Mi Teléfono es muy mal

And so here it is, my favorite phone out of all the phones I've ever had. The Motorola Q. My first and only loved PDA phone. I loved it for its QWERTY board for easy txting, its loud (LOUD) speaker and headset (I never had to say, "What did you say??"), it had Windows Media Player, Bluetooth was a breeze, and I could easily drag and drop mp3s and make them my ringtone. The camera was shitty, but all of its other features made up for it. My service, Cricket Wireless, was great too. Unlimited everything for $50 a month. But the catch is that I could only use it in San Diego. What about San Francisco????

So now I'm with Virgin Mobile, still "prepaid," and still in high hopes that it'll work in SF. VM works off Sprint towers, so I "should" be fine. My new plan is definitely difficult because I went from unlimited minutes to an allowance of 400 anytime minutes. But that's ok--I get unlimited nights, weekends, txt, pix, e-mail, and IM (unfortunately it's only Yahoo and AIM) for $50/mo. They also let me port my number over from Cricket so I don't have to have a new one, yay!

I wouldn't mind it so much if VM didn't have such sucky phone selection and was so picky about getting phones from other services (i.e. like Verizon) on their line. So I'm stuck with this piece of shit:

The Kyocera M2000 "X-TC." It's $100 from the store, but I got it off Craigslist for $30. The QWERTY board is alright for txting, but a little awkward because the surface is so flat. Not a great thing for a guy as they have bigger hands and fingers. My biggest problem with it is the ear piece. You can't hear anything FOR SHIT. People who call me basically have to yell. And this is a known problem for the M2000, regardless if it's new or not. I got it because it was the nicest phone they had and I vowed to never give up QWERTY. The second thing that drives me crazy is the fact that I can't use my 1GB memory card the way I want to. I can't put my other mp3 ringtones on it and set it as ringtones. It'll only allow it to play as songs. Bullshit! So yeah, those two things make me want to throw it out the window.

But it's the best I can do for now. When I finally gather enough courage to be bound to a 2-year contract, I'm hoping to go with T-Mobile. Why? Well I get a discount from SF State, 12% off the monthly bill while I attend the school.

*sigh* So that's my whole dilemma for the week. -_-

Africa's Best Hair Oil

So I ran out of ideas on how to mix up my hair moisturizers. I'm also tired of having to mix-up something in my spray bottle. Lately, I've been using a mixture of distilled water, organic vegetable glycerin, cold pressed olive oil, tea tree and rosemary essential oils. That combination has really made my hair SUPER soft. The glycerin really helps to seal in the moisture. I haven't relaxed my hair in maybe 3 months and I'm trying to stretch it out. Nappy hair isn't easy to deal with and the best thing I can do for it is to condition my hair after putting chemicals in it. lol, I'm definitely OVER and traumatized from having dreadlocks as a kid because my Asian mother didn't know how to deal with black hair. That's what she gets from messing with Mandingo. Hahaha!

On the Black Hair Media Forums, the girls have been raving about Africa's Best Ultimate Oil. I couldn't believe that something that wasn't made in your own kitchen was not only cheap, but had nothing but natural oils in its ingredients. I went to the store to check it out myself and I was expecting to see the typical carcinogenic and pore clogging ingredients like mineral oil, petroleum, and Red #40 hidden somewhere.

To my surprise, there was only:

Soy Bean Oil , Walnut Seed Oil, Kiwi Fruit Extract , Olive Fruit Oil , Castor Seed Oil , Sesame Seed Oil , Jojoba Seed Oil , Carrot Seed Oil , Sweet Almond Oil , Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Safflower Oil , Calendula Extract , Yarrow Extract , Cucumber Extract , Carrageenan Extract , Ginseng Extract , Sage Extract , Comfrey Extract , Aloe Extract

All of this in an 8 oz. bottle for about $2! So I did a hot oil treatment with it and my hair came out so shiny and soft. No frizz! Just as if I had just had my relaxer done. Great stuff!

**(I don't recommend this for people who already have straight hair as straight hair is naturally oily on its own.)**

New Shoes

R.I.P.

I got an awesome gift from BaoBao today! I so desperately needed a new pair of shoes to replace my 5-6 year old Classic Adidas. They're in good shape, but the soles are ripping out and had holes on the side. I wore them to death! They were my favorite, obviously. But I couldn't afford to replace the $95 shoes. Anyhow, instead of wearing classic white "kicks," I decided to get something more productive like running shoes. That way I can have more "UMPH" when trying to get away from the po-po (aka police).

Haha, just kidding. :P

Aren't they cute? Can't wait to put them to the real test!

In Your Face, SFSU!

I would like to announce that I finally got the last $200 yesterday afternoon and I happily deposited all of that cash into my checking account. I just paid the $1,400 moments ago and it's so relieving to be able to pay it off.

I have a place to live, yay me!

Healthy Me Post #2

I have decided to start my "diet" August 1st, but before then, I wanted to play around with juice/water fasting and some exercise routines. Just to see how I can create an actual regime. Yesterday, I tried to due a 100% 24 hour juice fast. I went to Fruitilandia (a restaurant that has a bar of fresh fruit and vegetables, you pick what you want them to make... salad, smoothie, or fresh juice; mix and match; unlimited additions, no added crap) and had them juice a combination of only carrots, apples, and celery. But then I got sick! I wasn't sure from what. I felt fine all day, but I think the carrot juice had upset my body. I got dizzy, nauseated, and tired. Each time I sipped water, I felt a pang of nausea. SOMETHING wasn't right. So I took a nap and that helped a bit. Then I involuntary threw up all the juice I had from the day. That helped quite a bit. But I ended up having to break my fast. :( I was so disappointed and I was so very motivated to continue, but mom was nagging and forced me to eat something. I said, "You're ruining my colon cleanse, mom." She rolled her eyes, "just eat something! What's wrong with my cooking? Tofu and shrimp is not fattening." She kept thinking I was trying to starve myself to lose weight. But I wasn't. I mean any pounds I shed from detox is great, but it wasn't my first priority.

