On time!
1. What time do you wake up on weekday mornings?
Eh.. now that it is summer, I have to say about 10-11 a.m. I am sleep because I sleep late. My whole body's clock is ruin during the summer. Even though I set my alarm clock at 7 a.m., I wake up and just turn it off.

2. Do you sleep in on the weekends? How late?
I would say about the same time as summer weekdays!

3. Aside from waking up, what is the first thing you do in the morning?
Probably turning off my alarm clock or just semi-sleeping/semi-dreaming. I have the most interesting dreams I remember for a short while during these times. This reminds me of that movie "Waking Life" which I didn't really get. Also, taking a piss.

4. How long does it take to get ready for your day?
30 minutes? It depends when I wake up and how important the event is. If it's crunch time, I can get it done in a snap. If not, I take my time listening to cds (today it was PLAY) while brushing my teeth, gelling my hair, getting dress, washing my face, etc etc.

5. When possible, what is your favorite place to go for breakfast?
Oh, I love eating at home.. but I would say some of the best breakfasts I have ate are Las Vegas buffets since I can just pick whatever donuts I want. Also, locally I like Mimi's Cafe and Carrow's (their omelets are better than any sorry Baker Square, CoCo's , Denny's, Norm's stuff).

[Music || Kelly Clarkson, "Low"]
Today I dined at Chez Wendy's. There was a hair in my salad when I started eating it. No, I didn't eat into it, I saw it and after some hesistation, I reported it to the cashier. They were shocked! And the manager apologized and asked if I wanted anything else or a refund. I said another salad would be fine. They even remembered I wanted to lighter honey mustard dressing. Wowza. Also, I was surprised she offered me a free drink or frosty. I opted for the frosty as to give one to Olivia. I ordered one earlier, so why not give a free frosty to a friend? Double double!

Then later on, Ali came over to stuff the pinata we bought the other day. It's a hilarious happy face. I shopped til I dropped yesterday at the 99 Cents store to try and find stuff to stuff our soon-to-be busted up circular friend. What I found was chocolated shaped frogs, 1 lb of bubble gum (tutti-fruiti flavor too!), kazoos, and highlighters.. among other things. The funny thing was she brought over a boba deluxe (it had everything in it! lol) from her work. Thank you Ali! I never had such a good meal of aloe vera, lychee, and boba. Yum.

Kit called and told me I was going out. Of course I couldn't, because I was stuffing the pinata. Also, I didn't feel like I wanted to dress up once again. I wanted to read my Sweet Valley Twins book (the only one I had about some mother-daughter switch) and relax. Okay, so I invited him over even though his respond to my IM last night about having a pinata at the park was "Who the fuck cares?"

It's weird. I feel like sometimes, I'm not allowed to hang around other people without consulting.. never mind. I'm a bit neurotic right now. Waiting for his arrival, Ali brought out her skateboard. I hopped on for a split second.. I must've looked weird in my street clothes t-shirt and my PJs pants. I felt awful that as I was about to tell Ali about the step my house had, she fell. Ahh.. I felt awful cos I was just about to shout it out but I wasn't sure if she was doing a trick. So we went in the house for some ice. after he comes over, the whole trio didn't last long. Then when Kit arrived, it was awkward. Maybe he thought Ali and I had spent some long time hang out at clubs on Main Street and didn't invite him. Hello, it's stuffing a pinata which takes 15 minutes. Well, then everyone disbanded with me staying at home.

On Wednesday, Ali and I went to The Grove's Farmer Market. The previous times I went there was for the Alias book signing (hardly counting as a visit since I stayed in line for the whole period) and the first time my mom introduced me to it. None of my experience at this Farmer's Market was as fun as this time. I'm glad to have saviored exploring the realms of hot sauce shops, cheese markets, Bob's donut shop, and the three story Barnes and Nobles. The Farmer's Market was exciting since it's more like scattered open door restaurants and SMC gift shops rather than a produce venue (there's only one produce stand!). We decided to dine at an indoors sit-down restaurant named Du-Par's since I read about how Tyra Banks ate there and they had great pancakes. Turns out, Du-Par's was pricey but still.. it was worth experincing since I'll probably never return there. We sat by the window which gave a view of people eating at the outside and trying to spot celebrities. I say, I spotted Tobey Maguire eating his gumbo all by his lonely self! He left abruptly so I didn't get to get a better view.

