Me:
I'm gonna make like a bear and sleep till you're home. Take me out tonight. (In my defense, I meant to eat dinner or see a movie. Or y'know, watch the stars.)
Camtu:
That's what I love to hear. Plan: we're going out with Diana. Don't question it. It'll be fun.
Me:
Home yet? :(
Camtu:
Yes. We're going to the city. So wake up and shower and uh... look like a ho, ok?
Me:
*An hour later* I have showered.
Camtu:
Good.
Me:
*An hour later* I have eaten.
Camtu:
Now please put on your face and do it in a mildly fast manner.
Me:
You can't rush me! I am half human, half vegetable.
Camtu:
Well you better look all human tonight or I'm selling you.
Me:
You want me to look like a ho. Who's to say you didn't already plan on selling me?
Camtu:
Well free drinks are hard to come around nowadays...
Me:
I'm staying home
Camtu:
Haha. Don't worry at least I'll pick someone decent looking
Me:
Face done.
Camtu:
Wow good job. Now hair.
Me:
I was thinking I could do the straight hair look tonight. Or the current-bun-on-my-head look...
The ladies in front of a huge Chippendales poster.
Of course Chippendales got nothin’ on my hunk! This is us in line for the Toy Story ride/game. This ride turned out really fun and even though my 3 other friends beat me in points, I beat them all in accuracy! *Adjusts my glasses* Hehehe. Oh, and yeah, I was at Disneyland the day before Vegas.
Jello shots w/ whipped cream and my peachy bong drink thing w/ an extra vile of rum.
The three musketeers. It’s interesting how everybody has such a different smile.
Bellagio’s botanical garden was beeeaauuutiful. I don’t know why, but I’m always the only one that reads all of the informative placards. They’re there for a reason! Let’s all take the opportunity to learn something new!
I have to admit my favorite thing about Vegas is being in public, dressed to a tee and drinking. Wine. Through a straw.
I’m 21 now. Just as predicted, it’s no big deal. Take your time growing up, kids!
Once again, chill Liza is chill about everything, Liza
Why didn’t I think to do this before? River Flows in You has always been such a beautiful song, why didn’t I think, “Hey, what’s his other stuff like?”
On my last official day of Queen-hood, I got to ride in a convertible for the Greater Sacramento Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce New Year Parade!
All of my convertible-riding excitement couldn’t make up for the fact that I had not. slept. at. all. the night before. As the 2011 Queen, I stepped up to be the 2012 Pageant Director this year, and as such, I spent the entire night before doing last minute prep work for the pageant. All worth it in the end, but boy does this picture bring back memories… of yawns and fears of falling off my seat as I drift off to sleep mid-parade.
They see me rollin’… but I don’t think they hatin’!
The back of my ao dai had a really really beautiful train, but we kept getting scared it would get stuck in the wheel!
Our studly chauffeur!
This is Crystal, one of the coolest chicks I know. She was a contestant in the pageant this year, but spent the days before pageant community-organizing and doing logistics for this parade! What a power woman!
At the end of the parade, they had me stand on this stage as they did the opening ceremony (see me in the white?) for what felt like an eon. By this point, my body was seriously shutting down. My eyelids were heavy as bricks, and I was wobbling because it’s hard to stand in heels when your body is uncontrollably leaning over to collapse in slumber.
Seriously, beauty queens are some of the toughest people I know, Liza
