2009 OSCARS

Did anybody else love the Oscars as much as I did? It had to be one of the best ceremonies that I've ever seen (and I've seen every single year since I was like, 7 yrs. old)

Hugh Jackman was the best Oscar host hands down. Not only was he sexy but he was also funny & talented. His opening "number" was incredible & when he said "and I'm wolverine" I screamedddd. lol. We all love X men & Wolverine in our house.

His big medley with Beyonce was also great. I heard that alot of people were "twittering" that she was lip-singing & all this stuff. Stop hating! lol. She's performing at the Oscars & you're not. Get over it.

Steve Martin & Tina Fey were funny presenters. Ben Stiller was showing out during his presentation, putting gum on the stand & not paying attention. lol! I apparently missed the "look" that Brad & Angie gave when Jennifer Aniston was presenting. And Queen Latifah killed the song for the "In Memoriam" tribute.

My favorite thing besides Hugh Jackman was the way they had the past winners present & honor this year's nominees. That was the best change that I've seen within the Oscars itself. It was beautiful, touching & oh so appropriate. Loved it! Also loved the set design; the crystals were gorgeous.

I was really rooting for Brad Pitt to win Best Actor cuz he reallllyyyyy deserves one but I wasn't mad that Sean Penn won. He's great & it's well overdue for him too. I'm biased because I haven't seen Slumdog Millionaire but I didn't want them to win Best Picture. lol. I'm sure I'll love it once I watch it so I'm bittersweet about it.

We haven't seen The Reader but I'm sure Kate Winslet deserved the Best Actress win. She's so humble & grateful that it was good to see her get it. Benjamin Button didn't win the big awards but they won Visual Effects, Art Direction & Make up so I'm happy for the crew. They did an awesome job with the movie.

All in all, I missed parts of the show cuz I was cooking but those were my highlights. Oh, and I watched like an hour of the red carpet then fell asleep & woke back up for the main event. Here are my favorite dresses for the night:

She's always wearing the hottest dress
Beautiful origami styled dress

Angelina's dress was simple but her green jewelry was banging & made it gorgeous.

Love the design of this one

Alot of people hate this dress but I like it

CLICK HERE for the complete list of winners.

25 RANDOM THINGS

You know the rules: Write your own 25 random things. Pass it along biatches!

1) I really don't know what to say so I'lll start with... my favorite flowers are calla lillies & orchids. I love any flower really. If I could get fresh flowers once every 2 weeks I'd be a happy Asian.

2) I loved my 2nd grade teacher (Ms. Moskowitz.) Never forget her. She & my P.E teacher got me really intrigued about the Holocaust. Still am. Speaking of I still gotta see Valkyrie.

3) I didn't like my 3rd grade teacher (Mrs. Kehoe.) She said I talked too much. I always got Student of the Month every year cuz my teachers loved me but she didn't give it to me that year & she told me that was the reason why. *middle finger*

4) I'm a very competitive person. Whatever I do I wanna be the best & do my best.

5) Which leads to me being a perfectionist. Half perfectionist half CSI agent. I know when people have touched my things. Even when they try to put it back like it hasn't been moved.

6) I hate when people break my things. I don't think I've ever broken anything that I had of value. I take really good care of my stuff. Destroy your own shat. Leave mine alone!

7) I'm starting to become more & more like my parents. Which is half good half bad.

8) I can cook really well & I love cooking new things. I get it from my dad. He can taste something & tell you all of the ingredients that was used to make it. Then he'll make the same dish using Viet ingredients. lol.

9) I have really good aim. Don't get caught on the other side of the trigger.

10) I think I was an assassin in my past life. And a really good one.

11) I used to be terrified of dogs. Now I love all of them. Brando's my 1st dog ever & I love him to death.

12) My biggest fear are snakes. I stepped on one barefoot when I was little.

13) I have no trouble saying no to people. I used to but I got tired of helping people who won't help themselves.

14) My lifelong goals are to win an Oscar, travel the world, have happy, healthy kids & enough money to last my family for generations so they won't ever have to struggle.

15) I hate the fact that you have to be cordial & political. If you don't like someone you shouldn't have to be nice to them. Respect & not kill them yes, but nice, ehh. And to even have to talk to them. Ugh!

16) I used to love the Spice Girls in Elem. school & decided that my American name would be Victoria. My ex sister-in-law still calls me Victoria to this day. I don't think she knows my real name.

17) I'm really good at creative arts projects. I love drawing, painting, making cards, stockings & anything else I can think of.

18) I got a tattoo in 10th grade & my mom still doesn't know that I have one. When she used to see it I'd be like "It's a sticker or henna tat." lol

19) I've dated one Asian guy in my entire life. It lasted 3 days. And I ignored him the whole time. Needless to say that didn't work out.

20) I like to see people get tased, chased, slammed & hurt. Very entertaining.

21) I say my prayers every night before I go to bed & every morning on the way to work.

22) Babies make everything better. So does a dinner & a movie

23) My 5th grade teacher Mr. Cofield looked just like Martin Luther King. He was one of my favorites.

24) I actually love my job. There's some crappy days but for the most part... The other day I walked past my coworker's cube & started running in slow motion. lol. It was fun.

25) I'm usually aware of my surroundings. My coworkers have this thing where they like to jump out & scare each other. No one's gotten me yet. I also always make a note of the exits whenever I go anywhere. Hey gotta have an escape plan in case something happens.

3 THINGS

Three people who make me laugh: Actor, Q & my coworkers

Three things I love: My fam, friends & Brando

Three things I hate: Onions, bad customer service & being rushed

Three things I don't understand: Why phone support people often have a bad accent that you can't understand. Why people ask redundant questions. Why people are still racist in 2009

Three things to describe my personality: Silly, blunt & passionate

Three things I can do: Make beautiful handmade cards, cook & draw/paint

Three things I can't do: Roll my tongue, do a split & tread water

Three things I can't leave home without: My phone, camera & Carmex

Three things I want to do before I die: Make enough money so my family won't have to work anymore, travel the world, have kids.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF?

You won the lottery: Give some money to my fam. & friends, buy stuff that I need, open some businesses & invest the rest.

You caught your BF/GF cheating you with your best friend: That'll never happen cuz they're not each other's types. But I'd shoot both of them. Not to kill, but to painfully suffer.

You saw someone hitchiking on highway: Keep driving. Sorry I don't allow strangers in my house or car.

You caught a friend stealing from you: I'd ask why. If they're just being a thief then I'd never talk to them again. If they need money or help then I'd probably help them. But warn them not to ever to that again or I'd call the cops.

