The morning of my 25th birthday on the 27th, I was lured awake by the promise of a gift right outside my door. True enough, there was and it was a very nice and very new Samsung camera! Smaller, sleeker, bigger screen, better features and instead of using battery power, just needs to be plugged in to be charged. Whoo-hoo!

Spent the morning shopping for interview clothes, which we managed to find and they were on steep sale. Even better! Also got sample perfumes and found a pretty light blue jewelry set for cheap. After that, stopped by Safeway to get a cake- I picked the Boston cream pie with chocolate on top. Also got cheese cake in a variety of flavors.

Back at the house, we were preparing for friends coming throughout the day. First guests were my cousin JX, and her parents. It was wonderful to see them again, especially after so long and their gift was money and a delicious brown sticky rice dish which shall be enjoyed later by our family alone. They had come before the party started, so had a moment to just relax and hang out with them.

I changed into a gorgeous and elegant poufy sparkly black strapless dress and later, a tiara. It was a big hit. I felt like a princess!

Early on, some friends from Santa Cruz and a couple of came and it was great to see them all. We enjoyed the pasta, spring rolls, chocolate frosted cupcakes I made, sweet potatoes, cheese and crackers, etc and had interesting, good conversation.

Basically, people came and went throughout the day, and I got to see almost everyone I wanted. Was able to more or less catch up with most, and got to show them my Christmas gifts and slowly opened the ones I had gotten for my birthday... I ended up getting lots of chocolate, including chocolate hazelnut hot cocoa mix; hello kitty lip gloss; a beautiful pendant that AE made with black/white photo on one side that has the word New York on it and beautiful flowers on the other with white/blue color scheme; makeup: Mascara, lipglosses, eyeshadows; a little black purse; a nice journal; books; some more clothes; skin care products; trinkets.

It was fun to see everyone, and just have a lively time talking, laughing, joking, playing around and hearing news (like, two different couples that I'm friends with got engaged this year).

KT and RW were planning to see Avatar and I was invited to go with them. Definitely wanted to check it out so we left for the 8p showing which ended up being sold out. We headed over to RW's house nearby and I had a nice time- Had a yummy rice and crispy shrimp meal there then we watched some Food Network. Love "Iron Chef"

Went back to the theater a 11:30p, and got a free ticket, as well as popcorn. Avatar truly impressed me. We opted to see it 3D (of course, the only way you should see it) and it was amazing, spectacular, wonderful! The special effects and portrayal was beautiful, and definitely a gorgeous well thought out story. And the acting was superb. Of course I loved the young Marine (Jake Sully) the best. Not only was he hot, he is a true hero! And the message, the passionate dialogue, the action scenes- Everything came together perfectly. Though it was 3 hours, it felt like nothing.

KT drove me home after that and we planned to see Sherlock Holmes the next afternoon, along with AE which I wasa looking forward to, especially since I didnt really get the chance to talk with AE that much during the party.

So, Monday KT, AE and a little bit late to see Sherlock and the line was massive, moving slowly so we decided to pick another movie. We all agreed on It's Complicated so that worked out well. Got good seats, and I definitely enjoyed the film. I was surprised, because I didn't expect to like it so much. It was very funny, endearing, and just an overall feel good type of movie.

Afterwards, we ate at Paris Bakery. I got chocolate croissant, in honor of the movie as well as a cinnamon latte and cheesystick. Yum to all! It was nice to just chill there for a bit- A very cosy type place.

I ended up going home early, because I had told my parents I would be back for dinner and it's actually my mom's birthday! I already got her a little something, but will go shopping with my dad tomorrow to find something extra, and better. We'll also probably go out to eat then too.

We had a family friend over to enjoy supper with us tonight. Broke out the delicious sticky rice, and had nian gao (noodle) soup, fish, green beans and turkey.

Afterwards, I enlisted the help of our friend to update my resume because he's very knowledgable about that kind of stuff. I mostly had to add information to my Master's, which was great because now I have a real title for my Capstone (thesis project). And I definitely feel more confident about my resume. I'll still probably take it to the NYU Career Center before sending it out though. Just make sure it's the best it can be...