Sam & Hong Kong

Baby Loves Xmas

2008-12-21T02:36:00.000-08:00

Last weekend me and Erika helped out at this event called "Baby Loves Xmas" at dragon-i on Sunday afternoon. It was a Christmas party for kids and was super cute. There were different stations they could visit and play at; I was at the hair braiding station, Erika did temporary tattoos, there was face painting, dancing, etc. I thought I was just volunteering which would have been cool, but then at the end when I was paid it was a nice surprise ;)

Here are some pictures:

Fresh Fruit Shake

2008-12-15T19:32:00.000-08:00

Across the street from my apartment there is a little fruit stand, and they sell fresh fruit juice shakes. You pick your fruits and veggies and they juice them right in front of you. Erika always got them, so I finally tried it and loved it.

They barely speak English, so communicating the fruits I want is always pretty challenging. One day I asked for a plain orange juice, but the guy didn't understand and messed up and somehow I ended up with orange, pear, and carrot...and it was amazing! So now I get one every day for 8 HK dollars, so about 1 US dollar (so cheap!).

I've never been so good about eating my fruits and veggies..I need to find somewhere to get this when I get home or I will experience withdrawal (mom we need a good juicer... ;)).

I am currently enjoying my orange/pear/carrot juice right now.

An Awesome Test Shoot

2008-12-15T03:59:00.000-08:00

The other day the agency sent me to a test shoot. I was expecting something really lame and completely un-book worthy that would have just been a huge waste of my time, but I was pleasantly surprised for a change :)

It was a huge production shoot; there were 13 people total on set between photographer/assistants/hair/make-up/wardrobe people and what have you. I think the pictures are going to be awesome. I'll post them when I get them.

I was handed this packet when I first got there so I could see what they were going for. The above shots were posing references.

These shots were references for the lighting; how they planned to manipulate the colors and tones. I loveeee it.

So when they first put this wig on me I was like oh my god..this is going to be ridiculous.

I'm a rocker.

But then I got dressed and into hair/makeup/wardrobe and I was feeling it. I think it could be cool haha.

The set for the first series. It was so dark in there because they had different color light bulbs and colored wraps in front of the lights to get the crazy color effect they wanted.

These were just some random shots. I took a pic of the screen just to show the color effects which were bad ass.

And they fed me lunch, which is always an easy and reliable way to capture my heart <3.

These are the fresh flowers they put in my hair for the second set.

There they are pinning them all to my bun. My head was so heavy!

The flowers were soo beautiful. I smelled good ;)

They're testing the lighting before I jumped in there.

Some other random shots on the screen; I took this pic to show how cool the lighting was.

I thought I looked like the lady with all the fruit in the basket on her head, only with flowers. And those eye lashes were ridiculous...and so annoying.

Before I left the studio I washed all the make-up off so I didn't have to travel home looking like a freak like I usually do. Back to normal me...much better :)

<3

Construction

2008-12-12T01:36:00.000-08:00

My apartment building is under construction, and it drives me (and Erika, and probably everyone else living here) insane.

It starts early in the morning, every morning and doesn't stop until around 7 pm. Drilling, hammering, sawing, GAHH.

Last Saturday morning when all I wanted to do was stay in bed to catch up on some much needed sleep, they started jackhammering at 7:30 am, and our entire bedroom was vibrating. SERIOUSLY??? Necessary to start with the jackhammer that early?

Today I was out in the living room getting ready, when all of a sudden 2 workmen appeared right outside my window. I live on the 8th floor. This scared the shit out of me.

I just needed to bitch. I am done :)

Manicure Number Two

2008-12-08T08:14:00.000-08:00

As I was walking along in Causeway Bay, a lady shoved a flier in my face (as is the usual despite the fact that I obviously can't speak Cantonese) for a nail salon called "Natural Nail". My nails were looking as terrible as ever, so I decided to go.

With a name like "Natural Nail", wouldn't any normal and logical person assume that they specialized in dealing with NATURAL NAILS, and not all this crazy stuff they love over here like the 5 inch long fake acrylic nails with jewels, decals, sparkles and airbrush designs? Why can't it ever be easy???

I walked in and was excited because the place was clean and nice; I asked the ladies at the front desk for a "regular manicure" and they had no idea what I meant. Red flag number one. Someone who worked there finally came over who spoke English and explained to them what I wanted.

