Meetin' the Partyin' Irish in Chi City, Michael Buble this past Saturday night & hangin' out...

Current mood: good
Category: Travel and Places

So, I got to really explore Chicago during the St. Patrick's Day weekend about a week ago...it was a blast painting the town "green" so to speak with my friends, D & L. Too much fun...you know? Anyway, everyone keeps asking me, "Wasn't it cold???" Well, it was just as cold as here but it is that wind factor that's for sure...it ain't called the "Windy City" for nothin'...but nevertheless, I had an absolute blast. I did all the touristy things, went to the Chicago Institute of Art & saw the Hopper painting that I wanted to see...I saw that famous Seurat pointillism painting...

I also got to try some deep dish pizza, some Garret's popcorn, the best carne asada burrito @ La Pasadita's, ran up & down our huge hotel at the Hilton & Towers, got asked several times why were NOT wearing green during St. Paddy's Day but we made sure to put on our green shirts at night & we enjoyed all the guiness we could handle plus all the corned beef & cabbage we could handle at Kitty O' Shea's Pub :)

What else, we of course, went ontop of Sears Tower, checked out the amazing city from that lucky bird's eye view ...we also got to sample the nightlife by going to Rock It! eating some yummers comfort food & then hangin' out wid day good ol' corn fed Mid-West boys while most of them were there watching March Madness ... We also took in some bowling at a place that had videos screens playing music videos at the end of the alley & we also, took in some Cajun food at "Heaven On Seven" AND the famous "House of Blues" while we listened to a John Popper (Blues Traveler) sound alike who was quite talented esp. on his guitar...

We also got to the Field Museum & saw a huge T. Rex skeleton, A LOT of mummies (enough so it was spooking me a bit) & really interesting facts on Tibetan & Polynesian culture ...oh! One more thing, we made a trek to go to the Motherlands of all Motherlands - we went to take some quick snapshots at the Oprah/ Harpo Studio & that was just friggin' hilarious. There was just huge signage on all sides my friends & I had to of course, take pictures & pose on each side...at one point we jumped up for the camera in one shot - too friggn' hilarious! I'm sure the neighbors around the studio building were just shaking their heads at us but we don't give a rat's a _ _ - we were just gettin' our kicks & it's fun! All in all it was a fabulous trip b/c most of all we got to just relax & unwind, you know? I didn't feel too rushed but not too bored ...you know the vacation was JUST right...look at me sounding like the Filipina version of Goldilocks & the Three Bears...baha!

Anyway, so I finally got to see Michael Buble in concert live this past Saturday & really, wow, what a phenomenal voice...his voice is a powerhouse, you're a bit astounded by the power of it...he's a mega talent & I always love hearing standards & I'm glad that talented, cutie pie Canandian has the chops, substance & talent to carry that torch & keep it lit oh so brightly ...go see his show if you get the chance to see him...thanks Y.Y. for inviting me along to see him with you & K! I love his new song, "Home" plus that Van Morrison classic "Moondance", that always makes me want to go out & drive on a trip with that music or just travel in general...ha!

Hmmmm, so yesterday, I spent most of the day just hangin' out @ my former roommate's place just visiting her, her firefighter hubby & getting to bond w/ her newborn baby boy named Nathan Shane...who looks like daddy but has mommy's nose! I love that brand new baby smell & he has it! Anyway, it was a good day of catching up her, vegging out watching movie rentals back to back (I mainly watched, "Just Like Heaven" which I loved despite the hokey romance but Reese Witherspoon & Mark Ruffalo make it believeable plus it doesn't hurt that it's all shot in S.F.!) ....anyway, my former roommate's husband was a sweetheart b/c he made us guests feel so @ home b/c of the new baby & it was my ex-roomie's bday & it was just a Sunday feast all day - he cooked us brunch, lunch, linner AND dinner...PLUS he did all the grocery shopping, the cleaning, the washing & the general merry making! Now, that's a full service husband I tell ya'! Anyway, what a great guy & I'm so proud of them & happy just that they're happy, you know? That sounds so damn corny, I know but really, I'm truly happy for them...I could burst...baha! I think I already did last night...oh well...

