Pen Pals?
February 27, 2009
Emails. Snail mail. Whatever. Write to me, please.
It makes me happy.
I’ll promise to write you back within a week. <3
This is busy season.
February 26, 2009
x.X
February 24, 2009
Just rediscovered how much I like Khalil Fong … <3
Oh CHINA … 等不了。
You know, I really want a Chinese pendant. Perhaps with my or my mom’s Chinese name engraved on it. I’m really attached to necklaces. Have you noticed? One of the few things that provide me with comfort.
Anyway, totally missing my friends tonight. Yesterday was Paula’s bday! How can you not love the girl. She’s just so beautiful.
Life is like a Slideshow
February 22, 2009
New song by T.I. featuring John Legend. Very catchy and positive – brings me back to the good days of good times with good friends. <3
After a long and stressful week, I got my dose of sanity through my weekly hour-long conversations with Paula and Allen. There are so many reasons why they are my best friends, but the fact that they always know how to make me smile/laugh despite all this distance and time apart stands out above the rest. I know that this message is repeated throughout my entries, but it’s worth the repetition. You two are awesome. I see many wonderful things happening in your personal lives soon! ; )
Also caught up with Judy to watch Confessions of a Shopaholic. Hugh Dancy is very handsome in the movie. Sad that he’s already engaged to Claire Danes! Nevertheless, it was an enjoyable chick flick (pretty good sountrack btw). Judy made these fantastic homebaked cookies that we ate while watching the movie … delicious! Thank you, dear! I’ll get back on track on the diet on Monday.
Btw, Judy agrees with me that Fated to Love You is one of the best Taiwanese dramas to date! She watched the entire series in a week! She beat me by a month and a half! Haha.
Finally, just wanted to say thanks for everyone’s concerns. We’re all starting to get burnt out from work/school/stress so it’s reassuring that we still have our community of friends to support each other. I’ll make it … only two more months! 加油！
Tomorrow – language partner session with Renee and restaurant week with the guy squad – Ken, Jan Michael, & Lawrence – at Sushi Roku.
Time to unwind.
Hey, when I think about all my time and all my struggle
Through all my grindin’ and all my troubles
Man I came up from nothin’ , all I had was a hustle
With a blindfold tryin’ to find pieces to the puzzle, no muzzle
I tell it like it is, that’s that, right or wrong, I’mma call it how I see it
Don’t forget that impossible is nothin’, your environment is irrelevant
Just don’t let your emotions over power your intelligence
Refuse to give up, your mistakes don’t define you
They dont dictate where you headin’, they remind you
That time keeps tickin’, let your mind keep clickin’
Never stop thinkin’, be aware of your decision
And beware of the collisions
And the potholes hidden in the road that you travel on your lifelong mission
Just listen everyday like a snap shot is taken, if you live you could learn if you just be patient
Thursday.
February 20, 2009
thoroughly exhausted and stressed. thank goodness for lawrence and renaldo. both of you saved my day.
haven’t gotten to my GMAT hw yet … ugh. whatever.
so instead of sleeping or doing my hw, i’ll just go on about a few things i like to do when i’m stressed. i’m gonna skip the caps because i’m too lazy to hit an extra key:
first and foremost, clean. i feel like i’m sweeping away all that clutter in my head when i’m clearing out my trash/dirty clothes/etc. besides, how can one not feel good about a clean house? it keeps me sane.
second, reading & writing.
third, talking. to friends. to myself.
fourth, dedicating time to my hobbies: all-things-chinese, writing in this blog/diary, exercising (ha!), eating
starting to realize that my audacious goals are getting a little too big for my tiny self. i’m worried that i’m stretching myself too thin with work, riordan, chinese language sessions, moor mentoring project … i also just volunteered up for another college summit workshop this summer. i can only look ahead and keep giving to the world what it has given to me: hope. but the thing is, i know i can do it. so why not?
i need to take better care of myself. soooo tired at the moment. knees also hurting. remember those days?
cannot wait until saturday night when i can just catch up on my shows and pass out. oh the simple life. why won’t you return to me?
ps. keep the emails coming. it’s nice knowing when people spent some time making sure that i’m okay. don’t really need your pity or sympathy, just your support and friendship. don’t wish me a happy week you and i know that it won’t be one until LGTA comes to life. just share your stories. that’s all i want. stories to keep me afloat.
