It’s Lauren’s  birthday tonight and her man Scott invited everyone out to Donn’s Depot, Lauren’s favorite bar to celebrate. But before Donn’s we joined  Amy, Chris and Eric for dinner.

Since the new year started it seems as though everyone has been so busy. I haven’t seen much of these guys so it was awesome to see everyone.

What a cute couple.

And have I mentioned that Amy is preggo.

All in all it was a good night. I think Donn’s Depot might be my favorite bar now too.

SocialFly is working the Central Market, Deck the Halls with Delicious Event tonight. The event will be taking place upstairs and not in the exact grocery store. I’m excited because Central Market is centered around food which means there will be lots and lots of samples of scrumptious, decadent treats and an open bar too. Yay!

My girls finally arrived  which is good because now I can leave the boys to work while I roam around and explore.

As always the booth is jam packed.

But we still manage to make it in for a couple rounds of photos.

It was a good night.

Thanks Central Market for having us.

It must be pretty obvious that I’m a camera clicking whore because I was asked to take photos of the students at a private elementry school.  This was a great experience for me and after this I realize that I definitely need more experience and that I should not work with kids, ever.

After taking all the student photos we gathered them all outside for a class photo. This was a lot harder than it seemed. Oh boy!

It was a bright sunny day.

Gotta admit though, some of these kids are pretty darn cute.

At least now I know as much as I love photography taking student photos is not my forte

A photo of my first apartment on my own. It was cute wasn’t it? If you’ve never lived on your own, I highly recommend it.  Some of the best moments of my life were spent in complete solitude.

One of the best things that I love about my wedding is that it was very small and very personal. Because of that almost everyone contributed a little of their love, a nice personal touch, and we all know a lot of a little adds up to a lot and in the end when I look back, my wedding was definitely one of the best days of my life. Right now I just want to take the time to thank everyone for coming and especially everyone who contributed. Jackie was a one army party at my bachelorette party in Florida. I was there for over a week so she seriously help me plan almost everything and helped me write out the whole ceremony. She also married us, was the videotographer, made her infamous jungle juice that fucked everyone up later that night and let me borrow her necklace the day of. Bea made our wedding bands by hand, I mean seriously slave over them by hand for weeks on end, sang us a song and also let me borrow her necklace the day of.

My sisters, Lana and Selena, and my mother did a fantastic job cooking the day of at the BBQ. Ray’s dad and Chris Semmler were in charge of the grill. Jackie and Bea, though not my brides maids, took on the role and was there by my side the whole time. My girls from Vacaville, Monica, Becky, Heather and Jen, went back into town to pick up the vegan cake I forgot about. Yes, I forgot about cake, something that never happens. Ben, Steven Ray and Guav were our photographers, being the amazing photographers that they are, it was a very suiting role.

Val was my helpful little runner while I was getting ready, at my beck and call, getting whatever I needed every time I called. My sisters, Lien, Lana, and Selena were my brides maid. Kola, our dog, even put on a tux and walked down the isle next to Selena. My niece was the last minute flower girl. Bea and Toph were the grooms people. Toph was also the best man, at Ray’s side the whole time. My new brother in law, Kevin, was the informer by being guided and informed on the proper usage of the facilities. Bea’s sister, Bernh, also did some video work and assisted me with my makeup.

Kaila, Ben’s daughter and Val also helped take some photos. Toph, Bea, Jackie, Lana, Becky and Beau gave a wonderful speech. Steven Ray’s girl, Nycole, whom I just met that day and absolutely love, took full charge and came up with the beautiful flower arrangements around the pagoda. Gauv along with the help of a few others draped the pagoda; he was deserted for a while so he gets most of the credit. Bea along with help from the rest of the girls did the boutiques, flower and candle arrangements.

I’m sure I’m leaving a few people out, but I just wanted to express my gratitude to everyone, even those that just showed up to witness our day. Because of all of you my wedding turned out better than I had envisioned. Kudos and much love.

