I got home a little past 1 AM yesterday since about 15 courses were served for a birthday dinner at the alluring Bao 111!  ~6 appetizers, ~6 entrees, 2 desserts + cake.  Towards the end of the meal they served duck, which i normally don't like, but this one tasted like lamb.  Yummmmm   I wanted to eat more of it but didn't have room in my tummy.   Also over dinner someone gave me a high compliment, saying that i reminded them of so and so.  When i asked how so, i was told that it was my sophistication.    :*)    i was really surprised and flattered.

Places to go this summer! 

ICECREAM shops:

Il Laboratorio del Gelato - 95 Orchard St

Australian Homemade - 115 St Mark's Place

Ronnybrook Farms - 75 9th Avenue(15th/16th Sts)

Emack and Bolio's - 81st at 1st Ave, 56 7th Avenue(13th/14th)

SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK

As You Like It Jun 25 - Jul 17, 2005   Great Comedy!

A Midsummer Night's Dream Aug 9 - Sep 4, 2005

BROADWAY UNDER THE STARS Jun 13 Bryant Park 8:30pm

METROPOLITAN OPERA Great Lawn from 79th to 85th Streets 
Tosca by Puccini Tue, Jun 14, 8:00pm

JVC JAZZ FEST Jun 13-25

MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SWING Jun 16 - Jul 16  Lesson at 6:30pm; Live music at 7:30pm

I have a date with JeanGeorge tonite!    What lovely things will he cook up for me? 

I've been feeling really exhausted every single day, even though I've had 9 hours of sleep for the past week.  So a friend has helped me conclude that it's due to a Lack Of Excercise.  Exercise, I miss it.  The winter has kept me inside for too long.  I need to get back into the swing of things, especially since Spring is here. 

Nets vs. Heat - Game 3 NBA Playoffs

It was a great playoffs game from the get go and the Nets played really well.  Carter and Kidd made some difficult baskets and smooth passes.  What a duo!  And Jefferson swooped through the air to make a slam dunk!  Very cool.  When Shaq got on the court, he looked like a giant next to Wade (only 21) and Kidd.  Shaq made some baskets without an angle, cos that's just how tall he is!  Players ran into him and bounced off as water bouncing off of a wall.  Wade made some pretty shots too.  Agua! 

Things were going good for the Nets but Miami turned on the Heat.  They went into Double Overtime.  I was so exhausted, from having cheered and booed for almost 3 hours, but i had to continue rallying up the players in the crucial last minutes.  Miami played a tight game and Nets missed some baskets since Jefferson couldn't make far shots.  Miami won 108 - 105.  What made it more fun - the Jersey crowd really gets into it and we sat just right of the Nets bench.  We also saw celebrities Beyonce, Ludacris, and Jay-Z, minority owner of the Nets.  (someone touched his hand!)  It was great to see so many great players in person, when I'm used to just seeing them on the tube. 

Have you ever?

Have you ever caught yourself singing or humming a song that you haven't sung or heard in a very long time?  You wonder where it came from and then you take a moment to listen to yourself.  And sometimes it's not even a song or artist you particularly like, but the words may ring true with how you're feeling at that particular moment.  What are some songs that you've been singing to yourself?  

If you ain't heard Alicia Keys live, you ain't seen her at her best.  Set to the stage of 1920s, she starts off with Karma in a jazzy arrangement.  She wears a white outfit with a barely there back and a glitzy head piece. 

If I Ain't Got You  - Live in concert  =)

Some people live for the fortune
Some people live just for the fame
Some people live for the power, yeah
Some people live just to play the game
Some people think that the physical things
Define what's within
And I've been there before
But that life's a bore
So full of the superficial

[Chorus:]
Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby
If I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you, Yeah

Some people search for a fountain
That promises forever young
Some people need three dozen roses
And that's the only way to prove you love him
Hand me the world on a silver platter
And what good would it be
With no one to share
With no one who truly cares for me

[Chorus:]

[Outro:]
If I ain't got you with me baby
So nothing in this whole wide world don't mean a thing
If I ain't got you with me baby

Ordinary People - Also live in concert and a special one day appearance by Kanye.  =)     John Legend is so sexy.

