JinahChae

my life as it is.. i.m.perfect

Monday, March 15, 2010

Massive haul/update/picture blog

Hey girls!
Long time long time!
So.... as i mentioned 2 weeks ago in my youtube video, my chef WAS suppose to schedule me less for my last month of work... lol ummm yeah. That was a complete fail!! I'm back to my old schedule.. working 5 days a week.. 10 hours a day. :( *TEAR!! I was so looking forward to having free time to myself so that I can really spend some time exploring the city and making more videos before going back to school. ::sigh::

but anyway!
I have so much to tell/show you guys.
I've been thinking sooooo much about sooooo many random things... researching this.. and that.. WHEREEE TO START!
I guess i'll update you guys first on... everything! AHAHa.

Ok so here's the rundown
-Externship ends in.. 22 days!!!!!!!

-Going home for a week in 24 days!!

-Start school in.. a little of a month again

-gained more weight. ROFL.

-Addicted to sour candy

-My boyfriend's an old fart

-I met some random photographer that creeped me out today by the name of Mark Fisher? Supposedly the guy is UBER famous? 0_o

-i got a haircut

BEFORE

AFTER

-i'm now on garde mange (cold appetizer station) at work...

Cara Cara Salad with cara cara orange slices, fresh mint, toasted pine nuts, white wine chopped fennel, ricotta salata & EVOO

Steak salad over a rocket arugula smoked shiitake mushroom salad with a herbed balsamic vin.

Gruyere salad with a mix of bibb greens with fresh gruyere cheese, garlic parsley croutons & dijon dressing.

-Actually I'm a ping pong. Chef likes to toss me like a ping pong all over the kitchen.

-My coworkers keep asking me how to spell things like.. pomegranate... as if i'm smart... just cause I'm asian. LOL. -_-

-I've figured out my body shape.. and it's rather depressing.

-i went to an underground sake bar with my coworkers and two of my sous chefs.. AWKWARD! lol. the entire bar was 105% Japanese except us.. can you imagine... 15 weird diverse kitchen wackos walking into an underground sake bar where the servers pretty much don't speak any english. LOL. interesting night.

-did i mention my boyfriends an old fart?

-I woke him up the morning i went to stay with him upstate during a GINORMOUS snow storm... and asked him to build a snowman with me.. and he responded with.. "HELLLL NO"

-_- old fart. he refuses to do.. romantically fun, childish, things with me. what a party pooper!

as a result.. I made a mini one.. on top of his car... by myself. yes. myself. while he acted like an old fart.. plowing the driveway... which lead to a MEAN ugly snow ball fight. LOL!

-Went out for some sun with the bf... near ground zero .. ended up being a BAD BAD choice.. cause we got scammed to eat a $10 hot dog -_-; rip off cart! RAWR!

- I've been cooking... ALOT.. lately.. here's some of the food i've made.. a majority of it being korean =T i know.. i'm such a fob. LOL. i L my korean food though.

Pan fried mandooooo

A basic korean scallion & green leaf salad.. with a sesame oil vinagrette

Gallbiiiii tang!!

Chocolate chip pancakes! (The trick to big fluffy pancakes my dear ladies! DONT OVERMIX!!! Overmixing causes the gluten to overwork which makes it dense... leave the little clumps it's okay! It's a good thing when you're trying to achieve light fluffy goodness! :)

Kimchi bokkeumbap

Chicken Pad Thai

Soondubu (still working on this), Ssam gyup ssahl & galbi ssahm, with mandoo and all the ssahm stuff to go with it :)

filipino inspired bistek with steamed mandoo and white rice.. i added a twist by adding mushrooms and korean peppers

peanut butter jelly cookie :)

bibimbap. so easy.

MOVING on!!!!

NEW THINGS I'VE gotten/received the last few weeks:

1.) Sooo a few weeks ago... I got a package sent to my boyfriends house.. I opened it and prettttty much screamed lol cause somehow or another I was sent a BEAUTIFUL pair of earrings & a necklace from Sophia as a gift in Vitrail Light (the color). My boyfriend thought I was crazy.. cause i was literally... oOOOOING and AHHHHHing. LOL. -_- But anyway It's even more awesome because this is Sophia's own line of jewelry made with swarovski crystals! So what's more amazing then that... is that all the proceeds for the jewelry she makes are going to be donated to a charity in North Korea that provides food and schooling for the children there! If that's not awesome tell me what is! I definitely give her props.. Investing her own money that she makes and spending the extra time making the jewelry and selling it for the cause. SOPHIA!! You're the bomb :). Seriously. Which by the way.. THANKS for the goodies toooo!! (She sent me tea and candy and pocky and all these little goodies that i devoured in the car back to the city LOL) So yeah..
If any of you are interested check out her blog!! www.kechiko.com . She's OOOOOBER cute!