What a great day. When I think about the day I got married I can’t help but to smile really big. It’s the way every wedding should be: stress free, surrounded people you love, lots of good food and alcohol always helps.

There was some last minute shopping I had to get done, like flowers. Bea, Jackie and I went out in search of fresh flowers. After hitting up a few places and 3 hundred dollars later we came back with butt loads of flowers and some other random items we had on our list.

To my delight I came back to see my sister’s and mother had been hard at work doing what they do best, cook.

Chris and Pops fired up the grill.

I got in my bikini and joined the party.

How adorable do my sisters, mom and I look here?

Good times in the pool.

Jackie made her infamous jungle juice.

With my girls.

Kuya Ben’s a perve.

Gay boys like to ride each other in the pool.

I love my little sis.

Group photo.

Synchronizing pools jumping should be an Olympic event.

Kola roamed around.

Is this the gayest photo or what? Guav is in a bikini and in the back it looks like Coop is giving Ray a flower. I hope this photo comes back to haunt them one day.

Mom, Robin, Pops, Beau

Steve and his awesome wife, Nycole.

Kimmy, baby, and husband, Coop.

Chris and Marci.

Stuffing our faces.

As you can tell, it was a pretty awesome day and it was only going to get better. I love weddings, especially mine.

Alright, where did I leave off . . . so now that I know that I’ve come to my senses and realized that paint ball just wasn’t feasible, I stopped stressing; it’s all good now. When we got to Memory Lane, Ray’s parents were there, along with my family, (first time meeting). There was still a few hours of day light left so we all got into our swim suits and took full advantage.

When it started to get dark we took the party inside.

But the pavilion looked so nice at night . . .

So we went back outside.

And brought some beer with us too.

Pops gave us a lesson in Shot Gun Beer 101. Oh, I see, you got to open up the throat.

The girls went out of control.

Oh, and my sisters made some cookies.

Hours later we all finally made our way to bed. Besides a few minor hiccups, I was really happy with the way the night turned out and way too excited for tomorrow to begin.  I’m getting married tomorrow

First I have to pick up Val, then Jen. Becky gets in at 11:00 p.m. Bea and Gauv were suppose to get here around the same time but their flight was delayed and I have to pick them up at 2 in the morning. It’s two days before my wedding and I have some minor things I want to take care of before everyone arrives but it’s impossible since I have no control over their flights. Ray can’t help me because he’s at his bachelor party in Dallas. Ahhhhh! Fuck it. Jen, Val and I head to Kona Grill to get some drinks before I have to pick Becky up. Since our apartment is tiny I’m taking Becky and Jen to Becky’s friend, Autumn’s, house to stay the night right after I pick up Becky from the airport.

This photo here is the start of my stress. Up until now is when I start to loose it. It’s the next day. Ray gets here and he brings with him Beau and Chris. We all walk down the street to grab a quick bite before we have to split up. I head to the airport with Bea and Val to pick up Monica and Heather and then swing by Autumn’s house to pick up Becky and Jen. My friends Heather, Monica, Becky and Jen are all super close and none of us have seen each other in some time, so as soon as they all see each other they hug and want to take photos. I let them know that we’re in a bit of a time crunch and we have to make it quick and that’s when Becky says something like, “taking an extra two minutes isn’t going to matter.” I suppose she’s right, but I’m seriously starting to stress because in like an hour or so we should be meeting up for paint ball and we still need to meet up with the boys at Costco.

So as soon as everyone loads up in the car, Becky makes, not a request but a demand to get some beer and a few other girls chime in in approval. I reluctantly have Bea take them to the mini mart and by this time I’m trying my damn hardest to stay cool. You see, I have been so proud of myself for staying so cool throughout the whole wedding planning process. I have not been a bridezilla nor do I want to be but my friends are making it really hard for me to not want to rip their fucking heads off and chuck it straight out the window at some poor drivers wind sheild or down the freeway so their skulls will be crushed by the tires of diesel trucks. I know they’re just happy to see one another and just want to party but have a little consideration. It’s my day, my wedding, and I’m stressed on time and stopping by for beer probably won’t make a difference but it adds to my frustration people.

