it's all over now...

so, people. spring break is over. i'm kind of sad, but to quote Nelly Furtado, "Why do all good things come to an end?"

well because they do, okay? GET ON WITH IT.

my spring break was really fun! palm springs, california, is a beautiful place that is sunny and you see palm trees everywhere. it's sometimes pretty windy, but you get used to it. and get this: it gets up to 30 degrees Celsius. and this is barely spring time!

so yeah, people, how is life? i feel very relaxed after my fun week and a bit in the sun. and the shopping? don't even get me started!....

i like that people like to ask questions. i ask a lot of questions myself. so that's why i created my own formspring.me account so that my email doesn't get too over-spammed with messages. but yes, keep them questions coming! :)

today i won't post a music clip, but i will leave you with this...

isn't that cute? and don't think that it's overrated just because valentine's day is over... think of all the joy you can bring when you love someone! <3 :) just saying...

STAY OUT OF TROUBLE AND DON'T FORGET TO SMILE. don't despair, children: the next long weekend is probably Easter weekend! Cheers! :)

love, rachelrae xx

If you could go back in time 10 years and tell your younger self something, what would it be?

ripping up shreds of white paper and pretending to make it snow isn't such a smart idea...ESPECIALLY if you have my parents ;) now i know that it was a totally bad idea, and a waste of paper too. and it really got out of hand...but me doing this irrepsonsible action helped me with my socials homework! :) :)

Shoot. Ask me anything...

PALM DESERT!

SNAAP PEOPLE!

spring vacay is taking place in California, the US of A!

PALM DESERT! i've never been there in my life, but still, it sounds like a heck of a lot of fun! it'll actually be sunny!...

"Til I Forget About You" by BTR, another good song!... can't wait can't wait!

so where exactly is palm desert you say?

okay, so i don't know where it is. but apparently it's a BIG DEAL. like, for people who enjoy golfing, it's a BIG DEAL.

so what's the haps, peoples? and yes, to answer the many questions i got in my inbox last night, i did create my formspring.me account, so if you want to ask me any questions, you can contact me there. i'll post all responses on the account and from there it will be posted on Twitter and i think on my blog (aka RIGHT HERE) as well.

http://formspring.me/raerachelrae is where it's at. shoot. ask me anything...

LOL my dear Logan Henderson <3 so cute, so Ninja-wannabe :)

don't worry, i won't freak out like you see here. by the way, i think that Ninjas are cool and i would like to be one :)

so yeah, i'm gonna be away for all of the vacation at Palm Desert, i hope i don't dry up :P this probs means i won't be blogging for quite some time, but by April i PROMISE that i will have another blogpost up. if not, check out my WordPress account (i believe it is rachelrae14.wordpress.com or something) and of course, Twitter, for all the latest random tweets.

and keep the questions coming via formspring.me and email! i mean, who doesn't like to have their email spammed with tons of random email?

happy spring break, everyone! it's the best time of our lives, so live it up so that it doesn't pass you by!

using a Big Time Rush cliche...the city is ours. make full use of spring break! STAY SAFE! and you know it...

STAY OUT OF TROUBLE AND DON'T FORGET TO SMILE! love you all, and see you on the other side of the break!

rachelrae xx

what's happening?

what's happening?

Answer here

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questions are cool. go for it, the sky's the limit :) http://www.formspring.me/raerachelrae

Who's the sexiest man alive?

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spring break + BIG TIME RUSH!

well, spring break has officially begun! i wish everyone a happy, safe, fun, and relaxing spring break. i mean, what better way to relax from ther stresses of SCHOOL?

something to get your mood pumpin' for the break :)

GETTING YOUR SPRING BREAK ON!



 

so yeah, this post is dedicated to spring break and the dear boys at Big Time Rush. i like their music so much, it's crazy!

this is "Stuck" by Big Time Rush, one of my fave songs by them...you should explore BTR as well <3

so yeah back to spring break, the meaning of this post. anyone going out of town? it should be a blast ;)

i know that i am going somewhere but the 'rents refuse to say where, and it's driving me INSANE!

spring break = fun in the sun, hopefully not the rain. we've had about ENOUGH OUT HERE.

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okay QUESTION SEGMENT!

i've been getting a flood of emails from a bunch of you, so thanks for all your questions!

one very special person sent me a special question via email...and wanted me to address it now, so here it goes:

Travis Yu asks : "What does love mean to you?"

so here's my answer....