So, anyway, it's been a great month for me...I can't believe it flew by so fast...isn't this month suppose to be long or what? Let's see what April has in store, shall we?

Currently listening: The Very Best of Marvin Gaye By Marvin Gaye Release date: By 17 July, 2001

Budget Romance by Jason Bayani

Budget Romance by Jason Bayani
Current mood: enthralled
Category: Writing and Poetry

Hey Kids,

Soooo, I saw a handful of stand-up comedians & one slam poet this past Saturday night at the newly renovated, historical & beautiful I-Hotel. It was a great, mellow night while it was drizzling away outside on Jackson Street...

Anyway, I thought Jason Bayani was pretty fantastic, esp. performance-wise & wanted to share his last piece of the night - if you ever hear of him, catch him live but I thought this was a "realistic" love poem esp. if you're a struggling artist :) This one made me laugh outloud - again, the poem reads hilarious when Jason performs it...here's his bio,too if you haven't heard of him...

http://www.daniland.com/talent/talent.php?var=jason_bayani

Also, for more events at the I-Hotel via the Manilatown Heritage Foundation, check their link out below & support them whole heartedly! Esp. if you are Filipino Americans who should remember the "manongs" who came before us here in San Francisco:

http://www.manilatown.org/events.htm

Take Care,
Elle

Budget Romance by Jason Bayani

I want you to imagine
incense and burning candles
that I found in the discount bin of my local
Old Navy.
I want you to imagine
Barry White playing on the stereo
and you in that pretty little red dress
I bought you at Ross.

I want to tell you things
and whisper in your ear sweet nothings
except they'll be something
because they'll be things being said
they are sweet things
for my sweet butterscotch flavored dandelion.

Now I know your looking at those electric candles
and your thinking to yourself
this guy must be to cheap to keep buying real
candles
but baby it's for your protection.
I'm your sensitivity Smith and Wesson
paper plates and plastic utensils are my way of
saying
less time for me dishwashing
more time for me and you to be beast with two backs
making.

That's a Shakespeare reference

But enough about that, let's talk about you
let's talk about the all things I want to do to you.

First we will sip on some fine
Martini Rossi and Asti champagne.
I've prepared special succulent hor' dourves
for your consumption
mini corndogs
taquitos
those pizzas that are made on mini-bagels

And after we are through sipping on our fine Martini
Rossi and Asti
champagne
I've prepared a special Filipino delicacy
Of Rice
Eggs
and Spam
and don't worry about the wine baby
drink as much Chablis as you desire
because I got another box sitting in my cabinet!

Aw yeah
Is your mouth watering too?
I'm so hungry
hungry for you

All I can think about
Is laying you out on my 100otton sheets
and bedecking your naked body with fine
scented oils from the Orient.
And by Orient I mean
my cousin's boutique in Stockton.
Technically that is the Orient
because Orient kinda means east
and Stockton is east of where we are

So like I said I'm gonna rub these
fine scented oils into your naked body
while playing my special slow jam mix CD
featuring three songs by the
underrated and underappreciated DeBarge family
and we will make love
to "Time Will Reveal"
and maybe even "Rhythm of the Night"

Girl I want to swim within the Ocean of your thighs
I want to drown in your juices.
Oh sweet honeycomb part of a complete nutritious
breakfast!

You make my manhood rise
to the skies
so much so that my eyes
fill with cries
and I realize

I'm pretty fucking broke

But that don't mean I won't love you
real fucking good.

Currently listening: A Rush of Blood to the Head By Coldplay Release date: By 27 August, 2002

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The 24th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival

Current mood: thoughtful
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities

Happy Sunday Everyone,

I'm definitely going to catch one of these films in the next coming days...check it out & support these artists!

