The list of the movies I have rented from Netflix since Aug. 2003

Movie	Star Rating	Return Date
Okoge		06/26/07
Quinceanera		04/18/07
Casino Royale		04/03/07
Babel		03/28/07
Borat		03/20/07
The U.S. vs. John Lennon		03/13/07
Hush!		02/27/07
The Road to Guantanamo		01/30/07
Little Miss Sunshine		01/23/07
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl		01/23/07
Queens		01/10/07
Thank You for Smoking		01/05/07
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days		01/04/07
The Devil Wears Prada		12/28/06
Hard Candy		12/19/06
Who Killed the Electric Car?		12/19/06
Tsotsi		12/13/06
Brazil		11/21/06
Kinky Boots		09/26/06
Pulse		09/19/06
Kamikaze Girls		09/07/06
Inside Deep Throat		08/30/06
Brokeback Mountain		08/30/06
Hustle & Flow		08/22/06
Night Watch		08/18/06
Cache		08/18/06
Intimate Stories		08/08/06
Breakfast on Pluto		08/02/06
Them!		08/01/06
Transamerica		07/05/06
Travellers and Magicians		06/27/06
The Constant Gardener		06/06/06
A Clockwork Orange		05/23/06
Last Life in the Universe		05/09/06
2046		04/17/06
A History of Violence		04/17/06
The Sweet Hereafter		01/24/06
Dot the I		12/28/05
Sin City		11/29/05
Downfall		11/29/05
Baadasssss!		11/22/05
Be Cool		11/15/05
Turtles Can Fly		10/17/05
Get Shorty		09/27/05
Born Into Brothels		09/14/05
Kung Fu Hustle		09/07/05
Garden State		09/07/05
Lilya 4-Ever		07/19/05
Dark Water		07/06/05
Saw		06/20/05
Onmyoji		06/10/05
Kinsey		06/07/05
The Yes Men		06/07/05
Balseros		05/24/05
El Bola		05/23/05
Ping Pong		05/18/05
Sideways		05/11/05
The Corporation		05/10/05
My Life in Pink		05/03/05
All About Lily Chou-Chou		05/03/05
Europa Europa		04/25/05
Napoleon Dynamite		04/19/05
The Celebration		04/05/05
Donnie Darko: Director's Cut		03/30/05
My Life as a Dog		03/29/05
I Heart Huckabees		03/15/05
Irreversible		03/07/05
Personal Velocity		02/23/05
The Funeral		02/14/05
Burnt Money		02/14/05
House of Sand and Fog		02/02/05
Ju-on: The Grudge		02/01/05
The Virgin Suicides		01/25/05
Carandiru		01/20/05
Good Bye, Lenin!		01/12/05
The Way We Were		01/06/05
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism		12/14/04
I'm Not Scared		12/14/04
Valentin		12/10/04
Spoils of War		12/09/04
The Blind Swordman: Zatoichi		12/01/04
Happiness		12/01/04
Control Room		11/15/04
Devil's Playground		11/09/04
Super Size Me		11/09/04
Tampopo		11/02/04
Shaolin Soccer		11/02/04
Me You Them		10/05/04
Second Skin		09/08/04
Camila		08/26/04
Strawberry & Chocolate		08/17/04
Farmingville: POV		08/17/04
Shiri		07/27/04
Monster		07/19/04
21 Grams		07/13/04
In the Realm of the Senses		07/13/04
Veronica Guerin		07/07/04
Mystic River		07/01/04
Ikiru		06/23/04
Bread and Tulips		06/23/04
The Last Samurai		06/08/04
Eat Drink Man Woman		06/08/04
Ikiru: Bonus Material		06/08/04
In America		06/02/04
The Fog of War		06/02/04
All or Nothing		05/25/04
Whale Rider		05/18/04
Children of Heaven		05/18/04
Elephant		05/12/04
Open Your Eyes		05/11/04
Harold and Maude		05/04/04
A Woman Under the Influence		05/04/04
Love of Man		05/04/04
Dirty Pretty Things		04/29/04
Mondays in the Sun		04/20/04
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!		04/20/04
The Sea is Watching		04/13/04
Shattered Glass		04/13/04
The Son's Room		04/06/04
The Magdalene Sisters		04/06/04
Like Water for Chocolate		03/23/04
Irma Vep		03/23/04
Solas		02/18/04
The Sixth Sense		02/10/04
Swept Away		02/04/04
All the President's Men		02/03/04
East/West		01/29/04
Baise Moi		01/13/04
Lost Paradise		01/13/04
Blade		01/07/04
Triumph of the Will		12/30/03
Boogie Nights		12/30/03
Venus Beauty Institute		12/30/03
Rabbit-Proof Fence		12/16/03
Mean Streets		12/10/03
Alias Betty		12/09/03
The Eye		11/17/03
My Beautiful Laundrette		11/12/03
Children Underground		11/11/03
Fidel		11/11/03
Roger & Me		11/03/03
Read My Lips		10/28/03
Final Destination 2		10/22/03
The Crime of Padre Amaro		10/22/03
The Last Detail		10/20/03
Guantanamera		10/15/03
Captain Pantoja and the Special Services		10/15/03
The Kid Stays in the Picture		10/09/03
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not		10/07/03
Suicide Kings		10/07/03
Intacto		10/02/03
Murder on a Sunday Morning		09/30/03
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control		09/30/03
A Decade Under the Influence		09/25/03
The Life of David Gale		09/24/03
Red Dragon		09/23/03
Tokyo Drifter		09/18/03
Live Flesh		09/17/03
Bowling for Columbine		09/16/03
The Experiment		09/10/03
Annie Hall		09/08/03
sex, lies, and videotape		09/08/03
In the Mood for Love		08/26/03
Secretary		08/26/03

