After getting my butt whooped last year, this year is my huge comeback both emotionally and physically. Aside from having a career change, I’ve also taken my fitness to the next level and have done things I never thought I could accomplish ( Read more... )

The beginning of this year was perhaps one of the most stressful times of my life. Moving in with your significant other is supposed to be an exciting experience but not so much in this case. Although I was thrilled to move in with Hiroshi (although I dearly miss my times with Pauline and the kitties), the main reason is to help him out financially ( Read more... )

The last week in NTi was filled with mixed feelings. Originally I was aiming to turn in a two-week notice but my new job’s headquarter took an entire week to confirm my graphic design position. In the end I was left with just one week to let my boss know I was leaving ( Read more... )

After Ash passed away in November 2014, coming home and not seeing him around was just too depressing that I had to put my job hunt on hold. By the end of the year I moved in with Hiroshi not only to help him out financially since he’s still unemployed but also to help me recover from losing Ash by being in a new environment. It also worked out for ( Read more... )

Just as I thought this year was starting to look up after FFXIV Fan Festival, things just came crashing down. Before the FFXIV convention, something was tugging at my heart: my cat Ash. I swore that there’s nothing that would stop me from going to Vegas since my sister Sofia was making mountains out of ant hills. The week before the convention, I ( Read more... )

FFXIV Fan Festival… just wow. Everything was just so surreal. All I can say was that was the most memorable convention I’ve ever been to ( Read more... )

This year has been crappy. Both financially and physically. It's like a series of tests, from one worry to a bigger one. Honestly, I thought it was just my 3 wisdom tooth removal that'll be the only life changing (yes, you read that right) this year which was in January. But then there's my car repairs that cost me about a grand in February ( Read more... )

Sad to say this was the last day of our trip. We finished all of the food that was open except for the spicy hotdog which Hiroshi decided to keep since it still sealed. There were still a few more bottles of Gatorades, Caprin Suns packs, a bit of healthy bars, and still a ton of Japanese snacks. These munchies were mainly for on-the-road so it wasn ( Read more... )

Third day was all about less hiking and more driving. Our first destination was Hetch Hetchy where the O’Shaughnessy Dam is located. We drove down the valley through Bridalveil Fall (yah, yah, it’s totally empty), passed El Capitan and Cathedral Rocks.


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Our second day in Yosemite started with a light granola bar breakfast. We’re going to be doing our most strenuous hikes on this day so we prepped ourselves up with plenty of water, Gatorade, and healthy protein bars. We set off to Glacier Point as our starting point and planned on making our way to Sentinel Dome then to Taft Point which Hiroshi has ( Read more... )