Talking Mango: Blog

I got bored on a random night and decided to just cut myself some bangs. Looking at photos now it’s as if I turned from a 21 year old into a 13 year old. I’m not sure how I feel about all this but I like a little change after awhile. Well the good thing is by the time school starts I should be back to my side-swept bangs. I think I’ll be keeping this for the rest of summer, which is like…2 weeks.

How do you like it? Frankly, I like myself without the bangs but it’s summer and I wanted to do something fun. I’m getting tired of my hair. There’s only so much dying I can do to my hair color and putting in blond streak. Is it June 2012 yet? I decided after graduation I’m going to cut it into an A-line bob. Can’t wait!

My first reveal on this website. What will it be? Scroll down to find out!

What a bland…white box.

Huh?

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Are you ready?

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You sure?

Fine, okay!

Say hello to my new Canon EOS Rebel T2i! With both the 18-55mm lens and the 55-250mm lens. Isn’t it pretty?

I love the Canon Rebel Box! The black & red just gets to me!

Haha, look at the mess I made. Waiting for the battery to charge I hoped on to my laptop.

Everything it came with in the bland white box.

Here’s what came in the final set.

• Canon EOS Rebel T2i Body
• Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
• Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS Lens
• Canon Rebel Gadget Bag
• 4GB SD Card
• Mini HDMI Cable
• Wide Strap
• USB Interface Cable
• AV Cable
• Battery Pack & Charger
• EOS Digital Solution Disc
• “Great Photography is Easy” Booklet and “Do More with Macro” Booklet

All of this for only $933 with tax included. What a good deal. I got the last one as well. The saleman wasn’t going to let me purchase it because I used my mother’s Costco card but tried to pay for it with my credit card. I pouted and pretended to cry and explained to him it’s my last day in the country and I really need this camera. He gave in and asked me to please stop crying and if I smiled he would let me. I gave him the biggest grin and he rang it up. Here are a couple of shots I took using my new camera.

Haha, yes this is my brother and me 20 years ago.

For more photos, which I will be uploading slowly don’t expect too much too fast, click our my Flickr.

I am quite a sentimental person. Memories and inside jokes make me feel so blessed everyday. It hit me a couple months ago that the one thing I gave my life, heart and soul to for 4 years in high school was memory I stop visiting. I pulled out my contact list and with the help of facebook pulled off the first Walnut High Publication’s Reunion. We had people from high school graduating class of 2007 to 2012 come out and meet new members and reunite with old members.

We shared memories of publications and all those hours spent in front of a computer using InDesign, Photoshop and hours behind a camera. We all laughed when we found a common trait, we notice fonts. Man, I still can’t stand Scriptina. And to this day I still use Georgia and Helvetica Neue as a set. I can never leave my yerdy (yearbook + nerd) tendency behind.

Here’s some photos of the outfit, food and group. Lately, I’ve been in love with neutral colors like grey, navy, white and khaki. I throw in a splash of orange sometimes but not today. And yes, I would – anything lace is a favorite of mine! Cheers to lace, ruffles (can you tell I really like this cardigan lately?) and neural colors.

Top: Abercrombie & Fitch
Cardigan: Abercrombie & Fitch
Belt: American Eagle
Shorts: Anchor Blue (LOL, I had these since 7th grade!)
Shoes: Rainbows Sandals

Give me people & food and I’ll show you a good time! We all just got bunch of lazy junk food but man, it was so good!

We’re missing a couple of people because they left early/came late and also they were out of town.

We’ll definitely be holding another one in Winter! Everyone in publications (including those who will be entering in the future) these are the shoes you have to fill, Pacemaker Winners!

So I’ve always wanted to learn how to do the french twist but never got around to it. Just a couple hours ago I was catching up and reading my Glamour magazine with Blake Lively on the cover. I know it was the July issue which was mailed out in June! I’m that behind! But anyways, there was a couple pages on her and she was sporting the beautiful french twist in all her photos. I was like that’s it! I’m going to learn it. A couple youtube videos later, not only did I have a french twist in my hair but my mother’s hair as well. But she’s awfully too shy so no photos of her.

Excuse to messiness of it, sorta. And you can see my blonde peekaboos.

And definitely excuse the no-makeup face! It’s summer, it’s hot, so I’ve been going bared faced everywhere. But look at that hair bump! I don’t even need a “bumpits” Hahaha.

Here’s a 360 view of the french twist. Yes, I was turning on my knees and now they hurt. But enjoy!

So I’m trying to start spending less time on the computers because it’s throwing back and posture out of whack. Also the computer is making me sluggish and fat… hahaha. It’s hard because everything is so accessible with the computer. Also it’s portable so I can go anywhere with it but usually I stay in the room with the coldest AC but the worst table/chair combo. It leave my back to slouch and I end up having bad posture and now into chronic back pain. Oh and not to mention my hand in a bag of beef jerky or something at all times. I don’t move much neither because I’m just sitting. Sigh. Time for a change!

It’s very hard since all the reasons I just listed make being on a computer so much better but I really ought to shut this baby down once in awhile to do something else. It’s summer afterall and I’m just…sitting here. I should go outside and enjoy the sunshine or take a lazy afternoon nap. Sure, it’s not any more productive but it beats this bad posture thing. I already spend the mornings out today to get some time away from it. …Ended up at a Starbucks with my laptop instead. Right, next time I should go out leaving my laptop at home. Har har.

I tend to end up spending money when I am outside. I should really pick up leisure reading again. Not sure if it’s any better for my back because I’m still sitting but it’s good for my eyes perhaps. I want to lay by the pool, tan and read (and sip on juice). I want to by hitting the gym more instead of just sitting. I want to learn to cook new things. I want to scrapbook! Look at all these things I can be doing instead of sitting here on the computer. But here I am sitting here, using the computer to post this. Hopefully in the future there will be more interesting post since I will be out doing things… until then I’m signing off!