You witnessed a murder: Get the hell out of there & call the cops anonymously from a location farr farrrrrr away from the scene

A random stranger offered you ice cream: Says no thanks & walk away

MySpace is closed: I wouldn't really care

You learned that there wont be internet anymore: I'd be really hurt. How else would I look up info that fast? You can't do that with books.

You found a wallet without an ID and fully loaded with $$$$: Keep it. Duhhh. There's no ID & if I turn it to the cops then they'd probably pocket it anyway.

THE GOOD BAD & UGLY

THE GOOD

~ I'm starting a home-made greeting card company. Very very very VERY excited about it. Getting all of my paperwork & samples ready right now. Trying to build my own website but if not I might hire someone to do it for me. Trying to do flash & also interactive/ build your own card kinda thing. If anyone knows anyone that is capable let me know :-)

~ Brando's getting bigger. He's almost outgrown his crate. Gotta buy him a new one soon. Everyone thinks he's huge cuz he's umm, bout 70 lbs, but he's still my tiny little ball of germs.

~ I've been working out & eating healthier with Actor. It's actually not as bad as I thought. I enjoy taking care of myself. lol

~ Saw Pineapple Express last night. It was pretty good. Funny funny.

~ Actor & his friend played the Resident Evil demo & loved it. And they're playing it over & over. lol

~ I bought the "sandalwood" candles from Target & they are officially my new scent. It smells so freaking good! Hmmmmm. And I bought the oil burner thingy & it works wonders. I mean, we had it in the living room & it made the whole ENTIRE house smell good. I'm so serious. The hallways, the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms. EVERYTHING. My clothes that I'm wearing to work today still smells like it. That's how strong it is. lol. Get some burners, they work wonders!


THE BAD


~ I'm not getting as big of a refund check as I thought I was gonna get. Ugh! Stupid taxes!


~ I have GOT to get more sleep. That's part of the whole healthy thing but I can't seem to grasp it yet. I mean, I go to sleep way earlier than Actor & Q does but somehow I still manage to get only 4-5 hours a night. Not good at all.


~ Speaking of, I almost fell asleep at the wheel trying to drive home from work yesterday. Was NOT a good look. I was literally prying my eyes open. Came home & fell out till 9 something.

THE UGLY

~ Remember the 3 traffic tickets I got a couple of months ago? Don't even ask me how much they are cuz I might slap somebody's mama. Let's just say it's not in the hundreds anymore. *steams*

HAPPY MILK DAY, well, without the I

Since it is MLK day I would like to take a moment to reflect & thank him & every other civil rights leader, past & present. Well, except for some like Jesse Jackson cuz he gets paid HOW MUCH per speech? Blah. lol. Now before you hose me I'm not judging or hating on him cuz he's done some notable things for the movement but I think he (and others) are always looking for stuff to march over so he can make a speech & get paid. There I said it, sue me.

Anyhoos, In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. the Great, I am going to list some other notable black men that I admire:

Obama - For being the 1st black (among other races) president. Go him!

Russell Simmons - For being the father of Def Jam. What else can you say?

Jay Z - For being cool & a great business man. And he's married to the hottest chick in the game.

Fiddy Cent - For staying with a fresh suit on. Love how clean he is. And he's also a great business man.

Dwyane Wade - For being a good ball player & also kinda hot. lol

Danny Glover- For making my all time favorite movies with Mel Gibson. If you don't know what movie then go smack yourself with a bat.

Will Smith - For making every movie a multi-million dollar hit. And he's still swole as hell for his age.

Tyler Perry - For becoming a billionaire by dressing as a woman. Props man props.

Morgan Freeman - For being one of my all time favorite actors.

Denzel Washington - For making every movie great. And for still pulling at his age. lol.

Sidney Poitier - For being the 1st Black man to win an Academy award for Best Actor. Also the youngest one to win at that time.

Those are all that I can think of at the moment. I feel like I'm forgetting some important names so I'll add on as I remember.

Enjoy your day! Love one love all. In the end we're all God's children.

P.S. - Oh yea, the song for the day is Robin Thicke's "Dreamworld." If you haven't heard this song yet then GO GET IT NOW!!! It captures the spirit of MLK day. And just the spirit of life period. More on him later as he is the delicious king of soul :-D

FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND:

A short & sweet survey:

1 - Type in the first thing that comes into your mind when you see these words - Mmmmmmk... 2 - Relationships - Long lasting
3 - Your Last Ex - New Yorker
4 - Power - Money
5 - Food - Me
6 - Drugs - Yuck
7 - The President - Obamaaaaaaaa
8 - War - Sucks
9 - Cars - Fast
10 - Gas Prices - Great for now
11 - Halloween - Eh
12 - Religion - Spritual
13 - Politics - Headache
14 - Myspace - Overrated
15 - Worst Fear - Snakes
16 - Marriage - Eventually
17 - Sex - Great if you're in love
18 - Fashion - Annoying
19 - Brunettes - Rocks
20 - Redheads - Rocks
21 - Work - Early= sleepy
22 - Football - Arizona kicking ass
23 - Animals - My doggy Brando :-)
24 - Vanilla Ice - Blah
25 - Porta Potties - Rolling over with someone in it
26 - Pajamas - Best clothes ever made
27 - Pictures - Love to take 'em

SHORT ANSWERS

Here is another "About Me" survey that I took. I'm into surveys right now. Can you tell?

