Sunday, March 29, 2009

All Up On Your Face

Remember how I talked about the aspirin mask?  I did another one on Friday - my skin feels so soft!

Here is a link with more info about the mask and some other great home-made remedies:

http://welovebeauty.com/have-you-tried-the-aspirin-mask

Times Are Changing


We went to Wegmans today to do our weekly grocery run.  Lo & behold, they have completely changed their shopping carts!  They are a beautiful gun-metal and are so much easier to manage.  Notice the double-decker layout?  The performance is smooth like butta.  When was the last time shopping carts were renovated?  

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Saturday Night Boredom

I am waiting on Mr. Ho to come home and bring me some food.  I'm HONGRY!  Today, I ate crap food which is probably why I need to eat something of substance.  In the morning, Mr. Ho and I decided to play with this juicer we've never used.  So we made strawberry juice, tomato juice, carrot juice and grape juice.  It was so much fun.  We felt like little kids doing a science experiment.  "Mix the grape and carrot!"  Delicious, actually.

We ran some errands after that and I ate Chick-fil-a nuggets with their polynesian sauce, waffle fries, and lemonade.  If you know me, you know I HEART ketchup in a big way.  But for some reason, their polynesian sauce is the only way to go with their nuggets.  This meal always reminds me of college because we ate it all the time.  

While at the mall, we went to the candy store and I bought a box of Nerds (ate the whole things in one sitting), a Cow Tail, and chocolate covered gummy bears.  Then when we got home Mr. Ho decided he was hungry and we got pizza from Paisanos.  Junk food all day long.

2 marriage moments of the day:

1.  I wore my Hunter boots for the first time today.  They are just the classic rainboots and I felt very clumsy while walking.  So I asked Mr. Ho if he ever saw My Sassy Girl, which is this Korean movie and in this one part, the guy trades his sneakers for the girl's heels because her feet hurt.  Before I could explain the scene, Mr. Ho says, "I don't need to watch My Sassy Girl.  I'm living it."

2.  We went to Bed Bath + Beyond and we were looking at all the various kitchen tools - melon ball scoopers, potato smashers, etc.  We were on opposite sides of the aisle, but we both turned to each other at the same time with garlic presses in our hands.  

I would like to mention that I was at Forever 21 at Fair Oaks Mall to browse and I stared right into temptation's eyes and slapped that b*tch in the face!  (BTW, did you know they have a BATHROOM on the second floor?  It's really clean and convenient).  No-buy is still a go.

Does anyone else ever sleep on their side and wake up with a painful ear ache because you've slept on it when it was bent?  I do this all the time.  Stupid.

We watched 3:10 to Yuma last night and I really have to say that I LOVED it.  Not only is Batman in it but Russell Crowe is amazing.  And so is Ben Foster who plays Russell's sidekick.  I hate westerns but this flick made me want to be a damn cowboy.  If I lived back in those days, I wonder what I would be?  Maybe a teacher.  Or a saloon whore.  Just kidding.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Mistaken Identity

I was at Tysons today shopping for a birthday present.  Temptation was at every corner but I managed not to buy anything for myself.  The no-buy is successfully in tact.  

Anyway, I was walking into Nordstrom when this little boy sitting in his stroller started pointing at me and yelling, "MOMMY!!  MOMMY!"  His grandmother looked at me and apologized, "He thinks you're his mommy.  You sort of look like her."  

And then my uterus shed a tear.  He was adorable!

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Dirty South-Bound

Just booked a ticket to go visit my parents over the Easter holiday!!!  YAYYYY!

I hope Mr. Ho decides to join me!

Just a Tuesday Afternoon

Lucky readers, I am posting a second entry.  The article was too long to include in the mish-mash of this awesome entry.

Last week, Mr. Ho and I got vaccinations for our upcoming trip to Hong Kong + Beijing.  Luckily, most of ours were up-to-date.  Those damn shots hurt like a b*tch.  Mr. Ho took it like a man but I took it like a wuss.  But, I did go to yoga right after, which may have not been the best idea because my arms were pretty wobbly.  I really love yoga, though.  I feel so centered and relaxed afterwards.  Also, there are the cutest old people in my class.  I especially love the old men who try really hard to get into their poses.  There is definitely a soft spot in my heart for old men, but for some reason, not old ladies.  

