Sueshiro Cafe

so i went to LA for lunch & ended up eating at sueshiro cafe & it was okay, there was a lot of noodles. i feel like my opinion is like a bit biased since i've eaten ramen at a lot of places including in japan.. so yeah, overall, i feel like i won't have a full review until i've tried other things at this restaurant. it was a very cold windy day in japan town LA, so i guess it was a good thing for an okay. i realized all LA trips are usually spontaneous..

Goodbye 2014, Hello 2015.

This year has been full of many experiences. honestly, this was a pretty good year for me. it's had it's ups & downs, but overall it has been a good year with many opportunities i am forever grateful & thankful for. this year really was a rough time at 19 figuring out myself as usual. i still am figuring myself out, what i want to do with my life etc. i got to meet my favorite boyband bangtan this year. i started a crazy shrine obsessing over them. i made friends, i realized who i am truly comfortable with. i had black hair, i had blonde hair & i'm ending the year with brown hair. gained weight, lost weight, trying to lose again lol because gained again. interned at a marketing firm, went to a bunch of concerts for free. backstage events. tried to save money, spent a lot of money (mostly on my shrine tbh & food) still single since '95. auditioned for yolos. princess of oc went to las vegas often. played pokemon, cut my hair, felt sad, felt mad, felt happy, felt bored, had every emotion tossed into an entire year of bipolar feelings. this paragraph is, honestly it really is a mess, but that just how my year was, a beautiful mess that was all over the place. i hope 2015 will be as awesome, if not better than the last couple years have been. all i have to say is, i really hope next year things will hopefully fall into place, probably not because i'm only turning 20, but i need to remind myself, i'm only 20 & shall try to work hard to make it a good year. my resolution: try to not get upset over little things, let it go~

teishokuya of tokyo & anime jungle

took a spontaneous trip to Japan Town, LA with my friend today. we had t.o.t for lunch which was okay, decent food for a decent price, not like wow amazing japanese food, but it was probably okay for a lunch, yah soba was better than supermarket soba, but not the best soba i've had. the sashimi was alright too. then we headed to the jungle anime store, which said they were closed on yelp for some reason.. but they were open.. & yeah, my friend got me this link figure i've been wanting as my chrismukkah gift~ it's so cute! ah! nice little nendoroid to my figure collection! overall t'was a good day. yolo whatever yolo haha.

Mega Charizard Y Pikachu

Mega Charizard Y Pikachu

So i got this in the mail literally just right now & omg, it is the cutest thing ever. i felt like i had to have it cause charizard x pikachu duh! LOL seriously though, i ordered from a japanese seller on ebay since you can only get this in japan & i think it may be limited edition? since of course i bought it not from the pokemon center in japan, i paid $37 + $10 shipping since i wanted it like asap. it's really soft, really cute & great if you're a fan of pokemon like me~ i kept the bag cause i thought it was cool that the seller put it in the bag & send it to me straight up like that. i love plushies!

Kitten Nails (My Nail Polish Brand I Started Awhile Ago)

Kitten Nail Lacquer
one of my favorite youtube beauty guru/vloggers Claire Marshall used my nail polish brand recently & she mentioned it in her recent vlog & tweeted about it! ah! i feel so like fangirl honored?! link to my nail polish brand here & the color she mentioned here~ yeah, i have my own nail polish brand.. haha if you all didn't know i started a nail polish brand awhile ago & i've been very up & down with it, but yeah, ah baby steps. my nail polish, it dries super fast & it lasts pretty long! for only $7 & part goes to charities~

Favorite Oysters & The Hobbit

So my favorite oyster's just happen to be at my uncle's restaurant, which happens to be one of those OC asian pubs where it's like kinda ghetto full of like gangster old asian men & some youngers, but i enjoy the food there, it's really good & the oysters there are my favorite. the steak & garlic rice is hella bomb too~ on top of that i get to eat for free, so free good food is hella good! it's called artist & i'll link the yelp right here~ another thing is i recommend to go around 4pm before it gets too dark because honestly that is the safest time for like not dealing with drunk mess of a night people.

i went to watch the last hobbit movie last night with my childhood friends. had a really fun time & played ddr afterwards to relive childhood ya know? haha, overall had many feels during the movie of wanting to now rewatch my LOTR extended edition dvd's. i just love movies like these. also wore my AA tennis skirt for the first time out, it made my legs look nice in pictures i took last night~ much happy, i'm not rly a skirt person so yeah, wow a skirt i actually like is a first that i will actual wear often!