Girl, I'm in love with you
This ain't the honeymoon, past the infatuation phase
Right in the thick of love
At times we get sick of love
It seems like we aruge everyday
I know I misbehaved
And you made your mistake
And we both still got room left to grow
And though love sometimes hurts
I still put you first
And we'll make this thing work
But I think we should take it slow

We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
'Cause we're just ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow
Take it slow
This time we'll take it slow
Take it slow
This time we'll take it slow

This ain't a movie, no
No fairytale conclusions, y'all
It gets more confusing everyday
Sometimes it's heaven sent
Then we head back to hell again
We kiss then we make up on the way
I hang up, you call
We rise and we fall
And we feel like just walking away
As our love advances, we take second chances
Though it's not a fantasy I still want you to stay

[Chorus:]

Maybe we'll live and learn
Maybe we'll crash and burn
Maybe you'll stay, maybe you'll leave, maybe you'll return
Maybe another fight, maybe we won't survive
Maybe we'll grow we never know
Baby, you and I

[Chorus:]

I have a playdate next week with a really cute guy.    All smiles*****

NICKNAME: Kitty Kat

SIBLINGS: 2 younger brothers. they seem like older brothers since they're taller than me and take care of me.

CROUTONS OR BACON BITS: i choose walnuts

FAVORITE SALAD DRESSING: balsamic vinaigraitte and honey

DO YOU DRINK COFFEE: i drink 3 cups of earl grey tea w/milk and sugar every day

HAVE YOU EVER HAD YOUR APPENDIX OR TONSILS REMOVED: nope

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME: two big intimidating undercover cops dressed in civilian clothes caught me going under the turnstile of the subways and slapped me with a $60 fine! hey, the unlimited metrocard wouldn't let me swipe in for 18min after my last swipe and i couldn't wait that long.

ONE PILLOW OR TWO: one and my stuffed animal Gingy, from Shrek

PETS: none but i love to play with other people's pets

FAVORITE TYPES OF MUSIC: everything, even country and opera! especially hiphop.

DREAM CAR: aston martin v12 vanquish s, or reallistically an audi or lexus

TYPE OF CAR YOU DRIVE NOW: n/a

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR: n/a

FAVORITE TOOTHPASTE: colgate total plus whitening gel

FAVORITE FOOD: frenched lamb

DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: very well

FAVORITE TOWN TO CHILL IN: nyc or westport

FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT: islands of greece

FAVORITE ICE CREAM: Herrell's Pumpkin flavor, Angora Cafe's Avocado and Vanilla Frozen Yogurt, Brooklyn Bridge Ice Cream Factory's Peach flavor, Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey, Haagen Dazs'-don't remember the flavor but it had chocolate, walnuts & fudge

FAVORITE SOFT DRINK: Coca Cola

FAVORITE TYPE OF FAMILY GAME TO PLAY: oh-mok (connect 5 korean style) and calculating how to make the numbers on license plates equal 21.

FAVORITE HOLIDAY: Christmas bc it's family time

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TIME OF DAY: mornings, the early sunlight feels like heaven

ADIDAS, NIKE, OR REEBOK: Nike Shox

FAVORITE PERFUME OR COLOGNE: Bath&BodyWorks Sun-Ripened Raspberry, Bvlgari Green Tea, L'eau d'Issey

FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: geometry

LEAST FAVORITE SUBJECT: history, but i love Asian history

FAVORITE COLOR: white

FAVORITE MOVIE YOU HAVE SEEN RECENTLY: Transformers, Hitch

FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME: You've Got Mail, Shrek I&II

FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: nba, extreme sports

ANYTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT YOU: i'm most expressive and vulnerable over email

FAVORITE TV SHOWS: Girlfriends, Gilmore Girls, Alias, America's Next Top Model

JEANS, KHAKIS, OR SWEATS: jeans and skirts

FAVORITE MAGAZINE: Economist

WHAT YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF: straight teeth w/o braces

ONE "CRAZY" THING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO BEFORE YOU GET TOO OLD: jump off a natural cliff into clear pool of water

WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT YOURSELF: i would not tan every time i walk outdoors, i would not have freckles, many things...

PROUDEST MOMENT: being vulnerable enough to cry in front of friend