SHORT ANSWERS:
1 - [are you left handed or right handed?] Right
2 - [are you smart?] Very
3 - [whats your middle name?] None of ya business
4 - [how many personalities do you have?] Ummm... Let's see...
5 - [how many piercings do you have?] I had 7, but now 2
6 - [tattoos?] 1
7 - [do you like v-8?] Like the tomato one
8 - [what was your first word?] Umm... I dunno, my parents didn't tell me much about my childhood. Think I'm adopted. lol
9 - [are you superstitious?] Depends on what it is
10 - [do you read your horoscope?] Sometimes. Horoscopes are too vague. Could relate to anyone
11 - [do you believe in that stuff?] No
12 - [can you do a cartwheel?] Haven't tried in yrs.
13 - [do you have bangs?] Side swept ones
14 - [do you have contact lenses?] Yes. I'm blind as a bat
15 - [can you drive?] Yes
16 - [what do you drive?] A car
17 - [do you snore?] Sometimes. When I'm exhausted
18 - [Do you drool in your sleep?] Umm... no comment. lol
19 - [do you lick your envelopes or use a sponge?] Water & fingertips
20 - [do you keep a journal?] I keep a blog :-)
21 - [what languages do you know?] Vietnamese & English. And supposedlly French but not really
22 - [what's the best awards show?] Oscars, Golden Globes & Grammys. You know, the important ones...
23 - [do you like onions?] NOOOOOOOO
24 - [do you like cotton candy?] Eh, when I was little
25 - [do you like Pina coladas?] Sometimes
26 - [what instruments can you play?] A little piano. A little guitar. That's about it
27 - [what words do you overuse?] Hmm! (When someone says or does something crazy or funny.) I'm like Hmm! Interesting
28 - [what do you sleep in?] Bed
29 - [whats your bedtime?] What's that?
30 - [how many pillows do you have?] 1
31 - [do you like to dance?] Sometimes
32 - [do you like to sing?] Yes
33 - [are you any good at it?] Of course
34 - [how many cds do you have?] Too many to count
35 - [do you like to talk on the phone?] No
36 - [how many times have you moved houses?] Lol. Every year. I'm not running from the law I swear. Once I live in a neighborhood I tend to not like it anymore
37 - [what do you think of chain letters?] Never forwarded one in my life
38 - [do you like where you live?] No. Bout to move once our lease is up. People are crazy over here.
39 - [is your room messy?] Lol define messy
40 - [how many people go to your school?] I'm not in school.
41 - [do you like your writing?] Yes. Actor loves it
42 - [do you like to finger-paint?] Sometimes
43 - [what do you smell like?] Your mama
44 - [are you organized?] Very. I keep everything exactly where I want it
45 - [what do you put on hotdogs and hamburgers] Hot dogs: lots of ketchup, relish, season salt & blk pepper. Burgers: cheese, ketchup, sometimes mayo. Red Robin burgers are the best though! Look up the Banzai one
46 - [do you sleep with a stuffed animal?] No
47 - [do you sleep with socks on?] No. I hate having socks on
48 - [are you ticklish?] No
49 - [are you shy?] No. If I don't talk to you I'm either too busy or just don't like you.
50 - [do you talk to yourself?] Sometimes
51 - [is your house 1, 2, or 3 stories?] None of your business
52 - [do you have a basement or an attic?] Refer to above answer
53 - [what flavor fluoride do you get at the dentist?] I haven't been to the dentist since Elem. school. Is that bad?
54 - [did you go to preschool?] No
55 - [are you a morning person?] NO
56 - [whats your favorite outfit?] Jeans & a T-shirt. Sometimes dress & stilletos
57 - [do you have a friend that you wish wasn't?] Doesn't everyone?
58 - [who has the most annoying voice in the world?] Whoever's asking me all these questions.
59 - [do you believe in ghosts?] Sometimes
60 - [do you believe in bigfoot?] What?
61 - [whats your favorite feature (on yourself)] My face
62 - [what do you do when you're nervous?] Act like I'm not
63 - [who's your role model?] Civil rights leaders, entrepreneurs & anyone that does the right thing.
64 - [what celebrities do you look like?] I think sometimes Catherine Zeta Jones. And no not Lucy Lui just cuz she's Asian. Racists!
65 - [what celebrities do you act like?] All the goofy ones
66 - [do you like classical music?] Yes
67 - [how old do you wish you were?] I'm content with my age thank you
68 - [what will you name your daughter?] Umm... Something meaningful & pretty
69 - [son?] Something meaningful & masculine
70 - [have you ever gone skinny dipping?] In Elem. school when we didn't have anything yet. lol
71 - [have you ever thought you were gonna die?] Numerous times
72 - [where's the farthest place you ever traveled?] Vietnam
73 - [where do you wanna go?] Everywhere
74 - [what is the best advice you've ever been given?] People are crazy. Don't trust anyone.

GOLDEN GLOBES 2009

Did anyone see the Golden Globes last night? Whew! I love watching award shows because it inspires me to work harder so I can be on there one day too. I vow to be the 1st Vietnamese woman to win an Oscar... If I don't get more acting jobs here in Atlanta I'm gonna move to Cali pretty soon. Maybe in a couple of years.

But anyhoos, I missed some of it cuz I was hungry & couldn't figure out where I wanted to eat. I browsed around at Kroger for a while then decided that I wanted Subway. lol. Go figure.

Here are some personal highlights from what I did see:

FAVORITE DRESSES:

Eva Longoria


Eva Mendes


Kate Beckinsale

Megan Fox

Drew Barrymore

~ How cute was Drew Barrymore? She usually annoys me but she was so adorable with her teased hair that it made her dress (and her) look better than it actually is.

~ Never even heard of Slumdog Millionaire (shameless to say) but see that they won Best Drama picture (among other categories.) Gotta see it now.

~ I loved how people cried & were all out of breath when they found out that they won. Seems really genuine. Those are the best. They make me get all misty myself. Don't judge me!
~ Speaking of surprised winners, how the hell did Kate Winslet thank Leo Dicaprio 1st & said that she loved him & all this crap THEN thanked her husband. haha. Didn't even say that she loved him. *shame on you*

~ Mickey Rourke won Best Actor for "The Wrestler." Yay! I love him. He's so damn cool.

~ And I'm glad that Paul Giamatti won for "John Adams." Love him too.

~ "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" won for Best Musical/ Comedy picture. Gotta see that.

~ No idea who Sally Hawkins is, or most of the other female nominees for that matter. I have GOT to watch some new shows.

~ Glad that Colin Ferrell won for "In Bruges." Heard that was banging too. That's also on my "to see" list now.

~ It was a great moment for Chris Nolen ("The Dark Knight's" director) to accept a posthumous award for Heath Ledger. *sighs* We still miss him.

~ Benjamin Button was a good movie & I'm kinda disappointed that it didn't win anything, especially since I haven't seen Slumdog so I'm biased. haha. Plus I always want Brad to win. He won a Golden Globe in '96 for Twelve Monkeys but no Oscars yet. Ugh! I'm still rooting for you Brad! lol. Maybe you need me in the movie to get ya Best Motion Picture. *hint hint*

~ But him & Angelina don't care if they win or not. lol. They're Brad & Angie. Beat that biatches!

~ Looking at celebrities, don't musicians look like they're on a lower level than actors? Somehow Jay Z, Beyonce & Diddy (just to name a few) don't look as "celebrity" as A-list actors. lol. Still a different class I guess. Don't know if you get what I'm trying to say cuz it's hard to explain...

~ 30 Rock won so big! lol. I've never seen the show but I bet it's funny. Tina Fey is a trip! She's so funny & cute. And Tracy Morgan is a fool! haha.

Umm, that's about all that I can recall that's worth mentioning. It's just cool to see all of the actors from film & tv mingling with each other cuz I bet some of them haven't even seen each other face to face yet.

