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Name: Jess
Country: United States
State: New York
Metro: New York City
Birthday: 1/25/1983
Gender: Female


Interests: traveling, trying new things, music, coffee, martinis
Expertise: making fun of people, losing memory, dining, laughing, being random, finding amusement in every situation
Occupation: Consulting
Industry: Business


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Member Since: 8/10/2002

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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Pictures!!

Finally!  Life's been crazy the past 2 months so I haven't had time to update... but here's to my trip to China:



With my mom and dad - I'm the tall mutant of the family.



Eating an emperor's meal at an old palace. 



Me being pretentious and trying not to laugh...



My dad and I conquered the Great Wall!  So after all that climbing, it's dum dum dum...Peking duck time!



YUMM.



Live scorpions on a skewer...



And me eating one... 



10 crazy Chinese acrobats on a bike.



Alcoholic at heart - I had to do it - my parents didn't know what to say so they just snapped the photo haha   I was cracking up the whole time posing for it because there were a bunch of old Chinese people on the left staring at me like I was absolutely nuts.



How cute do my mommy and daddy look in this picture??

I was so pampered in Beijing - massages (yea sorry there's no picture of that), great food, and the chance to actually visit the sights I've read about since I was a little kid (yes I'm a fob). 

After that...off to HK!  Many thanks to Miss Tingting for hosting and showing me a fab time   Can't wait to see you again!  (And you still owe me pictures)


After my trip to Asia, I was exhausted for awhile, from the jetlag and the traveling.  But 2 weeks later, it was reunion time in Boston!  Dee, Fang, Sherry, Alex, Kaliq, Charles, and many others all went up to Boston.  Photo recap:

Friday night at Tonic:



Sexy ladies...                                                                      Charming guys...


Not sure what was so funny...                                                              Dee was obviously having fun.

Saturday went to Founder's day - great weather, lovely company, and yummy lobsters.  What else can a girl ask for?  Night was spent at Umbria:





Good times.

Sunday had brunch at Charlie's Saloon on Newbury Street with Grace, Cindy, and Allison




THANKS to 55 Revere for hosting,  PKT for a  great Founder's Day,  club Moy,  and everyone that came out!


Monday, March 13, 2006

Hoppin' all over the world...

3/23-3/26  *Paris*







Next up, 3/31-4/16  *Taiwan, Beijing, HK*

Home sweet home in Taiwan, then...

Grand Hyatt Beijing







This pool looks amazing...and looking forward to Forbidden Palace, the Great Wall, Tiananman Square, the Temple of Heaven...  In my 12 years of living in Asia, somehow I never made it to China.  Better late than never though!

Can't wait to see you in HK Ting   Christy, you'd better stay!


Monday, March 06, 2006

I love taking the subway

Taking the NYC subway is often an event of its own.  Besides the lovely smell that makes me hold my breath, the stairs littered with used metrocards, and of course, the performers. 

After a nice day at the Moma and dinner, I took the 4 train from Grand Central to Wall Street.  I stepped onto the train expecting a good relaxing 10 minutes of indulging in my food coma, so I was a bit thrown off when a big guy jumped in front of me and DEMANDED a high five.  I thought uhh ok maybe he'll leave me alone if I just give him five.  However, when I sat down, he came over and started blowing bubbles towards me and did this trick that looked like he pulled a bubble out of thin air.  Then he tried to make me hold some stuff so he could do other tricks, but I didn't wan't to.  THEN I don't know if it's revenge, he started pulling at the hem of my skirt (I was wearing a long skirt with boots) -- and stuck something under my skirt and hit my ankle with it.  
I was thinking...OMG WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!!?    At that point he pulled out the thing and it was a magician's hat, and dumped its content into my lap.  Guess what it was?!  A BLACK LACE THONG....   The train was pretty full and all these guys started laughing and clapping.  I brushed the thong off with a brochure and the guy kept picking it up and throwing it back at me!!  He was yelling stuff like..."Oh you *really* want me to keep your thong??"

I was kinda grossed out by it because who knows where he got it from or where it's been, but I must admit... it was pretty amusing hahaha.  I think I find almost everything amusing... not sure why.  It was tough trying to keep a straightface so he wouldn't come terrorize me again.

On another note, I saw Underworld Evolution this weekend...  Kate Beckinsale's so smokin' hot.  Life's unfair, but at least she kept the movie interesting:



The end.


Friday, March 03, 2006

Who knew?

Found this in an old email...always makes me laugh.

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Ah! New Yorkers...

Toll Booth Accident - Both must have been typical New Yorkers, one more in a hurry than the next one.....

I wonder whose EZ-Pass paid the toll?

I wish the accident report was included in this email!  I would love to have read that one!




Maybe this is why I'm so unproductive working from home.  Too many distractions.

Time to go out.  Ciao.


Thursday, March 02, 2006

It's been a good while since I last updated xanga... but with everyone scattered out now, it's easier to stay up to date on what people're up to - so here we go ~

Life's been pretty different since graduating, and working in consulting and living in New York's been quite a ride as well - meeting lots of people and and traveling all over.  BUT some things don't change... like the annual spring time Vegas trip that's becoming a tradition! (I hope so anyway)  Thanks to our amazing photographer Timmy, check out the pictue:

~Pix~

Favorite moments: Seeing Sang after almost 1 year; "Fun" with dee on the Pure patio; Caviar, lobster, & champagne; Sake bomb madness; Jessie on Jessie action; Jerry running down the hall in .... (edited just for you jerry)

Hahaha too funny.  Thanks for the fabulously crazy fun times everyone




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