2.) Next!! I FINALLY bought myself a new traincase.. after my ghetto $30 caboodle one broke at the airport. LOL. I ordered this one off of overstock.com for.... $89.99 + a.. 10% discount :). My Review: 4 1/2 stars!!!!

I absolutely lOVEEEEE my new traincase.

Here are the Pros & Cons:

PROS:

-extremely sturdy & durable! NOT flimsy like some of these other makeup cases (made of reinforced steel).

-easy to roll around and travel with (has a handle in the back like a regular suitcase that elongates)

-easy access, sturdy shelves, clean look

-has PLASTIC lining inside on the bottom of each drawer so that it doesn't get dirty from the makeup! You can easily just wipe it down with a cloth and wala! Clean :) No old foundation stains and crap

-easy to open

-convenient square mirror inside as soon as you open it

-can be used as a storage organizer as well! Like a makeup shelf!! Easy to clean and put away!

CONS:

-A bit small for alll my makeup, buttt on a bright note big enough to carry all my essentials

-the opening at the front where it pulls down can get annoying when I'm sitting on the floor and using it. It'd be awesome if it detached. but oh well.

That's about it!

Here is the actual description of the makeup case:

Keep your makeup organized with a Pro Silver makeup case with drawers
Makeup case boasts a high-quality silver dot design finish and construction
Beauty product features reinforced steel corners
Plastic-lined drawers and trays for easy cleaning
Mirror under top lid
Five brush loops under lid
Four smaller drawers
One larger drawer
Two secure easy close latches
Ten brush holders
Swivel handle top
Shoulder strap

Dimensions:

Four smaller drawers each measure 5 inches wide x 7 inches long x 2 inches high
One larger drawer measures 10.75 inches wide x 7 inches long x 2 inches high
Top storage dimensions measure 11 inches long x 7 inches wide x 2.5 inches high
Bottom storage dimensions measure 11 inches long x 7 inches wide x 2 inches high
Outside case dimensions measure 12 inches long x 9 inches wide x 15 inches high
Product dimensions measure 12 inches x 9 inches x 15 inches

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I love love love it!! How I organized it? The top shelf I store all my mac palettes, my brushes, moisturizers, etc.. (if i travel i toss it into the very bottom shelf underneath the big drawer, there's a big gap there). Then with the 4 mini drawers i separated it into categories.

1. Eye stuff

2. Foundation

3. Lipsticks

4. Lipglosses

and lastly, the BIG drawer i put all my remainder face stuff (my powders, blushes, etc.)

MOVING onnnn

3.) I bought this Eiffel tower candle holder from Target on sale for $12.00!!!!!!!!!! And guess what i use it for!?!??!

Pretty awesome huh? I love it!! Anything that has the eiffel tower is so chic. It just makes me feel all giddy. Ahahahaha.

4.) MAC Lightful Skincare collection

OHHHHhhh boy.. So i just talked about this in my youtube video so i won't get into too many details..

but bottom line.. I LOVE IT!!

Everything about it!

-The smell

-The texture

-The feel

Evvvvverything..

It does wonders to my face. Never dries my face out.. and keeps it really toned and refreshed. I especially like the cleansing foam, by far one of the best i've ever used!@

It's definitely on the pricey side.. I spent over $130.00 on the entire set.. but I figure I should start taking care of my face.. :) Until i'm 100% sold on another product I'm not planning to change!

5.)

OKKKK so as far as makeup I've gotten a few things:

-I just bought my first official $$ mascara out of pure curiosity. LOL. as ridiculous as that sounds.. it's true!! The only mascara that i've really ever bought.. is NYX's Doll Eyed Mascara which i absolutely love.. and... well.. yeah.. i don't even remember the last time before that. I've been given mascaras randomly as a gift.. like MAC's zoomlash (from the boyfriend) which.. i really don't like... and one from Jamie that was from korea that i DO really like... but that's it!