Golden Globes wait for me... I'll be there soon :-D

100 QUESTIONS

Here's a little survey for lack of a real post. lol. Don't judge me! Just take it as a get to know me better treat :-D

1 - red rose or white? Red
2 - salt or pepper? Pepper
3 - pink or blue? Blue
4 - hamburgers or hot dogs? Red Robin burgers *drools*
5 - music or movies? Both equally
6 - comedy or horror? Comedy
7 - action or adventure? Don't they come together? Next question!
8 - summer or winter? Summer
9 - sun or stars? Stars
10 - hott or cute? Stupid question
11 - walk or run? Walk
12 - funny or romantic? Funny AND romantic
13 - crunchy or creamy peanut butter? Creamy
14 - rings or necklaces? Necklaces
15 - camping out or slumber party? Slumber party
16 - white or dark chocolate? White, dark sometimes
17 - night or day? Definitely night. I hate mornings
18 - blood or guts? Ummm. Who are we killing?
19 - school or work? Work
20 - surfing or snowboarding? Snowboarding even though I've never done either
21 - soft candy or hard candy? Soft. But like the hard jolly ranchers
22 - phone or e-mail? Email & text. Hate talking on the phone
23 - pencil or pen? Pen
24 - pizza or chicken wings? Wings
25 - dog or cat? I love my doggy :-D Cats creep me out
26 - spiderman or batman? Wolverine will kill both of them
27 - dvd or vhs? Dvds although I love my vhs. lol. Still have a tv with an attached vhs player. Don't judge me!
28 - snow or rain? Snow cuz we never get any
29 - fat or skinny? Stupid question. People are too obsessed with weight.
30 - prep or punk? Both make cool friends
31 - water or milk? Water or soy milk. I'm starting to get lactose intolerant.
32 - fruit or vegetable? Both.
33 - inside or outside? Inside
34 - friends or family? Both
35 - sweet or sour? Sweet
36 - shoe or clothes shopping? Ummm... Both, duh. lol
37 - long or short hair? Long. I've been wanting to cut all of my hair off into a bob & haven't found the courage. lol
38 - cocky or shy? Neither shy nor cocky. I'll put you in your place & won't even raise my voice 39 - ocean or pool? Ocean but very close to the shore. haha
40 - baseball or football? Basketball
41 - dancing or singing? Singing. I'm shy to dance in public.
42 - couch or chair? Couch. Definitely. Love my couch
43 - t.v. or computer? T.V. Once I get home I won't even come near the comp. since I'm on it all day at work.
44 - house or apartment? House. So much more privacy & you don't have to worry about stupid neighbors burning the building down.
45 - hot chocolate or coffee? Both
46 - white or wheat bread? Wheat
47 - rocky road ice cream or butter pecan? Cookie dough
48 - dr. pepper or mountain dew? Dr. Pepper. I always thought it was a root beer but apparently not.
49 - pop tart or toaster strudel? Strudels! I've got some in the freezer at work.
50 - cake or pie? Love all desserts
51 - butter or margarine? What's the difference? Should i know that? lol. Don't judge me!
52 - mayo or miricle whip? Mayo
53 - french or ranch dressing? Ranch
54 - pretzels or potato chips? Chips. Preferably baked
55 - pickles or olives? Both
56 - black or green olives? Both
57 - strawberries or blueberries? Strawberries
58 - drumstick or push-ups? What is a push up? Is that a wing?
59 - blt or sloppy joes? Never had a BLT. I guess sloppy joes.
60 - carrot or celery? Both
61 - apple or grape juice? Apple
62 - frosted flakes or fruit loops? Frosted Flakes
63 - oreos or chips ahoy? Neither. I don't like hard cookies
64 - m&m or skittles? M&M
65 - fried chicken or fried shrimp? Both
66 - chili or clam chowder? Both
67 - strawberry or grape jelly? Grape
68 - snickers or milky way? Snickers
69 - cheese or peperoni pizza? You spelled "pepperoni" wrong. But yea, meat lover's with pineapple.
70 - baked or mashed potatoes? Both
71 - taco or burritos? Tacos
72 - hard shell taco or soft shelled? Now what if I had said burrito for the last one? Soft
73 - sausage or bacon? Smoked sausage
74 - ravoili or lasagna? You spelled "ravioli" wrong too. Lasagna
75 - cookies or candy? Both
76 - french toast or pancakes? French Toast
77 - bowling or rollerskating? Bowling
78 - oprah or dr. phil? Oprah
79 - sandals or tennis shoes? Sandals
80 - mac and cheese or cheese and crackers? Both
81 - twister or connect four? Both
82 - lobster or crab? BOTH. Yummmm
83 - mexican or itailian food? Italian
84 - public or private school? Public
85 - turkey or ham sandwitch? Both
86 - poems or short stories? Both
87 - gold or silver? Gold looks better on me.
88 - apple or banana? Both
89 - Vanilla or chocolate? Depends on what it is
90 - 50 Cent or 2pac? Both
91 - Face or Body? As in which part am I gonna hit you at for this long ass survey? Both
92 - Fall or Spring? Spring
93 - McDonalds or Burger King? Neither. Yuck
94 - Pepsi or Coke? Pepsi
95 - Abercrombie or Hollister? Neither
96 - Prison Break or Lost? Haven't watched neither. But Prison Break cuz he's fine. lol
97 - Love or Lust? Love of course.
98 - Truth or Dare? Dare
99 - MySpace or Myspace? ;) Stupid question. Myspace is overrated.
100 - life in prison or dealth penalty? For me or someone else?

MENTAL FENG SHUI

Hey you guys, sorry I haven't posted about the trip yet. Been busy making X'mas cards & just got my tree last night, still gotta decorate it. We got a real tree & this is the 1st time I'm spraying snow on it so I'm so excited! whoo! More about ze tree later, it's gonna be a blueee bluee X'mas :-)

Gimme your address if you want a X'mas card. My cards are very exquisite if I do say so myself. Hand-cut, very detailed snowflakes (among other things.) Uh, yea. I'm the shiznit. haha. First 5 people get one. I'm not gonna make 50 cards now, lol.

So for the moment, please enjoy these fine tips that I just got in an email today. Happy Tuesday everyone! 16 more days till X'mas!
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MENTAL FENG SHUI:

ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their
conversational skills will be as important as any other.

THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.

FOUR. When you say, 'I love you,' mean it.

FIVE. When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye.

SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.

SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.

EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams
don't have much.

NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the
only way to live life completely.

TEN.. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.

ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives.

TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.

THIRTEEN! .. When someone asks you a question you don't want to
answer, smile and ask, 'Why do you want to know?'

FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

FIFTEEN. Say 'bless you' when you hear someone sneeze.

SIXTEEN. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for
others; and Responsibility for all your actions.

EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps
to correct it.

TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.

TWENTY- ONE. Spend some time alone.