I think that love is something special. But this question is really vague, TRAAAV, because there are so many different kinds of love.

there's family love - i love my family. you can't choose who you live with, but you can choose to love them, which is the only right thing to do anyways since you see them 24/7. not that that's a bad thing...

and then there's friend love - among me and my BFFLs we all love each other for who we are. that's why we are friends. and with guys, you gotta love boys for not bringing all the gal drama there is.

finally, there is love love - when i find the right person, i'll know. love for me is very strong: love is commitment. love is respect. if i can't have any of those things, then love means NOTHING.

so yeah. that's what i think about love.

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so Q and A is done...for now :) travis, i hope that answers your question... ;)

i guess this is good bye for now. my vacay starts in a couple days, so it's to the homework pile so that i can actually relax as oppose to freak out over homework. big time rush forever!

if you don't live your life big time, then no one will, and it will pass you by.

HAVE AN AWESOME SPRING BREAK EVERYONE! KEEP THE CONSOLES AND VIDEO GAMES AT HOME; COME OUTSIDE AND BREATHE THE FRESH AIR!

and as always... STAY OUT OF TROUBLE AND DON'T FORGET TO SMILE!

and don't listen to Friday by Rebecca Black. i find that song annoying, but if you really want a massive migrane... :P

PEACE AND LOVE!

rachelrae xx

time for catching up

hello universe,

please keep in your hearts and prayers the people of Japan. the world is praying for you. they need our help more than ever so please, HELP OUT! :)

now, for me, life has just seem to make a 180 degree turn. i'm so thankful for people like you for reading. i'm thankful for family and friends when it seems like i am the only one left that can fend for myself.

THANKS FOR BEING WHO YOU ARE!

there's a quote for inspiration, especially if you're like me and like to take pictures. i love my camera, even if sometimes it acts like a tempermental two year old child ;)

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break in segment. someone asked me a question very recently (read: a couple minutes ago) so i will answer it now, if that's alright...

it turns out that there is some guy following me by the username @sexychickfinder. anyone know who that is? (i have no idea who you are, but i guess in someways this is quite, er, flattering?...)

@sexychickfinder asks: what do you look for in a guy? can i be your guy? ;) ;)

okaay, sexychickfinder guy. i will answer only the first question for obvious reasons.

what exactly do i look for in a guy? well, i would like someone honest and full of respect. there is no point in me dating you if we don't base our relationship on respect. if you don't respect me, my family or friends, my life and religion, then you can FORGET IT.

i don't have a preference. regardless of race, if you are honest, witty, respectful, a hard-worker and fun to be around, then i'd love to be with you. there are so many people that i have met that have earned their few badges and merits here and there according to my guidelines, but i have yet to meet the ONE. SPECIAL. GUY. who can get me all those things and much more. i don't want my love to be just a one-sided thing; i need COMMITMENT and EQUALITY in my relationship. i need someone who can see me through in my darkest times. i need someone who can let me BE FREE, and BE ME.

so, @sexychickfinder guy, i hope this helps. maybe (or most-likely) we won't meet, but i hope you can find somebody to love. pardon the Justin Bieber cliche.

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so yeah, life.

it goes on, people. don't let anything hold you back from being you! there is no point in hanging out with people who make you feel like you're worthless.

to quote P!nk,

"You are perfect to me."

the song "Perfect" by P!nk is quite inspirational. of course, there are some words that are included in that lyric if you choose to search it up, but it's not really something i can put on my blog, if you know what i mean :) be good!

so yeah, how goes it? i hope everyone is doing well.

on the flip side to all this rain we have been getting in our town, it's one week away from spring break!
i can't believe it! the year has gone by so fast, it's almost like...

...a blur. wow. pretty soon the school year will be over, and then it's summer time! :)

in terms of catching up? well, nothing really happens in my life. it all happens in my head.

one thing you should all know is that my head is full of randomness. i am not joking. if we all had the ability to look inside each other's heads, i must admit that mine would be quite a scary sight.

just a fair warning. :P

i think that people who understand life are people that are like this kid right here. i wish that that kid was me...

so yeah. to quote one of my favorite bands, Big Time Rush,

"...it's the only life you got, so you gotta live it big time."

and that is very true. STAY OUT OF TROUBLE AND DON'T FORGET TO SMILE!  peace out to you all, and peace all over the world.

