that vegas feeling!

i'm not gonna lie, life's been pretty difficult lately. and with that, i'm on a mission to turn my frown upside down and absorb my life with all things happy! WOOT WOOT!

first happy thought that comes to mind is VEGAS BABY! if you often visit my blog then you know Vegas is almost around the corner, 37 days away from today to be exact.

this Vegas trip is a blogger travel meet up, an epic 35th birthday celebration for 2 of us and a let loose kind of trip! the group of us are better known for our self-proclaimed name - ASIAN SENSATION!

big ups to Reni for creating our banner!

not only do we have a banner, Leesh also created a AS2011 LV cd to hype us and get us into the sin city mood! mission accomplished Leesh! i'm so loving the compilation and can't stop listening to it.

music compilations bring me back to the day in high school when i used create cds for my friends and as an added bonus i would list the songs on the jacket to tell a story by adding my own words and bolding the song titles.

so in honour of Vegas, here's a pull of lyrics from the songs (in order) on our AS2011 LV cd and how the vibe of our Vegas trip will probably be! 


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put your troubles aside and start living. throw away your problems cuz right now it's party time! 

you know my motivation. please excuse me i don't mean to be rude. shake that ass, let's lose control! we gonna rock it to the sound. yea it's getting hot in here. i'm having a good time with you.

c'mon get me on the floor, DJ what ya waiting for? watch me move hotter than the A-list.
 
I'M F*CKED UP! we came to party, everybody it's on! we came to get crunk, bottoms up.

booty movin, damnn girl... feels so good being bad, night full of sin. i like it, come on everybody just have a good time. we gonna make you lose your mind. one more shot for us, another round. please fill up my cup.

i'm a hot ride. forget about the world, i'll make you swallow your pride. take me for a ride. take me high. make it last all night, break a sweat on the floor. don't stop, keep moving. we're running shit tonight on the floor. 

live your life and stay young. 

i can be a little cocky. look at me now at the top of my throne. i'm just a holy fool baby it's so cruel. we sipping goose, we getting loose. it'll be a crime, if i didn't holla. O-M-G you caught my eye. we gonna freak some more - after party in the hotel lobby! tonight let's enjoy life. 

i might drink a little more than i should. don't care what they say. 

get busy tonight on top of the world. i'm a party and party and party. it feels so right to dance to the beat. i know how to make them stop and stare. the club can't even handle me right now. i own the night, life of the club, came to party, celebrate, go hard, run the show. that's right!

whoop whoop! rock that, run that! this where we from, the talk of the town. every time i step in the building everybody's hands go up! 

don't mess with us.

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P.S. the above is a mish mash of the lyrics. yes the songs are in order, but the song lyrics may have be combined with other AS2011 songs to give it more of a story flow. werd? werd.

P.S.S. checkout more AS2011 posts! head over to Reni's here and Leesh's here.

hair did 101

around a month ago, i trimmed my hair quite significantly. it was in such horrible shape that i chopped off 3 inches. i'm not gonna lie, it could have afforded another 2 inches off since it was in such bad condition, but i didn't want to leave the salon with a bob hairstyle. not that anything is wrong with hair bobs. i'm just afraid i'll look really young. one day maybe i'll go back to the bob. i don't mind these ones:

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so in my desperate state, i walked into a hair salon and asked if anyone was available. with my luck, yes - there was someone available in 5 minutes, but boo - he's a senior stylist. the first thing that ran through my head was "CHI-CHING! oh boy, this trim is gonna cost me an arm and a leg!"

just so you know, I'M A CHEAPIE! especially when it comes to getting my hair did. i really don't care about it. i'll let anyone cut my hair as long as it looks normal in the end. i don't know. i guess i'd rather spend my money on food and alcohol. hahaha.

with that being said, it's a big deal i saw a senior stylist even though my first instinct was to back out. but boy i'm glad i didn't! not only did he give me one of my best haircuts ever, he also gave me random helpful hair tips. HA, guess those senior hairstylists really do know their stuff! LOL!

so here are the hair lessons i learned on that night. you may already know these tips, but remember, i'm dense when it comes to hair!

