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UCLA Football

Yes, that is how much I love rooting our team. It overshadows my crazy weekend, (which I will recap and post later) after the nice exhilliarating high of knowing we are currently undefeated \(^o^)/ wears off =D

Oh yeah...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

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I didn't know this was an option o_o

You are... WAIT! - you're none of the Sins you're an Angel! Perfect, or close enough, and annoyingly so! Did you always behave so 'just right'. ARGHHH . You can annoy the hell outta people with your attitude, but no doubt your church is real happy with you. The positive side certainly outweighs the negative, after all, you do chores, are smart, are cute, do charity work. Least you know what a perfect saint you are. You just make the rest of us sinners vomit. Perhaps you could break the rules once in a while, go wild - Eat an extra cookie or something. However - congratulations on being the most pure, of the entire human race.

?? Which Of The Seven Deadly Sins Are You ??

*ahem, that was fun, but, as many of you can attest, I'm certainly not an 'angel'. Curious to see what y'all got. Be honest! ^_^

Ten-ten & Poopy

Ahhhh UCLA is now ranked 8! *jumps up and down* check this out XD

Ahem, now that's out of my system, I want to congratulate my friend who got married today. It was fun catching up yesterday. It's crazy how much happened in high school that I kind of pushed out of my mind. I really never thought about all of it until yesterday. My friend was seriously spunky ^_^; We're so different, yet she's such a good friend. Weird. After all our nonstop talking, my throat went dry. Her then, fiance (now husband) and I got dizzy after going crazy looking for a simple dress. On her defence, there really wasn't much of a choice. Who knew it would be that hard to find a dress during the winter? Hopefully she found something nice today.

Oh yes we also got a dog ever the weekend. We named her Pepper, because she has specks of black stuff on her fur. It was supposed to be Ten-ten cause she loves biting on tennis balls. Took us a while to give her a name though. She is quite the hyper thing with sharp teeth>_-. She's biting all of my mom's slippers. Boy is she (my mom) pissed right now. Poor Poopy#2.

Speaking of poop, Poopie#1 invited me to his graduation (even though it's four years into the future). Guess he's making sure. I hope I could make it. It would be nice to go to a graduate level commencement ceremony. I can then make fun of him wearing Shakespearian inspired cloaks, gown and cap. haha. Those look really bad, but fun at the same time. Maybe I'll be able to wear one of those in a few years ^_^.

Since I'm usually too tired to post anything substantial for a while, I'll pre-post and lay out my agenda for the week: Thursday is the Battle of the Bands. My friends and I are supposed to help out, but I dunno how much we can help if we can't watch the show. We'll see. My brother is going to be one of the stage hands and my sister is one of the coordinators of the event. Hopefully the turn out is going to be nice. So far, it seems to be pretty sweet. I'm looking forward to some nice raw music.

Friday is research time at the lab, so I'll be doing a lot of freaking data entry after all that coding I did last week. Man. Well if those kids were able to fill out that packet of questions, I guess I can code and enter them (wah but there's so many!). I got to shred their faces after looking at all their "info" XD poor kids! Hehe. Makes me afraid for the future generation *sigh*. Have you ever seen anyone with a 0.84 GPA?

-EDIT-

I almost forgot to mention that I'll be going to Universal on Sat and then Long Beach on Sunday if all goes well. Ah I'm going to be so tired...again. I haven't been able to rest properly in about a month. I'm such a whiner. Brings back memories. But I'm happy even though I am sleepy and tired most of the time. Funny how just seeing or talking to one of your good friends can put you in a good mood. Worlds collide, I wonder if that's a good or bad thing?

UCLA Overcomes Washington State In Overtime, 44-41

UCLA football finally defeats Washington State this past Saturday moving the Bruins up to #9 in the Pac 10. Bruins last victory over the Cougars was in 1998. Awesome game guys!

Ah I'm so happy. The new blood in the team and the new coach and great players are making us all see that silver lining. ^_^. It's great to be a Bruin. I hope they continue to do their best this year. It's hard to not expect great things with the current track record. Still I can't help but restrain myself. Their perfect season opening record of 6-0 is unnervingly familiar. They had the same track during my Junior year in 2001 then just stopped thereafter. I kept my hopes up and eventually it became painful to watch or see any college football game.