SO which mascara got me sold?!

FRESH Supernova Macara.

$25.00

Holy crap.. alot.. I've yet to try it..

but I was talking to a new friend of mine today (Lily- a fashion stylist!).. and she was ravinggggggg about this mascara.. and how natural it was and how it actually conditions your lashes.. without any tar or harmful chemicals at that.. what REALLY got me sold.. were well, quite frankly her lashes! I've never seen someone have such BEAUtiful natural lashes ... i kept staring at her like a crazy woman.. lol she started raving about it.. i was sold. end story.

Ahahahah. 5 minutes after hanging with her.. where did i go? Sephora.

SOOOOOO yeah. I'll let you guys know later when i start to use it how it goes!

Ok so HEre's the last thing.. before I end my 4 hour post. -_- i forgot how long it takes! holy cow!

So yeah..

I've finally figured out my body shape..

and it's rather sad..

but THERE'S HOPE! I hope these tips will help those of you girls who have the same problem as me. It's no wonder I keep going back to some of these clothing styles….

THE BODY TYPE:

Dun dun dun!!

APPLE BODY SHAPE

:( *tear.

So.. with the apple body figure.. our weight carries mostly in the chest and stomach and we usually have slim arms and legs (exactly my body shape)

Here is how you address this body:

TOPS:

Try to avoid too tight and too baggy, as well as thin material and go for slightly thicker to hide the stomach.

V-necks, boatnecks, turtle necks, mock necks, collars flatter us most! (Especially a good V neck!)

Play up cleavage, show a little bit of the girls! BUT!!! I a peek not TOO MUCH so that it can look a bit.. you know.. :).

Try to avoid big puffy sleeves, it'll attract more view to your upper body.

BOTTOMS:

Go for an a line skirt to get you a more hourglass look (i've yet to find the right one though)

YES! Goooo for the shorter skirts to show off the sexy legs! SOMETHING WE DO HAVE!

To balance the jeans, try lower waist to lengthen the torso also a straight leg or wide pant (even flare).If you get a muffin top wear a higher waisted jean but longer top to lengthen your back.

Here are some celebrities who have this body type!

So after looking through some online stores, here's some clothing that would work for our body:

EXPRESS:

EXPRESS: (this one i DEFINITELY want to go get!!! )

Crinkle Smocked Neck Top from Arden B $29.00

Two tone boatneck crop sweater Arden B $34.30

lurex stripe double v-neck top

plaid button front tunic $39.99 Arden b

glitter fit and flare dress $129.99 Arden B

floral burnout knit tunic $15.80 Forever 21

peacock sublimation top $17.80 Forever 21

*More tips:

-empire waist everything!!

-lose the belt anywhere near the waist, it'll just create more muffins and more attention to your stomach endless it's right under your bust

-heels! Wear some sexy sexy heels to bring attention towards your legs

-short shorts :) they work on us!

-v necks and halter tops

-off the shoulder!

-stay away from short cropped shirts

-AWAyyy from t-shirts that hug, as much as it looks comfortable on other people :( it doesn't work.

OKEy dokey. i'm off to bed! it's 5:17... but i'll talk to you ladies soon!

i love you all!

-Jinahhhhhh :)

Monday, February 22, 2010

need a change

Hey girls!

So.. i'm so flustered cause the last 3 weeks... my internet has been indefinitely **itty. -_-; I can pretty much only just surf the net.. no streaming nothing. GRR frustrating cause I have a few videos i need to upload.. ONE being my contest winners video!! -________-! I had the cable company come in to fix it last week.. and they thought they did but they didn't do diddddlyy squat!! It's suppose to run at 10mgps but it's running at 1-2. horrible. really. SERIOUSLY! So they're coming back hopefully next week. Sadly until then i'll have to find another way to upload.

But anyway!

So much has happened! I'm no longer on pastry station at work andddd i'm only a month and half away from being DONE with this externship! YAY!!!!!!! I'm beyond excited. I'm sooooo done with being yelled at and stressed out.. and harasssed... and cursed at.. etc. I'M DONE! I'm at my witts end with guys treating me like i'm some piece of garbage. I swear, anywhere else.. the way i'm treated.. would be 100% intolerable. I just can't wait to go back to school! You have no idea!

