Angela's in PDX

12.2.16 - 12.9.16 I went home (again) for the weekend because my sister visited from D.C. My family came to Portland to pick us up. So then we stopped by at the H-Mart and had kalbi tang (갈비탕) for lunch. One of the best things of going home is that I get to eat home-cooked meal. I forgot to take pictures 😓. I wanted to go bowling with my whole family so we ended up here.  I'm the Champion!  👏👏👏 I wished I took Monday off to spend a little more time with my family. I miss them so much 😢. On Monday, few church people and I went out to Grassa. I ordered the Mac n Cheese. As you can see, it was delicious! And I brought some Nakji Bokkeum (낙지볶음) that my mom made and added rice. This was Wednesday night. We're at Tea Chai Te. Wherever tea places I go, I always get taro bubble tea. It's my fave 😍. Snow day! We rarely get snow in Eugene and Portland's similar. BUT, we got some snow on Thursday. I did go to the office just to take pictures. Unfortun...

11/20/16 - 12/1/16 I didn't take a lot of pictures the past week. All I have is pictures of food. So get hungry 😋. Needless to say about these food. They were all AMAZING! Yama Sushi Tilt Screen Door I'm liking Portland so far 😊. I spent my Thanksgiving studying for most of the day. Then I had dinner with my relatives.  I spent my weekend in Eugene. It was nice to go back home and spend time with my family ❤.  I took Monday off and stopped by at University of Oregon to see my professor. Took a small gift to show my appreciation for him.  After I came back, work has been quite busy but it's still manageable. At the moment, I have 3 different engagements I'm working on. Oh. And if anyone's interested in which accounting firm I work for and what experiences I had in college to prepare for my profession, please visit my LinkedIn profile and connect. www.linkedin.com/in/...

11.13.16 ~ 11.20.16 Weeks are going by REALLY fast! It's close to Thanksgiving and Christmas 😄. My work has been treating me well. As of now, I actually enjoy work because they are doable but challenging enough. I learn something new every day. I am less intimidated when I'm given a project. Overall work is great and I am NOT paid to say this. Haha.  Last week, I shopped at Nike Company Store. 2-hour was not enough...  I bought one item for myself and the rest is (Christmas) gifts 🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁. I met a friend and we went to Grassa. Their pasta was delicious! Forgot to take pictures 😥......  I'm definitely going back. This sandwhich is from Lardo which is right next to Grassa. It had Kimchi in it and was pretty tasty 👍. With the church group, we went bowling. YAY! I was doing so well during the third round and we ran out of time so I couldn't finish it 😭. Next time... Then, we ate at Pho Van? I think. I got #51. It was very good and flavorful! My fi...

11.5.16 ~ 11.13.16 Now that I am back from training, I started studying for the CPA exam. I don't plan on sharing my results until I pass all four sections which might take a year or longer. So, PLEASE don't ask how I did...  I am more productive at my office so I've been staying 2 hours before and after work to study. I'm an early riser; it works out for me.  This is what I get to see in the morning. Everyday looks different and I'm always astonished by it. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 I did a goal-setting with my performance management leader (PML). Here are my work-related short term and long term goals. I will also tell you my personal goals. S/T Goals - Pass CPA exams. - Get involved in recruiting. Be a support for prospective employees. -Become a mentor for an intern. - Participate in volunteer activities every month. - Utilization of 100% which means that I will be working 40 chargeable hours/week on average over a year. (The average for a first year is lower b...

10.30.16 ~ 11.4.16 Sunday was our free day!  I went to the Rock Church (http://www.sdrock.com/) with friends from Alabama and Iowa offices. I am grateful to have met them and gone to church with them. The worship was such a blessing! This was one of the best moments in my life. I was in tears.😂 I don't know how I've come this far in life. Sometimes it's easy to forget how blessed I am.. believing that I've earned it. But without God, I wouldn't be where I am now - I have a great job that sends us to trainings at beautiful locations and pays for pretty much everything. After service, with friends from Alabama and San Francisco offices, we went to San Diego Zoo. Unfortunately, it started raining. Rain in San Diego is unusual but it happened to rain on our only free day. That's okay, I'm used to it... My aunt who lives in town took me out for dinner.😄 We came to Coasterra. WOW. What a view! I ordered seafood cazuela. I had my first cazuela in ...