So they all get back into the car and I’m pissed off but trying my best not to show it. It’s hard because I have always been the type of person to tell my friends exactly how I feel but with so many people in the car and considering how pissed I was I didn’t think it was the right time or place. Becky could sense I was upset and later says to calm me down, “we’re on exactly the right time schedule we need to be, honey.” This only aggravates me even more and I envisioned her head bouncing off the hood of a car and onto the freeway cement where an on coming school bus pops it like an itty bitty pimple without any notice. First thing all of you should know, I despise being called honey, or sweety by anyone that is younger than me, in a condescending tone or by any one other than Ray when I’m pissed off. And besides how the hell would you know that we’re on the right time schedule? I’m sorry have you been planning this wedding? Anyhow, everyone could feel the vibrations of my stressful energy and I hate all this pity sympathy because the fact of the matter is I would be fine if we didn’t have to stop for beer so I just blurt out that I really didn’t want to stop for beer.

Now we’re at Costco and I’m trying to stay away from my Vacaville friends because I’m too mad and stressed to deal with them. We have a lot of people, 3 carts full of Costco stuff and we’re late for paint ball. Bea could tell I was starting to lose it. I wanted to cry and it was so hard not to but I didn’t want anymore pity sympathy, especially now that the boys were around.

There was absolutely no room in the car. I was stubborn and wanted to put the boy’s Tetris skills to work but no one was having it. Bea called Enterprise and we all had to wait outside with all our stuff for enterprise to come and save the day.

My friends left to the car to go drink more beer. God bless them.

Finally Enterprise came, took me, Bea, and Guav away to sign some paper work and we were back in a black P.T Cruiser. We all loaded up the cars and headed to Memory Lane in acceptance that there would be no paint ball.

So I’m talking to Jackie on the phone and she suggest that I head east to Florida for a pre-wedding/bachelorette event. All my sisters and friends are broke asses and already had their tickets and date locked in for the wedding so a bachelorette party didn’t even cross my mind, that is until I talked to Jackie. Florida, for a week and a half, four days before the wedding? I got to be nuts. Why, yes I am. It didn’t take much to convince me or Ray for that matter. Ray booked the ticket and next thing I know I’m in Florida with my best bud, Jack Mother Fucking Dogg, with a double G. I was hoping Bea would be able to make it but she was in New York sealing the deal on her new home. Anyhow, if you know Jackie, then you’ll know she’s all any party needs.

The first weekend I got there I met Jack’s friend Autumn. She’s a super cool chick and I have to admit I’m a bit jealous of her for getting to live so close to Jackie , but I guess Jackie’s got to spend her time with someone else besides Dirk so I’m glad she’s in good hands.

Of course Jackie made her jungle juice.  Watch out, it’s a lot stronger than it taste.

And before you know it you’ll be giving hula classes in the ocean . . .

And doing a music video on the boat.

This is Jackie’s dog.  I forgot his name but he adopted me as his master, which is fine with me because I like having the role as a master.  He followed me around everywhere I went, slept with me in the bed and growled like a little demon straight from hell.

During the rest of the week we did a lot of shopping and wedding planning stuff.  I found my vail at David’s Bridal.  It was a lot more than what I wanted to pay for but it just felt like the one and considering that Bea bought my wedding dress for me, I figured I could splurge on this.

We went to Jackie’s favorite sushi bar and had a shit ton of sushi.  Even the guys next to us were like, “I can’t believe you girls ate all that sushi.”  And Jackie was like, “uh, she’s getting married next week.”

Blow jobs are amazing.

I will not to be a bride-zilla.

“Uhh, can you call me back?  My hands are full at the moment.”

Dress #1 . . .

Dress #2 . . .

Or dress #3?  Turns out it was dress #3, had to be the most expensive one, complements of Dirk.  Thanks Dirk.