The other day when I came home from work, I saw Allen and pretty much just burst into tears. That day, I seriously wanted to walk right out of work. There were 3 sous chefs working and I was being yelled at every 2 minutes because all three of them were telling me to do their tasks... I had a list of over 15 things to do within minutes and it was just so unrealistic!! All of them for some dumb reason thought I wasn't doing anything when clearly I was busy as hell. My cheeks were flushed, i was sweating cause I was constantly running up and downstairs grabbing different ingredients from the walk in.. I have one chef saying Esther! Finish the soup, add more lemon and cayenne and some reduced brandy. Esther! finish cooking the octopus! Save some of the liquid! Blast chill it, let it sit! Esther! i need floan bread **d damnit!! where the **ck is the floan bread! Esther! Esther! Esther! Make polenta, slice sashimi, make more crudo plates, cook the swiss chard, cut the mushrooms, clean the low boy. Esther WTF!

**CK

**CK.

literally. The Dominican prep guys even felt bad for me. They just kept saying, "China mucho trabajo, no bueno" = China lots of work no good.

Ugh. On a brighter note my exec. chef just told me that I'll be scheduled less starting next week since he thinks i've already completed way more than the required amount of hours. In a way of course that's good... but also bad.. since less work= less $$ =NO SPENDING absolutely.

I'm so homesick right now.. and so done with this place... i'm ready for a change!!!!!!!!!! Ready to get my learn on!!

Okay topic change.

::Sigh::

soo... I watched "The Cove" the other day.

One word: horrific

If you haven't watched this documentary, please watch it and sign the petition!

It's about dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan.

The fishermen there slaughter hundreds a day. It's absolutely heart wrenching. They heard whole pods of dolphins in by sending out 12 ships outside a small cove. They start banging on some metal to scare the dolphins which indefinitely does since they're sensitive to sound. They force them into the cove, net them in.. and slaughter them all every morning. Out of 100 maybe 10 get shipped around the world to seaworld and other attractions and the rest are.. just... STABBED to death with rods.. It's so sad! The slaughtered dolphins are supposedly sold in markets as whale meat... but scientists say that dolphin meat is deadly because the mercury amounts in them are 20x the amount of other fish. Dolphin meat=mercury poisoning. It's even more disturbing cause nobody even actually EATS the meat! So they're just slaughtering them without purpose! On a side note, dolphins are one of the only wild animals heard of that continuously have had accounts of saving humans throughout history. If you look it up on google you'll see articles of dolphin pods protecting surfers from sharks or helping humans to shores that have been attacked by sharks etc..

It's just... unacceptable.

So yeah, this morning i signed 2 petitions and wrote a letter. Spread the word and sign this petition!! Seriously!! =( stop the massaacre. :*(

Here are some pictures:

WEBSITES to visit for more information:
http://www.SaveJapanDolphins.org
http://thecovemovie.com/
http://www.takepart.com/thecove/

PETITION HERE:
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/petitions/252

Alright ladies...
I know this post was random..
I wanted to show you guys some makeup pictures and a haul.. but my internet upload is SOOOO bad right now I just can't. It'll take hours.

But coming soon:
-Haul & Review on MAC's LIGHTFUL skincare collection (I'm OBSESSED!!! LITERALLY I LOVE THIS STUFF!)
-Haul- Other MAC stuff :)
-Makeup Event review
-Possible MAKEUP MEETUP startup?!!? I'm thinking of starting a group out here in the city... where us girls can hang out :) and you know have fun!!
-Contest winners
-Makeup looks
ETC!
So stay tuned!
Love you ladies!!

Monday, January 18, 2010

boyfriend's boxers.. burritos.. cold toes

Hey girls!!!!

It's been such a long time. As of now.. I'm still in my boyfriend's boxers (they're the BEST for PJS!~!! ) I'm craving... good ole california hole in the wall mexican burritos... :( and my toes are flipping cold!! Anyway.... Lets get to business!

Q & A ANSWERS:

Q: Jinah are you engaged?!?!

A: Lol nono! The ring you see on my finger is just a promise ring that Allen bought for me before I left to California back in November.

Q: Did you lose alot of weight?!

A: Nope, I haven't lost any. I've actually gained a few pounds back. I think my long hair just makes me seem like I've lost some weight.

Q: Are you done with school?