Today didn't go so well either. I found out we had a fairly new juicer that dad had from two years ago when he did wheatgrass detoxes for his liver cancer. I was relieved and excited, so for breakfast I juiced a glass of nectarine, green grapes, basil, cucumber, and a few tablespoons of yesterday's carrot juice (I have like 2 pints of that crap). Tasted pretty good, but then I had some water. Pang of nausea AGAIN. So I'm led to believe there's something wrong with the water. Ugh, maybe it's me?

I also bought a scale yesterday from Wal-Mart for $17. Anyhow, I broke my fast again today with a small piece of tuna. And Nick was right, I should ease myself into the detox fasts. I usually have three meals a day and snacks in between. That's fine, but not when you're stressed out and verbally fighting most of the week.

I have decided that I would ease myself into it by slowly replacing each meal with a liquid meal. Maybe I can start a 100% 24 hour juice fast by August 1st. When I finally do the real juice fast, I'm thinking to do a vlog about it. Nick and I are working on our blog, it's up but there aren't any posts yet.

Feel free to visit: http://outofgumfitness.blogspot.com

It's hard to be so public about weight and actual body shots. But I think if it's always private (like I have usually been), it's easier to fall off the wagon because no one really knew and there wasn't anyone to disappoint.

I'm gonna do this! Aja aja, fighting!

The Road to a Healthier Me!

Alright, so I know it's not too long before it's 3am. But I'm just so excited on this new journey that I am about to embark on.

First of all, I had a realization... an epiphany... that I need to fucking DO something about my health. Not only have I gained weight, but the largest concern is what you can see happening to my body as I am becoming unhealthier each day. My allergies have been out of control, my womanly cycle isn't regular and something is always inflamed.

Recently, I've had an allergy on my hands and fingers (vesicular eczema). They don't itch, they are just very uncomfortable and sometimes stings. I usually only get these when I'm having a severe allergic reaction to something (which is generally hot spicy, Indian tandoori that contains cumin) and goes away after a couple of days of treatment. But this time, they have stayed for two weeks.

My doctor claims nothing is wrong with me and I'm just paranoid. If I had better insurance, I would get a few more opinions. Anyhow, I did some reading and here is where my epiphany occured. My body is suffering from an overload of toxins! I read all of the symptoms and I have them all.

So then I did a lot of reading on detox and how to do it without spending hundreds of dollars a day in a spa. The solution? According to the raw foods diet, a "master cleanse" is done to give the body a break from toxins through fasting. Whether if it's just juice or water fasting, the break from solid foods and/or unnatural foods will allow the body to release toxins faster and more sufficiently. Blood cleanses itself, illness within cells shrink, fatty livers shrink, colon and skin and even the mind becomes clearer, and so on and so forth. Some people do different types of fasts and what not, which ranges anywhere from 24 hours to 60 days.

I thought starting the road to a healthier me would have a great start by detoxing first. Another great thing about fasting is that the body burns off fat because fat is considered very toxic. So I'm thinking to do a fast that is a mixture of water and juice (I don't have a juicer!) that is about 3 to 5 days. I wanted to do one day, but I read that one day isn't enough which makes sense because I've done fasts before for religious purposes and one day doesn't really do or feel like much. They say that the body doesn't really detox until the 10th day. But I'm just testing the waters as I've never fasted without any solids before.

So we all need TRUE support when doing something as serious as making a transformation in one's life. And my friend Nick has agreed to do fasts and exercise with me in order to create more healthy lifestyles for ourselves. Plus, Nick is an organic/spiritual freak like I am so it makes it more easy to endure!

Cheers to health!

Random Bunches of Oats

Hello world,

I am tired and sleepy, but I ate a bunch of cherries and am trying to wait for all of them to digest. Anyhow, I'll give you a brief update of mi vida loca.

Just now:


I am a pathetic 63%.

Last couple of days, I have also been debating on what cell phone carrier to switch to. I'm thinking either Boost Mobile or Virgin Mobile. Although the people from Howard Forums are trying their hardest to get me to with Page Plus Cellular, I don't want to make a drastic decision to move to a company I had never heard of. Even though the little bit of research that I did do claims that it began back in 1998 and is therefore older than all of the cell phone companies (Cingular, Boost, VM, Verizon, etc.).

Anyhow, I'm leaning towards Boost Mobile because they are what Cricket Wireless used to be just minus the lack of coverage Cricket suffered.

Although I just recently bought the Virgin Mobile X-TC off of Craigslist, I think I may resell it just to move to Boost. So what should I do, readers?

On another note, I feel in love again. It's beautiful because the communication always saves us when the magic dissipates. And as usual, misunderstandings and outside factors interrupted what was truly and naturally there. At least there's effort, right? Right. *heart*

I feel like writing in brown.

** 10 minutes later **

I just realized that the color of all my posts are in brown already.
Wow.