not feeling good today,

So I was advised by co-workers to get some drugs this morning...

I came back with these :D

History of my birthday

Since the zodiac signs changed recently, adding a 13th sign - Ophiuchus, I posted on Twitter that I never really got into astrological stuff cause my birthday is confusing anyways.....

So for Sujoy, here goes my explanation

Honestly, I don't know how to avoid explanation of my birthday cause it is so freaking confusing.

Let me explain. I always grew up thinking my birthday was March 4th. I've celebrated it for 16 long years....until I was ready to finally work to earn my own money. So when I finally try to get a job and get my driver's license, I was told I had to wait a month before doing so.

Why? Here goes....

My parents came to the USA in the mid 70s from Thailand. I was only 6-months-old at that time. After living in the USA for a few years, they became American citizens and naturalized me at the young age of four. When getting my paperwork ready to get my driver's license, the birthdate on the naturalization document was April 4th  instead of March 4th.

Even though all my school paperwork had March 4th, it didn't matter because my naturalization document had the date April 4th. During that time, my parents didn't know what to do or change my birthday legally...so they just left it like that. I would just have to wait a month before I could "officially" work.

My mom believes that the lady who filled out the paperwork at that time got confused with the order of month/date that is differently from America versus everywhere else.

For example, my paperwork coming to the USA has March 4th as 4/3 instead of 3/4. So the lady got confused and put 4 first for the month even though it suppose to be 3 and continued the day as 4.

So on legal paperwork, my birthday is April 4th...but I *never* celebrate that day.

Then to add more confusion to my birthday....

My mom tells me that my REAL Birthday is May 15th.
WTH???? I'm more confused now.

She explained to me that when filling out paperwork to come to America, I wasn't born yet. She was still pregnant with me in her tummy. We came to the USA in October so she had to fill out the paperwork like I was already born because the space to come to America was limited so my parents just made up March 4th as my birthday. (I even have the copied document of this but you know how government want the original)

So which zodiac same am I? What the heck am I? Pisces??? Aries??? Taurus???
Which sign best describes me? And with the new signs, I am more confused.

Till this day, when someone ask for my birthday, I still say March 4th because that's the day I grew up believing is my birthday. I have always been known to be a Pisces.

My friends and family all still celebrate my birthday on March 4th.

Now,  you know the confusion.....

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Nyonya Asian Cuisine

Yummy! I love this place. I discovered this wonderful place by a co-worker who treated me out to lunch for always helping her.
Even my hubby does too and have taken his co-workers there.

I was sooo hungry this morning because I got to work extra early and had no breakfast.

Therefore, I decided to order lunch.
PS - they deliver :)

The lunch special comes with your choice of soup - Hot & Sour, Egg Drop, or Chicken Coconut with your choice of rice - steamed, fried, or brown.

I ordered the Shrimp Basil Lunch Special ($6.95) and Basil Roll (2 for $3.95).



And my favorite soup - Hot & Sour



After three hours, I decided to eat the Basil rolls, it comes with shrimp :D with peanut sauce



They always have awesome customer service there!!

Nyonya Asian Cuisine
7294 Roswell Road
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
(770) 394-3071

Icy road conditions during Atlanta's Winter Wonderland 2011

A few days ago, I posted photos of the Winter Wonderland 2011 in Atlanta.

Never ever has Atlanta been hit with icy conditions. I've lived in Atlanta since I was only 4-years-old!

1) Even though Atlanta got snow on Christmas 2010, the last time Atlanta had a snowy Christmas Day was in the 1881.

2) Even though we did get snow during that time, the snow melted and it has never turned to icy conditions.

3) Metro Atlanta schools were closed all week due to hazardous conditions.

I didn't go to work for three days! When I went to work yesterday, it was still icy. Sooo scary! I drove only 35 mph on the highway.

When I was heading home, I snapped some photos of the ice on the side of the road.





It looked like a skating rink!

Althoug the sun was trying to come out, ice still remains.

Winter Wonderland 2011

Snowing in Atlanta!!!

Chicken Alfredo with garlic bread

I had to work today and it's a Saturday!
So my boss bought us lunch.

I have Chicken Alfredo with garlic bread



Yummy!

Questionaire

Stolen from Sheebs

what religion are you?

Christian

what nationality are you?

American

what is your ethnicity?

Hmong

what’s your sexual orientation?

Loves my hubby

what’s your gender identity?

Female

what pronouns do you use?

You

what do you do for a living?

work in a payroll company

where are you from?

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

what languages do you speak?

Fluently - English, Hmong
Broken with a lot of words understood - Spanish, Hindi, Telugu

what do you want to do with your life?

Be the best I could be

favourite television shows?

don't watch much tv but if I have to choose - Nikita
I don't have cable anymore :( but if I did, my fave show would be
What Not to Wear & Forensic Files

favourite cities?

sadly, I haven't traveled outside the USA after coming here when I was only 6-months-old
so I would just like to say Gulf Shores, AL, where my family and I like to vacation

favourite films?

in what language? Seriously....
Hollywood - A Devil's Advocate, Pretty in Pink, The Italian Job, 50 First Dates
Hindi - Aashiqui, Yeh Vaada Raha, Maine Pyar Kiya, Seeta Aur Geeta
Telugu - Magadheera, Yamadonga, Happy, Kotha, Bangaru Lokam
Tamil - Autograph, Kakkha Kakkha, Aryan
Korean - My Tutor Friend, She's on Duty, S Diary, Daisy (movies);
Iris, Time Between Dog and Wolf, My Name is Kim Sam Soon (dramas)
Hong Kong - House of Fury, Flash Point, SPL, Mad Detective
Taiwanese - Mars (drama)

favourite authors?

Sonia Singh, Amulya Malladi
favourite musicians/bands/artists?

does NKOTB count? :D

favourite things to do?

watch movies, listen to music, surf the net

best known for?

online for being a Hmong Chick who loves Indian cinema

Veggie lasagna & salad

What I ate today at lunch.
Provided by manager in an other department.

Veggie lasagna & Salad with Italian dressing



Mint brownies :D

Bagel chips & hummus

I'm addicted to Hummus lately.

What is Hummus?

Hummus (a transliteration of the Arabic: حمّص‎; also spelled hamos, hommos, hommus, homos, houmous, hummos, hummous, or humus[1]) is a Levantine Arab[2] dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. It is a popular food throughout the Middle East and elsewhere.

source - Wikipedia

And used with the yummy hummas is the bagel chips, yummy!