Family Reunion in Chi-chi-chicago

Happy Tuesday everyone!

I'm here in Chicago again but it was different this time. MY FAMILY FROM 10,000 MILES AWAY CAME TO VISIT ME!!! No words can describe how excited I'm.

So my bf, I and of course Churro, my dog went to O'hare airport to pick up my parent and big sista. I was so happy the moment I saw them walking out the gate. Big hugs to all of them. It has been a while.

We went to the hotel to check in and drop off the luggages. It was literally next to the airport. Decent hotel, nice and clean and FREE PARKING! Then the journey started :)

Four Points by Sheraton

Churro becoming so asian lol

We had late lunch at Gyu Kaku, a japanese BBQ restaurant in downtown Chicago. The foods were amazing, order any BBQ meat on their menu and you will not be disappointed. Their green tea ice cream was by far the best green tea ice cream I've ever had, even better than Haagen Dazs one. Downside was a little pricey tho and portion was small. But you get the good foods! We spent around $200 for 5 of us and we didn't leave with a full stomach.

Gyu Kaku

Green tea ice cream!!

Since we were at downtown, we walked along N Michigan Ave. The weather was kinda chilly. We went back to hotel after so my family could get some rests since they flew almost 20 hours to get here.

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After we got some good sleeps, we had brunch at Yolk, one of my favorite restaurants in Chicago. The food portion was huge, we always have some leftovers to bring home. We then went to the Skydeck in Willis Tower. Although it was my 3rd visit, I'm still fear of the height, not as much as 1st and 2nd visit tho, I guess I'm slowly overcome the fear :)

Yolk!!

Skydeck @ Willis Tower

Next stop was Millennium Park and its famous bean, Cloud Gate. Flowers were blooming and it was so beautiful here. I took some graduation pictures here with fam. We then went to Crown Fountain and Buckingham Fountain. Too bad it was too cold to play in the water. We had dinner at Lao Beijing in Chinatown. We were gonna go to Lao Sze Chuan but it was too crowded, line was about an hour wait. Foods was okay.

Crown Fountain

Cloud Gate

Buckingham Fountain

Millennium Park

Cloud Gate

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Third day in Chicago, we had brunch at The Cheesecake Factory. I love their red velvet cheesecake, I think I will never get bored of it. We went to Water Tower Place after brunch then headed to Art Institute of Chicago. We got the discounted price ticket for only $10 because it was the last hour before they closed.

The Cheesecake Factory @ N Michigan Ave

Red velvet!!

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

Went dinner at Pizzeria Uno. Love their deepdish!

Pizzeria Uno deepdish pizza

It's Banquet Time!!

Hi everyone!

It is the end of semester time!! Well, at least for the midwest schools :) And guess what?? It's my favorite banquet time.

I love going to banquet because I get to meet friends and dress up. Not to forget some prizes!! So I went to 2 banquets this school year. They are the Asian American Association (Triple A a.k.a AAA) and Alpha Phi Omega banquets. Both are held in Purdue Memorial Union. The foods was okay but people were awesome! I got my fraternity paddle in APO banquet, so proud to be part of the leadership, friendship and service!

AAA

AAA

AAA

AAA

APO

APO bros

APO with mom Lisa

Churro Posting for Camera

Happy Monday! How was your weekend everyone??

So I was cam-whoring and guess what, my little Churro was posting for the camera too! Cuteness overloadsss :)

Birthday Manicure: Rainbow Pastel

Happy Tuesday everyone!

It was my birthday yesterday and I had a great dinner with my boyfriend in Indy.

Okay, back to the topic today, I always wanted to paint my nails all different color but I was kind of afraid the colors wouldn't match and it will turn out meh. I was cleaning up my nail polishes and found out I have many different pastel nail polishes. So I decided to have my nails in rainbow pastel colors this time and it is perfect for spring!

Coral: The Face Shop
Pink: Charlotte Russe
Purple: The Face Shop
Tiffany Blue: China Glaze
Mint: The Face Shop

Review: Laneige Snow BB Soothing Cushion

Hi everyone!

