aspir(al)ing

A new member of the family.

Posted by terri | Filed under geektech, shiny, tunes

What a pleasant surprise on a day off that I had to spend sick at home:

I got my iPod Nano delivered 3 days earlier than expected!

All pho feeling better…

Posted by terri | Filed under health, tabemono

Just when I write about needing to find a doctor, I find myself getting sick with a scratchy throat. And a scratchy throat can only mean one thing: heading all the way across Ala Moana during lunch for pho. For others, pho is the food of choice for a hangover, but seeing as I don’t drink (um, anymore), it has become the food for relieving symptoms of a cold. Whenever I’m sick, I always find some comfort in some pho. That yummy broth and its rice noodles of that perfect texture taste so good when I’m feeling icky.

Chicken Pho from Bale in Ala Moana

I’m probably going to take this opportunity to find more establishments that serve pho while I’m under the weather as I don’t care to eat it when I’m feeling well. I’ve been to Pho Viet in Aiea and several Bale locations on the island. I have never found a bowl of pho that I didn’t like, but I know some are better than others. Next stop tomorrow on my day off will probably be Pho Five-O in Waimalu. I hope it’s good, and I hope that I can get rid of this bug.

Is there a doctor in the house?

Posted by terri | Filed under health, watashi

Anyone in my closest circle knows what I fear doing the most: going to the doctor. I have indeed gone to great lengths throughout my life to avoid going to see one. It has a lot to do with my self-consciousness and my strong belief that the body can heal itself just fine. On top of that, my very few experiences with the doctor were rather horrible ones. It has probably been ten years since the last time.

I can only hold out for so long.

Lately, I’ve been feeling sluggish and fatigued, and what’s worse is that I find myself having trouble concentrating. Hunny has been telling me time and again to get my thyroid tested as these problems with functioning are symptoms of hypothyroidism. Seeing how he knows what he knows and reading about it on the internet, I am inclined to believe it.

Though I am nowhere near death’s door, I certainly am feeling a sense of my mortality these days. And so, the white flag is raised, and I am making the commitment to finally see a doctor. Hunny has an endocrinologist I can go see, but I also need to make the commitment to find a primary care doctor. Hunny knows first hand that not all the doctors are the same. The problem is, I don’t know where to begin in finding a doctor that is right for me. Best start is my insurance provider, of course, but it still won’t help me narrow it down.

I am open for ideas as I figure this out. I am so down for feeling better.

Moving on in…

Posted by terri | Filed under blogmeta

I went ahead and moved everything lock, stock, barrel to my new domain here at aspiraling.com. As to how I came to this decision, I have an explanation here in my About page.

Moving into a new webspace allowed me to explore more WordPress themes and revisit my php skills from long ago. I have been rather pleased with the result. I’m wondering if I will put as much effort in my actual blog entries. I find myself lacking focus when it comes to composing any kind of narrative, but when it comes to coding and tweaking things, I can stay on it until the entire night is spent and gone.

And so it’s time for bed…

Redeemed!

Posted by terri | Filed under family, tabemono

How long does it take to forgive a bad experience? Well, when it comes to a restaurant, a bad experience can pretty much spoil one’s desire to ever go there again. Gyotaku in Waimalu was one restaurant that I actually had frequented many times as it is just several blocks away from my house, but it was the last time I went there in March 2002 that had me thinking that I would never go there again. And unfortunately for Gyotaku, it was during the time of my blogging prime that I wrote a scathing entry about it so that I wouldn’t forget it: Read the rest of this entry…

A Happy Birthday.

Posted by terri | Filed under heart, watashi

Wow, it’s been almost 2 months since I last wrote in here. Maybe I can finally get an entry out today.

I turn 29 today, which starts the countdown to 30. I was one of those who imagined by the time 30 came around, I would have a lot of my life figured out. I’d be in a career that I went to college for, going home to a family of my own with a husband and kids. I guess it was more wishful thinking than an actual plan. And though I don’t have all those things as of right now, I am still pretty happy with how things are.

I felt like I had a glimpse into my future happiness. Not really having plans for my birthday today, I took my hunny, my friend and her daughter out to the North Shore to have lunch and wave watch at Sunset Beach. My friend’s daughter is so wonderfully cute and such a big girl at 3 and half years old compared to when I last saw her when she was a little over a year old. Interaction with her then could only be so much, but now that she’s so talkative, she’s been such a delight. And what’s been more delightful was being able to see my hunny interact with her. They played in the sand, and he still managed to be playful and fun even when she acted a little naughty.

It’s wonderful being with someone so incredibly kind and patient with children as he is with me. I really feel so lucky to have such a great guy, that I am glad that I didn’t settle just for the sake of having the husband and the kids by age 30. And though there are other things to think about, I know that I have happy future ahead, even if it doesn’t come in due time.

Aloha!

Hello from the island of O'ahu in the beautiful state of Hawaii. I am terri, a local girl who at 30 is trying to make sure that life doesn't entirely pass her by. I've recently become engaged and am enjoying living a great life in paradise.