my stalker :)

THIS POST IS FOR MY FRIEND DAPHNE WANG BECAUSE SHE IS STALKING ME ON MY BLOG <3

Decisions and Answers

人生很多事情沒有答案

Uncertainties everywhere.
There are so many things in life that do not have answers and my indecisive nature is not helping
Life should be spontaneous and fun yet it is restricted and asking for a definite answer all the time.
Why is it so hard for me to pick a major?
Not only do I have to pick something that I like but I also have to take into account its outlook for the future and  whether I will actually be able to it.
Maybe I just have to be brave and pick something.
I mean, I won't know till I try right?

Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed
So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road 

                                                                                             ---Katy Perry 

Why am I forced to make a decision while the doors are closed? 

Can they not be open so I can see the future and decide base on what I see on the other side? Hopefully, I will soon be able to find the door made for me--just the right width and height--and will be able to walk down my perfect road. 

*reaches for the door knob*

Ohhh LIFE....

Coffee in Little Italy

Tonight was a good night hanging out/studying with Lauren and Daphne. We headed down to a cute cafe in Little Italy, Downtown San Diego (here's the site----> Cafe Italia ). I ordered a Muddy River which was made from dark chocolate gelato blended with soda water and whip cream. At first, I thought it would taste really weird with combining gelato and soda water but then it actually turned out really good! It was really creamy though so I can just imagine how much calories I am consuming but it is totally worth it :) Studying went decently well and we left just as the Cafe is closing.

the drink menu

This was then followed by an hour of driving around everywhere and anywhere. We did not do a very good job of getting lost as we planned but we did see some new places. As usual, lots of photo-taking and loud blasting of music was complimentary. When we got back to campus, Lauren and Daphne decided they are feeling funky. Fortunately all is well in the end.

Lastly, I want to end this post by sharing this email sent me about a conversation between the pencil and the eraser. I thought it was pretty touching:

Pencil:   I'm sorry....   

Eraser:  For what? You didn't do anything wrong.  

Pencil:   I'm sorry because you get hurt because of me. Whenever I made a mistake, you're always there to erase it. But as you make my mistakes vanish, you lose a part of yourself. You get smaller and smaller each time   

Eraser:  That's true. But I don't really mind. You see, I was made to do this. I was made to help you whenever you do something wrong. Even though one day, I know I'll be gone and you'll replace me with a new one, I'm actually happy with my job. So please, stop worrying. I hate seeing you sad.

I am not sure where this email originated from, but as the person pointed out, this conservation IS inspirational! With the eraser as the parent and the pencil as the child, it just goes on to show how much sacrifices our parents made for us-- always being there and cleaning up after our mess.They never want us to get hurt even though they get older (or "smaller" like the erasers) on the way. It just makes me feel so grateful towards my parents and all that they had done for me. I just want to say I LOVE YOU, MOM AND DAD! <3 Someday, whenever I am able to, I want to be your eraser and be the one looking after you and erasing away all your worries.

Life as I know it.

My life, though not one at which everyone drools over, ain't a normal one either; but rather a strange one that is structured by an odd pattern and I LOVE IT!

Us being Us

Last night, Lauren and I went to catch the movie "Life as We Know It" which was great... very well crafted, putting audiences in their shoes. I cannot believe I cried, more than once, in a romantic comedy both out of joy and grief.  Overall, it was a cute movie, especially the baby- just adorable! :) 

This was followed by mindless window shopping (due to no other reason than the fact that the stores are closed) through fashion valley. It is interesting to wander around at night around the mall looking at all the people cleaning up, preparing for the next day and creating conversation for the manicans, some of which are seriously positioned every weirdly. I think I saw my first kneeling manican today.

And, of course, what is a better way to end the night with endless photo-experiments!

Catching Up with Life

Just a quick update on what happened lately:

Last Thursday, Lauren and I went out to see the Broadway show, "Beauty and the Beast". It was an amazing event set up by Revelle ResLife and was only 10 bucks! We placed ourselves on the waitlist, not expecting to be notified, but eventually, through numerous back and forths due to complications (mostly because I did not call back the lady when I was suppose to), we were made a deal and finally got TWO tickets :)

B&B poster <3

Grace, Lauren and I

The show was absolutely great, I just wish I knew words to the songs so I could sing along. At any rate, it definitely brought back childhood memories and all the other Disney Movies that I love dearly. It was weird though, because the song "A Whole New World" from Aladdin was all I could sing after the musical so Lauren was stuck with listening to me sing all the way back on the bus.

