Otakon 2013!!!!

                          Got my badge and ready for tomorrow! 

Stress Free Night

  Work, bills, work, more bills, work, & sleep. I've been so stressed out lately due to new neighbors. A single mother with three kids all under the age of 6 moved in 2 months ago and I haven't slept since.
                       So, had to turn old school, music, earphones, sleep mask.

                               New favorite song is Mayday, Mayday by BoA.

         

                          I'm re-reading North & South just because I love it so.

And new entries! "What's in my bag" & "My favorite beauty masks", coming up soon!

 

Ready for Work

  

                                    (HOLY CRAP! an entry with actual writing in it!!!!)

 Today was my first day as a ballet dance instructor for children, ages 7 to 9. I teach a small class of 14. Part of an after school program. There is another, older woman who teaches the class with me.

  We didn't do much but introduce everyone to some of the stuff we will be learning and just get to know my students (lol I feel so old saying that >.<) and ask them why they want to learn ballet. And yes we do have a few boys in the class. Ballet is NOT just for girls.

So, I'm really looking forward to teach ballet these small stars ballet ^__^

2013

 
It's a new day & new year. Tonight I head to N.Y.C. I hope my experience is similar to that PBS special "Broadway or Bust".

Okay! here are my new year's resolutions:

*Get a new job, part-time.

* Read more books! I say this to myself every year, I haven't even finished The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red yet because I'm distracted lately. And I brought that book how many months ago!? I also want to buy Warm Bodies book.

*Get out more! Between school, work, & practice, I must admit I don't have much of a social life. I want to meet new people and go to lots of parties & clubs. And taste my first sip of alcoholic.

* Meet a guy! I'm so not ashamed to say this. But I want a boyfriend!!! I haven't been in a relationship since early 2010!!!  
Not trying to brag but back in the day (when I was in school) I wasn't popular at all but I did do alright in the boyfriend department. But every since school ended...I get NOTHING from guys. Not even a glance. Only guys who want to talk to me are the old drunken bastards I see when I go for a walk. Time to get back in the game girls!!!! 

*Be smart about money! Even if it's just ten dollars every two weeks, I need to learn to save more. I'm deathly afraid of going completely broke O_o

* And of course, eat right, lose weight. I'm a ballet dancer and have manger to go throughout the whole year without my teacher telling me to lose weight. I'd like to keep that up.

Cherry Blossom, Cosmonaut.

Getting Back into blogging the right way :)

Cold, wet, & rainy right now, here in Boston. But very warm & dry inside my room. Drinking hot cocoa in my black Sylvester (from the Looney Tunes) mug that I got from Six Flags years ago. Eating a bowl of hot oatmeal, blogging away. Again, I feel so blessed that I don't have to worry about finding shelter during bad weather like this. That I always have a home....

 Okay, so if the world end tomorrow,  the biggest, tightest, warmest hug to all of you that visit my little part of the internet. Thank you all.

All the Christmas shopping is officially DONE! The tree and fire place are all decorated. Just finishing up warping presents and decorating the rest of the house.

Need something to watch on a rainy late night?  May I suggest

La Luna &

 5 Centimeters Per Second.

December 1st

 It's officially that time of the year again. Because I just saw that Hershey Kisses "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" jingle commercial today.

  So here I am back in Boston with my family & friends, just relaxing and taking it easy. Getting ready to start my Christmas traditions...

*Drink lots of hot cocoa in my  favorite mug
* Watch "A Little Princess" & "Annie"
* Start wrapping the gifts while listing to Christmas songs
*Help set up the decorations & look at everyone else too.
*Last minute shopping (because I can never seem to get everything at one go)
*Our traditional family Christmas card group photo. Not looking forward to it -_- .
Etc...

 I've been working hard on some new dance moves I'm proud to say that I came up with all by myself. Since I have such a long vacation I can really work hard on this. And do some D.I.Y work on my ballerina costumes. I'm trying something new I found on YouTube. I've gotten tired going broke buy $85 to $500 for one costume alone. That now, I'm trying to make them! The women on YT make look so easy.
          These two are my favorite! ^^

So we'll see how it goes...*sigh*

October, Thank you.

  Today is the first full month of Autumn. For me it's my last month here in San Diego.  I've been accepted into a private ballet school in New York. I just received my letter this morning! I'm so happy I'm crying now as I type this. All my hard work and patience as finally paid off! But before I move, I need to find a job, hopefully in dancing. But anything will do.

  I cannot believe that I will be living in New York!!!!!! I've been there on occasion but to live there, being able to go to Broadway shows whenever I want, the best ballet performance just steps away from my place.

  THE FOOD! I love New York food! I once had a pizza from there and could never find anything to top it in Boston or San Diego!

 Worst part about all this? moving. I hate moving but will move 1000 times over if it means getting one step closer to my goals.