Vicky was my manicurist and she had no idea what she was doing. I had to tell her that I wanted my nails filed and that she could cut them if necessary, and that I wanted two coats of polish. She was cute, but seriously...should I have to explain to a manicurist what a regular MANICURE is? She kept asking me if I wanted jewels and sparkles like she had; no thanks Vicky, I really just want you to cut, file, and polish but apparently that is too much to ask. The stupid manicure probably took an hour and a half when it should have taken 30 minutes at most. I hate to say it but even "Suki Nail", my first place, was better than this.

Sigh. And the search for a decent manicure in Asia continues.

A Test Shoot

2008-12-07T08:04:00.000-08:00

I did a test shoot today, it was alright. I was having one of those days where I barely felt like rolling out of bed let alone shooting something. I didn't feel great today; I have a cold which I likely caught from Erika and a sore throat. Of course I am a bundle of joy.

Anyways, I shot some beauty with some crazy make-up. Three different looks, and the make-up artist took a long time every time and I was dying because I have no patience and hate sitting still. And I don't know how the shots will be...on the screen straight off the camera with no post work they looked pretty iffy, but I am a tough critic. I am not holding my breath but hope I will be pleasantly surprised.

After we finished I went to dinner with the team, which included photographer and his two assistants, and MUA and her assistant. (The number of assistants seemed a bit excessive to me but what do I know). We went to eat at a completely hole in the wall place, the type that I would never walk into on my own, not to mention the fact that they have no English menus. Often in Hong Kong the food is served "family style", meaning a bunch of dishes are ordered for the table on platters so everyone gets a bit of everything.

Chopsticks were the only utensils (of course) so I was a bit puzzled how I was supposed to eat the chicken and steak without a knife and fork because they still had the bones in them. I was told to just use my hands. No problem. The thing that I thought was hilarious (and a bit gross) though, was that everyone just dropped all of their chewed up half eaten pieces of chicken and steak bones right onto the table; there were piles all over. I was dying to take a picture but knew that would be so rude so I just cackled to myself. Heh heh heh. I guess that's just what they do over here.

My New Roomie

2008-12-06T02:08:00.000-08:00

So the agency asked me if I would mind moving into another model's apartment because the one I was in otherwise would be packed with FOUR girls which would have been ridiculously tight. I was super annoyed at first, thinking about how much it was going to suck packing up ALL my stuff and then moving.

But now I am SO glad I did! My new apartment is right across the street from the agency, 2 second walk from the metro, and my new roomie is amazing! Her name is Erika, and she's 20 years old from Canada and I love love love her. We share a bedroom and joke that we're like a married couple because our room is so small and there is only a foot and a half of room between our beds so it's a good thing we get along lol.

I love the Canadians and the Australians that I've met here because they are most like people in the states. We're loud, sometimes obnoxious, boisterous and fun. And it's not that Europeans or Asians or anyone else isn't like this, it's just that I feel our cultures are the most similar so we share the same sense of humor and laugh at the same stuff and are just generally more on the same page if this makes sense. More in common. And I'm sure English as a first language helps too because we can talk and talk and talk and don't have to worry about slowing down our speech or using simpler language.

Anyways, Erika is great. Here are some pics from our last week together:

She's so cute

Dragon-i
Heh. I love this pic.

This wine bottle was not opening. We even took it down stairs to see if our doorman could open it, which he could not.

We went bowling the other night. A friend has a two lane bowling alley in his apartment building..so cool.

We went to IKEA and decked out our room! We bought mirrors and flowers and candles and lights for our room. lol it's cute.

Random Pics from Mom's trip

2008-12-06T01:35:00.001-08:00

These are some shots that I've been meaning to get up here! They are from mom's trip. Some shots are from Ocean Park which is a really cool amusement park/ zoological adventure, thanksgiving, and random nights :)

Making Thanksgiving dinner! Never thought I would have it in Asia...

me and mommy <3

this is what the subway looks like during rush hour..it's ridiculous there are so many people! Luckily the trains come about every 25 seconds!!!

we saw the dolphin show of course...it was great. But I'm like a 5 year old and easily entertained lol.

oh i LOVED the panda bears...so amazing!

Look at him rolling around..

The view from the gondola ride at Ocean Park...gorgeous!

We rode this roller coaster. The view was awesome, but it was a bit lame compared to others like superman at 6 flags ;)

and this is my parrot! he's not really mine obv, but in my other apartment I would pass him and say hi like every day on my way to the metro. he's awesome <3.