I AM... SASHA FIERCE & LOVE'S CRAZY

If you guys haven't heard, two of my favorite people are dropping albums today: Beyonce & Slim of 112

I haven't heard B's album (I am... Sasha Fierce) yet but some sources that have tell me that it was ok. She's been going on a hopscotch tangent lately so hopefully the other half of her album will deliver the old Beyonce that we all used to love. She's undeniably fabulous & is gonna sell regardless though so big ups to her. Still one of my favorite celebrities.

Slim's album (Love's Crazy) is also in stores today & I'm so excited for him! We heard the whole album a couple of months ago & it was banging! I'm sure he's made some changes since then but undoubtedly for the better. If you guys don't know who the group 112 is (how can you not?) but go google singles like:

"Peaches & Cream"
"Cupid"
"Only You" (Bad Boy remix)
"Anywhere" (with Lil Zane who I used to think was so fine, lol)
"Love You like I did" one of my all time favs.
"Your Letter" loveeee it
"Dance With Me"
"I'll Be Missing You"

Anyhoos, I used to loveeee 112. Remember when there was a whole 112 vs. Jagged Edge thing? Please, 112's music is undisputedly better. Jagged Edge was cool & I liked their music too, but 112's songs had much more substance with their lyrics, melodies, notes & all. And they write most of their songs which is incredible. I really appreciate an artist who can write their own stuff. Makes it so much more personal & heartfelt.

Within the last couple of years we've become really good friends with Slim & I can honestly say that he's a great guy. He's funny, down to earth, a great friend & also a great father to his kids. They've opened their house to us on numerous numerous occasions: Thanksgiving, Christmas, birthday parties & just random get togethers.

So here's my shameless plug for an incredible guy & an even more incredible artist: Slim of 112. Go pick up his album Love's Crazy in stores today!

~ Hanh

CURRENT SONG FAVS (9/7/08)

Songs that I'm feeling at the moment (in no particular order)

~ Monica "Still Standing"
I can feel the emotions in this song. Favorite part is when she says "never" in the hook.

~ Rihanna "Disturbia"
I love this song. Very cool yet mysterious. Love the lyrics & notes. And the video is hot. Perfect for Halloween.

~ Chris Brown "Forever"
Isn't is funny how everytime you mention either Rihanna or Chris you automatically think of the other? Well, for me anyway. But I like this song too. Very different from regular CB songs. Loveddd it when I first heard it but starting to get old fast though cuz they play it every 2 seconds.

~ Leona Lewis "Better In Time"
Like her first single & love this song. Haven't heard her album but I heard that she had ok songs. Well, she picked 2 good songs to release so far...

~ Robin Thicke "Magic"
He's the greatest. Love everything he does. Also on my Favorite Celebrities list that I shall be posting soon.

~ Keri Hilson "Energy"
I saw her at a private Dallas Austin concert a couple of months ago & had no idea who she was. lol. But she's growing on me. At first I didn't know what all the hype was about but she actually has really good music. I might be a future fan...

~ T.I. featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Jay Z "Swagger Like Us"
Pretty hot that they all are on the same track but the song format could've been better. There's no solid hook & it would've been hard if they caught each other's last words and did it like a tag team freestyle since there was no hook but the beat.

That is all for right now,
Hanh

GOOD MUSIC STILL EXISTS

Songs that I'm feeling as of late (in random order.) Some of them are kinda old/ played out now cuz I was supposed to write this blog a while back lol. Oh well, I still like them

1) "Here Without You" by 3 Doors Down
I love the melody & lyrics of this song. It's beautiful

A hundred days have made me older
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face
A thousand lies have made me colder
And I don't think I can look at this the same
But all the miles that separate
Disappear now when I'm dreaming of your face

I'm here without you baby
But you're still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
And I dream about you all the time
I'm here without you baby
But you're still with me in my dreams
And tonight it's only you and me


2) "Stop and Stare" by One Republic
Also love the melody & lyrics of this song.

Steady feet, don't fail me now
I'm gonna run till you can't walk
But something pulls my focus out
And I'm standing down...

Stop and stare
I think I'm moving but I go nowhere
Yeah I know that everyone gets scared
But I've become what I can't be, oh
Stop and stare
You start to wonder why you're here not there
And you'd give anything to get what's fair
But fair ain't what you really need

3) "Collide" by Howie Day
I love this hook. Love love love the notes.

The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
You're barely waking
And I'm tangled up in you
Yeah

I'm open, you're closed
Where I follow, you'll go
I worry I won't see your face
Light up again

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
I somehow find
You and I collide

4) "Mercy" by Duffy
I heard this song on the radio a couple of weeks ago & have been trying to hear it again but no one's been playing it. It is HOTTT!!!! Lovee it!!!

I love you
but i gotta stay true
my morals got me on my knees
I'm begging please stop playing games

I don't know what this is
cause you got me good
just like you knew you would

I don't know what you do
but you do it well
I’m under your spell

You got me begging you for mercy
why won't you release me
you got me begging you for mercy
why won't you release me
I said release me

THE TITLE OF THIS BLOG

It's Friday & I'm in a crappy mood. Don't take me wrong, I'm VERYYY glad that it's Friday because I'm off for the weekend, but... I'm having a blah day. I don't like what I'm wearing, my hair looks like crap cuz I washed it last night, ergo it's fuzzy at the roots. Not nappy, but more like the baby hairs are sticking up & there's no way that I can make it lay down cuz I don't like putting products in my hair. Go figure.

I got 3 hours of sleep last night, got to work 15 min. late this morning, stomach hurts a little bit & it's freaking freezing at my job. Needless to say, yours truly is not having a good day right now. Therefore, I am making a hate list. Of random things. Not just from today but everyday. And in no particular order. Sue me.

1) Bathroom doors that has openings 2 inches wide on each side so people can peep in & see you. Who the hell can't measure and/or is a perv?

2) People who complain all the time. Especially through loud random outbursts. For the record, I don't give a flying flip! I'm having a bad day too; don't wanna hear about your shit! Keep it inside until it accumulates & you go shoot a random person at the grocery store or something. I don't care! Just, shut up!

3) Sporadic headaches. They come & go out of nowhere! Ughh!!! Even though they only lasts about 30 secs they are a pain in the ass. I mean, head. Whatever.

4) Sporatic toothaches. *insert me stabbing someone here* There's nothing worse than a toothache. I'd rather have a million headaches than one toothache. Cuz most of the time it leads to a headache anyway. So save me the extra pain shall we & just skip to the 30 sec headache? Thanks!