BTS Season's Greetings 2015 & BTS Official A.R.M.Y 2기

BTS Season's Greetings 2015

so, i bought the bts season's greetings, which i've been wanting a season's greetings from other groups before like years before, but never like truly wanted it as much as bts's. it comes with a scheduler, pop up calender, making dvd & bunch of other stuff like a big calender poster!! it's such a nice color & bts's looks so cute in all the pictures~ my fangirl feeeeels~! LOL $50, i ordered from kpopmart.

BTS Official A.R.M.Y 2기

okay, so i always wanted to be an official fanclub member of one of my favorite kpop groups & finally i am able to be an official member of BTS's Official A.R.M.Y 2nd term! i never knew how to like become a member of fanclubs & such since i was way younger before when i wanted to & there hasn't been a boyband i've been so crazy obsessed with since bts so yeah! figured out how to go through that whole fancafe stuff, had an official shop account already too & i filled out/apply & ordered that membership & will probably get the membership box kit like in February (yay birthday gift to myself..) so when i'll get it, i''ll do a full review on that~ i'm really excited to be honest on getting this. so stay tuned for that post. it was $50 total that include shipping & such so yeah got on the btsofficialshop.

American Apparel Groupon

~Crop & Tennis~

So today my mom told me groupon had a deal for american apparel. i usually do not use groupon because i always thought it was like a mom site thing or something idk. anways, so my mom showed me the deal was you could pay $20 for $40 worth of AA or $40 for $80 worth of AA. i of course was like oh, it's time i can finally get that tennis skirt i've been wanting but it's so pricey & i get to get something extra, so i went with the $80 value deal. i only paid $30 for my deal because my mom said she'd put in $10 for me LOL yeah. so the skirt is $54 & crop top is $22 regular prices, so my total would've been around $78 something, but instead for these two items i only paid $30. so good deal! i really like american apparel's clothing cause it's simple & nice, but it's really pricy ): so i don't have much of it haha & i've never paid full price for any of my AA stuff. anyways just wanted to share with you all, we should be checking out for deals more often like this! groupon good!

what I've eaten this past week...

FOOOOOOOOD~!

First off i want to apologize for not blogging in awhile, so here's one big massive post of what i've been eating. So i had kimchi fried rice @ my favorite korean place which is Han Kook Kwan & it's located in the Arirang Supermarket, honestly i would not go anywhere else for authentic & cheap, everything is under $10; korean food, i love the spicy rice cakes, cold noodles & kimichi fried rice here so much ;___; & the lady there is always sweet to me~ on another day, i had small tuna sushi rolls from 99 Ranch, surprisingly they were really good, usually i expect pretty low quality from supermarkets when it comes to sushi, i added the japanese mayo & masago eggs on top of it & it was super bomb. only $5 for two trays! hella fulling. Had Tous Les Jours because my friend paid for my kimchi fried rice & yeah, as usual, tous les jours is my favorite for breads & such other than paris baguette~ yesterday, i had boudin for lunch, their soup is their best, the sandwich was good as usual, but their grilled cheese sandwich is a bomb must try thing forsure!! afterwards, stopped at susiecakes to try on the way home & omg, best cake & brownies i've had in awhile, it's pretty pricey, i don't remember the price but i felt like it must be worth the price cause i'm craving even now, the day after~ & so that was all i've eaten all week! all places i've eaten at were ✮✮✮✮☆ 4/5 to me, so yeah! hope you try one of these places out!

i will try to update foods not in a clump like this again lol

I am truly so thankful & blessed~

i am so thankful & blessed for my family & friends who support me in everything i do. win or lose at things in life, i've learned that if i at least try, even when things get tough, i will live with no regrets because i tried & the effort means more really to me than anything else. i believe god will bless those efforts one day later in life. i'm really thankful though, that god has given me so many opportunities in life of the things i can do. the people i've gotten to meet, my idols & just all the things that keep me alive to show me that life's really worth living & sometimes i forget that but when realization hits, i truly am thankful for everything, i'm thankful for this life & i will try my best to continue to put in as much as i can to be able to get more out of things than just waiting for things. again, i just am so thankful, i love everyone that's come into my life, especially my family & thank you god always. the year's almost over, it's time to make the best of what is left.