About Du-Par's food... order the SHORT STACK of pancakes. It's $5.95 for the short stack (3 pancakes) or $6.95 for the regular (5 pancakes). I ordered the regular cos hey, I was hungry. Turns out I couldn't finish it! Also, I have this fascination with blueberry pancakes after watching "Pulp Fiction" so that's what I ordered (it cost me $1.95 more). Once the waiteress brought over the butter cakes with warm, smoldering blueberries to add on top.. I was in heaven! I cannot post without saying that Du-Par's has an authentic diner feel even though it is a chain restaurant. It's small and old-fashion. Norm's has the faux diner-feel. The waiteress was very nice too since she refilled our water without us asking. I forgot to say, they serve breakfast all day! I was eating pancakes for lunch at 3:30 p.m.! Ali decided to go with their $10 fruit bowl which looked simply divine! It was mostly melons but with a generous scoop of ice cream on top. However, Ali said they put cabbage on the bottom of the fruit bowl. If anyone decides to order this dish, say "No cabbage please!"

Although the restaurant does not say on their menu prominently, I read on the website that says Sharing dishes cost $1.65 extra or something. Considering their prices, I would say Du-Par's should take this stingy enforcement away. We ignored the rule like tourists that didn't know any better and took a bite of each other's overpriced breakfast items. I believe the waiteress say and gave us our check right after we did so (we weren't billed the fee though). Du-Par's is good, but I wouldn't say it is anything special enough to be priced triple the amount the food cost. The service and atmosphere are a plus. That is the main reason to go.

I also read up on Bob's Donut Shop. It took quite a way to find it while we explored the other booths. Bob's is said to have the best jelly donuts in the world. I didn't try it there since I was full and bought two jellies to-go. Each donut is reasonable priced at approximately 65 cents. I noticed some donuts had green frosting on and were shaped as a dinosaur! Way cool! The donut is alright, but I don't know how to tell if it's "the best" I've tried. However, almost every jelly donut beats Krispy Kreme's puny ones jellies with little filling.

Later we walked along the whole Grove. It's a nice place to shop and I vow one day to check out what the restaurant Madame Wu's serve (American-Chinese food?). There is even a Party City upstairs which is where Ali bought the pinata. There are several other shops on The Grove. A great place to go to if anyone's in Los Angeles. It's on 3rd Street and Fairfax. It is almost jointed with the CBS studio so you can't miss it!

[Music || Delta Goodrem, "This Is Not Me"]
Well, before I retire to bed I shall blog about things on my mind.

Today I drove to get the infamous "Hungry Howie's Pizza." It was quite okay but the flavored crust wasn't as good as I would've imagined. I got cajun so it tasted too powerful. As if I ate the "mix" that ramen bags gave you to add to the soup. Then I drove back home local and it was not great. However, nothing as dramatic as the car commercials where the pizza is ruin when I brake. However, once I had to hold the pizza box so it wouldn't fall down.

Tomorrow I shall go try some great pancakes or jelly donuts. I hope tomorrow turns into a nice stroll along the farmer's market. Life is sometimes so carefree. Other times, it's so complicated.

I'm going to put aside some time alone. I haven't done that for awhile now. I think the last time was when I went to the hat shop to look for a beret. Let's put down alone time for Thursday. I suppose I can stroll around looking for some of my favorite CDs for sale (but it'll be too costly) or finally catch "Charlotte Sometimes" (or "The Sea Is Watching" or "L'auberge espagnole" -again- I don't really care) or even watch "Whale Rider" again (for the sakes of going to the Rialto). I don't know. I like being occupied but being alone while being occupied. It doesn't make sense. But I somehow think clearer and feel better. I come away feeling refreshed. I understand myself the best yet I don't understand anything about myself.

This is another one of my crazy posts.

[Music || Victoria Beckham featuring M.O.P., "It's Dat Simple"]
I was looking over my poem book I wrote in 5th grade (I think) and my mind would not let me go without writing a poem about the crazy summer thunderstorms. I just had to put it down.

Thunderstorm
Strong, violent
Roaring, binding, moaning
Humid, wet, sticky, delirious
Intensifying, exciting, floating
Involuntary, release
Orgasm

FridayFive.org It's late.. but oh well!

1. If your life were a movie, what would the title be?
Hmm.. I like this question. How about "Kenneth's Wasteland"? I was always drawn to the 'wasteland' era of one's life after Kevin Williamson's brilliant but canceled ABC drama of the same name. Actually "Kenneth's Wasteland" would be too easy to make fun of it it tanked at the box office. How about, "The Mental Pollution of Ken Huang" (aka TMPOKH among teenagers).