5) The fact that technology fail too often for my liking. Our company runs on our own system so when it breaks down I basically can't do anything because all of the info that I need to work on is in there. All our client's names, info & etc! So I gotta sit there & wait for it to be fixed & try not to choke the crap out of the people that are complaining about the system being down. Refer to #2.

6) Brando's ugly habit of jumping onto people. He doesn't jump on me as much because he knows better, but everytime we have guests he's unnecessarily hyper & toooooo excited for his own good & jumps all over them. He has sharp claws so it scratch people sometimes & it hurts! He also loves to lick! Well duh he's a dog & that's what dogs do to show their affection but he's tricky with it. He's smart so he knows what he's doing. But everytime I squat down on the ground to fix his bed or rinse out his bowl outside he'll run up behind me, lift up my shirt & lick my back. Little bastard. It was cute for awhile but not so much anymore. And sometimes he'll jump on me, lift up my shirt & lick my stomach. It's so disgusting. And if I'm not wearing jeans he'll drench my ankles with slob. Asshole. I remember one day I came in the house heated cuz both of my ankles were soaking wet & Q was like "What's wrong?" & saw my ankles & died laughing. It wasn't funny. At the moment.

7) Spending $90 on groceries that last 2-3 days max. I have some big boys with an even bigger appetite in my house. Why the hell is the price of everything going up & not my salary? huh? How much sense does that make you stupid government?!

8) Speaking of, $40 to fill my tank now. Used to be $20. Every couple of days. Even though we carpool. It's not much compared to other people's cars but still! Ughh!!!

9) The fact that I went to a bunch of different stores in the mall, tried on outfits, finally found what I wanted to buy, stood in line, got up to pay & didn't have my card with me. And only like 5 bucks in cash. Moped...

10) Being too sleepy to finish a movie. Or start a movie too late, it's so good that I can't stop watching & end up getting 3 hours of sleep for work the next day. Damn my obsession.

11) Busy work

12) Just cuz you see me doing something for someone else doesn't mean you should feel obligated to ask me to do it for you too. I already did it once. And I hate repeating stuff.

13) And I hate repeating stuff

13b) Being asked to get up to get something for someone as soon as I sit down & get comfortable. Even worse when asked to go back to the place where I just came from.

14) People who use my stuff & don't put it back where they found it. I have warning signs around my cube now. Put it back or get ink poisoning.

15) Getting an eyelash, or anything, in my eye. Contacts + intruder = Hanh turning into the Hulk.

16) People who are nice to you when they know damn well you hate each other. I do it sometimes for political reasons. Even though I honestly could give a *rhymes with duck.* But most of the time if I don't like you I won't talk to you. Take the hint & go screw yourself.

17) Ugly babies. Yes there are ugly babies! And don't get mad at me if I make a face out of uncontrollable reaction and/or on purpose. I love most babies. Just not yours.

18) Impatient people. Especially at an eatery. People who make a loud scene when their order is wrong. Yea you're so not getting any dandruff flakes and/or other stuff that secretes from the chef's body in your food. Seen "Waiting" lately?

19) People who can't control their kids. I'd gladly help you out but I might get arrested, therefore not such a good idea.

20) The fact that I've been cursing way too much as of late. I've got alot of anger inside of me. Maybe from all the things from the list above. Go figure. But Actor & I had a swear jar thingy going on last week. He did it so I would stop cursing so much. Basically we had to put in a dollar for every curse word & at the end of the week whoever curses the least gets all the money. Tell me why I only cursed 4 times & he about 20? So I got 20 bucks. We didn't do it this week though; I've stopped cursing as much. I usually try not to curse so much on here cuz I dunno who reads my blog & I don't wanna be a bad influence. (Yes I do care! About children especially. I feel so bad every time I accidentally curse around them.) And I usually don't curse much but as of late I've just been really really angry. Sure I could throw out a ton of "big, intellectual" words in it's place but hell, cursing makes me feel good sometimes.

And so does this list.

ON LIFE, OSCARS, MUSIC & MORE

Things that have been on my mind as of late (& a few weeks ago that I didn't get a chance to mention)


On Life...
~ I still can't believe that Heath Ledger is gone. Boo. He was starting to become one of my favorite actors.


On Oscars...
~ Johnny Depp didn't win the Oscar. Double Boo! But according to most Daniel Day-Lewis deserved it cuz he's the supposed "truth." I haven't seen any movies that he's been in so I'm gonna have to pass on agreement until I see them. Until then... Boo!

~ Speaking of Depp, I had a dream that Sweeney Todd was chasing me around the city. To kill me of course. And he freaking had the heightened sense of the PERFUME guy. He never caught me but always knew where I was & was just too far behind since he was on foot & I was on wheels. Ahh. Needless to say I woke up shook!

~ Same goes for Marion Cotillard. Never heard of her a day in my life. Got some research to dooo.

~ I'm glad that Bourne Ultimatum won alot of Oscars for Sound Mixing & Editing & etc. That movie was the shiznit! One of my ultimate favorites.

~ Did ya'll see when they cut Marketa Irglova off as she was about to say her acceptance speech?! lmao!!! I laughed as I felt bad. Buahahaha. It was horrible!!!! I'm glad they brought her back out.

~ Speaking of horrible, I dunno if it was the tv that I was watching it on but most of the time when people were presenting the top of their heads were cut off the shot. I was like "Wow. If this isn't my tv messing up then somebody's getting FIREDDDD."

On Music...
~ V.I.C's song "Get Silly" is whack. And including Soulja Boy in it doesn't make it better. I'm so sick of all this WHACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK music. STOP IT!!!!!!!! Do something else with your life. UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

~ Someone who's not whack? Chris Brown... If only he was a few years older *sighs* lol. He might be overrated to some, but you can't deny his talent... I had a dream that he was at my job & somehow just him being near me made me know how to dance. Like harddd. lol. I swear I was running up on shelves in the supply room & doing backflips & breakdancing & shat. It was fun :-D

~ Shawty Lo's "Dey Know" (as wrongfully spelled as it is) is a hot song. lol. I loveee the beat. The rhymes are ok but the beat got my attention. He looks funny...

~ J. Holiday's "Suffocate" is banging! I love the swagness of the song. Whew! He's cute but not my type. He got 2 banger singles; keep doing your thing J!

~ Ok. Dance groups in videos. Need I say more? If you're not put together pleaseeee turn down the offer to be in a video. PLEASEEEE. Don't embarass your mama like that.

On TV...

~ I just recently caught a "Keeping up with the Kardashians" marathon. At 1st it was just in the background but then I somehow ended up watching like 5 episodes. It's way better than I thought it was gonna be and Kim is way more down to earth than I thought she was gonna be (well, on the show anyway. Don't know what to or not believe.) I like how deep their family bond is & the drama of course. haha. It's very entertaining.

