hello cutie, hello kitty!

The necklace I ordered finally came in! ^______^ I'm a happy cubby bear today! Sooo kaaahh-yooottt!

work's simple joys.

My family (mom)and I own a teriyaki/ burger/ Chinese wok restaurant in Auburn, Washington called Cubby’s. We’ve had it for about 11 years now. Here, let me break down a little history segment of this here building. This restaurant had a few previous owners since it opened, but it started with a man (I think his name was Ron). He opened this place up about 60 years ago. I hear stories about Cubby’s ALL the time. Here is a list of the things I’ve heard, I’m sure they all are legit considering I’ve heard these stories more than once by different people:

- Cubby’s used to be “the spot” to kick it at back in the day. People would come here after school and the parking lots would be full of motorcycles & hot rods. We had a juke box & games setup as well. (Hard to imagine considering how small the space is here.)

- Seems like EVERYONE worked here at one point, 85% of all the customers I’ve ever had all tell me they used to work here.

- The fryer exploded & the owner got severely hurt ..

- A car drove INTO the building! It was an accident, but they had to rebuild the wall, obviously.

- EVERYONE tells us the burgers taste exactly the same as it did 60 years ago. (That’s probably because we still use the same sauce recipe and same exact machines til this very day.)

- If you look around, there’s plenty of businesses and restaurants around here, but I guess back then, the only buildings here was here Cubby’s and a fire station across the street. Everything else was just road and dirt.

So many things have change since then. The building, the people, and the area, everything is different. I’ll never get to experience what life was like back then, but I can tell you how things are now. I’ve met some interesting people while being here. Some of them are very bad, some of them good, but overall, all of them are very memorable. Here’s a list of the things/ people I’ve seen and met working here:

- Sir Mix-a-Lot is a regular customer! Always orders the spicy chicken teriyaki, always on the phone, a bit rude, and never tips. I guess he’s a bit bitter considering what happened to his career.

- I found a man peeing on the side of our building and when I confronted him, he had brown stuff all over his hands and he tried to hug me and pet my hair. Nastyyyyyy… I screamed, “Don’t touch me, sicko!” and walked away. His friend must have been embarrassed for him, because they walked away pretty fast too (looking like they didn’t want to be associated with a weirdo).

- A black man started screaming racist remarks at my little asian mother when she refused to give him free food. Serious? Get a real day job, fucker.

- A little girl was mumbling something to her mother and her mother said to go ahead and tell me. I thought she was going to complain about something, but she said softly, “I think you are really, really pretty..” AWW!! Made my day!!  She was so cute and shy too!

- Someone used a $100 bill, it passed the “pen test” because it turned to be a washed out $5 bill that someone re-printed. Mom tried to use it at Walgreens and almost got arrested! Grrr.. My momma should have listened to her instincts, she said the lady looked a bit suspicious, she had all these other bills, but decided to pay with her Benny Franklin.

- An accident happened on the main street right before my (and the 15+ customers we had eating here) eyes! (FYI: The stupid city put in a divider on the main street so it’s hurting ALL businesses on this side. It’s so fucked up because you are able to make a turn onto the other side, but to make it to our side, you have to drive ALL the way down and make a bunch of u-turns. All the small family owned businesses happen to be on this side too.) Anyways, also because of the divider, it’s been harder to semi-trucks to make it though because the roads are so much more narrow now. We watched as a HUGE semi smashes and crushes the passenger side of a small green Honda and then just drives off like nothing happened. Luckily the driver was ok and no one sitting in the passenger’s side or they would have been severely injured for sure. Every single person I know here has complained about that damn divider. I don’t know why they even built it or haven’t teared it down already.

Blah. Talking about work stresses me out. I could go on and on with so many more stories, but I’ll end it here before I end up getting worked up and taking it out on a customer.

There are times when it is super, duper slow here. OHEMJEE. There’s seriously nothing to do. No customers, everything is cleaned and stocked. Sometimes it can be like that for hours! Yes, HOURS! So what do I do that keeps me sane?

VHS + CiGARETTES + iPHONE/ iNTERNET.

We have an old school TV & VCR, so unfortunately can’t watch any DVD’s. But I am content with my VHS movies!!! Brings back childhood memories. I love going to the swap meet and finding $1 VHS movies. Yay me!

Which reminds me, did anyone ever used to read Archie Comic books?!?!? My sisters and I were obsessed with them! I remember a friend of mine called me and let me borrow her Archie real life movie that her brother had recorded from the TV. I was 11 or so at the time.. I was at the swap meet not too long ago, and found the VHS of that same movie! DURRRRRRRR.. I had to get it. I LUURRRRVVEE re-watching old movies I haven’t seen since I was a kid. :0) My fave!

Anyhoooossss—I’m outtro! XOXO -Jen

girl's stuff.

