My 2013 Traveling Plans

San Fran

Virgin Islands

Getting closer to the Hmong/Thai/Laos culture while I study abroad in Thailand, and make quick visits to other surrounding countries while I'm there.

Phuket

Bali, Indonesia

Manila, PI

Phnom Phen, Cambodia

I'm going to be so broke, but I'm crossing fingers this all happens, or at least half of them... I gotta make sure it happens!

PS: I do not own these photos (google!)

We expect too much so we will never be satisfied.

True statement, but 99.9% of the time I still wonder if guys just don't know how to please most of the time.


Anybody can ask me about my pasts.
I had one who gave me all the attention and affection that I needed. Something he lacked: being a man about things. Yup, I was that girl who wore the pants in the relationship, paying for this and that.
I had another who supported me financially, and always took me to fine restaurants. Something I wasn't too fond of: his numbness and lack of affection. I'm just looking for something meaningful and true.
I've had a few who I've crossed that didn't quite have a clean background, had no ambition, was too comfortable, was boring, etc.

I have a few girlfriends who I've been chitchatting with.
From the outside looking in, I thought this girl was lucky. She was donning on Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Burberry. You name it, she got them as SURPRISED gifts. I keep telling her she. is. lucky. What's the issue? He'd never fall in love, and he controlled her. Her love don't cost a thing.

Another friend of mine was with somebody who takes care of her financially. He was an ambitious and family-oriented man, nothing like the man before. They travel all over: Puerto Rico, Miami, DC, etc. Wouldn't it be nice to be with somebody you can travel with? But then again, it's not all that great being stuck with somebody who always talks to you in a demeaning way.

And I have another friend who has a man who treats her like a princess. She gets spoiled with gifts and he does eh-ver-ee-thang for her, and still puts up with her. I'd say any girl would be lucky to have him. There's one minor thing though: he didn't please her enough... in bed.

I'm sitting here wondering what in the world is going on in their head? At least we know what we want, and how we want it-- for the most part.


We can't have it all, but I'm going to be selfish and tell myself I WANT IT ALL.... and I'm gonna get what I want.
I want the whooole I-GOT-MYSELF-TOGETHER package. Ambitious, funny, patient, communicative, clean-looking, traveling, family-oriented, humble, loving, open-minded, adventurous, spontaneous, hardworking, intelligent, crazy ol' partner. I'm gonna sound vain, but I just want somebody who's like ME; not exactly like me, but close enough to be me. THAT's when I'll be satisfied.

I used to always wonder what the difference was among all the coffee types. Well, now I know. Here's a few tips just in case you were ever an assistant, or a coffee runner.

What would I do without tumblr? So many simple life lessons. 

Gah, I wanna grow my hair out to be this long. 

<3 Chloe&Isabel

As a child in school AND home, I was always taught to never assume because it only makes an ASS out of U and ME. 

2012 was probably the most incredible year. I made sure I lived my life how I wanted to as soon as I turned 21. I cannot emphasize enough how this is the happiest I have been since my golden high school years. 

Recap of 2012: 

I finally joined the best sisterhood I could ever ask for: aKDPhi. These ladies have seen me cry and wear no make-up. I don't think I've ever found a handful of support who've seen my highs and my lows, and never have I felt so rewarded to be part of something that would last for a lifetime. It never hit me until I realized how my time with them is ticking. Over the past few months, I learned that my passion for my KDPhi family has grown (but they don't know that), and I'm not ready to say farewell at all. This is the climax of my college path. LnF <3 Because of this moment, it led me to greater heights in life.

                           

                           

My first travel as an aKDPhi sister-- Convention in Houston, where they had delicious shaved ice! 

                           

Simply being a part of this lineage. No-daddy, stankface bitching lineage. 

                           

I was finally 21, and drank legally... but went out a bit too much that my friends and I made it into the newspapers! LOL! 

 

                            

I went to the gun range for the first time and yelled out "I'm not a killer!" lol. 

                           

When I realized how old my girls and I were getting after my niece graduated from college.

                           

I got to live with the best roommates ever, and always felt at home with them. APT 142!

                            

I woke up one day, and told myself that I wanted a thrill so I went skydiving. 

                         

I participated in a local Thai pageant just for fun and realized how I wanted to get closer to the Thai culture. 

                          

Working at a place that always made me happy, and feel closer to home as if I were living with my parents again. 

Up to this day, I'm shocked how my girls and I made our trip to NY happen. From FL, MN, MI, & NE, we all made it safe and sound in NYC, partying it on the rooftop by the Empire State Building, latenight walks in Harlem, roaming in the streets of Chinatown, and eating nonstop everywhere we went. 

                       

I finally got bangs.

Then an ombre...

I took a random get-away trip to Miami with my favorite mami.

I went horseback riding, and never felt so connected with an animal. It's crazy how you can fall in love with something you just met. I miss Tootsie.

I ran my first 5K obstacle at Run for Your Lives, and have challenged myself from then on. I've never felt so good being dirty at the same time.


My best friend and sister moved back closer to me, so I can always have a place to run to.



I took another random trip to ATL to visit my best friend. Gosh, I love that place and my endless nights there.

I finally got to make my dream come true, and met Mickey and Minnie Mouse!



When I made use of my Spring Break and did a mini study abroad program on a Cruiseship to Cozumel and Grand Caymen, where I got to snorkel/swim next to dolphins.





Took another spontaneous and random trip to DC. I gained so much insight and met a group of inspirational well-rounded go-getters within a few days.

Last, but not least, I got to the end the year with the ones I love most.

As for 2013, I just hope it remains the same, or gets even better. I have no idea what it has in store for me, but as long as I try to make the most of it as much as I did for 2012, I am sure it will bring me nothing but great wonders. Please be just as good to me!

We're good girls.

We would never cheat.
We would never tell lies.
We would most likely tell our guys everything.


Even to the point of how we feel.


When girls tell me that they feel like they've cheated on their boyfriend MENTALLY and EMOTIONALLY,
I understand everything they're saying.
It's not necessarily a way of cheating even if we feel like it is, but I honestly think that sometimes those type of people come into our lives to realize what we deserve.
Maybe it's intimacy; it's affection; it's actually a genuine connection.

But in the end, they show us what our worth is.

I would normally tell them to chill out, but nowadays I tell them... that they may come into your life for a reason, even if you end up with them or not.

These guys come into your life for every reasoning without you noticing it until you open your mind, eyes, and heart.

45 Life Lessons Written by a 90 Year Old

I stole this from my brother's status. I always enjoy reading simple life lessons like this.


1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short not to enjoy it.
4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will.
5. Don’t buy stuff you don’t need.
6. You don’t have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.
7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for things that matter.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye… But don’t worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It’s never too late to be happy. But it’s all up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Overprepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words, ‘In five years, will this matter?’
27. Always choose Life.
28. Forgive but don’t forget.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give Time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d
grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have, not what you think you need.
42. The best is yet to come…
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.

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This is for my people. This is for my home.
Big Sean just knows how to make me fall in love with Detroit all over again.

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