I've just got robbed....by the dentist

I just came back from the dentist. I was robbed of $480. $480!! I could buy two manolos on sale at Neiman Marcus with that money! It's outrageous. I saw the movie "Sicko" last weekend. Of course the movie is biased and I don't agree with everything Michael Moore says, but I can say one thing: medical cost is way too expensive in this country. When I go to Japan maybe this winter, I will temporarily move my residency to my hometown and get insurance to have my another tooth fixed there. Many Japanese do that. My co-worker, who is originally from Japan but now has a US citizenship, says that she usually goes to Japan to see the dentist. Because it is cheaper even without an insurance.

Who's stealing the money, anyways?

About someone I don't want to mention her name here

I usually avoid posting political comments...but someone needs to stop this bitch!

http://johnedwards.com/rightwing/

Well, actually this is not a political comment. I don't have a vote because I'm not a US citizen. But why do the media still allow her to talk on the air? Why don't they just ignore her? Oh, yeah, maybe I should.

First gay candidate runs in Japan

Now I'm sure which party I'm going to vote for.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/20/japan.gay.reut/index.html?section=cnn_latest

Another reason why you shouldn't (I never!) wear Crocs

AGH!

From today's Washington Post Style section.

Huh!

From today's Washington Post.

Chip Py, a longtime resident of Silver Spring, recently returned to an old interest in photography. While wandering through downtown after eating lunch there last week, he took out his camera and started to take shots of the contrast between the tops of the office buildings and the sparkling blue sky.

Within seconds, a private security guard was at Py's side, informing him that picture-taking is not permitted, no explanation given.

"I am on a city street, in a public place," Py replied. "Taking pictures is a right that I have, protected by the First Amendment."

The guard sent Py to the management office of the Peterson Cos., the developer that built the new downtown. There, marketing official Stacy Horan told Py that although Ellsworth Drive -- where many of the downtown's shops and eateries are located -- may look like a public street, it is actually treated as private property, controlled by Peterson.

How about Jumpsuit?

No?

Just to feast my eyes

Hmmm...30% off at Stuart Weitzman....

Some random thoughts

I'm less cranky than yesterday. I just had lunch with Yasuko, my fabulous friend, at a Mexican/Peruvian restaurant "Casa Blanca." They have really good food at really good bargain price.

Let me just summarize my last weekend. Friday, Happy Hour with Steven, Roberto and Mike at Halo. Fun as always. Saturday, BBQ hosted by my sweet neighbour next door. Lots of fun. Sunday, I invited my Vicious, Unrepentant, Bitter, Old, Queen neighbour for my experimental Tom Collins and watched some episodes of SATC Sixth season. We reaffirmed our love for Samantha and Miranda. Then VUBOQ neighbour headed for fun True Colors concert, which I stupidly gave up for attending Japanese people's party.