Update on the no-buy:  I haven't bought anything for myself.  I am not coveting anything at the moment though, so it's been easy.  As long as I can stay away from the mall or my kryptonite - Forever 21 - I think it'll be a breeze.  I haven't renewed my magazine subscriptions either, so there is even less temptation.  The only magazine that is being delivered to me is Real Simple, which I absolutely love.  Some of my dinner recipes for the week came from the magazine - spiced braised beef with sweet potatoes, halibut with sauteed radicchio.  I also made korean chicken soup yesterday and will be making spaghetti carbonara on Thursday.  Yum.  

Our weekend was pretty tame, nothing too crazy.  I finally watched Twilight and I think I laughed through most of it.  It was just so melodramatic and kind of crushed the image I had in my head.  I love the Twilight saga and just seeing these actors writhe in pain when talking about taking a walk in the woods, was just too much.  Not sure if this is old news, but the author is putting out a new version of Twilight called Midnight Sun, which is Edward's point-of-view of what happened in Twilight.  Here's a link to a partial draft if you are interested:  http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/pdf/midnightsun_partial_draft4.pdf

Oh, we also watched Role Models, which I thought was hilarious.  Kiss my anthia!

That's all for now.  

Red in the Face

Here is an article my friend on Facebook posted about when it may mean when your face turns bright red when consuming alcohol:

Drinkers’ Red Face May Signal Cancer Risk

People whose faces turn red when they drink alcohol may be facing more than embarrassment. The flushing may indicate an increased risk for a deadly throat cancer, researchers report.

The flushing response, which may be accompanied by nausea and a rapid heartbeat, is caused mainly by an inherited deficiency in an enzyme called ALDH2, a trait shared by more than a third of people of East Asian ancestry — Japanese, Chinese or Koreans. As little as half a bottle of beer can trigger the reaction.

The deficiency results in problems in metabolizing alcohol, leading to an accumulation in the body of a toxin called acetaldehyde. People with two copies of the gene responsible have such unpleasant reactions that they are unable to consume large amounts of alcohol. This aversion actually protects them against the increased risk for cancer.

But those with only one copy can develop a tolerance to acetaldehyde and become heavy drinkers.

“What we’re trying to do here is raise awareness of this risk factor among doctors and their ALDH2-deficient patients," said Dr. Philip J. Brooks, an investigator with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and an author of the report published on Monday in the journal PLoS Medicine. “It’s a pretty serious risk."

The malignancy, called squamous cell esophageal cancer, is also caused by smoking and can be treated with surgery, but survival rates are very low. Even moderate drinking increases the risk, but it rises sharply with heavier consumption. An ALDH2-deficient person who has two beers a day has six to 10 times the risk of developing esophageal cancer as a person not deficient in the enzyme.

Reducing drinking can significantly reduce the incidence of this cancer among Asian adults. The researchers calculate that if moderate- or heavy-drinking ALDH2-deficient Japanese men reduced their consumption to under 16 drinks a week, 53 percent of esophageal squamous cell cancers in that group could be prevented.

There is some anecdotal evidence that young people treat the flushing as a cosmetic response to be countered with antihistamines while continuing to drink. Ignoring the symptom and continuing to drink is likely to increase the incidence of esophageal cancer, researchers said.

To determine risk, doctors can ask their patients two simple questions. First, do you flush after drinking a glass of beer? Second, in the first one or two years after you began drinking, did you flush after having a beer?

The second question covers the possibility that a person has become tolerant to the effect.

Dr. Brooks said that the two questions give doctors an easy way to find out if the patient is ALDH2-deficient. There is also a patch test in which an ethanol-soaked pad is applied to the skin. If it causes reddening after 10 or 15 minutes, there is a high likelihood that the person is ALDH2-deficient.



Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Goodies

Some dates to mark on your calendar:

April 21 | Ben & Jerry's | One free cone

April 29 | Baskin Robbins | A scoop for 31 cents

July 11 | 7-Eleven | Free 7 oz Slurpee

September 24 | Coldstone Creamery | Free ice cream treat 

You're welcome.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

A Dream Come True

Dear Readers,
Remember when I posted a public prayer to God lamenting why, oh why, there were no hot shoes in my size?  Well, prayer works, people.  No matter how shallow or superficial the topic may be!  