Weird Weather Monster.

This week is going to be a cold and wet :( 

SO! Everyone be prepared, have your umbrellas/rain boots/rain coats ready and keep yourself warm and dry~

Well, the rain caught me off-guard today so I here is a little complaint/suggestion letter I wrote: 
Dear Rain,

I like you but pls leave me a msg next tym before you come so I cn be prepared and enjoy the puddles you provide rather than the worry of my leather shoes getting wet. Thanks!

Life on the "Edge"

I am currently living in a triple and so I have my bed on the top of the loft. This is good, because, it means it is more of a hassle to climb up to take a nap! So due to the fact that it is higher up, on the side of my bed, there is bar that prevents me from falling down...but, I do not know how long it will last because I tend to find myself resting my head on it when I am taking a nap. Surprisingly, covering the bar with my comforter and then placing my head on top is actually pretty comfortable. I am not going to lie though, one time, I slept like that without the covers and woke up with a mark on my face so I had to get rid of it before I go off to class.

Anyway, my point is, unlike those people who live their lives on the edge by swimming with sharks or jumping off planes, my adventures on a day-to-day basis during a normal week of school lies in me sleeping on the edge. Now, how dangerous and daring does that sound? :)

More Tea? Yes, Mommy :)

After learning that my mom would be coming up to 99 Ranch, Lauren, being the great friend she is, offered to drive me there so I could see my mom for a little bit. The only problem is, I do not know WHEN she will be there. So, I asked my brother to give me a call as soon as he finds out that my mom is here.

The day went by slowly, hearing nothing from my brother. Six o'clock came and I began to wonder whether my mom will ever be here so I called my brother again and found out that they went to IKEA before hand so they should be on their way.

Lauren and I decided to go wait at a nearby coffee shop while we do our homework and have some coffee and we stumbled upon Tea & More which was literally right next to 99 Ranch. We went in and the longer we stayed, the more we fell in love with the place as the number of treasures we found increased. Not only do they have an ASIAN PHOTO BOOTH, a NAIL PAINTING MACHINE, and a COMIC LIBRARY but they also have a pretty LEGIT DRINK SELECTION. I ordered a hot chocolate and Lauren got a hot mocha. I like the songs they play there too and at some point, "Love the Way you Lie" by Eminem and I was talking to Lauren about how if the person doesn't mind the burning because he/she "likes the way it burns", maybe he/she is the burning body at the end of Lady Gaga music video "Bad Romance" and right after that the the weirdest thing happened- Bad Romance came on the radio.

THEN! My brother texted me and told me that my mom is now in 99 Ranch so we packed up, threw away our trash quickly and literally ran out the door. I am so happy I got to see my mom and I think that totally just made my night and all the waiting worth it. THANK YOU SO MUCH LAUREN WONG!

No Hot Chocolate?

So, after my Physics class today, I decided to go to my next class late because it was cold out and I wanted to get a Hot Chocolate from Rogers. I haven't had one since I got back to school so I was really excited. I went in and said, "Hi, can I get a small hot chocolate please?" and the girl working doubled confirmed by asking me "Hot chocolate, right?". I said yes and she turns around to make the drink then turning back 30 seconds later to hand me the drink which I thought was weird because normally, it doesn't take that fast to make; but I just payed for it and left. Then on my way to class, I took off the lid only to find that she gave me a cup of coffee :(

So, I decided to take a picture of it for the blog before throwing it away

<--------------FAIL "HOT CHOCOLATE"

The Second Beginning..

So, as many of you can tell...if you ever come on to see if I updated my blog (the answer is no), I have not been on top of this very much and so, I am going to give myself a second chance and start over! So, wish me luck...again. :)

I am now on Week 3 and so far, things has been going pretty well and although during the first week back, SD has been having the weirdest weather ever, I think I am starting to feel the way it's suppose to be coming back again. Now, THIS is the way winter in San Diego should feel like! I really like the new apartment too and enjoys the fact that I have a kitchen to cook in. The triple doesn't feel that bad either, but my side of the room is still under-construction and still need a lot of tidying to do. Oh, and I just realized that I don't actually have a final in my Anthropology class so if I had changed my Math class with my final on Monday, I will actually be able to go home on Wednesday, but I did not so now I am stuck with having to stay till the last day....GRRRRR.

