Big Lazy Bum.

I am so tired. Running on 4 hrs of sleep. Had a guava mango Xenergy drink + a Starbucks nonfat latte and I'm still exhausted. Ahhh. I need energy so I can get back to my gym routine!! I need energy so I can stay awake to type up my lesson plans. Blehh, my job is seriously draining sometimes!! I can do this though. Just need to get motivated again.


Btw these are my new fav lashes by Shuemura (Slant Black - $20). I wore them on vday. Gives a nice flare to the eyes ;)

Happy Love Day!

Last night Russell came over after work around 12 at night and surprised me with a dozen red roses :) For some reason I didn't expect him to get me any since I know he wouldn't have time to go and get them but I guess he got them delivered to him at work. Flowers never get old with me... I'm a sucker for them! My eyes lit up when I saw him holding them... and I jumped up and down with glee.
He spent the night and luckily he had vday off cause his days off are usually on Sundays. I was super happy to be able to spend the whole day with him cause last vday I had to wait till he got off work at night. We didn't do anything spectacular or out of ordinary. Just kept it mellow. I gave him my gift basket I made him with all sorts of Anthony products from Sephora. I got him a body mud scrub with oatmeal (which he loved!), toner face wipes, shaving gel and shaving razors. I decided to be practical this year instead of getting something like jewerly that he might not wear. To my surprise, he liked it all. I really wished I had gotten the Anthony face wash cause he told me that he ran out of his. Darn, I was so close to getting it. Oh well, next time I'll pick up some from Sephora.

I made him breakfast in bed... fried rice, japanese omlette, portuguese sausage and toast. We pretty much lounged in bed all day which was fine cause we were botht tired. But at 9pm he had a dinner planned at Sarento's Top of the "I" which is a fine dining restaurant located in the Ilikai. It's in a tall tower which overlooks Waikiki. I've never been there so I was pretty excited. Russ actually really wanted to go to BLT Steak at the Trump Hotel but it was booked when he called. See he should of listened to me... I told him that he better reserve like a week or 2 before cause it's going to get full fast! Anyways, I wore that dress pictured above. I call it my "Kim K" dress because it reminds me of something she would wear. It's one of the dresses I got from the Fashionista Market.



Dinner was pretty late.. but it was the only time available. I was pretty hungry when I got there. It was a set menu and there were a several items to choose from. I ordered the Gabriella salad (chopped lettuce, maui onions, artichoke, shrimp, avocado and tomatoes). And for my entree I ordered the Shrimp Scampi pasta although Russell's surf & turf looked super delicious. Mines was really good too.. I was satisfied with my choice. And for dessert we had a yummy chocolate cake. Oh yeah we also had a bottle of red wine... I forget the name? The funny thing is they forgot to include it in our bill... mind you it's like a $95 wine. But, Russ being the good-hearted person that he is, told the waiter. Darn, we almost could of gotten away from a free bottle of wine lol. That would be wrong though. Anyways, dinner was really nice and relaxing. Everything was delicious. I would still say Wolfgang's Steakhouse is one of my fav fine dining restaurants.. but Seranto's doesn't fall too far behind. Valentine's was really nice. I am so grateful to have such an amazing, understanding, loving and giving boyfriend. Sometimes I don't realize all the little things he does for me or that extra effort he goes to make me happy. I truly love him and appreciate everything he does! Happy Valentine's Day!

I need to stop shopping.

Wednesday night, Russ and I went to try out Imanas Tei. Surprisingly, although we've heard about it and past by it all the time.. neither of us have ever eaten there. We always go next door to Konotori which is also great but we wanted to try somewhere different. Well when we got there, we already saw people lined up outside.. so we're like oh great, we're going to have to wait. But it also made me think, hm this place must be good. The wait was about 20 min.. went by kind of fast but Russ was pretty hungry so I think it felt like forever to him. When we finally got seated, he ordered a plethora of food.. spicy tuna roll, spicy mentaiko, scallop sushi, tempura soft shell crab, spicy seaweed salad, seafood dynamite (which probably had 50,000 calories) AND 2 orders of chanko nabe which was amazing. It had all sorts of yummy seafood & meat.. mmm I was in heaven. I didn't even know where to begin haha. But I would say that is a must have if you go there. Everything was pretty good.. even Russ was impressed which says a lot cause he is pretty hard to please when it comes to food and restaurants. I will be back soon!!

