A Note + First Time taking the Metrolink

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So first of all, I want all of you guys (and girls) to know that this blog is basically a JOURNAL ABOUT MY LIFE. Please don't take this blog seriously! This is just to let you guys get an inside scoop on my life adventures (not really).

SO ANYWAYS, the title says it all. Yesterday, I spent the day with the fam bam. We took the Metrolink from Fullerton to San Juan Capistrano. SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO. I had no idea why we went to SJC cause there was literally nothing to do; we ended up taking a bus to Dana Point, where we walked the pier and watched surfers.. well, surf. So after that, we ate at a delicious café, and took a bus back to the Metrolink station. Overall, super duper FUN day and I took a bunch of pics. HOPE YOU ENJOY MY ADVENTURE AT SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO. :)


I believe it was Dana Point beach? LOL

the café we ate at after walking the pier



Find some time for your family! This was a super refreshing, stress-reliever trip, and I'm so glad I got to spend it with my family because it's been a while since we had time together. Appreciate every little moment together and cherish it. Anyways, enough of my deep philosophies (jk). I'll talk to you guys (and girls) later!

- Melanie :)

Church Bound

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I went on a church retreat this weekend, and it was super fun and refreshing. I walked around the retreat campsite with one of my friends; we ended up taking pictures of the campus.

My friend, Shejia :)

This is probably the shortest post I've published, but I hope you guys enjoyed the Bible verses in the pics above! I'll talk to you guys soon as always.

- Melanie :)

Vincenzo's Terrazza

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Today, I decided to try an Italian restaurant called Vincenzo's Terrazza. Just a heads-up, the outside of the restaurant is NOTHING compared to the inside. Everything on the inside is so fancy and Italian-themed, but the outside is just plain dull; you wouldn't give a thought about going in. However, the service was extremely satisfying, and the food was #onpointe. No kidding. IT'S THE BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT I'VE EVER BEEN TO. And to prove my point, here's a pic:

OMG. just looking at this makes me drool.

 Isn't this the cutest, most romantic setting ever? just kidding, but still! 

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU TO PAY THIS RESTAURANT A VISIT. They have very good reviews on Yelp!,and I guarantee you'll want to come back again! Anyways, that's it for now. I'll talk to you guys soon!
 
- Melanie :)

Let's Go to the Beach, Let's Go Get Away

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Took this pic on the ferris wheel. It was such a BREATHTAKING view.



Banana powdered-sugar funnel cake with whip cream! YUM

I went with my friends to Santa Monica beach yesterday, and we had quite an adventure. Instead of staying in the shallow end like we thought we would, we ended up getting drenched from head-to-toe from these HUGE waves for a good 2 hours. After that, we got hungry so we walked to Subway, then to 3rd Street Promenade in our wet clothes, which was a HUGE struggle. I thought 3rd Street Promenade had a cool vibe to it because it had all these little restaurants and shopping stores.  
So if you ever want to hang out with your friends, but you don't know where... the beach is always a great idea! Especially since it's summer, have some fun and relax a little. Anyways, I'll talk to you guys soon!
 
- Melanie :)

Let's Runaway to U.S.

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So this past week was the start of summer school and I tried really hard to convince myself that 6 weeks wasn’t so bad. But sitting in a classroom for 6 hours from Monday to Thursday was already a pain in the arse (sometimes I like to pretend I’m British). Fortunately, I don’t have school on Fridays, so I took this advantage as a getaway to Universal Studios.

My mom, sister, her friend, and my cousin also went with me.
Below are some pics that I took.


 

Despite the fact that I was sick and woke up at 7:00 a.m. on Friday and came back home at 8:00 p.m., I was surprised by how energetic I was. I got to go on the new Despicable Me 4-D ride, including the Transformers 4-D ride and both were so realistic and plain awesome. I went on the Mummy ride two times just cause it was so exhilarating.

So this pretty much wraps things up! Hope you guys enjoyed this post and are enjoying your summer, unlike someone over here. Haha. just kidding. But seriously, take summer as an advantage to try new things, travel to different places, and just have fun while you still can!

Talk to you soon,
- Melanie
 

Post- Concert Feels: One Republic ft. The Script

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Hey everyone! I'm sorry I haven't been blogging lately. But to sum up these past days, my summer has been pretty productive and very exciting! Sorry this is such a long blog! I had a lot of things to say. 
Anyways, yesterday (Thursday), I got the chance, along with three of my church friends and my sis, (surprisingly, my parents didn't come along), to go and see two of my most favorite bands perform at the Hollywood Bowl: The Script & One Republic. AHHHH!!!

This was literally all thanks to my church friends and my mom. I had no clue that they planned this for my sister, one of my church friends, and me, as a really, really belated birthday gift. 

There were about 18,000 people there and the view from the Hollywood Bowl was simply breathtaking. I saw the Hollywood sign and the Griffith Observatory from our seats. So despite how far we were from the stage, I absolutely enjoyed the scenery and view.


Below are some pics that I took:

taking the bus from LA Zoo to Hollywood Bowl (above)

around this time, it smelled like skunk. But turned out, someone was smoking pot. LOL.

got boba and udon at Noodle World (taken around 12:30 a.m.)

There were no words to describe how I felt when The Script and One Republic performed. It's so hard nowadays to find singers/bands that can sing live, but these two bands never went off-tune and they nailed every song perfectly. I literally have a whole playlist on Spotify dedicated to both of them. I sang to almost all of their songs and ugh, the feels. I can't even. I practically grew up listening to their songs and finally being able to see them in person... wow, I was in a complete state of awe.

The concert ended around 11:20 p.m. and we got home at 1:30 a.m., which was the latest we've ever went home.
Last night was incredibly insane and ridiculously amazing. I had such an awesome time with my friends and it couldn't have been more perfect. 

Hope you're having a wonderful summer so far! I'll talk to you guys soon. 

- Mel



20 Things to Do This Summer + A Note

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Productive

·         Set goals and create a summer bucket list

·         Volunteer at a race, marathon, organization, etc.

·         Take SAT classes to prepare for the school year

·         Clean your messy room!

·         Create a summer journal 2014

Fun

·         Throw a summer party at your house

      ·         Have a blind-makeup challenge with your best friend

      ·         Go to that concert you've been dying to see

      ·         Meet-up with old friends and go somewhere

      ·         Randomly prank-call people from your contacts

 

Relaxing

·         Go hiking in the morning and watch the sunrise

·         Go to the beach and watch the sunset

·         Go on a family vacation

·         Get a facial and body massage

·         Eat breakfast or lunch at a café with a friend

 

Daring

·         Dance in front of strangers and record yourself doing it

·          Go skydiving

·         Travel to another country by yourself

·         Dye your hair a bright color

·         Shout or scream in a library

 Just A Note:

Yay, summer's officially started for me!  I'll definitely be

blogging a lot more (:

- Melanie