I even got my ears pierced.  Sorry Ray and Bea.  I know you guys would never encourage me to get my ears pierced at Claire’s but I just don’t give a shit.  You could stick my ear with a safety pin for all I care.  Oh, and no Autumn is not cold.

The following weekend we took our happy asses out on the boat once again.  Doesn’t Jackie look pretty?

Jackie decided to be a paparazzi today and took a shit ton of modeling photos of me.

Oh and Dirk brought his new Wachiova friends.  Wachiova for life!

Jackie made more jungle juice.

And Jackie took more modeling photos.  I could get use to this.

Jackie your my best bud and I love you.

If you know me well, then you’d know that one of my favorite things to do is going hiking.  I just love the outdoors, the fresh air, marking my territory on the great open plane, getting dirty as hell and having an excuse not to shower. What could be better.

On the internet it rated this hike 4 1/2 stars.  Pretty good considering that it was out of five.  It also said that this hike was an easy 3 miles and has a waterfall.  Well, at first we ended  up following random strangers that led us in the direction of the lake.  No waterfall here.

Anyhow, after our short hike down the lake Ray guided us in the right direction.

There was a small stream, and at the end we saw where there would of been a waterfall had there been rainfall.  Not much rain lately so no waterfall for us.

So we hiked our happy asses back to the car and drove home.

So the other day while driving to Dallas Ray says to me that we should of just moved to Dallas since we’re driving down there every other weekend. He went on to say that we could of got a kick ass pad for a lot less than what we’re paying for in Austin. I thought about it and I have to admit it did seem tempting. Dallas had grown on me but I don’t regret moving to Austin. Besides Ray’s lived in Dallas before.

For Father’s Day weekend Ray and I drove up to Dallas to hang out with dad of course. Just so happened that Chris and Marci were flying in. I love Marci and Chris is weird. We all met up for some drinks downtown and even got to hang out with Bisch and Pam. I love Bisch; he’s always happy and so much fun.

So after a few drinks I look over and see this photo of this add on a taxi of this baby. I have horrible eyes, especially when I’m drunk so my first reaction to this was, “oh, that poor baby, some asshole drew a Hitler mustache on him.” And then I take a closer look and realize that this poor baby has a cleft lip. I uncontrollably laughed histerically. I felt so bad for laughing but I couldn’t help it, drunken me. Anyway, I had to take a photo.

A week later I’m on the computer and Ray goes, “hey, we’re suppose to drive to Dallas today. Bea is flying in.” “Huh, we are? Okay, lets go.” We pack up our shit and head to Dallas.

We decide to eat at Hooters. I haven’t been to that place since I was an Eskimo in San Diego . . . um Halloween. We ordered a couple of pitchers of beer and it came with a bag of ice. Where have I been because I never seen this done before. It’s genus because not only does it keep the beer warm but it also allow a lot less room for beer. We get cold beer and Hooters gets more beer, I guess it’s a win win situation.

I don’t remember exactly what we were trying to spell but we had fun doing it.

Bea had the cutest grandma ever. I just want to take her home and have her watch t.v. with me.

We stayed the night at Bea’s parents house one night. I brought over my wedding dress so Bea’s mom could do the finishing touches on it. Ray and I feel asleep before Bea and Ben. Big mistake because Bea and Ben kept themselves busy toilet papering our car.

Of course Bea and I had to go shopping. We went to a couple of thrift stores. She got a vintage desk for Ben’s kids. How cute does she look!

We’ve been out in Dallas more than we have in Austin. No worries, there’s plenty of time in Austin to catch up.

Ray and I are getting married in Austin, Texas! On August 8, 2008 Ray and I invite you to celebrate our wedding with us. The wedding is going to be fairly small so everyone who is invited holds a special place in our hearts and we would be honored to share this very special day with you. We ask that everyone arrives by Thursday the 7th by 12:00pm because we are planning an a*# kicking, paintball event that afternoon to shake off all my pre-wedding stress. In the evening we’ll be grubbing down on some Southern Texas BBQ and the next day will be the wedding. We plan on renting a van to haul everyone around so if you want to save money you don’t have to rent a vehicle, but you can if you want to because the venue is about 45 minutes away from Austin. Lodging is pretty cheap and right down the street from the venue. Kelly’s Country Cottages, (512) 847-5898, is about 8 minutes from where we will be at. Please make arrangements now because they’re limited on cottages. If you really want to come but your strapped for cash we totally understand. Just get your butt to Austin and have enough for paintball and we’ll take care of the rest.

