| My Boobooed Thumb |
[09 Jun 2006|09:40pm] |
It's not the best feeling in the world to have the top of your thumb half chopped off. In fact, it's quite unsettling. That little cap doesn't even feel like part of my body anymore. This morning, I touched it against a hot stove and didn't feel a thing. At first I thought it was because the stove wasn't hot but the stinging in my other fingers proved otherwise. I think it's dead cuz it can't feel anything. Hopefully, it won't start rotting.
There's something wrong here. As you grow up, aren't you supposed to get more mature and more polite towards other people? For no reason at all, I got a sudden wave of irritation at my mom this morning and I blew up in her face. I felt just overwhelming angry and explosive but at the same time I knew I had no basis for these feelings. Then apparently the clothes I'm wearing are to showy so I got really mad and again came into conflict with my mother. She acted completely reasonable, even offering to go out with me and replace it with a more suitable one. I would have nothing of it. What in the world is wrong with me. There is this unexplainable urge to kill something that is reflecting itself in all my actions. Perhaps from Satan. Perhaps from me. I sure hope it's the first one.
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| BigFOoT oh6! |
[31 May 2006|08:22am] |
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I love church and I love retreats. Are they not just the most awesome things in the world? Everyone put in so much hard work and prayed fervently and I think God really came through and showed his majesty. I'm so excited! Whoever is reading this, I really hope you're not the same person you were a week ago. God is just waiting for you to trust Him completely and lay your life in His hands. HOTT FO SHIZZLE SUN!
As for our own church body, there's so many people that need to be loved and paid attention to. There were some definite changes in church attitudes at this Bigfoot and I don't want them to go to waste! Let's shower God's love on our brothers and sisters while they are most vulnerable and touched by God's love.
LALALALA...see you all on Friday!
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| Ok ok fine Jie.... |
[01 Apr 2006|05:33pm] |
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The day is Saturday, April 1, 2006 and I am tired.
From what I can remember, lots have things have happened in the last month including an emergency room hospital visit, international dinner, and serious workage.
But enough about the past, let's move on to the present! Sister is home and brother has recently purchased Kingdom Hearts II =O. Ben, Matt, Ealeen, Paula plus others are stopping by tonight and I want to go watch a movie! We shall see how the evening unfolds....* the lights dim, the guests enter, franbo unsheathes her cutco knife...* puahahahaaa. I have some idea already.
My life is so different now than when during my pre teen middle school years. Now, I wear size 7 pants, am 5 feet 5 inches tall, and am asian! Oh wait, that's the same as in middle school. Argh! Back in teh day (note how i'm speaking in old person tense) I used to go out with my friends every weekend. Every slot of time had to be filled with some social activity. If not, you were lost and a feather still attached to the butt while all the other feathers fly free. I couldn't stand being alone. My friends were a necessity - not so much for their benefit, but for mine. How selfish.
Today, the average week goes something like this. School, work, church, school, sleeeeeep. Notice how friends isn't even in there? I think I've switched extremes from 100% friend based to almost nill. Perhaps it's a good thing and God is teaching me to let go and spend some time alone OR I've become a horrible person who no one wants to hang out with. God I am so counting on you.
Other than my potentially ruined social life, the whole restaurant business is so slowwww. I've no idea how I am to survive in the real world where everything's about lines and waiting. I am telling you, I thought the plan was to start up shop and start selling boba in the first few weeks TOPS. All we needed was some cups, a boba machine, and a few big straws. How deluded you are, Franbo. DAHDAHDAH! The minimum we're looking at is 3 months as it takes at least 1 month to get the city's approval and approximately 2 months to construct. I mean, are you kidding me??? Three months?! Come on, gimme some paint and a hammer and I'll build a restaurant for you in a week. Tops. =)
Going to Hawaii in about 2 weeks! HEEEEK! Cutting down on the carbs, yup yup. Hey you! Hand over the cookie. One more cookie couldn't hurt, now could it?