Life Lesson: Fun

2008-12-05T10:52:00.000-08:00

I just want to stress the importance of making friends, laughing and having fun. Everyone needs to do it. Life is too short. So everyone grab your friends, make a toast, and ENJOY YOUR LIFE. Because sooner or later you will be old and reflecting back on your memories...and don't you want to have something to remember with a smile? Isn't that the ultimate goal???

Live Laugh Love <3

That is all :)

and ps...ignore the time stamps on all my posts. they are 800% not accurate...but i just can't figure out how to fix it now. heh.

Found my camera card reader!

2008-12-03T22:28:00.001-08:00

YES! I had put it in some random pocket probably trying to be smart so "I'd remember where I put it". That worked well...not. Anyways, I have it now, and will add pictures later.

I'd do it now but I have to run off to a jewelry fashion show in like 10 minutes (why am I always booked for jewelry jobs? I'm not even a jewelry type...I don't get it lol).

SO MUCH TO UPDATE!

2008-11-30T20:19:00.000-08:00

Ahhh! My mom was here with me for the past week so we were out and about and I had no time to blog here! But I have soooo many things to add: we went to Ocean Park amusement park, Thanksgiving, some ridiculous castings and I MOVED into a different model's apartment and have an amazing new roomie, Erika!

I have tons of pictures too, but somewhere during the move my camera card reader got lost in the shuffle, so I need to go buy another one today before I can upload pics!

Expect a ton of freaking updates soon! :)

xoxoxxxxo

Mom and I <3

2008-11-24T08:05:00.001-08:00

Yay for pictures:

The other day we both got foot massages! SO NICE! A 50 minute foot massage was less than $15 a person. Back massages will be soon.... :)

Last night we took the Tram up to The Peak, which is the very top of Hong Kong with an AMAZING view of the city.
An illustration of the view from th tram. It's beautiful.

Anndddd, the Christmas decorations are starting here. So far the ones I've seen have been totally cheesy, though. Sweet Christmas? They didn't get the memo it's MERRY Christmas.

Mom at dinner at the Peak

The view from the peak unfortunately didn't come out :(
but Mom did :)

bahah we gave ourselves facials with these mudmasks we bought from SaSa, which is like their version of Sephora. They are all over the city.

She looks breathtaking, no?

Toothpaste Casting Experience

2008-11-22T06:58:00.001-08:00

So it's not uncommon to be asked to do crazy things on castings. I had a casting for a toothpaste commercial the other day that was completely ridiculous.

I assumed that I would probably just have to smile cheesily into the camera, pretend to brush my teeth...whatever, nothing too complicated. I was WRONG WRONG WRONG.

So I get there, and they hand me a leotard and tights to put on. Oh no. So they call me in and ask me if I know how to dance ballet. Sure I can, I lie. (That's casting rule number 1: Always say you can, even if you can't. If you say you can't then there's not even a CHANCE you'll get the job).

They turn on the camera and tell me to go ahead, and of course to smile while dancing because this is for a toothpaste commercial after all. So I proceed to leap and twirl and spin, and try to look as graceful as possible while trying to keep a smile on my face...this was NOT easy. Everyone who knows me knows that I am NOT graceful; in fact, I'm pretty clumsy most of the time (hello, I walked head first into a pole in Boston that one weekend, right girls ;) haha). I looked like an absolute mess; I'm a model, not a ballerina! So when I finished, the lady taking the video looked a bit on the stunned side, thanked me, and I left.

I am obviously not holding my breath for this job, and I am still a bit troubled that there is a video of this whole disaster caught on film for eternity. I'm sure whoever is doing the casting will get a good laugh after my tape.

Mom's in town!

2008-11-22T06:09:00.000-08:00

Woo! My mom flew into HK yesterday, and will be here with me for a whole 9 days..so exciting! I worked out a deal with the agency and she is living with me in my apartment for the equivalent of $18 US dollars a night. SO CHEAP.

We went out and played in Lan Kwai Fong last night, the area with tons of bars and clubs. We might have had a bit too much fun ;). I had such good pictures to post, but I'm an idiot and forgot to put the memory card in my camera. Ugh. Sooo I'll have to wait to see if I can get those up, but they might be best unseen haha.