So I always knew ebay.com was basically like an internet auction site. I never bought or sold anything from it, but while browsing for random ass shit, I came across the cutest Hello Kitty necklace/ pendant for $2.84 each! I don't know how the quality will be, but either way, HK for only $3 w/ free shipping?! I'm a girl. I'm a Hello Kitty obsessed girl. I need her. :0) I ordered 4. One for me, my two twin sisters (Mindy & Nina), & the woman that got me into HK when I was a baby, my equally obsessed mother! I love finding cute stuff for cheap! It's just like finding money in your pockets that you totally forgot about before, except better!! Well, at least I think it's a definite better feeling. Bargain shoppers, unite! *Fist pump*
So, me, being an asian girl, I love making my eyes look bigger. Haha, we asians are usually born with two little lines for eyes (jk!). I'll admit, my eyes are a little bigger than the typical monolid look. I have a very small double eyelid (I guess you would call it a "hooded-lid")? It's there, but I have a lot of skin on the top of my eyes, so they sorta "fold over". So wacksauce! :0( But I do like to create the illusion that I do have double eyelids with makeup. Yay me! xD

To make my eyes look bigger, I typically wore colored contacts (hazel). They do wonders for my eyes! They weren't CHEAP considering where I got them and how the quality was. Yes, they lasted for a while. Nope, they didn't blend that naturally when you look at them closely. Where did I get them? HAHA! A little corner convenience store, owned by Koreans. I love how we Koreans sell the most random items in the most random places. (My family and I own a restaurant. We've actually sold combs, blankets, etc. on the side, inside the store! RANDOM..) Anyways, the pair that I had eventually retired and it was time for a new investment. I came across Pinky Paradise, an online circle lens store. Apparently, I've heard nothing but great things about this site, so might as well give it a try. ;0) I can't wait until what I ordered comes in!!! I got the "Max Pure Pink" 14.5mm. Yes, pink lenses! I LOVEEE pink! *claps hands*





I think this picture was taken with bad lighting. I've seen it on someone else and it seems to blend better. Anyways, if these are as oober cute as I hope they are, definitely going to purchase more. I should probably stick to brown, my natural eye color. But colors are so much more fun!!

my makeup artist, my best friend.

I started wearing makeup at 13. It's so crazy when I look back at old pictures and how different I looked then and now. I've learned a lot over the years. Most things I figured out on my own and some from one of my besticles, Cristina Cee. She's been doing people's makeup for different events since she was in high school. I think she definitely deserves some recognition. She does amazing work! :) I love her. Visit her MM click Cristina Cee. I love that she's not just being "safe" and she's pushing at all these different looks. Being her guinea pig is the best! I learn something new and capture some interesting photos.  :D She actual inspired me to try new things and take a risk! LOL. Don't be afraid to be bold with colors.So many colors that you wouldn't think, really does go good together. She's a talented artist, not just on face, but even on canvas! I am proud of her and wish her the best of luck. *HUGSSSS, CEE!*  I don't think makeup "makes" anyone beautiful. I think everyone is already beautiful, but like I said, we are our own worst critics. Sometimes some makeup boosts up our confidence a bit. I think we all need a little bit of that. Some people push it to the limit and there are people that like to keep it simple. I like it many different ways, which I named! There's: my "club/going out" look, "close to natural (mascara + brow+ blush)" look, and there's the "professional-day at the office" look. Haha, I need to try more things like these pictures!! ^_^ Well, when I have time. Me and Cee should be scheduling another makeup session soon! HURRRAAAYY! x) I love you, mamas!

last weekend.

Friday [052810]

We celebrated Michael's 26th birthday at Copper Cart in Seattle. What a crazy night! Before all the festivities everyone plated a two-player game of beer pong. Me and Sam were against two boys. Proud to say they LOST! They didn't even make ONE cup during the whole game! Woohoo!! Girls RULE and boys DROOL! Later,  we took a party bus (which was about 30 min. late!) and we were all pretty crammed in there. I don't normally drink, so as much as I did that night, I was DERRR-RUNK! Thank god I didn't feel sick, like I typically do (hence the reason I don't drink). It was my first time at Copper Cart. I stopped going clubbing over a year ago, so it was interesting. I felt like I was having a social anxiety attack! Man, I really do need to go out more again. ): But all in all it was a blast! The night ended unexpectedly because they kicked Michael out around 1:30am, telling him he was too drunk. But the funny thing was, he was COMPLETELY fine! He was 100% coherent. Retarded fuckers. Hmph. Oh well, the night was ending anyways. Everyone had themselves one of those cream-cheese hot dogs for $5 and back to Tacoma we went! But one more stop at the waterfront for a group picture. I had to pee like a muthaaaaa-- I had to "pop a squat" at the movie theater where everyone parked their cars. Yeah.. I think I peed for like a full minute straight. -____-;;




Saturday [052910]

What a terrible day! Around 7pm, I get a call from my sister, crying! She had gotten into a VERYYY bad car accident on HWY-18 (a very NARROW hwy, I might add). The other car was flipped over, the barrier was breaking down, her whole front of her Honda was smashed in, 7 police cars, a firetruck, and bumper-to-bumper traffic on BOTH East and West highways! The scene was absolutely nuts! Fortunately, NO ONE got injured. Looking at the accident, you would THINK that someone was killed or at least veryyy hurt, but THANK GOD, everyone was ok. I am also so thankful that everyone (the elderly couple that had their car hit and flipped, the police, random bystanders) were so nice and supportive. It goes to show there are amazingly understandable people out there. I thank GOD for the safety of everyone and everyone else for being so nice to my sister. She was so crushed! She is a great driver, it's just one of those times when something happens and no one can help it. I love you, Mindy. I am so happy you are okay. I love all my sisters! ^____^ I don't know what I'd do without you guys.

Sunday [053010]
I had such a nice, relaxing day.. Took Pebbles and went to Sunnyside Beach with Cristina and "read". HAHA! The sun was shining, the wind was blowing, and we were in such chill mode. A day like that was definitely needed! It was nice to get away and not stress and over think about everything. Just us, the water, and the sun.. (sighhhh). :)