Event: Rodeo 2008 - Rides

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What's the big difference from when I was a kid and how I am now? I was probably more mature as a kiddo. Hah! You know those scary crazy rides that you see at the carnival? Well, I used not think twice about the reliability and safety of these 'portable' vomit inducing contraptions. But now, I'd rather not take any risks. I'm sure it's not that bad and it is just as safe as anything else we face in life on a daily basis. To be in the safe side though, we chose to only ride the super large ferris wheel and went for a round of some bumper cars.




Check out the big pink gorilla getting a ride on the sky lift. Cuteness!



The bf is making sure the newly adopted dogs don't fall out of the ferris wheel. You know how dogs just love sticking their heads outside windows!

Oh Really?: White Day

Happy White Day!

In many Asian countries, people are at this very moment celebrating a purely made-up and absolutely necessary holiday. It's mostly recognized in Korea and Japan but other countries are familiar with the idea. Girls give gifts to guys on Valentine's Day, and guys give gals gifts on White Day. Which is TODAY! What wonderful novelties will the bf give me? A high five? A necklace of cheerios? The possibilities are endless. Don't waste your time feeling sorry (or jealous?) for me. Go save yourselves! Make sure you gently 'remind' that special dude(dy-head) in your life what an important day it is today. Gots to follow tradition right?!? Is it weird that when I re-read what I just wrote, I did it with Veronica Mars voice? I almost signed off with 'Gossip Girl'. I'm a cheese ball. I know it. Bring back Veronica Mars!

Oh Really?: High Five

*photo courtesy of afp.google.com*
The new five dollar bill just made its debut today. It now features color! There's this giganto purple five in the bottom right hand corner and light purple shading in the center where Abe's head is. Mr Lincoln is pink! The Federal Reserve folks have been bored lately so they wanted to spice things up. The real reason, they say, is to stay ahead of counterfeiters. They added a few new security features that I won't get into because it's so vapidly ho-hum. Let's just focus on the fun things. It's purple! You won't believe how many a-holays try to give us fake money at the parents biz. My dad unknowingly has taken a fake $20 on two different occassions. Someone tried to pull that on my ma but she was too slick for their scam. She did what every other crazy angry asian lady would do. She started screaming and yelling at them and told them to stay there until the police came. Of course they didn't stick around but hopefully they'll never come back. My ma is champion at intimidating the bejeezus out of those who choose to live a crooked life. Layin' down the law!

Event: Rodeo 2008 - Games

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I definitely think I was having a lucky day. I won two super large stuffed animals. In one of the games, I had to bounce a plastic ball against a backboard and then it had to land in a basket underneath. I was given three chances and made it on the third by standing diagonal to the backboard and angling the shot in. The second game was the basketball shooting. It was the longer distance one and I paid for two chances. The first went way off to the side and it wasn't even close to touching the goal. I took the second shot and WHOOSH! It went in with nothing but net. The attendant was just as surprised as I was as well as everyone else that was standing around. It was crazy! I felt like such a baller. Hah! I'm so punny.