Pokémon Omega Ruby

Pokémon Omega Ruby

So i downloaded Pokémon Omega Ruby the night it was released on the nintendo eShop. i was super stoaked for this game to come out because i love, LOVE the pokemon games, i literally immerse myself into the game until i finish it. this game overall was fun to go back to the hoenn region again, i really did enjoy the original ruby because of the secret base, the diving underwater & the whole story. this game didn't disappoint there, but they didn't have battle frontier.. meh.. after league didn't disappoint like pokemon x did, at least it was more fulfilling. i really wish game freak will make a game where we can go back to more regions & such, like heartgold was good, we got to go through johto & then back to kanto. they should really do something like that again. i liked how you can have an mega pokemon & a primal pokemon on the same battle field in this game, that was pretty cool to take down trainers. the cut scenes were cool too. i finished the game in 14hrs & 16min of game time. usually i finish 17hrs or less. yep yep! overall, this was worth the play i'm glad i got it & will probably continue to buy every pokemon game that comes out forever.

Rating: ✮✮✮✮☆ 4/5

November Loot Crate: BATTLE

So i wanted to try out loot crate & wow it is totally worth it, for $20, you get all that stuff in the picture on the right! each month is a different theme, this month was battle. since i'm pretty nerdy, i loved everything i got in the box. i would subscribe to them monthly, but i do not have a stable income to do so at the moment, so yeah.. maybe one day. i will probably buy their october crate box soon since they have it up for sale right now & i really liked all the stuff that loot crate box came with. would totally recommend you to get loot crate if you can. you really get exclusive cool stuff, only $20!

3DS Mario Case Holder Thingy~

So my aunt got me this thing the other day at target & wow it's great, since i don't buy games anymore, but still have some of my pokemon games i love to still go back & play i can keep it in the holder spots of this thingy. there's also a pocket to hold your 3DS! it's soft yet pretty hard, so i know that if i toss this into my bag that my 3DS will be protected. i also love the original mario game i used to play on my gameboy color, so i like this case a lot. i don't remember the price, but it's probably around $20 & totes worth.

Boiling Point

Went to eat boiling point with my friends today, i've been here before & i pretty much order the same thing every time i go, which is the kimchi with intestines & glass noodle. i like mine at medium because mild tastes pretty boring. i can finish an entire bowl myself~! it's really filling & very satisfy to eat. i love the hokkaido milk tea too. they serve the right amount of everything in a bowl & overall it's somewhere i recommend you try for some hot warm food~ i've been feeling a bit under the weather due to the sudden change in weather from hot to hella cold, so this really was good to eat today & it really hit the spot, i've been full for hours now... LOL ✮✮✮✮☆ 4/5 always good every time i go, constantly good.

BTS Hip Hop Monster Goods

BTS Hip Hop Monster Goods

1. POP-UP CARD JIN / 1,800원
2. PAPER CASE PINK / 3,000원
3. PAD NOTE-M YELLOW / 5,500원
4. PAD NOTE-L WHITE / 6,500원
5. 365 DIARY BLACK / 18,000원
6. PP HOLDER JIN 1,500원
7. NOTE-S JIN / NO OPTION / 2,500원
8. NOTE-M JIN / NO OPTION / 3,000원
9. NOTE-L JIN / NO OPTION / 3,500원
10. MOUSE PAD PINK / 4,000원
11. FIGURE 6cm JIN / 9,000원
12. FIGURE 16cm JIN / 18,000원
13. MIRROR BLACK / 3,500원

so i'm a huge bts fan, so i really wanted these hip hop monster merch they had displayed at the red bullet concert. course to me it's worth to add to my collection, it's honestly too cute to use. i was most excited for the figurines, they're bigger than i thought! like seriously the 16cm figure is the size of my hand almost & i have decent size hands. overall, as a bts merch collector, i believe this stuff is totally worth it, it's cute, but if you can't afford to drop bills, then i recommend if you can to get the figurine cause it's super cute & totes worth to display in your room somewhere & such~ yes, i am keeping everything in the plastic, because idk i'm really weird & just like the mint condition for now.

OH! & it was my first time ordering from the btsofficalshop & they accept paypal now & omg it shipped out soo fast! only downside for me was u.s customs checked my merch & i got my box in pretty wrecked condition, but everything inside was fine! overall, i'm okay with it, just really loved how the shop shipped out right away~ & had tracking too!

3DS Themes!

The Nintendo 3DS's recent update now allows us to have themes! i think that's really cool!

i bought the animal crossing pattern theme to match my 3DS~

i think it's totally worth $2 plays music in the background too of that certain theme!