Rachel Rae xx

MUSIC = LIFE // GETTING INSIDE AS*IF

first of all, let me show you something oh so adorable...

AHAHAHAHA i has a corm...














so yeah. as you can see, my life revolves around music (don't believe me? check out http://pianooverdose.yolasite.com so that i can prove it!) :)

so i like to play music and i like to sing. i am the front girl for AS*IF or Asian Is Forever. our amazing drummer, Travis Yu, left us for Toronto (lucky duck. but i'm not that fond of the snow so i guess it evens itself out!...)

we hired my one of my buds, Jason Lee, to take his place.

we still are together, going strong though ;)

Aaron Chan - bass ; Andy Tang - 'Lectric Guitar ; Jason Lee - Drums ; Matt Wang - piano

we had a practice (reunion, whatever) and decided to interview ourselves. i'd say it was pretty interesting. and yes, i did write things down...we enjoy playing the blame game ;)

Here's an excerpt...

Aaron: so rachel. travis left us. and we're left with this newb *nudges Jason* what are we going to do/


Jason: hey, i would say that i am a pretty good drummer..


Matt: lay off man! by the way, we still have to work on that song that we still can't finish...


Rachel: grr don't remind me...someone can't get their bass line down *winks*


Aaron: lay off chick! or else i'll get on your case...


Rachel: hey, what's your deal? actually, where is Andy?


Jason: upstairs. talking to Carmen. on his phone.


Rachel: sucker... . . 


Aaron: hey, you would be talking to Travis too...


Rachel: if i didn't have to pay long D!


Matt: so sorry. i just thought of something disgusting.


Rachel: you are disgusting. ahh, get away from me Matthew!


Jason: you are such an LG, Rae


Rachel: who are you calling an LG?


Aaron: *rolls his eyes* guys, you twittered about this before...


Jason: 'twittered'?


Matt: actually, you did.


Rachel: stalkers. oh hey, here's our lover boy!...


Andy: you guys are so freaking loud. Carmen could hear you through the phone.


Matt: and you can kiss her through the phone.


Rachel, Jason, + Aaron: HENCE YOUR RING TONE!


Rachel: ahaha, i heart running jokes ...


Jason: 'nuff said. let's get back to work...

SO YEAH. that's a little bit of what we do when people are being all lovey-dovey on the phone or if we can't get a song straight. but we're pretty chill and we get things done. it's all good :)

so the other day via Private Tweet someone asked me this question...and another person asked me another question, respectively...

@CalSlate asked: why don't you have Formspring.me?

well, here's why. i do. i just don't use it.

@Baileesh asked: 1) what type of music do you like? 2) what bands are your favorite? 3) what is your favorite song?

oooh, a questionnaire!

so to answer:
   1) i really like pop. i'm just that type of girl. rock is okay, depending on how hardcore it is...
   2) i like a lot of different bands, so i don't really have a favorite. i like The Cab, Ten Second Epic, Push Play, Big Time Rush, ... just to name a few :)
   3) i have a ton of favorite songs. it really depends on what you want me to say. but i think that my favorite song has got to be 'Til I Forget About You' by Big Time Rush.

  aren't they adorable? but i guess not as adorable as the picture i posted up there in the beginning...

As always, thanks for all your cool questions via Private Tweet, and I apologize if i haven't gotten to yours yet. My blogging for today is done ;) ask me more questions, and if I ever get around to it, i will start using my Formspring account....now if I can just remember my username and password...

peace, love and music FOREVER! STAY OUTTA TROUBLE AND DON'T FORGET TO SMILE!

rachelrae xx

night isn't quite what you think...

so this post comes late at night. for reals?

yeah for reals. just check the time on my post.

so this is going to be a random post that you are going to read today...i can't wait until tomorrow! halfday school days are kind of pointless fut fun at the same time. school = seeing your friends, teachers, the whole she-bang = fun / not so much fon / homework / love/hate relationships with others...

also: halfday = no lunch @ school = TOBIKO!!! with my amazing friends who i mentioned in earlier posts. it's true = friends make the person, and life in general enjoyable.

with friends like these, it's amazing that you still have time to chill out ALONE

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so i got more news to say out loud on virtual paper. TIME IS GOING BY FASTER THAN WE COULD EVER IMAGINE!

it's crazy. i remember waking up  getting ready for show and tell in Kindergarten.

