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What Have You Been Up To?

What Have You Been Up To? -- An update about my journalism life in 2016

My oh my has it been ages since I last posted on my journalism blog! Quite frankly, I don’t know where to begin, but since my last post, many things took off and I’ve been on my feet non stop with two internships, continuing my position as a campus correspondent for Her Campus, an online magazine for college women at my school, taking on the position as my Campus’ Radio Station Manager, and…

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Take Me Back Missing the weekend trip to Berkeley that I took a few weeks ago.  I still have exactly eleven more weeks of college left, but grad school is calling my name and telling me to pack my bags already.  

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Greetings from Berkeley!

Greetings from Berkeley! —  After keeping this piece of big news under wraps for some time now, I am so thrilled to share with you all that I will be packing my bags in the fall and heading to the bay to attend the graduate journalism program at UC Berkeley.  As an upcoming graduate of Cal State Los Angeles, I am so excited to continue working on my craft as a journalist and cannot wait to work…

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Hey, What's Up - Hello...

Hey, What’s Up – Hello…

I was once told that the best time to be inspired and start working on something is at 2 AM. They’re probably right, because lately, I’ve been up all night after a long day’s worth of work, and still have been able to muster up the energy to work, think, but mostly just resort to watching Netflix until my eye lids get heavy. Before I begin, I apologize for leaving you all hanging for a year or so…

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Change in Scenery

Apologies for the delay in writing another one of these posts! Things have been very hectic, and I have been busier since my last blog post. But hello, once again, and I send my greetings from Columbus, Ohio!

I remember mentioning that I would be in Ohio in my last blog post, and now that I’m here, it all feels so surreal. I never imagined in the past that I’d be able to travel for a job in…

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As of Late

Hey there, Happy Fall! Apologies for the delayed post, once again.  Things have been super busy (as usual), but I am finally back in LA, back into old routines, and even started some new ones.  Here is just an update of what’s been going on.

Au Revoir, Summer!

So sadly, summer vacation for me ended exactly a week ago.  I spent the last day of summer vacation in Huntington Beach with great company…

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Back On That Reporter Grind

Back On That Reporter Grind

The contents of my reporter life in a nutshell.

  With less than 2 weeks left of summer vacation, and Fall Quarter literally around the corner, I’ve been so busy preparing for the new school year… and I still haven’t started packing yet to move back to Los Angeles! Along with my part-time job on campus as a writing tutor, and this summer internship (which has now extended to a fall internship) at…

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CTFF Provides Destination For Culture And Film

CTFF Provides Destination For Culture And Film

The 2nd annual Cambodia Town Film Fest held at the Art Theater in Long Beach.

  So I kinda wore my journalist hat on Sunday at the final day of the Cambodia Town Film Festival in Long Beach..  even though I didn’t have to.  But I did (discreetly, of course) because, I don’t know, it seemed natural for me to jot down any notes floating around in my head.

I guess we’ll start at the beginning and…

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OC Eats With The BB

OC Eats With The BB

  So how many perks are there when it comes to living in Orange County? Mmmm.. not many.  BUT, food is one of those perks.  After being let down by the Anaheim Packing District, who opens their doors at 10:30 AM to the public, my lovely friend, Sharon, and I headed to Downtown Brea for some Waffles and Ice Cream.

Since it was Sharon’s first time visiting me in the 714, I wanted to give her a…

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Je Voudrais Flâne Avec Toi

Je Voudrais Flâne Avec Toi

The other day, I was surprised with an impromptu boat adventure around the Newport Coast by Hamed and his best friend, Charlie, who was visiting from Northern California.  And let me tell you, it was one of the best days ever.

Left to Right: Charlie, Hamed, and me

Even though I’ve lived in Southern California all my life, where the weather is almost perfect all the time, this was probably the…

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Fab Vintage Finds!

  First off, thank you, Popsikle Shop for being so awesome this summer.  I love to go thrift shopping, but I seldom make purchases because I sometimes over think the fact that someone else wore that piece of clothing before I did.  I know… weird.  But I still love the idea of thrift shopping, especially when I come across fabulous finds like vintage tees.

Yesterday, I took a trip to the local…

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Here's What's Up

Here’s What’s Up

My apologies for not updating you on the internship for about over a week now!  I’ll assure you, I haven’t forgotten, and the reason for leaving you hanging for a bit was because of how busy I’ve been with a lot of things including this internship.  Here’s just an update on what’s up in my radio world:

News for dayzzz

Well, news that is relevant to of course, Christian Talk Radio.  I have to say…

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Cajun Cravings

  After a very long morning of filming an ice bucket challenge and dealing with some car problems, my fabulous friend and I decided a reward was necessary, and figured that food (as it always is in our friendship) would be the ultimate cure to an eventful day.

With the Chun.

As the natural foodies that we are, we agreed on one of our favorite go-to spots: Boiling Crab.  It’s probably the perfect…

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Angeline Turns 21

  Still suffering a slight headache from a night full of many drinks and many bars… but I’m good! I will say that I was super unprepared for this milestone by not prepping anything to ring in my legal-ness with a bang, but after a couple.. or many drinks with the people I love, I don’t think I would have celebrated my 21st any other way.

I still can’t believe I’m 21! It was a bit strange being…

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Birthday Wishes

So, there’s about half an hour left of being 20.

I know I completely failed at this “Countdown to 21″ series, but what can I say?  In my defense, I can’t help that I’m actually living my 20’s.

A lot of people have been asking what I want for my birthday.  And, I mean, I love receiving presents, but I’m the type that will always say “don’t get me anything.  I don’t need anything.”

But I think, the…

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Hopping On That Popbar Bandwagon

Hopping On That Popbar Bandwagon

It seems like the hype that has surrounded the 714/OC area has been these mysterious and delightful frozen treats that you can only find at Anaheim’s very own Packing House.  Almost everywhere on social media, I saw these popsicles trend on my newsfeed with captions that read everything along the lines of, “The best thing you’ll ever eat.”  Normally, I tend to ignore the hype when it comes to…

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Tea Latte Meet Cute

Tea Latte Meet Cute

Even though I’m stuck in Orange County for the summer, it hasn’t stopped me from taking trips to LA every now and then.  Granted, they’re trips to campus for work and what not, but even just being on campus is enough for me to get my LA fix sometimes. What I love about campus though is the location and the proximity to the surrounding cities such as Alhambra (where you’ll find some amazing Asian…

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