This weekend, I don't have any plan so far. Maybe some cooking, a recipe from today's Washington Post. And gym, and reading. Maybe some drinking.

BTW, I found this article on Washington Post the other day, about "What Bugs Me." A man complains about "environmentally friendly" automatic hand dryers. He said "They never dry your hands unless you let them run for five to eight minutes. And if you actually want to wipe something off your hands or shirt, blot a spot or wipe anything, you can't do it. And suppose you want to rinse your face? How then does one dry his or her face? People do spill things --soda, food, ice cream -- and need to wipe it off. What is one to do? Use an undershirt? " Basically he wants paper-towel dispensers back. OK, here is my suggestion. How about having handkerchief with you? I do. Actually we were punished if we didn't have handkerchief at school in Japan.

Roberto Cavalli for H&M

ROME (AFP) - Roberto Cavalli is set to be the latest designer to create a collection for Swedish clothing giant H&M, he announced Wednesday, following in the footsteps of Karl Lagerfeld and Stella McCartney.

The Italian will create 25 pieces for women, mainly evening wear, and 20 for men, as well as accessories and lingerie. They will be available in about 200 shops from November 8.

"I hope that on December 8 there will be nothing left in the shops! I am very flattered to be the first Italian chosen by H&M," Cavalli said from the Pitti Uomo fashion fair in Florence, according to Italy's Ansa news agency.

Agh.

I'm cranky. I chose wrong shoes and outfit. My hair is out of control. My make-up is scary. I have a lot of work to do. I know Victoria's Secret Semi-annual Sale starts today, but I may not have time to go there. Hillary Clinton campaign has just announced their campaign song...."You and I" by Celine Dion. AGHHHHHHHHH! I'm cranky.

This is what I need.

Can I hate her?

Do Not Discriminate Shoes

OK, I don't have enough pairs of shoes. So I decided to buy more. I bought this yesterday. Mine is in white, though. I thought yellow was cuter, but it doesn't go with my blue pants which I'm planning to wear this coming Saturday. Or should I have got both? I still can do that. I love Payless! I love Payless shoes as much as I love Manolos. I don't discriminate shoes, you know.

I have been as cranky as VUBOQ since yesterday. I need some treat.

I'm a Shoe Whore

This morning, a DOS security guard stopped me and asked "Hey, how many pairs of shoes do you have?"----I said "Oh, that's funny. I just counted them last week. It was 40." He said to another security guard "Damn, man, we were wrong!" I asked "Oh, what was your guess?" They said "100!" Hmmmm.....I should buy more.

Good Time

Mike sent me this cell phone photo he took last year. Great photo! I love it. I think we were listening "Carnival" by The Cardigans on my MP3 player.

Happy Birthday to Me!

It was fun weekend. On Friday, I really wanted martini. I dropped in a liquor store near my office after work and grabbed a bottle of Vodka (Skyy....sigh) and Vermouth. I had some martinis at home. Then my mother-in-law called me. She said she was in an emergency room because she had high fever and was short in breath. I called my husband and brother-in-law. She's got a bad case of pneumonia.

Saturday, I visited my mother-in-law at the hospital, headed back home and then met Steven and Mike at Alero Cleveland Park for SAM Me and Mike's Birthday (SAMMMB) edition. Steve and Bobby joined us. It was THE perfect day for SAM! We ended up in consuming four (?) pitchers of margarita. Then we walked to Dupont Circle and had a dinner at Italian Kitchen (?). It could have been the first going-home-drunk-together night for me and my neighbor downstairs, but the vicious, unrepentant, bitter, old, queen neighbor betrayed me...:-p So I went home alone.

The neighbor has been forgiven for buying me a movie ticket and opening his special gin for my birthday:-) Sunday, I went to the hospital to visit my mother-in-law again, and then went to see the Pirates of the Caribbean 3 in Silver Spring with Steven and his friend Y. The movie was good, but I needed more of Johnny Depp. We had margarita again at Austin Grill. Yum. I love my new neighborhood.