~ Oh how I love the E! countdowns.

~ Did anybody see the Best Dance Crew thingy on MTV? Whew! BreakSk8 is the best to me. They're killing it on skates! Come on!!! Hands down I'd pick them if I was casting.

"YOU DON'T WANNA GO THERE CUZ I WILL RING MY BITCH BELL SO LOUD..."

The past month have been the most busy & fun month as of yet. Of this year anyway, since it's the 1st month so doesn't have any competition. lol


* My birthday party was on Jan. 12th at Hooters. It was great! Started off kind of rocky but ended really well. We were supposed to go to the Atlanta location & I called & told them like 10 times but 20 minutes before we were supposed to be there they told me that they didn't have any tables available for me. Some sorry service... So we changed it to the one near where we lived instead. It was way across town so some people couldn't find a ride/ make it so I lost about half of my party but alot of people still showed up. (The real, true, ride or die friends. lol. Boo everybody else! Still love you though :-p) We had a blast! I got great gifts :-D

* My friend Cali's birthday was this past weekend. We had an all girl's dinner on Friday (well, all girls plus one gay guy, same difference) at F.R.O.G.S. I've never been there before but we ended up having to go there because Loca Luna (I hate you guys by the way) was a horrible horrible stupid idiotic place with the worst customer service EVERRRR. We got there at 8:30pm & waited until 10:30pm and left. Mind you there was no waiting area so we sat/stood by the door where people were coming in & out & it was the freaking coldest night of the week & I gotta freaking cold as we speak. And they said that we couldn't make reservations until 10pm but people were coming in in herds & got tables immediately, cuz they, of course, had reservations. WTF man??!!!!!!

When we 1st got there they claimed that the wait was an hour. We called around & every restaurant in the vicinity was about the same so we decided to wait. An hour later it was "Oh, your table's coming up. Give us 15-20 minutes." Half an hour later it was "Oh yea, 15-20 more minutes." Half an hour more... well, you get the picture.

F.R.O.G.S was ok. I'm just not into hispanic foods like that so... ehh. Just went there cuz the birthday girl wanted to.

But yea. Boyyy. Alot of people almost got stabbed that night. By my purple suede stilettos. For realll. But none of us made a big fuss cuz we were all starving & had no energy to. In the words of our fab gay friend "You don't wanna go there cuz I will ring my bitch bell so loud... honeyyyyy"


* We went to Bazaar for our friends' mixtape release party after dinner. They brought her a chocolate cake and all. It was delish! And thennnnn.... dun dun dun... a fight breaks out! Apparently 2 guys started fighting over lord knows what & our guys had to break them up. Turns out they were on the same team. They were both our friends. Crazy I tell ya.

Actor was mad because he met us there & had only been there for half an hour & we got kicked out. lol. They kicked our 2 guys that were breaking the fight out too & the party was for their mixtape. lol. Talk about ironic.

* We spent the night at Cali's house & went to Red Robin for lunch the next day. It was greattt. One of my favorite burger joints now. They're hugeeee. lol. Our friend Meth got a monster burger & by the time he (barely) finished it he was breathing heavy & face was a little flushed. hahahaha. It was funny. And their freckled lemonades? Whew! I had like 5 of 'em. The best ever! It's lemonade with real strawberries in it. *drools*

* Me & Actor have been going shopping crazyyyy. One of the things we said that we were gonna do this year (we don't believe in NY resolutions, you should try to do better all the time, not just on a list once a year. But anyways...) was get more stuff. And indeed we did. I swear I've literally acquired 5 pairs of shoes in like 3 weeks. Including some ridiculously banging Coach shoes for a ridiculously low price. hahaha. Yayyy. :-D

That's all I can remember as of the moment. I shall write more shortly.

Toodles.

Love,
Akanke

TOTAL ACCESS TO MY QUEUE

By the way I just signed up for Blockbuster Total Access so I get unlimited rentals & stuff. Very excited about this! Oh and guess what?! You get to see my queue. lol. Why does that sound so dirty? Well it's not, and you illegal song downloaders should know what a queue is :-p. In case you're not familiar with Total Access you basically go online & search for movies that you want to see & drag it to your queue (basically a list of pending movies.) They then send the 1st movie on the list to you & when you're finished you send it back to them & they send you the next movie on the list. Pretty simple process...

And so I've added a little section at the bottom of me page so you can look at my actual queue list of movies that I'm going to watch. It'll give you an idea of what movie I'll be blogging about next. And it also gives you a synopsis, cast & awards (if any) info and everything about each movie. I think it's pretty cool. Yay!

I'll try to blog about each movie as I finish but I'm pretty sure I'll watch faster than I write. I mean, I do have a job & a boyfriend, and a... life. So yea, I'll try my best to write every time I have time.

Enjoy!
Akanke

Random P.S.- I like renting but I love buying movies more so this whole Total Access thing is just a bonus goody. Trust me, when I'm done I'm gonna need a whole room in the house to store all of my DVDs :-D (Yes I've already thought about a floorplan for my built from the ground up house. More on that later)

:-D

MY EYES ARE SMALL BUT MY APPETITE IS NOT

I'm feeling greedy & hungry today so I've decided to dedicate this blog to my favorite things to eat. I'll hit all of the highlights as I know that I love to eat any & everything so there's no way that I'll remember everything or have enough time to list them all, so... And oh yea, I guess I'll categorize them, one cuz it'll make it easier for me to think of foods in the same category and two cuz I want to. So here goes...

*Appetizer*
~ Calamari. Dipped in the right sauce that is. Everybody can't make the right marinara.
~ Spinach, artichoke & cheese dip. Yum
~ Any appetizer from Friday's, notably the sesame jack chicken strips & fried mac & cheese. Did I mention that that is one of my favorite restaurants? Everything on their menu is good. I don't think I've ever had a bad meal from there. Ever.
~ Egg drop soup. My dad makes the best. He puts crab meat & bamboo shoots among other goodies in there....

*Main Entrees*
~ Anything Italian: pasta, spaghetti, ravioli, lasagna... etc.

~ BBQ: chicken, ribs, etc. I think everything tastes good with BBQ sauce. haha. Oh & my favorite store-bought is the Kraft brown sugar one. My favorite restaurant sauce is the Jack Daniel's from Fridays. It's the greatest. I swear I'll dip anything in the Jack Daniel's sauce.

~ Turkey burgers

~ Asian food. I like stir fried, lomein, & certain exotic dishes. I ate it all of my life growing up so only have a craving for it occasionally. Same goes for Actor with BBQ stuff. I don't like sushi though. Naw to raw. lol. The only sushi I'll eat is California rolls & maybe tempora. But it's fried so it doesn't count...