Today we went to Mon Kok, which is a HUGE outdoor street market selling all cheap stuff made in China of course. It's like China Town in NYC on steroids, except everything is even LESS expensive. You can buy anything from counterfeit bags and watches, jewelry, scarves, trinkets, clothing, shoes and a whole bunch of other junk that you probably don't need. Bargaining with the vendors is half the fun; they can be so aggressive!

We wandered and found a couple of cool hole in the wall places to eat; we're eating like the locals. Rachel you would starve over here! But anyone who is adventurous with food and likes Chinese would absolutely love it.

I'll get some pictures of us floating around the city up here soon!!

November 19th

2008-11-19T08:01:00.000-08:00

So today was pretty fun; I only had one casting this morning, so after that I mostly wandered around the city going in and out of shops, and I got my nails done. So I have some thoughts and pictures to share!

(Click the pics to make them bigger)

The City

My Manicure:

I went to the agency today and asked Naomi, one of the girls who works there where I could go to get a quick and inexpensive manicure; she sends me to "Suki Nail". I walk in and there are 8 manicurists standing around, and no other customers in there; good sign to start...

So after fighting it out (not) Kary becomes my "nail beautician" as her name tag says. I am surprised that Kary can even button her jeans let alone give manicures, since her own nails are more like talons, and are covered in glitter, jewels, and flowers. They look a bit like this, no joke, but they may have been longer (and with more sparkles if possible) :

I have noticed a trend over here with this type of "nail art". Tons of girls have them. If we are being honest, I think they are completely hideous let alone functional, but no one seems to care. I prefer an understated pale pink manicure thanks, but whatever floats their boats is cool.

This may have been one of the worst manicures I've ever had, for various reasons. Half way through (like they do in the states in some cheap places) Kary asked me if I wanted my eyebrows waxed; needless to say I respectfully declined, lest I end up looking permanently surprised like she did. Not 5 minutes after I left I noticed I had smudged a finger. Boo.

Anyways, I won't be returning to "Suki Nail". Moving on...

Shopping:

Okay, I have something else to bitch about: "No Fitting". SO MANY little shops have signs all over their clothing store stating that you are not allowed to try the clothes on before you make your purchase. You wouldn't believe how common this is, and the people seem to be okay with it. "No Fitting" would be fine, provided you were allowed to return or exchange them if they did not fit...but you CAN'T! Does anyone else think this is ridiculous??? I should buy a pair of jeans without trying them on, that I'm not even allowed to return if they don't fit? Ummmm....no.

I saw these necklaces in a shop and thought they were hilarious. Would people actually wear a huge clunky Santa necklace like this? Sadly, I know the answer to this question, and it is yes they will...
Some tragic mannequins outside a cheap clothing shop. Unfortunately, these are a good indication of the current Hong Kong street fashions...

A cheap bootleg DVD store I found on some random alley! I bought 3 DVD's for $19 HK each, which equals $2.50 USD! yay!

Cheap shoe store = HOPELESS.

"Rock the Playboy If You Don't Swing Don't Ring". What? Does this mean anything to anyone?

Today I discovered "Export Fashion shops". Translation= "we stole these clothes right from the factories in China and are selling them to you at what they are really worth", which is next to nothing. These shops are FILLED with name brand clothing, stuff like Abercrombie, American Eagle, Ann Taylor Loft, Juicy Couture, Calvin Klein, Polo, etc. Most of the clothes have the original brand name tags on them.

Remember how you spent $80 US dollars on that pair of Abercrombie jeans? Well they are selling those same jeans here for $80 HK dollars, or $10 USD. Ouch, I know.

Peek-churrs!

2008-11-18T09:04:00.000-08:00

Some random pics that I wanted to get up. I didn't have tons of time to snap around the city today but more fun shots tomorrow!

Bright eyed, bushy tailed, and ready for castings!

That's the front and back of my comp card over here.

How amazing is the metro? New Yorkers be jealous.

Mikimoto Jewlery Editorial

2008-11-18T08:47:00.000-08:00

So my job today was for Mikimoto, which is REALLLYYY expensive, REALLYY beautiful Jewelry. And when I say expensive, I mean it- one of the necklaces I wore today was $150,000 HK dollars; So divide that by 8, and that's about $18,750 USD.

We shot it in the actual jewelry store which originally I thought was weird, but now I can't say I blame them. I wouldn't want around $100,000 worth of diamonds and pearls carelessly floating around in some photography studio.

