces. haha.. i'm so oddly peculiar..

this was the "Waterworld" show. it was actually kinda slow, but it was alright. i just took a picture cuz i saw a rainbow. so i was like.. "oOoOo.. a RAINBOW." so yeah.. the rest is history..

i decided to take another picture from "Waterworld" becuz this one had FIRE!! oOoOoOo. and then i found out that the cast from the show were actually composed of famous ppl on TV and what not. so i was like.. no wonder some of them seemed familiar. for instance, there was a woman from "Pirates of the Caribbean" and this man from "CSI." and umm.. i forget the rest cuz i didn't really recognize the shows they were from..

this would be me on the way back from Universal's. my sister took this one (that would explain the blurryness) wen i was playin with my hat. stupid me forgot that i had this, so i was burnin and squintin wen i coulda prevented that but just PULLIN out my hat. damn hot sun. damn my stupidity. 

my sister and i decided to act stupid for the fun of it (if u SASC ppl are readin, doesn't the shirt i'm wearin look familiar?! YEP.. it's our SASC shirt.. muahahaha. i think the words are startin to peel, tho). but yeah, if u guys notice how blurry it is, well, there can only be one conclusion to that -- the person holdin the camera was the ingenius photographer named Valerie. end of story.

this is a random picture of a butterfly flyin over my front lawn. i thought it turned out unexpectedly. but y did i post this? i dunno. i dunno y i asked that question either. i dunno much at all so it's best not to ask me anything.

but OMGOODNESS.. y it's soooooo damn HOT all of a sudden, AGAIN?!?! and i still have a lot to do on my to-do list. gee.. i guess some things just never change. or maybe i'm just good at keepin my legend alive.. haha............ ugh..... damn. that was totally lame..

anywhoo.. i'm gonna go back to my music. i can't believe how obsessed i am with my piano compositions. i have so much passion in that field. dang.. bein some type of musician in the music industry is prolly my #1 dream job. i don't even have to be famous, i just want to have the opportunity and the right equipment to make my own music. i know that it prolly won't happen becuz i'm Asian.. but hey.. we all have dreams and aspirations that we should all stick to. mine just has to do with music, so if i'm alone in a room with a piano of my own, that's really all i can ask for. as cheesy as it sounds, music helps me cleanse my soul and rejuvenate my mind. it's my anti-drug. haha.. yep.. damn straight. =]

well, i'm out for now..

. . b e s t  w i s h e s ,  p p l s . . 

i went to Las Vegas with some relatives a few days ago. and y'all know that i'm a lazy ass, so i'm not gonna type TOO much about it. but i guess i'll just add a few words here and there, and i'll post up some pictures as well. butta yeah.. as fun as it was, i was DEAD TIRED from bein HELLA SICK. during that whole time, i was walkin around like a lifeless robot, since all of my energy was drained away becuz of the damn flu that i caught. yep.. it didn't feel perfect, but i did have some time to keep busy and enjoy the ever-so-shiny lights.. haha. and despite the fact that i wasn't completely healthy, it was definately an exciting and memorable experience for me, cuz i managed to have a kick out of all the stupid stuff in-between. yep.. gotta love those random moments.. haha..

oOk.. my cousin, Tahnee, and i are pointing at a stuffed horse here. lookin back at this picture, i really don't know wat i was thinkin at that time. but damn.. that toy horse is freakin huge..

here are us sistahs in a toy store. blurry picture, i know. dumb digital camera, i know, too..

looks like i'm too excited about a Coca Cola machine. but i later find out that this machine is actually fake. they fooled poor, ignorant Vivian. it's actually kinda sad how often that happens..

i'm closely examining some strange type of paste. oOoOoOo.. look at my mere concentration.. haha. i didn't actually gain any knowledge outta this complete waste of time, but at least the paste smelled good and not like feet..

ain't this peculiar?! this was at EXPRESS. and i was like.. WTF, y are the jeans hung on the ceiling?!?! haha.. i thought that this was creative, but still very, very weird..

us sistahs again, smiling for the camera. i forget where this was at, but oh well. at least THIS one ain't too blurry..

here i am, excited about the pretty background. wow.. i just LOVE how dreamy it appears..

here i am again, posing like some girlie tourist.. haha. but i'm sorta a tourist, so i guess it's all good..

this picture of my lil cousin and me was taken in the fitting room. she likes to follow me around and listen to wat i have to say.. haha. she's seriously gettin so much sweeter as the days roll on by. i wasn't sure about how she'd turn out, but i'm just glad that she's as fun as she is..

OH GAWD.. Tahnee's tryin to act all ganstah. HAHA. i really don't know wat else to say. but she DOES kinda look ghetto. hmm.. uhh.. thumbs up?? haha.. no comment..

the volcano eruption at Treasure Island. i even felt the heat. it was hot as hell, but since i was sick, it didn't really bother me too much..

oOoOoOo.. there is FIRE on the WATER. wat a b00tiful sight..

here is the Paris Casino (the Eiffel Tower). i think it looks gorgeous here. just wonderfully splendid.. 

this was part of Bellagio's Water Show. everything here just flowed beautifully, and the music in the background was just soothing. i was in such, great awe. wow..

WHOA.. the water is high as hell here. this definately raised a buncha heads.. haha. yep yep..

well, that about sums it all up. and i'm sleepy, so i should get some rest right about now, especially since i'm sick with the flu :( . yep.. that sux a lotta b00ty. so y'all should just take good care of urself so u won't get sick also. u never know wen the stupid flu virus bites u in the ass. but alright, enough with my jibberish. adios, ppl..

. . P E A C E ,  L O V E S . .

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