~ Steak. I'll eat a steak almost anywhere I go. If they have steak I'd probably try it. My favorite steaks are: Ihop's Top sirloin steak (believe it or not, theirs is on my top 10) Golden Corral's steak & bacon wrapped steak and when I make mine at home with A-1 NY steakhouse marinade.

~ Soul food. Man do I love me some soul food. I'm glad I got a black boyfriend. lol. (Before you start marching on me, me & Actor make racist jokes toward each other all the time. It's part of our humor. So chill out. haha) But yea, I love me some greens, corn bread, sweet potato pie, and everything inbetween. I can't wait for Christmas. More on that in another blog...

~ Jambalaya. I like California Pizza Kitchen's & mine. Just made some last night. Yay.

~ A dish we get at a this restaurant ("Pho Dai Loi" look them up!) It consists of white vermicelli (noodle), shrimp, cut up egg rolls, grilled pork (Actor's favorite part), peanuts, fried garlic & you pour fish sauce over it. Yummy.


*Desert*
~ Banana pudding
~ Sweet potato pie
~ Brownies
~ Cake & ice cream
~ Combine the previous two & you get: *drum roll*....Brownie Sundae!!! The best! Especially if the brownie is warm. "Up the Creek" has the best one.
~ Peach cobbler *drools* (Peaches are my favorite fruit & is now my favorite color. My former color was yellow.)
~ Cheesecake. With good strawberry topping. Not the extract crap. Ihop has good strawberry toppings. I get it on my French Toast combo. But I've never eaten the cheesecake thingie there... Hmm, I have a mini mission now. Off to Ihop!
~ Fried banana with ice cream. The best. Ru Sans has it.
~ This Vietnamese thingie, I shall call it wine marinaded rice cuz I have no idea what it's called. Tried to google to no avail... But anyways, it's basically rice balls in wine juice. I dunno, hard to explain but it's delicious. Has a sweet & tangy taste.

Well kids, that is all for now. I shall post my list of favorite fast food items in an upcoming post.

Till next time,
Akanke

P.S. - For other favorite restaurants & food CLICK HERE

ALICIA KEYS: AS I AM

Alicia Keys. She's the best. An explosive singer, songwriter, producer, actress & humanitarian. I decided to highlight her as my Person of the Day/ Song of the day, but I'm actually gonna do her new album. Yea she's that good. Can't just highlight one song cuz her whole album is hot.
Actor got me the album last week & I haven't stopped listening to it since. She's so refreshing compared to all the garbage out there. Blah. Y'all know exactly the bunch I'm talking bout too. There's alot of 'em. Name somebody. More than likely they fall into that category. Except for the exceptional ones of course, but they're a given.... Well let me get back to my point before this blog becomes a list of whack artists...

Anyhoo, I've literally listened to that album from beginning to end at least 30 times. Dead ass. It's great. Some of my favorite songs are:

*Superwoman*
- An inspiring, uplifting girl power song.

For all the mothers fighting
For better days to come
And all my women, all my women sitting here trying
To come home before the sun
And all my sisters
Coming together
Say yes I will
Yes I can

Cause I am a Superwoman
Yes I am (Yes she is)
Even when I'm a mess
I still put on a vest
With an S on my chest
Oh yes
I'm a Superwoman




*Like You'll Never See Me Again*
I'm sure you've heard this on the radio as this is her new single. It's so hot! The melody, words, runs, harmonies, everything...I love half notes (flats or sharps for those who aren't music literate) Very different from normal & simple songs. Love it!

If I had no more time
No more time left to be here
Would you cherish what we had?
Was it everything that you were looking for?
If I couldn’t feel your touch
And no longer were you with me
I’d be wishing you were here
To be everything that I’d be looking for
I don’t wanna forget the present is a gift
And I don’t wanna take for granted the time you may have here with me
Cause Lord only knows another day is not really guaranteed

So every time you hold me
Hold me like this is the last time
Every time you kiss me
Kiss me like you’ll never see me again
Every time you touch me
Touch me like this is the last time
Promise that you’ll love me
Love me like you’ll never see me again

*Lesson Learned*
This song features John Mayer on the hook & guitar. He's great too. It's a beautiful heartbreak/uplifting song.

He broke my heart
and now it's raining
Just don't rub it in
I'm at your door
I feel so crazy bout' it
You say I told you so
You saw it long ago
You knew he had to go
I finally came around
I'm back on solid ground
Can't let it get me down

(2x)
It's alright
it's alright
It's alright
It's alright

Yes I was burned but I called it a lesson learned.
Mistake overturned so I called it a lesson learned.
My soul has returned so I call it a lesson learned.
Another lesson Learned


*Teenage Love Affair*
A nice bubbly reminiscent song. Makes you wish you were back in high school again.

Can't wait to get home
Baby dial your number
Can you pick up the phone
Cause I wanna holla
Daydreamin about you all day in school cant concentrate
Wanna have your voice in my ear til mama come and say its too late

Cause the lights are on outside
Wish there was somewhere to hide
Cause I just don't want to say goodbye
Cause you are my baby baby
Nothing really matters
I don't really care what nobody tell me
I'm gonna be here
Its a matter of extreme importance
my first teenage love affair

*Where Do We Go From Here*
This is a sample but she does it so well. I love it! It's funky, soulful & smooth.

We're at the crossroads, my dear
Where do we go from here?
Maybe you won't go, maybe you'll stay
Oh I know I'm gonna miss you either way
It's such a lonely road

Where do we go from here?(We go)
All I can do is - follow the tracks of my tears
Oh

When I cry your name
Am I calling in vain?
Oh and am I waiting only to drown in pain
Oh, Don't you do it
No, said don't you leave me this way

I don't know
If I can lift my head and face another day
Ooh it's such a lonely road

Where do we go from here?(We go)
All I can do is - follow the tracks of my tears
Oh

*Tell You Something*
This is a don't take life & your loved ones for granted song.

Get so caught up everyday
tryin to keep it all together
while the time just slips away
see i know nothing lasts forever

Imagine there was no tomorrow
imagine that i couldn't see your face
there'd be no limit to my sorrow
so all i can say

i wanna tell you something
give you something
show you in so many ways
cuz it would all mean nothing
if i don't say something
before it all goes away
don't wanna wait to bring you flowers
waste another hour
let alone another day
i'm gonna tell you something
show you something
won't wait til it's too late

i can't wait, i can't wait, i won't wait, i don't wanna wait
i can't wait, i can't wait, i won't wait, i don't wanna wait
i won't wait til it's too late


Go get her album! It's definitely a good $15 (or how much ever you spend on cds) spent.

Love,
Akanke