So anyways, it was alright..nothing too exciting. The clothing was by Celine and was also beautiful. I only have a couple pictures that I asked the make-up artist to snipe for me:

Don't ask me what kind of fur that is...I have no clue but it was soft.

Remember how I dedicated a whole post to specifically bitch about my shoe troubles? Well, not only would these have been ridiculously uncomfortable if they WERE my size, they were a size 38, and I could BARELY cram my feet in to them and could only waddle. So that was fun.

Showing off some jewels.

That is all :)

My Apartment

2008-11-17T08:19:00.000-08:00

Camera came in the mail today, woo! So I can finally start documenting this trip properly. I keep seeing interesting things I want to photograph, so now I can and will add them here.

In the mean time, here are a few shots of my apartment. It's nothing special, but it works.

I told you it was tiny! Plus a little bathroom/shower and that is all.

Anyways, I have an editorial job tomorrow, so I'll get to take my camera with me yay :) Hopefully it will be worth documenting and I'll post some pics tomorrow.

xx sam

Asian Pop Music

2008-11-14T23:31:00.001-08:00

So I get 9 channels on TV in my apartment, and none of them are in English. Great. So recently I've been getting a kick out of watching Asian pop music videos; I have no idea what they are actually saying, but they are certainly entertaining. I just finished watching this one called "Kiss Me Kiss Me" by Lee Hyun Ji.

She basically sings in "Changlish", or a mixture of Chinese and English which I think is weird. Here is the link for anyone who wants a good laugh...I found one with English subtitles!:

"Kiss Me Kiss Me"

I also saw this one which was pretty quality, called "U-Go-Girl" by Lee Hyori. Almost as entertaining as the other one:

"U-Go-Girl"

After watching a few videos like this Britney and others are starting to look talented...

Shoes in Asia

2008-11-14T06:44:00.001-08:00

I'd like to take this opportunity to bitch...about shoes. Are you coming to Asia? Do you have big feet? (And by "big" I mean size 9 and above, so not really that big). If yes, then you better make sure you pack a great variety to last your whole trip because GOOD freaking LUCK finding your size here.

There are tons of random shoe stands lining the streets all over the place, and they never have large sizes because the people here have such tiny feet! The largest size they usually have is a 39, which is NOT as large as a European 39. So I take a size 40, meaning here I need a 41. Forget about it; they laugh when I ask them if by some miracle they happen to have my size. This drives me absolutely crazy. That is all.

/rant.

Traveling and Relationships

2008-11-14T03:48:00.000-08:00

I wouldn't recommend mixing the two. This is a lose lose situation- damned if you do and damned if you don't. No matter what, somebody ends up unhappy. If you decide to go, then whoever you leave behind is inevitably miserable. If you decide to pass on the opportunity, then you may regret it forever, and will likely have to live with what-if's.

It sucks.

Hi

2008-11-13T07:38:00.000-08:00

So this is weird. I never thought I would be the type to make a "blog". Reason 1 because I never thought I would have enough cool things to say, and reason 2 because it still seems a bit narcissistic to me, assuming that there will be people who would actually care enough about my life to want to read about it. But as I'm sitting here in Hong Kong alone in my apartment, it seemed sort of like the thing to do...to document this "adventure" as my mom likes to call it. I think STARTING the blog is the hardest part; then when you get it going you just add little things as they happen. But I've already been here a whole WEEK, so I have a bit of catching up to do.

I'm currently living alone....annnndddd it sucks. I keep bitching about this to my friends, family, and other models as I meet them because I really do wish I had roommates, but no one understands! Everyone I talk to keeps telling me how lucky I am: roommates can suck, no privacy, etc etc. But okay, I'm lonely! Imagine going to a place on the other side of the world completely ALONE, and then not even having roommates to go out with, play with, show you the best places to eat and shop...it's sort of rough. But okay, to be fair I did have 1 roommate, Leanne, who was here when I first arrived. But she left after only a couple of days to go home, so I didn't want to get too attached. She introduced me to one good local friend she'd made who is currently the ONLY person I've hung out with since. Sad I know...I'm feeling a bit on the pathetic side right now haha. Alone and friendless. Ugh.