Negate the negativity
February 17, 2009
Just visited cnn.com and was horrified to read all the negative stories. It was too depressing for me to continue so I had to close the browser.
Instead, I’d much rather turn my attention to this. C’mon, in the midst of such tragedy, it’s okay to lighten up for a moment.
Giddy. : ) It’s almost midweek.
Happy S.A.D weekend
February 15, 2009
I really should be sleeping right now but I just realized that tomorrow’s President’s Day, which should mean light traffic. Hopefully, I can leave home 15-20 minutes later and still get to work on time … I guess we’ll see.
Celebrated my single status this weekend by keeping busy with friends, family, and personal interests – not much different from any other weekend. Still, it was a good one and hope that’s the case for everyone as well. Saturday was spent picking up my book from the Downtown Central library (they charge you a $1 to park there! Ripoff), having lunch with my parents (Hmm, Cambodian noodles), going to Walmart and the mall (I hate crowded places) and then chilling at home. Elaine and Judy came over later and we baked some brownies/pound cake. I wanted to try this Nutella pound cake recipe that my coworker gave me … but I was an idiot and didn’t know where to find Nutella. Anyway, we watched 不能说的秘密 with Jay Chou. It’s cool how much more I understand the second time around!
Today, my coworkers (former and current) and I had lunch at Midori Sushi in Encino. Sooo good AYCE, but it’s disastrous for the challenge. I definitely overate in all respects today. In addition to lunch and dinner, I also had four cereal bars and pound cake today. : ( After lunch, I met with Renee for our weekly meeting. I really appreciate her help. I notice a lot of improvement in my understanding but there’s still so much for me to learn. I need to devote more time to my Chinese. Seriously.
One final note:
I had one of the sweetest dreams last night. It was such a happy, albeit unrealistic one. How fitting that I dreamt it the night of Valentine’s Day. Dreams certainly reflect the unconscious to some respect … and I suppose it revealed a part of myself that I thought I’ve already extinguished. I guess no matter how hard you try to let go or forget, memories will follow you, even into your sleep. Hopefully, I can start making some new happy memories soon.
Okay, off to bed. 祝大家有美好一天！I learned that from Renee today. : )
Email Pen Pals
February 13, 2009
Lately, I’ve been trying to keep in better touch with old friends, namely those special people I met while studying abroad in China during 2005 (see photographer section). David, Brendan, and Xuecong email me once or twice a month and it always makes me feel so warm and fuzzy inside when I see one of their emails sitting in my inbox. Just like tonight! It’s nice to come home to a personal email waiting to be read. This sounds lame, but I really treasure and appreciate when people write to me! It takes time and effort; I know, because I do it all the time.
Sometimes, you come across people that strike you in a memorable way. Not only are they different from you, but they somehow make you a better person by being your friend. I’ve always made it a point to stay in touch with these people, no matter how long it’s been since I’ve last seen or talked to them. Just so glad that we haven’t forgotten each other. But then again, I am unforgettable. Ha!
Brendan I haven’t seen in almost 4 years. He is in Shanghai.
Xuecong I haven’t seen in 2 years. He is in Beijing.
David I haven’t seen in 7 months. He is in Kuwait.
Yep, I’m a happy camper right now! Especially because I found out Brendan may also join LGTA 2009! I. Am. So. Excited. : )
What a nice Happy Friday present!
累死了
February 10, 2009
So tired that I can’t even finish watching The Office. My attention span won’t last that long.
Did I mention that I’m trying to start a mentoring program with my former high school? I have about 20 sophomore-seniors ready to be mentored so holler if you’d like to get involved. We were all in their shoes before … why not teach them the lessons you learned from high school, college, and post-college? It’ll be a great experience! I’m still setting up all the details but feel free to email me if you are interested. : )
Oh:
As most of you know, I make it a priority to stay in touch with old and new friends. Started to email an old friend of mine again … in Chinese! I think it’s very helpful in my learning since it takes me a long time to write back. But hey, at least I’m practicing. I can tell that he also puts a lot of thought into his emails as well. That’s hard to come by these days.
Anyway, I gotta clock out. It’s almost the halfway point of the week! Can’t wait to just chill out this weekend. ^.^
This is what love means.
February 9, 2009
Paula. Judy. Elaine. Ying. Amy. Allen. Ken.
I’d bet my set of friends against yours any day.
Thank you PDawg for the hilarious conversation! And for the eye candy ; )