Let me reveal why I am strictly following a USA no-buy policy:

  

The first pair are the YSL Tribute Slingbacks and the second are the Christian Louboutin Madame Claude Leopard Patents.  ALL IN MY SIZE 4!!  Yes, both are pricey and if you want to know the price, you can google it.  Anyway, I keep chanting my girl, Miss JChae's mantra - price per wear!  So far, I haven't worn either, thus it doesn't apply.   

They are both so BEAUTIFUL -- very versatile and will be easy to wear.  I've always loved an all-black ensemble with a pair of hot leopard shoes.  I'm lucky Mr. Ho is so supportive of my shopping habits.  

I hope all of you, my dearest readers, can find some way to do your civic duty to stimulate the economy.  And then go on a sudden no-buy because you're scared to total your receipts.

Till next time,
Mrs. Ho

Monday, March 16, 2009

Put an L on Your Forehead

If you are wearing Timberlands at the gym...  Or wearing distressed jeans with a tank top while lifting weights...  

Yes, that's right.

I am laughing at YOU!  Loser.

Makeover Monday

Yes, it's a new template!  I was getting sick of that little bird.

Time to make dinner.  On the menu tonight - Lemon Garlic Tilapia & Rice Pilaf.  

Sunday/Monday Mash-Up

I am officially on a no-buy for six months.  That means no clothes, shoes, accessories, make-up until SEPTEMBER 2009.  Do you know how hard this is going to be for me?  Because I am that girl who has to buy something new for every occasion - be it dinner, a birthday party, a trip, or just because.  I really despise wearing the same occasion outfit twice.  I'll wear the same sweatpants around the house for a week or the same t-shirt and jeans to run out to the grocery store for a month.  But if the occasion is deemed somewhat special, I like the outfit to make one appearance and one only.

However, we are going to Hong Kong/Beijing and there is no way I am not buying anything while I'm there!  So, I'll just extend it till the end of September, practically October.  The official rule is I am under a USA no-buy.  International purchases are my only loophole.  

Y - are you with me??

I will reveal why I am placing myself under these horrible conditions in about 5-7 days.

One of my current favorite songs on the radio is Ain't I remix by Yung LA and Y's man T.I.  But every time I hear it, I feel conflicted because it is just so grammatically incorrect.  Granted, my grammar is not perfect, but come on. Didn't these boys learn that ain't ain't a word?  But I guess "aren't I" or "am I not" just don't have the same ring to it.  

We watched a bunch of movies these past few days.  Here is a quick rundown:

Slumdog Millionaire - Loved it!
Revolutionary Road - Hated it!
No Country for Old Men - Loved it!
Hamlet 2 - Liked it.
Penelope - Loved it!

Man.  Ashley from Rock of Love Bus got kicked off.  She always had the best lines.  Some of her best quotes include:

I'm here for Bret.  I'm not here for you.  I want a cheeseburger.
People puke and they poop their pants.  I'll puke on your mom.  Your mom loves it.
If you wanna date a rock star, you better get used to falling off a stage, b*tch.

To all my ladies - if you are looking for a quick pick-me-up for your complexion, I have the solution for you.  An aspirin mask!  I just did it on Friday and LOVED it!  All you need is some aspirin (you can buy this brand called BC and they sell aspirin in powder form).  I only used two packets because I wanted to make sure I wasn't too sensitive to it.  Add 1/2 teaspoon of water, 1 teaspoon of honey, mix it up and spread it all over your face.  Leave it on for about 15 minutes and wash off.  I felt like my skin had a really nice glow to it.  DO IT!

And, if you need an at-home dye job, you should ask my sister-in-law.  She was so damn thorough.  I was totally impressed!  Yes, I colored my hair from a box.  We're in a recession, people!  

