Wednesday, May 25, 2005
CONGRATS!!
to all of you. i wish i could have been there to see more of you walk, but i was with you in spirit! i had fun celebrating with ppl, catching up, eating all the things i craved, and doing retarded things like we used to (especially the boxing part that's left me sore for days).
my darling erinna
the soc women (minus josei)
billy's entourage
one among many fans
kevin's so tall!
a reunion
what are you doing, charles.
kwan to the rescue
who says miracles can't happen ;)
my darling erinna
the soc women (minus josei)
billy's entourage
one among many fans
kevin's so tall!
a reunion
what are you doing, charles.
kwan to the rescue
who says miracles can't happen ;)
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
a penny for your thoughts
To laugh often and much
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children
To earn the appreciation of honest critics
To find the best in others
To leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived,
This is to have succeeded.
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children
To earn the appreciation of honest critics
To find the best in others
To leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived,
This is to have succeeded.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
not exactly the most biblical of perspectives on life, but still nice (the latter 4 lines, especially)
not exactly the most biblical of perspectives on life, but still nice (the latter 4 lines, especially)
Sunday, May 15, 2005
One Year
boat ride. jumping dolphins. taking a stroll. barfing up dinner. watching old white folks get down with some guy's awesome guitar jams.... all in all, a fun day trip yesterday (despite having the flu).
if there's one thing i've learned, it's that there's no use in feeling indignant when things don't go your way. just learn to deal with it, pick yourself back up, and keep going. no tears. no melodramatic outbursts. cuz one day you'll understand, one day it'll all make sense... and that feeling when everything finally dawns on you is so peaceful, nothing else will matter.
from catalina
if there's one thing i've learned, it's that there's no use in feeling indignant when things don't go your way. just learn to deal with it, pick yourself back up, and keep going. no tears. no melodramatic outbursts. cuz one day you'll understand, one day it'll all make sense... and that feeling when everything finally dawns on you is so peaceful, nothing else will matter.
from catalina
Thursday, May 12, 2005
this and that
lately i get hungry every 2 hours. someone people would say that suggests a fast metabolism, but doesn't that mean i should be skinny?
today i bought a meatball sandwich that came with a snack-size bag of ruffles potato chips. when i opened the bag i found, to my dismay, exactly ONE potato chip and maybe 4 crumbs. i know they've been getting shiesty with the air vs. chip ratio, but that's never happened to me before.
there was a high speed chase today beginning in wilmington and ending in long beach. after taking the cops for a wild ride through local streets and tearing up one of his tires, the suspect finally retired in a mcdonald's parking lot. of all places to end what seemed like a chilling escape from the law. maybe he was desparately craving those golden french fries that never seem to rot (according to Super Size Me, that is).
i think my berkeley webdisk account finally expired. i'm old and devastated =(
in light of my random thoughts, some random photos:
kira and rawlie at peace
kira and rawlie at war
a very happy grandpa at disney's california adventure
a geyser in my own backyard
today i bought a meatball sandwich that came with a snack-size bag of ruffles potato chips. when i opened the bag i found, to my dismay, exactly ONE potato chip and maybe 4 crumbs. i know they've been getting shiesty with the air vs. chip ratio, but that's never happened to me before.
there was a high speed chase today beginning in wilmington and ending in long beach. after taking the cops for a wild ride through local streets and tearing up one of his tires, the suspect finally retired in a mcdonald's parking lot. of all places to end what seemed like a chilling escape from the law. maybe he was desparately craving those golden french fries that never seem to rot (according to Super Size Me, that is).
i think my berkeley webdisk account finally expired. i'm old and devastated =(
in light of my random thoughts, some random photos:
kira and rawlie at peace
kira and rawlie at war
a very happy grandpa at disney's california adventure
a geyser in my own backyard
Friday, May 06, 2005
Hmm.
it's not everyday you see a GIANT wooden cross standing upright in the back of a pick-up truck cruising down diamond bar blvd.
food for thought:
one thing i could appreciate more during my current period of unemployment and limbo btw undergrad and grad school is the time to read for pleasure. in the past couple months i've gotten through Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Mr. Maybe, The Nanny Diaries, A Separate Peace, Kitchen Confidential - Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly and now i'm onto Speak Now or Forever Rest in Peace - The Very Real Dangers of HMOs & What You Can Do About Them. a nice array of quality fiction, chic picks, and hobby/career relevant non-fiction.
anyone have any other suggestions?
food for thought:
one thing i could appreciate more during my current period of unemployment and limbo btw undergrad and grad school is the time to read for pleasure. in the past couple months i've gotten through Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Mr. Maybe, The Nanny Diaries, A Separate Peace, Kitchen Confidential - Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly and now i'm onto Speak Now or Forever Rest in Peace - The Very Real Dangers of HMOs & What You Can Do About Them. a nice array of quality fiction, chic picks, and hobby/career relevant non-fiction.
anyone have any other suggestions?
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
A FRESH START
armpit of california it is! i am foregoing the glitz & glamour of new york city for the drab life of a town that few outside of the health/medical world will ever come across. maybe the isolation will make me studious. i'm relieved and a bit anxious. now that i know where i'll be for the next 3 & a half years, i can actually start making plans and applying myself.
it's May and high time to turn over a new leaf. no more debilitating my future by obsessing over the past. i'm ridding myself of the burden of others' annoying stupidity and nauseating pity parties. come to think of it, that goes for my own as well. i'm one year out of college and only just getting the closure i need... PRAISE THE LORD i may be verging on a chance to be happy.
so throw your hands up and shout "HALLELUJAH!" cuz we've made it through this tumultuous year and it's a brand new day.
it's May and high time to turn over a new leaf. no more debilitating my future by obsessing over the past. i'm ridding myself of the burden of others' annoying stupidity and nauseating pity parties. come to think of it, that goes for my own as well. i'm one year out of college and only just getting the closure i need... PRAISE THE LORD i may be verging on a chance to be happy.
so throw your hands up and shout "HALLELUJAH!" cuz we've made it through this tumultuous year and it's a brand new day.