A: Nope, I'm on externship right now in the city.. I go back to school in April for another year!

Q: Is your boob okay?

A: LOl, yes. After taking the antibiotics.. it's back to normal :D

Q: Why have you stopped blogging/making videos?

A: I've been really busy moving from my school to California and back to New York city for my externship.

Okeys :) Now that all the general questions are done with..

How've you guys been?!? Oh boy..

so I got a comment on one of my videos the other day from a viewer saying that I shouldn't be ignoring my blog or stop making videos because I'm partner now.

::sigh:: :*( I hope you ladies don't think that! NOnononono. I sincerely hope you guys don't think that I've stopped updating because I'm partner. My life has been sooooo hectic this last year.. because of school that I've just not.. had the time. When I first started youtubing I was really just going to school part time.. and working part time..

since last March.. I've moved 3 times! From California to Hyde Park (up state new york), from Hyde Park back to California.. and from California to Manhattan. I hope you guys understand :(. I wish I had more time.. and more energy to keep up with this. I really do..

If i could only take you all into a day of my life.. oo boy.

But anyway,

CURRENTLY :)

I'm living in the lower east side of New York City! YES!! The city!

Isn't it crazy!? I would've NEVER thought in a million years that I'd even have the guts to live in the city by myself.. but it's true.. and I'm so amazed at how far I've come within the last year. I've pushed myself into doing the uncomfortable.. taking risks.. and sacrificing to really reach for my future. It's been tough. Thinking back on 2009 has been absolutely nutts.

I'm so grateful for everything that has happened to me.. for my family & bf who support me and love me unconditionally.

Oh man.. what a ride it's been.

My thoughts on the city:

Absolutely amazing! Once in a lifetime kind of experience! But.. man.. it's FLIPPIN EXPENSIVE!

I'm living on nickles and dimes.. on my $8.00/hr externship pay it's rough. I've never really understood how valuable money is until now. I'm scrrouuuunnnging everyyyy month to figure out rent. It's so stressful. I can now say.. that I understand why people say.. to live at home as LONGGGGG AS YOU possibly can. LOL!! Oh how i took little things for granted before.

For example:

Rice cooker!! OMG! $105.00. Yes. My tiger japanese rice cooker cost me... a whole chunk of my month's rent. :(

Ahaha. okay enough with the boring.

SO what else..

Allen's doing good :). We're doing good. Our honeymoon phase is definitely over.. we bicker at each other.. we annoy each other at times.. but we still have our moments.. He comes down every weekend.. I feel like a little girl when I see him. I still get shy... and I get self conscious at times.. He still hovers over and hugs me for a good minute when he firsts sees me.. then kisses me on the forehead.. He still does the dishes after I cook.. and does countless other things to make things easier for me. He goes grocery shopping during the week.. so that I don't have to in the city when I'm exhausted from a 10-12 hr shift in the kitchen. He really is incredible.

My china man.

i do.. i dooooooo i love my china :)

ehe.

So yeah.. as far as work.. It's been... overwhelming.. but I'm definitely handling it. My first 3 weeks in the kitchen was so rough. I must've cried everyday when I got home from work. I was so exhausted... My birthday was the worst.. I felt so lonely... even though Allen was with me.. I was so exhausted emotionally and physically from work that I really.. just missed my mom.. my family.. My mom left me this 10 minute long voicemail.. and I literally just sat... crying.. and crying.. and crying.. listening to her voice. I miss her so much. Nothing is better than to hear your mom's voice when you're at your weakest.

But yeah..I thought school really did a good job preparing me for reality in the kitchen life.. WRONG.

Jeez. Endless you have rock hard skin prepare yourself... maybe it's just my kitchen at work..

but.. the amount of... harassment.. belittling.. violence... and stress you experience is just so overwhelming.. ESPECIALLY being a girl. It's amazing how much more we have to endure. But then again.. I'm like one of three girls working in my kitchen out of 50 or so guys. It's tough. I can' t say much more.. cause it'll probably bite me in the ass later..

but I've got to say..

I've definitely learned.. patience.. endurance... and perseverance.

Overall.. Because of what I've seen and heard.. I know now more definitively how I want to run my business.. and how not to run it likewise. Anyway it's getting late!!

10pm is my bedtime!!

So i'll update you guys more soon :)

In the meantime, here's some... pictures. :)