佛光山西來寺 Hsi Lai Temple / Ramen / Half&Half 伴伴堂

Went around the Hacienda/Rowland Heights area with my mom today. visited the Hsi Lai temple, the view is really nice. bought dharma words for $1 to donate to the temple. then went to ramen yukino ya, the ramen there was okay.. like it was more flavorful than most places in OC i've been to, but my favorite in OC is still Ramen Yamadaya in costa mesa tbh. favorite ramen of all time would have to be kahoo in san jose or some random ramen shop i went to in japan lol somewhere in shibuya idk tbh because the name was all in japanese LOL IT WAS LITERALLY A HOLE IN THE WALL. anyways, the service sucked, only one lady works as the waitress.. she hella lags or forgets to bring out stuff.. yeah.. it's an okay place. had to stop by half&half on the way home of course, i love the mango oolong tea there, i used to get the #1 ice milk tea with pudding, caramel & boba, but i got sick of sugary drinks, so every time i go to half&half i've been getting this mango oolong tea.

✮✮✮☆☆ 2.5/5 stars for the ramen place for being ok!

✮✮✮✮✮ 5/5 stars for half&half for being good no matter what half&half i go to~

BTS The Red Bullet Goods

BTS The Red Bullet Goods

1. The Red Bullet Hoodie
2. The Red Bullet Program Book
3. The Red Bullet Mini Posters
4. The Red Bullet Photocards
5. The Red Bullet Folders
6. BTS Hip Hop Monsters Stickers
7. BTS Hip Hop Monsters Mirror White

i'm a huge fan of BTS, so of course when their concert had merch i had to get some! i didn't get all of the merch, i got everything except the t-shirt, light stick & mask ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ anyways, they look sooo good in the pictures, the quality is so nice, like so much fangirl feels i had getting this in the mail today, i literally wanted to cry lol. i'm really thankful for my dad for paying for this merch. i usually pay for merch myself, but this was my early christmas gift. i love bts & will support them for as long as i can probably? lol if you can get your hands on their red bullet goods, i highly recommend you do if you're a fan of bangtan~ it's so worth adding to your collection! or what my friends call my shrine.

Bananas & Coconuts

i got this banana dress on inuinu for around $30. it's free size, it's really stretchy, i actually feel like sewing in the top half to be a bit tighter & more form fitting(?) but yeah it's nice & comfy~ a bit sheer, so if you get one, remember to wear a tank top under! unless you want to be sexy.. then.. i guess..? LOL i also got a coconut today for $1, it was really refreshing & yeah i thought it was random cool pic to take drinking out of a coconut. bought at 99 ranch chinese supermarket. hope everyone had a nice sunday!

Duck House 鹿鼎记

So today i went to try the duck house 鹿鼎记. it was really good, i didn't just have these three items which are peking duck, unagi on sticky rice & passion fruit jelly. i had kung pao chicken & pork chops also~ it was really good, probably the most unique taste i've had for chinese food, it wasn't too oily & it didn't make me feel sluggish afterwards. the unagi on top of sticky rice is what i recommend the most, it was really good fresh, i wouldn't recommend it as leftovers though, i've had it as a left over a few days before & it didn't taste that great, the eel still tasted good though! Overall Rating:  ✮✮✮✮☆ 4/5

Yay! Mail~!!

Today in the mail i got my Nohant Love City Seoul Tote Bag & BTS Official Bandana!

Nohant Love City Tote Bag

the bag is really sturdy & big. the bottom has something inside that keeps the bottom flat & not flimsy. i really like the design & it's a nice fashionable tote. they replace some of the english alphabet letters with korean alphabet letters & i thought that was really unique & cool. reminds me of when i was in south korea~ very much worth $40

BTS Official Bandana

i didn't expect the bandana to be such nice quality. i actually really expected a cheap quality, but it's really nice! i am actually tying it to my tote bag to hang off of as a fashion accessory. it's really nice, i just needed it since we all know i collect bts merch~ haha as a bts fan, this was very worth my $20.

The Donuttery

I really like the "goldie lox" at the donuttery, but i really prefer it without the pepper & all that stuff, like i really like it plain.. just salmon, cream cheese & bagel (garlic sometimes). the donuts at the donuttery are really good too, they're fresh & hella cheap!~ if you're near the huntington beach i recommend this donut place the most! it's my favorite place to go for a filling bagel, one piece can already keep me full, i usually share the 2nd piece with a friend. i give this place a 3.4/5. it's not wow amazing, but it's good okay~!