Reasons to detox

Hi..I know. I'll update you later I promise but right now I'm trying to justify why I'm currently doing the lemonade diet aka master cleanse aka detox. Ugh. It's only 12.45p of day 1 (did i mention that we want to detox till next week friday?) and I'm already more than halfway done with what's supposed to be the concoction that lasts me the entire day...it's supposed to suppress hungry which it does for about 5 minutes at a time but now the office is smelling of lunchtime and I'm not eating voluntarily and I'm trying to figure out why.

Ok fine..I know why:
1. I have to be a host for one of our programs on the shopping channel next month
2. There's a fundraiser I'm attending that requires me to look amazing (also next month)
3. My mom lured me in to detoxing with her with promises like losing 15lbs.

I am NOT a happy hippie right now and the prospect of doing this for an entire week is messing with my head. I need to think happy thoughts like royal wedding, disneyland and planning my next vacation...

Disneyland!!

We just went to Disneyland today. We were lucky enough to get 3-day passes so today was the first of a three day spree. So excited to be here! More updates to come~!

...it's too early!

But we're smiling for the camera anyway :D I'm so excited for this trip! It's been over 2 years since I last traveled out of state AND I finally get to go to an American Disneyland for the first time (I've only been to the one in Japan a loooooong time ago and only remember the small world ride). Brent lived in LA for about 5 years before moving back home so he's excited to take me around to all his favorite restaurants and meet his friends. Like I mentioned before, it's our first trip together so let's see how things go!

LA here we come!!

Crappy scones + chai latte from overpriced airport Starbucks? Check. Goofy bf who refuses to take a normal picture but who we love anyway? Check. Boarding pass and a ridiculously early boarding time (er gt here at 6a)? Check. Guess I'm all set to go on my first vacation with Brent!

Did you realize that….

Idk if I've ever told you but I megaheart N.E.R.D. Especially Pharrell Williams. I also follow their blog not in the super creepy stalker way but more in the "wow cool, they post interesting things here...plus I love these guys. Let's follow them" kind of way. The blog itself is called Billionaire Boys Club (named after Pharrell's apparel brand) and their most recent post was one that I strongly agree with. It's short, simple and straight to the point and intellectually and creatively stimulating. Love these guys.

The impact of a simple gesture

I didn't actually realize how much tonight's event would affect people in Japan in a positive way. When we got home, my mom's phone rang. It was a video call from friends in Tokyo. They had tuned in to pakele live online in order to watch their favorite, my stepdad and they also watched the entire night's line-up of about 5 different groups. When we spoke to them, they told us that they were both laughing and crying as the show had been entertaining yet emotional with messages from various artists reaching out directly to the people in Japan. My mom's friends also received the care package that my mother delivered to them. They were grateful and explained to us that they were so shaken that they had a hard time going to the store to pick up food--the result of the combined threat of nuclear contamination scare and never-ending aftershocks. The mood there is one of tension and anxiety. Everyone sleeps in their clothes with a jacket and shoes on standby, in case of another big quake. They have a hard time sleeping and wake up at even the slightest movement.

Needless to say, to our friends who tuned tonight, the broadcast was like a silver lining in the gray clouds. I'm amazed that what pitiful support I've contributed to a collective effort is actually working. I still feel helpless at every tragic story I hear of families torn and individuals lost to the disaster trifecta. If I could, I'd join the red cross and volunteer wherever possible. Fortunately, every little ounce of support and love sent--be it monetary, gestural or supplied, has been working to help friends, communities and perhaps even the nation of Japan. To my friends and family in Japan, I love you! Please remember that we're here for you and that we love you!

More Ganbalele

The "regular but still super special edition" of the Ganbalele. Oh and the bottom pic is logo on the side of the super special one.