Ray and I are renting out the whole bed and breakfast so we’ll be more than happy to share the place with you. There’s a lot of extra rooms and there’s also a huge yoga room upstairs. If we have to we’ll blow up some air mattresses and have a huge sleep over. That actually sounds like a lot of fun. Just let us know in advance so we can reserved the space for you. Oh, and if you do need us to pick you up from the airport we can anytime before 1:00 p.m. on Thursday and we can take you back to the airport anytime after 3:30 on Saturday. We’re super excited to see all of you there. Please RSVP at your earliest convenience so we have a proper head count.

Also, I want to make it very clear that Ray and I are not expecting gifts. We understand that weddings are expensive not just for the bride and groom but for their guest as well. We’d much rather have you there than have a gift. With that said, if you really want to we’re not gonna stop you. Here’s our wish list from Amazon. Feel free to go wild and crazy. We also set up a honey moon account for your convenience. We would greatly appreciate any donations so we can start saving up for a honey moon. If there’s no possible way you can make it, that sucks balls, but since your not coming a gift or donation into the account would be a great way to make up for it.

See you guys soon and start practicing your paintball skills now because we’re gonna bust a cap in yo a**!

Ray and I arrived on the 29th of April and stayed in Southern California for about 3 weeks. A lot has happened in these three long weeks and I feel like I need to give everyone an update. We’ve been Chung house hoping a lot. First it was Momma Chung’s house, then Lien Chung’s house, to Lana Chung’s house, back Lien Chung’s house and back to Lana Chung’s house. Did ya’ll get all that? Try saying that 10 times in a row. It took a while for our vehicle to arrive so for the first two weeks and we were either stranded or relying on someone to pick us up and drop us off. We went to a bunch of malls, Target, and got home cooked meals from Mama Chung. Lien had a house leaving party and invited all the Chungs to come, and when I say all the Chungs, I mean, my aunts uncles, and cousins so Ray got a chance to meet a lot of them for the first time.

We even got to see Sianna, my favorite and only niece, in action at her gymnastic class.

Sianna In Gymnastics II from Doan Chung on Vimeo.

Sianna At Gymnastics from Doan Chung on Vimeo.

On the first day at Lana’s the whole family had a really nice stroll down the beach and later we all had dinner out on the patio.

During the next few days at Lana’s we rode bikes, had margaritias and lots of wine, went to their friend, Dave’s lake house and rode dirt bikes and wake board.

My sad attempted at wake boarding.

Doan’s Failed Attempted at Wake Boarding from Doan Chung on Vimeo.

If at first you don’t succeed try try try again.

Another Sad Attempted at Wake Boarding from Doan Chung on Vimeo.

A view of the bike killer bike track.

A Look At The Dirt Bike Track Behind The Lake House from Doan Chung on Vimeo.

Ray road on the track this time.

Ray’s First Time On the Dirt Track from Doan Chung on Vimeo.

On Mother’s Day we all ordered way too much food and went back to Mama’s house. Ray and I went home with Lien that night.

The night before my parents and little sister’s vacation we all went out to a really nice Korean restaurant and I had the best beef I’ve ever had. Oh my God it was so good, like orgasmic good. The whole time I was like, “baby, this is so good, you gotta try this, oh, wait you don’t eat beef. Oh, my God baby, this is sooo good.”

Anyhow, the next day we finally picked up our car, which was a total bitch to get to because we got lost and were on foot. We seriously had to jump fences, cross several freeways, walk down railroad tracks and get pulled over by two cops only to find out when we got there that we should of just taken the Passport Bus because it takes us right to them for free.