1. do not wash your hair everyday as it will dry out your hair. 
2. remember, since you are not washing your hair everyday, DO NOT touch or play with it too much or it may start to look oily.
3. when washing your hair, skip your roots when applying conditioner. the roots of your hair are naturally conditioned.
4. don't tie your hair back tightly as this causes baby hair. (Leeshi, that's why we can never get rid of it!)
5. too many layers for my type of hair is not good. when drying naturally, it will dry bigger and unshapely. 

in the end, it was definitely worth seeing Sam and now he's found a regular client in me. WINNING for both of us! booyah!

i'm not gonna lie for the month of May

my take on guys...

i'm not gonna lie, one of the first things that crosses my mind when i see a cute or good looking guy is "is he gay?".

i rarely come across any eye candy. what the hell happened?! did they all consciously decide to move to a different city all at at the same time? i'm not gonna lie, i'm lucky if i see one cute guy in the month.

my take on working out...

i've been working out like a feen lately. i'm not gonna lie, even though i've been working out almost everyday, i swear my ass and thighs have only grown! WORKOUTS FAIL?!

my take on turning almost cougar status...

in less than 2 months i'll be turning 35! holy eff, where has the time gone?! i'm not gonna lie, when i look back to where i was 10 years ago, everything about my life is pretty much the same. WOW, I SUCK! but what better way to celebrate almost being a cougar by embracing my new age at the exact minute i turn "old" in VEGAS baby with my Asian Sensation ladies and fellow bloggers and friends: Leesh, Kat, Steph, Reni and Elisse. 

my take on life...

one of my oldest close friends just got engaged. i'm not gonna lie, while i'm incredibly ecstatic for A and R, i can't help but feel incredibly sad because of selfish reasons. he's the last of my old skool boyz to get hitched. now all of them are officially grown up! out of all of my boyz, never did i think in a million years i would be the last one left. they're all boys! i'm the only girl! shouldn't i be one of the first?! i can't even find someone to be happy with! one of them is even expecting. i'm not gonna lie, this very moment is probably one of the saddest moments of my life as i've come to the realization that i live a very sad sad sad life. i'm not gonna lie, i'm actually crying for myself at this very second. literally. i feel so pathetic and heart broken for some reason... my heart aches for what others have. you know that "creepy uncle" at fam jams?! when i think about it, i'm kinda like the "creepy aunt." ZING (on me)!

i'm not gonna lie, i live only half alive...

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this is how i feel. i stand alone as everyone else moves forward. (via)

c'est life...

with turning 35 years old just around the corner and recently suffering a breakup, it's forced me to re-evaluate...

throughout my life, i can honestly say there's been three instances of when i wasn't ready for the relationship to end. no, my last relationship is not on this list. if i've learned anything from the first two, it takes me approximately 4 years to get over "him". WHAT THE F*CK?! if that's truly the case, this means by the time i get over #3, I WILL BE 38 YEARS OLD!! f*ck me!

wow, can i really afford to wait that long to move on?

my last relationship proved i can't be with someone else while having feelings for another. that was the 1st time i've overlapped my feelings and clearly my heart was not a fan and fought back. hence why i'm back to just me, myself and i.

i've contemplated this before... since i don't look my age, maybe i should move to a far city where no one knows me. lie about my age and start my life from scratch. it's kinda like giving myself another chance...

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fill in the blank friday!

it's friday! it's friday! IT'S FRIDAY! 

the last couple of weeks have been killer and it will continue to be like this until July. DOH! now that i have no bf  in the way, all i do is work, workout and add a dash of social by chillin with friends. i'm finding it very difficult to make time for laundry. then again, who truly makes time for laundry? haha.

anyway, let's fill in some blanks! you can too! you can find friday blanks at Lauren's blog. be sure to show some love by linking up at the end of the fill in the blank friday posts.

have an awesome weekend everyone! hope you're not drowning in work as much as i am, but i do hope you're drowning in exercise like me! hehe. bikini season is almost here... well that's if mother nature can get her act straight.

