I really like this guy's animation.
Only if my computer wasn't so fragile, I would totally work on another flash animation. >=(

I went to a house party this past weekend which was called the D-party. People had to dress up as something that starts with the letter D. My housemates and I dressed up as Destiny's Child (photos on my myspace). It's been a while since I went to a good house party and it was a ton of fun XD

I can't believe theres only about a month left of summer! O_O A lot of exciting & crazy things happened this summer and yet I'm proud of myself for still keeping a stable daily routine and being able to sustain my own happiness :D I think for the first time in a while, I feel like I've got my life under good control and I am extremely content with the way things are going :DDDDD hOWEVERRRRR there are couple things I NEED to work on next month.. which is maintaining my finances and getting back into school mode. O_O
I must r3gulate my expenses. I decided I'm going to sign on my online banking everyday and remind myself how much of an idiot I am for spending so much money last month. So far, this tactic is working pretty well. Because I'm online 24/7, if I ever think about going shopping, I'll just look at my balance and its like punch in the face (!?). I realized that I always refuse to sign in unless I'm making a payment, because I'm too scared to look at the bill. NO. I MUST FACE THE REALITY.....!!!!!! I WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM!!!!!! O_O_O_O_O

Until then...

ms paint. 7/24

Summer bummaaaaahhhhh

pic 1: housemate + friends lounging outside
pic 2: Geese!
pic 3: da Sound
pic 4: me n' Steph on our date by the Sound

Its July O_O but my two homeslices left me behind. =(
Things haven't been going so hot lately. Work has been pretty stressful the past week. One thing about customer service is that its really awesome when I can actually be of help to others, and they respond back with an enthusiastic "thank you," BUT when people are PISSED OFF for one reason or another, they make sure to make me feel like I've just murdered their moms (and their computers). Now looking back, all my 2384092834 jobs that I've had have been customer service related. I think I've become better at handling with customer complaints but this past week, I've been dealing with too many raging computer illiterates, its making my head explode. I come back home and I don't even wanna look at my computer. and in fact, its my computer doesn't wanna look at me because it shuts off whenever it feels like it. ha ha..haha..ahaaaaa..

I'm slackin' on my updates... BUT here are pix from the Margarita Party! [06.01.07]

outside!

happy people :D (i actually only know one of them..)

mMMMm

J.D. my fabulous housemate :D wtf

me third wheelin' it, with a sword. O_O

my housemates!! :D my eyes look weird..

so yeah.. if you haven't noticed already, J.D. and I were the only people who spontaneously decided to dress up... J.D. = Ninja Turtle, Me = stereotypical Asian

check it, my pervert mouth. O_O




ahhh good times... so I also changed the layout. I've worked on this girl for past week whenever I got bored... then I was thinking.. wait.. where the hell am I going to put this.. so I thought... BLOGGERRRRRRR! X3 its kinda sloppy, but I kinda like it sloppy. its summer, sticky and sweaty you know how it goes... and yes I'm planning to change the heart icons on the side because i realize a.) colors don't match b.) its ugly. but that might not happen for a while..

mMMmmmmm so what have I been up to... Jason and Steph, out of goodness of their hearts, got me a Nintendo DSLite + Pokemon Diamond!!!!! O_O they say they will be here in spirit when they leave in July lol. Thank you thank you thank you... I don't even know how many times I can thank them. but I will pay back somehow. o_O

my days are chillaxing. Since the last month of school + beginning of Summer, my life's been crazy, but I think everything's finally settled down. I also thought I would never get used to waking up early everyday to work, but I feel completely adjusted and happy with my daily routines. oh yeah, I started running + swimming too which is nice, because I've been able to get good night sleep. most of all, its really nice NOT to think about SCHOOL. My sympathies to those who are attending Summer school..

ok till next time!

update on the past couple of weeks...?


I went to Amon Tobin show/event/whatever last Wednesday (!?) in Seattle.
it was totally unexpected. During my lunch break, Sasha asked me if I wanted to go so I thought about it and gave her an o.k. after work. We thought he would go on at around 9:30 ish but turns out he went on at 11:30 so we had good two hours to kill.. so what did I do? I proceeded my way to the world of chitardedness. I was fully aware of the fact that it was a weekday; two hours later, I am on the dance floor with couple of jack n'coke + about 6 glasses of beer in muh bellay. thank god I didn't get sick...and I kept it down to one drunken phone call... which was.. interesting..I'm sorry if it was disturbing. [otherwise] a productive and also a.. charming, night. heh heh...

Memorial day weekend...
I went down to Portland on Sunday with Steph & Jason :D
I told them I was broke but I think I spent the most amount of mOneeey o_O
got muh self new pair of kicks, clothes and jewelry~ no sales tax baby yeaaah :D

Sasha's love of her life: Amon TobinPioneer Square, Downtown Portland

I was going apeshit on this chocolate cafe & its kittie chocolate.

...and they provided us with pretty cups.. <3>

on the way back, we stopped by a gas station in middle of nowhere.
i like being in middle of nowhere...