Now, however after slowly gaining momentum, Coach Karl Dorell and the boys proven they have the right mindset and they can do it. Learning from past mistakes, I hope the boys keep a level head and not let this winning streak go to their heads and play the best they can. I won't keep unrealistic expectation, but, you can't blame me for rooting. To me, it's like rooting for the Red Sox before they won last year breaking the Curse of the Bambino. Well, I don't think they can really let me down this year. They've gone through so much to get past the slump that Bob Toledo left. You're doing a great job guys. No matter what happens, as long as you listen to the Coach, win or lose, you guys are great!
Stay focused and relax =) maybe in the next years, we'll beat the condoms and throw them in the trash and off the top of the pac 10.

Next stop, Stanford!
Go Bruins!!

My weekend began as I got off work, on a Saturday and rushed to see the new Fry's. I ended up buying my long awaited external HD, an Iomega 250 Gb drive USB 2.0 ($175 on sale with $50 rebate). Though I still haven't been able to actually touch it or play with it because I've been that busy. I can't believe my gadgets have taken a back seat to my business. I wanted firewire originally, but figured it would hurt my wallet. I wasn't in that much of a hurry to transfer my files. Yes the place was big, yes it was daunting, yes it had tons of stuff in it, yes it was pretty spiffy. Yet, it felt very uh overwhelming and unpersonal. With all that stuff, I was over stimulated like a kid in a candy store -_-'. But I did restrain myself. On only bought the HD, my PDA cover and a 100 pack of DVD+Rs. I was going to buy a 1Gig pen drive, but all the good ones with rebates were freaking gone. ='(

After Fry's I hurried over to Ate Judy's and had some Topper's pizza, watched Born into Brothels (great documentary), and found out I had a lot in common with her graphic designer friend. She's a graphic designer in Orange County and her Husband is a major tech junkie. It was like being in college again ^^; Think of a 30 year old guy who barely got married, loves CS, Warcraft, and builds his own computer. Like I said, just like college. We had a nice chat. Poor Ate Judy got a bit lost in all the nerdy tech, graphic and anime stuff we were joking about. We critiqued the contents of the doc as well and that was a wrap...brings me back to my Psych 129E Human Sexuality class with Paul Abramson (he's a weird guy btw). If you're s student thinking about taking his class (I believe he's the only one teaching it still, check out his stats on www.uclaprofessors.com.

I got home late and went to LA early the next morning. Our sub sup was a stickler. I like Rebecca a whole lot better. I'm glad she'll be back next week. Speaking of which my friend Janice called and said she'll be visiting on the 23rd. Hopefully it will go okay. -_-.

Last night as I finally got home from church, my mom showed me the dress she got tailored for their silver wedding anniversary. Ehhh. I could have designed a nice dress. But hopefully it will be okay after a few alterations. By 10:30pm I realized I haven't watched Crouching Tiger and I didn't want to keep it longer so I watched it last night. I wasn't really interested in the first 2 mins, but that quickly changed. This is easily one of my favorite movies of all time. Granted the story line wasn't so deep, the level of emtion, the acting, and the flow of the characters were very nice. Screen play, scenery and the fighting (how can I leave that out?) was superb. Very gracefully done...especially later in the film. I didn't like the jumping on rooftops in the beginning cause it seemed too unnatural. But that changed with the fighting sequences. Great, great movie. I am going to have to buy it. Love Michelle Yeoh, Zang Ziyi was refreshing, Chow Yun Fat was impeccably dignified and Chen Chang deserved a much larger role. Oh yeah he was a hottie ^_^. That said, I'm off to bed. Still haven't played with the external T_T maybe tomorrow?