1.   What I love most about my home is    my bed! it doesn't look like much, but damn, it's mad comfy! now if only i could actually sleep for longer periods of time...

2.  I'm excited because,    tomorrow is almost here! i will be attending a Kiehl's event which will be serving us cupcakes, refreshments and also giving us a $15 GC plus i still have to pick up my $50 GC because i'm a valued customer. i love Kiehl's products. it's probably the most consistent beauty brand i have in the bathroom. and their customer service is phenomenal.  afterwards, i get to hangout with my friend Chelle, her daughter Mila and her hubby Ben by eating BBQ, drinking beer, testing out a dessert goodie plus watching the Canucks game. awesome Saturday ahead!  

3.  My preferred method for blowing off steam when I'm frustrated is     BODY JAM! i'm not about blowing off steam because my attitude all around is happy-go-lucky. i'm more about energy, laughing and smiling. jam makes me forget my worries and turns my frowns upside down. it's a dance exercise class that makes working out actually fun. all i want to do is go to the gym now. i'll even drive far to attend this exercise class. plus it works you out HARD, but you don't noticed you're working out hard because you're having a great time! i just blogged about this class last night. that's how much i love it!  

4.  Currently I am craving   peanut butter oreos. sadly, they are not available in Canada. i think a road trip across the border is required soon!  

5.  The thing I love most about my mom is     her kindness. she always puts others first even though she may not know them well. unfortunately, people do take advantage of her because she is last on her list, but she truly just cares for everyone, no matter who they are. unless they're a murderer or something like that. 

6.  If I was going to write a book about my life, the title would be     "Almost Cougar Status" LOL! i'm turning 35 this year and still single. most of my friends are married with children. the book will be about my relationship escapades and coming to terms that it's very possible i won't find the man i want to be with.   

7.  If I were to eat one thing for the rest of eternity it would be    all different kinds of french fries! potato, sweet potato, cassava. and don't forget all the jazzed up ones: poutine, tater's n cream (Lick's), fries animal style, fries supreme, etc. however, i would only want to eat fries for the rest of eternity as long as it didn't make me gain weight!  

addictions!

here's what i've been wanting more and more of lately!

the oreos in the middle!

Leeshi received all the above Oreos from her mom and she was so kind to share with me. now my fave packaged cookies are PB oreos. unfortunately, they are NOT AVAILABLE IN CANADA. so someone please send me a bunch my way and i'll love you forever and ever and EVER! personally email me at maureen.par@gmail.com and let me know you'll hook me up. i'll respond with so much thankfulness and my home address. hehe.

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this cereal i picked up at Trader Joes!

i picked up Strawberry Yogurt O's while in Chicago two weeks ago and i'm very upset i only bought one box. i'm almost out! booooo!

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this workout class, Body Jam! 

it's a dance inspired workout that makes you sweat, burn tons of calories while having too much fun. you won't even realize you're working your body to the bone! this class literally makes me want to work out ALL THE TIME! now, i'm a Body Jam connoisseur and search all over GTA (the greater Toronto area) looking for a jam class to hit every night! i'd rather jam than drink beer! what the eff?!

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this song! "Rolling in the Deep"

damn! Adele is so talented. equipped with a unique voice and sound... how can you not get hooked? i'm so looking forward to finally hearing her new album (courtesy of Leeshi and Mike).

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in short, the above is what i've been up to. 

eat. workout. music.

and maybe some beer...

photo challenge. day 10.

day 10

something beautiful

LIFE! Life is beautiful...

ya baby! i have completed another challenge! thank you SwissTwist for hosting this fun photo challenge and thank you Reni for introducing it to me! a special thanks goes out to my iphone4, my point & shoot or a friend's for taking the above photos.

by the way... not sure if you know this, but 26er and i broke up yesterday. when i'm ready, i may blog about it... maybe.