I've been using Laneige Snow BB Soothing Cushion for almost a year and now I'm gonna share with you guys how awesome this BB cream is. It comes with one case of BB cream and also a refillable pack. I'm now using the fourth case!

I don't put much makeup on my face on a daily makeup routine. I want some coverage but not too much like a foundation. My sister recommended me this and I was like wow this is the one. This BB cream comes in 3 shades. Its coverage is more like from light to medium and it's buildable which is just perfect for school or work. It has SPF 50+ PA+++ in it so I can skip my sunscreen step in my daily makeup routine. It is very long lasting, believe me, I have it on my face in the morning when I go to class and when I come home after work at night, it doesn't wear off by my sweat or oil. Laneige Snow BB Soothing Cushion has a very unique feature which is its refreshing and cooling sensation when you apply the BB cream on your face. It is proved that your skin temperature will decrease by 3 degree Celsius when you put it on your face. This is because the cushion (puff) they use has 800,000 tiny pores to lock up the water and hydrate your skin while wearing makeup.

I only wear this BB cream when I go to school or work which I would say like 4-5 days a week and one case lasts me for whole semester, about 4 months. 

I hope you guys enjoy reading and hopefully everyone can find their perfect foundation base!

My Little Cutie Pie: Churro

Happy Wednesday! Churro says hi to everyone :)

He is my little cutie pie, so sweet and lovely! He is a maltipoo breed (maltese poodle mix). 1 year and 4 months. Picked this cute guy up when he was 10 weeks old at Boston, KY. Drove 8 hours back and forth to pick him up and he saved us a speed ticket! Officer was like aww such a cute dog and just gave us a warning, whew!

Churro is so outgoing and active. He loves to play with anyone, gets so excited when he sees strangers. He is definitely the friendliest dog I have ever seen!

Although sometimes it costs me alot, he broke 6-7 of my phone and laptop chargers, I kinda lost count lol, pain in the asssss.. He doesn't break anything but chargers but I still love him so much! Isn't he sho cute??

He gets so excited every time I come in the room, even though I just leave the room for 2 minutes to get water or bathroom break and when I come in, he will never disappoint me, wagging his hairy tail and welcome me. Feel so warm when I come home from a busy school day or tired work shift to see this little cutie wagging his tail and begging me to play with him.

I love you Churro <3

Easter Manicure: Spring coral peach

Happy Friday everyone! Easter is around the corner and let's paint your nails easter (pastel) color! Love this coral peach color. Let's spring it up!

OR205 from The Face Shop

Breakfast at Yolk!

Happy Wednesday! How was your week so far?

I don't really have breakfast in the morning because there's not many good breakfast restaurants around my city and I feel so lazy to get up in the morning and cook breakfast :P So I usually skip breakfast and go straight to class. I know it's unhealthy but yeah I don't live in the dorm anymore and there's no meal plan. Sad.

So whenever I go to Chicago, I will go to Yolk to have my favorite breakfast there. Yes obviously it is a breakfast restaurant and you gotta try this! Yolk's foods are so good. Yummylicious...There are 3 outlets in downtown Chicago mainly along Michigan Avenue.

I have tried couple of their foods and they are uhh-mayy-zingggg!!!!! No joke! Also, if you are a coffee lover they have free flow of coffee! I love that they have different flavor (hazelnut, caramel, vanilla...) of creamer. That's one of my favorite part about Yolk too!  So when you have a chance to go to the windy city, don't forget to try out Yolk's breakfast :)

Eggs Benedict

Clockwise: Pancakes, Eggs Benedict, Big Texas Fajita Omelet

Clockwise: Yacht Club, Fresh Squeezed OJ, Hey Ricky, Pancakes

St Pattys at The Windy City: Chicago

Happy St Pattys everyone!

Went to Chicago on St Pattys to watch the parade and see the river dyed in greeeen! Yay!! Didn't get drunk tho lol :P

Manicure: St Pattys Greeeeeen!

Hi everyone! What's your plan for St Pattys?

I painted my nails GREEN for St Pattys on this coming weekend :) Gonna go to Chicago, watch the parade and hang out!