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So the Walk is over now! It was an amazing experience! I’ve never experienced anything like this before. Thank you for your support! I wouldn’t have been able to take part in this experience without all of your support. We walked 26.2 miles the first day and 13.1 miles the second day for a total of 39.3 miles with over 1900 other walkers! I met so many amazing people during this walk.

I am still recuperating after putting that many miles on my legs. I can barely walk because my knees are killing me now, but it was well worth it. It also makes me realize that there’re many older women that are in better shape and have a more durable body than me as well!

We walked all around Long Beach. We started at the Queen Mary and ended up at El Dorado Park. The next day, we went back to the Queen Mary through a different route. There were so many people outside of their homes as well at all of the rest stops we had supporting all of the walkers. People had signs outside of their houses. They also had water and snacks for the walkers as well. To see the number of people that were out there supporting and even walking was so affecting.

I took a bunch of pictures along the way. Check them out here:

http://www.yoyao.com/gallery/v/avonwalk/

Thank you again for all your support!

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So we held a Karaoke Fundraiser Tuesday, August 28, 2007 and a good number of people came! We raised $276 for both Joana and I! Here’re pictures from the fundraiser:

http://www.yoyao.com/gallery/v/avonkaraoke

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So I’m participating in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. I’m walking for my mom and grandma as well as the other women in my life that have dealt with breast cancer. You can visit my Avon Personal Page to see pictures of my mom, my family and me!In order to participate in the Avon Walk, I will need to raise $1,800. I’ve set my sights higher though and set my fundraising goal at $2,000. Whether it’s $10 or $1000, I would greatly appreciate any donation amount to help reach my goal!

You can make online donations by going to: http://www.boobyrace.org. Scroll down and click on my name to go to my personal donation page. If you cannot make an online donation, let me know and I can talk to you about other ways to donate!

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions!

Click here to visit my personal page.

If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address:

http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/TR/Walk2007/LosAngeles?px=3201211&pg=personal&fr_id=1284&et=gx6kI8z86iyqbuExOVTmVA..&s_tafId=268292

Click here to view the team page for 3 Guys, a Girl and a Booby Race
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http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/TR/Walk2007/LosAngeles?team_id=34840&pg=team&fr_id=1284&et=c1ZRnOBNl3WfhcAwLlfsgw..&s_tafId=268292

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So for Memorial Day I went up to Sacramento for a friend’s graduation from Sacramento State. I went kayaking down the American River. It was my first time kayaking and it was down Class II rapids. It wasn’t too bad…actually pretty tame. But it was still fun for the first time kayaking. I definitely want to go and do it again. I didn’t fall off either

I went on an inflatable kayak and not one of those hard-shelled ones. So I guess it’s more for a beginner. But it was tiring as heck having to paddle the whole time pretty much. There were lots of people along the river at the little beach spots so I had to paddle through those spots so I looked like I knew what I was doing

I’ll be doing this next time out:

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I’m still in shock over what happened at Virginia Tech. I don’t know what to say. It’s unbelievable the minds that are out there in this world. How could someone justify that it’s OK to ruin other lives because he doesn’t like his own life and thinks everyone’s out to get him. I sometimes also feel like the world is against me, but I also know that it deosn’t matter what the world thinks of me. I don’t live my life for the world. I live my life to worship and glorify God.

My prayers go out to all the people that have been affected by this tragic event.

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So I was gone for 10 days to Japan and Taiwan. First time I’ve been to Japan since I was 2 years old. It was a great time. It was a big family trip with the 9 family members and a few of my parents’ friends. We did a 5 day tour. We basically went around the outskirts of Tokyo into the countryside. We went along the coast and saw Temples, Cherry Blossoms, Waterfalls and Japanese people. I took over 500 pictures while in Japan. We had traditional Japanese breakfasts, lunches and dinners. They’re basically 8-10 different items for each meal. Doesn’t look like much when you get it, but it’ll fill you right up.

After Japan, we went to Taiwan for 5 days. We just saw family and ate a lot. Really didn’t do much in Taiwan except for eating and shopping for gifts for friends and myself. Stuff is cheaper there (Made in Taiwan). All in all, it was definitely a great time. Everything was just so packed in though and I really didn’t get much time to take a breather. But at least we didn’t waste any time just sitting around.

I have the pics up in my gallery: http://www.yoyao.com/gallery/v/japantaiwan07

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