1st Anniversary

wedding cake
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the hubby and i celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary. as tradition goes, we saved the top of our wedding cake. we've had it in the freezer for this past year. i took the cake out of the freezer and defrosted it prior to dinner so that we can have cake for dessert with coffee.

everyone (couple friends) told us that if you didn't pack and seal the cake correctly, it will be soggy and the cake will taste bad. i've forgotten how i packed the cake. we came home from dinner and started unpacking the foil around the cake. after all the foil and saran wraps were removed, it appears that the only damage were the flower candies. it became soggy.

after slicing a piece, we were ready for the taste test. surprise! the cake tasted the same! i must've packed the cake tightly enough that there were no frost bites around the cake.

we made it!

american idol results

american idol is now over. fantasia barrino was declared winner last night.

last tuesday, each contestant had to sing three songs. after fantasia and diana sang their first songs, i thought that fantasia picked a bad song for the final. i could understand the logic of why she picked the song but the arrangement was just bad! don't get me wrong, it's a great song.

the next two songs basically were the clincher for her to be the next american idol. "summertime" is one of my favorite songs of all time. she did a great job. her version of "i believe" was so much better. i just didn't buy diana de garmo from the very beginning.

not that simon had any influence but i really didn't buy her cutesy 16 yr old from snellville, ga schtick. i was always rooting for fantasia from the very beginning.

it would've been a more interesting and gripping competition if it was fantasia vs latoya.

now... on to the next reality tv show. no apprentice. no american idol anymore.

a busy day

Saturday was a busy day. i went to work in the morning for at least a couple of hours. I initially intended to be at work by 10:00 AM. Since I woke up late, I didn't get to work until noon. After work, I went back home to get ready for our May gathering at Mike & Vic's house in Temple City.

This morning, we took our little furry boy Spenser to the vet for a checkup. After, we headed down to Redondo Beach to get some crabs. That was good! Since we were at the pier early, we were able to walk around with Spenser with no problem. It turns out that dogs are not allowed at the boardwalk and the pier.

We are now heading to Ikea then back. Hope we still have enough energy for tonight.

work , work, work

work has been hectic for the past few weeks. i don't know about my co-workers but i'm struggling to keep up with the new files i receive each day. for every file i close, a new one comes in.

i work in the insurance industry. my job function is very demanding. it' a constant time management issue and i've been doing my job for 7 years. each day is different no matter how much you want to stick to your schedule. you have to be flexible and be able to adapt to change.

a typical day is divided between your voicemail, returning calls, receiving calls, writing letters, sorting and matching your mail, reviewing files, etc.

my co-workers are pretty cool. some are pretty young but i could relate to most of them. my boss is very open, very knowledgeable and respected by a lot of her peers. she's the type of boss where you can just talk to her about anything.

american idol voting

it was down to the final three today for american idol - jasmine trias, diana degarmo and fantasia barrino. today's special guest was the legendary music mogul, clive davis. clive davis worked with some of the famous singers in music and discovered and launched the careers of singers such as whitney houston and alicia keys. (this info according to ryan seacrest' intro.)

each singer performed three songs - 1 song picked by the contestant, 1 song picked by a judge and the last by clive davis. now let's get to the performance.

>jasmine trias - i give props to my filipina homegirl for trying her best. this was definitely not her night. i think she had better performances than tonight. her first song basically killed it for her. why did she pick a whitney houston song? i love whitney houston songs but it's so hard to sing her songs unless you have the voice for it. she definitely can't hit the high notes. she did redeem herself but i think she's a goner.

>diana degarmo - diana definitely could sing and has the voice. i do agree with simon that she looks old for her age. when randy or simon said that she was shouting than singing, i think it's true. i definitely don't think she's ready. she probably needs training to give her more control.

>fantasia barrino - last but not the least is fantasia. girl got it going on! her get up today was a little different and her song was more up tempo. i wasn't very moved by her "greatest love of all" rendition. i think she did an awesome job when she sang "summertime" and the barbara streisand song. she's definitely more deserving to be the american idol.

how can i say that? a little bias, right? well, she's been consistent the whole entire competition. i personally think that it would've been a lot more interesting if the final was fantasia barrino vs latoya london.

after the shop, i tried to call 1-866-IDOLS-02. ryan seacreast said, "if you can't get through, please try again. you have two hours to vote after the show." easy for him to say! i tried to vote for fantasia for 30 mins while i was watching my favorite show, "law & order". did i get through?
NO WAY!!!! BUSY SIGNAL!!!!

well, hope fantasia and diana will be on the finals.

busy may

this weekend, we're going to mike&vic's house to celebrate their birthday along w/ mine and randy's. it's a potluck so every year we have a different menu. i'm bringing egg rolls plus one more appetizer. i haven't decided what to bring for an appetizer yet. i'll think of something by friday.

next weekend, it's memorial weekend. we're going to dinner w/ the hubby's cousin and wife. on weekends, we usually go to my mom's house since my dad and neil's parents are in the philippines.

this weekend, it's our anniversary!!! whhooohooo!!! one year!!!!

revlon walk

The hubby and I participated, along w/ my co-workers, two weeks ago at the 2004 Revlon Run/Walk. This will be my second year participating. All funds received are donated for breast cancer research. I recently found out from my friend, Cathy, that her mom is a breast cancer survivor. Therefore, I dedicated my walk to her mom. The hubby made his dedication to his two aunts.

It was a very warm day for a 5K walk. There were thousands of people at the LA Coliseum. The walk starts and ends at the LA Coliseum. When you cross the finish line, each participant is given a medal. The route is basically around the USC / LA Coliseum area.

I'll post some pictures once I've uploaded the photos to my server.

a "cold" week

I woke up last Tuesday sick as a dog. When I went to the bathroom to get ready for work, I realized I had a cold sore. Ugggh! I'm not particularly crazy when I have a cold sore since it's very unpleasant to look at. It's also very uncomfortable especially when you're eating.

Friday was my friend Cathy's B-day bash at this club in LA called "Pearl". I felt really tired after dinner and decided not to attend the festivities. I called and left a message on Cathy's cell, I told her that I owe her dinner.

It's been almost a week and I still feel tired and still have a residual on my cold. I still have a cold sore. Hope it heals soon.

Happy Birthday!!!

It's going to be a busy month. Starting off, it was my birthday on 05/02. The hubby initially had trouble on my birthday gift. I took off a half day from work and got myself a massage and manicure and pedicure. It turns out that he planned to get me a gift certificate at Burke Williams.

He then asked me if I needed anything... nothing really. Maybe a compact CD player for my desk at work. Almost all of my co-workers had a stereo/CD player on their desk.

Surprise! The hubby gave me an iPod!!!! I couldn't have gotten a better gift. In addition, I went to Fry's and got a matching speaker from Altec Lansing.