So yesterday was Superhero theme night and it was so bomb! I totally whomped Ben and Matt and Andy by turning....GREEN! Mwahahaha. What joy scaring little kids like Ben, Brother, and Clarissa. Hopefully, Ben will share the picture that we took and I can show you how cool it all was. Aha, here it is....not. See Ben's site for pictures!
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dooorkus/album?.dir=a487&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dooorkus/my_photos
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[06 Mar 2006|07:38am] |
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It's Monday morning, before school because I came for A period when there was none! >_< Seriously aggravated. Anyway, here's the news
Saturday: Went to work for FIVE AND A HALF HOURS! Ridiculous, I know. And then took the car that my parents entrusted me and went for a couple hours out getting ice cream and hitting Paula and Desmond's house. In a way I feel like the bit that I was awake in Josh's sermon really applied to me. He said this one part "Maybe our real attitude is this : I deserve this. I've been working hard all week, I earned this luxury." YUP. And that's the story. My hard day of work earlier that morning made me think that I deserved some kind of fun that day, even if it was illegal, irresponsible, and dangerous (not that my driving's bad). I'm sorry everybody. I shall try to restrain myself. =)
Sunday: Church followed by a quick nap during the sermon and then crazy time and Sunday school (they go together). Drama practice was pretty cool and I think we're well ready. Just gotta keep in on our minds and in out prayers. Later that night, my uncle's family came over to discuss the restaurant idea. Yeah, they talked...and talked...then prayed...and finally decided that we were going to go through with it. It's quite the risk, you see, cuz my uncle'll have to quit his job and come cook full time. I pray for non-tankage. That would be super uncool.
And Monday...we'll see how it goes. Maybe good, maybe no. Oh, I have work from 5:30 to 9 again tonight!
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| Exciting Opportunities |
[27 Feb 2006|05:17pm] |
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The family is pending on a very important decision. Unfortunately, because it is so super important, I'm am not allowed to disclose it. Nonetheless, you should be very excited. Lord knows I am.
During the shower today (yes, I do bathe) I walked in and turned on the water. As the first order of business, I caught a handful of water in my hands and did a face washing motion. THEN, it hit me. Literally! My glasses were still on and I had just jammed up my face. It was some kind of crazy.
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| Subway eats fresh. |
[25 Feb 2006|08:26pm] |
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Woo, I had my first working day at Subway today. Worked 3 and 1/2 hours so it wasn't bad at all and it was really fun! The time flew by really fast cuz it's so interesting to make sandwiches. Plus, if I work in the morning, I get to help them bake bread! Since it was my first day I pretty much just swept and pressed buttons on the cash register. AND my boss is amazing. She is so kind and patient that even when she mistakenly thought that I had taken a bottled beverage she gave me a gentle reminder that we were only allowed fountain drinks. Each work period you're allowed free drinks, a 30 minute break, and....a subway sandwich! I made my own today and it's such hard work! The bread has to be cut just right and with the right amount of pressure from your hand. Yup, so I smushed my bread. I pressed down too hard and bread is surprisingly tough to cut. The best part is it's $9 and hour! I was hoping for 7 so I was a little like this =O when she revealed the secret.
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| Day in the Big City |
[20 Feb 2006|07:12pm] |
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This Monday was quite the adventure. I woke up at around 10 (as usual) and was quite surprised to find that we were leaving in just minutes! =O Seriously. The Bo's went out for a road trip, stopping by places as far and foreign as Milpitas and San Francisco. Quite scary.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/whitefire9189/album?.dir=/9f98
Pictures are available although those are only half of the story.
Don't forget, zoo-ing next Saturday at San Franciscooo!
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| Zooing we go! |
[17 Feb 2006|11:55pm] |
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Plan on going to the zoo next Saturday!!! It's too rainy this weekend so we'll just move it to next weekend and lucky Ben can have the opportunity to go with us.
It's 8 dollars a person and it's open from 10-5! WOW! For more details, visit : http://www.sfzoo.org/visit/index.htm
Anyway, we can check out all of God's wonderful creatures and then chill at all the restaurants! I've been exploring the site a little bit and I found a restaurant called the Lemur Cafe. OOOOH. I'm thoroughly excited.