Now? i have to wake up, worrying about preeesentations, being nice to friends, cute guys, and being a part-time Ninja. (but that is no longer an issue...thanks so much...)

another something to tell you, which i'mma pretty sure i said before:

CONFRONTATION IS HARDER THAT IT SOUNDS. just ask me. i've been there, done that.

so proud of myself.

question of the day (night, whatever): what exactly is closure to you? and why do we need it? does everyone need it?

hmm, seems like questionnaire of the evening...

anyhoo, i got a bunch of cuute replies via Private Tweet concerning my earlier posts on JB's haircut and him dating a certain Disney star AHEM Selena Gomez...

@rheaohrhea says: "I hate Justin Bieber's haircut. and Selena is kind of stupid for dating him..."

jealousy in the air?

@_THATJAMES_ says: i'm a guy. i have no comment. but that Gomez chick is hooottt...

suure she is... ;)

@TravisYu says: i only have eyes for one girl you know <3 ;)

aww...btw, that is my AMAZINGLY AWESOME best friend ever....in love thru friendship forever...but let's leave it at that... ;)

@CandysChica3_ says: JUSTIN BIEBER IS SOOOO HOOOOTTTTT WITH HIS HAIRCUUUT! so cute!

hum hum hum...now we can actually see his eyes...

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So there you go. different stokes for different folks. peace be with you.

i apologize for not posting any pics along with this (highly entertaining) post, for this is not my computer but my friend's. i  promise to put something cute up the next time though, preferrably animated...

LOVE ALWAYS! THE WORLD DON'T NEED HATERS! PNLT = PEOPLE NEED LOVE TOO.

<3

see you on the other side and have an AMAYYYZING, THAT'S AMAZING STYLE WEEKEND!

STAY OUTTA TROUBLE AND DON'T FORGET TO SMILE!

rachelrae xx

"Live your life the way you want it. Be YOUR KIND of AMAZING."

why? because THAT'S AMAZING.

LIFE.

Hello again, world wide web. before i start, blogspot.com finally works with me to let me add more than one pic to my posts..... and even better? ANIMATED PICS! keep reading...

oh by the way, Happy March to everyone! 2011 seems to go by pretty fast, or maybe it's just me...

so yeah, I got a ton of messages via private Tweet voicing their opinion on Justin Bieber's haircut: hit or miss? from last time. I just saw it the other day in a picture of HIM AND SELENA GOMEZ?

what is this world coming to? and Selena, sweetheart, what happened to Taylor Lautner?
or better yet, Nick Jonas?

ran.dom. a pic to set the mood here, ladies and gents.

so Bieber's haircut for me is going to have to  be a miss. for someone like me who isn't actually into Bieber and what he does, this came as quite a shock...

ZOMG the powers of Google.

So friendly and faithful followers, how's life?

I hope it is treating you well :) for myself, life has now turned around. I'm so thankful to have an amazing family to grow up with, cool friends to talk and chill with, and wonderful people to just ...

...let out all my frustrations to, in hopes that they can shed some light and nod and smile and tell me "it's gonna be okay!"

Life as I know it turned around today. Or rather, yesterday. because i have the most amazing friends and teachers and family and even (yes even) my sisters to talk to. PEOPLE, I LOVE YOU! Don't be haters!

Finally everything seems to be back to normal, with my feet back on the ground. The world has finally come to terms.... or i have come to terms with it.

now, if only JB could actually hit puberty properly, then perhaps the world would be complete. OOH, and if it stopped snowing in March. that would be great too!

final words... Justin Bieber fell off a ladder while trying to climb to the top, in hopes to find puberty... LOL Mr. Cabralda :)





ZOMG the good of Google, yet again :)

well, my friendsies, i have been sweetly reminded that i have a French test to study for. anyone who would like to do it for me can contact me via Twitter. you know the name...

and you know the catchphrase...

STAY OUT OF TROUBLE AND DON'T FORGET TO SMILE.  let the smiley tell it to you...

Peace and Love, everyone! Don't get caught up in the moment, and find people to spend life with, because if you don't, your life will pass you by without. you. knowing. it.

Love always, rachelrae xx

PS, here is something to keep you feelin' totally carefree...

 bubbles for life! xx