Take care,

Elle

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Currently listening: The First Lady By Faith Evans Release date: By 05 April, 2005

Dream Interpretation of a Recurrent Dream

Current mood: contemplative
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural

Check this out, kids, I usually take this dream interpretation stuff with a grain of salt but lately I've been having recurring a dream where I or some random person (I'm always in the passenger side riding or sometimes I'm driving from the passenger's side - this is an important point b/c the dream interpretation pinpoints EXACTLY how I've been feeling below from this significance) are in a moving truck...there are lots of boxes...the next dream has the truck overturned in some kind of accident & the boxes came flying out but random people picked-up each box w/ out my prompting - they walk along a long narrow indescript street w/ lots of grass, trees, & maybe a few flowers & walk directly into my childhood Navy base tract home in Camarillo, CA (btwn. Santa Barbara & Simi Valley) ...it's this bright pink house - each person filing in & every person goes in except me ...all I see before is the screen door that I used to peek through sometimes, when I would play outside, I'd peek in mostly to make sure my mother or my Lola saw me & in turn, I saw them keeping my eye on them...but in the house there's nothing but strangers piling in boxes from my truck...

The latest dream now goes so far where, I runaway from house & I run back to the truck & there's one overturned little red toy wagon left behind or looks like it fell out of the truck & people forgot about it..

This dream has been coming up so much in the past month & I always seem to wake up when I come to the house...so, finally I've decided to look up each element in the dream...

Again, I don't believe in this stuff...but damn...it freaked me out a bit when I read it & at the same time I wasn't surprised at all b/c it's all the stuff I've talked to you all about it at one point or it has been on my mind these days...well, especially when a birthday comes & goes...reassessing & taking inventory my mind is even when it's asleep that's for sure!

Do share, do you have recurring dreams sometimes? I'm just curious...sorry, if you think this is all baloney but I wanted to tell someone...anyway, the interpretation I've looked up is below...

Truck
To see a truck in your dream, implies that you are overworked. You may be taking on too many tasks and responsibilities and are weighing you down. On a side note, pregnant women often dream of trucks or driving trucks. This may be a metaphor of the load they are are carrying or an expression of their changing bodies.


Moving
To dream that you are moving away, signifies your desire or need for change. It may also mean an end to a situation or relationship and your are moving on. Alternatively, it indicates your determination and issues regarding dependence/independence.

Driving
To dream that you are driving a vehicle, signifies your life's journey and your path in life. The dream is telling of how you are moving and navigating through life. If you are driving and cannot see the road ahead of you, then it indicates that you do not know where you are headed in life and what you really want to do with yourself. You are lacking direction and goals.

To dream that someone else is driving you, denotes fortune and that you will profit from your superior knowledge and ingenuity. If you are driving from the passenger side of a car, then it suggests that you are trying to gain control of the path that your life is taking. You are beginning to make your own decisions.

Accident (car)
To dream of a car accident, symbolizes your emotional state. You may be harboring deep anxieties and fears. Are you "driving" yourself too hard? This dream may tell you to slow down before you hit disaster. You need to rethink or re-plan your course of actions and set yourself on a better path.


Stranger
To see a stranger in your dream, symbolizes the part of yourself that is repressed and hidden.

Road
To see a smooth road bordered by green trees and flowers, denotes a steady progress and steady climb up the social ladder. If the road is straight and narrow, then it means that your path to success is going according as planned.


Box
To see a box in your dream, signifies your instinctual nature and destructive impulses. Alternatively, you may be trying to preserve and protect some aspect of yourself. The box may also symbolize your limitations and restrictions.

Home
To see your childhood home in particular, suggests your own desires for building a family. It also reflects aspects of yourself that were prominent or developed during the time you lived in that home. You may experience some feelings or unfinished expression of emotions that are now being triggered by a waking situation.

Door
To dream that you are entering through a door, signifies new opportunities that will be presented before you. You are entering into a new stage in your life and moving from one level of consciousness to another. In particular, a door that opens to the outside, signifies your need to be more accessible to others, whereas a door that opens into the inside, denotes your desire for inner exploration and self-discovery.

Wagon
To see a wagon in your dream, is symbolic of difficulties. It also signifies your thrifty nature and your unwillingness to take risks.

To see an empty and abandoned wagon, signifies loss and dissatisfaction.


My god, the subconscious is better facing stuff than my conscious mind...that's as much as I'm going to say now....


Take Care,
Elle