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| Monday's a lovely time for a holiday |
[14 Feb 2006|07:53pm] |
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So, the Pleasanton Fremont area was blessed with another 3 day weekend with no school on Monday! And determined to make use it, I went job searching! =O Mother and I hit the entire Safeway plaza, with me getting applications from Hallmark, Jack in the Box, Walgreens, Safeway, Hollywood Video, and Starbucks. But even more exciting, I scored an interview with KFC with my exceptional social skills. It went something like this.
Me enter
Me : Hi, are you hiring?
Lady : Yeah, here's an application form.
Me : Oh, ok, thanks
Lady : So can I set you up with an interview tomorrow? 4 O clock?
Me : Oh, uh, sure!
Lady : Ok, see you there.
What a forceful lady. I sudder to think of her as my boss.
The rest of the day included picking up all the poop in my backyard (I would've died but I didn't wanna die amidst poo), helping my mama with the recycling, writing a spanish love poem, watching my brother run away, and making cornbread. What a day. Now, I'm settling down and watching a nice rerun of High School Musical. It's not every Monday I get a Monday like this.
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| Measure in Sugar |
[08 Feb 2006|06:36pm] |
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In Chemistry there's currently this sugar crystal project that we're doing and it is so aggravating! >_<""""""". Yeah that. It first started off soooo well (probably cuz I added waaay too much sugar to my solution) and started growing like the very first day. My friends had trouble and all of theirs were like dead so I was hecka proud and like "Really? Mine are humongous!" And then they'd look puzzled. BUT NOW, the tables have turned. After a while, you're supposed to change the solution so that more sugar can grow on your object (a green bionicle. excellent choice, right?) Apparently I added too much water cuz for WEEKS nothing happened. I took out the stuff again, added too much sugar, boiled it, and left it to cool. When I came back, the entire pot was hard sugar crystal. AHHH! I've basically reboiled my solution about 6 times and used 3 whole bags of sugar. The project is due in a few weeks and mine is the only one that it super malfunctioning. I guess it's a lesson to not brag until you're sure you've added enough sugar.
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[06 Feb 2006|05:38pm] |
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Well then, here we are. Steelers took the superbowl, the second semester has officially started, and my life as a 16 year old looks almost identical to every other year in the life.
When I was first told last year that the student leaders were to have mentors, I was totally chill with it. It would be super nice to have someone get to know the real me and slowly reveal my true coolness to the outside world. That one fateful Friday night, however, completely disproved my earlier chillness about having an accountibility sister. Amy Woo dragged me into the side room, where I usually have Sunday school, and sat me down. You have to realize that I was incredibly oblivious and had no idea why Amy wanted to talk to me. Besides, I had just met her and introduced myself moments before. THen, she unleashed the floodgates of scariness and announced that she was to be my mentor. I froze up and panicked like I had never done in my whole life. The very thought that I had to open up to someone and had to reveal all my dark secrets was frightening enough. My reaction to this was not in any way concealed. Literally, I remember screaming and squealing and running out of the room, only to get dragged back by a bewildered Amy Woo.
Maybe it's because I didn't think I was good enough. What if Amy saw the real me and found out how uninteresting and rotten I was on the inside? The intruding thought terrified me. I am still totally not ready to have a mentor. Maybe still insecure about myself? Perhaps. Anyway, thanks to all the super church people who remind me of my value in Christ everyday. Maybe sometime in the near future I won't start screaming when I get assigned a loving sister mentor.
P.S. I watched the entire season of Arrested Development this weekend. Serious couch potato syndrome. I can feel the fat on my butt accumulating...
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| Berkeley |
[31 Jan 2006|01:29am] |
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Berkeley is an interesting place. It was the strangest concept to me to LIVE at school. After class you don't really go home you just go to a place that you live and breath that's still at school. What a frightening environment.