The end.  Time for bed.  Goodnight, friends.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Can't Keep Up

It started with that ridiculous Cingular commercial.  Where that little girl says, "IDK.  My BFF, Jill?"  That's when I really started to notice acronyms for everyday speak.  The ones I always knew were:

WTF (a personal fave) = What the f*ck
OMG (DHuang should get a tattoo of this) = Oh my G*d
IDK = I don't know
BFF = Best friends forever.  Or BFFF in my and YWilt's case
BTW = By the way

Here are some new ones I've picked up, but I'm probably late on all of these:

HBIC = Head b*tch in charge
FML = F*ck my life.  Love this website, btw
SMH = Shaking my head
ITA = I totally agree
FTW = For the win 

Here is a website filled with netlingo:  http://www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php

Do you think one day our kids will speak to us just in acronyms?  

"M, INM" = Mom, I need money.


Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Just Call Me Danny Tanner

There was the utmost rancid smell coming from our old fridge.  I chucked everything I thought could be the culprit.  Mr. Ho and I thought it might be one of his stinky cheeses, but nope.  I made Mr. Ho go through the freezer too and he found a rotting piece of meat.  The compartment above the defunct ice-maker was completely warm.  Everything in that area was warm!  The rest of the freezer was cold but not icy cold.  I don't know why I did it, but when Mr. Ho took the meat out for me to inspect, I took the biggest whiff and dry heaved almost to death.  So gross.  

So we bought a new fridge!  I love it.  It is so spacious, not to mention clean, fresh, and an energy-saver!  I am a water snob and this water is totally drinkable so we'll be getting rid of the Deer Park cooler.  The plastic is going to stay on there for a little bit.  Just so I can relish in it's newness.  

I never thought new kitchen appliances would make me so happy!  Maybe I'm more excited to cross this off our house to-do list.  

Whenever I go nuts cleaning or do anything house related, I always think of Danny Tanner - Bob Saget's character on Full House.  Remember the episode where they bust Danny for vacuuming the vacuum cleaner?  I do that.

PS.  Watching Sleepers right now.  Never saw it before.  Love it!

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Warm Weather = Crazy People?

Needless to say patkevin01@gmail.com was BLOCKED!  Initially I thought it might be an old wedding vendor contact or something like that.  I knew it was a stranger when they called me the wrong name.  I've used my alias "Mrs. Ho" to protect the innocent!  What a scam artist!

12:09 PM Pat: Hey
  How are you doing [Mrs. Ho]
 me: who is this
12:10 PM Pat: Pat Kevin
 me: i have no idea who u are
 Pat: The buyer of your item on Cr
12:11 PM me: ok. can i help you
 Pat: Sure
  i need someone who can be helping me with so payment
12:12 PM And i will be pay him or her off
12:13 PM you there?
12:15 PM me: dont message me again
 Pat: Why?
12:16 PM me: i dont know you
 Pat: i told you that am from Crigalist
  Can you work with me
  ?
 me: no
12:17 PM Pat: i will be pay you for everything you do

Friday, March 6, 2009

Toxic Womanizer

I know, 3 blogs in one day!  But I'm just so confused.  Remember this picture floating around?  It's Britney rehearsing for tour.  I was so excited and so proud of her hard work!



Now, here she is in concert.


Too many Cheetos to shake those pre-concert nerves, Brit?  Who cares, I still want tickets.  

Funny is the New Black

This is one of the earlier skits by The Lonely Island.  So crude, so hilarious, so Friday-perfect.

PianoMan

I am probably late on this one, but David Sides is so gifted.  Super jealous of his talent!  Maybe if I had a piano, I could practice...  Just kidding, Mr. Ho.  

Enjoy!

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!

Last week, I had a really disgusting dream.  I had to go number 2 really, really bad, but someone was occupying the toilet.  I tried to hold it, but it slipped out and I caught it with my hands.  I then ran to the sink to clean up.

The next morning, I told my mother about this dream and I figured she would tell me the usual - that my dreams are ridiculous.  Instead, I was told to go buy a lotto ticket.

If you touch poop in any way in your dreams, it's good luck.  With your hands, or if you're covered in it, or even if you slip on it - it's all good things.  It doesn't even have to be your own poop.

So, I bought a Mega Millions ticket.  And I won!  I am now $7 richer!  

Dreams do come true.