Columbus week

Even though I don't have midterms to study for during Halloween, this has certainly been a "hellish" week. No, it hasn't been that bad, just very exhausting. I've noticed that I've been using the words "tired" and "exhausted" quite frequently lately. It's okay though. I know a lot of my friends who've done more and didn't get a nervous breakdown until way later. Not to make light of this, but I feel that I can still handle it. I prefer being busy anyway. I have four days of regualr work, one day of research and one day of volunteer work. That leaves one day (or not) of rest. That's my week. If it were school and studying, I don't think I'd be as tired. Working in all three places makes me tired. It takes a toll on my body. The commute makes it more tiring than it should be. I drive through traffic back and forth twice a week going to LA. I know there are a lot of people who take that morning commute every day. So, in a sense, I'm lucky. It's just that I also don't have the weekends free, or get paid to do those jobs either. I know It will pay off eventually though.

I started this week I with Monday off due to Columbus day (government and federal employees only). I was going to meet up with a high school friend that day, but that got postponed. I also worked overtime Tues, Wed, Thurs and this Saturday.

In the middle of the week I spoke with one of my old friends. Weirdness. It was still nice, however uncomfortable. I don't think I want to do it again anytime soon.

I got in contact with another friend from high school by chance on Thursday. Haven't spoken to him since his break up with one of my bestfriends. Too bad he wasn't able to get into UCLA while I was there. Maybe I could have mediated better before all that mess came about. Oh well whatever.

On the 13th, it was my father's parents' 59th wedding anniversary, so I went there after work on Thursday. (I never really had a close relationship with them growing up. Infact, I've purposely distanced myself from them. I have my reasons. Right now we're in polite terms. I'm satisfied with that.) Though I've ever taken much concern towards them, I was surprised to see how old they've become and how weak. I've always known and seen them to be very vibrant and tough. They've lost a bit of that spunk over the years, that rigid tough exterior. Coupled with diabetes and old age, my grandmother's memory isn't as great as it was. On occasion, it would act up and she'd say random chromatic things. It's quite distressing for the people who knew her, especially my dad. He's always been somewhat of an outcast of the family (even though now he's basically the only one they can count on) and he's been trying to win over his mother's love since the beginning. It's a bit sad. No matter how hard they treat him, deep down, all he wants is for her to show him affection he's been looking elsewhere for. I feel guilty at times for being so frustrated with my father, our disagreements, his stubbornness, his overprotective nature, his excessive worry. Sometimes I don't know what to do. Alot of the time I just close off from him, because he doesn't seem to understand despite everything we've done. I love my dad, but I'm so lucky I have a mother who I can really talk to. She is the greatest.

Friday I had research and I closed the lab. I did some coding and a few tests. I feel a bit distressed about the grades I'm seeing on the transcripts I'm coding. I'm scared for the youth of today. I've never seen so many basic and underperforming scores in my life. I'm disheartend at the lack of students taking AP classes. At this rate, I can actually understand why people regard my brother and sister as geniuses despite their below par (in my opinion) performances. Seriously, grades have been quite a disappointment to my family lately especially after I graduated. Seeing letters on the bottom half of the grading spectrum has been happening more now than I've ever seen or received in my lifetime. *sigh*. Kids today aren't dumber. I know they aren't. However, they are so much more lazy, distracted, and unmotivated. I wish I could do something to change that.

On a lighter note, even though this doesn't count for this week, I want to give a MAJOR CONGRATULATIONS ;D to Coach Karl Dorell and the UCLA FOOTBALL team for kicking ranked 9th Cal butt last week. We're currently ranked 12th. That's good enough for me =) We have hope! All Hail Coach Dorell! I've said it before, and I'll say it again, they should have sacked Toledo a long time ago! Go BRUINS! \(^o^)/

Bye bye beautiful...

I was eating with a group of friends at a Japanese restaurant one day and one of them, Chris, commented that I resembled Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Rush Hour 2). I first thought he was joking. I mean just because I'm technically Asian doesn't mean I look like every other Asian actress out there. Apparently he was serious, so I said thanks, but I felt that I looked nothing like her aside from my obvious black hair and small eyes. Chris, himself, looks like he's part of an old Yakuzaa (Japanese mafia) clan member ^_^.