  This also means I need to shop for Fall/Winter clothes. And I can start wearing my scarf collection!

  The school will pay for all of my classes, I'll be responsible for food & supplies.  I'll be in school Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 7:30 pm. I'll have weekends and holidays off. If I'm late to school I don't go to class. According to the letter they're pretty strict.  I love it already!

Now first thing first, got to find a place to live.

Back home in Boston!

  If you remember my entry about how stressful I was feeling because I have many ballet recital coming. I though it would be best to take a two week vacation with my family, being around love ones always fills my heart.

 Well being around them has relived most if not all of my stress. I'm ready for next week, I'm ready to dance!

 Sunday night is going to be spent indoors. First is the start of Season three of Downton Abbey (in the UK but I'll catch it somewhere online ^_^ ) and on PBS is the second episode of Broadway or Bust.

  And I'm still on my beauty ban. It's kinda harder than I though. Because of course NOW that I'm on a beauty products ban EVERY & ALL stores wants to have deep discounts on my favorite items. But it's cool, in ballet we're taught discipline and how to focus. I try to use them in everyday life too.  I save a lot of money by not running out to buy the newest creams & lotions.

   I wanted to share the newest video from the best songstress on Youtube: KateTheGreat19
 She has a angelic voice, and what makes her so awesome is she's a lover of video games, anime, and music.  Most of her covers are from some form of anime or video game.

            And when she sings; the vocals, instruments, and melodies are all from her.

     This song in the video below, is in a well loved anime film, can you guess where it's from?

No More Beauty Products. BANNED! SnowAsian is BACK!

                                                               I'm done.

  I'm done with beauty stores, beauty shops, beauty products, beauty deals and steals. Beauty coupons and all the like.

                                              I. Have. Too. Much. CRAP!

  I literately have a big bin JUST for all my skincare products! And I have a makeup case dedicated only to lip balms/stains/butters and nail polish!

  So I'm on a beauty ban until I use up my entire supply. I honestly think I have enough beauty crap to last me til the end on next year (that's with daily use)!

So the ban includes:
NO skincare products: cleansers, moisturizers, creams, mask, etc...  This does not include any doctor prescribed medicine.
NO lip balms, stains, butters, sticks, etc..
NO more makeup: eye shadows, eyeliners, foundation, concealers, etc...
NO nail polishes: nail art, etc...
NO TO ANY BEAUTY PRODUCTS!!!!

  So this means no more beauty hauls for a long while. Which is great because I can dedicate this blog to my ballet world and bits & pieces of my personal life. I hate that I made this place too materialistic! I want more of my life/passion/dreams/thoughts to come out of this blog.

       SnowAsian was NEVER meant to be 24/7 beauty site. And that's just what I've made it. I've got to change that. This place was for ballet & venting. I've lost sight of that. I hate a part of me for that. And I am sorry dear readers.... But I learned my lesson and will get back on track starting with the next update!

                                        That is my promise to you, I won't break it!  
                                                                  (=^__^=)

Stress

  I had a lot of recitals in the passed month and have even more coming up! And I've been practicing non-stop. I'm stressed out! I'm stressed out so badly that I'm breaking out, fortunately not on my face but my chest & arms! This makes me stress out more!

  But I've been playing video games and listing to a lot of music, taking walks with Sara Crew lately, which has helped. But the break outs are still there! I need a vacation.... But I'm to busy to plan one and money is kinda tight.

   So I'm going back home to Boston for a week and a half to be with my family. Before my recitals starts up again.

I don't know....but I'm so tired......

 P.S. I will not stop ballet because of this. As they say: "This too shall pass".

 

Awake!

   I missed blogging -_-. But i have so much on my plate right now that I probably won't get a break until early August.  I just finished four recitals in two weeks! My personal schedule is like a fast roller coaster and there is no time to take a breather! But at least there some good news. I've just started getting paid to help out in some recitals. So it's like a job now. Pay varies depending on what department I'm to assist. But It's still a fun job.

  I haven't brought anything beauty wise because I'm saving up money for my new TV. It's killing me a little. Like, I just missed out on a great Rite Aid sale last week; 40% off all Revlon Products & 40% off all NYC New York Color products. But by not buying anything has shown me how much beauty stuff I really have.
 
 But I'm loving matted emerald green nail polishes. Rocking Revlon Emerald City Matte Suede nail polish for a while.

  I watched both seasons of "Game of Thrones" in attempt to distract myself from the fact that the new season of "Merlin" & "Downton Abbey" are not out yet. And now I shot myself in the foot because I've become addicted to THIS show! And I read the new season won't come out until next year.

 
I have many recitals coming up in September so I need to go back and practice more.

                          See ya soon!

Realize. Now Focus

  Ballet is coming along quite well. Yesterday we focused mostly on Battements, it turns out some people in my class still show weakness in this area. And because a few show weakness we ALL show weakness. So for the rest of this and next week we will focus on that. I myself want to focus on battement lent. I need to make my legs stronger. I guess my daily walks and jogs just aren't doing it for me. I guess I need to join a gym even though I hate public/private gyms.