I am living in the apartment the agency has designated for "Americans and Canadians", so obviously there aren't any others here really. I am wishing for a roommate soon! The apartment is pretty small; there is a tiny little kitchen, bathroom, "living room" with a very small TV, and two bedrooms. Each bedroom has a bunk-bed, so presumably the agency is going to try to shove 3 more girls in here. That will be super tight. One more girl, maybe two would be perfect if they are both living in the other bedroom. Haha I'm ridiculous- I'm unhappy living alone, and I'm complaining how tight it will be living in here with 4 girls. Apparently I am impossible and cannot be pleased.

I wish I had my CAMERA! I cannot even believe I forgot to pack it. I mean, isn't that the one thing that most normal people double check for? I came prepared with all the necessary plugs, cords, batteries and then forgot to pack the freaking camera...I would. Mom has shipped it to me so I'll hopefully get it soon. Then ASAP I'll add pictures of everything and anything. Until then this is going to be a pretty boring blog. I mean no one likes to read, only look at pictures, right? I know I'm like that most of the time ahah.

So here are some random things I've seen/done/noticed since I've been here worth sharing:

The Agency
My agency over here is Elite. Check out their cheese-ball website HERE.

It is ridiculous to me how different the style of pictures they like over here is from NYC. In New York it's okay to look tough, or weird, or different or whatever. Here they want everyone to look like a sweet, innocent, 15 year old...which I do not...or maybe I do, I just don't think I do..look very sweet that is. They are supposedly a really good one over here though. Their office is nice, about a 5 min walk from my apartment. Honestly though, I don't think they are very friendly. I'm thinking it might be a cultural difference. Like, I walk in and am ignored. Ookkayyyy, you guys can at least say "HI", I mean you flew me over here to work, right, so don't you care that I'm here? Mmm, guess not.

My first day there they take my measurements and tell me I am so tall. I am 5'10", ie, average height for a model in the states. I think I just seem so tall to them because they are all so short. And walking down the street here I feel very tall, especially when standing in a crowded elevator with all Asians. This always cracks me up.

The MTR
The metro system here, or MTR, is completely amazing. Everything is ridiculously clean, and the trains look like something out of the Jetsons. I am serious. PICTURES will come as soon as my camera comes. The MTR puts the NYC subway to shame. I realize though that obviously their subway system is so new and the one in NYC is old, but I feel like even if NYC's subway WAS new that Americans just don't have the same respect and pride to keep it clean and not throw their garbage on the ground. Eating or drinking is not allowed in the metro, and people follow the rules. Everyone follows the rules with everything. Imagine that. That would never happen back home. All of the stations too are so well marked from the outside, and I appreciate it SO much. NYC can really take a lesson here...I can't tell you the countless times I've wandered around in a 5 block radius for 20 minutes back home just trying to find the freaking subway entrance.

Fur Charity Fashion Show
So yesterday I did my first job. I didn't even really get the satisfaction of BOOKING this job, though, because I basically took my old roommates spot who couldn't do the show because she was leaving. So I got it. It was for Frede Derick (whoever that is), and ahahah it was interesting.

The day was SO LONG. I got there at 10 am and got home at 11:30 pm. I am REALLY disappointed I didn't have my camera to document this because it was certainly note worthy. The hair was HUGE: they gave us big pouffy (and stiff from hair spray) 60's bouffants. Make-up was dark red lips and smoky eyes. All together it looked a bit streetwalker-ish I thought. I met a bunch of the other girls that are with Elite which was nice (yay potential friends!), but either A. they are leaving to go home in a week, or B. They don't speak English very well. Language barriers are tough. It sucks. I get very excited to meet girls from America...much easier to relate.

I tried to find pictures of the show online, but google comes up in Chinese...big help. Oh well. CAMERA PLEASE GET HERE!

Other Random things:

***Yay! There is a McDonalds across the street from my apartment. Mmm

***I am officially obsessed with Sudoku (thanks Rach and Mike!). I can't stop playing it.

***There is a maid that comes to clean the apartment 2x/week. This would be great if the bitch didn't steal my favorite Lion King towel!

***Almost every day I pass by an outdoor store thing that sells birds-all kinds. Parakeets, tropical ones, LOUD ones, parrots. I stop by every day and say hi to the parrots for like 10 minutes. (Rebby you would HATE it..because there are random ones just flying around. And it is so loud in there they don't stop chirping and squaking.

Okay. I am going to end this post. WOW it is long. Plus I just am so disappointed I can't add pictures yet. Boo. The pictures will make a big difference I think..will make the blog much more interesting. I hope :(

Love and miss everyone at home,
xoxo
Sam