Today my co-worker let me borrow his DVD of Crouching Tiger, because he found out I haven't seen it yet. Now I see the DVD on my desk and sure enough, I see Zhang Ziyi on the cover with Michelle Yeoh and Chow Yun Fat. I do a double take. I suddenly remember what Chris said. Now, I will admit that in that particular angle, at least on the cover of the DVD, I see the resemblance. It's kinda freaky. I'm not saying I could be her double, but I guess with the right lighting, angle, and hairstyle I had and she had on the cover, it worked out. Your eyes can play tricks on you afterall.
On other matters, I'll leave quoting a few lines from:

A Favor to the House Atlantic
by Coheed and Cambria

Bye, bye beautiful
don't bother to write
disturbed by your words and they're calling all cars
face step let down, face step...step down...

Fry's Chicken

I think I heard two days ago that a Fry's Electronics will be opening near my house. I was thinking that would be really awesome, since I can only get so much crap from Bestbuy. I refuse to buy at CompUSuck and Circuit City and Radioshack has little selection or the items I want/need for my techie needs. I've been wishing for a Fry's to open near my house for a while and now my wish has been granted. It's every computer geeks dream. They sell a wide variety of stuff and at really good prices. They have about 15 stores in Cali and the only ones I know are in Woodland Hills and LA. Ah no more trips to LA and cursing their store for being so far away. I'm one happy camper. They are opening this Friday at 8am. I thought that they were "planning on opening" a store. I didn't think they actually are up and ready to open. Even better! I didn't have to sweat in anticipation. *sigh* But I can't go because of research T_T. *cry* Maybe I can get my sister to ditch her Friday class and go with her slave. ^_^ Oh well, my credit card is in trouble...

Hachimitsu to Clover [end]

It's here and it only took exactly a week! Very impressive. I received my Hachikuro DVD today all neatly packaged along with a few other items. I'm so happy!!! :D Amazon Japan really takes care of their customers. Now I need to learn to restrain myself from buying there all the time. What a double edged sword. =P

Well it is late and I have to wake up early tomorrow, so I don't have time to fully enjoy the awesome package I received today, but boy was it a nice surprise to find after coming home from a long day at work. Well it will still be here on Saturday, so I'll be able to finally catch up with everything and soak it up then before diving into more work -_-

-EDIT-
10.11.05
Ep 24 (final episode)
by C1Anime is out :D

I finally saw the last episode with subs. I basically understood 90% of the episode without the subs. =P so I'm glad I didn't miss much. I'm saddened that the series has come to an end, but I'm looking forward to the continuation of the manga and the live action. Hopefully they do a great job of following through Umino Chica's creation. Hands down, the best anime I've ever seen...Honey and Clover aka Hachimitsu to Clover.

Same Ground

My love, it's been a long time since I cried
And left you out of the blue.
It's hard, leaving you the way when
I never really wanted to.

Self-denial, is a game so strange
I've never really wanted
'til there was you.

Cause I have learned that love was beyond
What human can imagine,
The more it clears,
the more I got to let you go.

What I don't understand
Is why I'm feeling so bad now
When I know it was my idea.
I could've just denied the truth and lied,
But why am I the only one
Standing stranded on the same ground?

My love, its been a long time since I cried
And left you out of the blue.
Its hard, leaving you the way when
I never really wanted to.

Self-denial, is a game so strange
I never really wanted
'til there was you.

Cause I have learned that love is a
Word just thrown a little too much of this
Excuse to fill the infinite abyss
I've never ever have to fail

Cause what I don't understand
Is why I'm feeling so bad now
When I know it was my idea.
I could've just denied the truth and lied,
But why am I the only one
Standing stranded on the same ground?

When all else fails,
Would you be brave to love me?
If all else fails,
Would you be brave to see right through me?

-Kitchie Nadal

Monday, October 31, 2005

Good Times

Thursday, October 27, 2005

I didn't know this was an option o_o

Monday, October 24, 2005

Ten-ten & Poopy

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

UCLA Overcomes Washington State In Overtime, 44-41

Monday, October 17, 2005

Sunday, October 16, 2005

Columbus week

Thursday, October 13, 2005

Bye bye beautiful...

Fry's Chicken

Friday, October 7, 2005

Hachimitsu to Clover [end]

Wednesday, October 5, 2005

Same Ground

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