  I haven't been online much this past week, I've been working very hard on my steps and staying late as possible at school. And I also started a new job as of Sunday. So it seems my free time is slowly being striped away....

  But writing gives me a sort of a release in my personal life and because of that I will always make time for it.

  Other points in my life....well I'm finally saving up for a new flat screen TV, but I wonder if I'll be able to play all my old PS2 games on it. But I am in need of an up graded, I've had my TV since 2001 and it finally gave out on me. RIP TV. I also ordered two pocket watch necklaces and two sets of  Clow Cards, so I'm waiting for them to arrive.

   I've been really getting into my book "The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red". It's getting pretty creepy but my eyes can't look away! Totally worth the 96¢ I paid for it!

  Lastly I'm watching the anime series "The Story of Saiunkoku". I'm in love with this series, it's very good so far. I'm on episode 22 now.

1st Day of June!

Me in the purple!

  Summer is here and it's time to go on vacation. Since my college classes double as a summer program I won't be doing much relaxing. But I will be making this summer the best yet! Other than shamelessly spend my money on frivolous things things have been great. But I've been sick for the past two days, think I caught something at school. On the topic of school, It's great. I'm learning a lot and made best friends for life.

  We are having a ballet recital on June 19. It's nothing big, just to get use to performing in public. Which I've already grown accustom to since I was a child. But more practice never hurt anybody.

  I'm looking forward to two new ballet shows coming on TV. "Breaking Point" and "BunHeads". I'm hoping they'll be good. I'm leaning towards BunHeads being better because Breaking Point looks like it's going to focus on more of a love story. Maybe my ballet teacher will mention to watch them for homework lol. Not gonna happen I know :P



   Earlier in the week, I re-watched Rose Red by Stephen King and then watched The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, it's the prequel to Rose Red. I loved both so much that I decided to order a copy of the book "The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red" on Amazon. I read lots of reviews that this is a highly recommend book. Can't wait for it to come!

  

    Haven't talked about Sara Crewe lately, she doing fine. Just a few days ago I was leaving my apartment and she runs right past me down the hallway wanted to ride in my car. I got her leash and let her come with me. She, like many dogs love to stick her head out of the window. I get kinda scared when she does, she's so small I think she'll be blown away. 

More updates later! Have a great weekend guys!

Having Fun!

    I really do love going to fairs. The cool rides, great games, amazing food, and nice entertainment. It's the perfect way to end such a great summer. Since school will start soon I thought it would be a nice treat to go to a fair and have a great time. I love fast rides like roller costers, they are my favorite. I always went to a fair or an amusement park with my friends and always had a great fun time. We would all go on lots of rides then eat til we pass out.  I was always the one to get drag on the most heart pounding rides.


  The best part of amusement parks besides the rides are is the foods. I think that food from the fair taste the best!!!!! I love their pizza, hot dogs, ice cream, and soft drinks. I know I sound greedy but really they are great. As soon as you walk into a amusement park the smell of popcorn hit you and you start to smile cause you already know that you will have a great time. Then as you look around you see all kinds of rides and you can't decide which one to go on first. And that's when all the fun starts.I also think amusement parks bring out the child in everyone.


  So I think going to a amusement park is a great way to end such a perfect summer. It's a good way to relax and forget about your worries for one day.  It is also a great way to spend time with friends and to just get out of the house and get some fresh air.

My First Car

 
  I finally picked up my 2008 Infiniti G35XS four door car. I NEED a car with the way the Metro runs in my area. Now I can make to my dance classes and recitals AND my auditions with out problem.

  I got the car this afternoon, with Sara Crewe tagging along with me. Yes this is a used car, as I'm in no way able to afford a brand new one. I've had the car taken to 3 mechanics, made sure I educated myself before I started looking in the used car market & handed over any cash, and asked for a reasonable warranty contract too. Don't worry folks, everything's all good :)!

Sara Crewe loves her new car so much. She wanted to drive all the way home. 

Spring Footwork

  Spring is here and that means many, many Ballet recitals to come. I'm so excited because this mean I get to really put my face out there, get my name out and show people what I'm really made of!

  This is huge because I'm finally getting my chance to try out for "Royal Ballet School", along with many other places. So I've been practicing non-stop. I'm getting really good, even at the difficult footwork. I'm also finally able to buy my car that I've been saving up for two year!!! Great, now I don't have to rely on the Metro's crappy bus schedules!

   So this it, this the year my life makes a big change. I'm to excited to be scared, I'm steadily dancing away my fear....

     P.S Sorry for all the skincare entries spam! I've been too busy practicing to do a real blog post. Once everything starts to go with the flow, I'll be able to start real blogging again!