Sunday afternoon sister and I went to Berkeley. Me for the night and her for forever. That night we went out to Naan and Curry which is supremely good Indian food and OMG Berkeley is so cold and you have to WALK to everything. UGH. It was really hard walking so far right after dinner. I guess that's why sister is skinny and I am not. Later that night Valerie got back and I watched them study and stuff. Then, Ben the australian guy came in and we watched Ong Bak together. It's a really inspiring movie. Whaa! WHAA! You dead.
Gosh, their dorm bed was SOO uncomfortable. It felt like I had stayed awake the entire night. Then, me the usually wakes up around 11 o clock person woke up at like 7! Naturally! I think that's an adequate depiction of how uncomfy the beds are. When I go to college, I'm using my own mattress. So, skipping a lot of stuff, this is one of the mainly interesting things that happened today. I was walking across the street and this middle aged black guy who didn't look homeless kind of approached me and was looking me up and down when he said "Hey young lady. Have a nice day." Being slightly weirded out I gave him one of my shy stranger smiles and said "Thank you." THEN, after I had passed him a few steps he was like "You're VERY pretty." EEEEEWWWW! I watch way too much Law and Order SVU and I was SOOO weirded out I walked super fast back to the dorm and didn't stop looking being paranoid until I was inside the locked dorm room. Gosh, college campuses sure are intimidating.
Later, Andy came and picked me up and we chilled in the room a bit while sister went back to class. We got bored and drove to Stoneridge and then back to my house. Apparently I was really sick and feverish so I slept for like 5 hours while Andy was downstairs BBGunning with the little brother. The fever didn't let up until about 9 o clock when my headache basically stopped. Thank goodness. It was so frustrating not being able to do anything. I hate being sick.
Basically, it is not a tie between Berkeley and LA. Hm. Good thing I don't have to decide yet. I like being in high school. My mama takes care of me.
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| Aromic Candles |
[25 Jan 2006|07:41pm] |
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For my birthday one of my friends went to Bed Bath and Beyond and supposedly stood there for about an hour picking out just the right scent. I think she ended up making a good choice.
MY CANDLES SMELL SO YUMMY! They actually make me happy to study cuz I get to just sit there and smell them. And did you know that whenever you smell something little particles of it are going up your nose??? Yup. So when you smell poo.....
Anyway, my candles are a perfect pastel green color and burn brighter just for me whenever I go in my room. You don't know what it's like til you've tried it! I see you looking at me like I'm a weirdo! o_0
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| FINALS |
[24 Jan 2006|11:53pm] |
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Tomorrow is the first day of finals. I find it odd that the closer finals get, the less stressed I get. I mean, the past weekend I studied like I have NEVER studied in my life and felt super accomplished. Now, the eve of the first of many doom's days of my life, I'm writing an entry in livejournal and listening to wild relient k music. Love it.
Also, I've started a journal with God. We're hecka tight. On the first page I drew a picture of myself and talked to God about me, about Him, and about lots of randomn things that I thought he should know. For instance, now he knows all about the art of making spaghetti. Truly, it is a very important art.
Now that everyone in my family is flipping busy cramming for exams, there's an unusual quiet that has settled over the house. Hours can pass with anyone making contact with each other. Everyone has their own room and their own studies. I miss being 4 and education free. Playing with Putti was fun. There is no longer any time for putti. Tear.
By the way, everyone should watch High School Musical on Disney Channel. Good movie, that. We should watch it at the lock-in. I swear everyone will LOVE it. Especially the guys. =]
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| January 16th |
[17 Jan 2006|12:16am] |
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YAY!!! Everything turned out to be a huge success!!! About 30-40 people showed up at Mountain Mike's and Ben alone totally made the bill worthwhile.
We took lots and lots of pictures and got really fat eating fatty cheese and fatty grease. It was fun. Then, when I was going outside with my armfuls of presents (which I told you all not to get) Ben ran up and started grabbing them from me. At first, I, being the naive person who still thinks Ben is nice, thought that he was carrying my presents for me but for some reason in a real rush. After he took them away, he promptly said "she's ready" and I got sicked on my Judy CHENG and Andy CHANG. Yes, we'll need their identities so we can hunt them down. Instead of the classic silly string attackage, Judy decided to get creative and was pouring WHIPPED CREAM all over me and my hair. UGH. Even worse, I didn't realize it was whipped cream until after they were all down and everyone was taking pictures. The sweet aroma was smellable. And I smelled it. And then touched it. Licked it. Started screaming. Good times.