2. What songs would be on the soundtrack?
Too many to name. Here's a list:
LeAnn Rimes "Suddenly"
The Corrs "So Young," "No More Cry"
Jo Davidson "Mental Pollution," "Tonite"
Lene Marlin "Maybe I'll Go," "So I See," "Sitting Down Here," "Where I'm Headed" (this will be the single for my soundtrack :))
Billie Piper "Misfocusing," "Because We Want To" (to represent my childhood!)
3 Doors Down "Be Like That"
Faith Hill "This Is Me," "Cry," "Free"
Jessica Andrews "Who I Am"
Vanessa Amorosi "Shine"
Amy Studt "Beautiful Lie," "Ladder In My Tights"
Angela Ammons "Pretend," "Big Girl," "When It Doesn't Matter," "Always Getting Over You"
Michelle Branch "All You Wanted"
John Mayer "Love Song For No One," "No Such Thing"
Melanie C "Feel The Sun"
t.A.T.u. "Stars"
Vienna Teng "Gravity," "The Tower," "Lullabye For A Stormy Night," "Momentum"
Hoku "We Will Follow The Sun," "Just Enough"
Willa Ford "Did Ya' Understand That?"
S Club 7 "Bring It All Back" (cheery songs), "Gonna Change The World"
Tara MacLean "If I Fall"
Tammy Cochran "Life Happened" (good graduation song)
Amanda Latona "Better To Be Lonely"
Mandy Moore "Crush"
and lots more...

3. Would it be a live-action film or animated? Why?
Definitely live-action. I have to capture the essence of drama with human emotions. I have never been fond of any animated movies except for "Kiki's Delivery Service." There will be a lot of footage on the cutting room floor. A movie like this needs as much real life drama as it can get.

4. Casting: who would play you, members of your family, friends, etc?
I wouldn't want to mix business with family and friends. I'll play myself but everyone else will be people I cast. I'll find new talent. I don't have anybody specific in mind to play people I know.

5. Describe the movie preview/trailer.
Oh my word, what a question. The trailer will be asking rhetorical questions like "Have you ever felt liike you didn't belong?" And show a short clip of me doing something completely stupid and awkward. And it'll show sad scenes too. Like the first time I hugged a friend. Or the time I didn't speak up for what I believed in. "Ken Huang stars in a story about love-" It'll show an ex-friend saying something like "I can picture you be alone because you're just too damn scared of anything that might work out" and then pan to my facial expression of my famously arched eyebrows. "Lost-" and it'll show me talking to Young "I just miss you so bad." and "and life." It'll show me saying something like "Sorry, I didn't know. But I'm learning." at work or something.

"The Mental Pollution of Ken Huang" coming soon.

Perhaps it'll have my own written song playing in the trailer. Haha, how about "Don't Care What They Say," a song I wrote. Very amateurish movie. I'm sure no one will be interested and it'll tank, but this is my life. Kind of ordinary in an extrordinary way.

What a lame post!! Haha. I might retitle it to "Where I'm Headed" once the title proves fatal during test screenings.

[Music || Brooke (Allison) Adams, "The 5th of Never"]
People change. Leaves fall. Seasons change. All good things must come to an end.

I think it's about time to fall out. While I end the bad things, many goods are on the verge of beginning. I don't know if this is the course of nature, but if it really was a solid friendship from the beginning, it will return to me in the future. This, or I'm just really bad at maintaining relationships.

But I don't know. It's just so different in a bad way now. I can't stand it everytime. Even though this is my blog, I'm not going to lie. It is largely my fault. People change so drastically that there is no longer that connection to be able to listen and understand that was once found in the beginning.

There are people like Young and Jessica that I believe we will still be able to connect when we see each other again down the line. I have to call them up these days. No, tomorrow. I will call them tomorrow.

Even though I'm angry right now at certain things in my life, I won't be able to dedicate the song "The 5th of Never" to anyone. I'm just not that type of person. Or I'm just not at the verge of a breakdown.

Brooke (Allison) Adams, "The 5th of Never"
"So don't call me
Don't keep in touch
It's not that I'm not ready to forgive
I'm just treating you
The way you treated me
You showed me how to be insensitive
So goodbye

I'll see you again on the 5th of never"