Thank you steph&jason again for driving/paying for gas/buying the kittie chocolate :D

FINALS ARE OVER!!!


my week has been deadly... I started getting sick last Sunday, and it reached its peak on Thursday morning when I had a fever and possibly a sinus infection. I made an appointment at CHWS, my school's on campus clinic, and they made me sit in a little waiting room. My body felt heavy, my throat was throbbing, and I was pretty sure that my brain was replaced with a coiled cobra, releasing its venom every time my head turned. An hour passed by, I was still sitting in the waiting room staring at a large poster titled, "Understanding Middle Ear Infection," which vividly demonstrated a progression of yellow goo oozing out of someone's ear. The door finally opened, and I pictured a bottle of antibiotics, and a label hugging the bottle with my name on it... "Must take one pill each day for 7 days," it would say... and the cobra will return my brain, and all will be well.... "sorry, the doctor has been busy with the last patient and she's going home now, can we reschedule?" the nurse said. I wanted to vomit on her face. I told the nurse, "I have a final tomorrow, I've been taking over-the-counter medicine for a week and it hasn't gotten better.. can she see me for a little bit?" the nurse goes, "I'm sorry, we can't do anything about that. I suggest you take a warm shower and get a good night's rest, oh btw, we can make an appointment for you at 8am, if you like." Fuck you cobra and fuck you lady, you have awful hair.


anyway, my final on Friday went well though. considering how much I studied, I think I did pretty damn well. Yesterday was just a weird day. I didn't really know what to do with myself after the finals were over. I did eventually get crunk with the Asians and an American, then got my face slightly burnt from the campfire. People were saying goodbyes, a lot of people are going abroad again next year, or not coming back again because of graduation or other reasons. No matter how many times I see this happen, I can never get used to saying bye.

anyway #2.
Tacoma had very good weather all week. I went for a walk down to Old Town/the Sound on Wednesday. it was gorgeous. here are da picz.

Monkey Puzzle Tree

The beautifOO Sound

ahhh.. Tacoma is so beautiful.. sometimes..

I can't believe I'm going to be a senior!

04.19.07 Tacoma, Washington






"Ellipsis..."
自分の人生だから、自分自身で楽しみたい。
いままで共に歩んでくれてありがとう。

weird.

my decision to stay in Tacoma in the summer seems to have taken some sort of emotional burden off my shoulder. I can't quite figure out what it is, because Tacoma has always been just a place where I go to school, but suddenly, Tacoma is becoming my home. It's kind of weird, when I first decided to stay here, I tried hard to think of all the positive reasons why I should stay in Tacompton. In that process, I somehow convinced myself that I actually wanted to disassociate myself from Hawaii. this is weird. the idea seems new, yet kind of old. I mean after all, the whole reason why I decided to NOT to go to UH was because I wanted to get out of there. and its really not that I hate Hawaii, but something about it tells me that I shouldn't be there.
I also feel like I'm actually settling down for the first time since high school. Having to switch my lifestyle every break is stressful. this summer I feel like I actually get to continue with my life without putting it on pause... whenever I go back to Hawaii, I'm often disappointed with the stagnant lifestyle - with exception of constant remodeling of Ala Moana shopping center and growing belly of King Tuckster, nothing ever changes. friends tell me about the same problem they had since the previous summer and the summer before that, and then I offer them the same solution to the problem which I told the previous summer, and the summer before that. and, its not just them, I seem to get involved in this as well. so far, every single summer since the Freshman year of college, I've had some sort of emotional break down regarding my relationships with people from home. and I've noticed that its usually a domino effect that starts out in Hawaii and knocks down everyone, including anyone who is even remotely related to the certain issue. because in Hawaii, everyone fucking knows everyone. another words, "personal problem" does not exist in hawaii. it always have to be everyone's problem. and thats definitely not cool with me.

well, I was gonna write more but I'm off work so must get out. yay :D

03. 31.07
花見@University of Washington

This was my first time actually walking around UW campus... that place is enormous!
Cherry blossoms were gorgeous. It turned out to be a very nice day too :D


Petals on the ground!


left to right: me, my housemate Elizabeth (whose face is half covered by my annoying hair) and Sasha Bon. Sasha trying to act fabulous

falling petal + joyful women series


L.O.L.


ah spring... <3 so after we took 32094823984 photos of the cherry blossoms, we tagged along with Pat, Yuya (sp?) and bunch of FLIA Japanese/Chinese students to a ramen place right behind Uwajimaya. I bought some manga and read them all when I came home. eheheh... and also I played......
dun dun duuuunn.... I ordered it on Wednesday and it came on Friday!!! so fast!
so yeah... I'm saying goodbye to life (+~+ )

josh martinez + eastern sunz concert tonight... should i go or should i not... i don't really have anything to do.. and its only 3bucks. o_O bOn bOn


not coming back to hawaii this summah of da bummah. I dunno when I'm coming back next time. bummah bummah. me stay in tacompton mon.

2.17.07
Blackalicious Concert
Gift of Gab

da crowd

i moved around a lot so I could get a good shot of the two... =/


Gift of Gab again

Chief Xcel
the concert was pretty good. I wish the venue was not at our gym but at a bar nearby, but oh well. I got to see them pretty close, they pretty much look exactly like how they look on the photos. I'm not a HUGE fan of them but I'm glad I got to hear them live. :3