After we all got back home I took a record time shower and got all clean again. For the next many hours we just chilled playing board games, watching POTC, and lighting paper on fire. It was quite the fun time. Basically, most people had burned out and left around 5 BUT the awesome few stayed and played with me until 8PM when the party started at 12PM. I've never had such a long non-sleepover party in my life!
Anyway, just in case my sister reads this and reports to my mother, I want to thank my family for handling the 30+ people that were running around our house and especially to my sister and mother for cooking and serving and keeping me in check when I was in danger of popping like a balloon. Yayy!
If you guys want pictures...guess what?
I don't have any. BUT, all hope is not lost. Ben, the most hard working, the most super, the most awful tasting burrito has put up pictures on his yahoo album thing that I have absolutely no idea how to operate. http://photos.yahoo.com/dooorkus . Enjoy!
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[07 Jan 2006|02:10pm] |
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On the Rose Parade Trip:
1) I learned that marching with a wet uniform on causes severe chaffing between your legs.
2) Disneyland really is the most magical place on earth IF you see the fireworks.
3) Pasadena is really wet and extremely cold in the month of January.
4) The Rose Bowl Stadium has a really fake looking flower on it. It looks like it's made outta candy.
5) Snood is a really AWESOME game for playing on buses.
6) It's not worth trying to sneak out after curfew.
7) My birthday is coming up so SOON!
So, I think here's the plan. Anyone can come to Mountain Mike's pizza at around 1 for the lunch buffet of pizza and salad that costs only $4.95! YAY! Then afterword, we can all retire to the Bo's humble abode and watch movies and play Settler's. HUzZAH!
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| Update |
[02 Nov 2005|05:58pm] |
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It's been one heck of a first quarter. There's been school, there's been the busiest month of band, and there's been friends. In school the quarter grades have come as quite a shock to me. At least one grade at least. C+ for Honors English. I think I almost cried because I'd never done so horribly in my entire life. I can not even begin to explain the pit of depression I was in and out of that day. By the end of it, I decided I would just switch out. It's just too hard. No use crying over it.
Homecoming's this weekend and I'm pretty excited. They moved it to November this year instead of like September like it was last year so there's been an awful lot of build up to this one weekend. The preparations are....still on the way but we're working on it! We're got a butt load of Junior girls coming to the dance with us so it should be hecka rad!!! If anyone wants to find a bunch of beautiful high schoolers, we will be eating at Mimi's cafe this Saturday at approximately 6 o'clock. See you there!
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[16 Sep 2005|03:26pm] |
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JOYFEST WAS CANCELLED! NO JOY!
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| JoyFest |
[05 Sep 2005|06:47pm] |
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Aight, kids. On September 18th there's JoyFest at Great America. It's in the afternoon and on a Sunday so all the church kids can go together after service. Now, we need 10+ people to get the group discount. With the discount, it'll be $35.99. Without, it'll be.....dun dun dun... $39.99! AHHHHH!
Well, this is basically where I'm getting my information. If you wanna find out stuff yourself, here's the info.
JOYFEST
www.ticketmaster.com
DETAILS:
September 18, 2005, TBA
Paramount's Great America
Santa Clara, CA
Seating: General Admission
TICKETS:
On Sale: On Sale Now!
Door Price: $45
Advance Price: $39.99 Service Fees May Apply
Group Price: $35.99
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
For tickets call: (800) 965-9324 or (408) 998-8497
For group tickets call: (800) 965-9324
SOOOO...it may be more than $35.99 because of service fees. BUT PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ask around and see who wants to go because I wanna get the group discount! >_______________< Yes, I know. So asian.
Update:
BBQ Today
Church and hangout at new San Ramon house yesterday
Cal game and get together the day before
School and babysitting of kids the day before that
Thank God for 3 day weekends. Good luck to RObert in China and thanks for the tickets!
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