The next day my parents and Selena went on vacation. Sianna had a school musical that we went to.

Sianna at Her School Musical from Doan Chung on Vimeo.

Sianna’s School Musical from Doan Chung on Vimeo.

and later Bea and Guav fly in. After we pick them we’re heading back to Lana’s house. Anyhow, there you have it. I really tried to wrap it up in a nutshell but as you can see a lot has happened since we’ve been here. Oh, our crazy life. Oh, I forgot to add, Ray started eating beef again.

Seriously, I might as well be homeless, wait, I am. Ray and I just picked up our car yesterday so I’m trying to get insurance on it today and the agent on the line goes, “what is your current address?”

“Uh, well, I’m not really living anywhere now, but I will be living in Austin Texas,” I say.

“What is your address in Texas?”

“Uh, I don’t have one yet, but I’m moving there.”

“What’s your address now?”

“I don’t really have one.”

“I can’t help you unless you have an address for me.”

“Fuck you in the ass with no lube dirty fucking whore,” at least that’s what I wanted to say.

Alright, so this sucks. I mean, I know it’s exciting living like this but at times it could be a little frustrating too. My parents and my little sister left this morning to travel the world, not really, but they might as well since I won’t be with them this time. If I sound a bit bitter it’s because I am, and very jealous. I want to go to Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Bali and any other slanty eye country that is cheap to vacation too. My sister needed an extra suitcase and since I’m a super cool big sis I offered her mine. This morning Ray and I drove to the grocery store and bought a box of super flex garbage bags. When I got back to Lien’s house I threw all my belongings into it. Wow, I can’t believe I’m actually going to be toting around a garbage bag for the next week or so. This looks really bad and really funny at the same time.

California

It’s true, we’re no longer Hawaii residents. Boo, but we did have a really nice going away party. I’ll post those photos as soon as I get them from Arvin. The day of our flight was pretty hectic. We didn’t even have time to go out for coffee with our friend Ona. Our friend Val got us these stand by tickets for $85.00 each, but they were standby and we were number 10 and 11 on a list of 13. Ray was like, “so we’re basically not going to make it.” And I was like, “don’t say that, we’re going to make it, we’re going to make it, we’re going to make it.” I even talked to the universe and envisioned us on the airplane, sitting next to each other. Never underestimate the, “Secret” hehe, or the law or attraction, because after they were finish loading up the plane they started calling out everyone on the standby list and most of them didn’t make it. Finally they got to us; we were the last two seats available and even got to sit next to each other. What are the odds of that? Man, I got some powers.

California

Of course one of the first things we did was go to Target. It’s kinda pointless to shop for anything now, so we just walked around. They got a lot of cool new T-shirts. I can’t wait to get to Austin so we can actually shop for things.

California

We also did a lot of walking around at the malls. I don’t know if it’s because Ray and I are from Hawaii but it seemed like Selena and my mom were power walking everywhere. It was kinda annoying because I really wanted to be able to spend some quality time with them, even if it was strolling through the mall, but she and my mom would walk like 20 feet in front of us everywhere. The annoying part was we had no where to be so why not just slow down a bit and just window shop with us?

California

And later Ray and Kola caught up on some much needed sleep. I don’t know about Ray, but jet lag didn’t really affect me, good thing.

California

Even through all the drama, I’m just really glad to be with my family now.

Our friend Jen, is a dolphin trainer for Dolphin Quest at Kahala Hotel. One of the perks of that is getting to swim with dolphins for free. I’ve been hoping and trying to have her get us in before we move. Since we were nonpaying customers I knew we took the back seat to other paying customers like Dave Mathews, who had just checked out of his room earlier this day. Anyhow, Jen calls me one day and was like, “hey, if you want to swim with the dolphins come in at 2:45. Fuck yeah, it’s not like I have to work or anything.

Kahala Hotel

I almost cried when I first got into the water. I’ve seen dolphins a million and one times but I never actually got a chance to even touch one and here I am swimming with them. Super cool.