Well, that is pretty much all that has happened in a nutshell, very unorganized haha but I promise it will get better~

Freaking ROMA!

 rome bound :)

SLEEPLESS NIGHT~

It is currently 5am in the morning right now and although I am kind of sleepy, I do not want to retire to bed. I don't know, Spring Quarter didn't start off well and since then, it's just not getting any better. At this moment of time, emotions are just piling up in me.

The birds are out chirping and I am sitting at my desk, in the semi dark typing about random things in my blog which you are reading. My suitemates have all gone to bed so I am the only one awake.

I was researching about making a laptop bag earlier but then I realized I need to buy padding so I guess I need to postpone it till later. I really want to make one as soon as possible though becasue even though I don't take my laptop to class, I think it will be a fun project to work on.

I need to get through my Chemistry midterm first though, which is on the coming Tuesday night so I need to make sure I do REALLY REALLY well in it if I want to get a good grade in the class. My grades sucks at the moment and if I don't do better I'm really scared I will be kick out of school! Housing is also coming up and i STILL don't know where I will be living next year yet.

Another thing on my mind is Rome. I want to go but I still have not applied for my VISA yet and if I do not get on it soon, I'm really scared I will not be able to go in the end...there is also some material which I need to turn into the office which is due on the 15th. The thing is, one of those items is the plane ticket which I have not yet bought but I do not even know if I will be able to go to Rome so I do not know if I should even be buying my tickets yet. What if I don't get my VISA but bought tickets already?

At this point, I am just really missing all my family and friends from all over the world. Memories are really a beautiful thing but at the same time, it can also make you sad. My mom recieved the flowers I ordered for her yesterday and she called back crying becasue she did not expected anything like it which made me cry and realize how much I miss her. My dad also recently went back to Taiwan and I haven't talked to him much either since he's been back. :'(

On a happy note though, other than having to study my ass off this weekend, I will be going to the American Appeal Rumage Sale so we will see what thing I will buy/not buy from there. It will be my first so I do not even know what they have. I am pretty excited, except, if I don't sleep, I have a feeling I will be pretty tired tomorrow and fall asleep in the pile of clothes or something.

Yup, I am probably not making sense right now but it is okay..I am still not TOO sure what I am suppose to write in a blog so this will have to do. haha sorry but you guys have to bear with me here. Alright, I shall take a nap on my desk now, the sun is kind of out. WOW, I really am just a big blob of FAIL!

LOL i was going to put pictures up but then I decided against it XD

ps. I don't know why the blog looks the way it does but I could not separate my sentences...

It's EARTH DAY!!

I do not have a photo of the Earth so I decided to post a photo of this little wild flower as it is the small things that make up our world!

So, what exactly is Earth Day?

It is a day devoted specially to planet Earth where we show our appreciation! It was founded by US Senator Gaylord Nelson when he gave an environmental teach-in on April 22nd of 1970. This shows what a difference one person can make to the world :]

Now, let's get down and boogie our way into making Earth the best planet in the universe! Help protect the wildlife and habitats for future generations to enjoy. Our planet is a beautiful one so let us try and keep it that way.

LOVE & CHERISH OUR PLANET EARTH <3

Chem Midterm 1

The Chemistry midterm was way to hard than expected. I spent the whole afternoon studying with Vivian and Hang and felt pretty okay about going to take the exam but when I got the paper, i seriously did not know how to do them. The questions look familiar and I attempted but nothing matches the answers. I mean, come on, its a multiple choice test with 26 questions!

The first hour was hell, almost everything was still blank and as it started drawing near towards the end, little by little, answers started to get bubbled in (thought not guaranteed its the right ones). Professor Crawell was really nice though, he even gave the people who didn't finish on time 25 more minutes.

I left the room feeling dead and the cold, windy weather did not help my mood at all. Though I think I might have failed the midterm and started my spring quater badly, it was definitely nice to come back to the dorms to find Amy, Daphne, Jeffrey, Jessica and Caty all in my room. I just really hope that the test went better than I thought...or at least (these are bad thoughts) either the curve is low or I guessed correctly. To Amy, I shall go bury myself in a bano now.

Hope y'all had a better night than I did.

The beginning...

So, I've always seen people with blogs and always thought it'd be really fun to have one; however, I just never got to it because:
1) I don't really know what to write
2) I don't think i'll b able to keep up with it

but here I am, writing my first entry on my blog and all credits go to my friend Jaclyn who inspired me today when I was chatting to her on MSN and she told me to check out her blog.

HERE GOES NOTHING! :)