Btw, I've been spending a lot of money these past 2 weeks. Mostly on food & clothes. I could probably save myself a lot of money if I just brought home lunch to work but I'm usually too lazy to make anything. And besides shopping like crazy at Acid Dolls the other day.. I ended up going shopping again today at Fashionista Market on my lunch break. I was really just going to "browse" because I was trying to kill time but that was a bad idea. Plus they were having a 20% sale on all dresses! I ended up getting 2 tops & 3 dresses which I will post pics later just too lazy right now. What's sad is I really have no room to put any of my new clothes :( I just leave it in the bags they come in until I'm ready to wear them. My shopping addiction is bad.. I almost feel like Kim K. when her sisters made her see a therapist for her shopping problem. I mean, I really shouldn't be spending money.. I don't know what's wrong with me but when I'm in the moment, I just can't say no. But for the next couple of weeks, no more shopping and I'm going to try to pack home lunch to work!! Ahhh.. it will be a miserable couple weeks. For some reason, I find great joy in spending money in general.

Anyways, tonight I stayed in and played wii dance for an hour. My grandpa came over for a little while to drop something off and then was watching me play. He thought it was pretty cool and even tried dancing haha. It was the cutest thing. I also cleaned my room and got rid of all my xmas boxes that were lying around so now it looks less cluttered :) I was too tired to go out tonight but I am excited for tomorrow! I FINALLY get to see Avatar.. yeah I know I'm a little late but it's better late than never. And then I gotta look for a vday gift for my Russ (yes I know that involves spending money but hey its vday!!). Then he's sleeping over after he finishes work and we get to spend all of Valentine's Day together :) Super excited. I'm big on VDAY cause I love LOVE! It is a beautiful thing I must say. Alrighty, good night bloggers. I'm out like sauerkraut!

Acid Dolls

Tonight I was just planning to go home after work and just relax and then play with my Wii. But then my friend Yubee asked me if I wanted to have dinner so I said sure. We decided to go somewhere in Waikiki cause I wanted to check out this cute new boutique called Acid Dolls located in the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center. I've passed by it a few times before but never got a chance to browse. I could tell though just from the window display, I knew I would like it. Yubee & I decided to take a "quick" browse. I literally was in love with everything... it was almost like this store was made for me lol. After trying on 6 or 7 outfits, I decided to just get 2.. especially cause it does not run cheap there!!

I ended up getting a leopard romper. For those who don't know me, I have a thing for leopard AND rompers... so it was just calling my name when I saw it. I also got a dark purple top with a black bow (cause I also love bows) which would go really cute with leggings or skinny jeans. I'm not wearing it in the pic cause I was too lazy to put any on. ANDDD............
that wasn't all. Their jewelry were SUPER cute too... ahhh I couldn't resist. I got this star necklace... cause I LOVE stars!! Plus it was the last one. How could I say no?? Andddd.... because I have an obsession with bows.. I ended up getting a leopard bow hair clip. Oh no.. it didn't stop there. I saw these cute bangle bracelets that I had to have because... well I've been looking for bracelets since I never wear them. My total would of been nearly $300 but I decided to put some other things back that I didn't REALLY need. I really wasn't expecting to buy anything but you know the shopaholic in me just couldn't resist. If your into edgy/punky/cutesy/glamorous kind of clothes/style then definitely check this store out =) I will definitely be back.. hopefully not too soon though cause I shouldn't be spending anymore money!!

Btw, I ended up doing a little more than an hour of Wii "Just Dance" and my calves are hurting! I'm assuming that's a good thing...