Monday was my birthday, the national holiday. I visited my mother-in-law in the morning and ran to Home Depot and Shoppers for some shopping. My friend in NYC, Ayako, called me on my cell phone to say Happy Birthday. It seems that her husband's family lives very close to my new home...nice. The vicious, unrepentant, bitter, old, queen neighbor invited me for the special martini at his place. OMG! The best martini ever! He needed to leave for a party so I went home. My husband came home, and we went to pick up my new TV. Yey! Now I can watch Sex & The City on big screen in the couch, which I did at the night. My husband had no present nor plan for my birthday. After having a Chinese carry out dinner, I got furious. So I decided not to talk to him and watched SATC drinking beer.

Except for the last part, it was a great birthday weekend.

GAP?

BITTEN Sarah Jessica Parker.

Hmm. They are reasonably priced, but not something I want to wear. A little disappointment.

Manolo Blahnik Website

ManoloBlahnik.com!

I've just found this info on Manolo's Shoe Blog.

Silver Shoes for Silver Spring

I've moved to Silver Spring! Yey.

My friends (Steve, Bobby, Aki, Steven, Roberto and Mike) and my husband's brother and friend helped us move last Saturday. Many thanks to them.

It's so good to have a living room separated from bedrooms.....because we lived in a studio. I feel that now I live in a real "home." It makes me want to buy some new things...a bigger TV, a wall clock, a new pair of shoes....OK, I bought this one. I know I should have saved money for mortgage....this one will be the last one. Maybe.

I couldn't sleep well at the first and second nights because of the traffic noise, but it seems that I've already got used to it. I haven't had problems sleeping since then.

I'll try to explore more about my new neighborhood this weekend.

Why I hate VUBOQ today

Last night, I and my husband had a dinner at Bennigan's (I know, I know. Don't comment on our restaurant choice. It's a long story). When I came back from a lady's room to our table, my husband said "Did you see how those men over there were looking at you?" He looked surprised, then suddenly tried to hold my hand. Heh. Honey, have you finally realized how lucky you are???? Apparently he hasn't. No sex for 2 months. That's why I hate VUBOQ today.

Harsh reality

I've just realized Cate Blanchette and I are the same age. I need to grow up. I may need to throw away some of my funky clothes.

A Woman's right to shoes

OMG! I have to divorce my husband and marry a rich lawyer to have this amazingly beautiful shoes! Sigh.

I've finally finished a never ending article. I need a reward. OK, let me go to Nine West. Sigh.

Well, I'm moving this weekend. Yey! I'm so excited. I can't wait.

My birthday is coming soon. I don't have any plan yet. I may not plan anything. There isn't much difference between 7 and 8, isn't there?

I. Need. Martini.

I'm bored.

I've got stuck in writing an article. The more I write, the less interesting it looks.

Let me make a plan to lure one of my co-workers/sponsors into Happy Hour.

Just another day

I sometimes can't help but wonder why it is so hard to enjoy and appreciate each day. I know every day is precious. Today may be the last day in my life. I wasted another day today.

Well, I blogged at least.

This is a room of the house I will stay in Hawaii with my family this summer. I can't wait!

Well, I should go home now not to waste the rest of the day. I may watch Sex and the City DVD to cheer me up. Is it wasting time? Maybe. Who cares.

Just a follow-up to the scoop by VUBOQ

Somehow VUBOQ has reported the exclusive breaking news about the closing on my new apartment. It's another indication that I'm not a good reporter.....

Anyways, now it's official. I'm a homeowner (Woo Hoo!) and moving to Silver Spring (Woo Hoo!!!)

My husband doesn't seem to be as excited as I am, but I don't care. It's MY apartment. And I'm sure he will love the place.

House warming party! My birthday party is coming, too! Party! So, I think I need this dress.

Very official comment

This morning, the deputy press secretary of DOS commented on my dress. "Oh, lots of blue going on there. That's a great dress." Should I be glad?

From Buenos Aires to Silver Spring

This puppy lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina. My husband's aunt has just adopted her.

I've just had Dulce de Leche Frappuccino at Starbucks. Hmmmm....yum. As you may know, Dulce de Leche is the Argentinians' national obsession.

I'm tiiiiiiirrrrrreeeeeddddd. I want to go home. Now.

BTW, thanks for the information for allergy drug. Actually it turned out that mine was a cold. I took some cold medicine, and I've been OK.

As some of you already know, I'm moving to Silver Spring soon. Yey! I'll make it official after the closing on Friday. I met some of my neighbor-to-bes last night, and they all seemed to be nice, except for a vicious, unrepentant, bitter, old, queen one:-p Stay tuned!