Kahala Hotel

How cute is he. All the dolphins that live here are males and apparently they have sex with each other. I think I love him.

Kahala Hotel, Hawaii

Ray and I look so funny here. It almost looks like we just spotted a shark and just shit our pants.

Kahala Hotel, Hawaii

Kahala Hotel, Hawaii

Ray loves the dolphins too

Kahala Hotel, Hawaii

This is us with our friend, Jen. I know your gonna read this eventually Jen so thank you so much for doing this for us. That was way cool of you to get us in before we moved. Ray and I had an awesome time. It was unbelievable. Noha and Hoku rock.

I am officially unemployed and it feels phenomenal. On my last day of work I really didn’t want to go out with a bang. Everyone wanted me to have a drunken fair well event, but I’m not good at good-byes. I work with a lot of good guys and I’m gonna miss them but life goes on and I’m going with it. After work Brian and I had planned on running a few of his errands, but it got late and we decided to hit the bar instead. Our friend Donny met up with us, then Jen and Ali joined and later Scottie stopped by.

This is me and Jen. Don’t mind my eyes in any of these photos. When I drink I can never seem to open them.

Me, Donny, and Ali. I never really hit it off with Ali, but Donny was one of my favorites.

Donny and Brian, two very cool guys.

Brain was my closest buddy at work. We got along great because like me, he has a twisted sense of humor and can appreciate great music like Sublime. Oh, B-Rad, I’m gonna miss ya.

That guy in the back ground is Scotty. He’s one of those happy go lucky kind of guys that lives at the bar. Every bar needs a Scotty.

It’s story time, so as you all know, the day before this day I called some lady a cunt at work. That apparently opened the Cunt Door and now I just feel like calling everyone a cunt. There’s this lady at work, named Evette, that I absolutely despise. It seems like everyone at work is afraid of her because she has this mouth on her that just doesn’t quit. In the beginning they wouldn’t even schedule us together but as of late, we started working civilly together once a week but that doesn’t mean we even talk to one another. I don’t even say hi; she stays out of my way and I will stay out of hers. Anyhow, she ends up at the bar that night and slowly makes her way to our table. Everybody does the small talk thing because no one really likes her. I’m drunk and the cunt door is already open so I say, “hey Evette can I ask you something? Why are you such a cunt?” Of course she gets defensive and goes on to say she’s not a cunt, blah blah, blah. I assure her that she’s wrong, lying, and is in fact a cunt.” Anyhow, we do our little argue thing back and fourth. I was loving it because I just like confrontation. I enjoy telling people exactly how I feel and moving on. After she leaves Donny, who had been sitting there the whole time goes, “wow, you just don’t fuck around do ya?” No Donny, I don’t. Anyhow, that was that and again, it felt so good to tell someone exactly what I thought of them. I’m so glad she came.

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If your reading this then most likely a really good friend or family which means you probably already know that I’m obsessed with photography. Ever since I could remember I’ve had a thing with recording my life. I’ve had a journal since the 5th grade. Seriously, how many people do you know can actually say that? It’s a pretty amazing accomplishment. However, as of late I’ve been neglecting my journaling and directing most of my energy towards my blogs and my online photo sites. First it was Flickr. Oh, how I love Flickr. It’s been my favorite, obsession that is until I found JPG. It’s a website where you post only your best photos. I like this idea because I have a lot of great photos I wouldn’t mind showing off sharing. I love rummaging through the site because the photos are really good and inspire me to keep doing what I love, love, love. Anyhow, here a few of my photos but if you want to see more you’re going to have to go to my Favorite Photo Set on Flickr or my JPG site.