Just Dance

I'm in love with this game. Seriously, I have never sweat so much over a game before. I was literally like dripping with sweat from head to toe (yeah not a pretty sight). But it was a damn good workout. I'm not much of a Wii player although I've had it for awhile. I found this game through my friend Bee and I told my mom about it. Then the next day she bought it for me =) My mom and I battled against each other which was pretty funny. Watching my mom dance to Pump Up the Jam was pretty damn classic. Of course I beat her in all the battles well except for Pump Up the Jam (but that is cause I was getting tired!! lol). I think I may have to bust out the video camera one day on her cause it is so cute when she dances. One of my fav dances was the New Kids on the Block's Step By Step. Oh gawd how that song brings back memories. If you didn't know, I was a die hard NKOTB fan. Anyways, this will be part of my new work-out besides going to the gym. I love it cause I love to dance and I can work-out at the same time. I'm going to try to do this an hour everyday. Anyone with a Wii... I def recommend this game =)

Btw, I came home today and saw this in my bathroom. My mom is awesome.

Brrr.

As of right now, I am wrapped up in my n.a.p. blanket freezing my buns off. This would be a perfect time to use a Snuggie... which I actually have (well it's my boyfriend's) but my n.a.p. blanket is much softer. I am loving this weather though.. I love when it's chilly in Hawaii. Actually it made me realize though that I don't have enough "winter" clothes.

Anyways, tonight I had a nice date with Russpoo. He came over after I finished work and we lounged around watching Man vs. Food.. one of his fav shows. Watching it made me really crave a big fat juicy burger.. but my boyfriend wanted to eat at Suntory so we went there for dinner. It's funny how he works at a teppanyaki restaurant, yet he always wants to eat teppanyaki. I like Suntory though.. they don't put on the fancyshmancy shows, but the food is good. AND they put bacon in their fried rice which the other teppan restaurants don't do. So since I was craving meat.. I ordered a pepper steak and Russ ordered a sirloin steak. The chef split everything in half so I had half of his sirloin steak. Dinner was pleasant.. but I think I liked Russell's steak better than mines. The pepper steak was too saucy for me.

Well I am pooped and ready to hit the sac. Tomorrow is Thursday, woohoo... the weekend is almost here. Surprisingly this week went by pretty fast. Btw, tomorrow I am starting my health food regimen (ha let's see how long that will last). But it does help that my friends are trying to eat more healthy. To me working out is not a problem.. I kind of like it. But when it comes to food, I like eating good food. And it doesn't help that I have a sweet tooth. My goal is to also work out at least 3-4x/week. I already worked out on Tuesday with Bee so I'm going to try to work out tomorrow & Saturday!! Hmm what should I have for breakfast tomorrow...oatmeal?

Seared Ahi Tuna Salad Nicoise

Wolfgang's Seared Ahi Tuna Salad Nicoise

Ok so I decided to make a whole post about my newly found favorite salad... seared ahi tuna salad nicoise. For those of you who don't know me, I'm a big foody. One of my favorite things to do is eat good food. I love dining out and it just so happens so does my boyfriend so it works out well. We love going out to eat and trying different things. So expect a lot of food pictures. Anyways, last Christmas I went to Wolfgang's Steakhouse (one of my fav fine dining restaurants) for brunch and I wasn't really in a steak mood although it is a steak restaurant. I wanted something a little light so I decided to try their seared ahi tuna salad nicoise. I wasn't expecting much since it's just a salad with tuna. But omg when I took my first bite, I was in heaven and I would have to say that was the best salad I've ever eaten. I think what made it taste so good besides the dressing is that the seared tuna had anchovies on top which really complimented each other. From then on, I was obsessed with that salad. But every place I went either didn't have it or didn't make it the same as Wolfgang's (with the achovies on top). I was on a search.. but failed.

Well I had a late lunch yesterday with my friends Cynthia & Sarah and found that they had the tuna salad nicoise. I was overjoyed and excited, but then I read the ingredients and it didn't say anchovies. I was a bit dissapointed because I was craving it so badly. Well I asked the waiter if they put anchovies in their salad nicoise and he said they don't but he could ask the chef to see if they had any and to put some in. Well surprise suprise, they did have anchovies and the chef was nice enough to put them on top of my seared ahi. You don't know how happy I was. Yes I know, I'm easy to please. The salad was delish, but not as good as the one at Wolfgang's. But it did satisfy my salad nicoise craving :)

Mariposa's Salad Nicoise