Yes ya’ll heard me correctly, I’m moving to Austin Texas. Just like all my moves, I’m really excited about it, but the crazy thing is I never thought I’d be excited to move to Texas. One day my good friend, Cammie, texted me and told me she was moving and I had to move the boat. Cammie was storing our boat for us at her place in Fairfield, California. Anyhow, I started to do what I do best and stress. Ray and I decided the best place for the boat would be in Texas where we could find a hand full of places to store it for free. So we started to brain stormed on how to get it there: buy plane tickets to California, rent a U-Haul or truck, pick up the boat, haul it to Texas, and fly back to Hawaii. Now that’s not even considering that I would have to request days off of work, which means not only do I have to find a shit load of money for the trip, but I’m also not going to make any money in the mean time. Fuck! Well, if we’re gonna spend that much money why don’t we just move there now, since we were talking about moving there anyhow? We never really decided on it, which is why the decision to move there was so spontaneous. We got to talking about Austin and how exciting and fun it would be to live there and decided to just do it. It was such a spur of the moment decision and those are the ones that always turns out to be the best ones. Anyhow, Ray ended up finding a site online that bids to tow shit for you. We got a super cheap deal, $750.00, and we didn’t have to do a thing but send Ray’s dad a check in the mail to pay for it when the boat gets there. I asked him one day, “so, since we got someone to tow the boat, does that mean we’re still moving?” And he goes, “I don’t know, I kinda still want to.” I did too and that was that. It took me a while to mention it on here because it didn’t actually sink in until a few days ago when we actually started to ship our shit outta here. Even though I’m super excited about moving, I still love Hawaii. It’s been my dream to live here and now that I have I know why. Hawaii will always be our home. It’s a place where we will always return to but not really a place that we want to stay grounded at. Besides, change is good and it just feels right so I’m ready to do this.

First California . . .

Then Hawaii . . .

Now Texas. This was the one time Ray and I went to Austin together, at Kimmy’s wedding. The next day we went to the Boiling Pot to eat crawdads.

In the beginning of 2006 I took off to China with my parents and my little sister for a good month. I was super excited because China is where my roots deeply lie.

This is a video I took of my niece the night before we left.

Sianna Loves Auntie Doo Doo from Doan Chung on Vimeo.

For the first week we roamed around with a tour group. They brought us everywhere. It was overwhelming, tiring, and exciting all at the same time. The tour didn’t give skip a beat, just rush, rush, rush, eat, sleep, wake up at the butt crack of dawn, go here, get back on the bus to go there. There was no time to exhale you know. Towards the end of our time with the tour I got tired of them constantly taking us to places that wanted our money like the silk factory, jade factory, green tea factory, pearl factory, etc. Finally mom, dad, Selena and I ditched them and went off on our own. Fuck five star hotels we wanted to see the rural parts of China.

Mom, Selena and me.

At the Great Wall of China

Walking The Great Wall of China from Doan Chung on Vimeo.

These were the only other young ladies, besides Selena and I, that were on the tour. This was our last night in Shanghai. The next night we woke up early and the Chung family went off on our own.

We basically backed packed from town to town with our suitcases. The train ride was an unforgettable three nights. They packed us in like sardines, 6 bunkers for every crock pit, two rows, three bunkers high. I felt like I was getting taken away to the concentration camps. The restrooms were literally just holes in the floor, leaving a trail of shit between the railroad.

This is one of my favorite photos.

My mother and her older sister are adorable together. Selena and I finally got to meet our aunt for the first time. She’s cross eyed.

The restrooms were ridiculous.

Selena and I were walking to the next town to kill time and explore when this boy rides up to us, calling our names. Just so happens he ends up being our cousin, my mom’s sister that past away, son.

My aunts home and where we stayed while visiting her.

Living with My Aunt in China from Doan Chung on Vimeo.

Me and ice cream go together.

Just grocery shopping.

On the night of my parents anniversary Selena and I went out and got them rings, beer, and some pastries.

Crossing the street was one of the scariest things because no one stops for you.

At Tiananmen Square.

This little girl was working on the side of the road making jewelry.

More grocery stores

I love this photo.

Just a few photos of my trip to China. It was heartening and inspiring. Selena and my parents are planning to do it all again, but this time to Vietnam, Indonesia, etc. I’m super jealous and disappointed that I can’t be there with Selena. Hopefully they’ll have so cool photos of their trip when they get back.

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